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CLASS in.—POSTAL AND T 1LEGRAPH— continued. item. 1875-76. 1874-75. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. POSTAL DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. —continued. Otago— continued. Cadet ... Letter Carrier ... ... * Messenger Postmaster, Campbelltown (also Telegraphist £210) Cadet ... 32 Country Postmasters 70 0 120 0 75 0 0 0 0 165 0 110 0 0 0 50 0 170 "o 0 0 50 0 75 0 125 0 0 0 0 Conveyance of Inland Mails— Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson ... Marlborough Canterbury Westland Otago ... 8,792 0 o 7,35G 0 0 4,139 770 2,084 1,900 1,600 860 5,300 2,134 0,938 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 o (t 0 0 4,300 800 2,550 1,800 1,800 950 5,250 3,300 6,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contingencies for all Post Offices 25,725 0 0 27,150 0 0 3,500 0 0 3,500 0 0 Total —Vote No. 146,998 0 0 114,18110 0 TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. VOTE No. . Head Office — General Manager ... Assistant Manager ... Electrician Accountant Chief Clerk 12 Clerks, 1 at £240, 1 at £185, 2 at £150, 1 at £125, 3 at £85, 4 at £80 Mechanician Storekeeper Assistant Storekeeper White's Bay — Telegraphist and Lineman Riverton Station — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) Cadet ... Messenger Winton — Telegraphist and Lineman (also Postmaster, £25) ... Bluff— Telegraphist (also Postmaster £50) Telegraphist Cadet ... 2 Messengers at £50 Invercargill — 4 Telegraphists, 1 at £200, 1 at £150, 1 at £110, 1 at £100 ... Cadet Counter Clerk 3 Messengers, 1 at £50, 2 at £40 650 0 450 0 375 0 320 0 1,425 0 275 0 170 0 100 0 135 0 150 0 90 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G50 0 0 400 0 0 400 0 0 375 0 0 240 0 0 1,160 0 0 275 0 0 160 0 0 90 0 0 125 0 0 135 0 0 36 0 0 140 0 0 130 0 0 210 0 100 0 90 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 560 0 90 0 110 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 385 0 0 90 0 0 100 0 0 130 0 0 Carried forward 146,998 0 0