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SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SERVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year ended 31st December, 1915, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below :—

Service. Annual SubBidy or Payment. Duration When established. of Service. Number of Voyages When terminated A^m terminable. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. Auckland and Great Barrier Auckland, Whangaroa, and Mangonui Dargaville and Ruawai Dargaville and Tangiteroria Helensville and Matakohe Helensville and Dargaville Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Offices in Whangarei Harbour Horeke Russell and Opua New Zealand - San Francisco New Zealand - Vancouver New Zealand and Australia (Wel-lington-Sydney) Wellington, Wakatahuri, Homewood (and other offices), and Havelock Picton, offices in Sounds, and Havelock Pioton, Grove Wharf, Te Awaite, and Resolution Bay Pioton and Portage Portage and Kenepuru Head Port Nelson and Waikawa Bay .. Ngakuta, Hakahaka, Kakapo Bay, Ooean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim Portage and Crail Bay Port Nelson, Tarakohe, Tonga Bay, Totaranui, Takaka, and Collingwood Port Nelson and Croixelles Waitai and French Pass Westport and Karamea Westport and LittleJWanganui .. Wellington or Lyttelton and Chatham Islands (including Pitt Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay £ s. d. 250 0 0 126 0 0 Oct., 1891 Nov., 1907 Dec, 1916 52 Dec, 1916 52 124 368 s. d. 0 9-31 0 1-58 90 0 0 160 0 0 150 0 0 900 0 0 119 15 0 Jan., 1916 Nov., 1893 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1916 312 Dec, 1916 260 Dec, 1916 I 104 Dec, 1916 312 Dec, 1916 156 40 62 116 128 52 0 1-73 0 2-38 0 2-98 . 0 5-4 0 3-54 117 0 0 32 0 0 90 0 0 25,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 15,000 0 0* Sept., 1912 Jan., 1916 Jan., 1889 Oot., 1910 Aug., 1911 Dec, 1900 Dec, 1916 156 Dec, 1916 52 Dec, 1916 416 June, 1919 13 Sept., 1916 13 Mar., 1915 52 22 9 8 12,180 12,660 1,230 0 8-18 1 4-43 0 6-49 8 1-89 2 5-16 1 8-28 440 0 0 Dec, 1891 Dec, 1916 26 300 1 1-56 330 0 0 Jan., 1907 Dec, 1916 26 330 0 9-23 192 10 0 Jan., 1913 Dec, 1916 156 88 0 3-36 60 0 0 70 0 0 25 0 0 77 10 0 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 April, 1911 Dec, 1916 12 Dec, 1916 304 Dec, 1916 126 Dec, 1916 52 14 46 62 80 0 3-3 0 3-51 0 3-72 0 4-16 147 0 0 200 0 0 Jan., 1910 Dec, 1916 52 Dec, 1916 104 106 130 0 6-4 0 3-55 100 0 0 25 0 0 | 400 0 0 Jan., 1904 June, 1914 Nov., 1914 Dec, 1916 52 Dec, 1916 52 Jan., 1915 j Sept., 1916 6 61 12 102 1 82 } 1,050 0 7-57 0 961 1 3-27 500 0 0 1 7-05 300 0 0 July, 1886 Dec, 1916 52 44 2 7-47 * Subsid; abolished lKth [arch, 1915.