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Table No. 14 — continued. comparative table showing the progress of the telegraph department during the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1917.

Table No. 15. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes, the Value of Franked Government Telegrams, and the Number of Telegrams transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1917.

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Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. O <" So II Number of Messages for Telegrams i warded duri Government. a •i: and Bureau ing the Year. Rovi (includini laneous 1 Revenue 6 g _ . . _ t . £, (including Miscel. || v J°£» of H ™*i, _g| laneous Receipts). §6 Bu8incs8 tW || -gH done (excluding S K ojhj during Oable £~ Telegraph. Telephone. 3 S tho Year. Subsidy). « (2 a £ 'enue ig MiscelReceipts). Private and Press. Total. Telegraph. . Telephone. I 31st Mar., 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 - 1916 1917 5,961J 6,24516,284| 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249f 7,469 7,748| 7.779J 7,943| 8,355 8,953 9,656 10,404 10,901 1.1,316 11,805 12,508 13,044 13,434 13,684 13,896 14,881| .15,764 J J 6,470J 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682| 21,705 22,672| 22,920J 23,704 25,116 27,031 29,343 32,654 34,788 37,212 39,370 41,892 44,642 46,778 48,052 50,320 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 .1 ,103 1,153 1,200 1,312 1,446 1,611 1,764 I , 87.1 1,963 2,079 2,203 2,305 2,386 2,413 2,409 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 7,338,017 7,757,128 8,268,340 8,971,725 9,850,379 10,594,556 10,716,613 10,708,910 10,734,168 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 317,590 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 236,252 84,644 87,676 89,762 92,307 91,408 93,893 99,476 111,355 127,841 140,952 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 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 10,827,968 10,836,751 10,875,120 £ 88,459 97,178 100,385 99,798 105,576 119,641 137,861 151,933 160,343 166,535 171,001 184,369 206,706 227,398 238.103 250,212 272,942 295,334 321,951 342,595 356,306 549,627 527,249 £ £ £ £ £ £ 88,459 21,552 26,051 136,062 135,791 6,492 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,665 4,774 100,385 29,248 23,119 152,752 153,484 3,972 99,798 36,422 24,505 160,725 165,198 1,849 105,576 39,718 25,500 170,794 173,152 1,427 119,641 43,303 29,432 192,376 181,634 .1,608 137,861 49,117 35,327 222,305 194,014 1,000 151,933 55,542 27,508: 234,984 212,180 234 160,343 62,151 26,440 248,934 228,185 181 166,535 71,028 24,378 261,941 245,805 10,057 171,001 79,061 20,598 270,660 258,977 .. 184,369 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 .. 206,706 100,814 17,487 325,007 291,359 .. 227,398 116,852 4,499; 348,749 357,581 .. 238,103 131,249 4.822J 374,174 394,649 .. 250,212 144,298 4,851 399,361 411,296 .. 272,942 161,173 4,874' 438,989 446,709 .. 295,334 179,123 4,832 479,289 469,716 .. 321,951 201,237 4,931 528,119 509,496 .. 342,595 232,190 5,031 579,816 563,108 .. 356,306 303,856 5,776 665,938 612,665 .. 549,627 287,547 9,085 846,259 658,572 .. 527,249 317,275 10,774 855,298 681,217 .. £ ) 21,552 1 25,933 i 29,248 I 36,422 i 39,718 43,303 49,117 I 55,542 I 62,151 > 71,028 79,061 I 89,542 I 100,814 I 116,852 I 131,249 ! 144,298 I 161,173 1 179,123 201,237 > 232,190 I 303,856 J 287,547 ) 317,275 Note.—Tariff, 1890: For twelve words, arid fro, lext and signature made e 1906 : For each additiona Is. for ti c address lightoen. J word afl en wor, and sij 1896 : tor first Is, and free address i mature, ordinary telej First twelve words, ( twelve, |d. Septeml ind signatu j;rams, Is.; Id. ; each a >er, 1915: 1 ire up to ten words; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in .dditional word, Id.; address and signature paid for. First twelve words, 8d.; each additional word, Jd.

Postal District. Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams ! of all Codes. I Value of | Total Number o( I N ™ t beV Franked Value of v„;„ ! nv „t * Government Telegrams of Tri ES£n B L-^SSSJL. Telegrams. all Codes. telegrams. Go^rnrnent Total Number of Telegrams of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Ohristchurch Dunedin (iisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ 84,586 6,483 41,123 32,051 13,085 6,454 2,503 18,078 27,967 9,190 16,563 5,685 12,220 11,631 20,127 102,271 3,836 £ £ 755 85,341 2,280,059 14,414 155 6,638 190,882 3,194 925 42,048 i 983,706 111,276 435 32,486 j 796,998 8,175 239 13,324 285,623 , 5,237 184 6,638 145,307 3,946 6 2,509 64,491 120 202 18,280 507,278 5,253 457 28,424 836,765 5,256 529 9,719 313,238 12,823 92 16,655 482,642 i 1,980 65 5,750 124,815 ' 1,594 45 12,265 334,300 1,159 228 11,859 306,298 , 2,612 145 20,272 555,310 i 2,462 6,169 108,440 2,442,873 ' 50,565 143 3,979 83,583 \ 2,886 2,294,473 194,076 1,002,982 805,173 290.860 149,253 04,611 512,531 842,021 326,061 484,622 126,40!) 335,459 308,910 557,772 2,493,438 86,469 Totals, 1916-17 413,853 413,853 10,774 424,627 10,734,168 140,1)52 10,875,120 Totals, 1915-16 386,138 386,138 9,085 395,224 10,708,910 127,841 10,836,751 *