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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.

For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1907.

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. 1906 : For each additional word after first twelve, Jd.

c Number of Telegrams fo during the Year. Private ; Governand Press. ment. ' Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. nrwarded Total. Total Value Telegraph Value of of Revenue from ail i Government ' Business done Sources. Messages. during the Year. Cost of Cost of Maintenance Maintenance U c+r,n™ excluding Stations. Australian Cable Subsidy. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. ! Tarift in Operation. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. = S z Total Expenditure. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1835 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3.974 4.O74 4,264 4,463 4,54 6 4,646 4,790 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 33° 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 1,361,817 , 208,372 i,379,4 8 3 219,917 1,433.458 220,847 1,533,406 240,867 1.583,717 • 252,549 1,589,771 245,623 1,548,233 217,630 1,589,157 ! 213,830 1,734,381 226,780 1,746,115 222,149 1,686,064 218,079 1,825,646 J 244,045 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 1,599,400 ! 93,822 3 3 1,654,305 95,634 5 5 I >774. 2 73 101,652 8 o 1,836,266 106,638 12 2 1,835,394 106,548 4 o 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 1,802,987 '106,462 18 4 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 1,968,264 117,633 15 9 1,904,143 103,813 8 6J 2,069,691 112,465 15 9 £ s- d20,608 11 11 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 9 3 26,070 12 7 24.840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 115,378 2 5 J 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 116,490 5 o ' 70,036 6 220,041 15 10 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 I33,9 r 9 l6 n 77,473 10 721,402 18 2 I 3°,753 J 5 Jo 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 129,476 5 5 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 130,681 7 7 . 75,426 9 726,007 1 5 136,767 10 3 76,845 1 1027,546 2'o 142,474 1 4 1 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 128,155 15 6J1 87,472 13 329,580 10 11 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 029,141 6 o ftS.S o'iS I ' F T -November. 90,078 2 o 4 18 4 j I ?73> address and 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 ! signature given in 95 463 14 55 o ? 1 dela^ d telegrams 101 433 11 o 5 8 7 I posted to addressees 104,3" 310 513 o ! ir tLt :; 114,644 I5 9 5 12 7 l^| lr receipt at linos' 42 5 e 8 °^ n ces of destina " 121,251 3 05 5 9 :.J non -

Year ended 1 Number of Miles or Line. Number j O . Miles of I ,.0. Wire. .2° E z Number d of Telegrams forwarded luring the Year. : Govern- T , ment. Revenue j (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Telegraph. Telephone. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure (excluding ( able Subsidy). Private and Press. Remarks. 1st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 „ 1900 „ igO2 1904 „ I9O6 1907 6,245$ .. 6, 2 8 4 f 6,484 .. 6,736 6,910 •• 7.249! .. 7,469 •• 7,7481 •• 7,779| ; •• ; 7.9431 ! •• 8,355 •• 8,953 14,881$ i6,47o| 18,024 18,746 19,228 2O,682| 21,705 22,672! 22, 92O j 23,7O4 25,Il6 27,O3I 7°5 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 1,200 1,312 1,446 I,802,l82 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,159,093 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 6,160,080 £ s., d. £ s. d. 231,618 2,033,800 j 88,459 10 11 21,552 12 10 224,579 2,124,211 97,178 14 0$ 25,933 12 9 235,168 i 2,520,169 100,385 16 1 . 29,248 19 5 226,818 2,696,233 j 99,798 8 ioj; 36,422 6 8 243,190 ■ 2,960,738 105,576 6 o 39,718 7 7 310,538 ! 3,469,631 1119,641 11 6J1 43,303 2 10 363,684 3,898,128 [137,861 1 2$| 49,117 o 8 317,590 ! 4,167,981 [151,933 19 11 55,542 4 9 288,086 4,559,304 160,343 7 7 62,151 8 11 293,293 4,965,197 |i66,535 18 8$ 71,028 6 3 259,250 5,159,745 ;i7i,ooi 1 3 "J 79,o6i 7 4 289,135 5,640,219 [184,369 6 2 89,542 1 5 236,252 , 6,396,332 1206,706 15 o 3 \£ s. d. £ s. d. 26,050 7 5 136,062 11 2 25,843 11 11 148,955 18 8$ 23,118 2 6 ; 152,752 18 o 24,504 9 8 160,725 5 2J 25,500 5 10 170,794 19 5 29.43 1 19 ° !92,37 6 !3 4i 35,327 6 2 222,305 8 0$ 27,507 17 6 234,984 2 2 26,440 2 10 248,934 19 4 24,377 1 7 1 261,941 6 6$ 20,597 1J Io 270,660 13 ij 24,168 10 4 298,079 17 11 17,486 19 8 325,007 15 7 J £■■*■'■&. £ s. d. I 35,79 I o 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 11 3 » 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 245,805 97 „ 10,057 « 7 258,977 10 9 276,580 12 5 291,359 12 6