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Table No. 14. 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; Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893; and Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1918.

Year ended .. . .. . 'c u Number of Telegrams forwarded Total Value n . , Number ; Number 5.0. during the Year. Telegraph Value of of m^L°L, ,,°' , °' . ■£« . Revenue from all Government Business done Maintenance Miles of Mies of Eg - Sources. Messages. during ° f Line. Wire. - 2 Private Govern- T , •■ , v ? Stations. z § and Press. ment. LotaL the Year. 7-- 7 -. j— j-r r— — I Value of Government Messages. Total Value Cogt of Maintenance Business done Maintenance of Lines, , . of excluding ♦k v«* Stations. Australian Cable the Vear> Subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operatioi . _ : ✓ 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 / s. d. / s. d. £ s. d. £ s d. 699 ! r.39° 13 24,761 . 2,746 27,407 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,934 3 4 757 1,498 21 55,621 15,331 7 0 .952 9.°7° IO x 3.77° 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 r 4 7 1,110 j 2,223 3 1 72,241 ■ 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 \ 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10 1,329 \ 2,495 45 106,070 : 50,097 156,167 18,520 10 4 13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 14,266 12 7 1,661 ; 2,897 56 122,545 62,878 185,423 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 16,417 7 4 1,976 j 3,247 72 I 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 2,185 ! 3.823 81 ; 344.524 67,243 4H.767 28,121 10 o 11,043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 2,356 > 4.574 93 4 8 5.507 83,453 ! 568,960 39,68o 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 2.530 ! 5,782 105 645,067 107,832 j 752,899 j 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 2,986 : 6,626 127 786,237 130,891 ; 917,128 i 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 4 3,154 j 7,247 142 890,382 160,704 11,051,086 i 62,715 10 4 116,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 61,696 14 5 3.259 ! 7.423 x 55 952,283 ,172,159 11,124,442 J 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 i° 3,434 8,035 182 11,065,481 1194,843 11,260,324 73.284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8: 3.512 8,117 z 95 j 1 .201, 982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,502 o 5 3,638 9,333 214 j 824,734 183,675 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 10 10 3>758 9,587 227 '1,058,342 246,370 1,304,712 73,002 2 o '27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 8 3,824 9,653 234 1,215,849 222,923 1,438,772 78,828 19 8 [22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o 69,165 5 o 3.974 9.848 264 1,361,817 208,372 11,570,189 90,633 11 2 20,608 11 11 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 1 4,074 10,037 3°2 1,379.483 219,917 11,599,400 93.822 3 3 ,21,555 19 2 II5.37 8 2 5 73,054 4 6: 4,264 330 1,433,458 220,847 1,654,3 0 5 I 95.634 5 5 120,855 19 7 in6,490 5 o 70,036 6 2 4,463 110,931 375 !i,533. 4°6 24°. 867 1,774,273 ,101,652 8 o [24,860 9 o 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 4 4,546 -11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 106,638 12 2 127,281 4 9 133,919 16 11 77,473 10 7 4,646 |n, 375 437 1,589,771 [245,623 1,835, 394 '106,548 4 o 30,205 11 10 1136,753 15 10 76,580 10 o 4,790 11,617 473 ,1,548,233 1217,630 11,765,863 1106,311 11 6 ,23,164 13 11 1129,476 5 5 72,201 13 5 4,874 111,827 489 r,589,157 213,830 11,802,987 1106,462 18 4 ,24,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 75,426 9 7 5,148 112,812 520 11,734,381 226,780 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 26,070 12 7 136,767 10 3 76,845 1 10 5,349 j 13.235 573 I ,74 6 ,H5 222,149 1,968, 264 117,633 r 5 9 J24,8 4 o 5 7 142,474 1 4 85,658 4 11 5,479 13,459 615 11,686,064 ! 2i8, 079 ,1,904,143 103,813 8 7 0,128,15515 6J 87,47213 3: 5.513 i J 3,5i5 640 -1,825,646 1244,045 2,069,691 112,465 15 9 128,317 7 10 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 o !__ ' ___ . l I ' I I i 2.443 2 11 ; 2,541 4 11 5.4° 6 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 11,344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 11 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 17,931 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 23,154 8 3 18,292 13 4 122,451 6 3 119,210 6 6 .20,041 15 10 20,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 121,321 2 9 123,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,g86 10 10 29,580 10 11 29,141 6 o 6,377 6 3:3 9 10 10,558 19 6 ; 3 7 1 14,89, 5 1 j 4 17 4 22,813 17 46 8 6 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 32.598 7 11 5 19 6 32,452 94423 36,520 4 2 4 1 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 ' 60,055 i° n 4 16 4 82,771 3 1 , 5 18 10 81,284 18 10 5 12 11 87.599 65 5 10 o 96,801 83509 83,409 15 3 4 3 4 101,378 9 11 667 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 ' 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 8 9 J 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 j 4 13 9 95,463 14 5:5 o 1 101,433 11 o j 5 8 7 104,391 3 IO ! 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 ! 5 12 7 117,053 42:580 121,251 301559 • Mileage tariff. i I Mileage tariff in operation I up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1 1870; and is. tariff from ist April, 1870. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. r From ist November, . 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist Jan., 1886, delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. I 1 I