F.—6.

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TABLE E. Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Nine Months ended 31st March, 1880.

* Total average cost of maintenance per mile. Note.—Wairoa Line (62 miles), Palmerston to Woodville Line (17 miles), and Eolleston to Darfield Junction (16 miles), not included in this table.

Section. Number of Miles. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Repairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. £ a. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. dRiverton to Balelutha, including Wiuton to Lowtber, Switzer's, Catlin's Eiver, Wyntlham, and Lowther to Kingston Lines Tokomairiro to Queenstown Balclulha to WaitaM, including Naseby, Opbir, St. Bathans, Kdtangata, Outram, Oiago Beads, Duntroou, and Portobello Lines "Waitaki to Christchurch, including Akaroa, Geraldine, Southbridge, and Lyttelton Lines Christchurch to Greytnouth, including Boss Line Greymouth to Lyell, including Westport Line Lyell to Nelson, including Tophouse to Blenheim and Motueka Lines Nelson to Blenheim, including Wakapuaka and White's Bay Lines Blenheim to Christchurch, including Waiau (37 miles), Bangiora (8 miles), and Oxford Lines Wellington to New Plymouth, including Poxton to Feilding (37 miles) and Opunake Lines Wellington to Napier, including Castlepoint, Kopua, and Hastings Lines Napier to Tauranga, including Gisborne and Opotiki Lines Tauranga to Grahamstown Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau Heads and Ouehunga Lines Auckland to Kawakawa, including W'aiwera, Russell, Hokianga and Port Albert Lines Kawakawa to Mongonui ... 296 142 319 261 196 •77 210 92 253 250 o o 322 18 4 440 8 4 502 18 4 414 6 1 301 13 4 117 18 4 319 3 4 567 18 4 130 9 1 95 17 6 246 19 5 229 13 2 304 5 IO 161 15 6 243 4 6 323 2 3 254 18 6 23 15 4 202 18 7 308 15 5 99 3 10 49 3 6 49 19 5 6.3 14 4 138 14 6 72 o 2 56 3 3 431 o 4 364 18 11 146 9 6 15 3 1 15 7 11 89 16 10 99 11 9 476 4 7 474 19 1 1,321 6 8 1,406 5 10 9 64 5 3 527 iS 5 426 10 2 795 16 9 1,061 3 1 112 2 3 6 10 4 2 10 5 7 9 4 18 4 2 19 7 207 8 13 o 4 3 10 338 240 363 73 527 17 8 53i 13 4 512 10 o 34i 13 4 380 4 9 568 1 9 332 12 4 210 6 3 189 o 1 548 9 3 186 1 2 36 15 4 328 19 6 318 14 9 32 12 5 13 1 4 1,426 2 o 1,966 19 1 1,063 15 11 601 16 3 4 4 4 8 3 10 2 18 7 8 4 10 270 462 10 o 389 13 5 198 1 4 101 19 o 1,152 3 9 4 5 4 260 53 43i 13 4 150 o o 348 9 o 40 2 6 74 16 9 47 19 o 902 18 1 190 2 6 3 9 5 3 11 9 Totals 3,543 6,195 2 I 4,259 15 9 2,169 8 10 2,133 17 9 14,758 4 5 *4 3 4