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IV.—E STIMATES FOR THE

i — con, 'mud Item. 1S67-8. Provincial Charges — contin ued. Otago. £ H. d. 1 2 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster 11 Clerks, 1 at £300, 1 at £225,2 at £200,2 at £180, 1 at £170,1 at £160, 2 at £150, 1 at £120 ... 4 Letter Carriers at £130 each Messenger 7 Postmasters, at Clyde £225, at Lawrence £225, at Oamaru £200, at Port Chalmers £200, at Tokomairiro £200, at "Waikouaiti £175, at Quecustown £175 72 Country Postmasters — 2 at £50, 1 at £40, 2 at £30, 11 at £20, 3 at £15,4 at £12,35 at £10, 4 at £6, 10 at £5 Conveyance of Mails • Fittings for New Post Office Contingencies 5C0 0 0 8 4 5 2,035 520 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,400 0 0 7 8 9 937 10,500 150 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total —Vote 84 —Otago ... 16,902 (t Southland. 1 2 3 t Chief OfficeChief Postmaster 3 Clerks, 1 at £175, 2 at £75 Letter Carrier ... 15 Country Post Masters — 1 at £50, 2 at £30, 6 at £10, G at £5... Conveyance of Mails Contingencies ... 300 325 120 0 0 0 5 6 200 1,000 150 0 0 0 Total—Vote 35 —Southland 2,695 0 Total, Peovincial Charges 60,236 5 TOTAL OF CLASS IV. 148,579 9

<jiass v. ass ■*- — CUSTOMS. AN ESTIMATE of the Sura that will be required in the Year ending 30 June 1868 to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Customs Departments. 'tcm. 1867-8. General Charges- £ s. d I 2 8 ■t 5 Inspector and Secretary (also Collector at Wellington) Clerk Clerk Junior Clerk ... General Contingencies, including travelling allowances and expenses, freight of supplies for the various Custom-houses, &c. Chatham Islands — Sub-Collector 4 Coaetwaiters Contingencies 265 0 C 160 0 C 80 0 t COO 0 C 8 7 8 200 0 C 200 0 C 50 0 t Total —Vote 36—Geneeal Charges 1,555 0