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Return showing the Equipment installed and the Equipment in Use at Automatic Exchanges on 31st March, 1930.

Existing Capacity of Exchange Equipment tt„4+„ Number of Main Stations in Existence irrespective of the Number of Units installed. Number of Units of Equipment m Use. of Equipment in Use. Number of Total Number of — -— r;- Extension Stations Telephone Stations Name of Exchange or Branch Automatic Lines. Automatic Lines. Automatic Stations. Totals. connected. connec e Exchange. „— " ~— 3—; —7— — > Magneto Magneto 7 j ■ Magneto ; One- Two- Four- Multi- Lines. One- Two- Four- | Multi- Lines. 0ne _ Two- Three- : Four- Multi- Stati0ns - Auto Magneto , t . , . iw,,,™)-,, party. party. party. party. party. party. party. | party. party. party. party. party. party. Stations.;Stations. * (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) i (7) 1 (8) (9) I (10) (11) HS) (ISt (14) ! (15) (16) ! (17) (18) 1 (19) (20) (21) I (22) I (23) Auckland Exchange Area — Wellesley Street .. .. 7,200 .. 100 .. .. 6,254 , .. 97 .. .. 6,224 100 90 188; .. .. 6,602 .. 4,531 .. 11,133 Remnera .. .. .. 2,600 200 100 .. .. 12,047 76 90, .. .. 2,061 136 54 264 .. .. 2,515 .. 358: .. 2,873 Mount Eden .. .. 2,800 100 100 .. .. 2,492 42 88 .. .. 2,492 108 105 164 .. .. 2,869 .. 230: .. 3,099 Ponsonby.. .. .. 1,800 100 100 .. .. 1,421 .. 89 .. .. 1,422 44 108 120 i .. .. 1,694 .. 157; .. 1,851 Onehunga .. .. 600 453 .. .. j .. .. 452 2 .. 454 .. 62 I .. 516 Devonport .. .. 600 100 575 42 .. .. .. 598 38 ; .. | .. ! 636 .. 50 j .. j 686 Takapuna .. .. 400 367 .. .. .. .. 366 2 .. v | .. .. 368 .. 29 .. 397 Christchurch Exchange Area — Hereford Street .. .. 6,800 200 100 .. 200 6,378 171 84 .. 96 6.312 374 87 188 .. 311 6,961 311 2,602 463 9,563 774 St. Albans .. .. 2,000 j 1,826 1,826 j .. .. 1,826 .. 222 5 j 2,048 5 Dunedin Exchange Area — Dowling Street .. .. 4,000; 100 100 .. 100 3,606 44 36 .. 40 3,606 88 84 32 ; 111 3,810 111 1,695 29 j 5,505 140 Roslyn .. .. .. 1,000 .. .. .. .. j 936 .. .. .. .. 936 .. .. 936 .. 67 .. j 1,003 South Dunedin .. .. 1,800 100 1,599 42 1,599 84 .. .. .. .. 1,683 .. 118 .. 1,801 Wellington Exchange Area — Courtenay Place .. .. j 5,000 200 100 1 .. .. 3,857 ; 74 24 ! .. j 3,866 162 15 12 .. 4,055 .. 1,203 .. j 5,258 Wellington South .. .. 2,000 ! 100 100 .. .. 1,716 59 43 .. .. 1,720 164 45 4 .. .. 1,933 .. 176 .. ! 2,109 Kelburn .. .. .. 1,600 .. 100: .. .. 1,411 .. 59 .. .. 1,420 76 30 8 .. .. 1,534 .. 114 .. : 1,648 j Khandallah .. .. 200 j 100 100 .. I 192 93 79 .. .. 279 64 69 120 !.. .. 532 .. 18 .. 550 Stout Street .. .. 7,400 100 .. .. i .. 4,354: 45 92 .. .. 4,366 | 112 72 180 .. j .. 4,730 .. 3,786 308 8,516 308 Miramar .. .. .. 1,000 j .. 100 918 74 j .. .. 925: 94 45 20 \ .. . ! 1,084 .. 32 .. 1,116 Single-office Exchanges — ! Blenheim .. .. 800 :.. 100 .. 50 759 43 26 .. 29 759 86 36 56 ; 129 937 129 142 ! 8 1,079 137 Dannevirke .. .. 700 .. 100 50 50 592 .. 29 44 .. 592 30 21 16 303 i 962 .. 134 ..I 1,096 Hamilton .. .. 1,800 : 100 100 .. 100 1,745 43 61 76 1,750 94 33 176 .. 541 2.053 541 465 , 75 ! 2,518 616 Hawera .. .. .. 900 100 .Hi .. 77!) .. 51 26 1 779 42 21 92 186 ; 9 1,120 9 179 2 1,299 11 Masterton .. .. 1,200 j 100 100 .. 220 | 1,040 86 95 j 96 1,131 128 51 36 .. 377 1,346 377 286 9 1.632 386 Napier .. .. 2,200 100 .. .. 100 1,933 51 .. .. 27 1,903 54 .. .. .. 94 1,957 94 673 I 43 , 2,630 137 Oamaru .. .. .. 800 .. 100 .. j 20 j 776 ; 91 j 9 832 26 24: 56 .. 66 938 66 140; 4 1.078 70 Palmerston North .. .. : 2,400 1 .. 100 .. ; 110 12,305 1 .. 98 j 40 2,319 56 57 148 .. 187 2.580 187 546; 2 3,126 189 Stratford . . .. .. 500 .. 100 50 i 437 j .. 25 ; 30 .. 437 26 21 20 250 .. 754 78 3 832 3 Wanganui .. .. i 2,700 . 200 100 .. | 100 j 2,357 i 60 82 j 66 2,357 142 69 192 .. 367 2,760 367 665 17 3,425 384 Totals .. .. 62,800 1,900 2,000 150 I 1,050 : 971 1,413 j 100 480 53,329 2,332 1,137 2,092 | 739 | 2,192 ;59.629 2,192 18,758 968 ;78,387 3,160 Columns 13, 14, and 15 include a number of stations which are served by other than standard two- and four-party equipment.