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Table No. 16 — continued. 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— continued.

Note.—Tariff, 1890 : is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words ; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, is.; delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d. ; each additional word, id.; address and signature paid for.

8 0 Number of Telegrams during the Ye: forwarded IT. Total Value Cost rf „ . ° , Maintenance Business done o £ ,», Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. si Telegraph Value of Revenue from all Government Sources. Messages. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Governand Press. ment. Total. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 18.89 1890 1891 1892 1893 3,974 4,O74 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,79O 4,874 5,148 5,349 5,479 5,5i3 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 ",375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 1,361,817 208,372 I,379,483 219,917 1,433,458 220,847 1,533,406 240,867 1,583,717 252,549 1,589,771 245,623 1,548,233 217,630 1,589,157 213,830 1,734,381 226,780 1,746,115 222,149 1,686,064 218,079 1,825,646 244,045 1,570,189 1,599,400 1,654,305 1,774,273 1,836,266 1,835,394 1,765,863 1,802,987 1,961,161 1,968,264 1,904,143 2,069,691 90.633 II 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 "7,633 15 9 103,813 8 6£ 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. 20,608 11 11 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 9 30,205 11 10 23,164 13 11 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 111,242 3 1 115,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o 133,919 16 II 136,753 15 !O 129,476 5 5 I3O,68l 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 I 4 128,155 15 6J 140,783 3 7 £ S. d.i 73,554 9 I 73,O54 4 6 ! 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 10 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 11 87,472 13 3 92,109 17 o £ s. d. 122,451 6 3 !i9,2io 6 6 '20,041 15 10 20,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 23,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,986 10 10 29,580 10 11 29,141 6 o £ s. d. 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o 90,078 2 O 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 95,463 14 5 101,433 XI o 104,391 3 10 114,644 15 9 117,053 4 2 121,251 3 o £ s. d. 5 X Z I f From 1st November, 4 jo 1873, address and signature given in 4 J 5 9 free 4 5 From 1st Jan., 1886, \ I3 9 . delayed telegrams 5 ° posted to addressees 5 ° 7 immediately after 5 I3 ° I their receipt at 3 T 2 7 offices of destina5 8 ° tion. 5 5 9 J or the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to l ' le 3 Ist March, 1902. Number of Telegrams f during the Yeai forwarded Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Number of Miles of Wire. r. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. I* 2 Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. TotaJ Expenditure (excluding Cable Subsidy). Remarks. Private, and Press. Government. Total. Telegraph. Telephone. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1S99 „ 1900 igoi 1902 ■ ■ 5,96l4 6,2 4 5i 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249! 7,469 14.8814 -5,764* 18,024 18,746 19,228 2O,682§ 21,705 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,802,182 I,899,632 2,285,001 2,4°9,4 I 5 2,717,548 3,159,093 3,534,444 3,85O,39i 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 3 IO >538 363,684 3I7,59O 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 4,167,981 £ s. d. 88,45g 10 11 97,178 14 oA 100,385 16 1 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6j 137,861 1 2 i 151,933 19 11 £ s. d. 21,552 12 10 25,933 12 9 29,248 19 5 36.422 6 8 39,718 7 7 43,3O3 2 10 49,117 o 8 55,542 4 9 / s. d. 26,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29,431 19 o 35,327 6 2 27,507 17 6 £ ■■ d. 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 8J 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2 J 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4i 222,305 8 oj 234,984 2 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 35,79 I o 7 I Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 143,665 14 o „ 4,774 5 5 153,484 6 8: „ 3>972 8 1 165,198 13 5 „ 1,849 2 9 173,152 16 .6 J „ !i427 19 11 181,634 11 3 „ 1,608 7 1 194,014 12 11 „ 1,000 8 6 212, 18c 16 o „ 234 15 o