894 19 8
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APPENDIX No. 6.
MEMORANDUM ON COMPETITION WITH THE EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH COMPANY IN AUSTRALIA-WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEW SOUTHI WALES AND VICTORIA.
The traffic results of the 21 years since the Pacific Cable was opened show conclusively that the most essential conditions of any competition with the Eastern Company are:
(1) The grant of special wires to the Pacific Cable Bourd between Melbourne and Sydney, 773 miles, between Sydney and Southport, 577 miles, and possibly one between Southport and Brisbane, 50; total, about 1,400 miles;
(2) The opening of offices for dealing directly with the public in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne;
(3) The appointment of a local representative in Australia, and adequate advertising and canvassing, &c., according to ordinary Cable Companies' methods.
Assuming that (1) will be accorded by the Federal Government, as in the case of the Eastern Company, and that permission will be accorded to the opening of offices, it remains to consider the results anticipated from such measures and the cost of the same.
During the calendar year 1904, the fully paid ordinary traffic carried between the States of New South Wales and Victoria respectively, and the United Kingdom, was distributed between the Eastern and Pacific routes as follows:-
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APPENDIX No. 5.
STATEMENT OF THE PACIFIC CABLE BOARD'S EXPENDITURE, RECEIPTS, AND GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEFRAY THE DEFICIT FOR THE PERIODS ENDING MARCH 31ST, 1903, MARCH 31ST, 1904, AND MARCH 31ST, 1905.
1901/2.3.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
£ s. d.
Traffic Receipts
Government
tions :--
England Canada Australia
£ s. d. 19,579 10
£
3.
d.
Contribu-
Interest.on money borrowed Head Office (salaries and ex-
penses)
46,178 17 8
25,143 19 0
Stations (salaries and
ex-
25,143 19 0
penses)
30,172 14 9
New Zealand...
10,057 11 7
Ship (salaries and expenses) Repairs
6,522 2 2
27,114 5 9 12,883 9 1
4
0.5
90,518 4 4 Provident Fund
Renewal Account
£110,097 14 9
16,500 0 0
£110,097 14 9
1903;4.
Percentage.
Eastern.
Paciße.
Total.
Via Eastern,
P.C.B.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
New South Wales-
To United Kingdom
From United Kingdom
Total
218,048
50,871
269,519
81.12
18.89
161.497
35,647
197,114
81.92
18-08
-
380,143
86,518
466,463
41.46
18:54
芝 3. d.
£
J.
d.
Traffic Receipts
81,832, 16 5
Sum paid to Atlantic Com- panies for "Date and Time"
F-.
First Annuity payment Head Office (salaries and ex-
penses)
£
8. d. 77,544 18 0
Victoria--
To United Kingdom
258,315
25,449
281,764
89-90
10-10
4,568 3. 3
2,008
0
Head Office (advertising, can-
From United Kingdom
193.357
31,136
224.693
86:14
1386
79,824 5 5
Interest on money on
deposit
Governinent Contribu-
tions:-
England
Canada
294 7 10
vassing Engineeers, fees, royalties, and cost of re- mitting money home) Stations (salaries and ex-
penses)
Total
446,873
59,585
506,437
88.24
11.76
1,259 18 4
Grand Total-
24,375 6 9
24,375 6 9
Ship (salaries and expenses) Provident Fund
15,933 11
31,763 7 2 5 1,299 19 6
To United Kingdom
From United Kingdom
Australia
29,250 8 2
Renewal Account
35,500 0 0
Total
471,963
79,320
651,283
85'6]
14:39
355,054
66,783
421,837
8+17
15:83
827,017
146,109
973,120
84.99
15.01
New Zealand...
9,750 2 9
87,751 4 5
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
THEN C.O.
•885
£167.869 17 8
£167,869 17 8
1904/5.
RECEIPTS.
EXPENDITURE.
£
Traffic Receipts
Less "Date and Time"
payments
Interest on deposits
Received for repair ser- vices rendered H.M.C.8. "Iris "
Government
tions :-
England Canada
8. d. 84,301 9 1
£
s. d.
2,113 7 8
82,188 1 5 139 14 3
5,118 15 0
Contribu-
Second Annuity payment. Head Office (salaries and ex-
penses) Head Office (advertising, can- vassing Engineers, fees, royalties, and cost of re- mitting money home) Stations (salaries and ex-
penses)
£ 8. d. 77,544 18 0
4,673 14 4
* Government and press traffic being governed by special conditions have been purposely excluded from this calculation.
Had the traffic of the two States of New South Wales and Victoria been equally divided between the two routes, the Pacific Cable would have carried 340,457 ordinary words more than it ,did; and as the net receipt to the Board from the three shilling through rate is almost exactly 18. 6d. per word, after meeting the expenses on account of all out-paynients, including date and time and duplicate copy fees, the excess revenue earned by the Board would have been £25,535. Had the Pacific Cable secured, under equal facilities of business with the Eastern Company, 75 per cent. of the homeward traffic from New South Wales, as estimated before the Pacific Cable Committee by the Eastern Extension Company's officials, instead of 50 per cent. as taken above, the increased revenue would have been £30,588.
It is believed that with energetic representation in Melbourne and Sydney, and with special wires and offices in those cities, the Pacific Cable would be able to secure half the traffic in Victoria and New South Wales, though in consequence of the Eastern Company having been so long in the field, it might take some few years to attain the result.
The cost of measures (2) and (3) is estimated as follows, apart from a small initial capital expenditure for furniture and instruments: --
Salary of Board's Representative
£800
1,230 11 0
Travelling charges and office expenses, say
300
28,669 17 2
21,069 8 6
Ship (salaries and expenses) Provident Fund
21,069 8 6
Renewal account
11,835 16 8
35,000 0 0
For advertising, canvassing, supply and distribution of tariff pamphlets, pads of message forms, &c, and other miscellaneous expenditure in all the States of Australia
1,000
1,341 11 7
Special distribution in Australasia of maps, booklets, pocket-books, &c..
somewhat on the lines adopted by the Eastern Company.
1,000
Australia
25,283 6 2
£3,100
New Zealand...
8,427 15 4
Sydney Office.---
75,849 18 6
Officer in charge (average salary)
£375
£163,296 9 2
4 Operators at £150
600
£163,296 9 2
4 Clerks
360
120
3 Messenger boys
The Statement for 1904/5 has not yet been passed by the Treasury for submission to Parliament, and the figures must not be taken as final.
Rent, taxes and lighting
450
HUGH LATHAM.
ance of instruments, and miscellaneous charges
Stationery, advertising, printing, postage, uniforms, servants, mainten-
500
2,405
Jan. 8th, 1905.
17 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TOMelbourne Office.—
1 Officer in charge (average salary)
84
£375
3 Operators at £150
450
3 Clerks
280
2 Messengers
80
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Rent, taxes and lighting
400
Stationery, advertising, printing, postage, uniforms, servants, mainten-
ance of instruments, and miscellaneous charges
320
Total
1,906
£7,410
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