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ofPersons. Item> VOTE No. 6.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1925-26. WORKING-EXPENSES —continued. 1925-26. Subdivision No. III.— Conveyance of Inland Mails. i £ I jg 3 Charges fob and incidental to — Auckland ... ... j IB, 500 Blenheim ... ... ... j 3,200 Christchurch ... ... ... ! 11,000 j Dunedin ... ... ... 7,700 Gisborne ... ... ... i 8,600 Grevmouth ... ... : 2,600 1 Hamilton ... ... 14,750 Invercargill ... ... ... 6,100 Napier ... ... ... 8,300 Nelson ... ... ... 6,600 New Plymouth ... ... ... 5,000 Oamaru ... ... ... 2,000 Thames ... ... ... 6,150 Tirnaru ... ... :. 6,800 Wanganui ... ... ... 10,300 Wellington ... ... ... j 15,000 Wesport ... ... ... 2,300 New services, &c. (all districts) ... ... ■ 7,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the j Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Subsidies by Government Depart- £ ments for mail services ... 3,100 | Subsidies by settlers... ... 1,900 5,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... ———! 141,900 Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway. 4 I Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway — Ordinary mails ... ... ... I 103,000 Special trains and trucks ... ... ... 2,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV .... — 105,000 - Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines. •5 I Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone LinesCamp allowances ... ... ... 1,500 Cost of cable repairs ... ... ... 5,000 i Extra labour ... ... ... 240,000 Material for repairs ... ... . 171,000 Rural telephones (assistance to settlers) ... 150 Travelling - expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... ... 12,850 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) — Sale of old material ... ... £1,500 Recoveries on account of — Stores and engineering branches 14,000 Wages of linemen to be recovered from vote "Telegraphextension" 200,000 215,500 Total—Subdivision No. V ... j 430,500