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APPEN DIX.

DESIGNATION OF OFFICES CHANGED.

CABLE BUSINESS. The Dominion's outward International and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the years 1926-27 and 1925-26 was as follows : — INTERNATIONAL. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1926-27 .. .. 166.047 .. .. .. 182,904 1925-26 .. .. 165,206 .. .. .189,221 Increase 841 = 0-51 per cent. Decrease 6,317 = 3'33 per cent. AUSTRALIAN. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1926-27 .. .. 151,359 .. .. .. 30,027 1925-26 .. .. 149,526 .. .. .. 30,626 Increase 1,833 = 1-22 per cent. Decrease 599 = 1-95 per cent. There was a total increase of 2,674 messages, and a decrease in value of £6,916. Of the total revenue received on forwarded cable messages —viz., £212,931 —£200,319 was paid to other Administrations, and £12,612 was retained by New Zealand. RECEIVED CABLE MESSAGES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1926-27 and 1925-26, exclusive of Press, was as follows : —■ International. Australian. 1926-27 .. .. 142,299 .. .. .. 140,440 1925-26 .. .. 139,680 .. .. .. 140,919 Increase 2,619 = 1-87 percent. Decrease 479 = 0-33 per cent. The total revenue earned by New Zealand on received cable messages during the year 1926-27 was £10,306, as compared with £10,441 for 1925-26.

PoBtal District. Changed from Changed to I Cook Islands .. .. .. ■ • Pukapuka (Cook Islands) . . Danger Island. Auckland . . ... . • ■ • Whangaruru .. .. Whangaruru South. Gisborne .. • ■ ■ • • • Kaiteratahi .. .. Waipaoa. Hamilton . . .. • . • • Waimarino .. .. National Park. Invercargill . . • • • • ■ . Edendale.. .. . . Edendale South. Wanganui .. • • • • • • Ratana .. .. .. Patana Pa. Timaru .. . . . • ■ ■ Raorao .. .. .. Kingsdown. Hamilton .. . . .. .. Atiamuri .. .. Upper Atiamuri. Hamilton .. .. ■ ■ • • Atiamuri Bridge .. . . Atiamuri. Auckland .. .. . . . • Fernielea.. .. .. Coatesville. Blenheim .. . • • • • • Purahi . . .. . . The Muller. Greymouth .. . . • • ■ • State Collieries .. .. Dunollie. Auckland .. . . . • • • Taiaotea .. .. . . Brown's Bay. Nelson .. .. • • ■ • Wakapuaka .. .. Cable Bay. Nelson .. . • • • • • Wakapuaka Suburban . . Wakapuaka. Invercargill .. .. • • ■ ■ Hekeia .. .. .. Longwood. Hamilton .. .. • • ■ • Mahirakau .. .. Tuhua. Auckland .. .. .. • • Maungakohatu .. .. Bryn Avon. Invercargill .. . . • • • • Moturimu .. .. Northope. Dunedin .. .. • • • • North-east Harbour .. Macandrew Bay. Gisborne .. ■ • • • • • Kahukura . . .. Tikitiki.