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Guarantee.

If the subsidies were pooled, and distributed over all the colonies according to population, the result would be as follows: —

Subsidies.

The following table shows the contribution of each colony if subsidies and guarantee combined and distributed over all colonies according to population on basis of 1885 statistics : —

Subsidies and Guarantee combined.

Present Traffic, showing Proportions at 4s. Tariff.

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Population based on 1885 Statistics.* Amount to be made up, exclusive of Subsidies, if Traffic increased by Colony. 25 per Cent. 50 per Cent. 75 per Cent. 100 per Cent. Victoria... New South Wales South Australia ... Western Australia New Zealand ... Queensland Tasmania 991,869 957,914 313,423 35,186 575,226 315,489 133,791 £ 19,029 18,379 6,012 676 11,035 6,050 2,569 £ 14,552 14,055 4,597 517 8,439 4,626 1,964 £ 10,074 9,730 3,183 358 5,842 3,203 1,360 £ 5,597 5,406 1,768 199 3,246 1,779 755 Total ... 3,322,898 63,750 48,750 33,750 18,750 * These are the most recent statistics in thi r ould, of course, form the basis of the calculations. company's pi isession, but thi latest ascertained populations

Colony. Existing Contributions in respect of Duplicate Cable on 1881 Census. Contributions in respect of New Zealand and Tasmanian Cables. Contributions if Subsidies spread over all Colonies on Basis of Population, 1885. £ 14,479 12,617 4,805 499 £ £ 13,164 12,714 • 4,159 467 7,634 4,185 1,777 Victoria few South Wales south Australia Western Australia few Zealand Queensland ... Casmania 2,500 5,000 4,200 Total 32,400 11,700 44,100

Colony. 25 per Cent. 50 per Cent. 75 per Cent. 100 per Cent. Ictoria Tew South Wales iouth Australia Vestern Australia few Zealand jueensland ... 'asmania £ 32,193 31,093 10,170 1,143 18,669 10,235 4,347 £ 27,716 26,769 8,756 984 16,072 8,811 3,742 £ 23,239 22,444 7,341 825 13,476 7,388 3,137 £ 18,760 18,121 5,926 666 10,879 5,965 2,533 Total 107,850 92,850 77,850 62,850

Class of Traffic. Number of Words. Companies' Proportion of 4s. Tariff. Out-payments. Total Tariff. )rdinary rovernment ... ... 489,000 41,000 70,000 54,000 s. d. 2 51 2 5 1 11 3 0 s. 1 1 0 1 d. 6i 6| 9 0 s. d. 4 0 3 1U 2 8" 4 0 'ress jocal (including India) Total 654,000