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CLASS III.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH— continued. item. 18 5-76. 1874-57, £ s. d. £ 146,998 s. 0 d. 0 £ 8. d. Brought forward TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. —continued. Waikouaiti — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £60) Messenger Palmerston — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £45) Messenger Telegraphist Naseby — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £100) Messenger St. Balkan's — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £15) Ophir — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £15) Hampden — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £30) Herbert — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £30) Kakanui (Station guaranteed)— Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) Oamaru — Telegraphist 3 Telegraphists, 1 at £200, 2 at £110 Counter Clerk 2 Messengers at £40 (also £20 from Post Office) Waitaki — Telegraphist Waimate — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £40) Cadet ... Timaru — 3 Telegraphists, 1 at £200,1 at £110,1 at £100 Counter Clerk 2 Messengers at £40 Washdyke (Station guaranteed)— Telegraphist (also Postmaster £10) Temuka — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £35) Cadet Messenger Geraldine — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £15) Rakaia — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £15) Ashburton — Telegraphist and Lineman (also Postmaster £25) Cadet ... Dunsandel — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) South-bridge — Telegraphist (also Postmaster £25) Christchurch — 17 Telegraphists, 1 at £350, 1 at £195, 1 at £160, 6 at £140, 3 at £120, 2 at £110, 3 at £100 8 Cadets, 6 at £90, 2 at £70 2 Counter Clerks, 1 at £190, 1 at £125 ... 10 Messengers, 1 at £110, 9 at £40 Lyttelton — 2 Telegraphists, 1 at £220, 1 at £200 2 Cadets, 1 at £100, 1 at £90 ... 2 Messengers at £40 175 0 0 30 0 0 175 0 0 100 0 0 110 0 0 160 0 0 125 0 0 110 0 0 110 0 0 150 0 0 420 0 0 125 0 0 80 0 0 90 0 0 140 0 0 90 0 0 160 0 0 30 0 0 160 0 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 120 0 0 130 0 0 36 0 0 260 0 0 120 0 0 80 0 0 New Station. 130 0 0 410 0 0 100 0 0 80 0 0 230 0 0 90 0 0 80 0 0 90 0 0 120 0 0 150 0 0 90 0 0 36 0 0 140 0 0 36 0 0 140 0 0 120 0 0 100 0 0 120 0 0 140, 0 0 90 0 0 130 0 0 90 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 0 140 0 0 120 0 0 2,425 0 0 680 0 0 315 0 0 470 0 0 1,720 0 0 180 0 0 290 0 0 420 0 0 420 0 0 190 0 0 80 0 0 420 0 0 90 0 0 80 0 0 Carried forward 146,998 0 0