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No. 4. —Value of Australasian Traffic to be guaranteed under Present and Proposed Tariffs.

'Minus Id. £ s. d. 26,560 6 4 Less loss on Government .. .. 121 14 7 Ist December, 1890. £26,438 11 9

No. 5. —Schedule of Account with Australasian Colonies, Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company. (Lead before the Conference by the Son. Sir John Bray.) Amount to be guaranteed .. .. .. -. .. .. .. .. £237,736 Value of traffic at reduced rate, made up in sterling .. .. .. .. .. 105,926 Lost;. Companies. Colonies. Total. Without increase .. .. .. .. £65,905 £65,905 £131,810 With increase of 10 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 60,609 00,609 121,218 20 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 55,315 55,313 110,626 25 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 52,644 52,664 105,328 33 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 48,251 48,251 96,502 50 per cent. . . .. .. . . .. 39,423 39,423 78,846 75 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 26,182 20,182 52,364 100 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 12,942 12,942 25,884 124 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 231 231 462 Ist December, 1890.

No. 4. — Statement showing the Distribution of the Amount to be guaranteed by the Australian Colonies (omitting New Zealand and Queensland) under the Proposed Tariff. (Laid before the Conference by the Hon. Daniel O'Connor.)

Xo. of Words r , - 1889. Ulh - Vi due under Present Tariff. Value undi ;r Proposed Tariff. :ndian Join: Purse. Extension Company. Total. Cis-Indian Joint Exti Purse. msion Company. Total. Europe, Ordinary „ Government ... „ Press ... 4.den „ South Africa Suakin ... Egypt Persia ... Persian Gulf [ndia Penang ... Vlalacca Singapore Hongkong Manila Cochin China ... L'onquin and Siam fava Macao ... 3urope, vid Turkey 529,956 139,215 144,162 2,567 3,444 3 560 27,965 677 50 10,104 18,950 2,726 188 440 13,862 8 I 3,695 788,657 s. d. 2 9 2 9 0 10'. 2 5 2 5 2 6 3 2 £ s. a. 72,868 19 0 1 4,017 1 3 6,307 1 9, 310 8 71 416 3 0 0 7 6 88 13 4 s. a. !* 6 2 3 1 li 15 10 5 10 4 8 4 8 5 ib| 4 24 4 2i ii 8i 8 4 5 2 5 2 •J 10 i 7 1J 4 6 £ s. d. 119,240 2 0 3,286 13 9 8,109 2 3 748 14 2 1,004 10 0 0 14 0 130 13 4 8,214 14 4* 142 9 0| 10 10 5 2,144 19 9 6,356 2 11 1,135 16 8 48 11 4 113 13 4 1,992 13 3 1 1 4J 831 7 6 s. a. 7 3 5 0 2 0 8 3 8 3 7 2 ! 7 10 5 105 4 2* 4 2* 4 2| 6 8.1 8 4 5 2 5 2 2 10* 7 lj 5 8 £ a. d. 192,109 1 0 7,303 15 0 11,416 4 0 1,058 17 9 ' 1,420 13 0 116 219 6 8 8,214 14 4i 142 9 04 10 10 5 2,144 19 9 6,356 2 11 1,135 16 8 48 11 4 113 13 4 1,992 13 3 114* 1,046 18 4 s. dj 2 7 2 7 (I 10,-', 2 3 2 3 2 5 2 9 1 2 0 11 £ s. d. OH,452 13 0 3,773 12 1 6,307 1 9 288 15 9 387 9 0, 0 7 9 77 0 o! s.d. 0 5 * 0 4 0 11 0 11 0 9 0 5 a o 1 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 4 6 6 0 3 4 3 4 2 6 4 11 0 5 £ s. a.'s. a. 11,040 15 0 8 0 121 14 7,2 6 2,402 14 01 2* 117 17 03 2 157 17 0 3 2 0 2 3 13 2 11 13 4 3 2 |3 2 i2 0 4,194 15 03 0 101 11 03 0 7 10 0 3 0 1,529 2 08 0 4,263 15 0,4 6 817 16 06 0 31 6 83 4 73 6 83 4 1,732 15 02 6 0 14 9 4 11 76 19 71 6 26,438 11 9! ... £ B. a. 79,493 8 0 3,651 17 6 8,709 5 9 406 8 0 545 6 0 0 9 6 88 13 4 4,194 15 0 101 11 0 7 10 0 1,529 2 0 4,263 15 0 817 16 0 31 6 8 73 6 8 1,732 15 0 0 14 9 277 2 6 105,925 13 12 215 10 10 i"i 200 2 11 84,224 0 3 281^736 9 8J 153,512 9 5J 79,487 1 9

Colony. VmmlnHnn Without With 1R°8b?s£* Increase in Increase of 18.8 basis. Traffio , io p er Cent. I With With With With Increase of Increase of Increase of'Increase of 20perCent. 25 per Cent. 33 per Cent. 50per Cent. I ' With Increase of, 75 per Cent. With Increase of 100 per Cent. With Increase of 124 per Cent. Victoria ... Tew South Wales... South Australia ... Tasmania Vest Australia £ s. d. 1 £ s. cl. 1,090,869 26,793 19 10 24,640 17 7 1,085,740 26,668 0 4 24,525 0 5 318,308 7,818 6 0, 7,190 0 9 146,149 3,589 14 5 3,301 5 2 42,137 1,034 19 5! 951 16 1 2,683,203 65,905 0 OJ 60,609 0 0 £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 22,487 15 3 21,410 16 0 10,616 13 6 16,027 12 2 22,382 0 8 21,310 2 8:19,524 8 10 15,952 5 0 6,561 15 6 6,247 10 6 5,724 0 2 4,676 14 11 3,012 15 111 2,868 10 2 2,628 2 10 2,147 5 11 868 12 8 827 0 8 757 14 8 619 2 0 55,313 0 0 52,664 0 0 48,251 0 0 39,423 0 0 £ s. a. 10,644 8 4! 10,594 7 5 8,105 lfl 4 1,426 1 8 1 411 3 a! £ s. a. 5,261 12 8 5,236 17 10 1,535 6 2 704 18 6 203 14 10 £ s. a. 93 18 3 93 9 5 27 8 1 12 11 8 3 12 7 26,182 0 0 12,942 0 0 231 0 0 * Vide page 57, Beport of May Conference.