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Number of Subscribers or Connections : Exchange. . March 31, 1903. March 31, 1904. „ , ~., . 122 ... 129 Hokitika ... ••• ••• ••• Kumara ... ••• •■• ••• ••• g Wcargill Z '■'■' 3 J 3 3 g Bluff ... ••• ••• ••• 2 * ••• d V Edendale ... ••• •■• ••• j> - ° Gore ... ••• ••■ ••• '° 16 Lumsden ... ••• •■• ••• ° •■■ ,„ Mataura ... ••• ••• ■•• * •" „. Otautau ... ... ••■ ••• *° ••• ft Eiversdale ... ••• ••• ••• J° Eiverton ... ... ■•• ■•■ ' 99 TTT- J_ Zl -^ Winton ... ••• ■■• ■•• r Woodlands ... ••■ ■•• ••• J , ■" Wyndham ... ••• ••• ••• ~, Masterton ... ••• ••• - "* - ,0 Oarterton ... •■• ••• ••• • f> - ™ Eketahuna ... ••• ••• ■•■ ]° — {^ Grey town North J 10 Napier ... ••• ••■ ••■ 11R Hastings ... ... ■•• - 65 - n J M y eber - - '•■ 185 ■" 220 Nelson ... •■• •■■ . ■•• J"" o 9n New Plymouth ... ... ••• 2 99 3 g Inglewood ... ■•• ••■ ••• r' ■■' lfi Write. .- ••■ ;;; a {s Oamaru ... ••• ••• ••• - LU !r 2 Ngapara ... ... •■■ ••• £ 79 Pahiatua ... ••■ ■•• ••• ' 90 Woodville ... ... ... 21 20 Palmerston North ... ... ••• 223 ** Foxton ... ••• ■•• ■•■ "• 70 Eotorua ... ••• ••• ■■: °' —. '" Stratford ... ■•• ■•• ••• ... 9B Thames ... ... •■• - ™ • /» Tiu :r a ::: ::: ::: ::: 2 oe Fairlie ... ••■ ••• ••• U St. Andrew's ... ■•• ••• ••• "• ° Studholme Junction ... ... ••■ ■•• ••• ° Temuka ... ■•• ■•• ••• 17 - Waimate ... ... ••• ■•• f Wanganui ... ... ••• ••• - iAb Hunterville... ••■ ■•• ••• b - ° Marton ... ... ••• ••• d ° ••• 4 | Okaiawa ... ••• ■•• ■•■• „ WaVerley ••• '■• ■" ■•' 1 QO9 2 103 Wellington ... ... - - L^ 2 2 '"g Westport ... ... ••■ ■•• 8 ' ••• Whangarei ... ••• ••• ••• ••■ — 10,633 ... 12,105 The connections are classified: Paying, 11,136 ; free, 259; bureaux, 710: total, 12,105. The following are particulars of telegraph and telephone wires, &c, in the colony on the 31st March, 1904, exclusive of those now maintained by the Eailway Department:— Telegraph. Telephone. Miles of line, Ist April, 1903 ... ... ... 7,749 667^ 31st March, 1904 ... ... 7,779i 721* Miles of wire, Ist April, 1903 ... .... ... 22,672f 8,727 31st March, 1904 ... ... 9,834£ Increase during the year— Miles of line ... ... ••• 54 Miles of wire ... ... ... 248| 1,007* Cables — Submarine, Ist April, 1903 ... 282-378 knots. 3-392 knots. 31st March, 1904 ... 283-107 „ 3-392 „

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