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Table No. 26. Cost of Telegraph Lines and Cables throughout the Colony.

Table No. 27. Return of the Number and Amount of Telegraph Money Orders Issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1885.

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Section of Line, Number of Miles of Line. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. North Island. £ s. d. £ a. d. 'otal, North Island, to 31st December, 1884 'xpenditure on sundry lines constructed during year 1885 (402 miles, less 88 miles dismantled) 1,962 142 20S,182 O IO 13,849 13 2 9; IO o )educt lines dismantled 2,104 I* Totals .. 2,I02J 222,031 14 o South Island. 'otal, South Island, to 31st December, 1884 expenditure on sundry lines constructed during year 1885 (143J miles) 2,302! 57i 226,801 I 5 4,460 18 II 55 i 5 'otal, South Island, to 31st December, 1885 2,360 231,262 o 4 'otal, North Island, to 31st December, 1885 2,102J 222,031 14 o Totals .. 4, 4 62r} 453,293 14 4 Strait cables, repairs 81,280 2 4 'elephone exchanges .. 37,319 12 1 Total £571.893 8 9

Districts. Nomber. Commission. Amount. Auckland .. 31enheim .. Christchurch Dunedin jisborne .. ireymouth hokitika invercargill N'apier kelson Slew Plymouth )amaru rhames rimaru Wanganui .. Wellington Westport .. 3,446 604 1,699 1,614 34° 758 332 759 i,545 480 419 J74 736 330 822 2,983 765 £ '. d. 172 6 o 30 4 o 84 19 o 80 14 o 17 o o 37 18 o 16 12 o 37 19 o 77 5 o 24 o o 20 ig O 8 14 o 36 16 o 16 10 o 41 2 O 149 3 o 38 5 o £ a. d. 12,375 18 9 2,465 13 11 5,536 4 2 6,568 11 7 1,437 8 10 2,843 o 1 956 19 8 2,511 o 7 5,113 14 10 1,991 7 9 1,404 19 7 490 19 5 2,261 14 8 1,083 13 9 2,856 19 o 9,749 1 1 2,554 19 4 Totals 17,806 890 6 o 62,202 7 O