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Table No. 21. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878; to the 31st March, 1880, 1881, and 1882; and to the 31st December, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, and 1887.

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Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. c c a. Z Number ol du f Telegrams iring the Ye; forwarded ir. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian cable subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. General Government. Total. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 ' 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 699 757 I,IIO 1,329 1,661 2,185 (b) 2,356 (c) 2,53° (a) 2,986 (<=) 3,154(0 3,259 (g) 3,434 (h) 3,5i2 (') 3,638 (i) 3,758 fc) 3,974 (m) 4,°74< n) 4,264(0) 4,463( p) 4,546 C) 4,646 (r) 1,39° 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 4,574 5,782 6,626 7,247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 10,474 11,178 ",375 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 330 375 412 437 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,545 253,582 344,524 485,507 645,067 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 1,201,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 !,379, 483 *>433, 458 1,533,406 1,583,717 1,589,771 2,746 15,331 26,244 50,097 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 219,917 220,847 240,867 252,549 245,623 27,407 70,952 98,485 156,167 185,423 312,874 411,767 568, 960 752,899 917,128 1,051,086 1,124,442 1,260,324 1,448,943 1,008,409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 1,599,400 i,654,3O5 !,774, 273 1,836,266 1,835,394 5,561 19 2 9,070 io 1 11,652 3 7 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55,301 12 3 62,715 10 4 65,644 15 3 73,284 1 10 85,402 o 2 58,120 3 3 73,002 2 o 78,828 19 8 90.633 11 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 483 3 2 3,77° 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 ",043 3 9 11,105 2 o 12,618 11 6 13,679 10 9 16,154 6 o 17,024 8 9 19,148 12 4 26,949 2 2 I9,7O7 6 3 27,021 3 8 22,737 16 4 20,608 11 11 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 9 30,205 11 10 £ s. d. 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 10 31,951 2 1 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 39,164 13 9 50,786 o 9 59,127 10 4 68,981 3 o 78,869 16 4 82,669 4 o 92,432 14 2 112,351 2 4 77,827 9 6 100,023 5 8 101,566 16 o 111,242 3 1 H5,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o 133,919 16 II 136,753 1S 10 £ *. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 10 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 11 4 61,696 14 5 63,353 10 10 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73,554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 10 7 76,580 10 o £ s- d. 2,443 2 11 2,541 4 11 5,406 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 ",344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 11 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 17,931 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 23,154 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 20,9OO 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 £ s- d. 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 5 1 22,813 I7 4 30,537 12 2 32.598 7 11 32,452 9 4 36,520 4 2 53,823 17 3 60,055 Io 11 82,771 3 1 81,284 J8 10 87.599 6 5 96,801 8 3 83,409 15 3 101,378 9 11 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o 90,078 2 o 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 4 2 3 4 1 11 6 3 11 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 11 5 10 o 509 4 3 4 667 4 *7 4 5 17 5 4' 16 8 4 18 4 4 J5 " 4 13 9 I Mileage tariff. I Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st (Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. 1 From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in ire?. Prom 1st Jan., 1886, d e 1 a y e d - telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination (a) From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. (b) -32 (') 42 c) ; 106 ; : ; ; <8) »i 5 o w » 85 (i) From this mileage 109 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. C) . 95 (') « J02 ,, m) " 66 „ °) - 19° • - » /, ") » 199