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Table No. 15— continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31s t March, 1914.

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(A EE Number of Telegrams f during the Yeai orwarded Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). r. i Total Value of F3usiness done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). Year ended of Miles of Line. of Miles of Wire. oJO Government Messages. Remarks. Private and Press. Government. Total. Telegraph. Telephone. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 „ 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 „ 1910 191 1 1912 1913 1914 6,245 J 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,2491 7,469 7,748 J 7,779i 7,943j 8,355 8,953 9,656 io, 404 10,901 11,316 11,805 12,508 13,044 14,881* 15,764s i6,47of 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682! 21:705 22,672! 22,920 J 23,7°4 25,116 27,031 J 29,343 i 32,654 34,788 37,212 39,37° 41,892 44,642 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 I,153 1,200 1,312 1,446 1,611 1,764 1,871 l>963 2,079 2,203 2,305 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,159,093 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 6,160,080 6,958,279 7,338,oi7 7,757- 128 8,268,340 8,971,725 9,850,379 10,594,556 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 3 IO >538 363,684 3I7,59O 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 236,252 84,644 87,676 89,762 92,3O7 91,408 93,893 99,476 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,I97 5,159,745 5,640,219 6,396,332 7,042,923 7,425,693 7,846,890 8,360,647 9,063,133 9,944,272 10,694,032 88,459 10 11 97,178 14 o\ 100,385 16 1 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 2J 151,933 19 11 160,343 7 7 166,535 18 8J 171,001 13 11J 184,369 6 2 206,706 15 8J 227,398 6 8 238,103 16 5 250,212 2 1 272,942 12 ioj 295,334 8 2 321,951 6 4 342,595 9 8 £ 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 79,061 7 4 89,542 1 5 100,814 o 3 116,852 13 10 131,249 o 7 144,298 2 9 161,173 6 10 179,123 18 8 201,237 7 3 232,190 13 8 £ s. d. 20,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29,431 19 o I 35,327 6 2 i 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 7J 4,821 10 10 4,850 17 2 4,874 o ij 4,831 10 6 4,931 o 7 5,029 19 10J 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 8J 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4j 222,305 8 oj! 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 4 261,941 6 6J 270,660 13 1 J 298,079 17 11 325,007 15 74 348,749 17 ij 374,174 7 10 399,361 2 o 438,989 19 10J 479,289 17 4 528,119 14 2 579,8l6 3 2j £ s. d. £ s. A. 135,791 o 7 ' Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 143,665 14 o I, „ 4,774 5 5 153,484 6 8 „ 3>9?2 8 1 165,198 13 5 ! . 1,849 2 9 173,152 16 6 J „ 1,427 19 11 181,634 n 3 « 1,608 7 1 194,014 12 11 i „ 1,000 8 6 212,180 16 o „ 234 15 0 228,185 10 7 J „ 181 10 o 245,805 971 „ 10,057 11 7 258,977 10 9 I 276.580 12 5 291,359 12 6 357.581 1 3 394,649 19 6 411,296 17 2 446,709 17 1 469,716 17 7 509,496 13 7 563,108 16 9 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 each additional word after first twelve, id.