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DUPLICATE CABLE SUBSIDY APPORTIONMENT on basis of Census Populations of sth April, 1891 (Current on this basis until the 3]st December, 1896). Colony. Amount. £ s. d. Victoria. .. .. .... 13,245 13 11 New South Wales 13,150 15 10 South Australia .. 3721 15 6 Tasmania .. .. .. 1703 10 6 West Australia . 578 4 3 £32,400 0 0 The 20 years' agreement expires on January 25th, 1900. C. TODD, Postmaster-General and Superintendent of Telegraphs.

NEW ZEALAND-SYDNEY CABLE GUARANTEE. Papers tabled by the Hon. J G. Ward, M.H.R. Statement of Traffic for period from Ist May to 31st December, 1894.

£ s. d. Amount guaranteed to Cable Company 26,258 0 0 Two-thirds thereof equals .... ... . £17,505 6 8 The actual receipts by the Cable Company during the above period were 7550 10 1 Showing a loss to the Cable Company of .. .. .... 9954 16 7 Say . £9955 0 0 The apportionment of this loss is as follows :— Cable Company bears \. 2489 0 0 New Zealand bears f.. .. . . 7466 0 0 £9955 0 0 New Zealand's f share is divided thus :— N.Z. solus pays £(= £ of total loss) or .... .. 2489 0 0 The contributing Colonies (including N.Z.) pay f( =| of total loss) 4977 0 0 £7466 0 0

The contributing Colonies' proportion divided on the basis of Population is—

Colony. Population (Census April, 1891.) Amount. Victoria Jew South Wales Jew Zealand iouth Australia Tasmania Vestern Australia 1,140,405 1,132,234 620,030 320,431 146,667 49,782 £ s. d. 1664 13 6 1652 15 0 905 1 6 467 14 10 214 1 10 72 13 4 3,409,549 £4977 0 0 G. WAED.