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Table No. 17— continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893— continued.

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3 C E Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Value of < xovemment Messages. Total Value oi Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. I Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. — Telegraph Revenoe from all ] 3 . t ■ p Sources. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of i Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Gfavernand Press. ment. J nvate, Oovern- . r . . ; .1 Press. mrnt r ° taL d press, ment. ~ i "I ! 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3.974 4.O74 4,264 4,54 6 4,646 4.79O 4.874 5,349 5,479 5,513 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 ",375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 13,515 264 302 33° 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 1,361 ,817 1 208,372 1,379,483 219,917 ; 1,433,458 220,847 1,533,406 240,867 1,583,717 252,549 1,589,771 245,623 1,548,233 j 217,630 1.589,157 213,830 1,734,381 226,780 1,746,115 222,149 1,686,064 218,079 1,825,646 244,045 j6i,8i7 208,372 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 579,483 219,917 1,599,400 ; 93,822 3 3 133 >458 220,847 1,654,305 : 95,634 5 5 533,406 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 583,717 252,549 1,836,266 1106,638 12 2 589,771 245,623 1,835,394 106,548 4 o 548,233 1217,630 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 589,157 213,830 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 734,381 226,780 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 746,115 222,149 ;i,968, 264 117,633 15 9 686,064 218,079 1,904,143 103,813 8 6J 825,646 244,045 2,069,691 112,465 15' 9 £ s. d. 20,608 II II 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 9 30,205 11 10 23,164 13 11 24,218 g 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 t £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 "5,37 s 2 5 : 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 116,490 5 o ■ 70,036 6 2120,041 15 10 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 I 33,9 I 9 J 6 11 j 77,473 10 7J2i,4O2 18 2 I 36,753 15 10 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 129,476 5 5 , 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 130,681 7 7 : 75,426 g 726,007 1 5 136,767 10 3 76,845 1 1027,546 2 o 142,474 1 4 . 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 128,155 15 6J 87,472 13 329,580 10 11 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 029,141 6 o £ s. d. £ s. d. 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 92,264 11 o j 4 16 8 90,078 2 0 : 4 18 4 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 98,875 8 9 J 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 95,463 14 5 i 5 o 1 101,433 Yi o J 5 8 7 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 117,053 42580 121,251 30:559 I From 1st November ! 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., t886, - delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. J ' or the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to the 31st March, 1903. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number ; C - Miles of ' £S. Wire. M° - Number d of Telegrams forwarded luring the Year. Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Telegraph. Telephone. Value ot Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding (able Subsidy , . Remarks. Private, and Press. 1 ! G ZIT ! *<>*'• I 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 „ 1900 „ 1901 „ igo2 1903 6,2 4 5| 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7.249b 7.469 7,748 J 14,8814 -5,764i 16,470! 18,024 18,746 19,228 2O,682|| 2i,7°5 I 22,672! 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,I59,O93 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 231,618 2,033,800 224,579 2,124,211 235,168 2,520,169 226,818 ! 2,696,233 243,190 2,960,738 310,538 3,469,631 363,684 3,898,128 317,590 J 4,167,981 288,086 ! 4,559,304 £ *■ a. 88,459 10 11 97,178 14 oi 100,385 16 1 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 z| 151,933 19 11 160,343 7 7 £ s. d. j £ s. d. 21,552 12 ro 26,050 7 5 -5,933 12 9 J 25,843 11 11 .'9,248 19 5 ! 23,118 2 6 36,422 6 S 24,504 9 8 39,718 7 7 ; 25,500 5 10 43.3°3 2 10 ! 29,431 ig o 49,117 o S 35,327 6 2 55,542 4 9 . 27,507 17 r> 62,151 8 ri 26,440 2 10 £ s - d. 136,062 1I 2 148,955 18 8-1 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4J 222,305 8 o| 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 4 £ s - d. £ s. d. I 35.79 I ° 7 Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 143,665 14 o „ 4,774 5 5 153,484 6 8 , 3,972 8 1 165,198 13 5 , 1,849 2 9 173,152 16 6 „ M27 19 11 181,634 TI 3 i » 1,608 7 1 194,014 12 11 „ 1,000 8 6 212,180 16 o „ 234 15 o 228,185 10 7 „ 181 10 o I Note. —Tariff, 1890 : is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words ; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : For twelve w delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d.; each additional won ords, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, is.; d, id. ; address and signatnre paid for.