Table XII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RADIOTELEGRAMS SENT AND RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1938 AND 1937.
1938 1937 TOTAL TOTAL SERVICE FORWARDED RECEIVED 1938 1937 msgs. words. msgs. words. msgs. words. msgs. words. PAID RADIOTELEGRAMS : Ships 4,300 47,857 12,107 104,373 16,407 152,230 16,657 155,921 Aircraft 3 24 2 10 5 34 78 1,323 Press (Commercial) 37,018 4,383,805 37,013 4,383,805 TOTAL 4,303 47,881 49,127 4,488,188 53,430 4,536,069 16,735 157,244 INTERNAL TELEGRAMS : Steamer Advices and Semaphore Messages 2 18 3,451 31,936 3,453 31,954 4,211 38,500 TOTAL PAID TRAFFIC 4,305 47,899 52,578 4,520,124 56,883 4,568,023 20,946 195,744 UNPAID TRAFFIC : Aircraft Opp. Messages 95 1,280 27 1,397 32,370 Aircraft Met. Messages 1,327 26,191 2,112 46,479 3,224 Airstation 2,416 20,927 2,511 22,324 5,016 82,283 Anti-Piracy Messages 4 58 1,331 26,249 68,924 5,336 Police Messages 3,966 32,758 3,530 885 54,179 25,916 Meteorological Messages 115,403 4,327 132,585 Rugby Press 1 420 375,916 106,437 10,660 172,192 15,474 278,629 League of Nations 12,708 245,438 Navigational Messages 46 1,354 15,594 72,967 15,640 74,321 Health Messages 4,920 293,056 12,491 119,826 17,421 412,882 420 375,916 15,168 72,584 20,072 603,424 38,082 2,059,058 516 360,609 TOTAL UNPAID TRAFFIC. 86,694 3,354,570 Service Messages (Marine only) 24,735 1,117,833 63,080 1,960,009 2,448 26,636 2,236 22,797 12 TOTAL PAID TRAFFIC... 56,883 4,568,023 20,946 195,744 TOTAL UNPAID 87,815 3,077,842 86,694 3,354,570 SERVICE MESSAGES 4,684 49,433 47,078 373,497 GRAND TOTAL 149,382 7,695,298 154,718 3,923,811