No. 108.-INDEX NUMBERS of WHOLESALE PRICES in each MONTH
from 1920 to 1924.-continued.

No. 109.-INDEX NUMBERS of RETAIL PRICES (COST of LIVING) in each MONTH from 1915 to 1924. (July, 1914 = 100).

The figures below are representative of all items, viz., food, rent, clothing, fuel and light, &c.

(Compiled by the Ministry of Labour.)

POST OFFICE: POSTAL, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

No. 110.-INCOME,

(Compiled from Returns

1909-10. 1910-1. 1911-2. 1912-3. 1913-4. 1914-5. 1915-6. 1916-7.

(a)

INCOME:
Postal

Telegraph

Telephone

Total

Years ended 31st March.

L

ร

£

£

£ 18,710,027 19,743,027 20,061,122 22,363,635 23,292,004 23,100,263 26,473,426 27,980,367 3,166,875 3,168,804 3,147,705 3,185,809 3,120,513 3,422,281 4,529,623 4,842,373 1,750,308 1,952,537 2,962,736 5,847,410 6,191,184 6,485,050 7,064,876 8,389,362|

23,627,210 24,864,368 26,171,563 31,396,854 32,603,701 33,007,594 38,067,925 41,212,102

EXPENDITURE:

Postal
Telegraph

Telephone

13,799,233 14,269,496 14,516,270 16,810,310 17,119,241 18,212,036 20,468,778 21,460,956 4,257,264 4,353,090 4,434,873 4,361,156 4,332,255 4,655,236 5,049,670 5,372,012 1,789,925 1,999,191 2,742,640 5,544,067 5,952,073 6,596,068 7,183,053 8,187,633

(a) From 1912-13, the figures of income, expenditure and surplus or deficit are on a Commercial Account basis, i.e., they allow for interest on capital, depreciation, &c.

(b) Excluding Irish Free State.

(e) The large increase in this year was mainly due to the transfer of the National Telephone Company's staff to the Post Office.

POST OFFICE: TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.

No 111.-LENGTH of LINE and WIRE, NUMBER

(Compiled from Returns furnished

1909-10. 1910-1. 1911-2. 1912-3. 1913-4. 1914-5. 1915-6. 1916-7.

428,570 440,815 850,865 905,686 947,392 997,292 1,022,036 1,023,262 731,514 787,553 1,713,004 1,745,008 1,926,743 2,060,918 2,229,055 2,337,735 10,041 10,727 10,546 10,684 11,890 13,657 13,731 14,250

1,170,125 1,239,095 2,574,415 2,661,378 2,886,025 3,071,867 3,264,822 3,375,247

76,625,000 76,029,000 78,269,000 77,035,000 75,618,000 81,758,000 76,654,000 66,324,000 15,107,000 15,585,000 16,019,000 16,838,000 17,268,000 14,580,000 12,987,000 12,715,000

91,732,000 91,614.000 94,288,000 93,873,000 92,886,000 96,338,000 89,641,000 75,039,000

Details not available.
98,296

121,730 701,125

Details not available.

2,831 2,943 3,132 3,178 3,175 730,763 774,821 796,347 786,991 774,265 797,000,000 834,000,000 815,000,000 776,000,000 701,000,000 26,700,000 30,200,000 33,700,000 36,000,000 38,200,000 40,700,000 40,400,000 38,800,000

(a) Including this country's share of Submarine Cables connecting the United Kingdom with the Continent of Europe. (b) Excluding Railway Companies' wires which are chiefly used for the transmission of messages on the service of the Railway Companies.

(c) Including telephones used for telegraph purposes.

3,174 3,258 3,275 3,296 3,309 3,204 3,536 778,901 797,218 887,521 979,553 995,353 1,050,672 1,158,492 700,000,000 716,000,000 848,000,000 843,000,000 682,000,000 730,000,000 832,000,000 43,700,000 46,500,000 54,200,000 57,800,000 52,400,000 59,500,000 70,300,000

(d) Including telegrams dealt with entirely by Submarine Cable Companies in this country.

(e) The large increases shown in 1911-2 are mainly due to the transfer of the National Telephone Company. Figures relating to the mileage of line transferred were, however, not available and they are therefore not included until 1912-3. (f) Excluding Irish Free State.