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Table No. 19. Table showing Cost of Constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Telephone Exchanges. £ Telephone Exchanges —continued. £ Auckland manual .. .. .. .. 68,520 Waipawa. .. .. .. .. .. 2,959 Auekland-Otahuhu—additional trunk circuit .. 250 Wairoa .. .. .. .. .. 3,079 Auokland-Takapuna —additional trunk circuit .. 206 Wanganui ..- .. .. .. .. 8,565 Avondale .. .. .. .. .. 2,258 Wanganui automatic .. .. .. 5,196 Broadwood .. .. .. .. 1,630 Wellington .. .. .. .. 44,590 Dargaville .. .. .. .. .. 1,459 Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. 6,463 Birkenhead-Auckland—additional toll circuit .. 114 Cheviot .. .. .. .. .. 2,102 Devonport automatic .. .. .. 428 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 28,019 Hamilton group .. .. .. .. 23,061 Culverden .. .. .. .. .. 79 Hamilton slot telephone .. .. .. 43 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 3,360 Kawakawa .. .. .. .. 2,597 , Hokitika .. .. .. ..- .. 198 Mangonui .. .. .. .. ..3,641' Kaikoura .. .. .. .. .. 2,012 Mount Eden automatic .. .. .. 814 I Rakaia .. .. . . .. .. 221 Ngaruawahia Exchange—cabling extension .. 213 Rangiora .. .. .. .. .. 6,461 Ngatea .. .. .. .. .. 2,547 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 13,234 Ohinewai .. .. .. .. .. 1,006 Waimate .. .. .. .. .. 4,471 Onohunga automatic .. .. .. 41 Westport .. .. .. .. .. 327 Orini .. .. .. .. .. 1,284 Alexandra Exchange—underground cabling .. 401 Otangaro .. .. .. .. .. 274 \ Balclutha .. .. .. .. .. 2,209 Ponsonby automatic .. .. .. 2,837 j Cromwell .. .. .. .. .. 8,584 Remuera automatic .. .. .. .. 759 Cromwell Exchange —under-ground cabling . . 878 Remuera slot telephones .. .. .. 290 ; Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 34,870 Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 2,726 I Dunedin slot telephones .. .. .. 214 Takapuna automatic .. .. .. 39 Gore .. .. .. .. .. 7,595 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. 3,850 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 1,796 Tajiranga .. .. .. .. .. 1,290 Milton .. .. .. .. .. 354 Te Kuiti .. .. .. .. .. 1,141 Nightcaps Exchange—underground cabling .. 97 Thames .. .. .. .. '.. 5,295 Otautau .. .. .. .. .. 552 Waimauku .. .. .. .. 2,415 Qnoenstown .. .. .. .. 997 Warkworth .. .. .. .. 143 Ranfurly .. .. ..' .. .. 2,490 Wellesley Street .. .. .. ..4,981 Roxburgh .. .. .. .. .. 175 Whakatane .. .. .. .. 1,208 Tapanui .. .. .. .. .. 1,401. Whangarei .. .. .. .. 3,261 Wyndham . . .. .. .. ..1,328 Whangarei slot telephones .. .. .. 95 Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. 3,441 £424,779 Carterton .. .. .. .. .. 1,396 Collingwood .. .. .. .. 1,639 Dannevirke .. .. .. .. 6,292 Lines. Eketahuna .. .. .. .. 177. Auckland-Paeroa M.C. .. .. .. 2,418 Eltham .. .. .. .. .. 2,304 Glenafton Telephone-office .. .. .. 11 Eeatherston .. .. .. .. 598 Naumai Junction -Te Kopuru—additional wiring 289 Eeilding .. .. .. .. .. 1,845 Piopio-Arapae M.C. .. .. .. 10 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 4,930 Otiria - Motatau extension .. .. .. 11 Hastings .. .. .. .. .. 2,533 Whangaipotiki Telephone-office .. .. 8 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. 8,151 Whenuanui Telephone-office .. .. .. 261 Khandallah automatic .. .. .. 1,123 Foxton-Himatangi reconstruction .. .. 1,290 Levin .. .. .. .. .. 6,689 Hawera - New Plymouth M.C. .. .. 2,973 Marton .. .. .. .. .. 2,197 Kainga Telephone-office .. .. .. 84 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 2,505 Mangapani Telephone-office .. .. .. 8 Napier ... .. .. .. .. 3,372 Nelson South Telephone Bureau .. .. 33 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 5,157 Pihama-Opunake reconstruction .. .. 935 Oaonui telephone cabinet .. .. .. 8 Silverhopo Telephone-office .. .. .. 6 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 6,812 Waikopu Telephone-office .. .. .. 7 Paekakariki .. .. .. .. 1,053 Wangapeka Telephone-office .. .. .. 167 Pahiatua ... .. .. .. .. 959 Bog Roy Telephone-office .. .. .. 34 Palmerston North .. .. .. .. 9,121 Omimi Telephone-office .. .. .. 11 I'atea .. .. .. .. .. 1,463 Mount Car-gill Telephone-office .. .. 13 Pihama .. .. .. .. .. 2,107 Waikaka Telephone-office—conversion to Morse 17 Stratford .. .. .. .. .. 1,431 Line-construction —miscellaneous sorviees .. 2,335 Rahotu .. .. .. .. .. 2,403 Taihape .. .. .. .. ..8,208 £435,700 Taihape slot telephone .. .. .. 86 n