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Abstract G. Expenses attending Maintenance of Gables. & s. d. Expenses of s.s. " Sherard Osborn," repairs, aggregating 159 days, after deducting expenses of ship on renewal work .. .. .. .. .. 2,863 6 7 Fjxpenses of s.s. " Sherard Osborn " during remainder of six months .. .. 791 011 Expenses of s.s. "Recorder," effecting numerous repairs, aggregating eighty-nine days 3,611 211 Expenses of s.a " Recorder " during remainder of six months.. .. .. 2,642 15 2 Cable expended on repairs, and sundry expenses of stations, after deducting value of picked-up cable .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,086 12 6 Insurance of cable on board maintenance-ships .. .. .. .. 1,583 12 5 Fjxpenses of cable depot at Singapore .. .. .. .. .. 1,064 11 6 Charter of Great Northern Company's maintenance-ship for repair of cables in the China and agreed charge for call of ship .. .. .. .. 3,220 0 0 Depreciation of cable stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 850 0 0 £20,713 2 0

General Beserve Fund, 31st December, 1895. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance of cost of Singapore-Hongkong By Balance of Reserve Fund at 30th cable .. .. .. .. 186,043 14 1 June, 1895 .. .. .. 649,150 14 2 Sydney-Nelson (original) cable partial Interest received during half-year .. 7,843 6 0 renewal .. .. .. 28,847 5 4 Balance transferred from Revenue Victoria-Tasmania (original) cable par- Account .. .. .. 129,329 9 G tial renewal .. .. .. 9,886 0 6 The following amounts for new cables and cable renewals have from time to time been charged against the Reserve and Revenue Accounts:— Rangoon-Penang cable, 1877 .. .. £134,437 4 8 Rangoon-Penang cable renewals, 1884-85 and 1887 .. .. 21,175 4 2 Hongkong-Manila cable, portion of cost, 1880 .. 10,07110 0 Singapore-Batavia cable renewal, 1881 .. 64,363 11 5 Java-Australian cables partial renewals, 1884 and 1888 .. .. 41,754 17 0 Singapore-Saigon cable renewals, 1884-85 and 1887-88 .. .. 59,677 1 11 Victori a-Tasm ania duplicate cable, 1885 .. 31,190 5 0 Penang-Singapore oable renewal, 1886 .. 53,245 3 8 Hongkong-Saigon cable partial renewals, 1889--90 and 1892, £15,880 19s. 9d. Less value of cable recovered and credited to Reserve Fund, 1893, £1,271 4s. 8d... .. .. 14,609 15 1 Western Australia cable, 1889-90 .. .. 119,898 0 5 New Zealand duplicate cable, 1890 .. .. 188,433 15 0 Madras - Penang, partial renewal, 1890-91, £91,896 Is. 4d. Less value of cable recovered and credited to Reserve Fund, 1893, £737 15s. 9a... .. .. 91,158 5 7 Hongkong-Tonquin, partial renewal, 1890-91.. 34,328 1 0 Madras-Penang duplicate cable, 1890-91 .. 244,135 14 9 Penang-Sumatra cable, 1891 .. .. 14,924 6 5 Singapore-Penang triplicate cable, 1892 .. 25,974 19 4 Shanghai-Foochow, partial renewal, 1892 .. 5,307 13 10 Singapore - Hongkong cable, 1894-95 .. 286,043 14 1 Sydney-Nelson (original) cable, partial renewal, 1895 ' .. .. 28,847 5 4 Victoria-Tasmania (original) cable, partial renewal, 1895 .. .. 9,886 0 6 £1,485,462 9 8 Balance carried down .. .. .. 561,546 9 9 £786,323 9 8 £786,323 9 8 Balance as per balance-sheet .. £561,546 9 9