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TABLE G. COST of MAINTENANCE of Telegraph Lines for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1876.

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Section. No. of Miles. Salaries of Lineman and Inspector. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Kepairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. I £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 200 £ s. d. £ s. d. Biverton to Balclutha, including Winton and Switzer's Lino 275 0 0 172 16 9 56 5 6 38 3 0 542 5 3 2 14 2 Tokomariro to Queenstown .., ... ... ... ... 140 410 16 8 113 6 9 8 0 0 16 12 0 578 15 5 4 2 8 Balclutha to Waitaki, including Naseby, Ophir, and St. Balhan's 26G 511 13 4 219 7 2 202 7 6 69 1 8 1,002 9 8 3 15 4 Waitaki to Christchurch, including Akaroa, Geraldine, and Lyttelton Lines 210 443 15 0 315 10 11 1G6 15 8 144 15 8 1,070 17 3 5 1 11 ChriBtchurch to Greymouth, including Boss Line from Hokitika 196 563 6 8 419 6 5 309 16 11 138 11 5 1,431 1 5 7 5 5 Greymouth to Westport, including Beefton and Lyell Lines 149 364 11 4 411 6 4 186 18 9 87 9 0 1,050 5 5 7 0 11 Christchurch to Blenheim, including Bangiora Line, 8 miles, Southbridge Line, 30 miles, and Waiau Line, 37 miles £33 608 15 0 536 3 6 196 11 3 55 8 10 1,486 18 7 5 5 1 Blenheim to Nelson, including White's Bay Lino 92 382 10 4 373 3 1 375 15 1 145 15 6 *1,277 4 0 13 17 7 Nelson to Motueka 32 I 37 10 0 145 8 5 41 5 6 19 19 4 244 3 3 I 7 5 8 Wellington to Opunake and New Plymouth, including Line to Palmerston North from Foxton, 25 miles 267 519 4 6 471 7 6 435 17 9 161 2 6 1,587 12 3 5 18 11 Wellington to Napier ... ... .., .., ... .,, 221 377 15 8 394 17 2 254 3 3 186 14 5 1,213 10 6 5 9 9 Napier to Tauranga, including Gisborne and Opotiki Line* 361 683 3 4 634 3 7 453 6 6 243 0 5 2,013 13 10 5 11 6 Xauranga to Grahamstown 73 473 15 0 306 14 10 466 11 4 172 5 9 fl,419 6 11 19 8 10 Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau and Tokotea Lines ... 270 653 6 8 653 5 5 334 18 31 91 6 11 1,732 17 11 6 8 4 Auckland to Bay of Islands and Hokianga ... 220 525 0 0 447 11 8 60 9 0 26 10 11 3,059 11 7 4 16 3 Totals 2,980 6,950 3 6 5,614 9 6 3,549 2 11 1,596 17 4, 17,710 13 3 J5 18 10 Cook Strait Cable, cost of repairs 3,363 15 5 21,074 8 8 * Includes new poles, wire, &c. f £380 of this amount expended in making Note. —Cargill's Line from Roxburgh (2 miles), Wellington Signal Station Lino (4 miles), Nelson to Lyell Line Line (21 miles'), Outrain Line (7 miles), and Oliinemutu Li: ; roads. J Total average cost of maintenance per mile. (118 miles), Otago Heads Line (14 miles), Kaitangata Line (6 miles), Rangiora to Oxford ae (2 miles), not included in this table. •