asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs whether he can state (1) the number of telegrams handed in; (2) the receipts from telegraphic services; and (3) the expenses of these services in each year for the past five years in (a) the city of Dublin, (b) elsewhere in the Free State; and whether he will furnish a statement classifying the telegrams handed in under the following headings:—(1) Betting; (2) commercial; and (3) other categories, giving the percentages of each.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - TELEGRAPHIC SERVICES.
As the answer consists of three tabular statements I propose to circulate it in the Official Report.
Following is the answer:—
Statement of the number of telegrams handed in at Post Offices in An Saorstát during the five years ending the 31st March 1928.
|
Heading |
1923-24 |
1924-25 |
1925-26 |
1926-27 |
1927-28 |
|
Inland |
3,676,521 |
3,425,392 |
3,193,541 |
2,991,667 |
2,904,980 |
|
Foreign |
36,639 |
43,725 |
48,519 |
57,463 |
55,885 |
|
Press |
46,549 |
37,048 |
41,068 |
34,162 |
41,352 |
|
Totals |
3,759,709 |
3,506,165 |
3,283,128 |
3,083,292 |
3,002,217 |
Number of telegrams handed in at Post Offices in Dublin (included in above total).
|
Press |
14,497 |
10,572 |
10,568 |
9,152 |
14,804 |
|
Ordinary and Foreign* |
900,229 |
816,587 |
768,690 |
742,694 |
710,897 |
|
Totals |
914,726 |
827,159 |
779,258 |
751,846 |
725,701 |
* The number of Foreign Telegrams cannot be given separately.
It is not practicable to give a classification of the telegraph traffic on the lines desired by the Deputy. as the Post Office does not record the nature of telegrams and much trouble and expense would be involved in so doing.
Statement showing the receipts from Telegraphic Service during the five years ending the 31st March, 1928.
|
Heading |
1923-24 |
1924-25 |
1925-26 |
1926-27 |
1927-28 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Dublin City |
63,890 |
62,360 |
60,276 |
54,984 |
53,256 |
|
Rest of An Saorstát |
202,317 |
197,473 |
190,875 |
174,110 |
168,644 |
|
Total |
266,207 |
259,833 |
251,151 |
229,094 |
221,900 |
Statement showing the Expenses of the Telegraph Service during the five years ending the 31st March, 1928.
|
Heading |
1923-24 |
1924-25 |
1925-26 |
1926-27 |
1927-28 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Dublin City |
152,600 |
144,600 |
136,800 |
129,300 |
124,500 |
|
Rest of An Saorstát |
457,935 |
293,740 |
277,794 |
274,789 |
277,100 |
|
610,535 |
438,340 |
414,594 |
404,089 |
401,600 |