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RECEIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1915-16 and 1914-15, exclusive of Press, was as follows:— ~;;':;-: Via Pacific. '■ ' ' International. Australian. 1915-16 ... ... ... ... ... 41,933 52,596 1914-15 ... 27,214 49,611 Increase ... ... ... ... 14,719 Increase 2,985 Via Eastern. International. Australian. 1915-16 ... ... ... ... ... 34,187 37,844 1914-15 ... '~:.'. ... - ... ... 24,816 31,549 Increase ... ... , ... ... 9,371 Increase 6,295

PBESS. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past five years was, —

~ t RADIO-TELEGRAMS, The radio business transacted by the New Zealand Coast Stations during the years 1915-1916 and 1914-1915 was as follows :—

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■;'/ Forwarded. Number of Messages. Words. Forwarded. Value. Rooeived. Year. Number of Messages. Words. L911-12 1912-13 L913-14 L914-15 L915-16 ... fa ,. 2,117 . 2,680 . 3,846 .. 2,732 . 2,505 158,590 252,725 455,175 212,120 201,665 £ 1,298 2,161 2,729 , 1,390 1,384 6,682 6,004 6,212 8,056 9,739 582,247 546,187 621,923 796,352 967,485 i

Forwarded. - '■;;; .-■ t Reoeived : Year. Number of Amount earned by Messages. Words. New Zealand. Number of Amount earned by New Zealand. Total Value. Messages. Words. 1915-16 1914-15 ■ ■;.. : 3,076 Z 2,4.18 3' [ . . 61,759 47,998 1,26,2 £ 2,296 1,077 4,666 4,656 71,291 64,284 £ s [fir, 574 1,049 Li L^ Increases ... 658 13,761 540 1,219 10 7,007 525 Lili. -_ i. : .. . ■ The increase in the numbe: ,nd 0-21 per cent, for the forwi • of radk irded am ic i-telegraphic 1 [received re; messages, i ipectively. )ver the previous .■ear was 27'2