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AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 30 June 1870 to defray the Salaries, Expenses, and Contingencies of Postal Services and Telegraph and Marine Engineer Departments.

186! 1-70. !tem. General Charges. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 2 3 4 5 (i 7 8 GvEHEBAii Post Office. Secretary, General Post Office Inspector of Post Offices Controller of Money Orders and Savings Banks Chief Clerk Dead Letter Clerk ... 4 Clerks Messenger Commission on Money Orders due to Foreign Post Offices Contingencies 600 500 420 300 200 740 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,620 0 0 500 250 0 0 0 0 i) Total —Vote 142 —Genebat, Post Office 1 2 s Conveyance of Mails l>y Sea — Contribution to Suez Line 2 Travelling Mail Agents "between New Zealand and Melbourne Intercolonial Steam Mail Services —Contracts up to 29th November ... Melbourne to New Zealand, and 8yd- £ s. d. ney to Auckland, including Provincial distribution, seven months ... 7,000 0 0 Interprovincial Service to end of year 5,325 0 0 From end of year to 30th June ... 3,500 0 0 Demurrage ... , ... 500 0 0 15,000 500 4,300 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16,325 0 0 Less ... ... 8,000 0 0 16,325 8,000 0 0 0 0 8,325 2,000 0 0 0 0 30,125 0 0 5 Contingencies, Bonus, Gratuities, &c. Total —Vote 143—Conveyance of Mails by Sea ... Total —Genekal Chaeges 33,745 0 0 Provincial Charges. PROVINCIAL POSTAL SEEVICES. Auckland. 1 2 3 4i 5 6 7 8 () 10 11 12 13 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... 10 Clerks Letter Carriers ... ... Messenger Shipping Officer at Onehunga ... Slwrtland — Postmaster 2 Clerks Gold Fields' allowance New Post Office, Shortland 69 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails Bent of Office Contingencies 500 0 0 1,647 0 0 235 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 175 0 0 270 0 0 89 0 0 325 0 0 775 0 0 3,000 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 Total —Vote 144 —Auckland 7,666 0 0 Carried forward 7,666 0 0