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CLASS IV.—POSTAL SERVICES—continued.

186! ►-70. [tern. Provincial Charges— continued. £ s. d. £ s. Brought forward 2,211 0 0 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Kainpoi —■ Telegraphist (also Postmaster £160) Messenger and Assistant Lyttelton — 2 Telegraphists, 1 at £200, 1 at £100 2 Messengers at £50 each Gliristchurch —■ 6 Telegraphists, 1 at £250, 1 at £160, 1 at £125, 3 at £100 2 Counter Clerks, 1 at £160, Assistant Clerk, £110 ... 3 Messengers at £50 each Selwyn —(cost of maintenance guaranteed by Provincial Government, Canterbury) Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) Temuha —(cost of maintenance guaranteed) Telegraphist (also Postmaster £10) Messenger Timaru — Telegraphist Messenger Oamaru — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £225) Assistant Telegraphist Messenger Waikouaiti — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £114) Messenger Port Chalmers — 2 Telegraphists, 1 at £130, 1 at £100 Messenger Dunedin — 5 Telegraphists, 1 at £275, 1 at £110, 1 at £125, 2 at £100 2 Counter Clerks, 1 at £160, Assistant Clerk, £110 ... 3 Messengers at £50 each Tolcomairiro —(£75 guaranteed by Provincial Government, Otago) Telegraphist Messenger and Assistant Halcluiha — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) Messenger Invercargill — Telegraphist Messenger Bluff— Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) Messenger Bealey — Telegraphist (also Postmaster without salary, and Meteorologist £25) JToJcitiJca — 3 Telegraphists, 1 at £200, 1 at £100, 1 at £75 Counter Clerk 2 Messengers, at £50 each Grrt/mouth — 2 Telegraphists, 1 at £160, 1 at £100 Messenger Brighton —(cost of maintenance guaranteed by Provincial Government, Nelson) Telegraphist (also Postmaster £50) Messenger 36 50 300 100 835 270 150 110 110 40 125 40 36 100 50 50 50 230 50 710 270 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 35 36 37 130 SO 0 0 0 0 38 39 100 50 0 0 0 0 40 41 160 50 0 0 0 0 42 43 175 50 0 0 0 0 44 200 0 0 45 46 47 375 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 49 260 50 0 0 0 0 50 51 150 50 0 0 0 0 Carried forward 8,153 0 0