F.—l

33

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.

5—F. 1.

JJ Number of Telegrams forwarded £ during the Year. Number Number O Telegraph Value of Year ended M °' , : Mi °' , °» Revenue from all Government M Une 1* Private Govern- Tt , ' S "— M ««*«- B and Press. ment. lo,al - J_ A _ ______ 1 ■ ■ ■ Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. £ s d. £ s. d. 31st Dec, 1882 3,974 9,848 264 1,361,817 208,372 '1,570,189 1 90,633 11 2 20,608 n 11 1883 4,074 10,037 3° 2 j>379.483 219,917 i>599.4 00 93.822 3 3 21,555 19 2 1884 4,264 10,474 33O |i,433.458 ,220,847 |i.654.3O5 95.634 5 5 20,855 19 7 1885 4,463 10,931 375 ;i,533, 406 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 24,860 9 o 1886 4,546 11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 11,836,266 106,638 12 2 27,281 4 9 1887 4,646 11,375 437 I089.77 1 245.623 11,835,394 1106,548 4 o 30,205 11 10 1888 4,79O 11,617 473 I .548>233 217,630 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 23,164 13 11 . 1889 4,874 111,827 489 213,830 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 24,218 9 3 1890 5,148 Ii2,8i2 520 1,734,381 226,780 1,961,161 no,6g6 17 8 26,070 12 7 1891 5.349 !3.235 573 i,74 6 ,"5 222,149 1,968,264 117,633 15 9 24,840 5 7 1892 5,479 13,459 615 1,686,064 218,079 '1,904,143 103,813 8 7 o 1893 I 5.513 13.515 I 640 1,825,646 244,045 12,069,691 112,465 15 9 28,317 7 10 . £ s- d - 20,608 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 10 111,242 3 i 115,378 2 ; 116,490 5 c 126,512 17 c I 33i9 I 9 16 i] 136,753 15 i< 129,476 5 ; 130,681 7 ; 136,767 IO ; 142,474 I - 128,155 15 ( £ s- d - 111,242 3 1 115,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o !33,9!9 16 11 136,753 15 10 129,476 5 5 . 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 1 4 128,155 15 6J ;I4O,783 3 7 £ s - d - 73,554 9 1 73,O54 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 IO 7 76,580 10 o 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 231262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,986 10 10 29,580 10 11 29,141 6 o £ s. d.\£ s. d. 96,005 15 4 : 5 17 5 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 90,078 20 4 18 4 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 98,875 8 9 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 95,463 X 4 5 ; 5 o 1 101,433 11 o 5 8 7 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 117,053 42580 121,251 30559 From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., 1886, • delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destina- ' tion. j For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1908. Year ended 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 „ 1902 1903 1904 1905 „ , 1906 1907 1908 Number Number of of Miles of i Miles of Line. Wire. 5,g6iJ I4,88ij| 6,245 J I5,764i 6,284! i6, 47 oj 6,484 18,024 6,736 18,746 6,910 19,228 7,249| 2O,682| 7.469 21,705 7,748* 22,6723 7.779i 22,9204 7.943* 23,704 8,355 25,116 8,953 27,031 9,656 29.343 z i 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 [i, I0 3 1.153 1,200 1,312 1,446 1,611 Number d Private and Press. 1,802,182 j 1,899,632 j 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,7 I 7.548 3,I59,O93 3,534,444 ! 3,850,391 4,271,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 6,160,080 6,958,279 ' of Telegrams forwarded Revt luring the Year. (including Miscell 231,618 2,033,800 88,459 10 11 224,579 2,124,211 97,178 14 oj 235,168 2,520,169 100,385 16 1 226,818 2,696,233 99,798 8 10J 243,190 2,960,738 105,576 6 o 310,538 3,469,631 119,641 11 6J 363,684 3,898,128 137,861 1 2| 317,590 4,167,981 151,933 19 11 288,086 4,559,304 160,343 7 7 293,293 4,965,197 |i66,535 18 8J 259,250 5,159,745 1171.001 13 "J i 289,135 i 5,640,219 184,369 6 2 ! 236,252 6,396,332 206,706 15 8J 84,644 7,042,923 227,398 6 8 enue laueous Receipts). Telephone. 21,552 12 10 25,933 12 9 29,248 19 5 36,422 6 8 39,718 7 7 43,303 2 10 49,117 o 8 55,542 9 62,151 8 11 71,028 6 3 79,o6i 7 4 89,542 1 5 100,814 o 3 116,852 13 10 Value of Government Messages. 1 ~ " 1 £ s - d - 26,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29, 43 1 X 9 o 35,3 2 7 6 2 27,507 17 6 i 26,440 2 10 ! 24,377 1 7 20,597 11 10 24,168 10 4 i 17,486 19 8 ! 4,498 16 7j Total Value of Business done daring the Year. £ s - d - 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 8J 152,752 18 o I6O,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4§ 222,305 8 oj 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 4 261,941 6 6J 270,660 13 ij 298,079 17 11 325,007 15 74 348,749 17 «* Total Expenditure (excluding Cable Subsidy). £ s. d.: 135.791 o 7 143,665 14 o 153,484 6 8 165,198 13 5 173,152 16 6 181,634 XI 3 194,014 12 11 212,180 16 o 228,185 10 7 245,805 9 7 258,977 10 9 276.580 12 5 291,359 12 6 357.581 1 3 Remarks. £ s. d - ; Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 4.774 5 5 3.972 8 1 1,849 2 g „ r .4 2 7 19 11 1,608 7 1 1,000 8 6 234 15 o 181 10 o 10,057 Ix 7 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 eacl additional word after first twelve Jd.