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Out-stations. —Native boys attend to the working of the five outstations, and, on account of the short time they are required to be in attendance for exchange of radio traffic, an arrangement has been made with the Education Department whereby these boys do part-time teaching in the nearby schools. Instructional Classes. Classes in wireless instruction are being continued, one comprising local-born boys and one of Native boys. This is to ensure that no break in the staff will take place should any of the boys now doing duty for any reason require replacing. New Outstations. Complete installations for the transmission and reception of radio traffic, along the same lines as those previously installed at Fagamalo, Aleipata, and Tuasivi, have been installed and put into operation at Fakaofo (Tokelau Islands) and Salailua (Island of Savai'i). A Samoan boy is doing duty at Fakaofo until such time as a Tokelau Native who is undergoing training is qualified.

Details of Radio-telegraphic Business transacted at Apia Radio for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Details of Engine-running, Oil-consumption, etc., 1926-27.

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Totals for Year. Totals for Year. — Value. : Value. Messages. Words. Messages. Words. £ s. d. £ s. d. Transmits .. 8,487 77,747 1,943 8 6 Fagamalo— New Zealand .. Forwarded .. 280 4,372 36 18 9 Forwarded .. 2,011 21,352 528 16 0 Received .. 286 4,021 33 9 3 Received .. 1,289 12,702 321 10 6 Tuasivi _ SU^ a_ a a S70 q Q99 fi o 1fi « Forwarded.. 144 1,979 16 8 1 Received 0 !! 659 I'S 162 IS 0 " 1% 2 ' 791 23 6 2 Pago Pago — Aleipata — Forwarded .. 295 4,153 54 4 9 Forwarded.. 100 1,316 10 19 2 Received .. 596 6,820 110 5 9 Received .. 95 1,474 12 5 8 Ships — Salailua — Forwarded .. 94 1,311 33 5 0 Forwarded.. 43 544 4 10 8 Received .. 138 1,754 43 18 6 Received .. 58 1,079 8 19 10 Rarotonga — . . Forwarded .. 6 82 2 1 a^ ao °~~ Received .. 4 76 1 18 0 Forwarded.. 33 706 1 Nukualofa— Received .. 63 1,370 11 8 4 Forwarded .. 36 316 7 17 6 Ocean Ialand — Received .. 31 281 7 0 6 Forwarded .. 1 10 0 5 0 Papeete— NauruForwarded .. 16 135 3 7 6 Forwarded 1 16 0 8 0 Received .. 9 55 1 7 6 Niue —• 1 Press — Forwarded .. 10 117 2 18 6 Received .. .. 150,000 Received ... 5 87 2 3 6 Forwarded . . . . 60,000 Total number of messages received and forwarded, 15,358; total number of words received and forwarded, 376,511 ; total amount earned by Apia Radio, £3,476 5s. Id.

I I ! M , Total n Mont % . I Constmption Month. ■ u • m-„ l Consumption 01 ; Engine-running Time. J Crude Oil. per 1926. Hrs. Min. Gallons. Gallons. April .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 254 2-3 May .. .. .. .. .. 95 15 290 3-0 June .. ., .. .. .. 98 30 241 2-4 July .. .. .. .. .. 103 15 261 2-5 August .. .. .. .. 91 0 263 2-8 September . . . . .. . . 89 10 218 2-45 October .. .. .. .. 101 35 263 2'6 November .. .. .. .. 103 55 246 2-3 December .. .. .. . . 119 35 267 2-3 1927. January .. .. .. .. 99 25 221 2-25 February .. .. .. .. 86 15 202 2-3 March .. .. .. .. 87 20 203 2-3