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CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

tern. 19 9-20. POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES — continued. VOTE No. 7—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 Coastal Services — Auckland services, including Great Barrier ... ... 2,500 Blenheim services ... ... 1,150 Chatham Islands ... ... 500 Invercargill services ... ... 350 Nelson services ... ... 215 Wellington-Pelorus Sound ... 460 ,700 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 5,175 28,500 800 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 95,425 22,750 72,675 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 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 1,750 10,200 10,800 8,500 1,200 1,500 5,400 9,500 6,025 6,150 1,025 5,500 5,500 9,150 23,000 1,925 7,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 144,125 7,000 137,125