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The following offices have been converted from telephone to Morse : Ohakune, Port Awanui. Eaetihi, Eongotea, Tuparoa, Utiku, and Waipiro Bay. Fourteen offices were made telephone bureaux. There are now 426 offices in the district, 74 being Morse and 352 telephone. Metallic Circuits. To provide metallic circuits, additional wires have been erected and looped with existing earth working lines between the following places : — M. Ch. Dannevirke-Ormondville .. .. .. .. .. ..140 Feilding-Bull's-Marton .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 Feilding-Bunnythorpe .. .. .. .. .. 6 40 Gisborne-Patutahi .. .. .. .. .. 16 0 New Plymouth - Mahoenui .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 0 Palmerston North - Levin .. .. .. .. .. 29 0 Stratford-Douglas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 205 40 While, to meet growing requirements, metallic circuits have been erected between :— Featherston-Martinborough .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 Marton-Feilding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 0 Marton-Taihape .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 Palmerston North - Ashhurst .. .. .. 18 0 Palmerston North - Bunnythorpe .. .. .. . . 12 40 Shannon - Palmerston North . . .. .. .. . . 38 0 Wellington-Petone .. .. .. .. . . .. 22 0 Total-mileage trunk wires and metallic circuits .. .. 458 0 Morse circuits have been superimposed on metallic circuits—Eongotea - Palmerston North, Wellington-Masterton. Nelson District. Construction. The following new lines and wires have been erected during the year :— Poles. Wire. M. Ch. M. Ch. Anatimo, extension .. .. . . . . 0 28 0 28 Blenheim-Nelson, Morse wire .. .. .. .... 88 16 Blenheim - White's Bay, Morse wire .. .. .... 12 20 French Pass, line .. .. .. .. .. 34 8 52 8 Havelock-Okaramio .. .. .. .. .. 11 0 110 HinehakaFork .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 65 0 65 Hokitika-Eoss, Morse wire .. .. . . .... 18 37 Ikamattia, extension .. .. .. .. .... 1 40 Kaiuma, cut in .. .. .. .. .. .... 03 Kanieri, cut in .. .. .. .. .. .... 01 Kanieri Lake .. .. .. .. .. ..84 84 Karamea, extension .. .. .. 1 77 1 77 Kiwi, cut in .. .. .. .. .. .... 03 Mangarakau, extension .. .. .. .. ..20 20 Molesworth, line .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 56 59 16 Nydia Bay, line .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 28 0 Okura, line .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 67 56 67 Onamalutu, line .. .. .. .. .. 5 40 5 40 Onapua, cut in .. .. .. .. .. .... 03 State Colleries, extension .. .. .. .. 0 15 1 45 Tatare, cut in .. .. .. .. .. .... 03 Te Taho Fork .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 48 0 48 Tory Channel, line .. .. .. .. .. 33 35 33 60 Waiuta, extension .. .. .. .. 4 40 4 40 Weld's Hill Fork.. .. .. .. .. ..10 10 Whatamango Fork .. .. .. ..013 0 13 Telephone Trunk Wire : — Greymouth-Westport .. .. .. ~ .. .. 97 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 245 16 484 77