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Table No. 24. Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1882.

Section. Number of Miles. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Repairs. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. Biverton to Balclutha, including Winton to Lowther, Switzer's, Catlin's River, Wyndham, Lowther to Kingston, and Otautau Lines Tokomairiro to Queenstown ... Balclutha to Waitaki, including Naseby, Ophir, 8t. Bathan's, Kaitangata, Outram, Otago Heads, Duntroon, Portobello, and Seacliff Lines Waitaki to Christchurch, including Akaroa, Geraldine, Southbridge, Lyttelton, and Rolleston to Darfield Junction Chrislchur'-h to Grreymouth, including Ross Line Greymouth to Lyell, including Westport Dine ... Lyell to Nel«on, including Tophouse Io Blenheim, and Motueka to Collingwood Lines Nelson to Blenheim, including Wakapuaka and White's Bay Lines Blenheim to Christchurch, including Waiau, Rangiora, and Oxford Lines ... Wellington to New Plymouth, including Foxton to Feilding, Palmerston to Woodville, and Opunake Lines Wellington to Napier, including Castlepoint, Kopua, and Hastings Lines ... Napier to Tauranga, including Grisborne and Opotiki Lines Tauranga to G-rahamstown Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau Heads and Onehunga Lines Auckland to Kawakawa, including Waiwera, Russell, Hokianga, Port Albert, and Dargaville Lines Kawakawa to Mongonui 309 142 332 277 196 '77 258 92 253 £ s. d. 136 411 101 4 o 3 1' 2 o 250 n 10 295 '5 4 224 13 10 120 15 6 271 18 n 289 11 1 £ s. d. ;8 18 4 66 15 10 151 o 4 2'4 1 3 93 7 6 29 6 6 65 o 2 127 7 8 ■79 15 9 £ s. d. 138 8 9 53 19 o 285 18 o 297 7 7 44 16 2 133 '5 5 '5 6 o 47 4 9 233 7 1 £ s. d. 500 o o 400 o o 655 o o 590 o o 530 o o 3Q0 o o 265 o o 250 o o 610 o o £ s. d. 8.33 12 o 621 18 10 1,403 o 4 1,352 o 8 963 19 o 777 15 9 466 1 8 696 n 4 1,312 13 11 £ s. d. 2 13 11 4 7 7 4 4 6 4 17 7 4 18 4 4 7 10 1 16 1 7 11 5 5 3 9 401 240 363 73 432 8 8 469 14 11 658 8 7 175 11 5 255 11 2 237 '5 9 296 18 9 173 6 o 382 18 3 477 3 " 192 17 11 58 5 o 870 o o 760 o o 710 o o 590 o o 1,940 18 1 i,944 14 7 1,858 5 3 997 2 5 4 16 9 820 5 2 4 13 13 2 270 57i 1 4 287 1 7 499 19 ° 445 o o 1,803 1 11 6 13 7 322 53 297 S 6 83 1 10 92 1 8 65 3 11 68 6 8 19 18 o 585 o o I 10 o o 1,042 13 10 278 3 9 3 4 9 5 4 11 Totals ... 3,758 4,689 9 8 2,949 11 6 8,260 o o 18,292 13 4 2,393 12 2 4 17 4* * Total average cost per mile. Note. —Cape Egmont Line (7 miles), Featherston to Waihenga Line (13 miles), Wellington to Pahautanui (18 miles), and Timaru to Albury Line (28 miles), not included in this table.