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No. 11.-TELEGRAPH EXTENSION. RETURN showing the AMOUNT EXPENDED for TELEGRAPH PURPOSES out of the IMMIGRATION and PUBLIC WORKS LOAN, from the 1st July, 1874, to the 30th June, 1875.

SUMMARY of TELEGRAPH EXPEDITURE out of PUBLIC WORKS LOAN to 30th June, 1875.

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No. of Miles of Poles. No. of Miles of Wire. Locality. Amount. 56 30 12 56 30 12 614 Nasehy to Clyde Line ... Southbridge Line from Christchurch Geraldine Line from Temuka Christchurch to Bluff, fourth and fifth wires completed from Christchurch to Dunedin, and from Bluff to Clinton Poverty Bay Line (Wairoa to Gisborne) ... Kaipara and Bay of Islands Line Masterton to Waipukurau, third wire Foxton to Palmerston ... Wellington to Masterton, and Waipukurau to Napier, fourth wire Tokotea Line from Coromandel ... Thames, alterations, including Pukorokoro Line Wanganui to Hawera, second wire Second wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completed from Wanganui to Foxton, and from Wellington to Otaki £ s. d. 6,296 1 6 1,220 4 o 388 10 10 57 220 57 220 "5 25 102 9,150 2 o 6,964 7 7 18,258 18 2 2,194 on 1,178 15 S 25 4 4 9 58 82 i,747 iS 1 201 19 11 1,281 5 7 924 19 o 5,363 11 o 404 1,384 New Stations, also sundry material lying in stock, and expenditure on Lines in course of construction not yet brought to charge 55,170 11 o 6,576 4 3 404 1,384 61,746 IS 3

Mil les. Period. Amount. Poles. Wire. To 30th June, 1872 .. „ ,, 1873 ••• „ „ 1874 ... ,, 1875 ... 801 170 270 404 1,260 559 704 1,384 £ s. d. 58,297 8 9 32,998 3 3 34,442 18 4 61,746 15 3 Totals 1,645 3,907 187,485 5 7