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Business and cost of maintenance of radiotelegraph stations, by geographical area, for the fiscal years 1915 and 1916
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| 1915 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Messages handled | Words handled | Cost of maintenance | |
| number | $ | ||
| East Coast | 59,846 | 1,196,512 | 64,312 |
| Great Lakes | 15,785 | 326,505 | 27,947 |
| West Coast | 98,386 | 1,532,526 | 44,239 |
| Hudson Bay | 5,259 | 325,961 | * |
| Total | 179,276 | 3,381,504 | 136,498 |
| 1916 | |||
| Messages handled | Words handled | Cost of maintenance | |
| number | $ | ||
| East Coast | 45,195 | 864,020 | 68,140 |
| Great Lakes | 13,617 | 259,366 | 28,185 |
| West Coast | 95,048 | 570,281 | 47,048 |
| Hudson Bay | 7,617 | 1,103,395 | * |
| Total | 161,477 | 2,797,062 | 143,373 |
| * Borne by Department of Railways and Canals, which became a part of the Department of Transport in 1936. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | |||
