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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.
POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued.
Item ' VOTE No. 7.—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1927-28. WORKIN G-EXPEN SE S—continued. 1927—28 Subdivision No. III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails, g 3 Charges foe and incidental to — Auckland ... ... ... 19,850 Blenheim ... ... ... 3,250 Christchurch ... ... ... 13,500 Dunedin ... ... ... 7,500 Gisborne ... ... ... 9,000 Greymouth ... ... 2,450 Hamilton ... ... ... 15,200 Invercargill ... ... ... 6,300 Napier ... ... ... 7,700 Nelson ... ... ... 7,950 New Plymouth ... ... ... 5,000 Oamaru ... ... ... 1,900 Palmerston North ... ... ... 8,200 Thames ... ... ... 6,500 Timaru ... ... .. 7,000 Wanganui ... ... ... 10,300 Wellington ... ... ... 9,500 Wesport ... ... ... 2,300 New services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 2,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Subsidies by Government Depart- £ ments for mail services ... 2,400 Subsidies by settlers... ... 1,900 4,300 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 145,400 Subdivision No. IV.—Carriage of Mails by Railway. 4 Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway —■ Ordinary mails ... ... ... 104,200 Special trains and trucks ... ... ... 200 Totals—Subdivision No. IV ... 104,400 Subdivision No. V.—Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines. 5' Charges for and incidental to— Maintenance of Telegraph and Toll Lines, Wireless and Telephone Exchange Systems— Cable repairs ... ... ... 5,000 Camp allowances ... ... ... 1,000 Extra labour ... ... ... 265,000 Material for repairs ... ... ... 120,000 Rural telephones (assistance to settlers) ... 150 Travelling - expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... ... 9,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Sale of old material ... ... 1,500 Recoveries on account of— Stores and engineering branches 40,000 Wages of linemen to be recovered from vote "Telegraph extension" 206,000 247,500 Total—Subdivision No. V ... 400, L50