TABLE D.

Statement showing the Progress of Telegraphy in Belgium.

DATE.	Number of Messages.	Gross Receipts in Francs.	Average Cost per Message in Francs.
1851	14,025	88,674	6.32
1852	27,217	165,973	6.07
1853	52,050	265,536	5.10
1854	60,415	280,845	4.65
1855	61,443	265,939	4.33
1856	99,273	359,579	3.62
1857	119,050	407,011	3.42
1858	145,726	413,926	2.83
1859	196,240	506,006	2.57
1860	225,819	527,743	2.34
1861	268,968	588,532	2.19
1862	291,787	605,044	2.07
1863	416,113	612,313	1.47
1864	564,497	789,399	1.44
1865	674,034	865,640	1.28
1866	1,128,005	962,213	0.85
1867	1,293,770	1,074,214	0.85