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Table No. 23. Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines-for the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

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„ Section. Number of Miles. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour." Cost of Material used for Repairs. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. Riverton to Balclutha Tokomairiro to Queenstown Balclutha to Waitaki Waitaki to Christchurch Christchurch to Greymouth Greymouth to Lyell Lyell to Nelson Nelson to Blenheim Blenheim to Christchurch Wellington to New Plymouth Wellington to Napier Napier to Tauranga Tauranga to Thames Auckland to Waikato and Coromandel Auckland to Kawakawa Kawakawa to Mongonui I 332 149 349 332 196 181 269 92 253 429 270 372 86 289 322 53 l a. d. 145 13 7 144 10 3 185 17 1 326 17 3 279 12 10 144 12 6 147 4 8 285 7 9 196 12 5 547 ° 11 369 OjII 731 210 102 5 11 332 11 5 263 8 4 10 13 3 £ *■ d. 13 2 2 78 18 4 348 11 2 343 9 5 365 5 4 85 19 10 1 10 o 222 19 9 122 8 6 761 3 8 190 I 2 314 8 5 53 9 2 141 16 5 38 5 o £ o- d. 253 8 1 166 11 6 612 3 o 392 18 4 360 6 6 45 9 10 28 11 4 37 16 8 70 8 o 656 17 9 311 8 9 405 6 1 61 5 11 92 17 5 30 17 1 I I £ . s. a. 516 o 0 571 o o 663 o o 658 o o 393 ° o 400 o o 145 ° o 270 o o 984 o o 987 10 o 857 10 o 800 o o 295 o o 315 o o 320 o o 215 o o £ s. d. 928 3 10 961 0 1 I,809 11 3 1,721 5 o 1,398 4 8 676 2 2 322 6 o 816 4 2 1,373 8 11 2,952 12 4 1,728 o 10 2,250 17 4 512 1 o 882 5 3 652 10 5 225 13 3 £ ■■ d. 2 15 11 690 5 3 8 5 3 8 7 2 8 3 14 8 1 3 11 8 17 5 5 8 7 6 17 8 680 610 5 19 1 3 1 I 206 4 5 1 Totals 3,081 8 4 3>526 6 3 8,390 o o 19,210 6 6 4 16 8" 3-974 4,212 II II