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Hereunder is a return showing automatic-exchange equipment installed and in use in the Dominion on the 31st March, 1925: —

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Number Number of Number Number Total , T , Total of Party Lmes of o{ Number Number Number Exchange. Individual ™ « ? • Individual Party- of Exte ° nsion Automatic installed. j u T y Stations. Stations. Stations. Stations ' Auckland Exchange Area — Wellesley Street .. .. 7,300 .. .. 5,033 .. 5,033 1,682 6,715 Remuera .. .. 1,600 .. 100 990 .. 990 101 1,091 Mount Eden .. .. 1,600 .. . 100 1,280 .. 1,280 68 1,348 Ponsonby .. .. 1,200 .. 100 888 .. 888 73 961 Onehunga .. .. 400 .. .. 259 .. 259 18 277 Ohristchurch Exchange Area— Hereford Street* .. .. 1,500 .. .. 1,497 .. 1,497 146 1,643 St. Albans* .. .. 500 500 .. 500 54 554 Sydenham* .. .. 300 .. ' .. 300 .. 300 33 333 Wellington Exchange Area — Courtenay Place .. .. 3,400 100 100 3,310 156 3,466 831 4,297 Wellington South .. .. 1,400 100 100 : 1,134 406 1,540 97 1,637 Kelburn .. .. .. 1,200 .. .. 871 .. 871 57 928 Khandallah .. .. .. 100 100 76f 240 316 7 323 Single-office exchanges— Blenheim.. .. .. 700 100 660 119 779 86 865 Hamilton.. .. .. 1,400 .. 100 1,395 309 1,704 261 1,965 Masterton .. .. 1,000 .. 100 900 200 1,100 173 1,273 Oamaru .. .. .. j 700 .. 100 641 80 721 91 812 Palmerston North .. .. 1,800 .. 100 1,680 199 1,879 214 2,093 Wanganui .. .. 2,000 .. 100 1,915 279 2,194 441 2,635 Totals .. .. 28,000 300 1,200 23,329 1,988 25,317 4,433 29,750 I ' I * Auxiliary apparatus. f 76 lines used for individual stations.