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APPENDICES
Appendix X-Contd
(Chapter 15: Communications)
Telegraph and Radio Traffic
1960 (Revised figures)
1961
Telegrams accepted for transmission .
Telegrams delivered
Telegrams handled in transit
:
971,901
1,020,499
•
1,127,920
1,206,414
750,305*
741,549
Telex calls-Outward minutes
82,506
136,146
Telex calls-Inward minutes
95,982
162,212
Telex calls-Relayed minutes
19,437
21,066
Overseas Radiotelephone calls-Outward minutes
407,558
440,050
Overseas Radiotelephone calls-Inward minutes
572,403
589,481
Radio Pictures-Transmitted
Radio Pictures-Received
Harbourphone calls
Press Broadcasts-Number of hours
Meteorological Broadcasts-Number of hours Inland Telegrams
53
204
39
493
:
66,303
56,719
25,416
25,864
49,310
58,898
3,859
4,881
* Calculated on new basis.
Comparisons of Wind Speeds during the Major Post-war Storms and the Typhoons of 1936 and 1937
Mean Hourly Wind Speed in Knots
(Average wind speeds are listed for the three hours before the hour of maximum wind and for the following four hours)
Maximum
1936
17th August
Maximum Gust
37 46 54
62
56 52 29
24
115
1937
2nd September
20
30 58
59
58 43 34
29
130
'GLORIA' 1957
22nd September
44 49 51
59
56 46 37
36
101
'MARY' 1960
9th June
42 44 44
50
44
36 37 45
103
'ALICE' 1961
19th May
34
38
42
43
12
14 39
42
89