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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

BUSINESS DONE AT TELEGRAPH STATIONS WHERE EXTRA CHARGE IMPOSED (RETURN OF)

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 30</« June, 1881. " That there be laid upon the table a return, Bhowing the number of messages (exclusive of G-overnment messages) sent from each of the telegraph stations at which the extra charge of sixpence per message was imposed by Proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 60, 1880, during the time the extra charge was enforced, together with the amount of revenue derived from such messages; also the number of private messages sent from each station, and the revenue derived therefrom, during the corresponding months or periods of the previous year."— (Mr. Montgomery.)

Comparative Statement showing the Number of Forwarded Messages, and the Revenue derived therefrom, at the following Telegraph Stations, together with the Estimated Value of the Extra Charge on Received Messages, during the period when the Extra Charge of Sixpence was levied, and the Receipts during the corresponding Periods of the previous Year.

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* Number of Messages, and Revenue during Imposition of Extra Charge. Numl: ter and Value of *ded Messages during onding Periods of pious Year. Station. Period during which the Extra Charge Estimated was in force. Number and Value I E J r f Total Forwarded Messages. =«•■»•• Messages. Forwaj Corresp pre' Ahaura Akaroa Carterton Castle Point .. Charleston Clinton Coromandel Drury Duntroon Duvauehelles Featherston FoxhiH Greraldine Grey town, N ... Halcombe Hampden Herbert Hurunui Hutt Kaitarigata Kakanui ICekerangu Kurnara Longford Lyell Maketu Manuherikia Manukau Heads ManutaM Mataura Mercer Miranda Mohaka Mongonui Motueka Newton 1st Aug., 1880, to 31st May, 1881 „ to 12th May, „ to 1st Oct, 1880 „ to 31st May, 1881 "„ "„ to let Oct., 1880 ',', ',', to 31st'May, 1881 1st Dec, 1880, to 31st May, 1881 1st Aug., 1880, to 1st Oct., 1880 ,. to 31st May, 1881 „ „ to 1st Oct., 1880 )? » )> » " " to 7th April, 1881 „ „ to 1st Oct., 1880 „ „ to 31st May, 1881 „ to 1st Oct., 1880 „ „ to 31st May, 1881 „ „ to 7th April, „ „ „ to 1st Oct., 1880 „ to 7th April, 1881 No. 743 1,810 405 686 768 156 290 342 1,082 246 311 275 298 352 107 293 243 140 753 89 523 232 443 382 1,577 691 713 159 524 188 506 89 650 634 1,094 470 £ a. d. 62 0 1 166 16 1 34 3 9 60 9 9 57 15 3 12 9 5 25 14 8 28 6 7 96 3 9 22 1 1 24 7 0 22 5 9 24 15 9 30 15 1 8 18 11 24 12 9 18 3 11 11 14 10 64 10 0 7 10 1 45 16 2 19 2 9 37 13 6 33 13 0 135 15 6 60 10 8 60 5 11 14 18 6 43 3 0 15 2 6 41 8 5 7 12 8 56 1 10 52 2 1 85 5 10 89 4 9 £ a. d. 18 11 6 45 5 0 10 2 6 17 3 0 19 4 0 3 18 0 7 5 0 8 11 0 27 1 0 6 3 0 7 15 6 6 17 6 7 9 0 8 16 0 2 13 6 7 6 6 6 16 3 10 0 18 16 6 2 4 6 13 1 6 5 16 0 11 1 6 9 11 0 39 8 1 17 5 6 17 16 6 3 19 6 13 2 0 4 14 0 12 13 0 2 4 6 16 5 0 15 17 0 27 7 0 11 15 0 £ a. d. 80 11 7 212 1 1 44 6 3 77 12 9 76 19 3 16 7 5 32 19 8 36 17 7 123 4 9 28 4 1 32 2 6 29 3 3 32 4 9 39 11 1 11 12 5 31 19 3 24 5 5 15 4 10 83 6 6 9 14 7 58 17 8 24 18 9 48 15 0 43 4 0 175 3 7 77 16 2 78 2 5 18 17 0 56 5 0 19 16 6 54 1 5 9 17 2 72 6 10 67 19 1 112 12 10 50 19 9 No. 1,350 2,453 414 1,249 1,359 270 497 470 1,176 336 586 495 377 614 293 374 348 184 1,004 157 973 291 604 546 1,434 962 1,100 141 817 279 826 145 781 855 1,754 728 £ s. d. 80 13 7 152 11 0 24 6 5 84 1 11 76 2 10 17 1 5 27 13 10 26 18 10 73 11 10 21 1 5 34 7 1 29 8 8 20 2 8 43 16 6 16 15 8 22 6 2 19 10 10 11 10 7 59 9 8 8 7 4. 60 11 10 18 9 5 59 7 3 37 11 8 89 9 3 65 15 2 65 3 8 9 8 7 46 6 5 15 17 ,7 48 14 O 10 3 1 49 17 10 56 2 8 93 1 10 43 2 3 „ to 31st May, „ ,, „ to 7th April, ,, „ to 31st Oct., 1880 „ „ to 31st May, 1881 „ „ to 31st Oct., 1880 „ „ to 31st May, 1881 „ ,, to 7th April, „ „ „ to 31st May, „ ;> »» )» >J )) )) ;i » n >j » n