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CLASS IV.—POSTAL SERVICES—continued.

1861 (-70. item. Provincial Charges— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 7,666 0 0 Taranaki. 1 2 3 ■1 5 6 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... Messenger and Letter Carrier ... Country Postmaster Conveyance of Mails Office Eent Contingencies 50 105 15 120 60 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total —Vote 145 —Taranaki Hawke's Bat. 400 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... 2 Clerks 21 Country Postmasters Convevance of Mails Office Eent ... ' ... Contingencies 300 0 190 0 157 0 850 0 0 0 0 0 1,647 0 0 150 0 0 Total—Vote 146—Hawke's Bat... Wellington. 1 2 3 ■4 5 6 7 8 9 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... 4 Clerks 2 Letter Carriers ... Messenger Country Postmasters — 1 at £200, Clerk £85 (Wanganui) 24 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails ... Office Eent (Wanganui) Contingencies 500 740 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,276 0 0 285 416 1,800 35 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total —Vote 147—Wellington ... Nelson. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... Clerk 2 Letter Carriers ... Postmaster at Westport, £200; Clerk at Westport, £120 Postmaster at Charleston Gold Fields allowance, 20 per cent, to Officers in Gold Fields 29 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails Gold Fields, additional Posts ... Contingencies 300 225 220 320 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,547 0 0 7 8 9 10 96 386 1,400 150 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total —Vote 148 —Nelson ... Marlborough. 1 2 3 4 5 0 Chief Office — Chief Postmaster ... Clerk Postmaster at Picton 10 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails Contingencies 250 100 165 113 750 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,478 0 0 Total —Vote 149—Marlborough Carried forward 1.9,014 0 0