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Table No. 16—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.

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0 0 Number ol Telegram's during the Ye; torwarded it. Cost or Cost or Maintenance Maintenance Unc^ __~_\ excluding Stat.ons. AustralianC f a bl. Subsidy. Year ended Number ol Miles or Line. or Miles or Wire. z Private Governand Press. ment. Revenue from all Sources. Total Value Value ot or Government Business done Messages. during the Year. Total Expenditure. Cost ol Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Total. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 I890 1891 1892 1893 3.974 4.074 4,264 4.463 4.546 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 13,515 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 1,361,817 208,372 1,379,483 219,917 1,433,458 220,847 i,533,4o6 240,867 1,583,717 252,549 1,589.771 245,623 1,548,233 217,630 1,589.157 213,830 i,734.38i 226,780 1,746,115 222,149 1, 686, 064 218, 079 1,825,646 244,045 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 £ «■ d. 90.633 11 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 "7,633 15 9 103,813 8 64 112,465 15 9 £ s- d. 20,608 11 n 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 "5,378 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 I 4 128,155 15 64 140,783 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 IO o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 n 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 II 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 104,391 3 10 114,644 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 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 destination. For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1909. Year ended Number or Miles or Line. Number ] O . or 1-3. Miles or _=- Wire. _,° E 2 Number d or Telegrams forwarded luring the Year. Govern- T< _ ment. Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Telegraph. Telephone. Value ol Government Messages. * Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). Remarks. Private and Press. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 » 1900 1901 , 1902 1903 1904 1905 » 1906 1907 1908 1909 5,96l4 6,2454 6,284} 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,2491 7,469 7,748. 7,779f 7.943s 8,355 8,953 9,656 10,404 14,8814 15,764! 16,470! 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682| 2 1 ,705 22,-723 22,9204 23,704 25,116 27,031 29.343 32,654 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 I.I53 1,200 1,312 1,446 1,611 1,764 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717.548 3.159.093 3.534.444 3,850,391 4,271 ,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 6,160,080 6,958,279 7.338,017 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 317.590 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 236,252 84,644 87,676 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 4,167,981 4.559,304 4.965,197 5,159,745 5,640,219 6,396,332 7,042,923 7,425,693 £ s- d. 88,459 10 11 : 97,178 14 04 100,385 16 I 99,798 8 ioj 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 64 137,861 1 24 151,933 19 " 160,343 7 7 166,535 18 84 171,001 13 114 184,369 6 2 206,706 15 84 227,398 6 8 238,103 16 5 £ s- d. 21,552 12 10 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 3 79,061 7 4 89,542 1 5 100,814 o 3 116,852 13 10 131,249 o 7 £ s. 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 10 24,168 10 4 17,486 19 8 4,498 16 74 4,821 IO IO £ s. d. 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 84 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 24 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 44 222,305 8 04 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 4 261,941 6 64 270,660 13 14 298,079 17 11 325,007 15 74 348,749 17 i. 374,174 7 10 £ 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 7 245,805 9 7 258,977 10 9 276.580 12 5 291,359 12 6 357.581 .1 3 394,649 19 6 £ s- d. Cable subsidy, 6,492 n 8 4-774 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 10 o 10,057 11 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 each additional word after first twelve 4d.