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Table No. 15. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Ten-year Periods ended 30th June, 1866 and 1876, the 31st December, 1886, the 31st March, 1896 1906, 1916; and the past Five Years.

Table No. 16. Table showing the Number forwarded and the Revenue derived from Toll Calls and Paid Telegrams of all Codes and the Value of Franked Government Telegrams at the undermentioned Postal Districts during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1924.

vS Number of Telegrams and Toll rt_i_i___.i S §> Total Total Number Number £ =• Messages forwarded during the Year. milium g Misiei- g« Value of Expendiv_- »_«h Of of J ° lanoous Receipts). _ | Business ture loareuueu Miles of Miles of |S -gW done (excluding Line. Wire. Jo Private Onvom. S_ during Cable *0 a nd r p re L. men™ Total. Telegraph. Telephone. S S the Year. Subsidy). Number of Miles of Wire. £ £ £ £ £ 30th June, 1866 699 1,390 13 24,761 2,746 27,407 5,562 .. 483 6,045 6,377 1876 3,154 7,247 142 890,382 100,704 1,051,086 62,716 .. 1.6,154 78,870 82,771 31st Dee., 1886 4,546 11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 106,639 .. 27,281 133,920 98,875 31st Mar., 1896 6,245$ 15,764-} 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,211 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,066 1906 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 184,369 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 1916 13,684 48,052 2,413 10,708,910 127,841 10,8,36,751 549,627 287,547 9,085 846,259 658,572 1920 13,721 50,751 2,339 14,957,615 116,452 15,074,067 619,188 419,318 5,8301,044,3301,078,901 1921 13,724 51,043 2,338 13,884,466 116,385 14,000,851 704,228 533,535 7,036 1,244,7991,369.780 1922 13,767 52,176 2,327-12,782,037 152,428 12,934,465 697,864 614,367 8,458 1,320,689 1,314,068 1923 11,912 48,616 2,307 13,342,823 170,385 13,513,208 713,380 595,967 9,7271,319,0741,117,726 1924 12,951 52,910 2,295] 14,407,269 69,597 14,476,866 711.896 830,470 4,9301,517,2951,093,882 Note.--Inland Telegram Tariff: Prior to the 1st September, 1869, inland telegrams were charged for on a mileage basis. From that date a uniform rate was fixed of 2s. 6d. for ton words, and 6d. for each additional five words. From the 1st April, 1870, the minimum charge was reduced to Is. From the 1st November, 1873, the rate was further reduced to Is. for ton words, and lei. for each aelditional word, address and signature, hitherto charged for, being free up to ten words. From the 1st July, 1877, there was introduced the "urgent" code, at double tho ordinary rate. From the 1st July, 1878, a " delayed " system was introduoed, the rate being fixed at Od. for ten words, exclusive of address and signature up to ten words, and $el. for each aelditional word. From the 1st February, 1892, the number of words allowed for the minimum charge in each case was increased to twelve, with free address and signature up to six words. From the 15th August, 1892, the ordinary rate was fixed at Is. for eighteen words, including address and signature. From the 1st June, 1896, tire rate was fixed at (id. for twelve words, including address and signature, and Id. for each additional word; and "delayed" telegrams wore abolished. From the 1st November, 1906, the charge for additional words was reduced to $d, each. From the 23rd September, 1915, the ordinary rate was increased from 6d. to 8d. for twelve words (" urgent " Is. 2d.); and orr the 1st August, 1920, it was further increased to Is. for twelve words, and Id. for each additional word ; (" urgemt," 2s., and 2d. for each additional word); Sundays and holidays, elouble rates. From the 1st November, 1920, there was introduced a system of night letter-telegrams, to be delivered by post on the morning following the day of presentation. The rate (since altered) was Is. (id. foi thirty-six words and $d, for each additional word. From tho 1st February, 1923, the rate for ordinary telegrams was reduced to 9d. for twelve words, the charge for each additional word remaining at Id. ("urgent" Is. 6d., and 2d. for eaoh additional word). From the same date the night letter-telegram rate was reduoed to 9d. for twenty-seven words and Id. for oaoh additional three words.

Postal District. Revenue derived from Paid Value of franked Telegrams of all Government Codes and Toll Telegrams. Calls. Total Value of Telegrams of all Codes and Toll Calls. Number of Paid Telegrams and Toll Calls. Number of franked Government Telegrams. ; ; Total Number of Telegrams of all Codes and Toll Calls. Auckland Blenheim Christohuroh Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hamilton Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ £ 110,906 834 11,600 102 74,966 552 53,497 290 21,553 150 14,611 264 51,979 23 32,657 89 46,689 182 13,650 158 30,313 58 9,936 52 21,322 53 22,482 112 35,135 83 143,399 1,792 5,634 136 £ 834 102 552 290 150 264 23 89 182 158 58 52 53 112 83 1,792 136 £ 111,740 11,702 75,518 53,787 21,703 14,875 52,002 32,746 46,871 13,808 30,371 9,988 21,375 22,594 35,218 145,191 5,770 2,379,745 263,671 1,428,933 1,055,408 356,827 270,705 1,216,730 726,234 1,032,553 303,884 698,594 163,857 497,219 441,033 706,471 2,751,805 113,600 10,854 2,126 7,656 4,023 1,850 5,593 902 1,463 2,350 3,525 1,291 089 1,136 2,099 1,634 20,186 2,220 2,390,599 265,797 1,436,589 1,059,431 358,677 276,298 1,217,632 727,697 1,034,903 307,409 699,885 164,546 498,355 443,132 708,105 2,771,991 115,820 Totals, 1923-24 700,329 4,930 700,329 1,930 705,259 14,407,269 69,597 14,476,866 Totals, 1922-23 699,444 9,727 699,444 9,727 709,171 13,342,823 170,385 13,513,208