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Table No. 17 — 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. 66. 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.

0 Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Value of Government Messages. Total Value ,-. . „ f r Cost oi r, . . Maintenance Business done c Sta «°- Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. t- a. E Z Revenue from all Sources. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. I Private, Governand Press. ment. Total. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3,974 4,074 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,790 4,874 5,148 5,349 5,479 5,513 9,848 264 10,037 I 3°2 10,474 '• 33° io.93i ! 375 11,178 412 ii,375 437 11,617 473 11,827 489 12,812 520 13,235 j 573 13,459 ! 615 13,515 [ 640 1,361,817 208,372 1,379,483 219,917 1,433,458 220,847 i,533>4°6 240,867 1,583,717 252,549 1,589,771 245,623 1,548,233 217,630 1,589,157 213,830 i,734,38i 226,780 1,746,115 222,149 1,686,064 218,079 1,825,646 I 244,045 £ s. d. 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 1,599,400 93,822 3 3 1,654,305 ; 95,634 5 5 1,774,273 1101,652 8 o 1,836,266 1106,638 12 2 1,835,394 !io6,548 4 o 1,765,863 ;io6,3ii 11 6 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 1,968,264 117,633 15 9 1, |io3,8i3 8 64 2,069,691 [112,465 15 9 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 £ s. d. £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 1 "5,378 2 5 73,054 4 6 116,490 5 o 70,036 6 2 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 4 133,919 16 11 ! 77,473 10 7 136,753 15 10 76,580 10 o 129,476 5 5 : 72,201 13 5 130,681 7 7 75,426 9 7 136,767 10 3 76,845 1 10 142,474 1 4 ' 85,658 4 11 128,155 15 6J 87,472 13 3 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 o £ a. d. 22,451 6 3 19,210 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 96,005 15 4 92,264 II o 90,078 2 O 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 95,463 J 4 5 101,433 11 o 104,391 3 10 "4,644 15 9 117,053 4 2 121,251 3 o 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 15 9 4 13 9 5 o 1 5 8 7 5 13 o 5 12 7 580 5 5 9 From 1 st November 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., 1886, - delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. J For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1904. Year ended Number of Miies of Line. Number o . of I - c Miles of i t.^. Wire. .g° Z Number < di I if Telegrams t iring the Yeai " Forwarded Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy. Remarks. Private, and Press. Government. Total. Telegraph. Telephone. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 < „ 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 5,9614 6,2454 6,28 4 f 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249l 7,469 7,748 & 7,779& 14,8814 I5,764i i6,47of 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682! 21,705 22,672! 22,9204 7°5 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 i,i53 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,!59,093 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 4,671,904 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 317,590 288,086 293,293 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 4,167,981 4,559,304 4,965,197 £ s. d. 88,459 10 11 97,178 14 04 100,385 16 1 99,798 8 ioj 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 2J 151,933 19 11 160,343 7 7 166,535 18 84 £ s. d. 21,552 12 10 25,933 12 9 29,248 19 5 36,422 6 8 39,7i8 7 7 43,303 2 10 49,117 o 8 55,542 4 9 62,151 8 11 71,028 6 3 £ *• 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 26,440 2 10 24,377 1 7 £ s. d. 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 84 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 44 222,305 8 04 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 4 261,941 6 6J 135,791 o 7 143,665 14 o 153,484 6 8 165,198 13 5 173,152 16 6 181,634 n 3 194,014 12 11 212,180 16 o 228,185 10 7 245,805 9 7 £ s. d. Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 4,774 5 5 3,972 8 1 1,849 2 9 1,427 19 11 1,608 7 1 „ 1,000 8 6 234 15 o , 181 10 o 10,057 11 7