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Table NO. 22 -continued. Statement showing the Expenditure on, and the Cost of, Telegraph Construction during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1900— continued.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,800 copies), ±'68 10s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9oo. Price Is.]

Line. Expenditure. Material from Stores. Total Cost during the Year. Nuhaka-Morere Ngapaeruru Waerengaokuri-Hangaroa Matarnau Napier-Pakipaki Tatapouri Tikitiki-Waiomatatini ... Ormond-Te Karaka Eangitaiki Alfredton-Pongaroa Masterton-Pahiatua-Woodville-Waipukurau (3 wires) Pahiatua-Palmerston North Masterton-Opaki Featherston-Masterton ... Longburn-Linton-Tokomaru Otaki-Waikanae Te Horo Feilding- Kimbolton Seddon-Awatere Parapara Stoke-Bichmond Belgrove-Wai-iti Denniston-Burnett's Granity-Millerton Arawata Biver-Jaekson's Bay Akaroa-German Bay Ashburton-Mayfield Sheffield-Aniiat Bealey Timaru-Gleniti Heathcote Valley Otipua-Beaconsfield Oam aru-Totaratahi Pukeuri-Hilderthorpe E weburn-Banf urly Dunedin-Lawrence Dunedin-Palmerston D unedin-Oamaru Clyde-Alexandra Mosgiel-Otakia Invercargill-Otautau Merrivale-Clifden Drummond-Heddon Bush Colac Bay-Bound Hill ... West Plains Waimahaka Orepuki-Te Tua Wallacetown-Wright's Bush £ s. d. 103 11 9 0 10 0 143 17 0 9 10 1 52 3 7 £ s. d. 161 6 If 4 2 0 214 14 OJ 27 4 8i £ s. d. 264 17 lOf 4 12 0 358 11 0i 36 14 9} 52 3 7 3 11 6 106 5 0 0 2 6 16 8 26 13 Of 3,222 2 li » 49 7 3 0 2 6 3 11 6 56 17 9 15 11 8 805 11 4 16 8 11 1 4f 2,416 11 3£ 45 12 8 20 1 1 29 12 2 2 4 2 22 6 10 26 0 11 11 8 0 101 8 2f 10 6 8 66 16 7 93 6 2£ 123 12 3i 10 8 OJ 23 2 6 8 15 3f 13 11 2| 40 11 7 13 14 4 46 5 lOf 27 6 4| 7 5 2 6 1 11 101 8 2f 10 6 8 112 9 3 113 7 3J 153 4 5| 12 12 2i 45 9 4 34 16 2f 24 19 2f 40 11 7 19 11 &i 105 6 5J 60 13 4f 7 5 2 7 0 11 5 13 5 15 12 10 -248 110 16 2i 6 14 2| 177 8 24 12 6 7 18 6 2 40 7 44 449 19 11 359 16 3J 967 6 6f 95 0 9 43 9 5} 19 13 7 160 6 4 65 0 0 39 10 0 89 17 6i 5 9 11 291 3 0 18 9 9 5 17 5 59 0 7 33 7 0 0 19 0 5 13 5 1 16 0 79 9 1 0 4 2 45 11 10 5 10 0 0 5 10 31 10 5 276 12 5 56 16 10 94 7 7 37 9 11 12 0 9 6 4 6 160 6 4 65 0 0 39 10 0 76 15 8 1 18 8 248 12 2 2 17 9 15 12 10 0 8 8 31 7 1| 6 10 Of 131 16 ii 6 16 7 18 0 4 8 16 114 173 7 6 302 19 5£ 872 18 Hi 57 10 10 31 8 8£ 13 9 1 13 1 10^ 3 11 3 42 10 10 15 12 0 New cables 9,789 15 367 4 6 0 15,626 18 4i| 25,416 13 10i Purchase of material 10,156 19 16,614 8 6 3 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1899 26,771 7 829,285 18 9 9 £856,057 6 6 Total cost of lines I during 1899-1900, £25,416 13 10