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SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SEKVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year 1912, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below :—

CABLE BUSINESS. The number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the financial year 1912-13 are shown in the following statement: —

Via Pacific.

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Duration of Service. Service. Annual Subsidy or Payment. when established. When terminated or terminable. Number of ; Voyages per Annum. ! Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. Auckland and Fiji .. .. Auckland and South Pacific Islands Auckland and Great Barrier Auckland, Whaugaroa, and Mangonul Daigaville and Tangiteroria Helensville and Matakohe Helensville and Dargaville Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, Koutu, Rungi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Russell and Opua N»w Zealand - San Francisco New Zealand - Vancouver New Zealand and Australia (Wel-lington-Sydney) Wellington, Wakatahuri, Homewood (and oiher offices), and Havelock Wellington and Motueka Pictnn, offices in Sounds, and Havelock Ngikuta, Whangakoko, Hakahaka, Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim £ s. d. 1,690 0 0 ! June, 1880 1,200 0 0 June, 1885 250 0 0 : Oct., 1891 126 0 0 Nov., 1907 Dec. 1912 Dec, 1912 13 12 52 52 2,334 6,992 124 368 s. d. 1 1-37 0 3-43 0 9-31 0 1-58 110 0 0 Nov., 1893 150 0 0 Jan., 1881 575 0 0 Jan., 1881 150 0 0 , Jan., 1889 Dec, 1912 Dec, 1912 Dec, 1912 Dec, 1912 156 104 156 156 62 116 128 52 0 2-73 0 2-98 0 691 0 444 90 0 0 Jan., 1889 21,666 13 4 Oct., 1910 20,000 0 0 Aug., 1911 15,000 0 0 Dec, 1906 Dec, 1912 Oct., 1913 Sept., 1916 (as required) 13 13 52 12,180 12,660 1,230 2 8 : 8 2 5-16 4 828 ( Dec, 1891 ■ 420 0 0 (Nov., 1902 j 275 10 0 [ , iq07 1 285 0 0' ) Jan '' 190T 55 0 0 April, 1911 Dec, 1912 26 300 220 0 5'8 Dec, 1912 43 Dec, 1912 26 330 0 7-9 Dec, 1912 52 86 0 2-7 Pottage and Crail Bay f 145 0 0 ) iio 5 o° S!U»-.«»o [ 130 0 0§ ) 165 0 0 Dec, 1912 52 106 0 6-31 Nelson, Tarakohe, Tonga Bay, Totaranui, Takaka, and Collingwood Nelson and Otarawao Westport and Karamea Westport and Little Wanganui .. Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast, Okura, and Jackson's Bay Wellington or Lyttelton and Chatham Islands (including Pitt Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay Bluff and Ruapuke Island Bluff, Te Oneroa, and Cromarty .. Offices in Whangarei Harbour Dec, 1912 104 130 0 2-93 140 0 0 Jan., 1904 1 fisn n n J June > 1886 I 65 ° ° ° iJan., 1895 850 0 0 Jan., 1886 Dec, 1912 52 ( 36 I 12 6 61 102 ! 82 f 270 0 10-59 jl Dec, 1912 2 9-51 Dec, 1912 10 5-93 350 0 0 Aug., 1914 6 1,050 1 1-33 300 0 0 July, 188G 43 0 0 Sept., 1903 137 10 0 April, 1893 117 0 0 Sept., 1912 Dec, 1912 Dec, 1912 Dec, 1912 Dec, 1912 52 19 6 156 44 26 190 22 2 7-47 1 8-89 2 4-95 0 8-18 ♦ Subsidy increased from 1st Sej rom 6th June, 1912. § Snbsidy dei itember, 1912. t Subsidy ii :reased from 1st October, 1912. icreased from 1st .pril, 1912. ; Subsi idy decreasei

irdinary. Press. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. International Australia ... 32,826 66,791 £ a. d. 42,751 4 1 12,693 8 6$ £ s. 42,751 4 12,693 8 d. 1 _6i 336 770 £ a. d. 749 10 10 327 6 10* Total for 1912-13 ... 99,617 55,444 12 n 1,106 1,076 17 8J Total for 1911-12 ... 89,276 89,276 51,666 0 : 51,666 0 11 ii 912 618 17 10