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Table No. 16. 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.

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j> Number of Telegrams forwarded Cost oi N.»b«r I Nimbe, g . ™*~ Y ~; Valu<;ol TW.JVa.ue Cost of Maintenance Cgrf Y«rendcd Mile, of ! I RevenuTJn, all Bnsmessdon, Ma.ntenance y BxpSSkor,. '"Tines "' Tariff in Operatic,,. Line. Wire. f Priva.c Cover,, To(a| ™' ■"«.««, £*. Sfations . Ao ££»*"& ble per MUe. 5 and Press. ment. Subsidy. / s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. i s. d. . £ s. d. / s. d. 30th June. 1866 699 1,390 13 24,761 2,746 27,407 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,934 3 4 2.443 2 » 6.377 6 3 3 9 1° \ 1867 757 1,498 21 55,621 15,331 7°,952 9,070 10 I 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 '4 7' 2 >54 : 4 ll I °>558 19 6 371 L Mileage tariff. 1868 j 1,110 2,223 31 72,241 26,244 98,485 ' 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10: 5,406 7 3 14,396 5 r 4 17 4 1/ 1869 1.329 2,495 45 106,070 50,097 156,167 18,520 10 4 13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9-22 813 17 4 6 8 6 , 1870 1,661 2,897 56 122,545 62,878 185,423 17,218 I 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 16,417 7 4,14,120 4 10 30,537 re 2 8 9 II Mileage taritt in operation up to ntSept., 1869; uni1871 : 1,976 3,247 ; 72 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21 254 4 3 |n, 344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 10 6 . Se^.'le&M^f.'M'a'rch , 1870; and Is. tariff from 1872 2,185 3,823 81 344,524 67,243 411,767 28,121 to 0.11,043 i 9 39;i&4 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 94 423 ist April, 18J0. '873 2,356 4,574 93 485,50/ 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 ° 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 42 4 1 ii 1874 2,530 5,782 105 645,067 107,832 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 I5,°2i 17 11 53,823 17 3 63 11 1875 i 2.986 6,626 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 60,055 10 11 4 16 4 1876 3. ! 54 7,247 142 890,382 160,704 1,051.086 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 61,696 14 521,074 8 8 82,771 31 5 18 10 I 1877 3.259 7.423 155 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 , 65,644 15 3 ,17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 1017,931 S o i 81,284 18 10 5 is 11 rrom 1st November, 1878 3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 194,843 1,260,324 , 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8 18,259 4 9 87,599 65 5 10 o I J. l8 73. address and signature given in 1879 3,512 8,117 195 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,502 o 5 17,299 7 10 96,801 83509 free 31st March. 1880 3,638 9,333 214 824,734 183,675 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 101014,758 4 5 83,40915 3 4 3 4 1881 3,758 9,587 227 1,058,342 246,370 1,304,712 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 823,154 8 3 101,378 9 11 ' 6 6 7 1882 3,824 9,653 234 1,215,849 222,923 1,438,772 78,828 19 8 ,22,737 l6 4 101,566 16 o 69,165 5 018,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 I I I 1 I I