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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

Item. 1918-19. POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES — continued. VOTE No. 12— continued. CONVEYANCE OF OCEAN MAILS. 2 Charges for and incidental to — Suez Services— £ Australian overland transit ... 1,700 Australia-Europe ... ... 7,050 European transit ... ... 500 9,250 Pacific Services— Vancouver service ... ... 20,000 San Francisco service ... ... 25,000 Resident Agency, San Francisco ... 200 North American and overland transit 6,100 Australia-San Francisco service ... 400 51,700 Coastal Services — Auckland services, including Great Barrier ... ... 2,460 Blenheim services ... ... 1,025 Chatham Islands ... ... 500 Invercargill services ... ... 330 Nelson services ... ... 180 Wellington-Pelorus Sound ... 460 4,955 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 25,000 800 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 91,705 22,800 68,90. CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 3 Charges for and incidental to — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru ... ... Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport New services, &c. (all districts) 30,000 1,770 9,400 9,700 6,500 1,150 1,300 5,100 9,300 5,700 5,000 1,000 5,400 5,000 8,500 20,500 1,700 5,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 132,020 5,000 127,020