TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE BUREAUX (RETURN OF PARTICULARS RELATING TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1898 Session I, F-09

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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE BUREAUX (RETURN OF PARTICULARS RELATING TO).

Returns to Orders of the House of Representatives dated the 19th November, 1897. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a list of all telegraph and telephone bureaux in the colony ; the capital cost of constructing the lines to each ; the distances of connections with main lines; and the revenues received from each bureau from date of first commencing operations until the end of last financial year; and also the names of localities where bureaux (if any such exist) are being run free of paying usual charges, defining those bureaux with and without undertakings of guarantee against loss." —(Hon. Mr. L-abnach.) Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the various telephone bureaux or offices in the colony; the persons or departments to whom free telephone connections are given; the cost of establishing such bureaux, offices, or connections, and the revenue derived from each ; the amounts of guarantees given or moneys paid in respect of each bureau, office, or connection ; and the net profit or loss in regard to such bureau, office, or connection." —(Mr, Pibani.)

1. List of all telegraph and telephone bureaux in the colony : Abbotsford, Addington, Addison's, Adelaide Eoad, Ahaura, Aicken's, Akaroa, Akaroa Lighthouse, Akitio, Albert Town, Albury, Alexandra South, Alfredton, Allanton, Alton, Amberley, Anderson's Bay, Aohanga, Apiti, Appleby, Aramoho, Ararimu South, Aratapu, Arrowtown, Ashburton, Ashley-Clinton, Ashhurst, Athol, Atiamuri, Auckland, Avondale, Awahuri, Awanui, Awatere, Babylon, Balclutha, Bald Hill Flat, Balfour, Ballance, Bannockburn, Barry's Bay, Bealey, Beaumont, Beck's, Belfast, Belgrove, Bell Block, Bennett's, Berhampore, Berwick, Birchfield, Birchwood, Birkenhead, Blackball, Blackburn, Blackstone Hill, Blenheim, Bluespur, Bluff, Bombay, Brighton, Brightwater, Broad Bay, Brookdale, Brooklyn, Brougham Street, Brown's, Brunnerton, Buckland, Bullendale, Bull's, Bunnythorpe, Burkes, Burkes Pass, Burnham, Cambrian, Cambridge, Canvastown, Canville, Cape Campbell, Cape Foulwind, Cape Maria van Diemen, Cape Saunders, Capleston, Cardiff, Cardrona, Carswell's, Carterton, Cass, Castle Hill, Castlepoint, Caversham, Charleston, Cheltenham, Chertsey, Cheviot, Christchurch, Christchurch Eailway, Clarence Bridge, Clareville, Clarksville, Clevedon, Clifton, Clinton, Closeburn, Clyde, Coal Creek Flat, Coalgate, Colae Bay, Collingwood, Colyton, Coromandel, Courtenay Place, Creighton, Cromwell, Cronadon, Crookston, Cullensville, Culverden, Cust, Dannevirke, Darfield, Dargaville, Day's Bay, Denniston, Devonport, Dillmanstown, Dipton, Doyleston, Driving Creek, Drummond, Drury, Dumbarton, Dunback, Dunedin, Dunedin North, Dunsandel, Duntroon, Duvauchelle, Ealing, East Oxford, East Takaka, Edendale, Eketahuna, Ellerslie, Ellesmere, Eltham, Enfield, Epsom, Eskdale, Ettrick, Evans Flat, Eweburn, Fairfax, Fairlie, Farewell Spit, Farndon, Featherston, Feilding, Ferguson's, Fern Flat, Ferntown, Fitzroy, Five Rivers, Flaxbourne, Fordell, Fortrose, Fowler's, Foxton, Frankton, Erankton Junction, Frankton Wharf, Frasertown, French Farm, Garston, Georgetown, Geraldine, Gimmerburn, Gisborne, Gladstone, Glenavy, Glenham, Glenorchy, Glenore, Glentunnel, Goldsborough, Gore, Government Buildings, Granity Creek, Greatford, Greendale, Greymouth, Greytown North, Hakaru, Hakataramea, Halcombe, Halfway Bush, Halswell, Hamilton, Hamilton South, Hampden, Hamua, Hanmer Plain, Hastings, Hauiti, Havelock, Havelock North, Hawea Flat, Hawera, Hawkeswood, Heawa, Hedgehope, Helensville, Henderson, Hende's Ferry, Henley, Herbert, Herbertville, Heriot, Highcliffe, Hikurangi, Hikutaia, Hillgrove, Hinds, Hohoura, Hokitika, Hornby, Hororata, Howick, Hukanui, Hukerenui, Hunterville, Huntly, Hurleyville, Hutt, Hyde, Hyde Railway, Inangahua junction, Inglewood, Invercargill, Island Block, Island Cliff, Jackson's, Johnsonville, Kaeo, Kaiapoi, Kaihu, Kai Iwi, Kaikohe, Kaikora North, Kaikoura, Kaitaia, Kaitangata, Kaitoke, Kaiwaka, Kaiwarawara, Kakanui, Kakapuaka, Kakaramea, Kamo, Kanieri, Kaponga, Karangahake, Karori, Katikati, Kaukapakapa, Kawakawa, Kawhia, Kekerangu, Kelso, Kennington, Khandallah, Kihikihi, Kilbirnie, Kimihia, Kingsland, Kingston, Kirikiriroa, Kiripaka, Kirwee, Kiwitea, Kohukohu, Kokonga, Konini, Kopu, Koputarua, Koromiko, Kuaotunu, Kumara, Kumara Railway-station, Kumeroa, Kuri Bush, Kurow, Kyeburn, Lake Tekapo, Lawrence, Le Bon's Bay, Leeston, Leigh, Levin, Lichfield, Lincoln, Linwood, Little Akaloa, Little Grey Junction, Little River, Longburn, Longford, Longridge Village, Lovell's Flat, Lowburn Ferry, Lower Moutere, Luggate, Lumsden, Lyell, Lyndhurst, Lynton Downs, Lyttelton, Macetown, Macrae's Flat, Maharahara, Maheno, Mania, Makara, Makaraka, Makaretu, Maketu, Makikihi, Makino, Makotuku, Makuri, Manaia, Manawatu Heads, Mandeville, Mangahao, Mangamahoe, Mangaonoho, Mangapai, Mangatainoka, Mangatera, Mangatoki, Mangawai, Mangaweka, Mangawhare, Mangere, Mangere

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Bridge, Mangonui, Manukau, Manukau Heads, Manutahi, Maori Hill, Maori Point, Maraekakaho, Maropiu, Marsden Point, Martinborough, Marton, Masterton, Masterton Railway, Matakana, Matakanui, Matakohe, Matamata, Matata, Mataura, Mataura Island, Mauku, Maungakaramea, Maungatapere, Maungaturoto, Mauriceville, Mauriceville Railway, Maxwelltown, Mendip Hills, Mercer, Merrivale, Methven, Middlemarch, Midhirst, Mikonui, Millburn, Miller's Flat, Milton, Miranda, Mititai, Moeraki, Mohaka, Mokihinui, Mornington, Morrinsville, Morrison's, Mosgiel, Mossburn, Motueka, Motueka Wharf, Motunau, Motupiko, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Linton, Mount Pisa, Mount Roskill, Mount Somers, Murchison, Muriwai, Napier, Naseby, Nelson, Nelson Creek, Nenthorn, Nevis, New Brighton, Newman, Newmarket, New Plymouth, Newton, Ngahauranga, Ngahere, Ngaire, Ngakawau, Ngapara, Ngaruawahia, Ngatimote, Ngaturi, Ngawha, Nightcaps, Nine-mile, Normanby, Norsewood, Northcote, North-east Harbour, North-east Valley, Nuggets, Nuhaka, Oakura, Oamaru, Oamaru Railway-station, Oaonui, Ocean Bay, Ogilvie's, Ohaeawai, Ohariu, Ohau, Ohaupo, Ohinemutu, Ohingaiti, Ohiwa, Ohoka, Okaiawa, Okaihau, Okain's Bay, Okarito, Okato, Okete, Okoroire, Omanaia, Omapere, Omata, Onehunga, Onehunga Wharf, Ongaonga, Ophir, Opoho, Opononi, Opotiki, Opua, Opunake, Orari, Orepuki, Oreti Plains, Orewa, Ormond, Ormondville, Oroua Bridge, Otago Heads, Otahuhu, Otakaia, Otakeho, Otaki, Otakou, Otamita, Otautau, Otiake, Otira Gorge, Otorohanga, Outram, Owaka, Oxford, Paeroa, Pahautanui, Pahi, Pahiatua, Pahiatua Railway, Paikakariki, Pakarae, Pakawau, Pakuranga, Palmerston, Palmerston North, Panmure, Papakaio, Papakura, Papanui, Paparoa, Papatoetoe, Paraparaumu, Parenga, Parnassus, Parnell, Parua Bay, Patea, Patearoa, Patumahoe, Patutahi, Peel Forest, Peep-o'-Day, Pemberton, Pembroke, Penrose, Petane, Petone, Petone Railway, Picton, Pigeon Bay, Pihama, Pine Bush, Pirongia, Pleasant Point, Plimmerton, Pohangina, Pohui, Pokeno, Pomahaka, Ponsonby, Porangahau, Porirua, Poroti, Port Albert, Port Awanui, Port Chalmers, Port Molyneux, Portobello, Port Robinson, Pouto (Kaipara Heads), Prebbleton, Puerua, Puhoi, Pukekohe, Pukerau, Puketapu, Pukeuri Junction, Pungarehu, Puniho, Purakanui, Puriri, Putaruru, Queensberry, Queenstown, Rae's Junction, Raglan, Rahotu, Rakaia, Ramarama, Rangiahua, Rangiora, Rangiriri, Rangitata, Rangiwahia, Rata, Ratanui, Raumai, Ravensbourne, Rawene, Reefton, Reefton Railway, Renwicktown, Richmond, Rimu, Riversdale, Riverton, Riwaka, Robin Hood Bay, Rock and Pillar, Rolleston, Romahapa, Rona, Rongotea, Roslyn, Ross, Rotherham, Rotorua, Roxburgh, Ruapekapeka, Russell, Ryal Bush, St. Albans, St. Andrew, St. Bathan's, St. Clair, St. Heliers Bay, Sandymount, Sanson, Sawyer's Bay, Scarrott's, Seacliff, Seddonville, Sefton, Shag Point, Shannon, Sheffield, Sherry River, Shortland, Skipper's, Southbridge, South Dunedin, South Norsewood, Spit, Spring Creek, Springfield, Spring Grove, Springston, Stafford, Stanley Brook, Stillwater, Stirling, Stoke, Stratford, Studholme Junction, Sumner, Sumner (Bureau No. 2), Sydenham, Tadmor, Taheke, Taieri Beach, Taieri Mouth, Taipa, Taipo, Tairua, Taita, Tai Tapu, Takaka, Takapau, Takapuna, Tamahere, Tapanui, Tapanui Railway, Tapu, Taradale, Tarata, Tarawera, Tariki Road, Tarras, Tatarariki, Taueru, Taumarere, Taupiri, Taupo, Tauranga, Tawa Flat, Te Ahuahu, Te Arai Bridge, Te Aro, Te Aroha, Te Aute, Te Awamutu, Te Kopuru, Te Mata, Templeton, Temuka, Te Nui, Te Puke, Thames, The Camp, The Forks, The Lake, The Port (Nelson), Thornbury, Thorndon, Thorpe, Tikokino, Timaru, Timaru Railway, Tinakori Road, Tinwald, Tirau, Tokarahi, Tokatea, Tokatoka, Tokatoka Wharf, Toko, Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Tophouse, Totara Flat, Totara North, Towai, Trentham Rifle-Range, Tuakau, Tuamarina, Tuapeka Mouth, Tuapeka West, Tuparoa, Turakina, Turiroa, Turua, Upper Hutt, Upper Kuaotunu, Upper Moutere, Upper Queen Street, Upper Riccarton, Upper Symonds Street, Upper Takaka, Upper Waiau Ferry, View Hill, Wade, Wadestown, Waerengaahika, Waharoa, Waianiwa, Waiau, Waihemo, Waihi, Waihola, Waihopai, Waihou, Waikaia, Waikaka, Waikaka Siding, Waikaka Valley, Waikanae, Waikari, Waikino, Waikiwi, Waikoikoi, Waikomiti, Waikouaiti, Waima, Waimangaroa, Waimangaroa Junction, Waimata Valley, Waimate, Waimate North, Waimatuku, Wainui, Wainuiomata, Waiorongomai, Waipahi, Waipapakauri, Waipara, Waipatiki, Waipawa, Waipiro Bay, Waipori, Waipu, Waipu Junction, Waipukurau, Wairakei, Wairau Bar, Wairau Valley, Wairio, Wairoa, Wairoa Pilot-station, Waitaha Ferry, Waitahuna, Waitangi, Waitapu Wharf, Waitara, Waitati, Waitekauri, Waitepeka, Waitetuna, Waitotara, Waituna West, Waiuku, Waiwera, Waiwera South, Wakapuaka, Wakapuaka (Suburban), Wakefield, Wallacetown, Wallingford, Wanganui, Wanstead, Waotu, Warkworth, Washdyke, Wataroa, Waverley, Weatherstone, Weber, Wedderburn, Wellington, Wellington Railway, Wellington South, Wellsford, Weston, Westport, Whakapara, Whakarewarewa, Whakataki, Whakatane, Whangapoua, Whangarei, Whangarei Heads, Whangaroa, Whatawhata, Whenuakura, Whirinaki, White Cliffs, Whitianga, Wimbledon, Winchester, Winslow, Winton, Woodbury, Woodhaugh, Woodlands, Woodville, Woodville Railway-station, Woolston, Worser Bay, Wyndham. 2. The capital cost of constructing the lines to each telegraph and telephone bureau in the colony: The information is not obtainable beyond the data given in the attached statement marked A. 3. The distances of connections with main lines: The distances for those stations mentioned in statement A will be found on the attached statement marked B. 4. The revenues received from each bureau from the date of first commencing operations until the end of last financial year: The information asked for is not obtainable, except for the stations shown on the attached statement marked C. 5. The names of localities where bureaux (if any such exist) are being run free of paying the usual charges : None. 6. A list of those bureaux with and without undertakings of guarantee against loss: The following telephone offices and bureaux are at present guaranteed for a period of five years against loss to the department: Apiti, Ballance, Beck's, Bullendale, Cardiff, Crookston, Epsom, Halswell, Hanmer Plain, Hukerenui, Kilbirnie, Kiripaka, Lake Tekapo, Maharahara, Makara, Makuri, Mangahao, Mataura Island, Maungakaramea, Maungatapere, Ngaturi, Nuhaka, Ohiwa, Peel Forest, Pohangina, Poroti, Raumai, The Camp,* Upper Waiau Ferry, Waikaka, Waimata Valley, Wainui.

* Revenue guaranteed up to £13 Is. per annum for an indefinite period.

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Statement A.

Statement B. The distances of connections with main lines of the following offices are as under:—

Name of Office. Capital Cost of constructing Line. Apiti Ballance via Mangahao Beck's Bullendale Cardiff Crookston Epsom Halswell Hanmer Plain via Upper Waiau Perry Hukerenui Kilbirnie Kiripaka Lake Tekapo ... Maharahara Makara Makuri via Ngaturi Mangahao. (See Ballance.) Mataura Island Maungakaramea Maungatapere. (See Poroti.) Ngaturi. (See Makuri.) Nuhaka Ohiwa Peel Forest Pohangina. (See Eaumai.) Poroti via Maungatapere ... Eaumai via Pohangina The Camp Upper Waiau Perry. (See Hanmer Plain.) Waikaka Waimata Valley Wainui £ s. d. 352 18 3 325 7 4 237 19 2 117 17 3 148 10 1 130 7 5 25 0 0 36 11 11 732 11 6 309 8 6 15 17 7 210 0 0 536 6 7 227 0 11 117 14 6 731 15 3 52 6 11 309 9 10 35 0 0 277 17 11 529 17 11 578 0 0 356 8 7 121 0 0 397 7 1 286 11 9 145 9 2

Offices. Miles of I Miles of Poles. | Wire. Remarks. Apiti Ballance ... Beck's Bullendale Cardiff Crookston ... Epsom (bureau) Halswell ... Hanmer Plain Hukerenui Kilbirnie ... Kiripaka ... Lake Tekapo Maharahara Makara Makuri Mangahao... Mataura Island Maungakaramea Maungatapere Ngaturi Nuhaka Ohiwa Peel Forest Pohangina Poroti 10 8 7 4 2* 5* 10 8 3 3 5 24 71 ' 2 1 9 14 11 6 20 Nil 3 7 Nil Nil 2 4 9i 8| 13 Nil 10i Nil 13 8 8 From Fowler's. „ Pahiatua. „ Cambrian's. „ Skipper's. „ Stratford. „ Tapanui. „ Auckland. „ Christchurch. „ Culverden. „ Hikurangi. „ Wellington South „ Whangarei. „ Burke's Pass. „ Woodville. „ Wellington. „ Pahiatua. Intermediate between Pahiatua and Ballance. „ on Wyndham-Fortrose line. From Mangapai. Intermediate between Whangarei and Poroti. „ Pahiatua and Makuri. Loop on Gisborne-Wairoa line. Intermediate, Whakatane and Opotiki. From Woodbury. „ Ashhurst. „ Whangarei. Intermediate between Ashurst and Pohangina. From Dunedin. Intermediate on Hanmer Plain line. From Gore. „ Ormond. „ Duvauchelle's. 24 i 8 14 2i 3 18 Nil 1* 7 Nil Nil 1 2 9i 8f 13 Nil 1* Nil 10 8 6 Raumai The Camp... Upper Waiau Ferry Waikaka ... Waimata Valley Wainui

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Statement C.—Telegraph Revenue.

1. List of telephone offices and bureaux in the colony : Addison's, Adelaide Road, Aicken's, Akaroa Lighthouse, Akitio, Albert Town, Alfredton, Alton, Anderson's Bay, Aohanga, Apiti, Appleby, Aramoho, Ararimu South, Aratapu, Ashley-Clinton, Ashhurst, Athol, Atiamuri, Auckland, Avondale, Awahuri, Awanui, Awatere, Babylon, Balclutha, Bald Hill Flat, Balfour, Ballance, Bannockburn, Barry's Bay, Beaumont, Beck's, Belfast, Bell Block, Bennett's, Berhampore, Berwick, Birchfield, Birchwood, Birkenhead, Blackball, Blackburn, Blackstone Hill, Blenheim, Bluespur, Bluff, Bombay, Brighton, Brightwater, Broad Bay, Brookdale, Brooklyn, Brougham Street, Brown's, Buckland, Bullendale, Bunnythorpe, Burkes Pass, Cambrian, Canvastown, Canville, Cape Campbell, Cape Foulwind, Cape Maria van Diemen, Cape Saunders, Capleston, Cardiff, Cardrona, Carswell, Cass, Castle Hill, Castlepoint, Caversham, Charleston, Cheltenham, Cheviot, Christchurch, Clarence Bridge, Clareville, Clarksville, Clevedon, Clifton, Closeburn, Coal Creek Flat, Colac Bay, Collingwood, Colyton, Courtenay Place, Creighton, Cronadon, Crookston, Cullensville, Day's Bay, Denniston, Devonport, Dillmanstown, Doyleston, Driving Creek, Drummond, Dumbarton, Dunback, Dunedin, Dunedin North, Duntroon, Duvauchelle, Ealing, East Oxford, East Takaka, Eketahuna, Enfield, Epsom, Eskdale, Ettrick, Evans Flat, Eweburn, Fairfax, Farewell Spit, Feilding, Ferguson's, Fern Flat, Ferntown, Fitzroy, Five Rivers, Flaxbourne, Fortrose, Fowler's, Frankton, Frankton Wharf, Frasertown, French Farm,Garston, Georgetown, Gimmerburn, Gladstone, Glenham, Glenorchy, Glenore, Glentunnel, Goldsborough, Gore, Granity Creek, Greendale, Hakaru, Hakataramea, Halfway Bush, Halswell, Hamilton South, Hamua, Hanmer Plain, Hauiti, Havelock North, Hawea Flat, Hawkeswood, Heawa, Hedgehope, Henderson, Hende's Ferry, Henley, Heriot, Highcliffe, Hikurangi, Hikutaia, Hillgrove, Hohoura, Hororata, Howick, Hukanui, Hukerenui, Hurleyville, Hutt, Hyde, Inangahua Junction, Invercargill, Island Block, Island Cliff, Jackson's, Johnsonville, Kaeo, Kaihu, Kai Iwi, Kaikohe, Kaitaia, Kaiwaka, Kaiwarawara, Kakanui, Kakapuaka, Kakaramea, Kamo, Kanieri, Kaponga, Karangahake, Karori, Kaukapakapa, Kawhia, Kelso, Kennington, Khandallah, Kihikihi, Kilbirnie, Kimihia, Kingsland, Kirikiriroa, Kiripaka, Kiwitea, Kohuhohu, Kokonga, Konini, Kopu, Koputarua, Koromiko, Kumara Railway-station,

Office. When opened. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 15 6 11 £ s. d. 28 5 3 £ s. d. 26 8 6 8 19 8 13 4 9 33 18 2 4 6 1 7 7 5 16 10 1 18 6 7 53 11 9 16 19 3 13 12 4 26 0 8 10 3 9 4 19 6 3 17 10 24 4 3 4 8 0 5 18 11 9 7 9 8 18 7 4 6 8 29 8 7 12 9 0 16 17 10 12 4 3 33 8 9 5 15 3 12 13 10 5 3 1 24 12 9 29 3 1 8 6 3 Apiti Ballance... Beck's ... Bullendale Cardiff ... Crookston Epsom ... Halswell... Hanmer Plain Hukerenui Kilbirnie... Kiripaka... Lake Tekapo Maharahara Makara ... Makuri ... Mangahao Mataura Island Maungakaramea ... Maungatapere Ngaturi ... Nuhaka ... Ohiwa ... Peel Forest Pohangina Poroti 13/6/95 23/1/97 8/6/96 26/3/97 8/3/95 21/3/95 16/12/96 12/7/94 11/2/95 1 20/3/97 1 15/12/94 3/6/95 ! 15/6/96 29/1/97 5/1/95 21/1/97 23/1/97 22/8/94 1/1/97 12/5/96 21/1/97 14/12/94 10/11/94 18/9/93 10/5/95 ! 12/5/96 10/5/95 1/3/95 11/2/95 22/5/94 5/6/96 28/1/95 5 "6 0 8 14 4 0 2 3 3 "7 5 5 15 7 13 15 5 31 9 7 7 "9 9 26 2 5 1 13 2 5 10 6 6 0 2 5 12 5 0 9 11 16 10 7 41 8 10 12 17 5 36 16 10 4 7 1 3 "7 9 2 4 9 4 17 1 6 16 7 4 12 6 Baumai ... The Camp Upper Waiau Ferry Waikaka Waimata Valley ... Wainui ... 1 14 10 2 14 3 13 10 2 30 14 3 22 19 6 14 1 7 9 16 4 5 12 3 8 5 0 4 16 5 13 19 9 23 13 10 12 14 1 15 10 2 13 5 10 27 12 0 6 13 5 9 3 7 7 6 1 14 1 3 9 6 0 8 6 8 10 10 2 13 2 3

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Kumeroa, Kuri Bush, Kurow, Kyeburn, Lake Tekapo, Le Bon's Bay, Leigh, Levin, Lichfield, Linwood, Little Akaloa, Little Grey Junction, Longburn, Longridge Village, Lovell's Flat, Lowburn Ferry, Lower Moutere, Luggate, Lyndhurst, Lynton Downs, Lyttelton, Macetown, Macrae's Flat, Maharahara, Mahia, Makara, Makaraka, Makaretu, Makino, Makotuku, Makuri, Manawatu Heads, Mandeville, Mangahao, Mangamahoe, Mangapai, Mangatainoka, Mangatera, Mangatoki, Mangawai, Mangaweka, Mangawhare, Mangere, Mangere Bridge, Manukau, Manukau Heads, Manutahi, Maori Hill, Maori Point, Maraekakaho, Maropiu, Marsden Point, Martinborough, Matakana, Matakanui, Matakohe, Matamata, Matato, Mataura Island, Mauku, Maungakaramea, Maungatapere, Maungaturoto, Mauriceville, Mauriceville Railway, Maxwelltown, Mendip Hills, Merrivale, Midhirst, Mikonui, Millburn, Miller's Flat, Milton, Mititai, Moeraki, Mohaka, Mokihinui, Mornington, Morrison's, Mosgiel, Mossburn, Motueka Wharf, Motunau, Motupiko, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Linton, Mount Pisa, Mount Roskill, Murchison, Muriwai, Napier, Nelson, Nelson Creek, Nenthorn, Nevis, New Brighton, Newman, Newmarket, New Plymouth, Newton, Ngahauranga, Ngahere, Ngaire, Ngakawau, Ngapara, Ngatimote, Ngaturi, Ngawha, Nightcaps, Nine-mile, Norsewood, Northcote, North-east Harbour, North-east Valley, Nuggets, Nuhaka, Oakura, Oamaru, Oaonui, Ocean Bay, Ogilvie's, Ohariu, Ohau, Ohinemutu, Ohiwa, Ohoka, Okaiawa, Okaihau, Okain's Bay, Okarito, Okato, Okete, Okoroire, Omanaia, Omapere, Omata, Onehunga Wharf, Ongaonga, Opoho, Opononi, Opua, Orepuki, Oreti Plains, Orewa, Ormond, Ormondville, Oroua Bridge, Otago Heads, Otahuhu, Otakaia, Otakeho, Otakou, Otamita, Otiake, Otira Gorge, Otorohanga, Owaka, Pahautanui, Pahi, Pahiatua Railway, Paikakariki, Pakarae, Pakawau, Pakuranga, Panmure, Papakaio, Papakura, Paparoa, Papatoetoe, Paraparaumu, Parenga, Parnassus, Parnell, Parua Bay, Patearoa, Patumahoe, Patutahi, Peel Forest, Peep-o'-Day, Pemberton, Pembroke, Petane, Petone, Picton, Pigeon Bay, Pihama, Pine Bush, Pirongia, Plimmerton, Pohangina, Pohui, Pomahaka, Ponsonby, Porirua, Poroti, Port Albert, Port Awanui, Port Chalmers, Port Molyneux, Portobello, Port Robinson, Pouto (Kaipara Heads), Prebbleton, Puerua, Puhoi, Pukerau, Puke tapu, Pungarehu, Puniho, Puriri, Putaruru, Queensberry, Queenstown, Rae's Junction, Raglan, Rahotu, Ramarama, Rangiahua, Rangiriri, Rangiwahia, Rata, Ratanui, Raumai, Ravensbourne, Reefton, Reefton Railway, Renwicktown, Rimu, Riversdale, Riwaka, Robin Hood Bay, Rock and Pillar, Romahapa, Rona, Rongotea, Roslyn, Ross, Rotherham, Roxburgh, Ruapekapeka, Ryal Bush, St. Albans, St. Clair, St. Heliers Bay, Sandymount, Sanson, Scarrott's, Seddonville, Shag Point, Shannon, Sherry River, Shortland, Skipper's, South Dunedin, South Norsewood, Spring Creek, Spring Grove, Springston, Stafford, Stanley Brook, Stillwater, Stoke, Sumner, Sumner (Bureau No. 2), Sydenham, Tadmor, Taheke, Taieri Beach, Taieri Mouth, Taipa, Taipo, Tairua, Taita, Tai Tapu, Takapuna, Tamahere, Tapanui, Tapanui Railway, Tapu, Taradale, Tarata, Tariki Road, Tarras, Tatarariki, Taueru, Taumarere, Taupiri, Tawa Flat, Te Ahuahu, Te Arai Bridge, Te Aro, Te Mata, Te Puke, Thames, The Camp, The Forks, The Lake, Thornbury, Thorndon, Thorpe, Tikokino, Tinakori Road, Tirau, Tokarahi, Tokatea, Tokatoka, Tokatoka Wharf, Toko, Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Totara Flat, Totara North, To wai, Tuakau, Tuamarina, Tuapeka Mouth, Tuapeka West, Tuparoa, Turiroa, Turua, Upper Kuaotunu, Upper Moutere, Upper Queen Street, Upper Riccarton, Upper Symonds Street, Upper Takaka, Upper Waiau Ferry, View Hill, Wade, Wadestown, Waerengaahika, Waharoa, Waianiwa, Waihemo, Waihopai, Waihou, Waikaia, Waikaka, Waikaka Siding, Waikaka Valley, Waikanae, Waikino, Waikiwi, Waikoikoi, Waikomiti, Waima, Waimangaroa, Waimangaroa Junction, Waimata Valley, Waimate North, Waimatuku, Wainui, Wainuiomata, Waiorongomai, Waipapakauri, Waipara, Waipatiki, Waipiro Bay, Waipori, Waipu Junction, Wairakei, Wairau Bar, Wairau Valley, Wairio, Wairoa Pilot-station, Waitaha Ferry, Waitangi, Waitapu Wharf, Waitekauri, Waitepeka, Waitetuna, Waitotara, Waituna West, Waiuku, Waiwera South, Wakapuaka (Suburban), Wallacetown, Wallingford, Wanganui, Wanstead, Wataroa, Weatherstone, Wedderburn, Wellington, Wellington Railway, Wellington South, Wellsford, Weston, Whakapara, Whakarewarewa, Whakataki, Whakatane, Whangapoua, Whangarei Heads, Whatawhata, Whenuakura, Whirinaki, White Cliffs, Wimbledon, Winton, Woodbury, Woodhaugh, Woodlands, Woodville Railway-station, Woolston, Worser Bay, Wyndham. 2. The persons or departments to whom free telephone connections are given (query Telephone Exchange connections) : — Auckland: Mr. Bold, Inspector of Telegraphs, P.R.; Inspector of Telegraphs; Post-office, Auckland; Fire-brigade Station; Hospital; Mr. Biss, Chief Postmaster, P.R.; Postal messenger; Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office; Mr. Furby, Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office, P.R.; Postoffice, Onehunga; Mr. Halhwell, Chief Clerk, C.P.0., P.R. Ashburton : Post-office. Blenheim: Chief Postmaster's office; Post-office; Fire-brigade Station; J. Bull, Chief Postmaster, P.R. Christchurch : Hospital; Magdalen Asylum ; Fire-brigade Station ; Salvation Army Home; D. A. Miller, Chief Clerk, C.P.0., P.R.; Inspector of Telegraphs; W. G. Meddings, Inspector of Telegraphs, P.R.; Telegraph operating-room; Post-office, Sydenham; Chief Post-office; Public Telegraph-office. Dunedin: Fire-brigade Station ; Post-office; Hospital; E. Cook, Chief Postmaster, P.R. ; Benevolent Institution, Caversham ; Benevolent Institution's office; despatch-room, Telegraphoffice; Mechanicians'room, Telegraph-office ; Inspector of Telegraphs, Telegraph-office; J. Orchiston, Inspector of Telegraphs, P.R.; J. G. Ballard, Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office, P.R. Port Chalmers (Sub-exchange) : Quarantine Island. Gisborne : Post-office ; Telegraph-office. Greymouth : Fire-brigade Station ; Post-office; Hospital. Invercargill: Hospital; J. L. Bush, Clerk, C.P.0., P.R.; Telegraph-office; Fire-brigade Station ; J. W. Wilkin, Chief Postmaster, P.R.; Chief Post-office. Bluff (Sub-exchange); D. St.

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George, Postmaster, P.R. ;C. A. Tipping, Assistant Inspector of Post-offices, P.R. Gore (Subexchange : Fire-brigade Station; Telegraph-office. Masterton: Post-office. Napier: Hospital; Fire-brigade Station; Post-office, Napier; Telegraph-office; H. W. Harrington, Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office, P.R. ; S. J. Jago, Chief Postmaster, P.R.; Postoffice, Spit. Hastings (Sub-exchange) :S. F. Haszard, Postmaster, P.R. Nelson : Post-office ; Telegraph-office. New Plymouth :F. D. Holdsworth, Chief Postmaster, P.R.; Post-office. Oamaru : Fire-brigade Station; Hospital; Post-office; W. W. Beswick, Chief Postmaster, P.R. Palmerston North: Fire-brigade Station ; G. Innes, Postmaster, P.R.; Post-office; Hospital. Thames : Fire-brigade Station ; Post-office; J. E. Coney, Chief Postmaster, P.R. Timaru: Post-office; J. A. Hutton, Chief Postmaster, P.R. Wanganui: Fire-brigade Station; Hospital; Post-office ; J. F. Mcßeth, Chief Postmaster, P.R.; Operating-room ; Pilot-station; Harbour Board Office; H. F. Seager, Assistant Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office, P.R. Wellington: Laboratory, Telegraph Department; Post-office; Inspector of Post-offices; Fire-brigade Station, Manners Street; Hospital; Benevolent Institution's office; Telegraph-office; Accountant, General Post-office; Secretary, General Post-office; Post and Telegraph Stores; Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office; J. Hoggard, Chief Clerk, G.P.0., P.R.; Alexandra Home ; W. Gray, Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department, P.R.; T. Rose, Assistant Secretary and Inspector, Post and Telegraph Department, P.R.; C. C. Robertson, Officer in Charge, Telegraph-office, P.R. ; Fire-brigade Station, Brandon Street; W. C. Smythe, Electrician, Post and Telegraph Department, P.R. ; Telegraph-office, Government Railway-station; D. Robertson, Chief Clerk, General Postoffice, P.R.; W. R. Morris, Senior Clerk, Accountant's Branch, P.R. ; Benevolent Home ; J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines, P.R. ; Press Gallery; C. Leese, Telegraph Lineman, P.R. Note. —" P.R." denotes private residence. 3. The cost of establishing such bureaux, offices, or connections : The information asked for is not obtainable, except for the stations shown on the attached statement, marked " A." 4. The revenue derived from each : The information asked for is not obtainable, except for those stations shown on the attached statement, marked " B." 5. The amounts of guarantees given or moneys paid in respect of each bureau, office, or connection : The following telephone offices and bureaux are guaranteed for a period of five years from the date of establishment:—

6. The net profit or loss in regard to such bureau, office, or connection: The information asked for is not obtainable.

Name of Office. Annual Subsidy pay- Subsid y P aid in ° n f able for Five Years. „ sum J"™?"* *»«»* Five Years working. £ s. 18 0 12 10 13 10 d. 0 0 0 £ s. d. Apiti Ballance and Mangahao Beck's ... Bullendale Cardiff ... Crookston Epsom ... Halswell Hanmer Plain and Upper Waiau Ferry Hukerenui Kilbirnie Kiripaka Lake Tekapo Maharahara Makara ... Makuri and Ngaturi Mataura Island ... Maungakaramea ... Maungatapere and Poroti ... Nuhaka ... Ohiwa ... Peel Forest Pohangina and Raumai The Camp* Waikaka Waimata Valley ... Wainui ... 60 0 17 10 24 15 40 0 11 15 10 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 32 0 0 34 0 0 24 0 0 11 0 0 20 0 0 7 "6 0 23 15 0 16 10 31 10 0 0 18 0 0 44 0 0 42 19 1 8 i'6 0 24 i'6 0 80 "6 0 22 "6 0 * Revenue guaranteed up to £13 Is. per annum.

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Statement A.

Statement B.—Telegraph Revenue.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,325 copies), £5 6s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B, Prict 6d.

Name of Office. Capital Cost if Constructing Line. Name of Offioe. Capital Cost if Constructing Line. £ s. d. 352 18 3 325 7 4 237 19 2 117 17 3 148 10 1 130 7 5 25 0 0 36 11 11 732 11 6 £ s. d. Apiti ... Ballance, vid Mangahao... Beck's Bullendale Cardiff Crookston Epsom Halswell Hanmer Plain, vid Upper Waiau Ferry Hukerenui Kilbirnie Kiripaka Lake Tekapo ... Maharahara Makara Makuri, vid Ngaturi Mangahao. (See Ballance.) Mataura Island Maungakaramea Maungatapere. (See Poroti.) Ngaturi. (See Makuri.) Nuhaka Ohiwa Peel Forest Pohangina. (See Raumai.) Poroti, vid Maungatapere Raumai, vid Pohangina... The Camp Upper Waiau Ferry. (See Hanmer Plain.) Waikaka Waimata Valley Wainui 52 6 11 309 9 10 35 0 0 277 17 11 529 17 11 309 8 6 15 17 7 210 0 0 536 6 7 227 0 11 117 14 6 731 15 3 578 0 0 356 8 7 121 0 0 397 7 1 286 11 9 145 9 2

Office. When opened. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 15 6 11 £ s. d. 28 5 3 £ s. d. 26 8 6 8 19 8 13 4 9 33 18 2 4 6.1 7 7 5 16 10 1 18 6 7 53 11 9 16 19 3 13 12 4 26 0 8 10 3 9 4 19 6 3 17 10 24 4 3 4 8 0 5 18 11 9 7 9 8 18 7 4 6 8 29 8 7 12 9 0 16 17 10 12 4 3 33 8 9 5 15 3 12 13 10 5 3 1 24 12 9 29 3 1 8 6 3 Apiti Ballance ... Beck's Bullendale ... Cardiff Crookston ... 13/6/95 23/1/97 8/6/96 26/3/97 8/3/95 21/3/95 16/12/96 12/7/94 11/2/95 20/3/97 15/12/94 3/6/95 15/6/96 29/1/97 5/1/95 21/1/97 23/1/97 22/8/94 1/1/97 12/5/96 21/1/97 14/12/94 10/11/94 18/9/93 10/5/95 12/5/96 10/5/95 1/3/93 11/2/95 22/5/94 5/6/96 28/1/95 5 10 6 3 "i 5 5 15 7 6 0 2 5 12 5 0 9 11 16 10 7 41 8 10 Epsom Halswell Hanmer Plain Hukerenui... Kilbirnie ... Kiripaka ... Lake Tekapo Maharahara Makara Makuri Mangahao ... Mataura Island Maungakaramea Maungatapere Ngaturi Nuhaka Ohiwa Peel Forest Pohangina... Poroti 8 14 4 0 2 3 13 15 5 31 9 7 7 9 9 26 2 5 1 13 2 12 17 5 36 16 10 4 7 1 3 "7 9 2 "i 9 4 17 1 6 16 7 4 12 6 5 6 0 1 14 10 2 14 3 13 10 2 30 14 3 22 19 6 14 1 7 9 16 4 23 13 10 12 14 1 15 10 2 13 5 10 27 12 0 6 13 5 9 3 7 7 6 1 14 1 3 9 6 0 8 6 8 Raumai The Camp ... Upper Waiau Ferry ... Waikaka ... Waimata Valley Wainui 5 12 3 8 5 0 4 16 5 13 19 9 10 i6 2 13 2 3