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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.

Year ended Number of Miles of Line. u w Number o 2= S Private S and Press. 13 24,761 21 55,621 Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. :>f Telegrams foi uring the Year. Government. 2,746 >rwarded Total. 27.4O/ 70,952 Total Value — Telegraph Value of of Revenue from all Government Business done Sources. Messages. during the Year. / s. d. I £ s. d. / s. d. 7 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 2 9,070 10 1 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 Cost of „ , Maintenance C«tof 1 :„„ Total tenance of excudine Expenditure. Lines Australian Cable per Mile. Subsidy. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 33 9 10 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 371 Numher of Miles of Wire. o • _ Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Tarill in Operation. 30th June, 1866 699 1, 39O 13 24,761 2,746 , 27,407 £ s. d. 1 3,934 3 4 \ Mileage tariff. '-" 1867 757 1.498 21 55.621 15,331 70.952 8,017 M 7 1868 1,110 2,223 31 72,241 31 72,241 26,2.44 9 8 .4 8 5 45 106,070 50,097 156,167 26,244 98,48! 5 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 io 5,406 7 3 14,396 51 417 4 1869 ! 1,329 2,495 45 106,070 56 122,545 50,097 62,878 156, 165 185,42: 7 18,520 10 4 13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 13 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,813 17 4 6 8 6 14,120 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 Mileage taritt in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform as. 6d. taritt from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariH from ist April. 1870. 1870 1,661 2,897 56 122,545 62,878 185,423 16,417 7 4 1871 1,976 3,247 72 253,582 72 253,582 59,292 3 I2 > 8 74 59.292 312, 87, '4 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 11,344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 19 6 8,858 19 7 32,452 94423 9,479 5 4 36,520 42 4 1 11 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 14,240 19 7 60,055 IO n 4 16 4 1872 2,185 3,823 81 344.524 81 344.524 67,243 4II.767 67.243 4".76; >7 28,121 10 0 11,043 3 9 39.164 13 9 23,593 9 9 1873 2,356 4.574 93 485.507 93 485.507 83,453 . 568,960 83,453 568,961 io 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 1874 2,530 5,782 105 645,067 105 645,067 107,832 752,899 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 1 107,832 752,89! )9 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 1875 2,986 6,626 i 127 786,237 1 130,891 917,12! :8 55.301 12 3 ,13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,8i4 II 4 1876 3.154 7.247 142 890,382 155 952,283 142 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 155 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 182 1,065,481 194,843 1,260,324 195 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 : 160,704 1 i 172.159 » 1,051 ,o8( 1,124,44: !6 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 [2 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 61,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 82,771 31 5 18 10 I 7.93 I 8 o 81,284 18 10 5 12 11 [18,259 4 9 87,599 65 5 10 o From 1st Novembei, 1873, address and signature given in free. 1877 3,259 7,423 63,353 10 10 1878 3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 194,843 I 1,260,32. 54 73,284 1 10 jig,i48 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8 1879 3,512 8,117 195 1,201,982 i 246,961 1 r >44 8 ,94: L3 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,502 o 5 17,299 7 10 96,801 83509 M.758 4 5 83,409 15 3 434 23,154 8 3 101,378 9 11 667 18,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 jist March, 1880 3,638 9,333 214 824,734 214 824,734 l8 3,675 1,008,409 ■ 183,675 1 1,008, 401 >9 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 10 10 1881 3,758 9,587 227 1,058,342 227 1,058,342 246,370 1,304,712 : 246,370 1 1,304,71: :2 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 i 8 1882 3,824 9,653 234 234 222,923 1,438,772 1 222,923 1 1,438,77: '2 78,828 19 8 22,737 J 6 4 101,566 16 o 69,165 5 o