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INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH TRAFFIC AND GUARANTEES. Papers tabled by the Hon. J. A. Cockburn.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AND E.E.A.& C. TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S GUARANTEES.

STATEMENT SHOWING AUSTRALASIAN INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH TRAFFIC WITH EUROPE AND THE EAST

AUSTRALIAN GUARANTEE FUND £ £ £ Amount to be guaranteed .. .. 237,736 Revenue for 8 months 148,611 Average per month. ... 18,530 (Approximate) Revenue for the remaining 4 months.. .. .., 74,120 — 222,731 Deficiency £15,005 Amount to be made up by Colonies (one half) £7500

So th Austral: Rerenue guara :an Guaban: nteed, £87,55: 'EE. E.E.A. & i Revenue guarai \ Telegbaph Company's Gi iteed, £237,736. Half Loss bor: fARANTEE. ne by Colonies. !. Month. 1891-2. 1892-3. 1893-4. 1894-5. 1891-2. 1892-3. 1893-4. 1894-5. May June July August September October ... November. December.. Januiiry ... February... March April £ s. d. 2127 8 9 2106 13 2 2179 15 8 2187 10 4 2235 18 10 2408 16 3 2234 2 0 2187 13 0 2424 14 8 2178 0 1 2478 7 0 2388 6 11 £ s. d. 2265 11 9 2244 19 2 2264 15 11 2188 7 10 2167 7 7 2377 15 8 2459 8 10 2299 3 9 2889 3 8 2730 17 9 2836 19 6 3166 12 3 £ *. d. 4336 9 6 3796 16 0 3422 6 1 2978 1 6 2937 18 4 2642 8 11 2797 7 5 2659 0 7 2893 4 1 2802 5 5 2743 14 0 2720 5 4 £ s. d. 2639 0 0 2737 9 7 2577 11 2 2759 16 2 2785 5 6 3447 2 2 3590 18 9 3079 14 6 £ s. d. 14,450 7 9* 14,291 19 3 14,612 6 1 14,986 18 0J 14,981 14 2 16,456 18 2-| 15,262 17 8 15,097 18 9£ 16,351 4 11 14,890 14 10 16,313 1 3 15,000 15 5£ £ s. d. 15,099 18 10 15,130 11 2J 15,122 3 8 14,094 11 11 j 14,669 6 5 16,276 6 4 16,841 8 5 16,065 19 7i 17,328 9 2J 16,484 7 2J 17,201 7 ll| 19,255 15 9'i £ s. d. 25,913 9 5 22,919 14 2J 20,408 2 10 18,046 2 0 18,102 2 6$ 17,628 9 11 18,483 9 11 16,379 15 6 17,523 8 5 \ 16,977 8 1)1 16,487 18 9i 16,483 11 11 £ s. d. 16,113 0 2£ 16,593 9 2 15,705 16 4 16,986 10 3 17,275 13 8| 21,703 15 3 23,705 15 2i 20,467 3 4| Totals... 27,137 6 8 29,877 3 8 36,729 17 2 182,696 16 5$ 194,180 6 7J 225,353 14 5J Post Offio ;h January, !, Adelaide, 1895. Pof stmaster-Gene: C. TOD •al and Superi intendent of Telegraphs. Genera: 28i

Total umber oi f Message; Colonies. s to and rom all Total Number of 'ords to and from all Coli mies. Month. 1889. 1891-2. 1892-3. 1893-4. 1894-5. 1889. 1891-2. 1892-3. 1893-4. 1894-5. May June July August September ... October November ... December 67,319 62,930 63,915 62,563 60,295 73,928 79,334 65,846 68,628 61,926 64,818 62,415 793,917 95,438 95,390 101,783 102,371 103,356 112,948 105,546 105,684 113,144 104,416 118,469 116,646 105,860 105,859 105,666 102,767 102,410 113,717 119,390 113,068 107,545 101,775 104,424 120,855 163,423 142,639 130,423 109,991 109,285 104,725 109,120 97,088 107,142i 102,722 102,827J 102,015 09,885 103,191 97,509 102,790* 105,186" 130,424J 145,481 124,568 4882 4852 5277 5155 4989 5886 6065 5513 5468 4798 5183 4841 6749 6556 7018 6941 6855 7543 7235 7101 7892 7050 7764 6870 6867 7177 7074 6950 6907 7681 8034 7864 7826 7159 7519 7611 8541 7683 7361 7383 7499 7348 8034 7137 7477 7369 6901 7038 6983 7150 6596 7177 7077 8632 9481 8502. January February March April Totals 1,275,191 1,303,336 1,381,400! 62,909 85,574 88,699 89,771 General ] 28th 'ost Office, Adelaide, January, 1895. Post) C. TODJ laster-General and Superi: tendent of Telegraphs..