POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1914-15.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, F-01

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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1914-15.

Presented to both Nouses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

My Lord, — General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd June, 1915. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the Report of the Post and Telegraph Department for the financial year 1914-15, and in doing so to offer the following remarks : — Notwithstanding the great war in which our Empire is engaged the business of the Department has proved very satisfactory. The war has overshadowed most of the arrangements and necessitated special care and vigilance on the part of officers. Arrangements have been made for the censorship both of letters and telegrams ; also for the furtherance of communications with the New Zealand Forces at the front. The radio-telegraph system, although suffering from loss of ordinary business, has proved its usefulness in connection with matters affected by the war, and, among other things, has proved of great utility in communicating with our Forces in Samoa. ' • The arrangements for introducing automatic exchanges on a large scale, which were well '* forward, have been considerably set back, as much of the material required was being manufactured in Antwerp, and the transference of the work to England has not been so effectual as was expected on account of the works being required for military purposes. The continued confidence of the public in the Post Office Savings-bank is shown by the fact that the deposits during the past year exceeded the withdrawals by no less than £1,301,31)5, raising the balance at credit of depositors to the sum of £19,048,029. A new and improved parcel-post system has been introduced and better arrangements made for the transmission of telegraph messages between the main centres by means of repeaters placed in the Wellington office. It is a matter for congratulation that the officers of the Department have volunteered so freely for service with the New Zealand Forces in defence of the Empire. If the number of women employees and telegraph messengers, none of whom are available for service, be deducted from the total number of officers, it will be found that 8 per cent, of the entire male staff is now actually on active service, no less than 341 having joined the ranks. Matters relating to the ordinary business are dealt with fully in the report which follows. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your obedient servant, E. Hbaton Ehodes, His Excellency the Governor, Wellington. Postmaster-General.

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Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1914-15 are shown in the following table : —

The total receipts exceeded those of 1913-14 by £89,138 3s. B.id.

*The receipts and payments for the ten years ended 31st March, 1915, and for tho years 1881-82, 1891-92, and 1901-2, are shown hereunder: —

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Item. Postal. Tolegraph. Total. Receipts. £ s. d. 646,076 5 64 26,698 1 34 752 16 2" 14,968 10 4 10,4.01 19 74 £ s. d. £ s. d. 646,076 5 64 26,698 1 34 7.52 16 2 14,968 1.0 4 19,111 8 104 347,596 13 9 303,856 1 4 Stamps for postage Money-order and postal-note commission Money-order commission received from foreign offices Private box and bag fe,es Miscellaneous receipts Paid telegrams Telephone exchanges* 8,709 9 8 347,596 13 9 303,856 1 4 Totals 698,897 12 11J 660,162 4 4 1,359,059 17 34 Payments. Salaries (classified offioers) Salaries (country Postmasters and telephonists, and contributions to Railway Department) Conveyance of mails by sea Conveyance of inland mails Conveyance of mails by railway Money-order commission credited to foreign offices Maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines Miscellaneous £ s. d. 288,456 6 10 18,509 0 0 £ s. d. 403,664 9 0 37,019 0 0 £ s. d. 692,120 15 10 55,528 0 0 79,726 18 11 89,093 10 2 71,546 11 1 2,281 15 0 79,726 18 11 89,093 10 2 71,540 11 1 2,281 15 0 91,765 10 5 164,787 6 6 84,570' 8 6 91,765'l0 5 80,216 18 0 Balance of receipts over payments 634,184 10 6 64,713 2 54, 612,605 17 5 47,496 6 11 1,246,850 7 11 112,209 9 44 Totals 698,897 12 11J 660,162 4 4 1,859,059 17 34 * Increase under this heading due to alteration in dates of < which would under the old method have fallen into 1915-16 receipl lolleoting half yei l-ly subscription 1, a proportion of ;s.

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. 1881-1882 £ £ 234,529 2,33,291 £ 1,238 1891-1892 1901-1902 320,058 488,573 268,343 465,756 51,715 22,817 1905-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 684,878 746,249 822,639 913,994 961,500 1,037,265 1,087,710 1,167,826 1,269,921 1,359,059 578,726 619,121 709,024 807,652 858,059 914,069 988,911 1,069,272 1,173,314 1,246,850 106,152 127,128 113,615 106,342 103,441 123,196 98,799 98,554 96,607 112,209 Total for ten ears £1,086,043

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Staff. Comparative Return of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended " 31st March, 1914, and 31st March, 1915. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1914 and 1915, was as under :— 31st March, 31st March, 1914. 1915. Postmaster-General ... ... .... ... 1 1 Classified staff, — Administrative Division ... ... ... ... 3 3 Professional Division ... ... ... ... 36 36 Clerical Division ... ... ... ... ...2,361 2,477 General Division ... ... ... ... ... 3,236 3,445 Total, classified stall ... ... ... 5,637 5,962 Employees not on permanent staff, — Country Postmasters and Postmistresses ... ... 2,306 2,8-7 Night-watchmen ... ... ... ... ... 5 5 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who arc Railway officers ... ... ... ..." 148 143 Switchboard attendants ... ... ... ... 40 119 Note-sorters ... ... ... ... 8 Total ... ... ... ... ... 8,136 8,584 Health oi Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave : — Number of . ~ Average Absence Officers t_f&l Offi? for eßch officer on Staff. per Sick Officer. employed. Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 5,272 10-16 3-76 Women ... ... ... 689 1.5-59 .10-57 Twelve officers died during the year. PERSONAL, Mr, I). Miller, Chief Inspector, retired on superannuation after long ami faithful service. His position has been filled by the promotion of Mr. It. B. Morris, Chief Postmaster, Christchurch. Expeditionary Forces. Up lo the 31st March, 1913, 246 officers of the Department volunteered for active service. The names of any officers who earn honours, or whose names appear in any list of casualties, will be included in a departmental roll of honour. «_» Postal Union Congress. The Postal Union Congress, which was to _aye been held at Madrid in September, 1934, was indefinitely postponed owing to the outbreak of the European war. Mr, \V. R. Morris, the Secretary of the Department, who was to represent New Zealand, was in America when the postponement was announced. He returned to New Zealand via Australia, which he visited on official business on his way back. Instruction Classes for Officers. The correspondence classes inaugurated in 1910 for the tuition, of officers of the Department in technical telegraphy and telephony, and in subjects of the Civil Service (now Public Service) Senior and Junior (now Entrance) Examinations and the Sixth Standard, were continued during 1914. The classes were suspended between 18th August and 14-th September on account of the abnormal conditions created by the outbreak of war. The total number of students for the year was 306, of whom 109 were technical students. The results of the year's work were, as in previous years, very satisfactory. In all 149 lads received instruction at the telegraph-learners' sohools at Oamaru and Wellington. The special course of lectures on physios held at Victoria College during the 1914 session was attended by six engineering officers, all of whom did successful work. Owing to the exigencies of the Service it has been found impossible to release any officers during 1915. Examinations . The number of officers who sat for efficiency examinations during the year 1914-15 was 770. Of this number, 580 (75 per cent.) wen' successful either wholly or partially. On tin' recommendation of the Department Accounting was substituted for French as one of the three subjects of which one is compulsory for non-technical officers of the Department sitting for the Public Service Senior Examination.

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Military Training. In cases where departmental requirements can conveniently be met, officers and non-com-missioned officers of the Post and Telegraph Corps are now granted special leave of absence to enable them, to attend annual training and refresher camps. Gray Memorial Prize. The Cray Memorial Medals for 1912 and 1913 were awarded to Mr. li. D. Kelly, Assistant Postmaster, Wellington, and Mr. W T . Chegwidden, Inspector of Stores, respectively. Rate of Postage on Newspapers from the United Kingdom to New Zealand*. During 1914 representations were made by the High Commissioner to the Colonial Office with the object of securing a reduced rate of postage on newspapers and periodicals sent from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. These representations were supported by the efforts of the British Empire League, but have so far proved ineffectual. The High Commissioner has, however, been informed that the question is still engaging the attention of His Majesty's Post-master-General, though some time must necessarily elapse before the statistical material required for the further consideration of the matter can be collected. Parcel-post. From the Ist December, 1914, further improvements referred to in the last report were made in the parcel-post-service, the benefit of which Luis boon apparent. In the case of offices served by railway or steamer the maximum weight of parcels was raised to 28 lb., and the maximum length and breadth combined increased to 7 ft. The charge levied for each additional pound in excess of 131b. was fixed at Id. An acknowledgment of posting is given free of charge to the sender for each parcel forwarded, and a receipt for each parcel delivered is taken from the addressee. In addition an " express transit " service was instituted, under which, by the payment of a fee of 6d., an assurance is obtained that the parcel will be given the same celerity of despatch as a letter. On the Ist'January, 1915, a direct exchange, of parcels was established between New Zealand and the French establishments of Oceania. The War and the Department. Immediately on. the outbreak of hostilities a strict telegraph censorship was instituted over inland telegrams, cable messages, and radio-telegrams. Censors of cable messages were appointed at Wakapuaka and Auckland, the termini of the two cables, and an effective censorship established at the wireless stations. At first the use of all code words and code addresses was prohibited, but subsequently authorized codes and code addresses were allowed to be used. The censorship has been carried on with the least possible inconvenience to the public compatible with the interests of the Empire. A censorship of foreign postal correspondence was also established. On the arrival of the New Zealand Main Expeditionary Force in Egypt arrangements were made by the Department for the acceptance of soldiers' week-end messages to members of the Force at the reduced rate of ll|d. per word. It has further been arranged that week-end cable of a social character for soldiers, sailors, or nurses of New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in England, France, or Belgium shall be accepted at a charge of Bd. per word, with no prescribed minimum charge for any one message. The messages, if intended for delivery in France and Belgium, are posted from London. This system was subsequently extended to messages for soldiers at Malta or Gibraltar at the rate of 9d. per word, in all cases without any prescribed minimum charge. Arrangements have been made for the transmission, free of charge, of telegrams of inquiry concerning members of the Main. Expeditionary Force who are officially reported to be wounded, seriously wounded, dangerously wounded, or suffering from disease. Three such telegrams are allowed in each case. The telegrams are addressed to tho Secretary of the Department. A message of inquiry is sent daily to the New Zealand Headquarters at Alexandria,, and immediately the replies are received they are sent by telegram to the relatives inquiring. Upon the British military occupation of German Samoa the rates of postage on all. classes of mail matter, other than letters, for the Islands of Savaii and Upolu were made the same as those for inland transmission. The rate for letters was fixed at Id. for each ounce or fraction thereof. In February, 1915, soldiers' gift clubs were formed with the object of sending small gifts to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt. The usefulness of the clubs was, however, restricted owing to the fact that the minimum charge for postage on each parcel, however small, amounted to Is., and that the parcel-post regulations prohibited the enclosing under one cover of packets addressed to several persons. Under these circumstances representations were made to the London and Egyptian Post Offices to have the regulation, relaxed, and on- their consent being obtained it was arranged to accept, superscribed " Soldiers' Gift Club" and addressed to the officer commanding a regiment, parcels containing separate packages addressed to individual members of the Forces. The privilege is also allowed in the case of parcels despatched by the soldiers' gift clubs to the Expeditionary Force in Samoa. Unpaid or insufficiently prepaid letters and postcards received from soldiers on active service belonging to any part of the Empire are delivered free of charges. War news received by cable from the High Commissioner is at once telegraphed to each tele-graph-office in. the Dominion, and a copy exhibited for public information. Lists of casualties

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in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force arc dealt with similarly. A summary of Press Association war news is telegraphed after the period of copyright has expired to all places where newspapers do not circulate daily. Patriotic Funds. The Department rendered great assistance to the organizers of the various patriotic and relief funds by the granting of special concessions. It arranged for the free transmission and delivery of parcels addressed to Mayoresses throughout the Dominion on behalf of the " Liverpool Fund." No postage was charged on parcels addressed to committees of the British, Irish, and Belgian relief funds, or on those for the Belgian poor addressed to the Belgian Consul at Auckland. A similar privilege was granted in the case of circulars sent out by the committees. Patriotic Fund Committees were each authorized to appoint one person to send free letters and telegrams on the business of the committee. Up to the 31st March, 1915, the sum of £2,184 was donated by officers through the Department to the Patriotic Fund. Post Office. During .1914 the Assistant Inspectors of Post-offices visited 1,930 offices. 536 non-permanent offices were inspected, by permanent Postmasters in their vicinity, Fifty post-offices were established (of which -1- were reopened .offices) and 37 closed. The number of post-offices open on the 31st December, 1914, was 2,396. The names of 14 offices were changed to meet looal circumstances. The number of articles delivered in the Dominion, including (hose received from places beyond, during the year 1914 as compared with the number in 1913 was us under : — 1914. 1913. Increase. Decrease. Letters and letter-cards I 18,808,274 113,113,664 5,394,610 Post-cards ... 5,646,781 5,733,364 ... 86,580 Other articles . . ... 55,492,801 51,931,243 3,561,558 179,947,859 171.078,271 Parcels ... ... 2,585,719 2,199,032 386,687 The letters and letter-cards increased 476, post-cards decreased I'sl, other articles increased 686, and parcels increased 1758 pier cent. The decrease in the number of post-cards may be accounted for by the continued decline in. the popularity of the pictorial post-card. In 1913, letters and letter-cards increased 487, post-cards decreased s '-'37, other articles decreased 395, and parcels increased -(i'7o per cent. The average number of letters and lettercards posted by unit of population during 19! 1 was estimated at 10501. The average in 1913 was 10P91. The declared value of parcels received from places outside the Dominion in 1.914 was £148,108, as against £475,143 in 1913. The Customs duty amounted to £79,237. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the Dominion in 1.914 was £44,470, as against £51,562 in 1913. The correspondence of 21 persons or firms was prohibited transmission under section 28 of -*• the Post and Telegraph Act, 190 S. Money-orders may not be issued in favour of such persons or firms. Letters addressed to prohibited persons or firms withheld from delivery during the year numbered 1,538. Prohibition was withdrawn in the case of 3 persons or firms. Seventeen newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and 12 were removed from the register. , Six new letter-carriers' deliveries were established. Deliveries were extended in 25 and increased in frequency in 7 places. Automatic stamp-vending machines were erected at 11 offices. Post-card-vending machines have been installed at Auckland. Christchurch, Dunedin, Greymouth, Nelson, and Wellington. The date-stamping at the office of posting of inland packets prepaid in cash and containing printed advertisements or other intrinsically valueless printed matter was abolished in July, 1914. On the Bth September, 1914, Post Office cash amounting to £33 6s. 7d. and stamps to the value of £38 2s. were taken from the postal agency al Fanning Island by a German naval force landed from the warship " Nurnberg." Postage-stamps. Pictorial stamps overprinted for use in the island dependencies ol' the Dominion were superseded by the King Edward .-cries on the dates shown below : Penrhyn Maud, Jd. ■•• ■■• ... 30th May, 1914. 6d. and Is. ... ... ... ... ... 13th July, 1914. Aitutaki, Is. ... .. ... ... ... 6th January, 1913." Following the occupation of German Samoa by a British military force, letter-cards and postage-stamps as under, overprinted "Samoa," wore issued to the Administrator, on the dates shown, for use in the territory occupied : — Letter-cards ... ... ~ ... sth October, 1914. Postage-stamps, jjjd., Id., 2d., 2|d., Gd., and Is. ... 16th September, 1914. 55., 10s., and £1 ... ... ... ... 13th November, 1914.

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On 30th September, 1914, and 13th June, 1913, respectively, the 2s. and ss. official stamps of (he pictorial scries were withdrawn from issue in the Dominion ami replaced by fiscal stamps of those values, bearing (he effigy of the laic Queen Victoria. . Ocean Mail-services. Sou Francisco Service. At the outbreak of the war the contractors had to withdraw two vessels from and to rearrange this service. It was subsequently ascertained that the scheduled time-table could not be maintained, and the contractors were given permission to put forward the sailing-dates of the San Francisco vessels six days and the Vancouver vessels ten days, with the result that instead of a regular alternating fortnightly service there are intervals of nine and nineteen days between the trans-Pacific sailings from New Zealand ports. The R.M.S. " Marama," on her outward-bound trip, commenced on the 7th January, 1915, ran ashore at Point Montara, about fifteen miles south of San Francisco, on the 27th idem, necessitating extensive repairs. The mails which would have been despatched by the " Marama were diverted to Vancouver, and were forwarded thence by the 1!.. M.5. " Niagara" on the 17th February, arriving in the Dominion on the 7th March. This mail, comprising 1,723 bags, constitutes the largest mail ever received in New Zealand by any one vessel. Vancouver Service. In September, 1.914, the R.M.S. " Marama " was withdrawn from the Vancouver service, which has since been carried out by the R.M.S, ''Niagara" and B.M.S. " Makura." By " speeding up " these two vessels the time-table has been fairly well maintained. Owing to a mishap to the machinery the R.M.S. "Niagara," due to leave Auckland for Vancouver on the 23rd March, 1915, did not sail until the 26th March. She arrived at Vancouver on the I.oth April, only two days late. Suez Service. Towards the end of 19.14, owing to the European war, outward mails, instead of being sent overland from Brindisi or Naples, were conveyed the whole distance from Adelaide to Plymouth by sea, thus adding six or seven days to the time formerly taken. The inward mails are also sent by sea. Owing to the increased time occupied, outward correspondence other than that specially addressed has not been sent, via Suez, but, has been forwarded via San Francisco or Vancouver. The overland transit, it is understood, will be resumed from the I.lth June, 1915. Payments on Account of the Suez Mail-service during the Year 191^-16, .• £ Payment to Peninsular and Oriental and Orient lines ... ... 6,288 Transit-charges across Australia and Europe ... ... ... 6,232 Mail-service to Australia ... ... ... ... ... 14,423* £26,943 Direct Service. When the parcel mail c.\ " Corinfhie " was received at Wellington on the 27th January, 11)15, it was found that the contents of one of Ihe bags had been pilfered. The culprit was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for eighteen months. Panama Route, The Panama Canal was informally opened on the 15th August, 1914, by the passage through it of the United States War Department's steamship " Ancon." In April, 1915, the Department arranged to receive by cable a report of the passage of all New-Zealand-bound vessels through the canal. Inland Mails. Owing to the extensive floods in the Gisborne district during May, 1914, all the important mail-services with the exception of the Gisborne - Tokomaru Bay service were temporarily suspended, In many instances the train services were replaced by conch services. Four bags of mails were lost in the wreck of flic s.s. " Kairaki " off Greymouth on the 27th September, 1914. Motor conveyances have been substituted for horse coaches on the Waitara—Awakino, New Plymouth - Opunake, and Inglewood-Purangi mail routes. The St. Andrew's -.JBluecliffs mailservice.has been converted from a "trap " to a " motor-van " service. Dead and Missing Letters. Seven thousand anil thirty four inquiries for postal packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered wen- made during 1914. In 1,048 of the inquiries, over one-half of the total

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number, the investigations by the Department resulted in the missing articles being traced or accounted for. These may be summarized as follows : — Number of ~ ~ traced Caso«. Resuß 1,052 ... ... ... ... Sender responsible for delay. 887 ... ... ... ... Addressee responsible for delay. 377 ... ... ... - ... Post Office responsible for delay. 1,732 ... ... ... ... No delay, or responsibility not fixed. 4,048 The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards to the total number delivered within the Dominion was 045 per cent. 231,706 letters (including registered letters) were opened and returned to writers through the Dead Letter Office. 48,715 were returned unopened to other countries; 368 were reissued; 44,662 were destroyed; 217,672 were returned to senders by Chief Postmasters; 22,002 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other, countries : a total of 565,125 letters, as compared with 567,325 in'l9l3. 19,411 other articles were returned to foreign countries; 4,377 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office ; 185,694 were returned by Chief Postmasters ; 37,966 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 247,448 other articles, as compared with 252,590 in 1913. 20,417 letters were wrongly addressed ; 38 letters were discovered to have been posted with previously used stamps; 6,528 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 4,829 newspapers and 3,049 books and other articles without addresses were received, many of which were subsequently applied for and delivered. 26,228 newspapers were returned to publishers. 2,117 letters and 1,427 letter-cards were posted without addresses. 66 letters with libellous addresses were intercepted. Regulations for the control of the Dead Letter Office were made by Order in Council dated the 7th September, 1914. Buildings. The following new office buildings were opened : Akaroa, Bombay, Dargaville, Glen Oroua, llavelock North, Hinakura, Kahutara, Kakahi, Kimbollon, Lowborn Ferry, Lumsden, Matakana, , Matangi, Mataura. Ngatapa, Ohakune Junction, Okaiawa, Ormondville, Oxford, Papatoetoe, Raetihi, Raglan, Raurimu, Reefton, Remuera, Rotorua, I'tiawai, St. John's, Seddon, South Dunedin, Takapuna, Waipukurau, and Wooden d. Money-orders: . During the year there wqre 32 money-order offices opened ami 8 closed, the number remaining open at the end of the year being 788. 691,518 money-orders were issued, for £3,427,505, as compared with 690.715, for £3.357,774 for the previous year—an increase of 773 in number and £69,731 in amount. 577,853 money-orders, amounting to £3,100,500, were paid, as against 560.946. for £3,003,400, during 1913—an increase of 16,907 orders and £97,100 in amount. '•* 154,844 orders,-for £493,594, were drawn for payment in places beyond New Zealand. 42,413 orders, for £170,357, were issued at offices abroad for payment in New Zealand. The commission received for money-orders amounted to £16,336, as against £16,872 for 1913, a decrease of £536. In remitting money by money-order telegram between this Dominion and the Commonwealth of Australia it- was formerly imperative that a private telegram of advice to the payee should be sent at the expense of the remitter. Representations were made to the Commonwealth authorities with a view to having this requirement dispensed with. The suggestion was adopted, and it is not now compulsory for remitters to send a private message of advice. An intimation of the receipt of an intercolonial money-order telegram is sent to the payee by the paying office, a charge of 6d. being made for this service. The exchange of money-orders between New Zealand and Austria-Hungary, Germany, Turkey, and their possessions is suspended during the continuance of the state of war with those countries. Postal Notes. Fifty-six offices were opened and 12 closed, leaving 988 postal-note offices at the end of the year. 2,314,327 notes, representing a value of £725,118, were sold, as against 2,238,842 notes, for £721,743, sold during the previous year —an increase of 337 per cent, in number and 0"47 per cent, in value. The postal notes paid numbered 2,309,828, of the value of £715,531, as compared with 2,213,100, of the value of £704,883, paid during 1913-14. The postal-note commission amounted to £10,435, as against £10,225—-an increase of £210, or 205 per cent. British Postal Orders. 110,625 orders, representing a value of £59,771, have been sold, and 26,417, for £15,298, paid. An extended table of the transactions is printed in Table 5. There was a decrease of 663 per cent, in the number and 273 per cent, in the amount of postal orders sold during the year, and 214 per cent, in the number paid.

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Savings-bank. During the year 29 offices were opened and 10 closed, leaving 766 offices open at the end of 1914. 78,519 accounts were opened and 53,851 closed, the net gain on the year's working being 24,668 accounts. The number of accounts on the 31st December, 1914, was 483,262, and the proportion per head of population was 1 in 2 - 36, as compared with 1 in 247 at the end of the previous year. The deposits numbered 884,405, representing £11,904,323, an average of £13 9s. 2d. per transaction. The withdrawals numbered 657,622, for £10,603,018, an average of £16 2s. 6d. for each withdrawal. The net amount added by depositors to their savings during the year was £1,301,305, excess of deposits, plus £615,310 interest earned and credited, making a total of £1,916,615. The total amount at credit of depositors increased from £17,131,414, at the close of the previous year to £19,048,029 on the 31st December last, representing a sum equal to £16 I4s. 2d. per head of the entire population, and £39 Bs. 4d. to each-depositor. The interest credited to depositors since the post-office savings-banks were established, in 1867, amounts to £7,156,818. The cost of working the savings-banks amounted to 4'67d. per transaction, or £30,000 for the year. The cost of management per cent, on tho total amount at credit of depositors was o'l6, or 3s. 2d. per £100. During the year 1914, 267 nominations were made by depositors in favour of relatives or other persons to receive Savings-bank moneys due to them at the time of their decease. The total number of nominations in force on the 31st December, 1914, was 937. Transfers of Savings-bank accounts between the Dominion and the United Kingdom by depositors last year were: To United Kingdom, £38,106; from United Kingdom, £11,739. Transfers between the Dominion and Australia were : To Australia, £78,892 ; from Australia, £53,846. In order to avoid any possible embarrassment through extraordinary withdrawals of money from the Post Office Savings-bank on the outbreak, of war, it was found desirable to put into effect the provision of section. 71, subsection (1), of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, and to require a depjositor to give seven days' notice of his intention to withdraw money. It was found possible, however, to modify the restriction so far as to permit of withdrawals not exceeding £2 in amount being made without special notice at intervals of not less than seven days. Shortly afterwards the requirement, that a seven-days interval should elapse between successive withdrawals was abolished, and depositors were thus permitted to withdraw the sum of £2 daily. A. further concession was made by allowing any depositor who had been accepted for service in the Expeditionary Force to withdraw without special notice any sum not exceeding £1.0 sterling. By the 17th September the withdrawals from the Savings-bank were so nearly normal that the foregoing restrictions were removed. In order to meet the convenience of persons residing at a distance from a branch of the Post Office Savings-bank, the charging of registration and remittance fees in connection with deposits in and withdrawals from the bank was abolished from tho 16th April, 1915. '.»- Work performed for other Departments. Among the many branches of Government work performed by the Department may be mentioned the following: — Customs duties were collected on parcels and other articles coming through the post from places beyond the Dominion amounting to £76,726, and on account of ordinary Customs work £1,565. Beer-duty stamps to the value of £10.446 were sold by Postmasters. Advances to Settlers receipvts amounted to £2,145,826, and payments to £2,129,528. Fishing licenses were issued by Postmasters to the value of £1,433, and 'game licenses to the value of £3,484. For the Government Insurance Department premiums were collected from the public amounting to £224,696. The sum of £27,906 was paid to Imperial pensioners by Postmasters. Income-tax amounting to £333,299 and land-tax to £609,776 was collected by Postmasters. The sum of £10,812, fees due to the Machinery Department, was received. Under the Mining Act the receipts were £241. On behalf of the Public Trustee, £974,612 was received and £973,444 paid. Fees received for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages amounted to £3,381. Receipts from the Hanmer Springs Sanatorium amounted to £1,889. Valuation fees paid to Postmasters reached £6,254. Claims on the General Government for £1,988.752 were paid on behalf of the Treasury. Discount-stamps numbering 789,120, for £822, were sold and 755,520, for £787, redeemed during the year. Contributions to the National Provident Fund collected by Postmasters amounted to £14,978. Old-age pensions paid during 1914 amounted to £452,356, military pensions to £45,964, and widows' pensions to £30,359; while payments on behalf of the Public Service Superannuation Board reached £129,800. Since the Ist April, 1915, payment of accounts due by Native Land Boards has been arranged through the Post Office.

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In order to prevent unemployment on. the kauri-gum fields in the Auckland District, the Government, under the provisions of the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, arranged to purchase kauri-gum and pay to the vendor one-half of the estimated value of the gum, the payment of the balance being made on the sale of the gum by the Crown. Orders for the amounts due are issued by the Kauri-gum Superintendent, and these orders are cashed by the Post and Telegraph Department upon presentation at any money-order office in the Auckland District. The Department co-operated with the Electoral Department in the work, of purging the electoral rolls of the Dominion and of enrolling electors. At places where there were letter-carriers the work was done by them; at other places by the Postmasters. Telegraphs, The total, value of the telegraph and telephone business for the year ended 31st March, 1915, including miscellaneous telegraph receipts and Government telegrams, was £665,938, as compared with £579,816 for the previous year, an increase of £86,122, or 14-85 per cent. The following is a comparison of the traffic in paid telegrams during the last five years:— Number. Receipts. 1910-11 ... 8,268,340 Increase, 6-59 per cent. ... 265,624 Increase, * 8-45 per cent. 1911-12 ... 8,971,725 „ 8-51 „ ...'288,431 „ 8-59 1912-13 ... 9,850,379 „ 9-79 „ ... 313,960 „ 8-85 1913-14 ... 10,594,556 „ 755 „ ... 334,221 „ 6-45 1914-15 ... 10,716,613 „ 116 „ ... 347,597 „ 4-00 The number of telegrams forwarded and the receipts therefrom during the four quarters of the financial years 1913-14 and 1914-15 respectively are as follows : —

The telegraph receipts for the financial year, including telephone-exchange subscriptions, v private-wire rents, &c, amounted to £660,162, as compared with £574,786 in 1913-14—an increase of £85,376, or 1485 per cent. The payments were £612,666, as against £563,109 for the previous year —an increase of £49,557, or B'Bo per cent. The net payment in 1913-14 was £392,648. The number of private wires and subsidized lines was 533, as compared with 534 in 1913-14. The amount received for rent and maintenance, &c, of such lines was £3,820, as against £3,553 in 1913-14. The extension of lines into remote districts is proceeding vigorously, and 106 new offices were opened during the year ended 31st March, 1915. The total number of telegraph and telephone offices open on the 31st March, 1915, was 2,358. Of these, 326 were Morse-telegraph offices and 2,032 were telephone-offices. The total number of telegraph and telephone offices combined with post-offices was 1,913; not combined, 445. The number of telegrams of all codes forwarded during the last financial year was 10,827,968 —an increase of 133,936, or 125 per cent, over 1913-14. The proportion of paid telegrams per unit of population was 940, and 943 the previous year. The number of ordinary telegrams forwarded was 6,169,047, of the value of £202,801, compared with 6,265,463, of the value of £198,405, in 1.913-14—a decrease of 96,416 in number, and an increase of £4,396 in amount. The urgent telegrams numbered 322,519, of the value of £22,615 —an increase of 13,367 in number and £2,262 in amount. The average value of each ordinary telegram was 7'89d., and of each urgent telegram Is. 4-83 d. 471,455 Press telegrams, of the value of £22,328, were forwarded in. 1914-15, as compared with 481,564, valued at £24,053, forwarded in 1913-14—a decrease in number of 10,1.09, or 210 per cent., and a decrease of £1,725, or 717 per cent, in value. The value of each Press telegram averaged 11'37d., as against 11'99d. in 1913-14. The bureau messages numbered 3,753,592, of the value of £99,853, as compared with 3,538,377, of the value of £91,409, in 1913-14—"an increase of 215,215 in number and £8,443 in amount. The average value of each bureau message was 6'38d., as against 6'2od. in 1913-14.

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Number of Telegrams forwarded. Revenue, Quarter. Year ended 31st March, 1914. Year endod T 31st March, 1915. percent. Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, 1914. 1915. CD . Ui 4-* CD CD •h O O . Cl lS © June quarter September quarter December quarter March quarter 2,464,650 2,425,366 2,804,542 2,899,998 2,716,586 2,651,742 2,635,856 2,712,429 10-22 9-33 *6-01 -6-47 £ 77,739 76,656 89,256 90,569 £ 84,376 88,174 86,673 88,373 8-54 15-02 ::: 2-89 *2-42 10,594,556 10,716,613 1-15 334,220 347,596 4-00 * Decrease.

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The number of Government telegrams forwarded was 111,355, valued at £5,776, as compared with 99,476, valued at £5,030 —an increase of 11,879 in number and £746 in amount. The number of paid forwarded telegrams to every hundred letters posted in New Zealand was 9-31. The length of telegraph and telephone line and wire on the 31st March, 1914 and 1915, respectively, was as follows : —

Telegraph and interurban-tclephone lines were overhauled and reconstructed in the several districts as follows: Auckland, 307 miles; Canterbury, 271 miles; Nelson, 233 miles; Otago, 540 miles; Wellington, 286 miles: total, 1,637 miles. Approximately 1,000 miles of wire for interurban-telephone metallic circuits have been erected or reconstructed on the "spiral" or "twisted" system. This method ensures a silent circuit, free from inductive interference, and lends itself to the provision of additional or so-called " phantom " circuits, which are, within limits, developed from the existing spiral circuits, without the necessity for increased expenditure on the erection of new wires. Largely owing to the steady improvement in the general condition of the lines, and wherever the traffic is heavy enough to warrant it, direct telegraph working by means of telegraph repeating apparatus is being instituted between large and remote centres instead of the present method of handling the traffic by medium of transmitting-stations. By means of repeaters at Wellington, Auckland has now direct communication with both Christchurch and Dunedin, which eliminates the necessity for the handling by Wellington of the large amount of traffic between Auckland Province and South Island stations. Amended regulations for the service of notices by telegraph were made by Order in Council dated the 12th May, 1914. By Order in Council dated the 3rd August, 1914, authority was given for the performance of a special-messenger service by motor-cycle at telegraph-offices where such machines are available. The fee "was fixed at 2s. 6d. an hour or fraction thereof, in addition to the special fee of Id. for each article above one and the additional delivery fee of 3d. for each packet over 1 lb. in weight. By Order in Council dated 3rd August, 1914, provision was made for the effective regulation, control, and prohibition of telegraphic messages in time of war. By Order in Council dated 26th January, 1915, tho transmission of telegrams of the following nature or character was prohibited : — (a.) Telegrams which are indecently or obscenely worded, or which appear to contain matter of a treasonable, seditious, libellous, or grossly offensive character. (b.) Telegrams in plain language relating to betting or to investments on the totalizator, or in coded language reasonably supposed to relate to betting or to investments on the totalizator, addressed to any person on a racecourse. (c.) Money-order telegrams addressed to a racing club, or to a secretary or other officer, agent, or servant of a racing club, relating to investments on the totalizator, whether addressed to a racecourse or elsewhere. (d.) Telegrams in plain language relating to betting or to investments on the totalizator, or in coded language reasonably supposed to relate to betting or to investments on the totalizator, addressed to any person who has been convicted in a Court of law under the Gaming Act, 1908, or any amendment thereof, of any offence relating to betting or investments on the totalizator; and any money-order telegram addressed to any such person. (c.) Telegrams relating to Customs duties during any period for which the transmission thereof is prohibited by the Minister of Telegraphs. (/.) Telegrams instigating or aiding the commission of any criminal offence or fraud. The Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department is authorized to determine whether any telegram comes within the definition given in paragraph (a), and in the case of any other telegram the officer for the time being in charge of the telegraph-office at which that telegram is presented for transmission is authorized to determine whether it comes within any of the other definitions. New Zealand Sdbmabinu Cable Service. There are 374 knots of submarine cable in the Dominion. The submarine cables across Cook Strait have been entirely free from faults for a period of fifteen months. The cable steamer " Tutanekai " has not been in commission for repairing the Dominion's cables during the year. The latest tests show that all cables are in good order.

Mil les of Pole Li: ie. Miles of Wire Year ended 31st March, 1914. Year ended 31st March, 1915. Increase. Year ended 31st March, 1914. Yearonded 31st March, 1915. Increase. 'elegraph and interurban telephone 'elephone-exchange plant... 13,044 2,514 13,434 3,029 390 515 44,642 79,154 46,778 113,479 2,136 34,325 Totals 15,558 16,463 905 123,796 160,257 36,461

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Ocean Cable Services. The following table shows the total number of ordinary telegrams forwarded by each route during the past five years, and the percentages of the total of such business falling to each : — Pacific Kasteen. Messages. *—f Yea, Messages. »«■*•£• 1910 .. .. 87,326 72 1910 .. .. 33,273 28 1911-12 .. .. 89,276 69 1911-12 .. .. 39,374 31 1912-13 .. .. 99,617 71 1912-13 .. .. 40,680 29 1913-14 .. .. 104,638 73 1913-14 .. .. 38,023 27 1914-15 .. .. 106,018 74 1914-15 .. .. 37,446 26 The number of international cable messages forwarded during the year shows an increase of 125 per cent, on the number sent during 1913-14, whilst the number forwarded to Australian stations decreased by 645 per cent. Messages received from international stations increased by 75 per cent., but there was a decrease of 3 per cent, in the Australian received traffic. New Zealand's proportion of the deficit of £19,950 Bs. lid. on the twelfth year's working of the Pacific cable (1913-14) amounted to £2,216 14s. 4d. The share of ordinary outward business handled by the Pacific cable again shows a slight increase on that obtained during the previous year. In 1913-14 the Pacific proportion was 73 per cent., and the Eastern 27 per cent. The 1914-15 figures are: Pacific, 74 per cent.; Eastern, 26 per cent. During the year New Zealand has given the Pacific route 7566 per cent, of the ordinary business to Australia, as against 7438 per cent, last year. 1,124 Press telegrams were sent via Pacific and 1,608 via Eastern, compared with 1,811 and 2,035 respectively last year. The number of cables sent as " deferred " during the year shows an increase of approximately 90 per cent, over the previous year's figures. From the Ist April, 1915, mainly owing to the firm attitude taken up by New Zealand as a. result of the dissatisfaction with the high terminal rates charged by Australia, the rate on cable messages via Pacific from New Zealand to the United Kingdom was reduced from 3s. to 2s. Bd. per word. The reduced rate also applies via Eastern. At the same time the rate on week-end messages was reduced from 9d. a word, with a minimum of 15s. per message, to Bd. a word, with a minimum of 13s. 4d., and on deferred messages from Is. 6d. a. word to Is. -Id. a word. Corresponding reductions in the ordinary rate were made via Pacific to places in America served by the Pacific cable, and via Eastern to certain places in South America. Cable communication with Fanning Island was interrupted on the Bth September, 1914, the cable having been cut by a lauding party from the German warship " Nurnberg." Communication between Fanning Island and Suva was restored on the 23rd idem, and between Fanning Island and Bamfield on the 6th November, 1914. The Norfolk Island cable was interrupted in September, 1914. Communication was restored on the 17th idem. To meet the difficulty caused by the interruption, arrangements were made to send Government messages for Suva by wireless telegraph from Awanui. The offices of the Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company (Limited), v-at Wakapuaka, were destroyed by fire on the morning of the Ist June, 1914. Practically all the instruments were destroyed. The use of the departmental buildiugs was granted to the company, and assistance given by the Department's engineering staff. Communication was restored within a few hours. Week-end Cable Messages. The system of week-end messages is still being freely availed of by the public. During the year 1914-15, 9,083 week-end messages, at a total value of £10,404, were forwarded from New Zealand, an increase of 122 per cent, over the previous year. Since the 20th July, 1914, week-end messages have been posted at the office of destination on Sunday night for delivery by the first mail on Monday morning. Previously they had been posted on Monday night for delivery on Tuesday. From the Ist August, 1914, arrangements were made for the acceptance of week-end messages for the Continent of Europe for posting from London, such messages to bear a full mailing address and a fee of sd. to be paid. This system was extended on the Ist December, 1914, to week-end messages to be posted forward from Canada. From the Ist April, 1915, the rate for week-end messages to the United Kingdom was reduced from 9d. a word, with a, minimum charge of 155., to Bd. a word, with a minimum charge of 13s. _d. Wireless Telegeapht. The two high-power and the three low-power wireless stations of the Dominion have continued to work satisfactorily. Since the outbreak of w r ar, ships have been exercising care not to disclose their whereabouts. That action has resulted in a reduction of the volume of wireless business. On the outbreak of war a military guard was placed at each of the wireless stations. Immediately on the declaration of war, when the first Expeditionary Force was being organized and its destination was unknown, wireless operators and engineers were required for foreign service. It had been intimated to the Department that a wireless equipment would be

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sent with the Expedition. The call for volunteers met with prompt response. Four operators and two men with engineering capabilities were chosen. Within a few days these officers were in Wellington ready to join the Expedition. Spare wireless apparatus in the possession of tho Department was prepared, and masts, engine plant, and various other equipment required were made or obtained locally with a minimum of delay. It was not found necessary on arrival at Apia to use more than quite a limited portion of the plant that had been despatched, as the officers readily saw that it would be practicable to bring into use some of the apparatus of the large wireless station, which, while it had been much damaged by the former occupants, was not wholly destroyed. Communication with Fiji was soon established, and from the 19th October, 1914, telegrams were accepted for transmission to Samoa. The rate fixed for ordinary, Press, and Government messages was the wireless rate from Suva (Fiji) to Apia (Samoa), in addition to the cable rate from New Zealand to Suva. Communication continued to be carried on through that route for some time while the high-power portions of the apparatus and equipment were beingrepaired. When the repairs, which took some time, were effected in October it was practicable to communicate direct with the Awanui station in this Dominion, a distance of about 1,500 knots, and the rate has been fixed at Is. per word for ordinary, Press, and Government messages. This direct communication has been maintained. Twenty-seven ship stations are registered in New Zealand. Regulations for controlling the use of wireless on British and foreign ships, not registered in New Zealand, while they are within territorial waters were gazetted on the 16th July, 1914, and'are now in force. Observations are still being made at New Zealand stations of atmospheric electrical disturbances which interfere with the reception of signals. The data collected are being communicated to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Amended radio-telegraphic regulations came into force on the 10th September, 1914, providing that radio-telegrams to or from ships trading exclusively between ports on the coast of the Dominion of New Zealand, while such ships are voyaging between the Ports of Lyttelton and Wellington from or to any telegraph-office in the Dominion of New Zealand, shall be charged at the rate of 2|d. a word, with a minimum charge of Is. 3d. for each radio-telegram, equal to a message of six words. The small number of amateur stations that were in operation on the outbreak of war have been closed from that time. Permission has been given, subject to suitable control, for the use of wireless apparatus' by one or two Defence Corps. On the initiative of the British Post Office, arrangements have been concluded by which the • certificates of competency, signifying that the holders are competent to act as wireless operators on vessels, issued by any of the self-governing countries of the British Empire shall be recognized throughout the Empire. In November, 1914, arrangements were made to telephone, free of charge to the addressee, any radio-telegram, the address of which included a telephone-number. Mount Wakefield, the hill on which the Wellington radio-station is situated, like the other hills about the city, has been quite denuded of trees in the years gone by. Efforts are being made on the 30 acres of hillside that are attached to this station to remove that reproach, and to that end extensive tree-planting has been done, and it is hoped that in the course of a few years the trees will afford quite a pleasant relief to the barrenness of landscape that is so marked a feature at present. The trees are rooting well and showing signs of vigorous growth. .. Telephone Exchanges. Twelve new exchanges were opened during the year, the number of subscribers increased by 3,808, and the number of connections by 4,846. The total number of exchanges row is 250, made up of 62 central and 188 sub exchanges. The total number of connections is 54,261, compared with 4-9,415 in 1914. They may be classified as follows: Paying direct, 41,294; extensions, 8,001; bureaux, 4,389; service, 577. New connections numbered 6,969, and those given up 2,691. The increase in connections is 4,846, equal to 9'Bl per cent. In addition there are 267 telephone bureaux not connected with exchanges. There are 3,029 miles of telephone-exchange lines and 113,479 miles of wire. The number of telephone-stations at the ten principal telephone exchanges on the 31st March, 1915, was as follows: Auckland, 7,288; Wellington, 6,584; Christchurch, 5,164; Dunedin, 4,572; Gisborne, 1,472; Wanganui, 1,408; Napier, 1,375; Invercargill, 1,364; Hastings, 1,295; Palmerston North, 1,096." New exchanges were opened in the Auckland District at Birkenhead, Coromandel, Kaikoho, Kawbia, and Walton; in the Wellington District at Hiuakura, Kahutara, Glen Oroua, and Norsewood; and in the Canterbury District at Culverden, Dunsandel, and Waiau. The conversion of earth-working exchanges to metallic-circuit working is proceeding satisfactorily. There are 2,063 party-line circuits, with a total of 6,695 subscribers, an increase for the year of 591 and 2,053 respectively. In June, 1914, the charge for printing additional names or designations in the telephone list in connection with the same number was reduced from 10s. to ss. for each additional entry. Motor-lorries fitted for use in connection with cable-hauling, pole-work, &c, and motorcycles for telegraph and telephone linemen have proved of considerable value. The work of laying telephone cables underground is proceeding satisfactorily. During the year eighty-five miles of pipes, eight miles of ducts, and forty-eight miles of armoured cable were

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A reduction from 2d. to Id. was made for each conversation from a slot telephone situated within half a mile from the telephone exchange at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin as a preliminary step towards extending the distance when supplies are available. The individual returns from the penny-in-the-slot telephones, as compared with the amounts derived at the twopenny rate from the same machines before the reduction, show that in many cases there was an actual increase in the amount earned. The action of the Department in reducing the rate for machines within a radius of half a mile from the central exchange has been amply justified. In view of the repeated theft of amounts from slot-telephone cabinets the Department has found it of advantage to offer to pay a reward of £5 to any police officer securing a conviction for such offence. Automatic Exchanges. The building to accommodate the apparatus of the new system at Co.urtenay Place, Wellington, has been finished some time, and the alterations to provide for like apparatus at Newtown have been made. Some of the apparatus has come to hand, and has been placed in position in both buildings. Other portions that have arrived cannot be erected until further shipments are to hand. The automatic-exchange building at Masterton has been completed, and some of the equipment erected. Further work is hindered by reason of the non-arrival of materials. The contracting company was manufacturing at Antwerp and London the apparatus for the several exchanges for which tenders had been accepted. As is well known, Antwerp fell into the hands of the Germans. Fortunately, the company was able to get away to London large quantities of the manufactured goods and the special tools used in their manufacture. These tools will be set up in factories in London and in America. When that has been done —and it is being carried out as vigorously as possible—a revival of manufacture on an extensive scale will begin, and will be carried on without cessation. It was expected that the materials necessary for the completion of the works under the existing contract would be manufactured in London, but in the meantime other difficulties have arisen, such as congestion of shipping and scarcity of skilled craftsmen, most of whom familiar with the manufacture of these appliances were Belgians, and have gone on active service. The company's factory in London was also largely depleted of men owing to recruiting necessities, and that factory has also been utilized to a large extent in the manufacture of war supplies, and the latest information is that it may be even more largely called upon to engage in that work. There is, therefore, little immediate prospect of large arrivals of the necessary materials to get on with the automatic exchanges until there has been time for the manufac- .* ture elsewhere to be put in hand, or until there is a marked turn in the tide of war events. Tenders have been let for the erection of buildings to accommodate the apparatus at Mount Eden, Remuera, Ponsonby, Hamilton, and Blenheim. The work of erection at the first three named will be shortly completed. Hamilton has been begun, and the building at Blenheim is soon to be begun. Alterations necessary at Oamaru are being put in hand immediately. The plans of a suitable building to accommodate the new exchange apparatus and to meet post-office requirements at Wellcslcy Street, Auckland, arc now being prepared by the Government Architect. The present Strowger automatic plant will be continued in use for some time even after sonic of the exchanges of the Western Electric system are in. operation, and special apparatus designed to enable that to be done is being provided. In tho Wellington telephone area, plans for a suitable main office telephone exchange, the site to be partly contiguous to and partly upon the present telephone-exchange site, will shortly be prepared. An exchange building will also be provided at Kelburn on a, suitable site already obtained. Provision is also to be made for small district exchanges at Khandallah and Karori. Excepting Khandallah, for which it is necessary to make early provision, the others named are not immediately pressing. When Courtenay Place and Newtown exchanges arc equipped and working under the new system the manual switchboard, upon which there is considerable congestion at the present time, will be relieved. A new building fronting Hereford Street, Christchurch, is to be erected, which will accommodate automatic switching apparatus, and serve for several other post-office requirements. Sub-exchanges will be erected at Sydenham Post-office and at St. Albans, at which latter place a suitable site has been obtained. The Sydenham Post-office has ample room for the installation necessary there, and only comparatively slight alterations are called for.

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APPENDIX.

DESIGNATION OF OFFICES CHANGED OR CORRECTED.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES ESTABLISHED, EXTENDED, AND ABOLISHED.

Postal District. Changed from Changed to Auckland )> • • )> • • >> ■ • " - - . tt • • )) • • tt • • Blenheim tt • • Dunedin Horahora .. Mangatangirau Mangatete Nihotapu Tc Kapa Waiaka Waiatarua Waiomou .. Waitangurn Onapua Pokokini Alexandra South Hayward's Point Whenuanui Tokonui Gorge The Port . . Mangaawakino Otamarakau Waimana liast Awatuna East Kelburne Aniwaniwa. Matangirau. Kaingaroa. Parau. Mahurangi. Oneroa, Nihotapu. l'atetere. l?imunui. Redheugh. Te Aruhe. Alexandra. Mihiwaka. Ngatapa. Tokanui. Port Nelson. Mangatoi. Ohinepanea. Puhikoko. Awatuna. Kelbii in. Gisborne Invereargill Nelson New Plymouth Thames tt ' ' Wanganui Wellington

District. Name of Service, Frequency. Bemarks. Auckland Kaikohe Post-office —Railway-station Ohaupo Post-other-Railway-station Ruawai Post-office - Wharf Whatoro Post-office — Railway-station Huapai Post-offirr - Pukekorari Rail-way-station Mangatapu Post-office — Selwyn Timber Company's Siding Matamata-Pcria Hoad (ruraldelivery) Okoroirc Springs along main Rotorua Road (rural delivery) Tatua Railway - station - Settlers' boxes (rural delivery) Te Poi - Omahine (rural delivery) .. Waimiha Post-office - Railway-station Clevedon-West Road (rural delivery) Whenuapai Post-office - Wharf Kaiwaka Post-offirr - Railway-station Kohukohu-Horekc Otuiti Landing-Koiro Post-office .. As required Daily'.. '.'. Established. Daily, thrice or twice weekly Five times weekly Pour times weekly Thrice weekly ..

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District. Name of Service Frequency. Remarks. Auckland Pakaraka—Puketona Waikopua Post-office - Whar-f Waitoa - Lower Waitoa Thrice weekly .. Established. Clevcdon-Whakatiri Hikurangi - a point near- Mania Kaihrr-Oranoa Mangawai-Karwaka Onehunga - Orua Bay Opahi Railway-station-Pokere Postoffice iTwioe weekly it Oparau - Oparau Valley (rural delivery) Orua Bay - Wharf Parua Bay - Taraunui Rawene-Waahirakau Te Kopuru - Ripia Tangowahine - Tangowahine Valley Road (rural delivery) Wellsford - Hoteo North (rural delivery) Wharepuhunga-Ngaroma Aratoro - Kopaki Railway-station .. Awanui-Kaitaia Cambridge—Aniwaniwa Dargaville-Mititai Kaikohe - Otaienga Road (rural delivery) Leigh - Big Omaha Marsden Point - Parua Bay Marsden Point - Takahiwai JVlatapara-Ngaroma Omapcrc—Waimamaku Silver-dale-White Hills (rural delivery) Whangamata-Wharekawa.. Whangarei-Maungatapere Whangaroa-Matangirau .. Mangonui-Kohumaru Taringamotu Railway-station - Postoffice Waitomo Caves - Haylock's Whangarei-Whareora Ararrga-Oranoa Awhitu Wharf- Orua Bay Hikurangi — a point near Mania Kaipara Flats - Matangaao Kohukohu-Horeke Maromaku Post-office - Railway-sta-tion Matapara-Ngaroma Maungaturoto—Pukerata Oncrahi-Takarwai Towai Post-office - Railway-station.. Wayby Railway - station - Hoteo North Whakatiri-s.s. " Hirere " Wharepuhunga—Matapara Pieton Post-office - Railway-station.. Tuamarina Post-office - Railway-sta-tion Havelock-Mahakipawa Pieton - Endeavour inlet Hapuku - Puhipuhi River Bank Fernside Post-office — Railway-station Medbury Post-office-Railway-station Little River - The Gap Olentunnel-Kisselton Little River - Te Oka Mayfield-Poratcko Allanton-Momona Wingatui Post-office - Railway-station Awatea-Purekiriki Golden Point - Macrae's Flat Mail Coach, junction Gisborne RoadLower Hangaroa G is borne-Makaraka Junction Gisborne Road - Hangaroa Lower Hangaroa-Hangaroa ikamatua-Hukuwai Harihari-Herepo Wataroa-Matainui Hokitika — Upper Kokatahi tt •. Weekly -I tt tt tt Extended to Paraoanui. Extended to Nukutaurua. Extended to Marokopa Heads. Extended to Tahere. Abolished. (See Established.) (See Established.) (See Established.) Blenheim As required Established. Christchurch .. Thrice weekly .. Twiee weekly Weekly Twice daily Thrice weekly .. Twice weekly ii Abolished. Dunedin Daily .. Established. Twice weekly Abolished. Established. Gisborne Twice weekly Weekly Abolished. Greymouth Hokitika Twice weekly Established. tt • • Weekly Abolished.

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Inland Mail-services established, extended, and abolished — continued.

District. Name of Service. Frequency. Remarks. Invereargill Twice daily ■ Established. Napier Nelson Clearance of receivers in city and suburbs Longbush - Toa Makarcwa - Makarowa North (rural delivery) Waimahaka-Fortification Puherau-Otaraia Invereargill (or Bluff) - Te Oneroa . . Hastings - Waiterenui Homestead .. Otane-Pukehou Puketapu - Waihou Settlement Wairoa-Opouiti Anaroa-Pukehou Takaka-Tarakoho Nclson-Collingwood Nelson. - Tonga Bay Totaranui-Awa-iti Waitai - French Pass Waikawa Bay-French Pass Kupe-Te Popo .. Tc_Popo - Wharehuia Daily Twice weekly Weekly Daily Thrice weekly . . Weekly Extended to include Patterson's Block Abolished. Established. Abolished. Established. Thrice weekly .. Twice weekly . . Weekly New Plymouth Fortnightly Daily Daily in summer; thrice weekly in winter Ditto Thrice weekly .. )> Oamaru Thames Waitoriki-Inglewood Albert Road - Lower Mangorei Inglewood-Kaimiro .. Huatoki - New Plymouth Hurworth - New Plymouth Ihaia-Opunakc Wharehuia-Kupo Windsor-Ngapara Thornton-Whakatano Tc Puke Post-office - Railway -station Manawahe - Pikowai Road Matata-Manawahe Cape Runaway - Whangaparoa River Fairlio - Burke's Pass Temuka-Hilton jj Extended to Rahiri. Abolished. Thrice weekly .. Twice weekly Weekly Established. tt Timaru Fortnightly Weekly tt tt Wanganui Waiariari - Hook Railway-station .. Hihitahi Post-office - Railway-station Aramoho Post - office - Mr. Earle's residence (rural delivery) Junction Moawhanga Road - Ruakura (rural delivery) Kaimanuka - Murphy's (rural delivery) Karioi Post-office - Kennedy's Homestead (rural delivery) Parihauhau Hill-Top of Mangahoc Road Erua - Riariaka (rural delivery) Mangatiti Landing - Low's (rural delivery) Marton - Bonny Glen Taihape-Ngawaka Makirikiri- Mangahoc Road Nukumaru Post-office - Railway-sta-tion Ruakura—Taihape Bainesso Post-office — Railway station and line Paraparaumu Post-office - Railwaystation Eketahuna-Pongaroa Feilding rural delivery Glen Oroua - Taikorea Greytown - The Knoll (rural delivery) Hukanui-Hamua Mangamairc Post - office - Railwaystation Rangiotu-Mangawhata Manakau - Kuku Creamery Mangatainoka-Ruawhata Ohau - Kuku Road Haunui - Main Road Waihoki Valley - Main Road Carterton rural delivery tt Extended along the Smithfield and Temuka - Winchester Roads. Abolished. Established. Twiee daily Daily Thrice weekly .. Twice weekly ji »» Weekly >> Extended to Bruce Road. Extended to Hole and Malcolm's. Abolished. 35 Wellington As required 35 Established. tt Daily .. tt 55 tt 35 35 Four times weekly Thrice weekly 55 Twiee weekly 55 Extended to Belvedere, and Brooklyn and Manning Roads. Abolished. Admiral-Gladstone Alfrcdton - Waihoki Valley Carterton—Belvedere „ (See Extended.)

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SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SERVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year 1914, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below : —

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District. Name of Service. Frequency. Remarks. ellington Eketahuna-Alfredton Eketahuna—Mangaoronga .. Eketahuna-Newman Glen Oroua - Taikorea Greytown - Morrison's Bush Hamua-Eketahuna Kaiwaiwai Post - office - Road .lunrtion Paekakariki Post - office - Railwaystation Abolished. H' (See Established.)

Duration of Service. Number of j Mill VoyageB fo When terminated Oomi terminable. Annual Service. Subsidy or Payment. When established. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost 1 per Mile. VV _.kU»*W»XW. I £ a. A. Auckland and Fiji .. ..' 1,690 0 0 Auckland and South Pacific Islands 1,200 Q 0 Auckland and Great Barrier .. 250 0 0 Auckland, Whangaroa, and Mango- 120 0 0 nui Dargavillo and Tangiteroria .. 130 0 0 Helonsville and Matakohe .. , 150 0 0 Helensville and- Dargavillo .. 615 0 0 Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, ' 119 15 0 Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Offices in Whangarei Harbour .. j 117 0 0 Russell and Opua .. .. 90 0 0 New Zealand - San Francisco .. 25,000 0 0 New Zealand - Vancouver .. | 20,000 0 0 New Zealand and Australia (Wei- !15,000 0 0* lington-Sydnoy) Wellington, Wakatahuri, Home- ' 440 0 0 wood (and other offices), and Havelock Pieton, offices in Sounds, aud 330 0 0 Havelock Pieton, Grove Wharf, Te Awaite, I I 185 0 0 and Resolution Bay ! i 192 10 Of Pieton and Portage 60 0 0 Portage and Kenepuru Head .. 70 0 0 Port Nelson and Waikawa Bay .. 25 0 0 Ngakuta, Hakahaka, Kakapo Bay, 77 10 0 Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, j and Blenheim i June, 1880 I June, 1885 j Oct., 1891 Nov., 1907 Nov., 1893 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1889 Sept., 1912 Jan., 1889 Oct., 1910 Aug., 1911 ] Dec, 1906 J Dec, 1891 I Jan., 1907 | Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 April, 1911 June, 1914 : 13 2,! June, 1914 12 6,i Dec, 1915 52 Dec, 1915 52 i 1 2,334 6,992 124 368 S. d. 1 1-37 0 3-43 0 9-31 0 1-58 Dec, 1915 150 Dec, 1915 104 : Dec, 1915 156 Dec, 1915 156 62 116 128 52 0 3-22 0 2-98 0 7-39 0 3-54 Dec, 1915 ' 156 Deo., 1915 416 June, 1919 13 12,: Sept., 1916 13 12,( Mar., 1915 52 l,i 22 8 12,180 12,660 1,230 0 8-18 0 6-49 3 1-89 2 5-16 4 8-28 Dec, 1915 i 26 ! 300 1 1-56 Dec, 1915 20 I 330 0 9-23 Dec, 1915 : 156 88 0 3-36 Dec, 1915 12 Dec, 1915 304 Dec, 1915 126 Dec, 1915 52 14 46 62 86 0 8-8 0 3-51 0 3-72 0 4-16 ,„ .,„ I 137 0 0 Portage and Crail Bay .. .. Q qj. Nelson, Tarakohe, Tonga Bay, 200 0 0 Totaranui, Takaka, and Collingwood Nelson and Otarawao .. .. 100 0 0 Waitai and French Pass .. ! 25 0 0 Westport and Karamea .. .. I k „q q q Westport and Little Wanganui .. f Westport and Karamea .. ., | Q » Westport and Little Wanganui .. ' i Wellington or Lyttelton and Chat- | 500 0 0 ham Islands (including Pitt j Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay .. 300 0 0 Bluff, Te Oneroa, and Cromarty .. 137 10 0 I Jan.. 1910 Jan., 1904 June, 1914 I June, 1886 1 Jan., 1895 Nov., 1914 July, 1880 April, 1893 Dec, 1915 52 ] 106 0 6-40 Dec, 1915 : 104 ] 130 0 3-55 Dec, 1915 '' 52 Dec, 1915 52 |0C,, 1914 j II Jan., 1915 j *[2 ] Sept., 1916 :' 6 1,( 61 12 102 ! 82 I 102 I 82 J 1,050 0 7-57 0 961 3 5-24 1 3-27 1 7-05 Dec, 1915 52 June, 1914 6 3 44 190 2 7-47 2 4-95 * Subsidy abolished 18th March, 1915 5 i f Subsidy - increased from 1st September, 1914.

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CABLE BUSINESS. Hereunder are shown the number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the financial year 1914-15, in comparison with the figures for 1913-14 : —

Via Pacific.

Via Eastern.

The Dominion's outward International and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the same two years was as follows : — International. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1914-15 ... ... ... 59,460 ... ... 95,097 1913-14 ... ... ... 52,859 ... ... 68,402 Increase 6,601 = 12-5 per cent. 26,695 =39 per cent. Australian. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1914-15 ... ... ... 84,004 ... ... 19,663 1913-14 ... ... ... 89,802 ... ... 17,217 Decrease 5,798 = 6-45 per cent. Inc. 2,446 = 14-2 percent. There was a total increase of 803 messages, and an increase in value of £29,141.

Ordinary. Pre; IS. Destination. Number of ' Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. International Australian i ... j £ 42,461 64,682 63,557 14,778 210 914 £ 290 Totals for 1914-15 106,018 79,460 1,124 1,124 533 Totals for 1913-14 104,638 60,077 1,811 1,811 934

Deitination. Ordinary. Number of | Va]ue Messages. Prei Number of Messages. J !S. Value. International... Australian £. 16,999 30,416 20,447 4,885 24 1,584 £ 33 825 Totals for 1914-15 37,446 35,301 37,446 35,301 1,608 1,608 858 Totals for 1913-14 38,023 25,543 38,023 25,543 2,035 2,035 1,795

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RECEIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1911-15 and 1913-14, exclusive of Press, was as follows:— Via Pacific. International. Australian. 1914-15 ... ... ... ... ... 27,214 49,611 1913-14 ... ... ... ... ... 30,010 51,497 Decrease ... ... ... ... 2,796 Decrease 1,886 Via Eastern. International. Australian. 1914-15 ... ... ... ... ... 24,816 31,549 1913-14 ... ... ... 18,873 32,171 Increase ... ... ... ... 6,443 Decrease 622

PRESS. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past five years was, —

RADIO-TELEGRAMS. The undermentioned return, covering the years 1913-14 and 1914-15, does not include weather telegrams and shipping advices, which are sent free over the radio-telegraphic system : —

The increase in the number of radio-telegraphic messages over the previous year was 43-7 and 28-7 per cent, for the forwarded and received respectively. Messages for Samoa and Pagopago, and also Papeete, are sent through the wireless system, and this traffic has compensated for the decrease in messages exchanged with ships since the end of July, 1914.

Forwarded. Received. Received. Year. Number of Number of Number of — . i Value. Messages. ■ Words. Messages, i Words. 1910 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 2,671 I 168,262 2,117 : 158,590 2,680 j 252,725 ... 3,846 | 455,175 ... . 2,732 212,120 ! £ 1,363 1,298 2,161 2,729 1,390 [ ! 5,893 528,843 I 6,682 ' 582,247 6,004 : 546,187 l 6,212 : 621,923 l 8,056 796,352

1! .914-15 L913-14 Year. Forwarded. Number of Amount earned by Messages, . Words. New Zealand. i * 2,418 i 47,998 | 712 1,682 ! 22,162 , 409 Forwarded. Reoeived. Numbor of Amount Total Value. earned by Messages. Words. New Zealand. £ £ 1,077 4,656 64,284 1,049 625 3,618 36,918 748 i - Increases 736 j 25,836 303 452 1,038 27,366 301

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Table No. 1. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued and of Money-orders payable in New Zealand since the Year 1863.

Issued in t ■he Dominion. Where payable. Year. Commission 1" the L received. N„ In the Dominion. Total. United Kingdom anil ! Australia and other Foreign Offices, British Possessions. No. No. No. Amount. No. Amount, No. Amount. No. Amount. 1863 £ 1,057 2,201 2,201 2,201 : £ 9,614 . £ £ ! £ 4,740 21,944 4,645 24,145 11,586 55,703 1873 3,562 34,288 ■ 34,288 34,288 1 142,642 11,913 48,548 ; 6,150 j 28,068 j 52,351 219,258 1883 9,023 132,232 132,232 132,232 » 402,559 26,211 91,634 [ 14,"3- 46,940 172,556 54', '33 1893 10,249 146,133 146,133 146,133 1 576,359 29,616 J 86,545 : 35,208 88,025 210,957 750,929 1894 1895 1896 I897 1898 1899 I90O 1901 1902 10,601 155,534 11,434 162,600 12,671 181,505 13,836 ! 193,867 14,747 206,265 15,533 221,354 16,513 239,565 17.519 255,344 14,916 258,110 155,534 162,600 l8l,505 193,867 : 206,265 221,354 239,565 255,344 258,110 155,534 I 62,600 l8l,505 193,867 206,265 221,354 239,565 255.344 258,110 1 > I 1 608,042 635,063 717,218 762,593 798,726 864,513 951,860 1,002,057 1,014,724 28,513 79,349 38,631 ' 89,393 222,678 776,783 28,882 78,465 52,015 99,°77 ' 243,497 j 812,605 29,238 82,499 58,823 102,443 269,566 : 902,160 3 X ,77° 93,649 68,002 114,589 293,659 970,831 35,377 107,140 76,728 123,375 318,370 1,029,241 38,528 122,064 84,782 132,231 344,664 1,118,808 40,925 122,935 89,344 140,058 369,834 1,214,853 45,701 125,549 104,922 158,902 405,967 : 1,286,508 53,9io 138,755 55,i87 123,580 367,207 1,277,059 1903 .. 15,882 273,535 273.535 273.535 1,108,067 63,309 i57,79o 59,468 j 150,368 396,312 1,416,225 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 I909 1910 igiI "".. 1912 .. 16,385 281,655 i 17,073 287,394 18,279 301,650 18,847 305,424 12,556 338,752 •• 13.783 383,283 14,300 4 I 3,3i4 15,307 444,169 i6,399 493,345 281,655 ! 287,394 301,650 305,424 338,752 383,283 413,314 444,169 493,345 281,655 287,394 301.650 305.424 338,752 383,283 4I3,3M 444,169 493,345 j 1,148,226 1,189,386 1,312,271 1,389,800 i,6n ,968 1,841,030 i,981,877 2,262,366 2,702,469 60,490 I 165,245 j 65,638 ! 163,416 407,783 1,476,887 57,414 I 177,610 ! 72,633 , 174,716 4I7-44 1 1,541,712 60,120 186,903 77,250 187,058 439,020 1,686,231 i 58,565 , 193,356 77,498 , 190,434 441,487 1,773,591 67,384 j 226,409 81,948 | 212,308 488,084 ! 2,050,684 74,893 256,804 80,564 1 209,759 : 538,74° ' 2,307,593 j 79,651 273,449 76,692 202,197 569,657 2,457,523 88,364 289,857 75,231 ! 207,170 j 607,764 2,759,393 98,452 322,037 74,628 ' 206,843 ! 666,425 3,231,350 1913 1914 16,872 516,536 16,336 536,674 516,536 536,674 516,536 536,674 2,821,624 2,933,9" , r r. r. . _ 100,634 336,992 ; 73,575 199,158 , 690,745 3,357,774 87,774 299,1:55 67,070 ! 194,439 ; 691,518 3,427,505 Drawn on : :he Dominion. E When : issued. Total. Cingdom and ) Australiaandother British ;n Offices. Possessions. Amount, j No. Amount. No. Amount. Year. In the Dominion. dominion. United 1 Forei| Australia ant Possei No. Amount. Amount. No. No. I 1863 £ 2,067 9,169 £ £ £ 1,824 558 3,078 3,040 14,071 £ 1,824 558 415 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 37,438 156,957 6,626 1,668 1883 132,232 402,559 3,725 15,553 5,697 23,300 141,654 : 441,411 15,553 5,697 1893 146,133 576,359 8,746 32,617 IO,679 40,929 t 165,558 649,905 32,617 10,679 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 155,534 608,042 .. 1 162,600 635,063 .. j 181,505 717,218 .. 1 193,867 762,593 206,265 798,726 221,354 864,513 .. j 239,565 951,860 255,344 1,002,057 .. j 258,110 1,014,724 9,293 9,938 10,254 10,085 10,671 10,624 10,342 II,082 ",732 33,787 10,690 38,571 175,517 680,400 35,155 ",520 39,863 184,058 710,081 35,553 ",507 40,836 203,266 793,6o8 35,239 ",407 40,105 215,359 837,936 36,106 12,753 44,559 229,689 879,391 37,290 13,399 48,534 245,377 950,337 36,014 15,271 59.304 265,178 j 1,047,179 40,022 16,688 63,800 283,114 1 1,105,879 41,371 16,527 62,160 286,369 1,118,254 33,787 35.155 35,553 35,239 36,106 37,290 36,014 40,022 4i,37i 10,690 11,520 ",507 11,407 12,753 13,399 15,271 16,688 16,527 1903 273,535 ! 1,108,067 13,035 49,i8i 17,777 68,340 j 304,347 1,225,589 49,181 17.777 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 igio 1911 1912 281,655 j 1,148,226 287,394 I 1,189,386 . . I 3OI,650 I,312,271 305,424 1,389,800 338,752 I,6ll,968 383,283 1,841,030 .. j 413,314 1,981,877 .. j 444,169 2,262,366 •• 493,345 2,702,469 ",567 10,338 IO,3I4 10,315 10,970 ",783 11,954 11,866 13,195 1 45,793 19,277 I 71,824 312,499 1,265,844 47,649 19,669 72,438 ' 317,401 1,309,473 50,560 20,462 , 75,092 332,426 1,437,922 55,032 21,697 i 77,118 337,436 1,521,951 58,500 21,886 80,500 371,608 1,750,968 61,290 23,592 82,410 418,658 1,984,730 63,196 , 24,172 82,501 449,44° 2,127,575 65,074 j 27,561 97,532, 483,596 2,424,973 i 72,743 I 30,266 ■ 100,831 536,806 2,876,044 45,793 47,649 50,560 55,°32 58,5°° 61,290 63,196 65,074 72,743 19,277 19,669 20,462 21,697 21,886 23,592 24,172 27,561 30,266 1913 1914 516,536 j 2,821,624 536,674 j 2,933,911 12,693 ",439 70,084 31,450 110,487 560,679 3,002,194 60,324 30,974 "0,032 579,087 3,104,268 70,084 60,324 31,45° 3°,974

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Table No. 2. Table showing the Money-orders issued in New Zealand on Offices beyond the Dominion, and Money-orders issued at Offices beyond the Dominion on New Zealand, during the Years 1913 and 1914.

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Issued in. New Zealand. .SSUED IN 1013. 1014. Where payable. 1 — Number. Amount. Number. Amount. £ £ United Kingdom and Foreign Offices through United 82,403 200,274 71,752 234,174 Kingdom United States of America .. .. .. 13,584 25,700 12,904 26,808 Austria .. .. .. .. .. 2,546 38,418 1,769 34,135 Canada .. .. .. .. .. 1,083 4,440 1,148 0,381 Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. 222 1,000 216 1,163 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 196 1,255 227 1,507 France ., .. .. .. .. 691 1,437 498 1,096 Germany .. .. .. .. .. 1,074 3,352 633 1,941 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. 382 1,416 346 1,314 India .. .. .. .. .. 1,540 7,393 1,517 9,333 New South Wales .. .. .. .. 34,495 1)1,986 32,369 90,849 Norway .. .. .. .. .. 311 1,503 210 957 Queensland .. .. .. .. .. 2,486 8,315 2,321 8,539 Samoa .. .. .. .. .. 25 308 8 44 South Australia .. .. .. .. 1,663 5,498 1,562 5,082 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. 32 124 37 156 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. 5,481 12,110 4,264 10,527 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. 47 356 18 89 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. 566 2,618 525 2,340 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. 23,525 57,080 20,594 51,889 Western Australia .. .. .. .. 1,85)7 5,507 1,926 5,270 Totals .. .. .. .. 174,209 536,150 154,844 493,594 Dkawn on New Zealand. 1013. 1914. Where issued. , Number. Amount. Number. Amount. : ! I £ £ United Kingdom and Foreign Offices through United 9,092 54,1.99 8,833 10,024 Kingdom United States of America .. .. .. 2,295 10,934 2,113 9,608 Austria .. .. .. .. .. 36 625 16 160 Canada .. .. .. .. .. 1,108 4,212 1,238 8,702 Ceylon .. .. .. .. . . 44 276 63 293 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 749 3,721 858 4,365 France .. .. .. .. .. 112 364 77 150 Germany .. .. .. .. .. 212 844 11.2 590 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. 32 66 35 84 India .. .. .. .. .. 179 734 207 847 New South Wales .. .. .. .. 13,791 42,547 13,627 42,807 Norway .. .. .. .. .. 17 116 27 355 Queensland .. .. .. .. .. 2,300 8,166 2,210 7.451 Samoa .. .. .. .. .. 329 3,002 261 3.431 South Australia .. .. .. .. 1,365 4,639 1,115 3,037 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. 20 105 30 74 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. 2,180 8,284 2,258 7,790 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. 743 8,803 510 5,456 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. 625 3,584 448 2,523 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. 0,961 19,970 7,054 20,972 Western Australia .. .. .. .. 1,347 5,380 1,245 5,032 Totals .. .. .. .. 44,143 180,571 42,413 170,357

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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from the 1st January, 1886— the date upon which they were first issued— to the 31st March, 1915.

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Number of Postal Notes solri. Total. Number of Postal Notes sold. Year. Year. At Is. ! At Is. 6d. At 2s. ! At 2s. 6rl. ; At 3s. , At 5s. At 7s. 6d. \ At 10s. At 12s. 6d. At 15s. At 17s. 6d. At JE1. At £5.* Number. At Is. At Is. 6d. At 2s. At 2s. 6(1. At 3s. At 5s. At 7s. 6d. At 10s. Value. I | ! : I _J i ; l_ ! L_i_ i J Quarter ended Mar. 31,1886 3.019 2,046 .. 1,012 .. 2,039 969 : 2,379 695 992 425 2,866 .. 16.442 1886-87.. .. .. ! 16 605 ' 12,283 .. 6,647 .. 11,566 5,729 13,103 4,090 5,187 2.375 14,961 .. 92,546 1887-88.. .. .. 22,467 17,167 .. 9,162 .. 15,553 7,671 17,487 5,278 6,940 2,952 17,578 .. 122,255 1888-89.. .. ..' 27,428 21,900 .. 11,912 .. 19,741 9,477 21,149 6,618 8,243 3,633 19,778 .. 149.879 1889-90.. .. .. ! 32 754 25,387 .. 14,478 .. 23,550 10,894 24,011 7.809 9.386 4.158 22,596 .. 175.023 1890-91.. .. .. 35,915 28,559 .. 16,092 .. 25.204 12,229 25,906 7.969 10,172 4.366 23.503 .. 189,915 1891-92.. .. .. 42 416 33,722 .. 19.383 .. 29,550 14,019 30,132 9,058 11,611 4,953 25,839 i .. 220,683 1892-93.. .. .. 48,612 38,849 .. 22,038 .. 33,012 16,072 32,747 9,904 ! 12,330 5,369 28,969 i .. 247.902 1893-94.. .. 56,761 44,706 .. 25.461 .. 37,771 18,096 37,687 11,016 13,800 6,156 33,935 ! .. 285,389 1894-95.. .. .. 62,306 49,846 .. 28,975 .. 43.829 20,423 43,107 11,864 15,567 6,790 36,601 j .. 319.368 1895-96.. .. .. 68,454 56,185 .. 32,801 .. 49,204 22.802 47,787 13,601 17,191 i 7,020 33,390 j 1,192 349,627 1896-97.. .. .. 74,534 62,056 .. 35,322 .. 54,219 24,871 51,963 14,365 18,102 7,406 32,868 ! 1,090 376,796 1897-98.. .. .. 81,958 69,981 ! .. 38,617 i .. 60,843 26,968 55,748 15,463 19,477 7,904 32,179 I 728 409,866 1898-99.. .. .. 86,529 72,710 .. 41,991 .. 64,386 28,448 59,631 16,202 19,990 8,193 32,696 673 : 431,449 1899-1900 .. .. 93,762 77,431 .. 44,384 .. 70,416 \ 30,680 63,787 16,957 21,393 8,539 33,491 607 461,447 1900-1901 .. .. 85,478 68,068 13,834 52,691 14,702 80,630 24,497 71,001 13,304 ' 23,875 6,799 35,067 560 490.506 1901-1902 .. .. 49,529 30,255 62,285 70,683 65,467 109,663 ] .. 92,708 .. 32,128 '.. 43,042 ; 556 556,316 1902-1903 .. .. 54,268 33,409 70,122 76,613 75,700 119,593 .. 102,641 .. 34,508 .. 48,852 i 558 616,264 1903-1904 61,379 37,514 85,909 86,626 89,276 134,270 .. 114,755 .. 38,030 .. 58,629 ! 656 707,044 i 1904-1905 .. . 65,484 40,263 • 86,711 j 96,228 99,739 i 154,281 .. 130,430 .. 42,317 .. 69,206 ' 688 785,347 : 1905-1906 74,389 45,358 98,503 ! 108,493 114,411 167,430 .. 143,216 .. 46,228 .. 76,508 ! 788 875,324 '. 1906-1907 82 417 54,375 106,311 ! 120,321 , 128,384 ' 187,083 .. 159,045 .. 51,559 .. 91,193 ! 954 : 981,642 I 1907-1908 . 89'906 58,202 124,052 136,392 143,854 205,500 .. 171,951 .. 57,637 .. 104,714 423 j 1,092.631 i 1908-1909 . 97 285 ■ 59,484 153,925 162,588 146,148 227,471 .. .188,677 .. 62,916 ... 123,786 .. [1,222,280 I 1909-1910 .. .. 113,825 67,406 181,791 195,168 166,486 261,045 .. 214,453 .. I 70,967 .. 143,611- .. 1,414,752 < 1910-1911 .. .. 130,645 79,792 211,298 244,941 201,569 301,707 .. 242,854 .. 82,253 .. 171,900 .. 1,666,959 I 1911-1912 .. 141504 85,130 236,665 263,829 215,984 337,338 .. .261,600 .. 88,693 .. 190,823 .. 1,821,566 I 1912-1913 .. .. 154,201 92,342 264,844 279,311 220,109 367,942 .. 283,206 .. 95,535 .. 213,153 .. 1,970.643 1 1913-1914 .. .. 172,400 103.753 298,669 324,417 256,231 418,712 ' .. 312,870 .. 106,560 .. 245,230 .. 2,238,842 1914-1915 .. .. 182,733 107,483 307,934 346,011 263,522 444,427 .. : 325,071 .. 107,506 .. 229,640 .. 2,314.327 £ 6,910 37.659 47.729 56.842 65,484 69.722 79,326 87,857 101.002 112,308 123,368 129,012 134,378 139,957 147,686 154, 436 173,317 191,905 220,070 250,123 276,279 314,053 347. 300 389,143 447,619 521,943 574,980 636,473 721,743 725,118 I I |_ I 1 I I L _J * Issued only from 17tli June. 1805, to 31st October, 1907.

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Table No. 4. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the Money-order and Savings-bank Offices of New Zealand during the Year 1914.

Money-orders. Savings-banks. Postal District. Number. Paid d. Amount. Number of NewAccounts opened. Deposits. Number of Accounts N uinber Amount. closed. Issued. Paid. Withdrawals. Number. Commission. Amount. Number. Amount. Auckland 179.318 £ 4,515 839.398 174,755 £ 880,771 17,401 177.746 £ 2,481,802 11,565 146,198 £ 2,238.808 Blenheim 9,088 193 44.886 5.101 42,272 1,082 10,443 164,948 722 7,250 143.126 Christchurch Dunedin 62.082 59.572 1,586 1,298 309.163 253,985 63,830 62,992 368.410 315,395 i 9,492 134.845 6,621 96.889 1,822.796 1,295,879 6,327 4,995 I 107,282 69,536 1,637.018 1,181.506 Gisborne 17.403 447 114.879 0.861 42,864 2,446 23,685 313.874 1.1)13 18,458 281.911 Greymouth 18,301 416 80,517 8,425 45.875 1,318 13.302 168.975 1,037 8,194 147.721 Hokitika 3,960 78 17.471 2,597 11.948 311 2,524 44, 173 249 1,761 40.144 Invercargill 29,0.56 003 122.734 19,316 86,202 2,815 28.692 i 428,018 2,104 21,856 427.968 Napier .. Xelson New Plymouth .. Oainaru Thames Timani Wanganui Wellington Westport 37,572 16.784 18,007 9,893 30.086 17.1)03 51.081 115.563 14.589 856 369 394 175 589 372 1.013 3,107 325 214.541 82.030 91.492 78.815 140.015 143.725 260.957 579,398 07.41)9 23.427 13.259 11,566 4,072 13,046 10.681 28.1)54 123.887 5,084 154.049 76.815 77,558 22.729 68.126 52,758 142,082 675,504 29.941 4,802 47.241 1,524 15.937 2,112 20.217 960 9.286 2,427 20.777 655,676 243,118 307,733 179.761 291,083 3.060 1,050 1,555 690 1,807 31,210 11.374 13.428 6,624 14.039 561.611 220.884 286.417 157,108 269.297 2,411 23.753 415,740 1.660 17.498 330,009 5,230 49.604 655,710 3,023 34,389 583,682 16,656 ' 200,200 2,322,821 10.069 143,202 1.984,206 911 9,264 112,215 825 5,323 111,483 Grand totals.. I .. j 691.518 16.336 3,427,505 3,427,505 577,853 577.853 3,100.499 3,100.499 78,519 884.405 11,904,322 53,851 657,622 10,603,019

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Table No. 5. Statement showing the Number of British Postal Orders of each Denomination sold and paid in the Dominion of New Zealand during the Financial Years 1913-14 and 1914-15.

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s, ,1,1 Paid. Denomination. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1913-14. 1914-15. s. d. 0 6 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 6 3 0 3 6 4 0 4 6 5 0 *5 6 *6 0 *6 6 *7 0 7 6 *8 0 *8 6 •9 0 •9 0 10 0 •10 o •11 o •11 6 ♦12 0 12 6 *13 0 *13 6 •14 0 •14 6 15 0 •15 6 •16 0 ♦16 6 •17 0 17 6 •18 0 ■ *18 6 •19 0 •19 6 20 0 •21 0 2,878 7,131 3,278 5,649 6,287 7,095 1,647 2,778 1,403 15,287 3,018 17,851 1,592 4,747 891 36,947 2,367 0,136 2,596 5,085 5,997 4,429 1,413 2,655 1,117 15,068 2,957 17,619 274 1,148 344 991 1,696 623 259 356 140 2,032 56 251 69 112 245 97 46 81 47 3,335 137 83 33 183 183 62 34 91 88 912 22 41 28 28 47 57 19 47 44 11,555 554 482 1,204 412 1,081. 1,863 592 293 ' 420 180 3,477 89 199 63 136 232 117 40 66 71 3,110 123 04 24 125 162 52 25 83 31 781 42 56 34 30 73 72 46 67 96 9,654 634 1,338 3,988 810 37,050 Number 118,479 118,479 110,625 26,995 26,417 Value £61,450 £61,450 £15,298 £59,771 £16,956 of these deuominatii >ns were withdrawn from issue at all oi ices in the Dominion on the * British Postal Orders 1st September, 1910.

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Table No. 6.—POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.- GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in the various Postal Districts in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1914.

Number i . mi.* of Post Average ■ . 'Average Number T Amount AverageOffice Number of T . , . Amount of Number Average Cost of Costot Number Number of standing to the Amount Savings- Deposits Iota Amount cach ofWith . Total Amount of Amount ot hxcess ot Excess ol each of of Accounts Credit = ofall h t ta " d,n .?, to . Postal Districts. banks received of Deposits D drawals Withdrawals ....«. cn . D , e P° s ! tS ov< r r Withdrawals » Transac- Interest lor Accounts Accounts remain- ; Account-, *= Credit oi Oren a, duringthe recened dunrrg the during the Year. Withdrawal Withdrawals over Depos.ts t,on, De- the Year. opened closed ing Open P inclusive of each Open theClos, Year. Year - duringthe the Year. , dl "!"S dunng rhe Year, during the Year. y | posit or during during at Close Account at olthe Year. ] t"e\ear. With- the Year.: the Year.: ot the Close of the Year. Close o. y ear j drawal. Year. the Year £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ d. £ s. d. \ £ a. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. 22! 177,746 2,481,80112 3 13 19 3 146,198 2,238,807 14 9 15 6 3 242,993 17 6 .. .. .. 112,849 1 5 j 17,401 11,565 89,200 3,502,239 12 9:39 5 3 • Blenheim .. 16 10.443 164,948 3 0 15 15 10 7,250 143,126 7 6 19 14 10 21,821 15 6 .. .. .. 9,036 10 0 1,082 j 722 7,346 281,617 6 10 ! 38 6 9 Christchurch .. 70 134.845 1,822,795 19 2 13 10 4 107,282 1,637,017 19 3 15 5 2 185,777 19 11 .. .. .. 96,309 9 5 9,492: 6,327 77,101 2.973.111 6 11 38 11 3 Dunedin .. 66 96,889 1,295,879 9 0 13 7 6 69,536 1,181,565 16 7 16 19 10 114,313 12 5 .. .. .. 82,145 12 2 I 6,621 j 4,995 I 54,749 2,504,995 7 4 : 45 15 1 Gisborne .. 21 23,685 313,873 18 7 13 5 0 18,458 281,911 2 10 ! 15 5 6 31,962 15 9 .. .. .. 13,016 15 0 2,446 \ 1,913 12,244 406,903 5 4 33 4 8 Greymouth .. 18 13,302 168,975 9 2 12 14 0 8,194 147,720 12 I 18 0 7 21,254 17 1 .. .. ., 12,587 17 0 1,318 1,037 8,290 385,927 9 9 46 11 1 Hokitika .. 8 2,524 44.172 15 4 17 10 0 1,761 40.143 11 11 22 15 11 4.029 3 5 .. .. .. 3,718 14 8 311 249 2.3S2 110,558 3 4 46 8 3 Invereargill .. 31 28,692 428,017 14 6 14 18 4 21,856 427,967 14 3 19 11 7 50 0 3 .. .. .. 28,666 8 5 2,815 | 2,104 20,037 847,538 19 5 42 6 0 Napier .. .. 43 47,241 655,676 1 0 13 17 7 31,210 561,611 14 17 19 11 94,064 19 8 .. .. .. 30,384 19 10 4,802 3,060 25,259 963,987 8 9 38 3 3 Nelson .. .. 26 15,937 243.117 12 6 15 5 1 11,374 220,883 13 1 19 8 5 22,233 19 5 .. .. .. 14,740 19 5 1,524 1,050 11.840 449.103 10 9 37 18 7 New Plymouth .. 18 20,217 307,733 0 8 15 4 5 13,428 286,416 14 10 21 6 7 21,316 5 10 .. .. .. 15,751 1 6 2,112 1,555 12,099 474,320 8 7 39 4 1 Oamaru .. il 9,286 179.761 5 3 19 7 2 6,624 157,168 8 4 23 14 7, 22,592 16 11 .. .. .. 10,425 14 ' 8 960 690 6,014 320,708 12 6 53 6 6 Thames .. 30 20.777 291,083 5 6 14 0 2 14,039 269,297 7 2 19 3 8 21,785 18 4 .. .. .. 16.262 12 5 2,427 i 1,807 14,060 492,324 16 8 35 0 4 Timaru.. .. 16 23,753 j 415,740 2 9 17 10 1 17,498 330,009 6 10 18 17 2 85,730 15 11 .. .. .. 21,4,37 5 5 2,411 1,060 14,572 677,058 9 5 46 9 3 Wanganui .. j 55 49,604 655,710 8 3 13 4 5 34,389 I 583,681 18 7 16 19 6 72,028 9 8 .. .. .. 29,421 18 11 5,230 3,623 26,467 915,396 3 3 34 1 1 9 Wellington .. j 98 200,200 2,322,820 14 6 11 12 1 143,202 j 1,984,206 5 9 13 17 1 338,614 8 9 .. .. .. 1111,529 12 3 16,656 10,669 96,282 13,523,414 3 4 36 11 11 Westport .. 18 9,264 ■ 112,215 8 3 12 2 3 5,323 ; 111,482 11 2 20 18 10 732 17 1 .. .. .. 7,025 16 10 9)1 825 5,320 218,823 14 2 41 2 8 Totals for 1914 766 884,405 11,904,322 19 S 13 9 2 657,622 jl0,603,0 IS 6 3 16 2 61,301,304 13 5 .. 30,000 4-67 615,310 9 4 78,519 153,851 483,262 '19,048,028 19 1 39 8 4 30,000 4-67 615,310 9 4 78,519 53,851 483,262 '19,048,028 19 1

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Table No. 6a.—POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.—GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1914.

Number j of PostOffice Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Year. Number of Deposits received duringthe Year. Totai Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average V Amount of Numbtr Average ., t. „fvw.i. -r~*.,i a . „r Amount of Excess of each ot With- . I otal Amount of t . n ■.„...,.... Deposit drawais XYUhdrawais received .during during the Year. duri during the Year. dunngdie I *he Yea. , the Year, j * Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Average <-„-. „r i Cosr of Cost Ol ; cach Manage- 1 Transac _ during <'°\ D =- j drawal. Interest for the Year. Number Number of of Accounts Accounts opened closed during during the Year, the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount Average standing to the standi to Credit of all theCred f tof Open Accounts, each Q inclusive of Acco „ nt at Interest to the Qose of Close of the Year. h y Totals for 1914 .. .. 1913 .. 1912 1911 .. . 1910 .. 1909 .. 1908 1907 ., „ 1906 1905 .. 1904 .. 1903 .. , 1902 1901 .. . 1900 1899 .. 1898 .. 1897 .. 1896 .. 1895 •• 1894 •• 1893 •• 1892 .. 1891 .. 1890 .. 1889 .. 1888 .. 1887 .. 1886 .. 1885 .. 1884 .. 1883 .. 1882 .. 1881 .. 1880 .. 1879 .. 1878 .. 1877 .. 1876 .. 1875 .. 1874 .. 1873 .. 1872 .. 1871 .. 1870 .. 1869 .. 1868 .. Totals from ist Feb. to 31st Bee, 1867 766 747 724 687 647 619 593 563 54i 520 510 493 481 466 445 427 409 388 37 1 357 348 327 3i8 3" 296 294 290 283 271 256 243 222 207 190 178 165 147 138 124 119 103 97 92 81 70 59 55 46 I 884,40511,904,322 19 8 1 907,87611,286,702 7 5 877,889111,725,182 16 5 : 823,83211,627,367 14 3 768,82410,708,938 16 10 724,501 9,611,119 11 3 706,101 9,674,075 4 o 650,990 9,351,663 19 7 593.764 7.907,154 ' 2 5 509,112 6,625,744 O IO 469,799 5,836,540 o o 444,510. 5,661,592 15 2 411,215 5,069,619 6 2 380,808 4,611,456 6 1 347,0561 4,170,428 15 3 3133783; 33644,980 9 10 281,749 3,279,611 7 5 267,615 3,187,219 2 4 242,283 2,881,152 16 3 2I 7,393 2,794,506 16 o 204,545; 2,252,862 6 11 202,276! 2,386,089 10 7 186,945! 1,878,270 6 4 176,971' 1,842,987 15 2 162,938 1,658,543 3 5 153,920; 1,515,281 11 3 145, 355 1.544,747 7 " I 3 6 ,i97| l»3M»*5i : 5 I37>9°9' '3248,405 6 11 I 3*,373 1,341,001 3 2 129,279, 1,227,909 11 4 127,609; 1,178,474 4 1 129,952 1,325,852 2 11 125,855 1,189,012 2 7 81,660 864,441 18 10 71,865 812,399 XI ll 69,908 762,084 12 o 60,953 681,294 r 3 2 57,295 664,134 12 6 56,129 657,653 4 o 52,627 699,249 14 3 39,223 580,542 5 5 31,681 430,877 o o, 24,642 312,338 18 4; 20,489 264,328 5 7 I7,i33 240,898 5 9 13,014 194.535 11 6 6,977 96,372 7 10 £ s. d. £ a. A. £ s. d. £ a. A. £ s. d. £ s. d. 13 9 2 657,622:10,603, 018 6 3 16 2 61,301,304 13 5 .. 30,000 o 4-67 12 8 8 634,8oi'ii,04i,454 8 10 17 7 10 245,247 18 7 .. 30,000 o 467 13 7 1 589,388,11,449,711 3 7 19 8 6, 275,471 12 10 .. 29,000, o 474 14 2 3 546,02210,662,045 15 2 19 10 6 965,321 19 1 .. 29,000 o 508 13 18 7 520,413 9,695,514 16 1 18 12 71,013,424 09 .. 28,000 o 521 13 5 4 520,971 9,499,319 16 4 18 4 8 111,799 14 11 .. 27,000 o 520 13 14 o 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 818 256,254 13 9 .. 27,000 o 544 14 7 4 433,796 8,125,123 o o 18 14 71,226,540 19 7 .. 19,000 o 4'20| 13 6 4 386,536 6,907,103 17 7 17 17 51,000,050 14 10 .. 17,000 o 4'i6| 13 ° 3 346,022 5,984,184 12 2 17 5 11 641,559 8 8 .. 16,500 o 4-63! 12 8 6 323,609 5,664,770 3 9 17 10 1 171,769 16 3 .. 16,000' o 4-84 12 14 9 301,076 5,343,828 5 o 17 15 o 317,764 10 2 .. 15,000 o 4-83 12 6 7 273,454 4,708,771 11 2 17 4 5 360,847 15 o .. 14,000 o 490 12 2 2 247,8541 4,230,193 6 2 17 1 4 381,262 19 111 .. 11,500 o 439 12 o 4 227,079 3,827,416 7 3 16 17 1 343,012 80; .. 10,500 o 4-39 n 12 4 206,9401 3,417,298 19 8 16 10 3 227,681 10 2 .. 9,500 o 438J 11 12 10 196,764 3,194,893 16 7 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 .. 8,500 o 4-26! 11 18 2 179,555 2,891,169 5 8 16 2 o 296,049 16 8 .. 8,000 o 4-29 11 17 10 167,248! 2,591,558 19 4 15 9 10 289,593 16 11 .. 7,000 o 410 12 17 i; I59,9 0 4; 2,369,333 6 7 14 16 4 4 2 5> I 73 9 5 •• 7,000 o 4-45 11 0 3I 152,1361 2,268,624 8 4 14 18 3 .. 15,762 1 5 6,500 o 437 11 15 ii 1 136,739 2,122,521 16 8 15 10 5 263,567 13 11 .. 6,500 o 460 10 o 11 120,6281 1,821,348 18 1 15 2 o 56,921 83 .. 5,500 o 4-29-10 8 3 ! 111,603! 1,693,515 9 3 15 3 5 149,472 5 « •• 5,ooo' o 4-16 10 3 6 106,868 1,500,437 9 5 14 o 9 158,105 14 o .. 5,ooo[ o 445. 9 16 io, 99,185. 1,457,081 5 o 14 13 9 58,200 63 .. 4,000 o 379! 10 12 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 10 14 8 5 157,276 61 .. 4,oooj o 3-97! 9 12 8 89,962 1,182,409 7 6 13 2 10 129,741 13 11 .. 4,000 o 424: 9 o 11 89,182 1,336,287 6 4 14 19 8 .. 87,881 19 5 4,000 o 423: 10 4 1 84,832 .1,264,305 8 3 14 18 oi 76,695 14 11 .. 4,000 o 444. 9 9 11 80,800, 1,195,931 o 11 14 16 oj 31,978 10 5 .. 4,oooj o 4-571 948 78,405 1,295,719 18 3 16 10 6j .. 117,245 14 2 4,000 o 4'66 ! 10 4 o 69,308 1,142,599 o 1 16 9 8i 183,253 2 10! .. 4,000 o 4-82! 9 8 11 60,137 902,195 1 8 15 o ii 286,817 o n| .. 3,500 o 452 10 11 9 57,446 780,504 13 4 13 11 8 83,937 56 .. • 3,500 o 604, 11 6 1 54,698; 876,180 19 3, 16 o 4 .. 63,781 7 4 3,ooo: o 5-69! 10 18 o 42,746) 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 .. 2,500 o 533! 11 3 6 39,3631 667,023 7 5 16 18 10 14,271 59; .. 2,500 o 598 11 11 9 39,486! 696,281 7 4 ! 17 12 8 .. 32,146 14 10 2,500 o 620 11 14 4 36,977 729,759 17 9 19 14 8 .. 72,106 13 9 2,500 o 644 13 5 8 29,778; 620,155 8 9 20 16 5 79,094 56 .. 2,250, 0 6-55, 14 16 2 21,268' 425,908 3 5 20 o 5 154,634 20 .. 1,800! o 714 13 12 oj 17,254 313,176 7 11 18 3 o 117,700 12 1 .. 1,556. o 763: 12 13 6| 14,773 261,347 16 3' 17 13 9 50,991 2 1 .. I,35i ° 8-23! 12 18 o 11,934 209,509 13 2 17 11 1 54,818 12 5 .. 1,264 ° 936 14 1 2 9,292 180,518 4 1 19 8 7 60,380 18 .. 1,186 o 1077, 14 18 11 6,36 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 .. 789 o 977 13 16 3 1,91 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 69,956 91 .. 82 2 1 1018, £ s. d. . 615,310 9 4 78,519; 53,851 483.262! 555,908 9 7 81,260' 54,865 458,594 511,598 18 8; 85,529 58,896 432,199! 472,874 18 5 85,912! 60,931] 405,566 424,668 1 o 78,566 57,695 380,585 395,804 4 5 77,4°° 55,763 359,714. 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829; 342,077 343,424 7 2 74,671 53.644; 319,773. 291,191 19 1 70,206 47,5261 298,746: 259,081 7 6 60,015 43,H3| 276,066 200,930 6 1 57,769 42,280; 259,164, 187,130 2 8 57,047 40,837; 243,675' 172,926 1 7, 53,587 38,5581 227,465 159,198 4 o 50,0461 35,oi8l 212,4361 146,169 2 5 46,086; 31,724] 197,408 134,917 19 3 41,362; 28,284' 183,046 128,128 16 6 37,265! 26,628' 169,968 137,240 8 o 36,394) 24,821 159,331! 126,497 16 3: 32,g82j 22,907] 147,758! 129,489 19 6 30,261 22,001 137,683 114,643 4 11 28,669 21,930; 129,423' 114,760 1 1 29,755, 19,599) 122,684111,301 13 1 26,232 18,171 112,528] 104,098 17 o 25,131 17,872) 104,467) 92,319 o 6 23,719 17,256 97,208; 84,809 17 1 21,778] 15,521 90,745 78,080 6 o 21,307; 16,543 84,488 67,363 15 3 20,368 15,515 79,724 65,825 9 6 21,671 16,757 74,871 62,228 3 11 20,661 16,421 69,957 57,38i 13 7 20,228 16,447 65,717 56,046 17 3 20,386 15,967 61,936 54,909 r 3 " 21,014 I4,5 0 5 57,5171 42,204 19 o 25,059 12,718 51,008 32,822 12 4 16,137 12,217 38,667 31,715 18 2 15,401; 12,786 34,747 31,664 12 9 13,005; 9,634 32,132) 29,193 14 6 11,2351 8,591 28,761; 28,762 4 7 11,255; 9,472 26,117! 28,565 3 5 11,273 8,681 24,334! 26,935 6 8 10,346 5,736 21,742; 20,106 16 10 7,382 3,816 17,132 14,711 o 5 6,205 3,188 13^66 11,291 10 10 4,615 2,383. 10,549] 9,242 3 11 4,304 2,277 8,317 7,412 8 o 3,839, 1,801 6,290: 4,880 7 3 3,282 1,186 4,252! 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 2,156; 19,048,028 19 1 17,131,413 16 4 16,330,257 8 2 15,543, l8 6 16 8 14,104,989 19 2 12,666,897 17 5 12,159,293 18 1 11,523,230 17 9 9,953,265 11 o 8,662,022 17 1 7,761,382 on 7,388,681 18 7 6,883,787 5 9 6,350,013 9 2 5,809,552 5 3 5,320,370 14 IO 4,957,771 5 5 4,744,924 l8 r 4,311,634 13 5 3,895,543 o 3 3,340,879 11 4 3,241,998 7 10 2,863,670 12 10 2,695,447 11 6 2,441,876 8 7 2,191,451 14 1 2,048,441 10 9 1,813,084 18 8 1,615,979 9 6 1,638,035 19 5 1,499,112 o 7 1,409,751 16 7 1,470,950 13 6 1,232,787 16 9 903,765 16 10 787,005 19 o 819,071 8 2 767,375 17 8 723,910 17 5 727,295 7 8 770,836 18 o 664,807 5 10 490, 066 7 o 357,654 14 6 295,372 1 7 231,3" 5 3 '63,518 15 7 71,197 14 1 / S. d. 39 8 4 37 7 2 37 15 8 38 6 6 37 I 3 35 4 3 35 10 11 36 o 9 33 6 4 3i 7 6 29 18 11 30 6 5 30 5 3 29 17 10 29 8 7 29 1 4 29 3 5 29 15 7 29 3 7 28 5 10 25 16 3 26 8 6 25 9 o 25 16 o 25 2 4 24 2 11 24 4 IO 22 14 IO 21 II 8 23 8 4 22 16 3 22 15 2 25 11 5 24 3 4 23 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 o 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 33 o 5 I I I i

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Table No. 7. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1914.

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Balances on 1st January, 1914. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1914. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Money-order Accounts :— Money-orders (general) .. .. ' United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Australia Austria Canada Ceylon Fiji .. France German}* Hong Kong India Norway Samoa Straits Settlements Tonga.. Union of South Africa Commission Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Postal Accounts :— Stamps ... Postal Guides Postal notes Private box and bag rents Money-order commission British postal orders —H.O. a/c .. C.P.M.'s a., c „ London a/c B.P.O. oonvniission Postal revenue State Savings-bank of Australia .. Commonwealth Bank of Australia Telegraph Accounts :— New South Wales Telegraphs New Zealand and Australian Cable Pacific Cable Board Telephone-exchange receipts Special-messenger receipts Maintenance of private wires Registration of code addresses Cash deposits .. Telegraph re enue General Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments £ s. d. £ a. A. 58,832 7 1 28.(306 8 5J 196 3 6 2,919 119 1,821 4 4 93 11 11 32 13 4 178 0 10 675 18 1 616 0 1 77 0 2 2.101 7 10 452 13 9 45 7 6 46 5 6 4.201 13 10 50 10 2 462 8 3 17,131,413 16 4 6,107 19 7 247.894 1 10 8 12 0 141.919 17 1 £ a. A. £ a. A. 3,600,797 10 3 3,595,196 18 I 318,585 11 3 323,222 0 3 27,131 19 0 27.085 11 9 183,476 9 4 187,130 0 0J 34,228 16 0 34.149 8 11 9,661 8 2 10,697 4 8 1,169 2 3 1,052 12 5 3,719 6 3 i 4,392 9 11 1.102 12 10 1,101 18 2 1,953 19 1 3,359 1 10 1,321 13 0 1.300 3 9 9,379 11 3 8,937 3 7 958 18 9 ! 1,188 4 3 2,313 7 4 3,463 6 9 157 2 4 153 19 10 7,590 19 6 ; 5,469 15 9 2,553 16 1 2,591 4 9 2,305 19 2 2,289 7 7 12,519,633 9 0 10,603,018 6 3 879,454 18 1 880,202 8 7 1,030,865 8 oi 1.039,880 6 8J 565 13 7 567 8 5 739.363 2 6 729,668 0 4 14,257 7 4 14,257 7 4 16,678 7 1 16.678 7 1 40,575 0 0 63.708 2 (i 63,708 2 6 60,873 8 8 60,265 17 8 60,265 17 8 658 7 10 658 7 10 712,596 8 3 710,064 8 li 60,874 11 9 68,476 6 9 11,263 5 8 11.911 10 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 64,432 19 3 23.969 19 o_ 149 16 3 733 18 114 1,900 11 5 942 4 7 149 3 2 851 4 6 676 12 9 789 2 8 98 9 5 2,543 15 6 223 8 3 1,195 6 11 49 8 0 2,080 10 1 87 18 10 445 16 8 19,048,028 19 1 5,360 9 1 238,873 3 7 6 17 2 151,614 19 3 47.727 18 20,257 12 7 24,593 19 2 23,092 6 5 2,500 10 6J 3,472 9 4 482 16 3 5,032 9 10i .'. 4,129 5 8 165 8 3 746 9 6 269 5 0 2,398 2 10 27,533 15 4 26,310 11 3 8,166 1 4 7,861 12 10 70,956 16 5 68,611 6 9 255,106 0 3 255,106 0 3 549 11 549 I 1 3,450 11 1 3,450 11 1 539 9 7 539 9 7 27,196 7 0 26,731 9 9 722,342 15 3 716,604 9 1 1 1,969 13 7 573 13 6 4,743 12 6 .. 1,357 16 1 5,144 8 0 1,822 13 4 .'. 10,882 13 4 266,171 14 1 628,328 15 1_ 17,083.638 9 7 9,881,222 15 1 1_ 10,151,681 1 li 23,172,553 11 1_ 23,175,606 18 ii_ 982,081 0 0 2,706.750 0 0 536,629 19 3 not oon et ci 536,629 19 3 631,382 2 6i 18,808,307 9 7 631,382 2 6i ; 18,808,307 9 7

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Table No. 7— continued. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1914— continued.

V Balances on 1st January, 1914. Transact Cr. Dr. Cr. Transactions. tions. Dr. Bitlances on 31st December, 1914. Cr. Dr. Cr. I General Accounts — continued. Accrued interest on investments .. Miscellaneous receipts (geneial) .. Foreign postage Foreign Mail Settlement Account Miscellaneous expenses Discount-stamps For other Departments :— Advances to Settlers Arms Act licenses Audit fees Beer-duty stamps Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) .. Customs duty (parcels) Electoral receipts Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Government Printer Imperial pensions Income-tax Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery Marine Department receipts Mining Act National Provident Fund receipts Old-age pensions ,, (Miscellaneous) .. Military pensions Public Trust Public Service Superannuation Account Registration of births, ore. Pents Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs Stock Department Valuation revenue Miscellaneous revenue Widows'pensions Commissioner of Stamps (death duties) Land revenue Suspense Account Profit and loss £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 184.521 12 7 I 184,521 12 7 5,999 13 11 .. 20,513 19 0 10.478 2 6J .. 23,553 9 10i 19,656 6 0 9,878 17 .. 1,983.867 16 1 1,994 1 0 .. 884 0 0 .. ! 19,330 6 0 .. 2,145,826 9 3 • 4 0 0 .. 157 0 0 0 16 8 2.750 17 0 .. 10,446 1 0 12 11 0 .. 140 7 6 81 14 11 12 6 .. 1,565 2 2 8,856 10 0 .. 76,726 10 1 26 5 0 0 5 0 .. 34 16 0 72 7 6 .. 1,433 5 0 3,484 9 0 4 li 0 .. 96 15 8 7,916 15 3 .. 224,696 7 9 0 7 0 .. 6 8 6 977 9 2 .. 30,001 2 0 282 12 4 .. 333,299 10 5 35,939 17 .. 609,776 8 4 20 0 0 535 12 6 .. 10,812 5 0 22 7 6 .. 246 18 3 371 5 0 .. 241 0 0 245 6 1 .. 14,978 4 2 15,762 18 6 .. 455,400 0 0 2 1 11 1,688 12 0 .. 46,450 0 0 33,387 16 11 .. 974,612 6 10 24] 12 11 .. 131,417 11 7 229 15 0 .. 3,380 17 0 8 iO 8 .. 293 0 7 224 II 10 .. 1,888 15 4 1 10 0 23 3 6 .. 6,253 17 5 112 10 8 1,327 12 6 .. 30,730 0 0 1,473 7 8 20 11 9 2 10 301,248 14 3 .. 824,891 5 9 £ s. d. 193,311 1 1 i 17,579 6 8 26,424 0 6 19,656 6 0 1.988.751 18 6 : 787 10 0 2,129,528 18 10 159 0 0 0 16 S 10.287 15 1 152 8 6 81 14 11 1,454 0 11 80,917 9 4 23 19 0 31 10 0 1,425 13 6 3,484 9 0 100 1 8 223,107 4 9 6 12 0 27,906 7 8 329,720 0 0 516,600 0 0 20 0 0 10,147 10 0 252 2 5 240 15 0 14,373 7 0 452,355 13 9 2 1 11 45,964 4 6 973,444 0 3 128.799 19 7 3,263 17 0 284 9 7 1,923 13 0 1 5 0 6.235 15 11 11 10 6 30,358 14 7 1,473 7 8 20 8 9 831.398 9 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 193,311 1 1 8,934 6 2 7,607 11 11 4.993 19 2 2,090 110 35,627 16 5 2 0 0 2.909 2 11 0 10 0 112 3 9 4,665 10 9 2 6 03 11 0 79 19 0 15 0 9,505 18 3 0 3 0 3,072 3 6 3.862 2 9 129.115 9 11 1,200 7 6 17 3 4 371 10 0 850 3 3 18.807 4 9 2,174 7 6 '.'. 34,556 3 6 2.859 4 11 346 15 0 70 1 8 189 14 2 0 5 0 41 5 0 101 0 2 1,698 17 11 0 3 0 2 10 294,741 10 6 Totals .. 18,167,794 15 5i 18,167,794 15 5i 63,684,889 2 8 i 63,684,889 2 8 2 20,181,201 5 10 ! 20,181,201 5 1 63,684,889 2 8 20,181,201 5 10 20,181,201 5 10 I I l_

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Table No. 8. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1914.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value Cost-prioo. Accrued Interest on ill st December, 1914. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cont. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 3| per cent, The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1902 Debentures, 3f per cont. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 3_ per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Sottlement Act 1909 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Sottlement Aot 1906 Debentures, Z_ per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1907 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1908 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot 1911 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Aid to Publio Works an3 Land Settlement Act 1912 Debentures, 3f per cent. Tba Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1914 Debentures 4 per cent, The Aid to Water-power Works Act 1910 Debentures, 3| percent. The Aid to Water-power Works Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Appropriation Act 1.912 Debentures, 4 per cent. Canadian Stock, 3 per oent. Canadian Stock, 2_ per cent. Cape of Good Hope Consolidated Stock, 3_ per cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, Si per cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 3f per cent. The Consolidated Loan Aot 1867 Debentures, 3| per oent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 3f per cent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 3_ por cont. The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 3f per cent. Tho Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board Debentures, 4 per cent... The General Purposes Loan Act 1873 Debentures, 4 per oent. .. Tho Government Advances to Settlers Aot 1906 Dobentures, 3_ per cent. The Government Advanoes to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Extension Act 1901 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Government Advances to Workers Act 1906 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Government Railways Aot 1908 Debentures, 3_ per cent. .. The Government Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Government Railways Aot 1908 and Finance Act 1.909 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Railways Act 1908 and Finance Act 1.909 Debentures, 8J per cent. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 3f per oent. £ s. d. 200 0 0 £ a. A. 2C0 0 0 £ a. d 2C0 0 ( d. £ a. 0 16 3 500 0 0 500 0 0 500 0 C 0 5 9 56,500 0 0 56,500 0 0 56,500 0 ( 0 32,5 1 4 32,600 0 0 32,600 0 0 32,600 0 l 0 570 10 0 2,500 0 0 2,500 0 0 2,500 0 ( 0 7 3 1.0 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 ( 0 24 19 8 300 0 0 300 0 0 300 0 ( 0 6 0 0 128,000 0 • 0 -j 128,000 0 0 28,000 0 ( 0 394 10 4 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 ( 0 25 0 0 170,100 0 0 170,100 0 0 70,100 0 ( 0 2,833 8 9 61,525 0 0 61,525 0 0 61,525 0 ( 0 1,076 18 9 500,000 0 0 | 500,000 0 0 00,000 0 ( 0 8,750 0 0 61,750 0 0 61,750 0 0 61,750 0 ( 0 1,080 12 6 8,650 0 0 8,650 0 0 8,650 0 ( 0 162 3 9 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 00,000 0 ( 0 3,500 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 ( 0 436 6 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 ( 0 154 2 2 49,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 49,000 0 ( 0 918 1.5 0 175,300 0 0 175,300 0 0 75,300 0 ( 0 1,386 15 9 525,000 0 0 525,000 0 0 25,000 0 ( 0 2,054 15 7 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 ( 0 308 4 4 185,000 0 0 185,000 0 0 85,000 0 ( 0 1,201 7 8 1.0,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 12,666 15 11 200 0 0 40,000 0 0 135,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 194,200 0 0 283,500 0 0 165,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,800 0 0 10,133 8 9 186 1 3 40,000 0 0 135,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 194,200 0 0 283,500 0 0 J 65,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 10,000 0 ( 4,800 0 ( 10,133 8 < 186 1 I 10,000 0 ( 35,000 0 ( 13,000 0 ( 34,200 0 ( 53,500 0 ( 35,000 0 t 75,000 0 (. 0 61 12 10 0 75 0 0 9 78 19 0 3 3 1.0 0 0 349 0 9 0 1,262 3 1 0 102 16 10 0 3,032 14 1 0 3,289 7 4 0 1,914 8 11 0 593 6 5 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 ( 0 I 141 15 0 2,850 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 2,850 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 2,850 0 C 5,200 0 (. 35,000 0 C 0 21 4 8 0 43 17 7 0 302 1 1 12,900 0 0 12,964 10 0 12,964 10 C 0 258 0 0 80,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 50,000 0 C 0 230 2 9 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 C 0 71 18 4 85,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 .1.00 0 0 85,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 100 0 0 35,000 0 C i ft riAn a n 10,000 0 C 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 .13 3 50,000 0 0 ,50,000 0 0 SO, 000 0 0 0 50,350 0 0 50,350 0 0 i0,850 0 0 0 733 17 4 11,150 0 0 11,150 0 0 .1,150 0 0 0 195 2 6 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 187 10 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 0 93 15 0

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Table No. 8— continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1914— continued.

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Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Oost-price. Accrued Interest on ;ilst December, 1914. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. .. Hamilton Borough Debentures, 4J per cent. .. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913, Debentures, 4 per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Aots 1903 and 1905 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1905 Debentures, 3_ per cent. Tho Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1907 Debentures, 4 per cont. The Hutt Railway and Road Tmprovemont Act 1907 Dobentures, per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1907 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 3f per cent. India Stock, 3_ per cent. India Stock, 3 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 3J per cent. Inscribed Stock, S por cent. Irish Laud Stock, 2| per oent. The Irrigation and Water-supply Act 1913 Debentures, i per cent. The Kauri Gum Industry Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Dobentures, 4 por cent. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 3| per cent. .. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 3J per cent. .. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 3_ por cent. .. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 and New Zoaland Stateguaranteed Advanoes Amendment Aot 1910 Dobentures, '&_ per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, fc 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 3i per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 3i per cent. The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Aot 1894 Debentures, 3_ per cent. Tho Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Looal Bodies' Loans Act 1901 Debentures, 3_ per cent. .. Tho Local Bodies' Loans Aot 1908 Debentures, 3_ per oent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Looal Bodies' Loans Aot 1908 Debentures, 3_ por cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Aot 1908 Dobentures, 3_ per cent. Tho Looal Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 Dobentures, 3_ per cent. The Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act 1907 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Mining Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Native Land Purohase Act 1892 and New Zealand Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 3f per cent. The Native Land Amendment Act 1913 Debentures 4 per cent. New South Wales Stock, 3i per cent. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Dobenturos, per cent. .. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The New Zealand State-guaraiitoed Advances Act 1909 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Aots 1909 and 1910 and tho New Zealand Loans Act 1908 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3_ per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3i per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Aots 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3| per oent. ii s. d. 45,000 0 0 £ a. A. 45,000 0 0 £ a. A. 900 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,200 0 0 56 4 4 167 13 5 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 575 6 9 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 287 18 5 10,000 0 0 1.0,000 0 0 65 15 1 67,000 0 0 67,000 0 0 385 9 6 27,590 0 0 27,590 0 0 102 '2 8 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 218 12 7 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 o' 13 3 0 20,900 0 0 20,900 0 0 165 6 9 216 14 5 52 13 9 618,000 0 0 2,260,495 11 1 100 0 0 50,000 0 0 213 18 9 45 15 0 618,000 0 0 2,244,582 18 0 89 15 0 50,000 0 0 1 17 11 0 7 10 10,815 0 0 16,907 4 3 2 6 6 404 7 8 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 33 10 8 300 0 0 400 0 0 76,150 0 0 62,000 0 0 27,000 0 0 44,925 0 0 300 0 0 400 0 0 76,150 0 0 62,000 0 0 27,000 0 0 44,925 0 0 6 0 0 6 18 3 1,332 12 6 541 0 3 155 6 10 786 3 9 • 5,400 0 0 5,400 0 0 108 0 0 2,400 0 0 2,400 0 0 39 19 6 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 199 9 0 10,650 0 0 10,650 0 0 155 4 6 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 87 10 0 339,000 0 0 339,000 0 0 2,990 12 3 108,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 786,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 25,650 0 0 50,000 0 0 108,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 786,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 25,650 0 0 50,000 0 0 847 9 0 1,160 5 5 9,108 2 6 1,740 8 1 9,119 14 7 143 16 8 3,069 15 0 448 17 6 875 0 0 7,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 37 13 11 783 7 9 98,500 0 0 27,000 0 0 340 0 0 400 0 0 400,000 0 0 98,500 0 0 26,865 0 0 340 0 0 400 0 0 400,000 0 0 664 9 9 313 5 5 4 19 1 6 13 3 3,490 7 11 1,918,600 0 0 1,918,600 0 0 16,741 13 8 99,000 0 0 99,000 0 0 863 17 6 8,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 46 0 6 64,850 0 0 64,850 0 0 1,134 17 6 15,300 0 0 15,300 0 0 94 6 3 12,350 0 0 12,350 0 0 231 11 3

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Table No. 8 — continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1914— continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value Cost-price. Accrued Interest on 81st Deoember, 1914. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 8| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 3J por cent. The New Zealand State-guarantoed Advances Act 1909 (Advanoes to Settlors Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Workers Branch) Dobenturos, 3_ per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Workers Brunch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 32 percent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3} percent. Tho New Zealand State guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 32 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zenland State-guaranteed Advances Aot 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 32 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, '_ per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guarantoed Advances Aot 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Guaranteed Mining Advances Branch) Debentures, 32 per cent. Oamaru Borough Consolidated Loan Dobentures, 5 percent. Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4_ por cent. The Post Office Savings-hank Fund Investment Act 1907 Debentures, 3f per cent. The Post and Telegraph Act 1908 Debentures, 32 por cent. Tho Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1907 Debentures, 3i per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 Dobentures, 4 per cent. The Reserve Fund Securities Act 1907 Debentures, 3_ per cent. The Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 8J per cent. .. The Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 8| per cent. .. The Scenery Preservation Ace 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. South Australian Stock, 4 per cent. South Australian Stock, 3_ per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Workers Branoh) Debentures, 4 per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. Thames Harbour Board Debontures, 4 per oent. Timaru Borough Couneil Debentures, 4 por cenr. The Public Rovenuos Aot 1910 (Treasury Bills) Debentures, 4 per cent. Victorian Stock, 3 per cent. .. .. .. The Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 3_ per cent. Wellington City Council Debentures, 4 por cent. Wellington City Council Debentures, 4 per cent. Wellington Harbour Board Debontures, 4J- per cent. Wellington Harbour Board Debentures, 4 por cent. Westport Harbour Board Debontures, 4 per cent. Accrued interest, on Post Office Account £ s. d. 21,500 0 0 £ a. A. 21,500 0 0 £ a. d. 335 15 0 741,066 0 0 741,006 0 0 4,644 6 10 410,000 0 0 410,000 0 0 3,833 4 8 750,000 O 0 750,000 0 0 5,316 15 2 37,000 0 0 87,000 0 0 345 18 6 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 3,587 10 0 100,000 O 0 .100,000 0 0 934 18 7 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 O 280 9 7 50,000 0 0 50,000 O 0 467 9 4 54,500 0 0 54,500 0 0 509 10 9 110,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 1,096 19 9 96,000 0 0 96,000 0 0 897 10 8 275,000 0 0 275,000 0 0 2,399 13 0 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 89 15 1 48,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 477 11 9 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 46 14 11 13,800 0 0 35,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 13,800 0 0 35,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 345 0 0 625 18 8 2,343 15 0 75,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 .1,406 5 0 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 151 4 8 800,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 1,772 16 2 12,000 0 0 573,200 0 0 800,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 1,861 9 0 11,760 0 0 573,200 0 0 11,600 5 0 230 2 8 128 5 9 124 18 7 19 15 0 210 0 0 1,884 9 8 50,000 O 0 50,000 0 0 164 7 7 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 657 10 7 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 99 14 6 80 0 0 12,379 19 10 100,000 0 0 10,708 13 10 100,000 0 0 185 13 11 1,457 10 7 100,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 28,100 0 0 50,000 0 0 489,500 0 0 09,000 0 0 24,500 0 0 28,100 0 0 50,000 0 0 189,500 0 0 2,000 0 0 500 0 0 408 19 9 684 18 7 9,790 0 0 688 2 0 Totals 18,880,880 11 2 .8,880,880 11 2 18,808,307 9 7 193,311 1 1

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Table No. 9. Post Office Savings-bank. Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1914. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals during 1914 .. .. 10,608,018 6 3 January, 1914 .. .. 17,131,413 16 4 Balanoe at crodit of depositors on 31st Deposits during 1914 .. .. 11,904,322 19 8 December, 1914 .. .. .. 19,048,028 19 1 Interest credited to depositors, 1914 .. 615,310 9 4 £29,651,047 5 4 £29,651,047 5 4 ,— Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on 31st Securities .. .. .. .. 18,808,307 9 7 December, 1914 .. .. .. 19,048,028 19 1 Balanoe uninvested .. .. .. 534,463 0 0 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 294,741 10 6 £19,342,770 9 7 £19,342,770 9 7 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. I Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1914 015,310 9 4 j Balance forward, Ist January, 1914 .. 301,248 14 3 Interest paid on debentures purchased by ; Interest received during £ s. d. Department .. .. .. 7 14 0 the year .. .. 629,394.16 11 Paid Public Account, for cost of Savings- j Accrued interest on 31st bank management .. .. .. 30,000 0 0 December, 1914 .. 193,311 1 1 Purchase of home savings-banks .. 1,499 19 11 Sundry expenditure .. .. .. 58 13 8 822,705 18 0 Balance forward to next aooount .. 294,741 10 6 Less accrued interei-t on 31st December, 1913 .. 184,521 12 7 638,184 5 5 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 2,185 7 9 £941,618 7 5 £941,618 7 5

Table No. 10. Return showing the Total Number of Post Office Savings-bank Accounts remaining open on 31st December, 1914, classified according to the Balance at Credit of each Account.

Not Postal District, j exceeding £20. Auckland .. 65,950 Blenheim .. 5,467 Christohuroh.. i 55,230 Dunedin .. 37,630 Gisborne .. , 9,133 Greymouth .. ! 5,821 Hokitika .. 1 ,070 Invercargill . . 13,019 Napier .. 18,145 Nelson .. 8,649 New Plymoutli | 8,785 Oamaru .. ' 3,675 Thames .. 10,467 Timaru .. 9,814 Wanganui .. 19,012 Wellington .. 09.975 Westport .. - 3,822 Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding: Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding og ,. J °* al £20 and £60 and £100 anil £200 and ■ £300 and £400 and £500 and *<H -Nmnnerot up to £50. up to £100. up to £200. up to £300. up to £400. up to £500. up to £000 M M Accounts 7,735 5,759 4,877 2,181 1.204 572 398 524! 89,200 685 420 388 168 91 54 28 45 i 7,346 7,992 5,323 4,297 1,858 | 1,075 542 j 373 411 ' 77,101 5.804 3.993 3,659 1,601 898 457 308 339 54,749 1.175 796 604 237 I 127 76 41 55 12,244 734 567 564 244 1.56 1)1 54 59 8,290 213 158 144 90 52 21 20 14 2,382 2.204 1,574 1,393 589 314 105 , 78 101 , 20,037 2,673 1,731 1,371 588 I 317 170 108 150 25,259 1,142 750 669 293 , 159 74 45 i 59 11,840 1,12,1 785 | 727 323 175 I 78 46 ' 59 I 12,099 814 ' 522 I 493 188 j 114 120 | 37 51 6,014 1,270 867 737 333 180 97 54 55 14,060 1,605 1,200 970 i 409 , 243 | 130 79 116 l 14,572 2,591 1,709 1,332 : 553 ! 320 141 89 120 26,467 9,490 6,823 4,949 2,143 , 1.203 695 455 549 96,282 474 377 325 j 153 7!) i 39 26 25 5,320 I I i : Totals, 1914 347,464 47,722 33,354 27,499 12,011 6,707 6,707 3,534 , 2,239 :2,732 483,262 . 5,989 I 3,107 ! 1,986 1,745 458,594 J. J_ Totals, 1913 | 329,669 47,387 ! 31,196 26,109 11,406 5,989

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Table No. 11. Table showing the estimated Number of Letters and Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted and delivered in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1914.

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Posted in the Dominion. Delivered iu the Dominion. Postal Districts (1914). 1 Post " cards - Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Letter-cards. Post " cai ' ds - Books, &c. '. Newspapers. Parcels. Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Letters and Letter-cards. Total post Post-cards. Total posted and delivered. ited and delive Books, &c. ered. News " Parcels, papers. Auckland .. 27,344,931 1,305,265 7,059,729 4,906,288 Blenheim .. 1,390,827 44,707 337,560! 275,899 Christchurch .. 14,143,263 529,750 3,357,533 2,816,393 Dunedin .. 12,347,769 650,845 3,827,379 2,256,126 Gishorne .. 1,851,350! 57,525 397,610! 500,052 Greymouth ... 1,143,825 30,485 158,298 257,699 Hokitika .. 568,217 17,927 104,679[ 156,039 Invercargill .. 5,980,004 237,601 1,393,222! 889,314 Xapier .. 6,810,934 264,797 1,752,026 976,732 Xelson .. 2,450,367 96,395 544,149 330,333 Xew Plymouth.. ! 2,536,738 110,344 567,142 457,361 Oamaru .. 1,577,163 64,766 249,689 200,954 Thames .. 2,469,413 94,185 511,40l| 341,016 Timaru .. 3,850,258 210,184 1,053,943 403,676 Wanganui .. 5,712,174 222,183 1.337,095! 908,972 Wellington .. 24,115,170 981, 448| 11,334,649 4,069,457 Westport .. 800,643 19,85l! 118,113 146,562 700,557 25,188,657 1,014,416 6.199,141 4,332,640 20,423 1,811,225 63,479 376,155 503,971 310,297 16,649,139 998,582 4,694,989 2,315,300 263,367 11,672,037 634,257 4.042,857 2.233,556 37,596 2,161,523 75,725 668.096 903,708 21,450 1,424,501 34,736! 221,195 529,711 11,089 775,281, 31,148 216,450 271,206 79,937 7,312,968 383,396 1,852,422 1,442,974 90,467 6,725,823 335,062 2,010,788 1,768,416 39,793! 2,321,865 105,911 562,562 584,909 45,422! 2,901,834 119,184 662,012 768,794, 17,602 2,046,304 100,607 431,847 307,385: 41,535! 3,047,824 110,929 829,335 647,621 45,175 3,999,216 209,989 1,121,263 750,659 104,455 6,021,561 257,634 1,265,212 1,489,852 624,000 : 23,537,761 1,137,539 6,195,735 4,683,48416,263 1,210,755 34,190 255,632 352,924| 598,009' 52,533,588 2,319,68113,258,870 9,238,9281,298,566 50,624 3,202,052 108,186 713,715 779,870 71.047 264,273 30,792.402 1,528,332 8,052,522 5,131,693 574,570 224,952 24,019,806 1,285,102 7,870,236 4,489,682 488.319 66.808 4.012,8731 133,250 1,065,706 1,403,760 104,404 49,79(1, 2,568.326J 65,221 379,493i 787,410 71.240 24,902 l,343,498i 49,075 321,129 427,245 35.991 133,450 13,292,972 620,997 3,245,644 2,332,288 213,387 158,616 13,536,757 599,859 3,762,814, 2.745,148 249,083 88,506 4,772,232 202,306 1,106,711 915.242 128,389 83,744 5,438,572 229,528 1,229,154 1,226,155 129,166 33,022 3,623,467 165,373 681,536! 508,339 50.624 98,635 5,517,237 205,114 1,340,736 988.637 140,170 72,857 7,849,474 420,173 2,175,206,1,154,335: 118.032 189,970 11,733,735 479,817; 2,602,307 2,398,824! 294,425 412,099 47,652,931 2,118,987iI7,530,384 8,752,9411,036,099 35,372 2,011,398! 54,041| 373,745 499,486' 51.635 Totals .. 115,093,046 4,938,258 34,104,217i 19,892,873 2 4,938,258 34,104,217 19,892,873 2,469,428118,808,274 5,646,784 31,605,691 2,469,428118,808,274 5,646,784 31,605,691 23,887,110 2 23,887,110 2,585,719 233,901,320 10,585, 04265, 709, 908 2,585,719; 233,901,320 10,585,042,65,709,90843,779,9835,055,147 |43,779,9835,055, 147 1 . Previous year .. 110,547,536 4,729,530 28,447,096 19,322,104 2 4,729,530 28,447,096 19,322,104 2,076,802113,413,664 5,733,364 27,680,588 24,250,655 2,076,802113,413,664 5,733,364 27,680,588 24,250,655 2 2,199,032 223,961,200 10,402,89456,127,68443,572,759 2,199,032 223,961,200 10,462,89456,127,68443,572,7594,275,834 4,275,83-

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Table No. 12. Rbgistbeed Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1914, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1913, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1913. 1914. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 152,249 139,003 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,196,100 1,390,880 Totals ... ... 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 1,348,349 1,529,883 Dead Letters. igi3. 1914. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 225,719 231,706 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 62,301 48,715 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 322 368 Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 36,448 44,662 Returned unopened to writers by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... 242,535 217,672 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... 22,002 Totals ... ... ... 567,325 565,125

Table No. 13. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1913, and 1914 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1913 and 1914 : —

_ 1890. 1900. 1910. 1913. 1914. Number | 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 2,076,802 2,469,428 Weight j 336,643 lb. 12 oz. 682,1401b. 7 oz.j3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 6,981,8711b. 0 oz. 8,756,5961b. 14oz.

Country. 1918. Kocei ived. .ved. 1914. Number. Weight. Despatched. 1913. 1914. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of America .. Canada Victoria New South Wales.. South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Samoa Fiji Ceylon Uruguay Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Hong Kong Straits Settlements 111,686 lb. oz. 656,718 0 107,767 lb. oz. 660,747 0 15,256 lb. oz. I 49,942 10J 16,681 lb. oz. 59,039 4 11,524 1,066 9,382 15,792 531 776 501 333 , 18 170 512 41,330 8 2,480 0 33,866 0 48,720 0 1,234 8 1,884 0 1,160 1 735 10 68 2 506 1 1,409 1 12,225 1,256 8,590 15,636 483 718 464 351 13 176 553 47,307 14 3,902 0 29,440 4 45,330 0 1,167 1 1,746 12 1,107 6 799 13 30 15 597 11 ! 2,586 6£ 1,803 720 3,464 6,149 587 992 816 470 244 780 57 142 55 322 325 305 147 67 5,508 3 2,240 13 8,653 2 15,555 8 1,455 13 2,275 8| 1,898 6! 1,071 6l 1,082 15 2,466 1 149 7 611 6 153 13 789 12 1,211 9 1,162 11 597 6 273 5 1,832 651 3,612 6,483 556 952 810 509 139 768 48 133 49 315 323 265 93 57 5,839 3 1,897 13 9,418 12 16,929 13 1,310 8 2,332 14 1,785 12 1,360 3 562 12 2,237 6 146 11 550 II 153 2 812 6 1,485 4 1,021 6 363 15 215 4 529 97i 11 '483 813 12 1,491 18 453 149 7,462 12 32 12 2,315 12 486 6 1,246 11 457 138 6,294 2J 40 4 2,597 0 493 14 Totals 154,931 801,381 4 150,567 i805,002 2|j 32,701 97,099 10 34,276 107,462 ,15

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Table No. 14. SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER, AND SUEZ SERVICES. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the San Francisco Mail-service.

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FROM LONDON VIA SAN FRANC 3IS00. — Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. i Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 38 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 Average „ ... ... ... 86 37 38 34 38 38 34 34 35 36 38 34 35 * Covering despatches from 1st January to ! 31st July, 1! 14. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 44 43 44 44 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 33 34 34 Average „ ... ... ... 40 39 40 40 ;1: Covering desnatches from 1st Aueust to 31st December. 1914. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 44 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 Average „ ... ... ... 40 43 33 39 43 33 39 44 34 40 * Covering despatches from 1st August to 3 lsl it December, December, 1914. uuttpauuimg iium i*i n.uguBU ou ulsl i-'tjutniiuut, ±vx*±. TO LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ! h- Dunedin. : Christohurcb Wellington. Auckland. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 36 36 35 36 Minimum „ ' ... ... ... j 32 32 31 32 Average „ ... ... ... I 33 33 32 33 , * Covering despatches from 1st January to 31sc July, 1914. Maximum (in days) ... ... ... 40 40 39 40 Minimum „ ... ... ... 34 34 33 34 Average „ ... ... ... 37 37 36 37 ;c Covering despatches from 1st August to 31st December, 1914. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Vancouver Mail-service. FROM LONDON VIA VANCOUVER. j i Auckland, j Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney. i Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney. I ■ Maximum (in days) ... ... 36 37 38 38 42 Minimum „ ... ... .30 31 32 32 35 Average „ ... ... 33 34 35 35 38 TO LONDON VIA VANCOUVER. Sydney. Dunedin. Christchurch Wellington. Auckland. Sydney. Dunedin. Christchurch Wellington. Auckland. Maximum (in days) ... ... 45 43 43 42 41 Minimum ,, ... ... 35 33 33 31 30 45 35 38 43 33 36 43 33 36 42 31 34 41 30 88 Average „ ... ... 38 36 36 34 33 * Owing to the outbreak of war and the delays in the delivery of the i the San Francisco and Suez routes are shown in two portions, one coveri and the other covering the subsequent period. lails occasioned thereby the time-tables by ig the period prior to the outbreak of war •

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Table No. 14 — continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Service.

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IA BRINDI . PACKETS) I I Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunodin. i Melbourne. Sydney. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunodin. Sydney. Auckland. Wellington. Maximum (in days) ... 31 32 38 39 40 40 Minimum „ ... 30 31 37 38 39 38 Average „ ... 30 31 37 38 39 39 32 31 31 38 39 40 40 37 38 39 38 37 38 39 39 38 37 37 39 38 38 '''•'■ Covering despatches from 1st January to 31st July, 1914. is from 1st January to 31st July, 1914. anuary to H 1st July, 1 Maximum (in days) ... 43 44 51 52 53 53 Minimum „ ... 35 37 43 44 45 45 Average „ ... 39 40 45 46 47 47 51 52 53 53 43 44 45 45 45 46 47 47 * Covering despatches from 1st August to 31st December, 1914. igust to 31st December, 1914. TO LONDON VIA BRINDISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Auckland. | Wellington. Christchuroh Dunedin. Sydney. : Melbourne. Maximum (in days) ... 39 38 39 39 34 33 Minimum „ ... 36 35 36 36 31 30 Average |„ ... 37 36 37 37 32 31 Christchuroh (P. AND O. PACKETS). Christchuroh Dunedin. Sydney. ; Melbourne. 39 39 34 33 36 36 31 30 37 37 32 31 39 36 37 * Covering despatches from 1st January to 30th June, 1914. ianuary to 30th June, 1914. i anuary to t Maximum (in days) ... 46 45 16 46 42 41 Minimum „ .... 41 40 41 41 36 35 Average „ ... 44 43 41 14 39 38 * Covering despatches from 1st July to 31st December, 1914. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line. FROM LONDON VIA TARANTO (ORIENT PACKETS). Melbourne, j Sydney. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. I Auckland. Wellington. Maximum (in days) ... 30 31 38 39 40 42 Minimum „ ... 30 31 34 35 36 36 Average „ ... 30 31 36 37 38 38 31 31 31 38 39 34 35 36 37 40 36 38 42 36 38 * Covering despatches from 1st January co 31st July, 1914. Maximum (in days) ... 44 45 51 52 53 53 Minimum „ ... 36 37 44 45 46 46 Average „ ... 38 39 46 47 48 48 :s from 1st anuary co 31st July, 1 H4. 51 52 53 44 45 46 46 47 48 53 46 48 * Covering despatches from 1st August to 31st December, 1914. .gust to 31st December, 1914. TO LONDON VIA TARANTO (ORIENT PACKETS). ) (ORIENT PACKETS). — Auokland. Wellington. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney. ! Melbourne. Christchurch Dunedin. Sydney, j Melbourne. Maximum (in days) Minimum „ Average „ 39 37 38 38 39 35 36 37 38 39 36 38 33 32 31 30 32 31 * Coveri: ig despatchi es from 1st January to 10th June, 1 914. Maximum (in days) Minimum „ . ... Average „ 48 40 43 47 48 39 40 42 43 is from 1st July to 31st 48 40 43 S : 42 41 34 33 ■ 37 36 :;; Cove'rir ig despatche December, ] 1914. * Owing to the outbreak of war and the delays in the delivery of the mails occasionei the San Francisco and Suez routes are shown in two portions, one covering the peribd ] and the other covering the subsequent period. 1 thereby the time-tables by irior to the outbreak of war

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Table No. 15. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

Year ended y Number ol" Telegrams forwarded Cost of I tp during the Year. . , ,- , Maintcnanre i Cost of Number Number! Q. I _. . ,,, . Total Vain, Cost of Maintenance Mah] _ Mhe'of MUeUf £& RevSman Busies done Maintenance Li tenanceof t ana rress. nieiic. Subsidy z - i : £ Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. 30th June 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 j 1875 I876 1877 1878 I879 31st March. 1880 1881 1882 i 31st Dec, 1882 1883 - 1884 ! 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Dth June 1866 1867 186c 186c 187c 1871 187: 187; 187, 187; 187! 187; 187! i8 7 < list March, 1881 188 188: list Dec, 188: 188 - 188. 188 . „ 1881 188 188 188 189 189 189 189 £ s. d. / s. d. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. / s. d. £ s. A. £ a. A. 6 699 1,390 13 24,761 2,746 27,407 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 ; 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 3 3 9 '0 7 ' 757 1,498 21 55,621 15,331 70,952 i 9,070 10 1 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 j 8,017 14 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 63 7 1 - Mileage tariff. 8 j 1,110 2,223 3 1 72,241 26,244 ; 98,485 I 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 1S.324 3 10 j 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,8)1 5 1 4 17 4 : '9 1 1,329 I 2,495 45 106,070 50,097 j 156,167 l8,S20 IO 4 13,430 II 9 31,951 2 I ! I4.266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,8m 17 4 6 8 6 |\ Mileage larilt in operation O , 1,661 ! 2,897 56 T 22,545 62,878 ' 185,423 17,218 I 4 12,252 6 o 29,4-70 7 4 : 16,417 7 414,120 4 IO 30,53- 12 2 8 9 II || up to 1st Sept., i860; nni•I 1,976 3,247 72' 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,87617 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 n,344 3 8 32,598 711 519 6 - ,?*„* £ '2 2,185 3,823 8l 344,524 67,243 ! 411,767 28,121 IO 0 11,043 3 9 39, l6 4 13 9 ! 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,432 94 423, iSto . am l Is . tarill from" '3 I 2,356 4,574 93 485,507 83,453 ! 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 j 27,040 18 io' 9,479 5 4 36.520 42 4 1 11 ) •'" April, iSjo. '4 ■ 2,530 5,782 '■ 105 645,0671107,832 ; 752,899 i 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 1 38,801 19 415,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 n , '5 ' 2,986 6,626 : 127 786,237 130,891 : 917,128 55,301 12 3 10 9 68,981 3 o j 45,814 11 4:14,240 19 7 60,055 10 11 4 16 4 | '6 3,154 7,247 , 142 j 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 ; 61,696 14 521,074 8 8 82,771 3 1 5 18 10 Frora Ist November 7 3,259 , 7,423 ' z 55 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 65,644 15 3 117,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 1017,931 8 o : 81,284 18 10 5 12 11 j address" and '8 ■ 3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 1194,843 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 , 69,340 1 8:18,259 4 9 : 87,599 65 5 10 o r signature given in '9 ! 3,512 ; 8,117 195 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 j 79,502 o 517,299 7 io 96,801 83509 j..| io 3,638 j 9,333 214 j 824,734 183,675 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 ; 68,651 10 10:14,758 4 5 ; 83,409 15 3 4 3 4 iz 3,758 9,587 227 1,058,342 1246,370 1,304,712 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 i 78,224 1 8.23,154 8 3 1101,378 9 11 667 i2 i 3,824 9,653 234 1,215,849 222,923 1,438,772 . 78,828 19 8 22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o : 69,165 5 018,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 / * 2 j 3,974 9,848 264 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 20,608 11 11 111,242 3 1 | 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 h S3 4,074 10,037 3 02 *>379, 483 219,917 1,599, 400 93,822 3 3 21,555 I 9 2 115,378 2 5 I 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 From ist November, $4 : 4,264 10,474 33° I 1 ,433, 458 220,847 95,634 5 5 20,855 19 7 1116,490 5 o j 70,036 6 220,041 15 10 90,078 20 4 18 4 1873, address and ?5 4,463 10,931 375 1,533,406 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 24,860 9 o 126,512 17 o I 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 j 97,982 10 6 : 4 15 9 signature given in 36 4,546 11,178 412 : i,583, 717 252,549 1,836,266 106,638 12 2 27,281 4 9 133,919 16 11 | 77,473 10 721,402 18 2 98,875 8 9 4 15 n I free. ?7 4,646 11,375 437 1,589,771 1245,623 11,835,394 io 6,548 4 o 30,205 11 10 136,753 15 10 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 From ist Jan., 1886, 18 I 4,790 in, 617 473 1,548,233 217,630 '1,765,863 106,311 11 6 23,164 13 11 129,476 5 "5 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 95,463 14 5 5 o 1 r delayed telegrams ?9 j 4,874 111,827 ! 489 i 1 ,589, 157 213,830 ji,802,987 106,462 18 4 24,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 , 75,426 9 726,007 1 5 101,433 no 587 posted to addressees )o I 5,148 12,812 520 1,734,381 226,780 11,961,161 110,696 17 8 126,070 12 7 136,767 10 3 j 76,845 1 1027,546 2 o 104,391 3 10 5 13 o I immediately after Ji 5,349 13,235 573 1,746,115 222,149 1,968,264 117,633 15 9 24,840 5 7 142,474 1 4 j 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 ( their receipt at )2 5,479 13,459 615 1,686,064 218,079 1,904,143 103,813 8 6J 24,342 7 o ,128,155 15 6_ 87,472 13 329,580 10 n 117,053 42580 offices of destina33 5,513 640 1,825,646 244,045 2,069,691 112,465 15 9 28,317 7 10 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 029.141 6 o 121,251 30 5 5 9 tion. I'll I I

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Table No. 15— continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1915.

Table No. 16. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes, the Value of Franked Government Telegrams, and the Number of Telegrams transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1915.

_ _ Number of Telegrams forwarded Number N umber u g during the Year. Year ended o( flf lg Line. Wire. |g Pl . ivate Govem . ° and Press. ment. lotal - Revenue (Including Miscellaneous Receipts). Telegraph. Telephone. _ m %i ■si si Total Value of liusiness done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). ,~i 15-2 rt g o o rt O 31st Mar., 1895 5,961| 705 1,802,182 231,618 2,033,800 1896 6,245§ I5,764J 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,211 1897 6,284f 16,4702 780 2,285,001 235,168 2,520,169 1898 6,484 18,024 824 2,469,415 226,818 2,696,233 1899 6,736 18,746 878 2,71.7,548 243,190 2,960,738 1900 6,910 19,228 91.5 3,159.093 310,538 3,469.631 1901 7,249J 20,682f 991 3,534,444 363,684 I!,898,128 1902 7,469 21,705 1,038 3,850,391 317,590 4,167,981 1903 7,7481 22,672| M03 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304 1904 7,779| 22,920! 1,153 4,671,904 293,293 4,965,197 1905 7,943! 23,704 1,200 4,900,495 259,250 5,159,745 1906 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 1907 8,953 27,031 1,446 6,160,080 236,252 6,396,332 1908 9,656 29,343 1,611 6,958,279 84,644 7,042,923 1909 10,404 32,654 1,764 7,338,017 87,676 7,425,693 1910 10,901 34,788 1,871 7,757,128 89,762 7,846,890 1911 11,316 37,212 1,963 8,268,340 92,307 8,360,647 1912 1.1,805 39,370 2,079 8,971,725 91,408 9,063,133 1913 12,508 41,892 2,203 9,850,379 93,893 9,944,272 1914 13,044 44,642 2,305 10,594,556 99,476 10,694,032 1915 13,434 46,778 2,38610,716,613 111,355 10,827,968 I 705 t 743 I 780 824 878 915 \ 991 1,088 S 1,103 S I ,153 1,200 1,312 1,446 1,611 1,764 I .871 1,963 2,079 2,203 2,305 2,386 £ £ I 88,459 21,552 97,178 25,933 ) 100,385 29,248 1 99,798 36,422 ! 105,576 39,718 119,641 43,303 ! 137,861 49,117 151,933 55,542 : 160,343 62,151 ' 166,535 71,028 1 171,001 79,061 i 184,369 89,542 : 206,706 100,814 227,398 116,852 238,103 131,249 250,212 .1.44,298 272,942 161,173 295,334 179,123 321,951 201,237 342,595 232,190 356,306 303,856 £ 26,051 25,844 23,119 24,505 25,500 29,432 35,327 27,508 26,440 24,378 20,598 24,168 17.487 4,499 4,822 4,851 4,874 4,832 4,931 5,031 5,776 £ 136,062 148,955 152,752 160,725 170,794: 192,376 222,305! 234,984j 248,934, 261,941 270,660 298,079 325,007 348,749 374,174 399,361 438,989 479,289 528,119 579,816 665,938 £ 135,791 143,665 153,484 165,198 i 1.73,152 181,634 I 194,014! i 212,180 228,185 245,805 258,977 276,580 291,359 357,581 394,649 411,296 446,709 469,716 509,496 563,108 612,665 £ I 6,492 5 4,774 t 3,972 i 1,849 ! 1,427 1 1,608 I 1,000 ) 234 i 1.81 >10,057 7 ' .. > .. »! .. • i .. ! .. Note. —Tariff, 1890 : Is. for ton words, and free address and signatu: For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, Is. ; text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, (id. ; each ai 1906 : For each additional word after first twelve, id. ien wore i and sig 1896 : "ter first ire up to ten words delayed, 6d. Lati iilditional word, Id. s; delay in- in 189 . ; addre 'cd telegri )2 the nun iss and sis ams, 6d. nber of wi 'nature pt 1892: cords in laid for.

Postal District. Revenue Vnlnoof Total Number derived from ™g« v^e al o( Number-of of Tennis T SS d ™~ Go^rnlnt of all Codes, j le 'egiams. an codes. Telegrams. Total Number of Telegrams of all CodoB. Auckland Blenheim Christ church Dunedin (f isborne Greymouth .. Hokitika Invereargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ £ £ 73,401 866 74,266 2,299,960 16,790 5,915 202 6,116 ' 199,105 4,064 37,033 764 37,797 1,079,41.4 15,191 28,355 ■ 396 28,751. 852,080 8,026 11,003 165 11,168 287,329 4,372 6,664 210 0,875 178,036 4,520 2,481 8 2,489 73,654 167 10,177 205 16,382 509,747 4,705 24,445 219 24,665 826,527 4,222 8,149 475 8,624 328,053 10,769 9,125 103 9,228 286,749 2,063 5,501 60 5,561 129,654 1,458 10,237 87 10,324 323,894 1,359 10,603 93 10,695 324,915 2,238 22,043 95 22,138 719,745 1,872 72,340 1,620 73,960 2,185,637 25,478 4,125 209 4,334 112,114 4,061 2,316,750 203,169 1,094,605 860,106 291,701 182,556 73,82.1 514,452 830,749 338,822 288,812 131,112 325,253 327,153 721,617 2,211,115 116,175 Totals, 1914-15 347,597 5,777 353,373 10,716,613 111,355 347,597 5,777 353,373 10,716,613 111,355 1.0,827,9,68 Totals, 1913-14 ... 334,221 5,030 339,251 10,594,556 99,476 334,221 5,030 339,251 10,594,556 99,476 10,694,032

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Table No. 17. Table showing the Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1915, and the Revenue received therefrom.

Table No. 18. Table showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in Use at Telegraph-offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

March Quarter, 1915. Totals. June Qua - Number. June Quarter, 1911. arter, 1914. Revenue. September Quarter, 1914. September I Number. Quarter, 1914. Revenue. December C Number. December Quarter, 1914. Quarter, 1914. Revenue. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Ordinary Urgent Press Bureau 1,568.013 78.007 ■ 115,987 954,579 1,568.013 78.007 • 115,987 954,579 £ 71,243 5,035 6,030 24,039 1,479,062 81,210 127,141 964,329 £ 80,476 6,546 7,181 25,128 1,546,280 83,701 116,827 889,048 £ 79,088 5,532 6,424 24,421 1,575,692 79,601 111,500 945,636 £ 79,777 5,503 5,588 26,265 6,169,047 322,519 471,455 3,753,592 £ 310,584 22,615 25,223 99,852 Gross totals Less other lines and credits 2,716,586 2,716,586 106,347 21,971 2,651,742 119,331 31,157 2,635,856 115,465 28,792 2,712,429 117,133 28,758 10,716,613 458,274 110,678 Net totals, 1914-15 84,376 88,174 86,673 88,375 347,596 Net totals, 1913-14 2,464,650 77,739 2,425,366 76,656 I 2,804,542 89,257 2,899,998 90,569 10,594,556 334,221 I

District. Number of Morse Irrstru- Number of Duplexes ments in Use (Full Sets). (Differentials). Constant Intermittent i Single Double Current. Current. : Current. Current. Number of Cells. 6 Gordon - Daniell. j Bichromate. Storage. Auckland Canterbury Nelson Otago Wellington 54 118 3 60 150 102 20 29 90 83 21 11 4 1 20 12 6 6 1 16 2 26 21 13 2 9 32 1 1 9 2 1 14 82 7 8,612 2,577 1,747 5,379 12,438 859 609 320 . 874 152 : 45 58 ! 480 3,488 ! 1,529 : 4,877 | 3,537 4S0 983 8 100 2 265 2 223 182 2,051 194 35 143 Totals 385 324 57 57 41 28 77 I 2 26 26 30,753 11 28 77 2 267

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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.

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Table No. 20. Table showing Cost of Constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

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Line. Total Cost, including Material from Stores. Total Cost, Line. Including Material from Stores. Tolephone Exchanges— £ . Auckland (automatic) .. .. .. 2,271 Auckland .. .. .. .. 39.353 Ooromandel .. . . .. .. 405 Dargavillo .. .. .. . • I , 887 Hamilton .. .. .. .. 15,972 Kaikohe .. . . .. . • 27 Kohukohu .. . . .. .. 18 Mangonui • • • • • • • • 344 Opotiki .. .. .. .. 2,498 Paeroa .. .. .. .. 1,152 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 3,865 Taumarunui .. .. .. .. I , 895 Tauranga .. . . .. .. 684 TcKuiti .. .. .. .. 3,176 Thames .. .. .. •. 224 Waihi .. .. .. .. . . 48 Walton .. •. •. ■ • 2 Warkworth .. .. .. .. 30 Whangarei .. .. .. .. 4,183 Blenheim .. .. .. .. 7,364 Carterton .. .. .. ■ • 1,117 Dannevirke .. . . •. .. ', 794 Eketahuna .. .. . • ■ • 733 Eltham .. .. .. .. 901 Featherston .. .. .. •• 4,818 Feilding .. .. •• •• - r >,228 Gisborne .. .. .. ..20,530 Hastings .. .. .. ■• 3,129 Hawera .. .. .. •• 3,143 Levin I ,294 Marton .. .. •• ■• "M00 Masterton .. . . .. • • 6,646 Napier 1,932 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 4,692 Patea .. .. .. .. .. 511 Pahiatua .. .. .. .. 1,298 Palmerston North .. .. .. 4,061 Stratford .. .. .. .. 3,364 Taihape . . .. .. • • I , 946 Waipawa .. .. . . . • 658 Wairoa .. .. . . .. 330 Wanganui .. .. •• •• 12,926 Wellington .. .. •• ..43,320 Nelson .. ■. ■ • • • 2,Zoo Westport .. .. • • • • '38 Reefton .. .. •• •• 312 Murchison .. .. • • • ■ 30 Ashburton .. • • • • • • fi71 Cheviot .. .. •■ •• 37 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 14,683 Greymouth .. .. .. ■• 16* Hokitika .. .. •• •• '96 Kaikoura .. .. .. •• 468 Rakaia .. .. •• ■• 2,401 Rangiora .. • . . . I , 308 Timaru .. •• •• ',344 Waimate .. . . .. ■ • 366 Balclutha .. .. .. .. 2,506 Cromwell .. .. .. • • 63 Dunedin .. .. •• •• 10,418 Gore 254 Invereargill .. .. • • • ■ 7,632 Oamaru .. ■. • • • - 329 Qucenstown .. .. .. • • '03 Tapanui .. .. • • • • ? Linos — continued. £ Kaitaia-Takahuo Telephone-line .. .. 70 Kawhia-Te Awamutu Telephone-line .. 675 Kohumaru Telephone Extension .. .. 40 Maungakohatu Telephone Extension .. 298 Moorawa Telephone Extension .. .. 10 Mooatoa—Mangaohae Telephone-line . . 46 Ngahinapouri Telephone Extension .. 64 Noharoa Telephone Extension .. .. 79 Opotiki - Oape Runaway Line .. .. 955 Okahukura Telephone-office .. .. 202 Okoroire Telephone Extension .. .. 13 Patetere Telephone Extension .. .. 113 Piarore Telephone Extension .. .. 12 Pipitoua Telephone-office .. .. 2 Pukehina Tolephone Extension .. .. 4 Pukctotara Tolephone Extension .. .. 61 Raurimu-Kakahi (copper wire) . . .. 330 Rotorua - Te Toko Extension .. .. 783 Rotorua-Waiotapu (metallic circuit) .. 209 Tangowahine Morso .. .. .. 12 Te Paki Telephone Extension .. .. 51 Te Awamutu - Hamilton (metallic circuit) . . 524 Te Hapua Telephone Extension .. .. 71 Tirau-Okoroire (metallic circuit) .. .. 7 Utakai Telephone-office .. .. .. 31 Vauxhall Telephone Extension .. .. 14 Wairahi Telephone Extension .. .. 4 Waihi Beach Telephone Extension .. 258 Waharoa-Mata (metallic circuit) .. .. 20 Waipu-Ruakaka (metallic circuit).. .. 238 Waiahakatu Telephone Extension .. 19 Waimana East Telephone Extension .. 6 Waitanguru Tolephone-office .. .. 7 Waiotapu-Kaingaro Junction .. .. 248 Auckland-Helcnsville (metallic circuit) .. 611 Bayswator Telophono-office .. .. II Bringham's Creek Telephone Extension .. 5 Cambridge-Rotorua (metallic circuit) .. 2,142 Drury-Waiukn (metallic circuit) .. 269 Kohukohu-Rawene Telephone Circuit .. 479 Mapiu Telephone Extension .. .. 89 Maramaku Telephone-office .. .. (i Otunui-Aukopae Telephone Extension .. 185 Opatu Telephone Extension .. • .. 209 Patetonga Telephone Extension .. .. 87 Pukeatua-Wharepuhunga (metallic circuit).. 12 Raurimu-Taumarunui .. .. .. 309 Taumarunui-Opunui Extension .. .. 64 Taumarunui-Ohura (metallic circuit) .. 1 ,060 Tarukonga Telephone-office .. .. 3 Te Aroha - Woodville (metallic circuit) .. 66 Tirau Telephone Extension .. .. 59 Whakapara - Holena Bay Telephone-line .. 373 Waingaro-Raglan Telephone-line .. .. 5 Whangarei-Hukerenui (metallic circuit) .. 24 Awapuni Military Camp .. .. .. 113 Dannevirke-Webor (metallic circuit) .. 513 Fabians Valloy Telephone Extension .. 29 Glen Oroua - Rangioutu Telephone-line .. 297 Purchase Railway Telegraph line, Hawera - New Plymouth .. .. .. 200 Hillersden Telephone-office .. .. 51 Kaiwaiwai Telephone-office .. .. 9 Kelvin Grovo Telephone-office .. .. 80 Masterton Automatic Exchange .. .. 15 Moremere-Whakamara Extension .. 50 Mutumuru Telephone Extension .. 5 Onapua Telephone-office .. .. .. 35 Onekoneko Junction - Taupo Line .. 12 Orangimea-Rangitatau-Puao Extension .. 9 Oriental Bay Slot Telephone .. .. 79 Otane-Pukehou-Opapa (metallic circuit) .. 206 Pahiatua - Palmerston North (metallic circuit) 1 ,187 Palmerston North - Waipawa Telephone-wire 1,898 Palmerston North - Woodville Telegraph-wire 200 Pieton Wharf Telegram-receiving Office .. 31 Ruatiti Telephone Extension .. .. 13 Taihape-Moawhango-Wellington (metallic eirouit.. .. .. .. .. 178 £259,854 Lines — Awamarino Telephone-office .. .. 3 Albany Office .. .. .. ■ • 13 Cambridgo-Roto-Orangi (metallic circuit) .. 35 Cambridgo-Hautapii Military Camp . . 26 Claudolands Telephone-offico .. .. 27 Green Lane Telephone-office .. .. 12 Glon Massey Telophono-office Extension . . 154 Hamilton-Auckland (metallic circuit) . . 341 Hamilton-Ngaruawahia (metallic circuit) .. 160 Hangatiki Central Telephone-office .. 5

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Table No. 20— continued. Table showing Cost of Constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1915 — continued.

Total Cost, t i„„ including une - Material from Stores. Total Cost, Line. in . cludi "? ■ Llne - Material from Stores. Line. Total Cost, including Material from Stores. Lines — continued. £ Takapau Military Camp . . .. .. 60 Te Huia Tolephone Extension . . .. 100 Tumahu Telephone Extension .. .. 109 Urukaka Telephone-office . . . . 5 Waipawa-Otane (metallic circuit) .. 116 Waitara-Stratford, Waitara - New Plymouth, Stratford-New Plymouth Telephone Service.. .. .. .. .. 2,973 Wanganui Slot Telephone .. .. 3 Wanganui-FordoII (metallic circuit) . . . 220 Wanganui—Pipiriki Telephone-line.. .. 1,300 Wollington-Masterton (metallic circuit) .. 3,238 Wellington - Palmerston North (metallic circuit) .. .. .. .. .. 857 Woodvillo-Maharahara (metallic circuit) .. 150 Matariki Telephone-office .. .. 24 Kairuru Telephone-office . . .. 14 Berlins - Inangahua Junction (metallic circuit) 147 Ariki Telephone Extension .. .. 28 Katanga Telephone Extension .. .. 102 Mawheraiti Telephone Extension .. . . 8 French Pass-Bulwer Junction Telephonewire .. .. .. .. 93 Wakamarino Telephone Extension .. 41 Pokokini Telephone-office . . .. 12 Broughton Bay Telephone-office . . .. 16 Miko Telephone-office ■ .. .. .. 8 Rotokohu Telephone-office .. .. 6 Totara Flat Military Camp . . .. 5 Cameron's Tolephone Extension .. .. 95 Cass new Telephone-office .. .. 3 Cooper's Creek Telephone Extension .. 45 Cheviot-Parnassus (metallic circuit) .. 125 Cheviot-Domett (metallic circuit) . . 64 Kennedy's Bush Telephone Extension .. 61 New Brighton Beach Telephone . . . . 9 Porowhita Telephone Extension .. .. 113 Lower Ricearton Telephone-office .. -31 Sockburn-Prcbbleton Telephone Extension.. 45 Scargill Telephone-office . . .. .. 74 Waddington-Aiinat (metallic circuit) .. 21 Waikari-Waiau (metallic circuit) .. . . 1,040 Ashburton-Mayfield (metallic circuit) .. 153 Lines — continued. £ Ashburton-Winslow (metallic circuit) . ,f T 31 Sookbiirn-Christchurch (underground) . ." : 8,-397 Hundalee-Oaro—Kaikoura (metallic circuit) [ 1 Arthurton Telephone Extension .. .. 30 Construction Awarua Radio .. .. 120 Shelter-shed, Balclutha .. .. .. 10 Balfour-Gore Morse Circuit .. . . 175 Beaumont Telegraph-office .. .. 12 Blackstone Hill - Idaburn Telephone-wire .. 47 Clyde-Omakau (metallic circuit) . . . . 320 Cromwell-Pembroke (metallic circuit) .. 470 Dunodin-Wingatui Telephone Extension .. 107 Earnscleugh Telephone Extension .. 121 Fairfield Telephone Extension .. .. 21 Gore-Tapanui, via Waikaka .. .. 301 Gore-Tapanui, via Pukorau .. .. 235 Groenvaje Telephone Extension .. .. 23 Half-moon Bay Telephone Cabinets .. 14 Hokcia Telephone-office .. .. .. 48 Moanapuru Telephone Extension . . .. 39 Ngamotu Telephone Extension .. .'. 16 Orangapai Telephone-office .. .. II Pahika Telephone Extension .. .. 88 Papatowai Railway Telephone .. .. 88 Rntherglen Telephone Extension . . .. 150 Sutton Military Camp .. .. . . 43 Taieri Beach - Taieri Mouth Telephone-wire 59 Tapanui—Edievale (metallic circuit) .. 175 Tussock Creek Telephone-office .. .. 14 Waimatua Telephone Extension .. .. 66 ■ Wepurakau Telephone Extension .. .. 285 Whenuatonga Telephone Extension .. 63 Wingatui - Mosgiel Junction Extension .. 27 Winton—Loohiel .. .. .. 23 Bluff-Gieenhills (metallic circuit) .. .. 7 Chatto Creek Telephone-office .. .. 7 Mossbank Telephone Exchange .. .. 8 Owakaka-Tatanui Telephone Extension .. 154 Rocklands Telephone Extension . . .. 52 St. Patrick's Telephone-office .. .. 12 £300,766

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Table No. 21. Table showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.

g ~ tn 3 J Capital Cost for Instruments, Wire, Poles. Labour, Freight, Superintendence, &c. Working-expenses. Annual Rate per Cent yielded on Capital Cost. Year. Si a Balance of Revenue Average Cost of each Connection. Salaries and Allowances of Clerks, &c. Materials and Linemen. Wear-and-tear, &c* Rent, Fuel, Light, Paper, Printing, Binding, <fcc. Workingexpenses. Total for all Connections. Total. Total for the year ended 31st March, — 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 116 379 715 1,075 1,710 2,038 2,153 2,249 2,402 2,587 3,080 3,690 4,244 4,616 5,143 5,747 5,787 6,203 7,150 8,210 9,260 10,633 12,105 14,423 15,333 17,403 20,402+ 22,815t 25,212+ 28,093 31,475 36,374 41,982 46,260 £ s. d. 21 16 6 21 16 6 21 16 6 21 18 6 20 8 6 19 19 5 22 19 0 23 18 10 24 4 1 24 17 1 24 16 11 24 16 11 24 12 1 25 6 3 24 6 6 23 7 4 24 11 6 24 5 3 22 14 1 21 9 7 20 18 0 20 2 6 19 19 8 21 19 7 23 13 9 24 2 2 24 18 4 25 18 9 27 2 7 27 17 8 27 18 0 27 11 7 29 11 6 32 9 1 £ 2,531 8,271 15,604 23,461 37,319 40,686 49,407 53,849 58,229 64,294 76,579 91,687 104,425 ' 116,845 125,108 134,299 142,218 150,490 162,333 176,349 193,511 213,966 241,903 295,029 363,192 420,088 508,408 591,760 683,986 783,382 878,133 1,003,131 1,241,628 1,501,482 613 5,014 7,746 10,008 12,294 15,477 16,881 17,613 18,581 19,961 18,571 19,155 21,771 21,552 25,933 29,248 36,422 39,718 43,303 49,117 55,542 62,151 71,028 79,061 89,542 100,814 116,852 131,249 144,298 161,173 179,123 201,237 232,190 303,856+ £ 285 595 695 1,770 2,849 2,873 3,119 3,316 3,790 4,192 4,630 7,405 7,720 9,285 9,686 12,306 14,181 15,030 15,710 16,304 18,448 20,885 23,359 25,122 26,507 32,914 38,108 47,224 52,315 54,819 62,588 69,078 80,720 88,231 £ 275 595 770 1,590 1,704 1,580 2,252 2,249 2,206 2,249 2,345 2,696 3,313 4,253 5,304 7,398 11,834 16,190 20,847 18,226 20,570 22,078 22,508 26,782 22,576 26,145 36,813 32,995 28,755 39,814 33,791 42,192 53,823 42,548 | £ 253 827 1,560 2,346 3,732 4,069 4,941 5,344 5,823 6,429 7,658 9,169 10,442 11,685 12,510 13,430 7,111 7,525 8,117 8,817 9,675 10,698 12,095 14,751 18,159 21,004 25,420 29,588 34,199 39,169 43,907 50,156 62,081 75,074 £ 150 300 350 475 700 320 330 335 375 395 393 464 742 818 1,952 1,857 1,882 1,861 1,893 2,001 2,079 2,615 2,986 4,448 5,270 6,163 6,902 7,265 7,741 8,031 8,725 9,764 11,744 12,878 £ 963 2,317 3,375 6,181 8,985 8,842 10,642 11,244 12,194 13,265 15,026 19,734 22,217 26,041 29,452 34,991 35,008 40,606 46,567 45,348 50,772 56,276 60,948 71,103 72,512 86,226 107,243 117,072 123,010 141,833 149,011 171,190 208,368 218,731 £ 207 4,492 3,653 3,827 5,011 6,635 6,239 6,368 6,387 6,695 3,544 -578 -446 -3,420 -3,519 -5,742 1,413 -S87 -3,264 3,768 4,769 5,874 10,080 7,958 17,029 14,587 9,608 14,176 21,287 19,340 30,112 30,047 23,822 85,125 8-17 54-31 23-41 16-31 13-42 16-30 12-63 11-82 1100 10-43 4-63 Loss. Loss. Loss. Loss. Loss. 0-99 Loss. Loss. 2-14 2-46 2-75 4-17 2-69 4-69 3 47 1-89 2-40 3-11 2-46 3-43 2-99 1-92 567 * This column includes 5 per cent, for wear-and-tear and 5 per cent, for debenture capital, except in 1897-98 and following years, in which only 5 per cent, for debenture capital is included. \ In former returns extensions were included for these three years. t Increase due to alterations in date of collecting half-yearly subscriptions, a proportion of which under the old system would have fallen into 1915-16 receipts.

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Table No. 22. Table showing the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections at each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

Number of Connectii ins on 31st March Engineer's District. 1915. 1914. Direot Connections. Extensions. Total. Direot Connections. Extensions. Total. Auckland Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago 11,185 19,485 1,315 7,304 6,971 1,917 13,102 3,050 22,535 114 1,429 1,526 8,830 1,394 8,365 9,807 17,600 1,208 6,823 6,544 1,773 2,809 101 1,410 1,340 11,580 20,409 1,309 8,233 7,884 Totals 46,260 8,001 54,261 41,982 7,433 49,415

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Diagram I.— Illustrating combined Postal and Telegraph Receipts and Payments

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Diagram 4.— Illustrating the Progress of the Post Office Savings-bank.

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Diagram 7. —Illustrating the Number of Miles of Telegraph Wire in Operation.

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Diagram 9. —Illustrating the Number of Paid Telegrams forwarded.

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Diagram 10. —Illustrating Increase in the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections.

Approximate Cost oj Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,550 copies, Inoluding diagrams), £70.

Authority : John M.uk.w, Government Printei, Wellington.—l9ls

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