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Appropriations for Post Office Account.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued.

Number item Of Persons. ' VOTE No. 65.—POST AND TELEGEAPH li1D * i W OEKIN G-EXPEN SE S—continued. 1934-35. Subdivision No. III. —Conveyance of Inland Mails £ £ —continued. 3 Charges fob and incidental to —continued. New Plymouth ... ... ••• 5,500 Oamaru ... ... ••• 1,800 Palmerston North ... ... ... 9,750 Thames ... ... 5,250 Timaru ... ... ■■■ 5,750 Wanganui ... ••• 9,500 Wellington ... ... 7,250 Westport ... ... 900 New services, &c. (all districts) ... ... 2,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Bevenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Subsidies by Government Depart- £ ments for mail services ... 3,700 Subsidies by settlers... ... 800 4,500 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 128,000 Subdivision No. IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway. 4 Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of Mails by Railway — Ordinary mails ... ... 80,000 Special trains and trucks ... ... ... 5,000 Total —Subdivision No. IV ... 85,000 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, including hire of cable steamer ... 0,uuu Camp allowances ... ... ... 500 Electric power for generators, &c. ... ... 5,000 Extra labour ... ... ... ® > 000 Material for repairs ... ... ... 60,000 Bural telephones (assistance to settlers) ... Travelling - expenses of telegraph engineers and linemen ... ... ... 5,000 80,550 Less amount to be expended on telegraph and telephone construction works and " Depreciation Fund" ... ... ... 3,000 Total —Subdivision No. V ... 77,550 Subdivision No. VI.—Depreciation Fund. 6 Charges for and incidental to — Eenewal and replacement of, and investment of Depreciation Eeserve in, departmental assets ... 200,000 Total—Subdivision No. VI 200,000