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CLASS V.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1889-90. 1 3 4 5 O 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. VOTE No. 34. Other Charges— Auckland Thames New Plymouth ... ... ... Napier Gisborne "Wanganui Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth .... Hokitika Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill £ 3,500 1,410 360 1,720 490 700 1,850 850 2,000 240 500 1,350 2,450 500 200 4,950 1,400 Total—Vote No. 34 ... 24,470 CAERIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. VOTE No. 35. Other Charges— Carriage of Mails by Eailway, under special arrangement 1.000 Total—Vote No. 35 ... 1,000 MISCELLANEOUS. 1889-90. Total number of officers ... 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VOTE No. 36. Salaries— 3 Inspectors, 1 at £475,1 at £425, 1 at £400 3 Sub-Inspectors, 1 at £270, 1 at £250, 1 at £190 Electrician Mechanician, Auckland Mechanician, Dunedin Cadet, Dunedin 49 Linemen, 2 at £146, 6 at £145,7 at £140,7 at £135, 11 at £130, 3 at £125, 6 at £120,1 at £1] 5, 3 at £110, 1 at £100, 2 at £96 2 Night-watchmen, General Post Office 1,300 710 335 200 200 80 6,349 292 Other Charges— Travelling Expenses of Inspectors and Linemen ... Extra Labour and Material for Repairs ... Stationery, &c. ... ... ... Amount lost by fire at Omapere Post Office ... Amount robbed from Upper Hutt Post Office ... Amount robbed from Feilding Post Office ... J Office Expenses, Fuel, Lights, Travelling Expenses of Telegraphists, and Contingencies ... ... s 9,466 9 LO 11 L2 13 14 15 4,500 ■ 10,500 4,500 30 41 129 17,500 Less estimated credits under section 10 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1882 " 37,200 500 % 36,700 Total—Vote No. 36 ... 46,166 TOTAL OE CLASS V. • » • £283,153