STATE CABLES.
THE COST OF GOVERNMENT MESSAGES MR. HEATON'S POINT. DOUBT IN THE COMMONWEALTH. (Uy tfolceraph.—l'reflo Association.— Copyright.l : • (Rec. August 3, 11.26 p.ni-.) ' Moisourno, August 3. In connectionvwith the suggestion of Mr. Hehniker Heaton that tho expenditure by the British' and tho colonial Governments cablegrams would pay interest on the capital fl,ecosSfiry to purchase. tho cables, .doubt ia expressed on the points '■A return which has been prepared for tho yoar ended December 31 sh6ws, that whilo 1,188,100 wards were sent .by, Australian. public -over tho Pacific cable, tho Government only sent 23)291 wordß, representing £1892 in revenue. •'•;/v,. , '-Ordinary messages reoeived.. in Australia, by tho same route totalled 061,479 , words. Government messages 26,029 words..
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 7
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115STATE CABLES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 7
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