8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS III.—POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT- continued.

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Item. 19' '6-7. CONVEYANCE OF INLAND MAILS— continued. 14 15 16 17 18 19 VOTE No. 11— continued. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill New Services, Ac. (all districts) Required to meet increased cost of mail services, as shown by higher tendering for triennium 1907-9 (3 months at £5,960) £ 1,660 615 6,250 3,020 500 £ 1,490 Total—Vote No. 11 57,401 CARRIAGE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. 1 2 VOTE No. 12. Carriage of Mails by Special Trains Conveyance of Ordinary Mails by Railway £44,000 0 0 Less Cost of Postage, Telegrams, Tele-phone-exchange Connections, Postoffice Box Rents, &c. ... ... 12,566 0 0 2,500 Total —Vote No. 12 31,434 33,93' MAINTENANCE OF TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE LINES. L 2 3 4 VOTE No. 13. Extra Labour Material for Repairs Travelling-expenses of Inspectors and Linemen Upkeep of ss. "Tutanekai" 18,000 15,000 6,000 1.000 Less estimated credits under section 41 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 40,000 4,500 Total—Vote No. 13 35,501 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 VOTE No. 14. Advertising and Printing . Allowances to Tellers for Calculation of Savings-Baiik Interest, to Clerks in Railway Travelling Post-offices, House Allowances, Forage, &e.... Allowances to four officers of the General Post Office during the absence of the Postmaster-General and the Secretary at the International Postal Congress, 1906 Card Index Cabinets for Savings-bank Declarations Carriage of Private Bags Cash lost by burglary at Post-office, Parnell Cash lost by burglary at Post-office, Waitati Cash stolen at Post-office, Hastings Cleaning and Scavenging Expenses attending the representation of the colony at the International Postal Congress, 1906 Fittings for installation of card-ledger system at Postoffice Savings-bank at Christchurch Light, Fuel, and Water Lodging Allowances to Cadets Office Expenses Overtime Parcel-post Expenses 700 5,500 220 415 500 1 18 129 3,000 11 2,800 12 13 14 15 16 100 7,250 2,000 3,700 3,300 4,500