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Table No. 18 — 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.

Note.—Tariff, 1890 : is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words ; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, is.;: delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d.; each additional word, id.; address and signature paid for.

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Number of Miles of Line. CO s Number 1 di tf Telegrams tring the Ye; forwarded tr. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance . of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. of Miles of Wire. og z Value of Government Messages. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. ■ Year ended Private and Press. Revenue from all Sources. Tariff in Operation. Government. Total. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3,974 4,074 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,79o 4,874 5,148 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 13,515 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 64O 1,361,817 1,379,483 1,433,458 1,533,406 1,583,717 1,589,771 1,548,233 1,589,157 1,734,381 I,746,H5 1,686, 064 1,825,646 208,372 219,917 220,847 240, 867 252,549 245,623 217,630 213,830 226,780 222, I49 218,079 244,045 1,570,189 1,599,400 1,654,305 1,774,273 1,836,266 1,835,394 1,765,863 1,802,987 1,961,161 1,968,264 1,904,143 2,069,691 £ B. d. 90.633 II 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 117.633 15 9 103,813 8 64 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. 20,608 11 11 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 9 30,205 II IO 23,164 13 II 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 H5,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o 133,919 16 II 136,753 15 10 129,476 5 5 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 1 .4 128,155 15 6J 140,783 3 7 £ s. d. 73,554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 10 7 76,580 10 0 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 11 87,472 13 3 92,109 17 o £ s. d. 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 20,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 23,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,986 10 10 29,580 10 11 29,141 6 o £ s. d. 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o 90,078 2 o 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 95,463 14 5 101,433 11 o ID 4,39i 3 10 "4,644 15 9 117,053 4 2 121,251 3 o £ s. d. 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 15 9 4 15 11 4 13 9 5 o 1 5 8 7 5 13 o 5 12 7 580 5 5 ,9 From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist Jan., 1886, - delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. J For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to ist March, 1906. u a Number of Telegrams f during the Yeai forwarded Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. jo 'z Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure (excluding Cable Subsidy). Remarks. Private and Press. Government. Total. Telegraph. Telephone. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 „ 1901 1, 1902 1903 1904 " „ 1905 1906 5,96i4 6,245* 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249! 7,469 7,7481 7,779g 7,943j 8,355 I4,88l4! I5,764i 16,470} 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682$ 21,705 22,67,2! "22,92bj! 23,704 I 25,Il6 I ! 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 i,i53 1,200 1,312 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717.548 3.159,093 3,534,444 3.850,391 4,27,1,2.18 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 317,590 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 4,l67,98l 4,559,304 4,965,197 5,159,745 5,640,219 £ s. d. 88,459 IO II 97,178 14 oj 100,385 16 I 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 24 151,933 19 11 160,343 7 7 166,535 18 84 171,001 13 11 4 184,369 6 2 £ s- d. 21,552 12 IO 25,933 12 9 29,248 19 5 36,422 6 8 39,7i8 7 7 43,303 2 10 49,117 o 8 55,542 4 9 62,151 8 11 71,028 '"6 ij 79,061 7 4 89,542 1 5 £ 5.. d. 26,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29,431 19 o 35,327 6 2 27,507 17 6 26,440 2 10 24,377 1 7 20,597 11 i° 24,168 10 4 £ s. d. 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 8J 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4J 222,305 8 oj 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 .4. 261,541 6 6| 270,660 13 i| 298,079 17 11 £ s. d. 135,791 o 7 143,665 14 o 153,484 6 8 165,198 13 5 173,152 16 6 181,634 11 3 194,014 12 11 212,180 16 o 228,185 10 7 245,865 9 7 258,977 10 9 276,580 12 5 £ s. d. Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 4774 5 5 3,972 8 1 „ 1,849 2 9 1,427 19 11 1,608 7 1 1,000 8 6 234 15 o 181 IO o 10,057 11 7 -