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The Dominion's outward international and Australian cable business, not including Press, for the years 1911-12 and 1910 was as follows : — International. Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1911-12 ... ... 41,227 ... ... 57,118 13 2 1910... ... ... 37,975 ... ... 53,413 17 3£ Increase 3,252 = 8-6 per cent. £3,704 15 10£ = 69 per cent. AUSTEALIA. Number of Value. Messages. £ 9. d. 1911-12 ... ... 87,423 ... ... 16,059 2 0J1910... ... ... 82,624 ... ... 15,504 2 6| Increase 4,799 = 5-8 per cent. £554 19 6 = 3-6 per cent. There was a total increase of 8,051 messages, and an increase of £4,259 15s. 4-Jd. in value. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during 1911-12, exclusive of Press, was as follows :— Via Pacific. International. Austialia. 1911-12 ... ... ... ... ... 22,840 48,798 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 20,802 44,976 Increase ... ... ... ... 2,038 Increase 3,822 Via Extension. International. Australia. 1911-12 ... ... • ... ... ... 14,691 31,191 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 14,108 29,503 Increase ... ... ... ••• 583 Increase 1,688 The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past ten years was, —

RADIO-TELEGRAMS. A radio-telegraph station was established at the Wellington General Post Office on the 25th July, 1911. The number of messages transmitted from the day of opening up to the 31st March, 1912, is shown in the following statement: — Number of Number of Value. Messages. Words. £ g. d. Forwarded to ships from the New Zealand coast station 320 3,502 134 411 Received at the New Zealand coast station from ships... 639 6,281 242 16 4

Ordinary. Press. Destination. International Australia ... Total for 1911-12 ... Total for 1910 Destination. ■ Number of Vα! re Number of Messages. i Messages. !_ I £ s. d. ! ... : 12,699 16,831 7 2 36 ... J 26,675 4,680 7 If 1,214 ... J 39,374 21,511 14 3£ 1,250 33,273 18,139 9 61 1,336 Value. £ s. 80 2 599 4 a. 0 71 21,511 14 H 1,250 679 6 n 18,139 9 61 1,336 749 3 4*

Forwan led. Received. Year. Nu: iber of Number of Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911-12 ... 1,830 1,595 1,551 2,226 1,815 1,874 2,404 2,270 2,671 2,117 202,968 159,732 161,094 181,196 186,128 135,325 236,759 199,291 168,262 158,590 £' s. d. 1,772 8 4 1,235 11 1 1,147 8 8 1,290 9 3 1,290 7 9 1,003 5 5 2,643 6 Of 2,230 18 3" 1,362 13 lOJ1,297 14 6 4,443 5,636 4,488 4,548 4,061 4,204 4,264 4,515 5,893 6,682 396,438 425,824 392,888 398,878 394,337 405,498 380,117 422,949 528,843 582,247