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CLASS IV.—POSTAL SERVICES—continued.

186! 1-70. Item. Provincial Charges— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 19,014 0 0 Canterbury. 1 2 3 4 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... 8 Clerks 4 Letter Carriers ... Messenger Lyttelton —■ Postmaster Clerk Letter Carrier Timaru — Postmaster Clerk Kaiapoi — Postmaster Letter Carrier 56 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails Eent of Offices Contingencies 500 1,215 445 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 250 130 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 165 110 160 50 601 6,000 388 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,514 0 0 Total —Vote 150 —Canterbury ... Westland. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 Postmaster, Hokitika 2 Clerks Letter Carriers Gold Fields allowance, 20 per cent. Postmaster, Greymouth Clerk Messenger and Letter Carrier ... Gold Fields allowance, 20 per cent. 12 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails Contingencies Additional Posts ... 300 310 120 146 250 185 100 107 170 3,200 250 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,238 0 0 Total—Vote 151 —Westland Otago. 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 Chief Office — Chief Postmaster ... 11 Clerks 4 Letter Carriers at £130 each Messenger Oamaru — Postmaster Clerk 6 Postmasters —at Clyde £200, at Lawrence £200, at Port Chalmers £200, at Tokomairiro £200, at Waikouaiti £114, at Queenstown £150 ... 79 Country Postmasters Conveyance of Mails Moiety of cost of Post and Telegraph Office, Palmerston Contingencies 500 1,980 520 120 225 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,284 0 0 8 9 10 11 1,064 885 6.500 150 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total—Vote 152 —Otago Southland. 1 2 3 Chief Office— Chief Postmaster ... Clerk Letter Carrier 325 100 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 545 0 0 47,050 0 0