Table XII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF RADIOTELEGRAMS SENT AND RECEIVED DURING THE YEARS 1939 AND 1938.
1939 1938 TOTAL Msgs. Words. Msgs. Words. Msgs. Words. PAID RADIOTELEGRAMS: Ships 3,708 43,606 10,093 92,500 13,801 136,106 Aircraft 23 49 4 5 27 54 Press (Commercial) 78,172 8,386,190 78,172 8,386,190 TOTAL 3,731 43,655 88,269 8,478,695 92,000 8,522,350 INTERNAL TELEGRAMS: Steamer Advices and Semaphore Messages 31 TOTAL PAID TRAFFIC 3,762 88,269 8,478,695 92,031 8,522,350 UNPAID TRAFFIC: Aircraft Opp. Messages 82 Aircraft Met. 1,616 1,635 15,156 3,251 22,324 Anti-Piracy messages 1,717 16,506 2,511 24,597 4,228 41,103 Police messages 5,989 73,645 7,605 98,242 13,594 171,887 Meteorological messages 1,206 28,400 1,209 28,479 2,415 56,879 Rugby Press messages 1,331 4,006 4,469 121,567 5,800 125,573 Press intercepted 6,910 159,986 12,096 210,447 19,006 370,433 Navigational messages 15,474 114,653 26,249 115,403 41,723 230,056 Health messages 52 1,007 52 1,007 Service messages 5,431 50,319 3,524 41,129 8,955 91,448 TOTAL UNPAID TRAFFIC 39,757 1,672,724 60,837 3,004,505 100,594 4,677,229 TOTAL PAID TRAFFIC 3,762 88,269 8,478,695 92,031 8,522,350 TOTAL UNPAID 39,757 1,672,724 60,837 3,004,505 100,594 4,677,229 GRAND TOTAL 43,519 149,106 11,483,200 192,625 13,199,579R 12