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Appendix M. RETURN showing the CASH VALUE of SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, and the AMOUNTS actually CHARGEABLE to each DEPARTMENT of the GENERAL GOVERNMENT for TELEGRAMS transmitted during the Financial Year ending 30th JUNE, 1868.

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July. AUOTTST. September. OCTOBEE. NOVEHBEE. Decembeb. Jabttakt. Febbuaey. March. APEIL. May. Jujte. Totals. I I I I I ! Colonial Secretary £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. .£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 13 14 5 10 3 16 12 0 36 4 2 39 17 7 31 15 7 71 17 2 29 11 10 148 10 3 130 6 8 64 7 8 129 10 11 713 8 6 Postal 61 16 0 20 5 10 31 12 5 58 16 4 36 8 11 45 14 3 166 11 4 80 15 0 ! 184 15 7 67 14 5 96 14 1 53 10 5 907 14 7 Treasury 40 16 1 6 5 1 15 7 3 23 12 4 19 4 3 64 2 1 93 11 1 45 6 9 78 17 6 105 17 8 111 13 4 83 15 2 688 8 7 Customs 7 2 9 7 6 5 15 0 10 33 2 6 10 14 10 17 6 11 71 7 3 42 15 9 73 9 4 51 14 10 52 13 2 30 18 11 413 13 6 Judicial 5 14 1 8 11 9 8 12 14 11 5 17 14 9 11 9 8 72 17 5 43 10 11 77 12 11 63 10 9 50 9 11 36 11 6 410 16 3 Crown Lands 0 16 2 2 6 2 1 15 7 2 3 6 4 4 5 0 13 5 4 8 11 2 14 5 19 8 3 8 7 8 9 10 15 2 11 51 10 6 Stamps 4 18 2 0 12 2 5 0 11 1 13 0 2 14 6 1 15 1 0 19 0 0 7 9 13 9 6 18 1 11 9 18 6 28 6 3 Native 3 16 0 16 4 0 18 7 0 7 4. 2 14 9 4 5 10 10 17 8 3 17 4 2 18 0 10 0 4 28 1 3 10 4 1 78 3 0 Gold Melds 36 6 10 8 6 10 8 14 9 2 13 6 1 13 7 10 3 4 7 10 10 5 0 0 80 9 8 Defence 16 3 3 7 9 9 4 1 4 5 1 6 7 9 12 13 1 3 7 1 11 14 1 65 0 2 30 11 8 ' 21 18 11 169 15 11 Marine 0 7 1 0 7 1 3 4 8 4 8 11 6 16 3 16 19 11 14 13 1 8 9 3 40 1 7 25 0 11 8 9 6 24 9 6 153 7 9 Printer 0 3 10 0 18 7 0 3 9 16 2 Registrar 2 11 9 4 16 4 I 702 11 5 10 7 15 6 17 10 10 8 4 7 j 5 8 1 11 15 1 76 8 2 Auditor 0 8 9 0 8 9 Public Works ... 11 4 6 14 9 9 3 3o! 3 2 7 I 4 10 10 8 14 5 45 5 6 Telegraph eo 19 ii ; 1G 8 1 88 10 8 24 11 1 18 19 5 23 19 0 19 17 11 9 2 3 14 2 1 9 11 4 11 3 9 7 243 8 2 Shipping Reports 173 19 6 94 12 3 177 5 11 170 9 5 113 18 3 1G2 4 7 317 14 9 I 193 4 6 341 0 1 317 1 1 297 15 0 250 3 8 2,609 9 0 Totals .•» 107 2 1 328 18 6 410 18 9 384 18 1 282 9 4 395 7 10 890 2 4 492 5 10 1,005 19 1 866 5 4 7G5 15 9 G81 17 4 6,672 0 3