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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT-continued.

s—B. 7.

Item. Item. 1916-17. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. VOTE No. 13. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Suez Services— £ Australian overland transit ... 1,700 Australia-Europe ... ... 7,050 European transit ... ... 500 £ £ 9,250 2 Pacific Services— Vancouver service ... ... 20, OCO San Francisco service ... ... 25,000 Resident Agency, San Francisco ... 200 North American and overland transit 6,100 Australia-San Francisco service ... 400 1,700 3 | Coastal Services — Auckland steam ... ... 1,800 Blind Bay ... ... 200 Bluff-Stewart Island ... ... 300 Chatham Islands ... ... 500 Great Barrier ... ... 250 Havelock-Picton (Pelorus Sound) ... 330 Nelson-Croixelles ... ... 100 Wellington-Pelorus Sound ... 440 3 3,920 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 32,000 800 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 97,670 22,500 Total—Vote No. 13 ... 75,170 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. VOTE No. 14. Charges for and incidental to — 1 Auckland 2 Blenheim 3 i Christchurch 4 Dunedin 5 , Gisborne 6 Greymouth 7 Hokitika 8 Invercargill 9 Napier 10 I Nelson 11 ! New Plymouth 12 Oamaru 13 Thames 14 Timaru 15 Wanganui 16 Wellington 17 Westport 18 New services, &c. (all districts) 26,000 1,900 7,550 8,000 5,800 1,000 925 5,050 7,050 5,700 4,500 800 4,100 4,350 6,650 15,500 925 2,000 Total—Vote No. 14 107,800