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Table No. 17. Table showing Toll Calls and Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1924, and the Revenue received therefrom.

Table No. 18. Table showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in use at Telegraph Offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Table No. 19. Table showing Cost of Construction and Equipment of Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Telephone Exchanges. £ Telephone Exchanges— continued. £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 90,281 Eeatherston .. .. .. .. 000 Albany .. .. .. .. .. 043 Eeilding .. .. .. .. 1,356 Dargaville .. .. .. .. 5,286 Eitzroy (slot telephone) .. .. .. 130 I levonport Automatic .. .. .. 85 Gis borne .. .. .. .. .. 8 485 Krankton Junction (slot telephone) .. .. 60 Hataitai (slot telephone) .. .. .. fjO Hamilton group .. .. .. .. 29,573 Hastings .. .. .. .. .. 5,975 Hamilton East (slot telephone) .. .. 16 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 2,910 Herekino .. .. .. .. .. 1,172 Kelburn Automatic Exchange .. .. 200 Hikutaia .. ... .. .. .. 2,299 Levin .. .. .. .. .. 4,395 Kawakawa .. .. .. .. 2,784 Marton .. .. .. .. .. I 990 Mangonui .. .. .. .. 503 Masterton.. .. .. .. .. (i,892 Matakana .. .. .. ..2,148 Master-ton Automatic Exchange No. 3 .. '369 Maungakaramoa .. .. .. .. 3,810 Napier .. .. .. .. .. 4,340 Mokauiti .. .. .. .. .. 837 Napier Working-men's Club (slot telephone) .. ' 73 Mount Albert - New North Road (slot telephone) 55 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 22 925 Mount Eden Automatic .. .. .. 931 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 9,031 Onehunga Automatic .. .. .. II Ngaio (slot telephone) .. .. .. 74 Otaha (toll station) .. .. .. 17 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. .. 1,059 Otorohanga (slot telephone) .. .. 72 Palmerston North .. .. .. .. 5,041 Ponsonby Automatic .. .. .. 1,033 Palmerston North Automatic No. 3 .. '.128 Kaweno (underground cable extension) .. 79 Paraparaumu .. .. .. .. 1,580 Remuora Automatic .. .. .. 1,044 Patea .. .. ~ .. .. 879 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 1,722 Port Nelson (slot telephone) .. 108 Silver-dale .. .. . . 2,174 Plimmerton .. .. .. . . 1155 St. Heliers . . . . .. .. 1,924 Stout Street Automatic .. .. .. 49 Takapuna Automatic .. .. .. 10 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 0,298 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 2,979 Taihape .. .. .. .. .. 4,012 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 2,051 Waipawa .. .. .. ~ .. 0,297 Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. 2,257 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 0,009 Te Uku .. .. .. .. .. 22 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 14,730 Thames .. .. .. .. .. 4,913 Wanganui Automatic .. .. .. 10,390 Waharoa .. .. .. .'. .. 878 Wellington .. .. .. .. 38,312 Warkworth .. .. . . .. 200 Palmerston North Rangitikei-Eeatherston Street Wellesley Street .. .. .. .. 5,822 (slot telephone) .. .. .. .. 90 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 1,102 Palmerston North Broadway (slot telephone) .. 80 Whakapara .. . . .. .. 950 Wellington South Automatic .. .. 377 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 8.377 Whan gam omona .. .. .. .. 1,489 Whangarei Town Wharf (slot telephone) .. 92 Ashburton .. .. .. 4 088 IMeuheim.. .. .. .. .. 2,018 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. 58 Blenheim Post-office (slot telephone) .. .. 82 Christchurch and branches .. .. .. 33,420 Brightwater .. .. .. .. 34 Christchurch Post-office (slot telephones) .. 105 Carterton .. .. .. .. 5,003 Culverden. . .. .. .. .. 02 Courtenay Place .. .. ..' .. 711 Oreymouth .. .. ,'.' 039 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 10,874 Hinds .. .. .. .. .. 3,027 Dannevirke (slot telephone) . . . . .. 91 Hokitika and branches .. .. .. 447 Eketahuna .. .. .. : 3.300 Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 95 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 5,020 Rakaia and branches .. .. .. 1,209

June Quarter, 1923. Number. Revenue. September Quarter,' December Quarter, March Quartf _ 1924 Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. I Revenue. . . __J Totals. Number, i Revenue. Ordinary telegrams Urgent telegrams Pross telegrams Night letter-telegrams Toll calls £ 1,300,043 112,618 62,090 6,593 101,925 13,629 18,509 935 1,898,042 75,231 £ £ £ 1,279,487 109,973 1,488,274 121,297 1,512,781 128,203 60,168 6,314 ! 67,427 6,884 76,087 7,895 108,887 16,427 103,627 14,537 117,681 17,068 23,443 1,208 i 26,283 1,282 37,984 1,862 1,928,338 75,753 2,047,112 80,895 2,148,481 85,633 £ 5,581,185 472,091 265,772 27,686 432,120 61,661 106,219 5,287 8,021,973 317,512 Gross teitals Less other linos and credits 3,381,209 209,006 44,933 3,381,209 209,006 44,933 3,400,323 209,675 43,661 3,732,723 224,895 45,692 3,893,014 240,661 49,622 14,407,269 884,237 183,908 Net totals, 1923-24 164,073 164,073 166,014 179,203 191,039 700,329 Net totals, 1922-23 3,094,059 164,937 3,094,059 164,937 3,107,569 164,489 3,508,968 188,490 3,632,227 181,528 13,342,823 699,444

District. _ g a £ «o o o Morse Instruments in use. Number of Cells. 1_ ii 18 E ! B BE «i 2 86 13 8 ..25 9 11,041 .. .. 201 326 58 8 8 .. 9 4 0,626 82 160 2 4 341 74 1 2 .. 6 3 5,167 72 243 340 ! 31 118 12 20 1 22 26 15,939 2,170 1,020 281 373 822 331 34 38 1 62 42 38,773 2,324 1,423 623 ! 609 1,489 i I >, tH a, HH» S s -r > '3 P I 1 ~nd .. ! 49 Janterbur-y .. 67 )tago .. ! ."i4 Wellington .. 118 Totals .. 288