Table No. 18. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, the Value of Government Messages, and the Number of Messages transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1903.

Table No. 19. Return of Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1903, and the Revenue received.

Table No. 20. Return of the Number and Value of Telegraph Money-orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

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Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. I Value of Government Messages. Total Number of Number Value of Private of Messages of all and Press Government Codes. Messages. Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames.. Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ s. d. I 24,746 8 o 2,385 5 6 18,087 12 10 •• 17,792 16 9 3,768 13 3j! 3,941 7 o 1,700 12 9J 8,005 15 if .. 8,676 15 6J; 3,953 " 54 ■• 1 5,487 5 54 .. 2,311 16 ioj .. 4,809 10 04 .. ! 3,838 15 Oi • • : 9,49i 3 3i •■ i 31,474 1 44 .. I 2,866 12 104 £ s - d. 4,356 4 7 449 13 2 2,270 15 8 1,985 5 s 396 9 o 552 3 8 258 8 11 958 13 2 914 11 3 1,109 7 3 720 10 9 229 16 7 475 1 o 39 s 19 3 950 2 6 9,854 1 6 559 18 11 £ s. d. I 29, 102 12 7 2,834 18 8 20,358 8 6 19,778 2 5 4,165 2 34 4,493 io 8 i,959 1 84 8,964 8 34 9,59i 6 94 5,062 18 8| 6,207 16 24 2,541 13 54 5,284 11 04 4,237 14 34 10,441 5 94 41,328 2 104 3,426 11 94 7°7,793 63,479 461,813 490,790 89,909 104,206 42,266 235,920 232,560 200,788 147,004 55,940 131,594 100,810 267,997 865,822 72,527 43,801 6,308 26,207 26,407 5,126 6,381 2,311 13,011 10,424 13,606 j 10,171 3,213 : 5,444 5,096 9,702 93,586 j 7,292 I 751,594 69,787 488,020 517,197 95,035 110,587 44,577 248,931 242,984 214,394 157,175 59,153 137,038 105,906 277,699 959,408 79,819 Totals, 1902-3 •• 153,338 3 3 26,440 2 10 179,778 6 1 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304 Totals, 1901-2 .. 141,581 2 7 •• 141,581 2 7 27,507 17 6 169,089 O I 13,850,391 317,590 4,167,981

June ( luarter, 1902. September Quarter, 1902. December Quarter, 1902. March luarter, 1903. 'otals. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Number. Revenue. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Ordinary .. Irgent 'ress lureau 79o,359 43,166 91,293 82,688 £ s - d 38,483 7 44 2,913 7 1 3.997 14 5 2,445 2 6 £ ■• d. 760,16337,829 7 1 36,306] 2,464 3 104 95,990 4,470 10 1 86,913 2,616 8 3 888,784' 52,490| 92.93IJ 97,477j £ s. d. 4i,5iS 5 24 3,227 7 4 I 4,067 6 64; ; 2,933 8 10 902,507 51,450 93, s 3i 104,870 £ s. d. 43,082 8 8 3,3H 10 74 4,17813 4 2,777 2 2 3,341,813 183,412 374,045 37I,94 S £ s. d. 160,913 8 4 11,919 8 11 16,714 4 44 10,772 1 9 iross totals ,ess other \ lines and I credits j 47,839 11 44 11,196 5 74 '47,380 9 34 .11,993 4 104 51,746 7 II 11,310 2 Il4 53.352 14 94! I 12,481 6 8 j 200,319 3 44 46,981 o 14 let totals, 1,007,506: 36,643 5 9 979,372 ;35.387 4 5 1,131,682' .40,436 4 n4 1,152,658 40,871 8 14; 4,271,2181 153,338 3 3 1902-3 let totals, 1901-2 951,480 34,9 S 3 9 5 874,759| 32>333 13 2 9 S 0,3I0! 35,773 9 9 1,043,842 38,490 10 3 ,3,850,391 141,581 2 7

Districts. Number. Telegraph Commission. Value of Orders. Auckland .. Blenheim .. Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington Westport .. e 7,320 1,126 3,757 3,677 1,607 1,927 611 i,737 3,34 s 1,115 2,315 474 2,749 768 4,854 10,071 i,774 7,320 1,126 3,757 3,677 1,607 1,927 611 i,737 3,34 s 1,115 2,315 474 2,749 768 4,854 10,071 1,774 £ ■■ d: 366 o o 56 6 o 187 17 0 183 17 o 80 7 o 96 7 o 30 11 o 86 17 o 167 8 o 55 15 o 115 15 o 23 14 o 137 9 0 38 8 o 242 14 o 503 11 0 88 14 0 £ s. d. 24,53 s o 5 2,950 18 11 12,395 9 2 12,012 9 o 5,748 II o 6,271 19 7 1,909 8 10 5,i s 5 8 5 10,181 16 4 3,437 17 11 6,426 4 9 1,552 16 6 7,205 17 7 2,079 2 7 13,381 16 1 32,228 4 9 4,901 12 2 Totals, 1902 49,230 2,461 IO o 152,407 14 o Totals, 1901 46,570 2,328 10 o 147,524 14 9