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TELEPHONE EXCHANGES. Five new exchanges were opened and one closed during the year, and the number of subscribers increase"d"by"2#7o." ~ ' q The total number of exchanges now is 105, made up of. 28 central and 76 sub-exchanges. The total number of connections is 17,403, compared with 15,333 in 1906. They may be classified as follows :-Paying,-3t>,ol4;—free,3o7 -;■- bureaux, 1,086. New connections numbered 2,838, and those given up 768. The increase in connections is equal to 13-50 per cent. On the 31st March, 1907, there were 947 miles of telephone-line and 15,076 miles of wire. The following is a comparative return of telephone-exchange connections for the years 1906-7 and 1905-6 :— „ , Number of Subscribers or Connections: -txcnange. Maroh 19Q7 Maroh 31 1906 Ashburton ... ... ... ... 161 ... 138 Auckland ... .... ... ... 2,224 ... 2,036. Cambridge ... ... ... ... 50 ... 42 Devonport ... ... ... ... 42 ... 37 Onehunga ... ... ... ... 28 .-:. 23 Blenheim ... ... ... ... 198 ... 157 Picton ... ... ... 50 ... 41 Christchurch ... ... ... ... 2,162 ... 1,887 Akaroa ... ... ... ... 35 ... 40 Cust ... ... ... ... 8 Doyleston ... ... ... ... 7 ... 7 Duvauchelie ... ... ... 7 ... 7 Leeston ... ... ... ... 12 ... 11 Lincoln ... ... ... ... 5 ... 6 Little River... ... ... ... 9 ... 8 Lyttelton ... ... ... ... • 18 ... 13 Rangiora ... ... ... ... 18 ... 15 Southbridge... ... ... .. 5 ... 5 Sumner ... ... ... ... 23 Dannevirke ... ... ... ... 145 ... 127 Makotuku ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Dunedin ... ... ... ... 1,995 ... 1,848 Balclutha ... ... ... ... 34 ... 33 Clinton ... ... ... ... 6 ... 11 Kaitangata ... ... ... ... 14 ... 13 Milton ... ... ... ... 27 ... 24 Mosgiel ... ... ... ... 24 ... 22 Palmerston... ... ... ... 20 ... 21 Port Chalmers. .... ... 26 ... 24 Waikouaiti ... ... ... ... 9 ... 8 Feilding ... ... ... ... 191 ... 166 Kimbolton ... ... ... ... 12 ... 11 Rongotea ... ... ... ... 20 ... 8 Sanson ... ... ... ... 1 .. 1 Gisborne ...- ... ... ... 466 ... 395 Greymouth ... ... ... ... 240 ... 220 Reef ton ... ... ... \. 56 ... 55 Hamilton ... ... ... ... 119 ... 88 Hawera ... ... ... ... 162 ... 158 Eltham ... ... ... ... 39 ... 28 Kaponga ... ... ... ... 7 ... 6 Manaia ... ... ... ... 12 ... 14 Otakeho ... ... ... ... 8 ... 1 Patea ... ... ... ... -37 ... 33 Hokitika ... ... ... ... 124 ... 129 Kumara ... ... ... ... 18 ... 10 Ross ... ... ... ... 15 6 Invercargill ... ... ... ... 457 ... 413 Balfour ... ... ... ... 6 . 6 Bluff ... ... ... ... 51 ... 42 Edendale ... ... ... ... 9 .... 5 Gore ... ... ... ... 124 ... 104 Lumsden ... ... ... ... 18 ... 16 Mataura ... ... ... ... 12 ... 11 Otautau ... ... 29 ... 23 Riversdale ;.. ... ... ... 19 ... 18 Riverton ... ... ... ... 17 ... 18 Winton ... ... ... ... 35 ... 25 Woodlands ... ... ... ... 5 .., 5 _ Wyndham;" ~. ~ .., 12 ~, 12

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