B.—7a [PT. I].

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR

Public Works Fund.

TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.

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1940-41. 1939-40. Estimated Amount Amount t» . , required to voted. Expended, be voted. Vote No. . —Telegraph Extension — £ £ £ Gross TOTAL .. .. •• •• •• 600,000 850,000 693,569 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. ■ • • • 275,000 250,000 276,791 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ■ • • • j 325,000 600,000 416,778 Item £ £ £ POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND MINISTER OF TELEGRAPHS. VOTE No. . Telegraph Extension — New telegraph and telephone lines, submarine cables, telephone connections and installations, automatic equipment, and material — 1 Construction of telegraph and toll system .. .. 133,000 255,000 208,071 2 Construction of telephone exchanges .. .. ■■ 467,000 595,000 485,498 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. ..£275,000 GROSS TOTAL 600,000 850,000 693,569 CREDITS-IN-AID .. .. •• 275,000 250,000 276,791 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. .. .. 325,000 600,000 416,778 I _ TOTAL .... .... .... ... £325,000 £600,000 £416,778