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Table No. 17. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, the Value of Government Messages, and the Number of Messages transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1902.

Table No. 18. Return of Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1902, and the Revenue received.

Table No. 19. Return of the Number and Value of Telegraph Money-orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1901.

Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. I Number of ' Number Private of and Press Government Messages. Messages. Total Number of Messages of* all Codes. Auckland Blenheim * Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames.. Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport I s. d. £ ■. d .. 21,969 6 1 3,935 19 7 2,109 16 2J 473 2 3 .. 16,590 6 2 2,555 7 4 .. 17,914 2 9 2,454 4 11 3,3i5 14 5 335 16 o 3,952 1 6 855 15 8 1,760 14 4 252 19 6 7.565 3 5 871 13 4 •• i 7.536 6 8 841 19 4 3,279 3 3J 1,014 12 10 .. 1 4,992 o 9 802 14 9 .. ] 2,229 11 4J 286 19 9 4.600 11 o.J 541 19 4 ... 3,663 16 1 450 13 1 .. 8,360 3 5 1,354 17 11 .. ! 29,140 17 2 9,979 9 6 2.601 7 11 I 499 12 5 £ *■ d. 3,935 19 7 473 2 3 2,555 7 4 2,454 4 11 335 16 o 855 15 8 252 19 6 871 13 4 841 19 4 1,014 12 10 802 14 9 286 19 9 541 19 4 45° '3 1 i,354 r 7 11 9,979 9 6 499 12 5 £ s. d. 25,905 5 8 2,582 18 5J 1 19,145 13 6 20,368 7 8 3,651 10 5 4,807 17 2 2,013 13 10 8,436 16 9 8,378 6 o 4,293 16 1* 5,794 15 6 2,516 11 i^ 5,142 10 4 J 4,114 9 2 9,715 1 4 39,120 6 8 3,101 o 4 619,505 55,8l6 417,207 491,054 74,409 102,234 43,146 220,084 198,882 180,846 131,521 54,335 120,112 88,492 230,548 757,249 64,951 45.767 6,748 28,948 29,597 4,908 8,167 2,594 12,893 12,115 13,281 ",597 3,8i4 9,209 6,366 14,303 100,227 7,056 665,272 62,564 446,155 520,651 79,317 110,401 45,74O 232,977 210,997 194,127 143,118 58,149 129,321 94,858 244,851 857,476 72,007 4,167,981 13,898,128 Totals, igoi-2 Totals, igoo-i .. 141,581 2 7 i 27,507 17 6 .. 126,381 14 6 35.327 6 2 27,507 17 6 169,089 o 1 3,850,391 3i7,59o 161,709 o 8 3,534,444 363,684

Class of Telegrams. June Qnarter, 1901. Number. Revenue. September Quarter, 1901. Number. ; Revenue. December Quarter, 1901. March Quarter, 1902. 'otals. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. trdinary .. irgent 'ress iureau 755,204 41,842 8l,II5 73,319 £ s - d. 38,148 13 6J 2,866 8 10 3,826 1 7 2,112 o 5 690,910 33.564 75,654 74.631 / S. d. 34,990 2 74 2,315 6 1 3,680 11 10 2,196 11 8 775,025 I 42,733' 83,529; 79,023 £ s. d. 36,860 15 4 1 2,707 o 8 3,954 11 2 2,358 9 6 825,282 46,402 88,107 84,051 / s. d. 39,979 12 O 3,024 7 2 4,160 13 4 2,528 7 9 3,046,421 164,541 328,405 311,024 £ ■• d. 149,979 3 6 10,913 2 9 15,621 17 11 9,195 9 4 tross totals .ess other \ lines and I credits ) 46,953 4 4*| ii,969 14 nj 43,182 12 2j 10,848 19 oj 45,880 16 8 10,107 6 11 49,693 o 3 11,202 10 o 185,709 13 6 44,128 10 11 let totals, 1901-2 let totals, 1900-1 951,480 34.983 9 5 874,759; 32,333 13 2 980,310 35,773 9 9 1,043,842 38,490 10 3 3,850,391 141,581 2 7 827,137 29,359 6 10 753.385; 27,905 3 ii 924,231 132,675 14 2J 989,691 36,441 IO 4 3.534.444 126,381 14 6

Districts. Number. Telegraph Commission. Value of Orders. Auckland .. Blenheim .. Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington Westport .. 6,865 927 3.634 3.752 1,395 2,120 656 1,644 3.57° 1,013 2.237' 399 2,879 849 4,138 9,150 i,342 £ s- d. 343 5 0 46 7 o 181 14 o 187 12 o 69 15 o 106 o o 32 16 o 82 4 o 178 ro o 50 13 o in 17 o 19 19 o 143 19 o 42 9 o 206 18 o 457 10 o 67 2 o £ s- d. 22,645 8 3 2,807 12 5 12,620 14 1 13,526 16 9 4,609 13 o 6,865 9 IX 1,983 8 8 5,268 19 2 11,028 3 7 3,145 15 2 6,400 13 3 1,238 19 9 8,181 2 2 2,713 16 5 n.75 1 1 5 Ir 28,572 16 10 4, J 63 9 5 Totals, 1901 46,570 2,328 10 o 147,524 14 9 Totals, 1900 1,965 11 o 127,551 12 6 39.3"