9

P.—7

2—F. 7.

Table E. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Progress of the TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT during the Financial Years ended 30th JUNE, 1866, 1867, 1868,1869,1870, 1871,1872, and 1873.

Ybab ikded. Number of Miles of Line. Number of Stations Open. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. Number of Telegrams forwarded during Year. Revenuo derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages and Incidental Receipts. Value of General Government Messages. Total Valuo of Business done during tho Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in operation. General Government. Total. I I i I I I 24,761 2,476 27,237 £ s. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ >. d. £ s. d. 30th June, 1866 699 13 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 3 3 9 10 Mileage tariff. „ H 1867 757 21 65,621 15,331 70,952 9,070 10 1 3,770 4 8 12,810 It 9 8,017 11 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 1 » » „ „ 1868 1,110 31 72,211 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 0 3 18,321 3 10 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,896 5 1 4 17 4 )> tt > 14,266 12 7 „ » 1869 1,329 45 106,070 50,097 156,157 18,520 10 4 13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 8,547 4 9 22,813 17 4 6 8 6 Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st. Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870 ; and present Is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. „ „ 1870 1,661 56 122,543 02,878 185,423 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 0 29, -170 7 4 16,417 7 4 14,120 4 10 30,587 12 2 8 9 11 ,, 1871 •1,976 72 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,410 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 11,344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 19 6 „ 1872 f2,185 81 311,524 67,243 411,707 28,121 10 0 11,043 3 9 2 0 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 9 4 4 2 3 „ 1873 t2,356 93 485,507 83,453 568,960 39,080 18 9 50,786 0 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 4 2 4 1 11 I • From tliis mileage 78 miles to b» deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. t From this mileage 32 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. % From this mileage 42 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance.