ESTIMATES OF THE WAYS AND MEANS

£ s. d. £ s. d. Class VI. A.— General. Clerk to Postmaster-General , . . 182 10 0 Clerk for sorting English Mails . . 200 0 0 Conveyance of Mails by Land . . . 3,304 0 0 Ditto ditto by Sea . . 15,000 0 0 Colonial Proportion of Subsidy to Main Line . . 5,000 0 0 23,686 10 0 B.— Local. Auckland — Postmaster, Auckland . . 300 0 0 Clerk . . . . 250 0 0 Clerk . . - . 190 0 0 Clerk . . . 180 0 0 Supernumerary Clerks i 180 0 0 Letter Carriers .... 200 0 0 Messenger . . . 90 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts and at Out-Ports, and Conveyance of Mails between Post Offices within the Province of Auckland . . . 1,92S 0 0 Gratuities to Masters of Vessels, and Contingencies, including Cartage of Mails, Boat-hire, Payments to Ferrymen, Rations to Mail-Carriers, Advertising Lists of Letters, Stationery and Printed Forms, Candles, Fuel, &c. . . . . 3( 0 0 0 2,915 0 0 New Plymouth — Postmaster . . . 150 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts . 20 0 0 Contingencies, including Office Rent . 110 0 0 280 0 0 Hankes' Bay — Postmaster, Napier . , 180 0 0 Clerical Assistance , . 50 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts, and at Out-Ports, and Conveyance of Mails between Post Offices within the Province of Hawkes' Bay . . 650 0 0 Building- Post Office at Napier . . . 250 0 0 Contingencies, including Printing and Stationery, &c. . 110 0 0 1,240 0 0 Wellington — Postmaster, Wellington . . 350 0 0 Clerk . . . . 200 0 0 Clerk . . . 160 0 0 Messenger . . •. 120 0 0 Clerk, VVanganui . . 60 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts, and at Out Ports, and Conveyance of Mails between Post Offices within the Province of Wellington . . . 490 0 0 Gratuities to Masters of Vessels, and Contingencies, including Office Rent, &c. . . . 300 0 0 1,680 0 0 Nelson and Marlborough — Postmaster, Nelson . . . 275 0 0 Clerk . . 100 0 0 Messenger . . . 100 0 0 Clerk, Blenheim . . 40 0 0 Postmasters in Country Districts and at Out-Ports; and Conveyance of Mails between Post Offices within tlie Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough . 505 0 0 Gratuities to Masters of Vessels, and Contingencies, including Office Reut . . 250 0 0 Cartage of Mails to and from Nelson Haven . 112 0 0 1,382 0 0 Canterbury — Postmaster, Lyttelton . . 275 0 0 Clerk, „ • . . . 150 0 0 Increased Post Office accommodation, Lyttelton . 100 0 0 Postmaster, Christchurch . . . 250 0 0

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