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Table No. 19. Ordinary and Press Telegrams despatched during the Four Quarters ended 31st December, 1888, also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1889, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

Table No. 20. Insulation Tests of the First and Second Cook Strait Cables for the Year ended 31st December, 1889, showing the Resistance per Knot after Two Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance).

Table No. 21. Insulation Tests of the Wanganui and Wakapuaka Cable for the Year ended 31st December, 1889, showing the Resistance per Knot after Ten Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance). Length of Cable laid, 108-69 Knots.

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„ March Quarter. JlUK Quarter. Septeml ber Quarter. December Quarter. Totali for Year. Clas%. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. i Number. I Revenue derived. 1889. >rdinary .. 'ress 389,902 39>i8 4 £ ■■ d21,166 9 1 i>750 15 7 327,171 39,520 £ ■■ d. 16,679 7 7 2,221 14 o 322,467 51,767 s. d.j 16,696 17 8 2,968 1 11 377,374 41,772 / 8. d. 19,688 10 11 1^53 4 9 1,416,914 172,243 £ B.d. 74,231 5 3 8,593 16 3 Totals .. 429,086 22,917 4 8 366,691 18,901 1 7 374,234 19,664 19 7 419,141 21,341 15 8 1,589,157 82,825 1 6 1888. >rdinary .. 'ress 357,824 40,051 i8,373 14 2 2,109 J4 7 347.461 49,°49 17,429 13 6 3,019 8 11 3*5,456 43>63i 16,842 13 3 2,792 14 6 345,737 49,024 18,021 8 3 2,362 15 5 1,366,478 i8i,755 70,667 9 2 10,284 13 5 Totals .. 397,875 20,483 8 9 396,510 359,087 19,635 7 9 394,76i 20,384 3 8 * >54 8.233 80,952 2 7 20,449 2 5

First Cook Strait Cable. No. 1 Wire. N(). 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Second Cook Strait Cable. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. [anuary February March .. Vpril .. May fune [uly .. \ugust .. September October Stevember December 164 152 170 170 159 166 176 153 158 J47 136 154 164 157 168 171 169 180 192 179 184 175 165 185 358 332 352 365 347 371 392 336 348 343 320 35° January February March April .. May .. June .. July .. August September October November December 28 49 33 17 ■392 3'35 28-97 556 3'99 4'43 4-8 8-6

Date. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. Copper Resistance per Knot in Ohms. Mean Temperature of Sea-bottom calculated from the Observed C.R. [anuary .. February March \pril May fune [uly August September October .. November December Twenty Cells. 6,400 5.273 4,975 5,3i9 5,261 6,930 7,793 8,403 7.158 6,539 6,293 5,465 10-98 ICV989 10-98 10-95 10-97 10-81 Deg. Fahr. 58 58-5 58 57 57'5 51 55 54 53 54 55 59 10:91 10-889 10-864 1089Q 1091 11