A1'J"KNI>IX. 297 



The Westehx Union Co's Carles. 



1881— England nu.l Nova Scotia .... 2,531 



1882— England and Xova Scotia .... 2,576 



The ("ommerciai. Go's Cables. 



1884— Ireland and Xova Scotia .... 2,350 

 " —Xova Scotia and New York, U. S. . . 841 



3,181 



" — Ireland and Xova Scotia .... 2,388 

 1885 — Xova Scotia and Ma.s-acli assets, U. S. . . 519 



2,907 



1894 — Conimeicial Cal>le : l)n])licate of the previous one. 



Sliare — Capital of Companies. 

 Anglo- American . . S35,000,000— Each lino . $'8,750,000 

 Direct United States . 6,400,000 " " . 6,400,000 

 Conipagnie Fran^aise . 8,400,000 " " . 8,400,000 

 "Western Union . . 14,000,000 " " . 7,000,000 

 Commercial . . . 8,00u,000 " " . 4,000,000 



APPEXDIX Xo. II. 



SCEIVERY OF THE KAY OJP ISLAINTDS. 



A lady tourist who last year vi.'^ited the Bay of Islands in the 

 8. .s. Harlav.\ wrote as follows of the scenery : — "As we approach 

 this romantic bay, the magnificent scenery of the coast caix 

 scarcely be described in terms to do even faint justice to its 

 merits. Great cliffs tower up above the ship, which the deep 

 soundings allow to approach ami steam for hours not a cable's 

 length from the shore. Hundreds of small bays indent the 

 coast, Avhile some take a majestic sweep inland, unveiling in- 

 nuruerablc i>les ami lovely beaches. Hour after hour we pass 



