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TABLE No. 15. STATEMENT showing the Total EXPENDITURE and LIABILITIES for TELEGRAPH PURPOSES, out of IMMIGRATION and PUBLIC WORKS LOAN, to 30th June, 1879.

TABLE No. 16. STATEMENT showing the EXPENDITURE for TELEGRAPH PURPOSES out of the IMMIGRATION and PUBLIC WORKS LOAN, from the 1st July, 1878, to the 30th June, 1879.

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Period. Miles of Expenditure to 30th June, 1878, as per Table 14 ol last Year. Doduet Amounts Recovered since 30th June, 1878, but for Services prior to that Date. Net Expenditure and Liabilities. Poles. Wire. expenditure, &c, to 30th June, 1878 Expenditure, &c., from 1st July, 1878, to 30th June, 1879 2,119 5,364 £ s. d. 299,652 0 6 £ s. d. 1,693 13 10 £ a. d. 297,958 6 8 109 409 30,261 10 7 Total Expenditure, &c, to 30th June, 1879 2,228 5,773 328,219 17 3 liabilities on 30th June, 1879 ... 2,500 0 0 Total Expenditure and Liabilities 330,719 17 3

Number of Miles of Poles. Number of Miles of Wire. Locality. Amount. 24 23 206 24 60 30 22 Fourth wire, Blenheim to Christchurch Katikati to Tauranga, reconstruction Nuggets to Catlin's River Fifth wire, Wellington to MaBterton Fourth wire, Masterton to Te Nui Duntroon Line... Hokitika to Ross, reconstruction ... Port Albert Reefton to Ahaura, reconstruction ... ... ... .., Nelson to Blenheim, reconstruction Portobello Wyndham Lowther to Kingston ... ... ... ... ... ... £ s. d. 7,278 11 6 421 17 1 762 12 5 874 9 ii 835 10 11 935 1 9 523 19 11 507 8 2 2,016 7 6 1,536 13 1 219 16 7 127 10 5 870 6 8 24 24 5 4 3' 4 8 31 New Stations; expenditure on lines in course of not yet brought to charge ; also sundry material lying-in stock ... £16,910 5 11 13,35* 4 8 Total £30,261 10 7 109 409