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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued.

191 -15. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY SEA. VOTE No. 13. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Suez Services— £ New Zealand-Australia ... 15,000 Australian overland transit ... 2,600 Australia-Europe ... ... 6,400 European transit ... ... 5,000 29,000 Pacific Services— Vancouver service ... ... 20,000 San Francisco service ... .. 25,000 Resident Agent, San Francisco ... 100 North American and overland transit 1,600 Australia-San Francisco Service ... 300 Island Services— Fiji (3 months) ... ... 425 Pacific Islands (3 months) ... 300 47,000 725 Coastal Services— Auckland steam ... ... 1,230 Blind Bay ... ... 220 Bluff-Stewart Island ... ... 300 Chatham Islands ... ... 350 Great Barrier ... ... 250 Havelock-Picton (Pelorus Sound) ... 330 Nelson-Croixelles ... ... 100 Wellington-Pelorus Sound ... 440 Westport-Karamea-Little Wanganui 800 4,020 5 6 Gratuities and landing and shipping Postal Union transit charges 24,000 400 Less estimated credits under section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 105,145 23,300 Total—Vote No. 13 81,845 CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 .0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 VOTE No. 14. Chaeges foe and incidental to — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport New services, &c. (all districts) 19,500 1,500 6,800 7,700 4,900 950 825 3,950 7,800 4,700 2,200 785 3,400 2,950 6,900 13,600 800 1,000 Total—Vote No. 14