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No. 9.-TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

SUMMARY of TELEGRAPHIC EXPENDITURE out of IMMIGRATION and PUBLIC WORKS LOAN, to 30th June, 1877.

No. 10.-PUBLIC BUILDINGS. RETURN of EXPENDITURE and LIABILITIES on the 30th June, 1877.

iETURN ah. iwing the A] 'tjblic Woe: [OUNT Expended for Telegeapii Pueposes out of the Immigeation am :s Loan, from the 1st July, 1876, to the 30th June, 1877. Ho. of Miles of Poles. No. of Miles of Wire. Locality. Amount. 28 4 S 12 l6 5° 98 12 16 Reefton to "Westport Hawera to New Plymouth, vid Mount Egmont ... Palmerston North to Feilding Waiwera Line from Warkworth Second Cook Strait Cable, including freight from London, cost of laying, and demurrage of ship " Zealandia" (52£ miles) Five miles spare No. 1 Cook Strait Cable (including freight from London, &c.) £ s- d. 2.931 3 5 3.8.S7 4 4 440 8 9 1,720 1o 2 13,248 6 8 2,822 4 3 New Stations, also sundry material lying in stock, and expenditure on lines in course of construction, not yet brought to charge 24.999 17 7 8,224 17 5 i°5 .76 33>224 IS o

Mi hi. Period. Amount. Poles. Wire. Total to 30th June, 1876 From let July, 1876, to 30th June, 1877 1.813 l°5 4.S28 176 £ s. d. 233.245 2 8 33,224 15 o Total 1,918 266,469 17 8 4.7°4

Expenditure to 30th June, 1876. Expenditure for Year ending 30th June, 1877. Total Expenditure, 30th June, 1877. Liabilities. Total Expenditure and Liabilities, 30th June, 1877. £ s. d. £ i. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ b. A. rudicial 10,080 17 6 5,075 15 2 15,156 12 8 3,123 0 0 18,279 12 8 'ostal and Telegraphic... 35,814 11 7 17,388 13 4 53,203 4 11 6,265 0 0 59,468 4 11 Justonis 1,167 12 3 290 0 0 1,457 12 3 1,457 12 3 lifices for Public Departments 78,269 3 3 20,546 2 11 98,815 6 2 26,600 0 0 125,415 6 2 liscellaneous 9,826 9 7 8 12 9 9,835 2 1 9,835 2 4 Totals 135,158 14 2 43,309 4 2 178,467 18 4 33,988 0 0 214,455 18 4 5—E. 1.