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Table No. 8. Table showing Cable, Radio-telegraph, and Radio-telephone Business transacted during the Year ended 31st March, 1932, as compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Cable Messages.

Radio-telegrams.

Radio-telephone Calls.

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International. Attstkalian. Total. Forwarded. Received. Forwarded. Received. Year ended „__ Revenue Revenue Revenue: Revenue Revenue Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. ~ Ī £ £ £ i £ £ 31st March, 1932 .. 151,411.7,987 136,987 6,726 112,328 ' 3,161 ! 110,431 3,367 511,157 j 21,241 31st March, 1931 .. 180,070 I 9,411 160,562 7,824 142,457 | 4,185 '< 136,125 4,232,619,214 125,652 Pebss Messages (included in above totals). 31st March, 1932 .. 2,635 1 231 4,050 374 j 3,713 | 354 5,393! 606 j 15,791! 1,565 31st March, 1931 .. 3,542 385 4,714! 410 4,683! 477 5,532 666 18,471 1,938 I \ L__J i \_

Forwarded. Received. Total. 1 ear endeti .Number Revenue Number lie venue Number Revenue of earned by of earned by of earned by Messages. New Zealand, Messages. New Zealand. Messages. New Zealand. ! Ill £ £ £ 31st March, 1932 .. .. i 8,888 1,944 ' 16,865 ! 3,150 i 25,753 5.094 31st March, 1931 .. ..j 12,959 2,689 j 23,130 j 4,331 j 36,089 7,020 I -

(Service inaugurated 25th November, 1930.) Outward. Inward. Total. Period. Number of Revenue earned Number of Revenue earned Number of j Revenue earned Calls. by New Zealand. Calls. by New Zealand. Calls. 1 by New Zealand. ' 7 ~ ; " : ~ i : ~~~~ i £ I £ ! £ 31st March, 1932 .. .. .. 83 128 123 203 206 331 25th November, 1930-31st March, 1931 59 87 117 260 176 i 347