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CLASS V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 1900-1. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA— continued. VOTE No. New Zealand and Pacific Islands Service Great Barrier Service Vancouver Service Wellington and Pelorus Sound Service Salary, .Resident Agent, San Francisco Postal Union Transit Charges Gratuities for the Conveyance of Letters and Printed Matter Contingencies (landing and shipping mails) je £ 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1,200 250 1,400 350 30 900 21 13,500 300 Less estimated credits —San Francisco Service 63,042 12,000 Total—Vote No. 34 51,042 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1C 17 VOTE No. 35. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Gisborne ... ... Wanganui Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport Grey mouth Hokitika Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dnnedin Invercargill 6,600 1,550 1,150 2,500 950 3,350 5,600 750 2,700 400 1,400 1,000 4,600 1,250 470 6,000 2,450 Total—Vote No. 35 42,720 CARRIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. 1 2 VOTE No. 36. Carriage of Mails by Special Trains Conveyance of Ordinary Mails by Railway £31,785 0 0 Less Cost of Postage, Telegrams, Tele-phone-exchange Connections, Postoffice Box-rents, <&c. ... ... 19,051 0 0 1,500 14,234 Total—Vote No. 36 12,73 i MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. l 2 3 4 5 VOTE No. 37. Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen Extra Labour Material for Repairs Telephone-exchange Instruments (to Replace old ones) ... Subsidy to Marine Department for s.s. " Tutanekai " for Cable-laying and Repairing 4,500 12,400 2,000 1,000 1,000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 21,400 4,400 17,00 J Total-Vote No. 37