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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

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ttem. 1917-18. CARRIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. VOTE No. 15. Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway — £ Special trains and trucks ... ... 2,650 Ordinary mails ... ... 69,550 £ 1 2 72,200 72,200 Total—Vote No. 15 MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. 1 2 3 4 VOTE No. 16. Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines— £ Extra labour ... ... 40,000 Material for repairs ... ... 57,000 Rural, telephones (assistance to settlers) 1, 700 Travelling-expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... 11,000 Upkeep of s.s. " Tutanekai," and cost of cable repairs ... ... 6,000 111,100 5 115,700 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 4,600 Total—Vote No. 16 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. VOTE No. 17. Charges for and incidental to — Allowances— £ Forage ... ... 950 Lodging to cadets and cadettes, and non-clerical officers ... ... 21,000 Night clerks and miscellaneous ... 6,000 Tellers and for calculation of Savingsbank interest ... ... 3,500 31,450 Cash Deficiencies— Forged allotments warrant, Auckland 9 Forged allotments warrant, Wellington 42 Port Nelson Post-office robbery ... 1 Rai Falls Post-office fire ... ... 5 57 3 Fees— Carriage of private bags ... 600 Mechanical Appliances, Bicycles, &c. — Allowance to officers using their own bicycles, and to motor-cycle riders 3,000 Cash-registers for telegraph counters 550 Dickie stamp-vending machines (hire of) 320 Home savings-banks, purchase of ... 1,200 Purchase of motor-cycles, cars, and bicycles ... ... 10,000 Purchase of motor-oil ... ... 6,000 Repairs and hire ... ... 10,000 Typewriters, &c, and repairs to typewriters ... .. „ .... 1,000 Purchase of motor-cars ... ... 2,500 34