Note 97 — Chapter VII · The House of Commons Is Responsible for the Financial Failure of the State Telegraphs
Reading edition
Year Number of Messages Net Revenue, $ Year Number of Messages Net Revenue, $
1884-85 33,278,000 1,371,000 1894-95 71,589,000 -50,000
1885-86 39,146,000 839,000 1895-96 78,840,000 646,000
1886-87 50,244,000 442,000 1896-97 79,423,000 678,000
1887-88 53,403,000 614,000 1899-00 90,415,000 326,000
1888-89 57,765,000 1,061,000 1901-02 90,432,000 -848,000
1889-90 62,403,000 1,451,000 1902-03 92,471,000 -548,000
1890-91 66,409,000 1,259,000 1903-04 89,997,000 -1,530,000
1891-92 69,685,000 922,000 1904-05 88,969,000 -917,000
1892-93 69,908,000 94,000 1905-06 89,478,000 -63,500
The minus sign denotes an excess of operating expenses over receipts.