THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

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Appendix F. RETURN showing Reconstructed and Additional Telegraph Lines erected during the Financial Year ending 30th June, 1869, and the Cost of the same.

a. Includes cost of Repairs 14 miles north of Kaiapoi. I. Includes cost of fitting-up Offices at Charleston, Brighton, and Westport.

Appendix G. RETURN showing the Total Cost of the Lines of Telegraph throughout New Zealand belonging to the General Government, and the Cook's Strait Cable.

Total number of miles of Line, 1,329 J ; total number of miles of Wire, 2,495. a Purchased from Southland G-overnment. b Includes £450, purchase of Lyttelton Line, c Approximate cost. d Approximate cost of poles, &c. c Purchased from private firm, f Only cost of Line to summit of Arthur's Pass ; from there to Ilokitika not charged for. g Six per cent, and difference between receipts and cost of maintenance guaranteed by Nelson G-overnment. h Average cost per mile, Middle Island, i Supply of poles, and supervision included in cost of erection, k Survey, and supervision included in cost of erection. lOf this amount, £2,276 was paid to the Imperial Government as purchase of the Line. The balance £980, is the cost of extension from Ngaruawahia to Hamilton, and from Alexandra to Kihi Kihi. m Average cost per mile, Northern Island, n Total average cost per mile.

Locality. CD H3 —-. CD r—I *J 3 § "S " 8.8 ■° rP d o Cost of Survey. Cost of Poles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Value of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c. Amount Paid for Erection. Cost of Inspection and Supervision. Total Cost of Line. Cost per Mile. Toodend to Blenheim, including White's Bay Line (reconstructed) -reymouth to Westport £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 390 19 8 5,136 12 5 100 0 0 I 2022 15 4 2540 17 3 10,743 19 9 55 7 7a 194 552 15 1 67 407 11 8 1,070 16 5 I 11951 7 6 l 960 15 4! '1903 16 9 I 708 9 41 7,002 17 0 104 10 55 261 798 11 4 6,207 8 10 2051 7 6 2983 10 8 4444 14 0 1261 4 5 17,746 16 9

Locality. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Total Cost of Poles for Section including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c. including Cartage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 812 15 6 469 11 0 1,720 13 3 3,760 19 0 3,661 6 0 503 12 6 800 0 0 2,108 0 0 3,019 17 9 £ s. d. 812 15 6 2,407 12 4 13,108 19 0 13,743 i 2 14,057 6 7 503 12 6 800 0 0 2,108 0 0 7,002 17 0 £ s. d. 42 15 6a 75 4 9 69 7 0 63 0 75 58 6 0c 71 18 lid 100 0 Oe 11 19 7/ 104 10 5g Bluff to Invercargill ... Invercargill to Mataura Mataura to Waitaki... Waitaki to Hurunui... Hurunui to Nelson ... White's Bay Line Port Chalmers Line ... West Coast Line Greymouth to Westport Blenheim to Woodend, reconstruction, including White's Bay Line (194 miles) 19 32 189 218 241 7 8 176 67 1,229" 3 3 1,199 0 0 8,353 18 0 6,554 8 8 5,213 14 0 739 1 4 3,034 7 9 3,427 13 6 3,953 3 4 l,95l" 7 6 1,070" 16 5 960 15 4 100 0 0 5,136 12 5 2,022 15 4 348,4 12 0 10,743 19 9 55 7 7 Total Middle Island ... 957 3,280 10 9 65,288 3 10 68 4 5A 27,528 9 6 14,137 16 7 20,341 7 01 Lyall's Bay to Wellington ... Wellington to Masterton Masterton to Castle Point ... Castle Point to Porangahau... Porangahau to Napier Auckland Line, including Branch Line to Hamilton... 4 59{ 35f 53 68 264 4 6 22 15 1 176 9 4 74 0 0 123 5 0 2,362 10 0 2,459 15 6 104 6 0 839 4 4 388 18 6 722 18 6 918 9 8 57 15 0 2,357 6 3 1,267 9 1 1,105 16 10 1,252 10 2 285 6 0 3,460 15 1 1,679 2 8 4,367 14 8 4,704 15 4 71 6 0 57 18 4» 46 19 6i 82 8 2k 69 3 9* 152 3,256 0 0 3,256 0 0 21 8 5! Total Northern Island... Total Middle Island ... 372 } 957 537 8 11 3,280 10 9 3,817 19 8 4,945 10 6 27,528 9 6 2,973 17 0 14,137 16 7 9,296 17 4 20,341 7 0 17,753 13 9 65,288 3 10 47 12 lm 68 4 5A l,329i 32,474 0 0 17,111 13 7 29,638 4 4 83,041 17 7 62 8 9» Cook's Strait Cable, including Ereight from London and expense of Laying ... 29,864 0 0 Total Expenditure (exclusive of North Napier and Wanganui Lines in progress) ... 112,905 17 7