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Table No. 16. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

Number of Telegrams forwarded ya during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. I Private, Govern- T nt 6\ E and Press. I ment. lotal - 1 i — i Telegraph .j Revenue from all Sources. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Year ended Tariff in Operation. 30th June, 1866 699 l>390 757 i>498 13 24,761 21 J 55,621 31 72,241 2,746 5,561 19 2 £ s- d. 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 £ s - d3,934 3 4 £ s. d. 2,443 2 11 £ ■■ d. 6,377 6 3 £ b. d. 3 9 10 27,407 1867 15,331 70,952 9,070 10 1 3,77° 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 X 4 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 1 Mileage tariff. 1868 1,110 2,223 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10 j 5,406 7 3 14,896 5 1 41? 4 1869 1,329 i 2,495 45 ! 106,070 56 122,545 j 50,097 156,167 l8,52O 3 0 4 I3>43O 11 9 31,951 2 1 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,813 Z 7 4 6 8 6 Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. 1870 1,661 2,897 62,878 185,423 I7,2l8 I 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 16,417 7 4 14,120 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 1871 i,976 i 3,247 72 I 253,582 J 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 ii,344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 19 6 1872 2,185 ! 3,823 81 344,524 67,243 411,767 28,121 10 o ",043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 9 4 423 1873 2,356 , 4>574 2,53° 3,782 93 485,507 ; 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 4 2 4 1 11 1874 105 ! 645,067 107,832 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 1875 2,986 ; 6,626 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 55>30i 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 60,055 i° XI 4 16 4 From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. 1876 3,154 7,247 142 I 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 61,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 82,771 3 1 5 18 10 1877 3,259 ; 7,423 155 I 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 65,644 J 5 3 [17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 10 17,931 8 o 81,284 18 10 5 12 11 1878 3,434 ! 8 ,°35 182 11,065,481 194,843 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 JI9,I48 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8 18,259 4 9 87,599 6 5 5 10 o 1879 3,512 8,117 195 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,502 o 5 17,299 7 10 96,801 8 3 5 o 9 31st March, 1880 3,038 9,333 214 I 824,734 183,675 I,008, 409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 10 10 14,758 4 5 83,409 15 3 4 3 4 1881 3,758 9,587 227 1,058,342 246,370 I j>304.712 73,002 2 o ■27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 8 [23,154 § 3 101,378 9 11 667 1882 3,824 9,653 234 1,215,849 222,923 1 1438,772 78,828 19 8 22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o 69,165 5 o [18,292 13 4 87,457 J 8 4 4 17 4