Luxemburg 275 



scribers and 61 public stations. The local talks numbered 

 922,692 ; the trunk talks, 671,937 ; and the telegrams telephoned, 

 2,838. The capital expenditure amounted to 808,802 francs 

 (32,3527.). The receipts for the year were : 



Francs 



Local subscriptions . . . '. . . . 60,989 

 Public stations and telegram service .... 3,505 

 Sundry receipts ........ 4,717 



Total ...... 69,211 



The working expenses amounted to 61,762 francs, leaving a 

 profit of 7,449 francs (2987.) as evidence of the sufficiency of a 

 3/. 4-r. rate. 



Statistics for 1893, furnished to the author by M. F. Neuman, 

 Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Luxemburg, give the following 

 figures : 



Number of centres ....... 52 



,, subscribers ...... 1,203 



Length of routes, in kilometers . . . . . 617 



wire 2,333 



Number of local talks 963,005 



trunk 765,929 



,, public station talks ..... 9,780 



,, telegrams telephoned .... 2,661 



Receipts for subscriptions, in francs .... 66,400 



,, at public stations, ,, . . . . 3,8 1 6 



,, sundries, in francs 2,517 



Unfortunately the working expenses for 1893 are not shown 

 separately from those of posts and telegraphs. 



In January 1895 the exchanges and instruments connected 

 throughout the Grand Duchy were as follow : 



Carried forward . 6 645 Carried forward . 10 660 



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