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Table No. 20. Table showing Cost of Constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

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Line. Total Cost, including Material from Stores. Total Cost, Line. Including Material from Stores. Tolephone Exchanges— £ . Auckland (automatic) .. .. .. 2,271 Auckland .. .. .. .. 39.353 Ooromandel .. . . .. .. 405 Dargavillo .. .. .. . • I , 887 Hamilton .. .. .. .. 15,972 Kaikohe .. . . .. . • 27 Kohukohu .. . . .. .. 18 Mangonui • • • • • • • • 344 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 2,498 Paeroa .. .. .. .. 1,152 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 3,865 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. I , 895 Tauranga .. . . .. .. 684 TcKuiti .. .. .. .. 3,176 Thames .. .. .. •. 224 Waihi .. .. .. .. . . 48 Walton .. •. •. ■ • 2 Warkworth .. .. .. .. 30 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 4,183 Blenheim .. .. .. .. 7,364 Carterton .. .. .. ■ • 1,117 Dannevirke .. . . •. .. ', 794 Eketahuna .. .. . • ■ • 733 Eltham .. .. .. .. 901 Featherston .. .. .. •• 4,818 Feilding .. .. •• •• - r >,228 Gisborne .. .. .. ..20,530 Hastings .. .. .. ■• 3,129 Hawera .. .. .. •• 3,143 Levin I ,294 Marton .. .. •• ■• "M00 Masterton .. . . .. • • 6,646 Napier 1,932 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 4,692 Patea .. .. .. .. .. 511 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 1,298 Palmerston North .. .. .. 4,061 Stratford .. .. .. .. 3,364 Taihape . . .. .. • • I , 946 Waipawa .. .. . . . • 658 Wairoa .. .. . . .. 330 Wanganui .. .. •• •• 12,926 Wellington .. .. •• ..43,320 Nelson .. ■. ■ • • • 2,Zoo Westport .. .. • • • • '38 Reefton .. .. •• •• 312 Murchison .. .. • • • ■ 30 Ashburton .. • • • • • • fi71 Cheviot .. .. •■ •• 37 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 14,683 Greymouth .. .. .. ■• 16* Hokitika .. .. •• •• '96 Kaikoura .. .. .. •• 468 Rakaia .. .. •• ■• 2,401 Rangiora .. • . . . I , 308 Timaru .. •• •• ',344 Waimate .. . . .. ■ • 366 Balclutha .. .. .. .. 2,506 Cromwell .. .. .. • • 63 Dunedin .. .. •• •• 10,418 Gore 254 Invereargill .. .. • • • ■ 7,632 Oamaru .. ■. • • • - 329 Qucenstown .. .. .. • • '03 Tapanui .. .. • • • • ? Linos — continued. £ Kaitaia-Takahuo Telephone-line .. .. 70 Kawhia-Te Awamutu Telephone-line .. 675 Kohumaru Telephone Extension .. .. 40 Maungakohatu Telephone Extension .. 298 Moorawa Telephone Extension .. .. 10 Mooatoa—Mangaohae Telephone-line . . 46 Ngahinapouri Telephone Extension .. 64 Noharoa Telephone Extension .. .. 79 Opotiki - Oape Runaway Line .. .. 955 Okahukura Telephone-office .. .. 202 Okoroire Telephone Extension .. .. 13 Patetere Telephone Extension .. .. 113 Piarore Telephone Extension .. .. 12 Pipitoua Telephone-office .. .. 2 Pukehina Tolephone Extension .. .. 4 Pukctotara Tolephone Extension .. .. 61 Raurimu-Kakahi (copper wire) . . .. 330 Rotorua - Te Toko Extension .. .. 783 Rotorua-Waiotapu (metallic circuit) .. 209 Tangowahine Morso .. .. .. 12 Te Paki Telephone Extension .. .. 51 Te Awamutu - Hamilton (metallic circuit) . . 524 Te Hapua Telephone Extension .. .. 71 Tirau-Okoroire (metallic circuit) .. .. 7 Utakai Telephone-office .. .. .. 31 Vauxhall Telephone Extension .. .. 14 Wairahi Telephone Extension .. .. 4 Waihi Beach Telephone Extension .. 258 Waharoa-Mata (metallic circuit) .. .. 20 Waipu-Ruakaka (metallic circuit).. .. 238 Waiahakatu Telephone Extension .. 19 Waimana East Telephone Extension .. 6 Waitanguru Tolephone-office .. .. 7 Waiotapu-Kaingaro Junction .. .. 248 Auckland-Helcnsville (metallic circuit) .. 611 Bayswator Telophono-office .. .. II Bringham's Creek Telephone Extension .. 5 Cambridge-Rotorua (metallic circuit) .. 2,142 Drury-Waiukn (metallic circuit) .. 269 Kohukohu-Rawene Telephone Circuit .. 479 Mapiu Telephone Extension .. .. 89 Maramaku Telephone-office .. .. (i Otunui-Aukopae Telephone Extension .. 185 Opatu Telephone Extension .. • .. 209 Patetonga Telephone Extension .. .. 87 Pukeatua-Wharepuhunga (metallic circuit).. 12 Raurimu-Taumarunui .. .. .. 309 Taumarunui-Opunui Extension .. .. 64 Taumarunui-Ohura (metallic circuit) .. 1 ,060 Tarukonga Telephone-office .. .. 3 Te Aroha - Woodville (metallic circuit) .. 66 Tirau Telephone Extension .. .. 59 Whakapara - Holena Bay Telephone-line .. 373 Waingaro-Raglan Telephone-line .. .. 5 Whangarei-Hukerenui (metallic circuit) .. 24 Awapuni Military Camp .. .. .. 113 Dannevirke-Webor (metallic circuit) .. 513 Fabians Valloy Telephone Extension .. 29 Glen Oroua - Rangioutu Telephone-line .. 297 Purchase Railway Telegraph line, Hawera - New Plymouth .. .. .. 200 Hillersden Telephone-office .. .. 51 Kaiwaiwai Telephone-office .. .. 9 Kelvin Grovo Telephone-office .. .. 80 Masterton Automatic Exchange .. .. 15 Moremere-Whakamara Extension .. 50 Mutumuru Telephone Extension .. 5 Onapua Telephone-office .. .. .. 35 Onekoneko Junction - Taupo Line .. 12 Orangimea-Rangitatau-Puao Extension .. 9 Oriental Bay Slot Telephone .. .. 79 Otane-Pukehou-Opapa (metallic circuit) .. 206 Pahiatua - Palmerston North (metallic circuit) 1 ,187 Palmerston North - Waipawa Telephone-wire 1,898 Palmerston North - Woodville Telegraph-wire 200 Pieton Wharf Telegram-receiving Office .. 31 Ruatiti Telephone Extension .. .. 13 Taihape-Moawhango-Wellington (metallic eirouit.. .. .. .. .. 178 £259,854 Lines — Awamarino Telephone-office .. .. 3 Albany Office .. .. .. ■ • 13 Cambridgo-Roto-Orangi (metallic circuit) .. 35 Cambridgo-Hautapii Military Camp . . 26 Claudolands Telephone-offico .. .. 27 Green Lane Telephone-office .. .. 12 Glon Massey Telophono-office Extension . . 154 Hamilton-Auckland (metallic circuit) . . 341 Hamilton-Ngaruawahia (metallic circuit) .. 160 Hangatiki Central Telephone-office .. 5