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Table No. 23. Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st December, 1885.

Note,— Howick line (7 miles), Tairua line (17 miles), Waitangi line (6 miles), Omapere line (16 miles), Taupo to Cambridge (71} miles), Wairoa to Mahia (3 miles), Wairoa to Frasertown (7 miles), Woodville to Pahiatua (14 miles), Tophouse to the Lake (ij miles), Motueka Wharf (1 mile), Oxford to View Hill (7 miles), Akaroa Lighthouse (8 miles), Lyttelton Lighthouse (J mile), Lawrence to Waipori (^miles), Tapanuito Heriot (5 miles), Riverton to Orepuki (18 miles), Dunedin to St. Clair (§ mile), Dunedin to Anderson's Bay (J mile), Dunedin to Roslyn (| mile), Dunedin to Woodhaugh (f mile), not included in this table.

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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 of Inland Lines. 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 South (to Waikato) Auckland North (to Hokianga and Kawakawa) Kawakawa to Mongonui 302| 216 342 198 1934 269 97i 2534 433 287 373l 91 401 382 53 £ s. d. 226 17 8 201 6 3 268 17 3 249 3 1 299 3 4 283 12 8 240 4 9 180 14 8 326 1 11 360 7 8 579 1 4 651 13 10 143 3 1 370 12 11 163 1 9 38 2 8 £ a. A. 22 13 7 no 17 o 173 9 10 219 n 1 78 9 o 246 IO o 162 19 4 121 9 o 362 6 o 260 12 8 500 3 o 617 7 2 70 n 6 718 9 7 96 8 4 15 10 o £ '. d. 163 8 11 46 1 3 489 13 9 114 18 7 670 1 8 84 7 2 77 19 o 68 19 6 149 4 6 230 1 9 364 16 5 343 14 7 57 10 1 612 15 4 90 o 1 10 7 5 £ s. d. 523 6 8 648 6 8 639 6 8 593 6 8 518 6 8 260 o o 140 o o 280 o o 733 6 8 862 10 o 990 16 8 766 13 4 410 o o 533 6 8 288 6 8 298 6 8 £ a. d. 936 6 10 1,006 11 2 1,571 7 6 1,176 19 5 1,566 o 8 874 9 10 621 3 1 651 3 2 1,570 19 1 1,713 12 1 2,434 I? 5 2,379 8 11 681 4 8 2,235 4 6 637 16 10 362 6 9 £ a. d. 3 1 11 4 13 2 4 4 S 3 8 10 7 18 2 4 10 7 262 6 14 3 642 3 19 2 8 9 S '6 7 7 7 9 9 5 11 6 1 13 5 6 16 9 "" Telephone exchanges 4,264 .. 4.582 4 10 3.777 7 1 3.574 o o 8,486 o o 20,419 n n 480 14 3 4 15 9* 20,900 6 2 I * Total average cost per mile.