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Table No. 8. Table showing Cable, Radio-telegraph, and Radio-telephone Business transacted during the Year ended 31st March, 1936, as compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Cable Messages.

Radio-telegrams.

Radio-telephone Calls.

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International. Australian. Xotal . Forwarded. Received. Forwarded. Received. Year ended Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. I £ £ £ £ I £ 31st March, 1937 .. 178,787 7,672 154,407 6,277 164,330 4,729 161,008 5,138 658,552 j 23,816 31st March, 1936 .. 163,190 ,7,079 141,452 15,952 139,197 3,985 138,318 4,492 582,157(21,508 Press Messages (included in above totals). 31st March, 1937 .. 2.141 225 1 2,626 263 4,992 645 7,512 997 17,271 I 2,130 31st March, 1936 2,256 211 3,314 338 3,945 421 7,371 944 16,886 1,914 ■ I

Forwarded. Received. Total. Year ended .Number Revenue Number Revenue Number Revenue of earned by of earned by of earned by Messages. New Zealand. Messages. New Zealand. Messages. New Zealand. ; ; £ £ £ 31st March, 1937 .. .. 14,352 3,229 23,691 3,985 38,043 7,214 31st March, 1936 .. .. 12,332 2.646 18,703 3,234 31,035 5,880

Outward. Inward. Total. Period. Number of Revenue earned Number of Revenue earned Number of Revenue earned Calls. by New Zealand. Calls. by New Zealand. Calls. by New Zealand. £ £ £ 31st March, 1937 .. .. .. 923 1,478 1,190 1,074 2,113 2,552 31st March, 1936 .. .. .. 431 489 338 467 769 956 I __[ I