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TABLE C. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Year ended 30th June, 1877; ORDINARY and PRESS TELEGRAMS. despatched during each Quarter of the Year ended 30th June, 1878; and the REVENUE derived from each Class. 1876-77.

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Septei fber Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. 'otals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. TeSgrams. Eere ™e derived. No, Of -r, , . -. Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. >rdinary Telegrams £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 227,726 14,910 1 5 £ S. d. 197,156 13,168 6 10 217,573 14,442 13 8 226,151 14,878 16 6 868,606 57,399 18 5 'ress Telegrams ... 18,282 2,049 9 1 16,985 1,441 12 9 21,181 1,457 11 9 19,345 1,385 18 11 75,793 j 6,334 12 6 'rovineial Grovermnent Telegrams ... i 4,515 478 11 0 3,369 347 13 8 7,884 826 4 8 Totals ! 219,953 ! 247,332 ! 15,696 6 11 237,927 16,232 0 1 16,336 8 3 247,071 I 16,296 0 4 952,283 64,560 15 7 1877-78. September Quarter. December Quarter. Man :h Quarter. Jum Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ B. d. Ordinary Telegrams 222,588 14,964 2 8 235,974 15,834 13 9 258, 138 17,288 14 2 254,715 17,255 17 11 971,415 65,343 8 6 Press Telegrams 23,292 2,347 7 4 22,810 2,108 0 7 23,106 1,701 8 1 24,858 1,783 17 4 94,066 7,940 13 4 . Totals 258,784 17,942 14 4 281,244 18,990 2 3 279,573 19,039 15 3 1,065,481 73,284 1 10 245,880 17,311 10 0