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TABLE B. Number of Telegrams despatched in each Provincial District during the Year ended 31st March, 1881 ; and Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for Nine Months of the previous Year.

TABLE C. Ordinary and Press Telegrams despatched during the Three Quarters ended 31st March, 1880 ; also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st March, 1881, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

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1880-S1. l8}9-8o. District. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. Wellington Maryborough Nelson Canterbury Westland Otago Southland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Auckland 1,961,159 124,031 362,164 2,850,260 3",i9i 2,393.759 523,034 425,612 136,734 1,808,054 226,665 19,989 73,128 164,929 37,802 197,222 45,494 48,59> 39.383 205,139 "■55 lO'II 20-19 578 I2'I4 8-23 8-69 11-41 28-8 "•34 I>434.°15 122,028 222,423 1,531,032 25 O,S3O 1,388,214 348,456 336,924 99-399 1,332,489 255.970 21.541 71,117 150,184 36,820 180,120 35.954 42,534 28,050 186,119 17-84 3i'97 98 14-69 12-97 10-31 12-62 28-21 13-96 Year. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. 1880-81 ... 1879-80 (for nine months only) 1878-79 1877-78 ... "876-77 1875-76 1874-75 •■ 1873-74 ... 1872-73 ... 1871-72 ... 1870-71 ... 1869-70 ... 1868-69 ... 1867-68 ... 10,895,998 7.065,510 7,374,786 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4,059.517 3.2O9>837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1.938,578 1,058,342 1,008,409 1,448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 7S2-899 568,960 411,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 971 14-27 19-64 20-71 20-29 22-21 22-59 23'45 19-76 17-02 11-91 7-8i 6-12 5'47

June Quarter. September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. Totals. Telegrams. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. 1879-80. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ B. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. )rdinary ... 346,252 16,139 10 4 250,030 16,203 18 5 263,855 '6,975 J3 9 760,137 49.319 2 6 }res8 22,614 1,566 18 o 22,115 1,607 5 8 19,868 1,421 7 3 64,597 4.595 10 " Totals... 268,866 17,706 8 4 272,145 17,811 4 1 283,723 18,397 1 0 824,734 53,9*4 13 S 1880-81. )rdinary ... 254,778 247,906 16,011 2 9 16,334 1 o 225,928 14,985 14 2 255,090 16,521 o s 983,702 63,851 18 4 'ress 16,618 1,439 1 " i7,32 6 i,8oi o 10 16,002 1,174 o 9 24,694 1,368 10 9 74,640 S.782 H 3 Totals.., 271,396 17.773 2 II 243,254 16,786 15 O 263,908 17,185 3 6 279,784 17,889 II 2 1,058,342 69,634 12 '7