8.—7.

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V.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

[tem. 19 1-22. POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES — continued. £ VOTE No. 7—continued. CONVEYANCE OF OCEAN MAILS—continued. Charges for and incidental to — continued. Pacific Services— £ Vancouver service ... ... 20,000 San Francisco service ... .. 25,000 Resident Agency, San Francisco ... 325 North American and overland transit 6,100 Australia-San Francisco service ... 400 51,825 Coastal Services— Auckland services, including Great Barrier ... ... 2,900 Blenheim services ... ... 1,270 Chatham Islands ... ... 500 Invercargill services ... ... 390 Nelson services ... ... 240 Wellington-Pelorus Sound 460 5,760 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 25,000 800 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Bevenues Act, 1910 86,085 22,500 63,585 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. Charges for and incidental to — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hamilton Hokitika Invercargill Napier ... •■■ j Nelson New Plymouth ... • •• ... j Oamaru ••• ■ ■• ••• Thames .. ■■■ ■ •• I Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport New services, &c. (all districts) 18,300 2,200 12,050 10,900 9,500 1,400 17,700 1,800 5,700 10,500 6,600 7,000 1,400 5,200 6,400 9,700 25,600 2,500 7,000 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Eevenues Act, 1910 [161,450 7,300 154,150