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TABLE 4, showing the effect of the Reduced Cable Rates on the International Traffic of the various Colonies. Traffic forwarded and received.

CABLE GUARANTEE FUND. The following Table shows separately the Revenue accruing to Guarantee Account with Eastern Extension Telegraph Company from International Telegrams, and the amount required to supplement Receipts up to the Guarantee Revenue (viz., £237,736, or from 1st May, 1895, £227,000):—

TABLE showing Contribution of each Colony to Cable Guarantee.

New South Wi lies. Victoria. iw Zealai id. Queensland. Year. Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. Value. £ £ £ £ At Old 1889 1890 •At NeRates— 85,307 87,749 119,680 117,652 48,157 44,212 25,755 24,741 v Rates- ' 1892... , 1893... I 1894... I 1895... 1 1896... 1897... 18,211 18,406 193,747 194,724 21,541 22,149 291,436 292,850 8361 8673 90,722 83,871 4619 5044 53,068 54,989 a £ a n a> „ - S3 & 29,104 30,616 28,269 28,994 34,393 37,743 370,633 381,944 372,840 381,084 453,189 500,545 76,595 83,854 91,473 93,785 113,131 125,934 31,691 30,907 29,209 28,696 32,641 35,818 538,440 520,916 540,284 458,277 540,885 553,293 103,364 108,491 126,454 106,228 129,282 133,176 5925 7588 11,631 11,008 14,949 19,223 46,672 75,850 149,668 154,948 221,714 294,246 24,024 26,472 38,650 40,155 57,377 70,769 2513 1980 1889 1786 1806 1989 20,407 17,730 17,155 13,492 13,113 15,211 8820 7542 7665 6109 5882 7041 So ith Austri ilia. 'asmania. Wesi srn Austri ilia. Grand Tot. L. Year. Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. Value. £ £ £ £ Lt Old Rates— 1889 1890 .t New Rates — bo | 1892... |g 1893... c«) 1894... Z"\ 1895... S5 1 / 1896... f* ( 1897... 8122 10,429 12,021 13,741 15,162 16,090 16,909 20,256 147,804 181,101 255,138 270,571 267,863 308,886 300,175 313.311 39,067 48,406 34,695 37,545 41,060 52,737 56,609 02,028 791 891 1569 1335 1111 954 1051 1321 7122 7968 14,418 11,498 9843 8501 8939 12,581 3543 3709 3344 2729 2567 2233 2408 3413 1264 1474 2751 2502 2500 8008 29,482 40,002 10,018 11,775 29,483 24,827 23,747 134,256 572,902 660,714 4126 4999 5791 5136 5354 31,306 133,954 158,592 62,909 67,066 85,574 88,669 89,771 96,736 131,231 156,352 793,917 827,278 1,275,191 1,303,336 1,381,400 1,459,446 2,110,917 2,349,901 324,636 331,468 256,633 271,770 313,222 332,554 498,643 567,852 * The reduced rates came Into operation on May 1,1891, and was raised from 4s. to 4s. 9d. on January 1,1893.

Year. Actual Revenue from International Telegrams. Amount paid by Contributing Colonies to supplement Receipts. Balance: viz., Loss borne by Cable Co. Total Receipts. 891-2 .892-3 893-4 894-5 895-6 896-7 £ 18*2,696 194,180 2*25,354 238,712 360,971 407,941 £ 27,520 21,778 6191 Nil. Nil. Nil. £ 27,520 21,778 6191 Nil. Nil. Nil. £ 237,736 237,736 237,736 238,712 360,971 407,941

1891-2. 1 £592-3. 1893-4. South Australia Victoria Tasmania New South Wales New Zealand Western Australia £ s. d. 3161 4 3 11,250 13 4 1446 18 10 11,170 1 1 £ s. d. 2407 19 9 8569 19 0 1102 3 6 8508 10 11 815 4 9 374 2 1 £ s. d. 581 16 8 2070 14 6 266 6 4 2055 17 10 1125 16 9 90 7 11 49l""2 6 Total 27,520 0 0 21,778 0 0 6191 0 0