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ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 1876.

CLASS III.—POSTAL AND TELEGEAPH-«Mtrt»««J. item. 18 5-76. 1874-75. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. POSTAL DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. —continued. Conveyance of Mails. Contingencies, Bonuses, Gratuities Subsidy to Chatham Islands Service Intcrprovincial Services — Manukau and Port Chalmers, 4 services ... Manukau and Nelson, 9 services at £50 ... Manukan and Hokitika Steam Service to West Coast, Middle Island Steam Service to East Coast, North Island San Francisco Service — 4 Services at £52,000 9 Services at £45,000 Demurrage, Expenses, &c. Suez Service Intercolonial Service Steam Service to Fiji Steam Service to Queensland ... Half-cost Coach Services — Wellington and New Plymouth Napier and Taupo Taupo and Tauranga Foxton and Waipukurau Mail Agents and Travelling Allowance 2,000 0 150 0 620 0 450 0 1,300 0 2,500 0 2,200 0 16,000 0 31,153 0 2,500 0 S,000 0 5,000 0 2,500 0 5,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 [ i 2,000 0 150 0 4,550 0 35,000 0 0 0 0 0 5,000 0 5,000 0 0 0 1,250 0 600 0 750 0 675 0 1,000 0 c 0 0 0 0 1,000 0 0 Auckland. Chief Postmaster Chief Clerk Clerks, 2 at £235 ... Money Order Clerk... Clerks, 1 at £225, 1 at £200, 1 at £170, and 1 at £150 Clerks, 1 at £145, 1 at £140, 1 at £130, and 1 at £100 Cadet 3 Cadets at £75 ... Letter Carriers, 1 at £130, 2 at £120,1 at £115, and 1 at £110 Messenger Assistant Messenger Postmaster, Gisborne Postmaster and Shipping Officer, Onehunga (also Telegraphist £l40) Messenger, Hamilton (also Telegraph£36)... 140.Country Postmasters Rent of Office Postmaster, Thames Clerk, Thames Clerk, Thames Cadet Letter Carriers, 1 at £115, 1 at £110 Messenger Letter Carrier, Coromandel 83,648 0 0 52,700 0 0 425 0 0 300 0 0 470 0 0 250 0 0 425 0 0 300 0 0 465 0 0 240 0 0 745 0 0 820 0 0 515 0 C 410 0 0 75 0 0 225" 0 C 595 0 0 115 0 ( 60 0 0 200 0 0 480 0 0 110 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 10 0 0 1,170 0 0 CO 0 0 325" 0 0 120 0 0 1,000 0 0 145 0 0 325 0 0 130 0 0 110 0 0 75 0 0 225 0 0 115 0 0 110 0 0 220 0 0 110 0 0 110 0 0 Taranaki. Chief Postmaster (also Telegraphist £25) ... Assistant Cadet 11 Country Postmasters 6,110 275 130 60 65 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 5,5S5 275 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 45*' 0 0 Wellington. Chief Postmaster Chief Clerk Money Order Clerk... 530 400 0 300 0 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 400 250 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0