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CLASS V.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item 1888-89. CHIEF OFFICES AND SUB-OFFICES— continued. 160 161 162 163 i64 i65 166 167;68 i69 170 VOTE No. 28— continued. Salaries — continued. Sub-Offices, lnvercargill —continued. Mataura — Postmaster and Registrar of Births, &c. Telegraphist Orepuki— Postmaster (also Railway £105) Ofcautau— Postmaster (also Railway £80) Pukerau— Postmaster (also Railway £100) Queenstown — Postmaster and Registrar of Births, &c. Cadet Messenger Riversdale—■ Postmaster (also Railway £65) Riverton— Postmaster and District Land Officer Messenger Thornbury— Postmaster (also Railway £150) Waipahi—■ Postmaster (also Railway £119) Winton — Postmaster (also Railway £75) ... ' ... Woodlands — Postmaster (also Railway £79) "Wyndham— Postmaster and Registrar of Births, &c. Messenger 70 Country Postmasters Relieving Staff— 4 Telegraphists, 1 at £185, 1 at £150, 1 at £145, 1 at £140 New Stations, Telegraphists, and Messengers 180 100 25 60 30 200 85 40 75 230 36 171 10 172 11 173 80 174 53 175 i76 i77 155 36 385 i78 620 520 .79 Less estimated credits under section 10 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1882" ... £3,500 Also for work for Government Insurance Department (ten months) ... ... 1,000 124,633 4,500 Total—Vote No. 28 ... 120,133 TELEGRAPH CABLE SUBSIDIES. VOTE No. 29. Contingent Subsidy 309 Total—Vote No. 29 ... 309 TELEGRAPH CABLE REPAIRS. VOTE No. 30. Telegraph Cable Repairs ... 5,000 ToTAii—Vote No. 30 ... 5,000