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Via Eastern.

The Dominion's outward international and Australian cable business, exclusive of Press, for the years 1912-13 and 1911-12 was as follows :— International. Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1912-13 46,780 61,876 6 0 1911-12 ... ... 41,227 ... ... 57,118 13 2 Increase 5,553 = 13-5 per cent. 4,757 12 10 =83 per cent. Australia. Number of Value. Messaged. £ s. d. 1912-13 93,517 17,467 16 10* 1911-12 87,423 16,059 2 0* Increase 6,094 = 7 per cent. 1,408 14 10 =88 per cent. There was a total increase of 11,647 messages, and an increase of £6,166 7s. Bd. in value. BECEIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1911-12 and 1912-13, exclusive of Press, was as follows: — Via Pacific. International. Australia. 1912-13 ... ... ... ... ... 26,901 51,366 1911-12 " ... 22,840 48,798 Increase ... ... ... ... 4,061 Increase 2,568 Via Eastern. International. Australia. 1912-13 ... ... ... ... ... 16,326 34,872 1911-12 14,691 31,191 Increase ... ... ... ... 1,635 Increase 3,681

Ordinary. 'ress. Destination. International Australia ... Number of , 7 , ■mr Va ue. Messages. £ s. d. ... 13,954 19,125 1 11 26,726 4,774 8 4 Number of Messages. Value. £ s. d. 242 0 9 842 10 10£ 56 1,518 Total for 1912-13 ... ... 40,680 23,899 10 3 1,574 1,084 11 n Total for 1911-12 ... ... 39,374 21,511 14 3i 1,250 679 6 7*