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Table No. 18. Table showing the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

District. Travelling-, Tim-Al Total Miles Miles hBSSSfl Extm Material Telephones: Expenditure F Jtf n ™ nd of Wire. of Line. ; n f,f? els Labour, i Material. S.S.Tuta- Assistance out of Vote f™°™„ Lin a e^en ; ' nekal - to Settlers. Maintenance. Lmenien. Total Cost of Maintenance. Average Cost per Mile of Wire. 1 verage Cost per Mile of Line. Auckland Wellington Nelson 13,714 15,637 2,961 4,160 3,448 1,116 i £ 3,263 2,205 738 £ 8,214 5,376 485 £ 9,709 10,617 704 £ £ £ 21,186 18,198 1,927 £ 10,648 16,001 1,310 £ 31,834 34,199 3,237 £ s. d. ' 2 6 5 2 3 9 1 1 10 £ s. d. 7 13 0 9 18 4 2 18 0 Canterbury 8,947 2,055 1,061 2,133 2,440 5,634 5,505 11.139 1 4 11 5 8 5 Otago 9,032 j 2,908 1,582 , 2,299 4,505 8,386 5,916 14,302 1 11 8 4 18 4 — Total 50,291 13,687 : 13,687 : 8,849 | 8,849 | 18,507 18,507 27,975 27,975 55,331 55,331 39,380 39,380 94,711 94,711 1 17 8 1 17 8 6 18 5 6 18 5 Cables 416* 527 527 1,538 1,538 3,693 3,693 3,504 3,504 9,262 10,231 9,262 1,645 9,262 9,262 11,876 • 22 5 3t • 22 5 3f| Stores 12 12 2,643 2,643 7,576 7,576 10,231 1,645 11,876 I Rural telephones — Assistance to settlers .. 1,363 1,363 1,363 1,363 1,363 1,363 Laboratory, &c. 2 13 2 2,355 1,236 2,355 1,893 1,893 815 4,250 2,064 4,250 4,250 4,250 2,064 Wireless stations 13 ! 1,236 815 2,064 2,064 — 1 Total telegraph-lines 50,707 50,707 13,687 13,687 9,403 9,403 26,279 26,279 41,952 41,952 3,504 3,504 1,363 1,363 82,501 82,501 41,025 41,025 123,526 123,526 Telephone exchanges .. 154,799 I 154,799 4,403 4,403 1,897 1,897 21,162 21.162 18,819 18,819 41.878 41.878 45,786 45,786 87,664 87,664 \ I Grand total .. [ 205,506 205,506 18,090 18,090 11,300 11,300 47,441 47,441 60,771 60,771 3,504 3,504 1,363 1,363 124,379 124,379 86,811 86,811 21 1.190 21 1.190 * Knots. t. Per knot.