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Return showing the Equipment installed and the Equipment in Use at Automatic Exchanges on 31st March, 1929.

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Existing Capacity of Exchange Equipment T>r„rr,h a i- nf Uminmmt fr, tt 0 » Number of Main Stations in Existence irrespective of the Number of TJnits installed. Number oi units 01 equipment m Use. of Equipment in Use. Number of Total Number of Extension Stations Telephone Stations Name of Exchange or Branch Automatic Lines. Automatic Lines. Automatic Stations. Totals. connected. connected. Exchange. Magneto Magneto ; Magneto ; One- Two- Four- Multi- Lines. one- xwo- Four- Multi- Lines. One- Two- Three- Four- Multi- stations. Magneto . t nf , party. party. party. party. party. party. party. party. party. party. party. party. party. Stations. Ssttions. j - ua sneco. Auto, magneto. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) I (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) Auckland Exchange Area — Wellesley Street .. .. 7,200 .. 100 .. .. 6,150 .. 100 .. .. 6,150 90 54 148 .. .. 6,442 4 2,829 .. 9,271 4 Remuera.. .. .. i 1,800 100 100 .. .. 1,894 71 88 .. .. 1.894 142 66 264 .. .. 2,366 .. 210 .. 2,576 Mount Eden .. .. 2,200 .. 100 .. .. 2,046 .. 99 .. .. 2,046 26 72 248 .. .. 2,392 .. 137 .. 2,529 Ponsonby.. .. .. ! 1,560 100 .. .. 1,345 .. 91 .. .. 1.345 54 90 136 .. .. 1,625 .. 122 .. 1,747 Onehunga .. .. 400 .. .. .. .. 400 .. .. .. .. 400 .. .. .. .. .. 400 .. 50 .. 450 Devonport .. 600 100 .. .. .. 576 5 .. .. .. 576 10 .. .. .. .. 586 .. 33 .. 619 Takapuna .. .. 400 .. .. . ■ .. 352 .. .. .. .. 352 .. .. .. .. .. 352 .. 27 .. 379 Christchurch Exchange Area — Hereford Street* .. .. 1,500 I .. .. .. .. 1,491 .. .. .. .. 1,491 .. .. .. .. .. 1,491 .. 238 .. 1,729 St. Albans* .. 500 .. .. .. 487 .. .. .. .. 487 .. .. .. . . .. 487 .. 70 .. 557 Sydenham* .. .. 300 | .. .. .. 289 .. .. .. .. 289 ... .. .. .. .. 289 .. 37 .. 326 Dunedin Exchange Area — ! Dowling Street .. .. 4,000: 100 100 .. 100 3,559 39 37 .. 31 3,559 78 86 36 .. Ill 3,759 111 1,590 44 5,349 155 Roslyn .. .. .. 1,000; .. .. .. .. 890 .. .. .. .. 890 .. .. .. .. .. 890 .. 62 .. 952 South Dunedin .. .. 1.800' 100 .. .. .. 1,373 95 .. .. .. 1,433 70 .. .. .. .. 1,503 .. 109 .. 1,612 Wellington Exchange Area — i Courtenay Place .. .. 3,800 100 100 .. .. 3,738 93 25 .. .. 3,754 184 18 12 .. .. 3,968 .. 1,115 .. 5,083 Wellington South .. .. 2,100 100 100 .. .. 2,012 96 93 .. .. 2,022 268 111 32 .. .. 2,433 .. 178 .. 2,611 Kelburn .. .. .. 1,600 .. 100 .. .. 1,293 .. 55 .. .. 1,298 64 36 24 .. .. 1,422 .. 90 .. 1,512 Khandallah .. .. 200 100 100 .. .. 194 54 68 .. .. 229 60 69 136 .. .. 494 .. 11 .. 505 Stout Street .. .. 7,400 100 100 .. .. 4,381 47 87 .. .. 4,392 116 84 148 .. .. 4,740 .. 3,586 .. 1 8,326 Miramar .. .. .. 400 .. .. .. .. 398 .. .. .. .. 398 .. .. .. .. .. 398 .. 11 .. 409 Single -office exchanges — Blenheim .. .. 800 .. 100 .. 50 734 .. 64 .. 32 734 82 24 60 .. 135 900 135 106 6 i 1,006 141 Dannevirke .. .. 700 .. 100 50 50 590 .. 27 43 .. 590 34 9 20 281 .. 934 .. 124 .. 1,058 Hamilton .. .. 1,700 100 100 .. 100 1,628 1 100 ■■ 87 1,628 84 57 160 .. 510 1,929 510 394 58 j 2,323 568 Hawera .. .. .. 900 .. 100 50 .. 760 .. 37 24 1 760 34 18 56 177 9 1,045 9 157 .. 1,202 9 Masterton .. .. 1.200 100 100 .. 220 997 90 99 ■■ 137 1,089 154 42 24 .. 390 1,309 390 257 8 i 1,566 398 Napier .. .. .. 2,200 100 .. .. 100 1,841 39 .. •• 28 1,858 44 .. .. .. 98 1,902 98 678 4 ! 2,580 102 Oamaru .. .. .. 800 .. 100 .. 20 731 .. 94 .. 8 794 18 36 40 - .. 59 888 59 116 4 1,004 63 Palmerston North .. .. 2,200 .. 100 .. 110 2,176 .. 92 .. 35 2,182 68 36 160 .. 180 2,446 180 343 131 2,789 311 Stratford .. .. .. 500 .. 100 50 .. 425 . . 21 23 .. 425 22 18 16 184 .. 665 .. 70 .. 735 Wanganui .. .. 2,500 200 100 .. 100 2,318 63 78 .. 63 2,318 146 48 208. .. 358 2,720 358 618 14 j 3,338 372 Totals .. .. 52,260 1,300 1,900 150 850 45,068 693 1,345 90 422 45,383 1,848 974 1,928 642 1,850 50,775 1,854 13,368 269 [64, 143 2,123 * Auxiliary apparatus. Columns 8 and 9 include a number of two and four party lines which are being used for other than two and four party stations.