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Table No- 19 — continued. Table showing Cost of Construction and Equipment of Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1924 — continued. Telephone Exchanges— continued. £ Lines —continued. Rangiora and branches .. .. .. 3,319 Mangapurua (telephone-office) .. .. 20 Reefton exchange (converted to M.C.) '.. 1,718 Napier-Wairoa (M.C.) .. .. .. 2,553 St. Albans Automatic .. .. .. 473 Pine Valley (telephone-office) .. .. 187 Springburn .. .. .. .. 705 Pukcrua Bay (telephone-office) .. .. 144 Timaru and branches .. .. .. 7,668 Rarigiwalria'(extension and M.C. to Mangaweka) 1,225 Timaru (slot telephone) .. .. .. 12 Rata (conversion to Morse) . . .. .. 10 Waiau .. .. .. .. .. 42 Stratford-Whangamomona (M.C.) .. . . 1,224 Waimate and branches .. .. .. 2,113 Tahora-Tatu (telephone line) .. .. 1,854 Westport and branches ... .. .. 1,762 Te .Ranga (telephone-office) .. .. .. 10 Balclutha .. .. .. .. 975 Tutira-Putorino (telephone-office) .. .. 886 Clyde .. .. .. .. .. 398 Umutaroa and other places (M.C.) .. .. 492 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 25,925 Wakefield-Kohatu (M.C.) .. .. .. 48 Dunedin (slot telephones) .. .. .. 137 Wanganui-Kakatahi, &o. (M.C.) .. .. 1,717 Gore .. .. .. .. .. 4,004 Wanganui-Raetihi (toll circuit) .. .. 6,047 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 3,218 Wellington-Napier (telephone circuit) .. 2,340 Maori Hill .. .. .. .. 44 Wellington - Palmerston North (additional cirMilton .. .. .. .. .. 429 cuits) .. .. .. .. .. 9,881 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. 789 Wellington (miscellaneous services) .. .. 2,022 Otautau .. .. .. .. .. 720 Amberloy-Omihi (M.C.) .. .. .. 271 Palmerston .. .. .. .. 474 Ashburton Methven (telephone-line reconstrucQueenstown .. .. .. .. 514 tion) .. .. .. •. .. 09 Ranfurly .. .. .. ~ .. 2,378 Ashburton - Ashburton Porks - Springburn Roxburgh.. .. .. .. .. 733 (M.C.) .. .. .. .. .. 35 Tarras .. .. .. .. .. 2,308 Christchurch (telegraph-office) .. .. 4,930 Wyndham .. .. .. .. 1,637 Ohristchuroh-Prebbleton (M.C.) .. .. 99 Christohurch-Greymouth (M.C.) (Otira Tunnel' £494,788 cabling) .. .. .. .. 1,470 Christchurch-Orevmouth (M.C.) .. .. 5.773 Linen. £ Christchurch-Ashburton (M.C.) .. .. 4,893 Auckland-Waimauku-Reweti-Kiimeu (M.C.) .. 587 Darfield-Otira (M.C) .. .. .. 201 Atuakahae (telephone-office) .. .. 29 Eairlie-Pukaki (M.C.) .. .. .. 959 Campbell's Bay (telephone-office) .. .. 174 Greymouth-Oameron's-Kumara (M.C.) .. 435 Dargaville-Kaihu (M.C.) .. .. .. 239 Greymouth - Arthur's Pass (M.C.) .. .. 120 Glen Murray-Rangiriri (M.C.) .. .. 68 Greymouth-Kumara (diversion) .. .. 1,089 Hamilton-Ngaruawahia .. .. .. 532 Hokitika-Callaghan's (M.C.) ■• •• 301 Hapuakohe (telephone-office) .. .. 40 Kumara-Wainihinihi-.laekson's (M.C.) . . 281 Kaipara Flats (Morse office) .. .. 25 Leeston-Brookside (M.C.) .. .. .. 37 Mangatarata (telephone-office) .. .. 439 Ross-Harihari (M.C.) .. .. .. 1,024 Matiere-Taumarunui (M.C.) .. .. 190 Templeton-Rolleston (new pole line) . . .. 129 Maungaturoto-Marohemo (telephone circuit) .. 108 Timaru Fairlie (M.C.) .. .. .. 880 Mount Beach (telephone-office) .. .. 88 Timaru-Waitaki (M.C.) .. .. .. 524 Ohaeawai-Kaikohe (M.C.) .. .. .. 137 Waimate (reconstruction and diversion of branch Ohaupo -Te Awamutu (bureau line) .. .. 208 circuits) .. .. ■• •• 1,118 Papakura-Clevedon (M.C.) .. .. .. 09 Balclutha - Port Molyneaux .. .. 414 - Papatoetoe Manurewa (reversion to Morse) . . 52 Clydevale (telephone exchange and trunk circuit I'atetonga Tahuna (M.C.) .. .. .. 78 to Balclutha) ... .. .. .. 4,749 Pirongia -Te Bauamoa (line-reconstruction) .. 701 Dunedin-Lawrence (M.C.) •• .. .. 1,132 Surfdale (telephone-office) .. . . .. 51 Duncdin-Palmerston-Oamaru .. .. 504 Tai pa-Para para (telephone extension) .. 55 Hawea Elat .. .. .. .. 1,948 Takahiwai (telephone-office) .. .. 209 Invercargill-Winton-Dipton (M.C.) .. .. 387 Tangowahine-Tangiteroria (conversion to M.C.) 44 Invercargill-Otautau-Riverton (M.C.) .. 277 Tapuwae (telephone-office) .. .. .. 43 Invercargill-Wyndham (M.C, looping WaimaThames - Hauraki Plains (telephone-line) .. 35 haka) ... .. .. .. .. 84 Torehape (telephone-office) .. .. • .. 254 Lawrenee-Heriot (M.C.) .. .. .. 2,003 Tuhipa (telephone-office) .. .. .. 104 Lawrence-Roxburgh (M.C.) .. 1,971 Turua (conversion to Morse).. .. .. 20 Lowburn Eerry-Mount Pisa (telephone lino) .. 101 Waharoa (telephone-offiee) . . .. .. 17 Mihiwaka-Purakanui .. .. .. 124 Waiharara-Houhora (M.C.) .. .. .. 86 Oamaru-Waitaki (M.C.) .. .. .. 589 Waitoa (telephone-office) .. .. .. 21 Tapanui-Kelso-Heriot (M.C.) .. .. 492 Waitomo Caves -To Kumi (M.C.) .. .. 288 Tarara (telephone-offiee) .. .. .. 440 Cross Creek (telephone bureau) .. .. 278 Tiromatau-Tuapeka Month .. .. .. 18 Eitzroy-801l Block (M.C.) .. .. .. 121 Toa (telephone-office) .. .. .. 118 Kaitoke (toll station) .. .. .. 207 Miscellaneous .. .. .. •■ 213 Kaponga Stratford (M.C.) .. .. .. 1,172 Koru (telephone-offiee) .. .. .. 158 (irand total .. .. £577,023 Mahana (telephone-office) .. .. . . 90 -

Table No. 20. Table showing the Number of Telephone-stations in each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

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Engineer's District. Main Stations. Number of Station 1924. Extension T _ tal Stations. i on 31st March, 1923. Main Stations. Extension Stations. Total. ,—_ 28,059 44,242 16,021 13,710 ,—„ Auckland Wellington Canterbury Otago Totals 25,618 39,267 13,994 12,003 90,882 3,974 29,592 6,791 46,058 2,952 16,946 2,165 14,168 15,882 106,764 24,292 37,632 13,193 11,549 3,767 6,610 2,828 2,161 102,032 90,882 15,882 106,764 86,666 15,366