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The several subsidised sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year 1909, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below :—

Duration of Servioe. Number ot Mileage Voyages for WhentemOnatod An^m . «£ e terminable. Service. Subsidy or Payment. NvluI , establish*'!. Annual Subsidy or Payment. NvluI , established. Cost per Mile. estalilishiH. a b. d. Auckland and Fiji .. .. 1,690 0 0 June, 1880 Auckland and South Pacific Islands 11,200 0 0 June, 1885 Auckland and Great Barrier ..j 250 0 0 Oct., 1891 Auckland, Whangaroa, and Mango- 126 0 0 Nov., 1907 nui Diugavillo and Tangiteroria .. 90 0 0 Nov., 1893 Heleneville and Matakohe .. 150 0 0 Jan., 1881 a s. d. 1,690 0 0 June, 1830 1,200 0 0 June, 1885 I 250 0 0 Oct., 1891 126 0 0 Nov., 1907 13 2,334 VI 6,992 Dec, 1909 52 120 Dec, 1909 52 368 8. d. 1 1-87 0 343 0 9 62 0 1-68 90 0 0 Nov., 1893 150 0 0 Jan., 1881 Dec, 1909 104 46 Dec, 1909 i 52 118 Dec, 1909 N 2ok« \ 1™ I Dec, 1909 L56 48 0 451 0 5-87 Hclensville and Dargaville .. 500 0 0 Jan., 1881 500 0 0 Jan., 1881 0 4-52 Horeke, Kolmkohu, Rawene, 195 0 0 Jan., 1889 I Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Russell and Opua .. .. 70 0 0 Jan., 1889 Wellington, RarotocgH, and Pa- 7,000 0 0 Jan., 1909 peete (Tahiti) Wellington, Ketu Bay, Homewo. ■ ( Dec, 1891 Maori Bay (and other offices), and , rJv . n n Havelock Wellington and Motueka .. j I Nov., 1902 / 1 AT 1A A \ 195 0 0 Jan., 1889 0 626 70 0 0 Jan., 1889 7,000 0 0 Jan., 1909 Dec, 1909 (asrequired) Jan., 1910 : Id 4,722 2 11-58 \ ( Dec, 1891 [eoo o o ) I Nov., 1902 f 107 10 0 ) ■j 120 0 Of I Jan., 1907 I 122 io o; ) . 109 0 0 Dec, 1909 26 183 ) \ Dec, 1909 : 43 210 ) Dec, 1909 ! 26 164 Dec, 1909 104 130 Dec, 1909 i 29 44 1 Dec 1912 I 4 8 102 1 : I Veo -' lyU ( 12 82 I j Dec, 1909 6 384 0 10-44 0 6-84 Pioton. offices in Sounds, atd f^ 10 , ° K 1<J07 Havelock 122 1Q ' [ Nelson, Tonga Bay, Totaramii, ' 109 0 0 Takaka, and Collingwood Nelson and Croixelles .. .. 100 0 0 Jan., 1904 Westport and Karamea .. .. I fi -« A ft I June, 1886 Westport and Little Wanganui .. [ \ Jan., 1895 Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Pa- J 000 0 0 Jan., 1886 j ringa, Haast, Okura, and Jack son's Bay Lyttelton and Chatham Islands ■ 350 0 0 (including Pitt Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay .. 300 0 0 July, 1886 Bluff and Ruapukfi Island .. 45 0 0 Sept., 1903 Bluff, Te Oneroa, and Cromany .. 275 0 0 April, 1893 New Zealand and Australia (Wei- 15,000 0 0 Dec, 1906 linston-Sydneyl 100 0 0 Jan., 1904 I «Kft n n ! J June . 1886 | 650 ° ° 1 Jan., 1895 j r>00 0 0 Jan., 1886 0 1-93 1 5-03 2 2-53 5 2-50 1 133 j 350 0 0 Dec, 1918 6 1,050 300 0 0 July, 188G 45 0 0 Sept., 1903 275 0 0 April, 1893 15,000 0 0 Dec, 1906 Dec, 1909 52 48 Sept., 1909 19 26 Dec, 1912 12 208 July, 1910 j 52 1,200 \ 0 4-85 1 4-39 2 2'44 4 !i 69 •Frequency increased, 4th May, 1908 (Is. 4d, per bag paid for i increased, -25th January, 1909. Wharehunga included and subeii ixtra mail). tOtanerau included ai Jy increased, 22nd March l90ii. id subsid