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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.

For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1910.

Year ended Number Number O of of "S S Miles of Miles ol - & Line. Wire. £° Z Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Private Govern- .... and Press. ment. lu,al - Telegraph Revenue from alt Sources. Value of Government Messages. Total Value Co8t „, Business done Maintenance Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Total expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tarilt in Operation. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3 1974 9.848 264 4,074 10,037 3°2 4,264 10,474 33° 4,463 10.931 375 4,546 11,178 412 4,646 11,375 437 4,790 11,617 473 4,874 11,827 4 8 9 5,148 12,812 520 5>349 13,235 573 5,479 13,459 615 5.513 13.515 640 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 1,379,483 219,917 1,599,400 93,822 3 3 1.433.458 220,847 1.654.305 95.634 5 5 i,533,4o6 , 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 1,583, 717 252,549 1,836,266 .106,638 12 2 I.589.77 1 245,623 1,835,394 106,548 4 o 1,548,233 217,630 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 1,589,157 213,830 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 •.734.381 226,780 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 1,746,115 222,149 1,968,264 117,633 15 9 1,686,064 218,079 1,904,143 103,813 8 £>\ 1,825,646 244,045 2,069,691 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. 20,608 11 11 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 **>555 r 9 2 115,378 2 5 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 20,855 : 9 7 116,490 5 o 70,036 6 220,041 15 10 24,860 9 o 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 27,281 4 9 133,919 16 n 77,473 10 721,402 18 2 30,205 11 10 136,753 15 10 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 23,164 13 11 129,476 5 5 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 24,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 75,426 9 726,007 1 5 26,070 12 7 1136,767 IO 3 76,845 I 1027,546 2 O 24,840 5 7 142,474 1 4 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 24,342 7 o 128,155 15 6J 87,472 13 3:29,580 10 11 28,317 7 10 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 029,141 6 o £ s. d, £ s. d. 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 90,078 2 o ! 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 14 5 5 o 1 101,433 " ° 587 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 117,053 42 5 8 o 1 121,251 30559 From 1st November. 1873, address and signature given iD free. From 1st Jan., 1886, delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination.

Year ended list March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 N am her of Miles ol Line. 5,9614 .. 6,2 4 5i 6,284! •• 6,484 ... 6,736 6,910 7,2498 7,469 ■• 7,748* ■• 7,779* 7,943 & ■■ 8,355 8,953 9,656 10,404 10.901 Number of Miles of Wire. 14,881$. 16,470}! 18,024 18,746 I 19,228 20,6821: 21,705 { 22,920^ 25,116 27,031 29.343 : 34.788 Number ol Telegrams forwarded £ during the Year. £° Private Govern- ,. . and Press. merit. ' otal - . 705 1,802,182 1 231,618 2,033,800 J 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,211 I 780 2,285,001 235,168 2,520,169 824 2,469,415 226,818 2,696,233 I 878 2,717,548 243,190 2,960,738 1 915 3.I59.O93 310,538 3,469,631 J 991 3.534.444 363,684 3,898,128 1,038 3,850,391 317,590 4,167,981 1,103 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304 1,153 4,67I,9O4 4,965.197 1,200 4,900,495 259,250 5,159,745 l>312 5,351,084 ' 289,135 5,640,219 1,446 6,160,080 236,252 6,396,332 1,611 6,958,279 84,644 7,042,923 J ,764 7,338. ei7 87,676 7,425,693 1,871 7,757,128 89,762 7,846,890 Rev, (including Misceli Telegraph. £ s. d. 88,459 10 11 97,17s 14 oj 100,385 16 i 99,798 8 ioj, 105,576 r> o 119,641 11 6J I37,S6l I 2J I5',933 *9 11 I6O.343 7 7 166,535 i171,001 13 n.j 1184,369 6 2 206,706 15 8) 1227,398 6 8 1238,103 16 5 250,212 2 1 . , __, „_ laneous Receipts). To(a , Vaju ,, Value of of Total expenditure Government Business done (excluding Remarks. Messages. during Cable Subsidy . Telephone. the Year. £ S. d. £ s. d7] £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 21,552 12 10 26,050 7 5 136,062 1 [ 2 135,791 o 7 Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 25.933 12 9 25,843 it 11 148,955 18 8j; 143,665 14 o „ 4,774 5 5 29,248 19 5 23,118 2 6 152,752 18 o 153,484 6 8 „ 3,972 8 1 36.422 6 8 24,504 9 S 160,725 5 2j 165,198 13 5 , 1,849 2 9 39,718 7 7 25,500 5 10 170,794 19 5 173,152 16 6 , 1,427 i 9 11 43,303 2 10 29,431 19 o 192,376 13 4$ 181,634 « 3 1,608 7 t 49,117 o 8 35,327 6 2 222,305 S oh 194,014 12 ii r.ooo 8 6 55,542 4 <j 27,507 17 6 234,984 2 2 212,180 16 o ,. 234 15 o 62,151 8 11 26,440 2 10 248,934 19 4 i 228,185 Io 7 » 181 10 o ! 71,028 6 3 24,377 1 7 261,941 6 6J 245,805 9 7 .. 10,057 IJ 7 79,061 7 4 20,597 n IO 270,660 13 ij 258,977 10 g 89,542 1 5 24,168 10 4 298,079 17 11 276,580 12 5 100,814 o 3 17,486 19 8 325,007 15 7J 291,359 12 6 116,852 13 10 4,498 16 74 348,749 17 ii 357,58i 1 3 131,249 o 7 4,821 10 10 374,174 7 10 394,649 19 6 144,298 2 9 4,850 17 2 399,361 2 0 411,296 17 2 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. £d.