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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.

Number t+ PTY | Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1926-27. WORKING-EXPENSES—continued. 27. Subdivision No. III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails. 3 Chabges fob and incidental to — Auckland ... ... ... 19,700 Blenheim ... ... ... 3,200 Christchurch ... ... ... 12,900 Dunedin ... ... ... 7,550 Gisborne ... ... ... 8,600 Greymouth ... ... 2,600 Hamilton ... ... ... 14,750 Invercargill ... ... ... 6,200 N apier ' ... ... ... 7,400 Nelson ... ... ... 6,500 New Plymouth ... ... ... 5,000 Oamaru ... ... ... 2,000 Palmerston North ... ... ... 8,200 Thames ... ... ... 6,150 Timaru ... ... ... 6,800 Wanganui ... ... ... 10,300 Wellington ... ... ... 9,200 Wesport ... ... ... 2,300 New services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 7,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (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 ... 146,350 I Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway. 4 Chabges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway — Ordinary mails ... ... ... 103,000 Special trains and trucks ... ... ... 200 Total—Subdivision No. IV ... 103,200 ! Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines. 5 Chabges fob and incidental to — Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines— Camp allowances ... ... ... 1,000 Extra labour ... ... ... 330,000 Material for repairs ... ... ... 174,000 Rural telephones (assistance to settlers) ... 150 Travelling - expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... ... 10,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 22 of the Appropriation Act, 1923 (see end of vote) — £ Sale of old material ... ... 1,500 Recoveries on account of— Stores and engineering branches 35,000. Wages of linemen to be recovered from vote '' Telegraph extension " 230,000 266,500 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 515,150