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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.

Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. S 0 O o£ 7a Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Private Govern- T . ind Press. ment. , lota '- Revenue from all Sources. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tarirl in Operation. 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 3° 2 10,474 330 10,931 375 11,178 412 11,375 437 11,617 473 11,827 489 12,812 520 13,235 573 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 1,825,646 244,045 £ ■■ d. 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 1,599,400 93,822 3 3 1,654,305 95,634 5 5 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 1,836,266 106,638 12 2 i>835,394 106,548 4 o 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 1,968,264 117,633 15 9 i,904,M3 103,813 8 64 2,069,691 112,465 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 £ s. d. £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 1 H5,378 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 !0 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 64 87,472 13 3 HO, 783 3 7 92,109 17 o £ s. 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 £ s. d. \£ s. d. 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 90,078 20 4 18 4 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 98,875 89 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 95,463 14 5 5 o 1 101,433 ii o i 5 8 7 104,391 3 IO 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 117,053 42580 121,251 30559 From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given infree. From 1st Jan., 1886, ■ delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 3 Ist March, 1913. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number O . of -sS Miles of u°Wire. ,8° I 7. Number d of Telegrams I luring the Yeai I Government. forwarded r. 1 Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Total Expenditure Business done {excluding during Cable Subsidy), the Year. Remarks. Private and Press. Total. Telegrapli. Telephone. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1906 1907 1908 i9°9 191 1 1912 191 3 5,96i4 6,2454 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249§ 7,469 7.748J 7.779J 7.943J 8,355 8,953 9,656 10,404 10,901 11,316 11,805 12,508 14,8814 705 i5,764i 743 16,470! 780 18,024 824 18,746 878 19,228 915 20,682j§ 991 21,705 1,038 22,67211,103 22,92041,153 23,704 1,200 25,116 1,312 27,031 1,446 29,343 i,6u 32,654 1,764 34,788 1,871 37,212 1,963 39,370 2,079 41,892 2,203 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,4 6 9,4 I 5 : 2,717,548 3,159,093 3,534,444 3,850,391 j 4,271,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5.351.084 6,160,080 6,958,279 j 7,338,017 I 7,757,128 8,268,340 8,971,725 9,850,379 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 3'7,590 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 236,252 84,644 87,676 89,762 92,307 91,408 93,893 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,033,800 88,459 10 11 21,552 12 10 2,124,211 97,178 14 Oh 25,933 12 9 2,520,169 100,385 16 I 29,248 19 5 2,696,233 99,798 8 10J 36,422 6 8 2,960,738 105,576 6 o , 39,718 7 7 3,469,631 119,641 11 6J' 43,303 2 10 3,898,128 137,861 1 24 49,117 o 8 4,167,981 151,933 19 11 55,542 4 9 4,559,304 160,343 7 7 62,151 8 11 4,965,197 166,535 18 8J 71,028 6 3 5,159,745 171,001 13 114 79,061 7 4 5,640,219 184,369 6 2 89,542 1 5 6,396,332 206,70615 84100,814 o 3 7,042,923 227,398 6 8 116,852 13 10 7,425,693 238,103 16 5 131,249 o 7 7,846,890 250,212 2 1 144,298 2 9 8,360,647 272,942 12 104161,173 6 10 9,063,133 295,334 8 2 179,123 18 8 9,944,272 321,951 6 4 201,237 7 3 26,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29.43 1 19 o 35,327 6 2 27,507 17 6 26,440 2 10 24,377 1 7 20,597 11 10 24,168 10 4 17,486 19 8 4,498 16 74 4,821 10 10 4,850 17 2 4,874 o 14 4,831 10 6 4,931 o 7 £ s. d. 5,050 7 5 5,843 11 11 3,118 2 6 1,504 9 8 3,500 5 10 5,431 19 o 5,327 6 2 7,507 17 6 5,440 2 10 1,377 1 7 5,597 11 10 j, 168 10 4 7,486 19 8 1,498 16 74 (,821 10 10 1,850 17 2 1,874 o 14 j,831 10 6 1,931 o 7 136,062 11 2 135,791 o 7 148,955 18 84J 143,665 14 o 152,752 18 0 153,484 6 8 160,725 5 24 165,198 13 5 170,794 19 5 173,152 16 6 192,376 13 44 181,634 11 3 222,305 8 04 194,014 12 11 234,984 2 2 212,180 16 o 248,934 19 4 228,185 IO 7 261,941 6 64 245,805 9 7 270,660 13 if 258,977 10 9 298,079 17 11 276,580 12 5 325,007 15 74 291,359 12 6 I 348,749 17 14 357,58i 1 3 374,174 7 10 394',649 19 6 399,361 2 o 411,296 17 2 i 438,989 19 104 446,709 17 1 479,289 17 4 469,716 17 7 528,119 14 2 509,496 13 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 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. 1906: For eacl additional word after first twelve, id.