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w , Number of Subscribers or Connections : iixcnarige. March gl> im March 81, 1903. Hokitika ... ... ... ... 95 ... 122 Boss ... ... ... ... — ... 7 Inveroargill ... ... ... ... 291 ... 313 Bluff ... ... ... ... 25 ... 29 Edendale ... ... ... ... 6 ... 5 Gore ... ... ... ... 66 ... 78 Lumsden ... ... ... ... 16 ... 16 Mataura ... ... ... ... 10 ... 9 Otautau ... ... ... ... 26 ... 28 Eiversdale ... ... ... ... 17 ... 18 Eiverton ... ... ... ... 19 ... 17 Winton ... ... ... ... 19 ... 21 Woodlands ... ... ... ... 4 ... 5 Wyndham ... ... ... ... 12 ... 11 Masterton ... ... ... ... Ill ... 134 Carterton ... ... ... ... 22 ... 29 Eketahuna ... ... ... ... 14 ... 15 Grey town North ... ... ... — ... 11 Napier ... ... ... ... 334 ... 357 Hastings ... ... ... ..: 54 ... 65 Weber ... ... ... ... ... 1 Nelson ... ... ... ... 138 ... 185 New Plymouth ... ... ... 253 ... 299 Inglewood ... ... ... ... 17 ... 17 Waitara ... ... ... ... .14 ... 14 Oamaru ... ... ... ... 173 .., 183 Ngapara ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Pahiatua ... ... ... ... 71 ... 78 Woodville ... ... ... ... 17 ... 21 Palmerston North ... .„• ... 187 ... 223 Eotorua ... ... ... ... — ... 37 Stratford .... ... ... ... 86 ... 95 Thames .... ... ... ... 81 ... 79 Paeroa ... ... ... ... 17 ... 23 Timaru ... ... ... ... 162 ... 185 Pairlie ... ... ..-. ... 10 ... 12 Temuka ... ... ... ... 15 ... 17 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 328 ... 379 Hunterville ... ... ... ... 6 ... 6 Marton ... ... ... ... 29 ... 36 Okaiawa ... ... ... ... — ... 1 Waverley ... ... ... ... ... 11 Wellington ... ... ... ... 1,731 ... 1,902 Westport ... ... ... ... — ... 87 9,260 10,633

The connections are classified : Paying, 9,769 ; free, 232 ; bureaux, 632 : total, 10,633. The exchange subscriptions amounted to £62,151 Bs. lid., or £6,609 4s. 2d. more than the previous year's. The year's working-expenses, phis 5 per cent, on the capital cost, amounted to £56,276 19s. Bd. The marked increase in number of exchanges and subscribers indicates the appreciation of the public both in town and country of the telephone-exchange system. The following are particulars of telegraph and telephone wires, &c, in the colony on the 31st March, 1903 :— Telegraph. Telephone. Miles of line, Ist April, 1902 ... ... ... ... 7,469 601 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 7,748| 667 Miles of wire, Ist April, 1902 ... ... ... ... 21,705 7,767 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 22,672f 8,727 Increase during the year— Miles of line ... ... ... ... ... 279J 66 Miles of wire ... ... ... ... ... 967f 960

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