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Table No. 17. Table showing Toll Calls and Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1923, and the Revenue received therefrom.

Table No. 18. Table Showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in use at Telegraph Offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

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June Quarter, 1922. September Quarter, 1922. December Quarter, 1922. March Quarter, 1923. Totals. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. I Revenue. I Number. Revenue. Ordinary telegrams Urgent telegrams Press telegrams Slight letter-telegrams foil calls 1,240,988 52,282 91,109 5,681 1,703,939 £ 119,705 6,773 11,841 514 67,934 1,192,305 48,184 93,258 6,653 1,767,109 £ 120,283 6,199 13,332 614 69,708 1,412,353 63,970 100,130 7,309 1,925,140 £ 135,601 7,441 13,227 653 70,958 1,439,469 64,468 105,044 13,177 2,010,069 £ 128,128 7,035 14,295 773 79,774 5,285,175 228,904 389,607 32,880 7,406,257 £ 503,717 27,448 52,095 2,554 294,374 Jross totals -.ess other linos and credits 3,094,059 206,767 41,830 3,107,569 210,136 45,647 3,508,968 233,880 45,390 3,632,227 230,005 48,477 13,342,823 880,788 181,344 .. STet totals, 1922-23 164,937 164,489 188,490 181,528 699,444 STet totals, 1921-22 3,111,983 167,953 3,104,127 164,437 ! 3,281,107 176,785 3,284,820 176,680 112,782,037 685,855

irse Instruments in use. is" fumber of Cells. District. il -4-3 a j li II d rH r,'t £> ft . =3 I a 7 & « ft p rH s c a « f 1 3E OH . „_, OHH O S *„f BAbS CD id a 8 rJ a o •ts M s 1 a o M g oS rH a Auckland .. Canterbury .. Otago Wellington .. 56 96 59 145 78 44 76 101 14 13 1 24 8 5 3 19 1 1 28 12 5 32 9 3 3 23 141 18 74 214 11,426 4,216 5,072 15,593 168 427 50 1,813 137 .. 9 987 1,161 5 649 340 22 717 301 : 322 137 987 649 717 207 "20 1,849 2 Totals 356 299 52 35 4 77 38 447 36,307 2,458 2,490 1,802 j 358 2,076