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DISBTJESEMENTS or the CONSOLIDATED FIT D, 1872-73, :n detail — a tinned. APPROPRIATIONS. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Postal — continued. 2,181 3 7 Brought forward ... £330 3 10 VOTE No. 1 op 1873-73— continued. ITEM 21 — continued. Postal and Telegraph Sebvices — continued. Postal — continued. Local Offices, — Auckland ... ... ... 94 7 8 Taeanaii ... ... ... ... 14 18 4 Wellington ... ... ... 31 19 0 Nislson ... •... ... ... 74 15 9 Marlborough ... ... ... 0 14 9 Canterbury ... ... ... 115 8 11 Westland ... ... ... 37 5 1 Otago ... ... ... ... 190 2 8 Conveyance of Inland Mails, — Auckland ... ... ... 120 19 6 Hawke's Bat ... ... ... 20 0 0 3,366 14 11 Telegraph 1,030 15 6 154 15 10 1,185 11 4 Total Liabilities of 1871-72 FINANCIAL YEAR 1872-73. VOTE No. 29 :— General Post Office, — Salaries ... ... 1 July, 1872, to 30 June, 1873 Commission on Money Orders due to Foreign Offices ... 2,411 13 4 511 8 2 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Supplementary 2,923 1 6 3 16 2,920 0 0 VOTE No. 30:— Conveyance of Mails by Sea, — Interprovincial Service New Zealand to Australia ... Demurrage Compensation—Mail Servico to Fiji... Contingencies,— Bonuses and Gratuities ... ... ... £30215 4 Travelling Allowances and Expenses ... 228 19 6 Postage due United States ... ... 36 13 4 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 277 5 3 3,950 0 0 1,000 0 0 38 0 0 173 0 0 845 13 5 VOTE No. 31 :— San Feancisco Mail Service, — Contract with Messrs. Webb and Holladay ... Services of Australasian Steam Navigation Company Mail Agents ... ... . ... ... ... ... Telegrams, Solicitors' Charges, &c. ... 31,129 15 4 384 12 3 489 5 7 306 9 9 6,006 13 5 32,310 2 11 VOTE No. 32 :— Auckland, — Salaries, 1 July, 1872, to 30 June, 1873,— Auckland Thames Country Postmasters 2,763 19 3 971 0 11 925 8 1 4,660 8 3 VOTE No. 33:— Taeanaki, — Salaries, 1 July, 1872, to 30 June, 1873,— New Plymouth Country Postmasters Office Rent 365 0 0 28 6 8 20 0 0 Expenditure in excess of Appropriation transferred to Supplementary | 413 6 8 33 0 8 VOTE No. 34: — Wellin gton,— Salaries, 1 July, 1872, to 30 June, 1873, — Wellington Wanganui Country Postmasters 380 0 0 1,199 10 7 232 14 6 381 16 8 1,814 1 9 Carried forward 48,091 6 4 3,366 14 11 0—B. 1.