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Table No. 19. Table showing the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

District. TravellingMiles Miles e 3£??f °* Extra of Wire. of Line. ; En | n n a eelS Labour. Linemen. nekal - to Settlers. Maintenance. Linemen. Total Cost of Maintenance. Average Cost : per Mile of Wire Average Cost per Mile of Ijine. 12,136 3,895 £ 2,704 £ 5,645 £ 6,179 £ £ £ 14,528 6,173 I £ 20,701 £ s. d. 1 14 1 £ s. d. .5 6 3 Auckland Wellington 15,149 3,610 2,398 ; 7,874 9,357 19,629 11,162 30,791 2 0 8 8 10 8 Nelson Canterbury .. 2,813 8,304 8,376 1,100 2,012 2,817 464 1,144 1,161 482 1,825 1,359 736 1,334 1 ,426 1,681 4,303 3,947 1,591 4,618 4,452 3,272 8,921 8,399 1 3 3 1 1 6 1 0 1 2 19 6 4 8 9 2 19 8 Otago Total 46,778 374* 13,434 7,871 22 i 12 17.185 355 2,162 19.032 69 6,634 3,132 1,537 44,088 3,578 8,808 1,537 27,996 1,588 72,084 3.578 10,396 1,537 1 10 10 9 11 4f 5 7 4 Cables Stores Rural telephones — Assistance to settlers .. Laboratory, &c. •• 110 162 406 917 359 s 2,263 875 3,342 875 3,342 Wireless stations Total telegraph-lines Telephone exchanges 113,479 3,029 8,177 1,956 21,025 16,003 28,357 11,578 ! 3,132 1,537 62,228 29,537 29,584 13,011 91,812 42,548 Grand total 37,028 j 39,935 3,132 1,537 91,765 42,595 134.360 10,133 * Knots. t Per knot.