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No. 7. — South Australian Revenue on International Telegrams. (Laid before the Conference by the Hon. Sir John Bray.)

No. 8.— Proportions payable by each Colony (to Cable Company) under the Proposed Agreement, on the Basis of Population of 1888.

No 9. — Comparative Statement showing the Revenue, Area, and Foreign Trade of some of the Countries in the Postal Union, most of which have been admitted since its Formation in 1874, all of which have a Vote each. (Laid before the Conference by the Hon. Theodore Unmack.) From the Statesman's Year Book, 1890. 1888.

No. 10. — Comparative Statement showing the Revenue, Area, and Foreign Trade of the Australasian Colonies, one Vote only being proposed. (Laid before the Conference by the Hon. Theodore Unmack.) From the Queensland Year Book, 1890. 1888.

Number of Words, 1890. South Aui under ] ;tralian Bevenuc 'resent Tariff. South Ausi under Pr traliau Revenue •oposed Tariff. Europe and ordinary f 74,899 553,545 27,008 160,051 11,775 s. a. 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 & s. a. 4,369 2 2 29,983 13 9 1,462 18 8 2,667 10 4 s. d. 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 4 £ s. d. 1,560 7 11 11,532 3 9 562 13 4 2,667 10 4 Crovernment Press VV.A. messages, via Roebuck Bay Duo W.A. for repeating charges, &c. 38,483 4 11 38 4 8 16,322 15 38 4 Total .. 16,284 10 38,445 0 3

Colony. Popula- Loss without tion. Increase to 10 per Cent. 20 per Cent. 25 per Cent. 33 per Cent. | 50 per Cent. With an Increase of Victoria Slew South Wales 3outh Australia vVestorn Australia fasmania Queensland Mew Zealand .. 1,090,809 1,085,740 318,308 42,137 146,149 387,463 607,380 £ s. d. 19,546 14 4 19,454 16 3 5,703 11 11 755 0 7 2,618 15 4 6,942 15 0 10,883 6 7 & s. d. 17,975 19 7 17,891 9, 2 5,245 5 4 694 7 2 2,408 6 7 0,384 16 10 10,008 15 4 £ s. d. 16,405 4 10 16,328 2 2 4,786 18 9 633 13 8 2,197 17 10 5,820 18 9 9,134 4 0 & s. a. 15,019 11 7 15,546 2 9 4,557 13 8 003 0 9 2,092 12 7 5,547 17 7 8,696 15 1 £ s. d. 14,330 14 7 14,243 8 11 4,175 15 5 552 15 7 1,917 5 7 5,082 19 10 7,968 0 1 & s. d. 11,692 8 9 11,637 9 3 3,411 15 6 451 12 11 1,566 9 10 4,153 0 2 6,510 3 7 Total .. 3,678,046 65,905 0 0 60,009 0 0 55,313 0 0 52,6C4 0 0 48,251 0 0 39,423 0

Aj/oa—Square Miles. Annual Revenue. Annual Foroign Trade. 3osta Rica Guatemala Hayti Honduras Montenegro .. Nicaragua Paraguay San Domingo San Salvador.. Scrvia 20,000 46,800 10,204 46,400 3,630 49,500 91,970 18,045 7,225 18,855 72,110 632,695 (1889) £ 737,519 916,058 469,344 281,826 60,000 762,828 710,289 306,257 591,955 1,778,400 2,759,759 1,628,981 2,183,143 2,539,909 3,406,193 (1887) 670,133 220,000 1,333,000 1,175,673 902,774 2,156,686 2,879,959 11,497,140 6,535,036 Uruguay Venezuela Totals 1,017,434 11,003,211 35,500,246 Switzerland.. Luxemburg .. 15,892 998 2,342,203 311,764 60,005,570 (1889) Original pai rties to the Union in .874.

Aroa —Square Miles. Annual Revonue. Annual Foreign Trade. Victoria lew South Walos .. . .'■■ lew Zealand Queensland .. louth Australia Vestern Australia Tasmania 87,884 309,175 104,235 668,224 903,425 975,920 26,375 X? 7,607,598 8,886,360 4,109,815 3,463,097 2,494,556 357,003 640,068 £ 37,825,897 41,745,272 13,709,225 12,773,100 12,397,736 1,466,594 2,944,529 Total of Australasian Colonies 3,075,238 27,558,497 122,162,353