POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1919-20.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1920 Session I, F-01

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOE THE YBAE 1919.

@ortf<mtir_. PAGE PAGE Introduction ... ... ... 1 Burglaries at Post-offices ... ... 7 Beceipts and Payments ... 1-2 Buildings... ... ,\i ... 7 Staff ... ... ... ... 2 Money-orders ... ... 7 Health of Permanent Staff ... ... 2 Postal Notes ... ... ... 7 Personal and Staff ... ... ... 2 British Postal Orders ... 8 Cost-of-Living Bonus ... ... 3 Savings-bank ... ... .. 8 Appeal Board ... ... ... 3 Work performed for other DepartExaminations ... ... 3 ments !l ' ... ... : ... •'8 Correspondence Classes ... ... 4 Telegraphs ... ... ... 8 Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, New Zealand Submarine Cable Service 9 1919 ... ... ... ... 4 Ocean Cable Services ... ... 9 Post Office Loan Certificates ... 4 Wireless Telegraphy ... ... 10 Advertising need of work by Returned Telephone Exchanges ... ... 10 Soldiers ... ... ... 4 Telephone Facilities for Backblocks ... 11 Abolition of Censorship ... ... 4 Automatic Telephone Exchanges ... 11 Stores ... ... ... ... 4 Slot Telephones ... ... ... 11 Workshops ... ... ... 5 Post Office 5 APPENDIX. Dead and Missing Letters ... ... 5 Prohibited Correspondence ... ... 6 Designation of Offices changed or corBegister of Newspapers and Magazines 6 rected ... ... ... ... 12 Stamp-recording Machines ... ... 6 Inland Mail-services established ... 12 Postage-stamps ... ... ... 6 Subsidized Sea Mail-services ... 13 Ocean Mail-services ... ... 6 Cable Business ... ... ... 14 Inland Mail-services ... ... 6 Badio-telegrams ... ... ... 15 (For Index to Tables see page ii, and for Detailed Index see pages iii and iv.)

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TABLES. No. 1. —Money-orders issued and paid— page (a.) Issued in the Dominion ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 (b.) Drawn on the Dominion ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 No. 2. —Money-orders issued— (a.) In New Zealand, on Offices beyond the Dominion ... ... . . 17 (b.) At Offices beyond the Dominion on New Zealand ... ... ... 17 No. 3.—Number and Value of Postal Notes sold ... ... ... ... ... 18 No. 4.—Number and Amount of Transactions at the Money-order Offices and Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand ... ... ... ... 19 No. s.—Number and Value of British Postal Orders sold and paid in New Zealand, 1918-19 and 1919-20 ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 No. 6.—General Statement of Post Office Savings-bank Business for Year ended 3lst December, 1919 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 No. 6a.—General Statement of Post Office Savings-bank Business from 1867 to 1919 ... 21 No. 7.—Balance-sheet of Post Office Account ... ... ... ... ... 23 No. 8. —Securities, &c, standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on account of Post Office Savings-bank Fund ... ... ... ... ... 26 No. 9. —Post Office Savings-bank Beceipts and Payments for Year ended 31st December, 1919 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 No. 10.—Number of Post Office Savings-bank Accounts open ... ... 31 No. 11.—Estimated Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels dealt with ... ... ... ... ... 31 No. 12.— (a.) Registered Articles... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 (b.) Dead Letters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 No. 13.—Parcel-post ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 No. 14. —Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department ... 33 No. 15.-—Cash Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes, the Value of Franked Government Telegrams, and the Total Number of Telegrams transmitted ... 34 No. 16.—Paid Telegrams of all Codes ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 No. 17. —Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in Use at Telegraph-offices ... 35 No. 18.—Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines ... ... ... 36 No. 19. —Cost of Construction of Telegraph and Telephone Lines ... ... ... 37 No. 20.—Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges since their Establishment ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 No. 21.—Number of Connections at Telephone Exchanges in Engineers' Districts ... 40

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DETAILED INDEX. A- PAGE M Advertising need of work by returned soldiers . . 4 Amendment to Post and Telegraph Act .. . . 4 Magazines registered .. .. .. 6 Appeal Board •. 3 Mail-services— Articles delivered .. .. .. .. 5 Inland .. .. .. .. 6, 12 Automatic telephone-exchange installations .. 11 Ocean .. .. .. .. .. 6 Sea, subsidized .. .. .. 13 B_ Maintenance of lines, cost of .. .. .. 3(5 Balance-sheet of Post Offioe Acoount .. 23, 24, 25 Money-order Batteries, class of, and number in use .. .. 35 Commission 7 l(i 19 Bonus, cost of living .. .. .. ..8 Exchange with other countries'.'. '.'. '.At Book-packets posted and delivered .. ..31 Increase of commission 7 British postal orders paid and sold .. 8,19 l saue d and paid 7,16,17,19 Buildings .. .. .. .. -.7 Offices open, &c 7 Bureau messages : number and value .. V, 40 Business done for other Departments .. 8, 24, 25 r, Newspapers— Cable messages— Postoel and delivered., .. .. ..31 Deferred .. .. .. .. .. 10 „ unaddressed .. .. .. 5 Expeditionary Force .. .. .. 10 Registered .. .. .. .. 6 Intercolonial traffic .. .. .. 9, 14, 15 Removed from register .. .. ..6 International traffic .. .. .. 9, 14, 15 Returned to publishers .. .. .. 5 Number .. .. .. .. 9, 10, 25, 26 Press .. .. . • • • 10, 15 Q Value ........ 14, 15 Cableß Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," New Zealand .. .. .. .. 9 " Pacific cable," &c). Ocean .. .. • ■ • • .. 9 ~ mail-services (see " Mail"). Censorship: Abolition of .. .. 4 OfficersClasses, departmental correspondence .. .. 3 Absence of, average .. .. .. 2 Commission, money-order, increase .. .. 7 Death of .. .. .. .. 2 Correspondence prohibited .. .. .. 6 Examinations, efficiency .. .. .. 3 Health .. .. .. .. ..2 -p Number .. .. .. .. .. 2 _ „„ Retirement of .. .. .. 2 Dead letters .. .. .. •■ 5, 3A Offices (sco under *'Post," " Telegraph," &c.). Deferred cable message .. .. ..10 designation changed .. .. 5,12 Designation of offices changed .. .. ;>, 12 E. . . P. Eastern Extension cable— Pacific cable— Number and value of messages forwarded and Number and value of messages forwarded and received 11,14,15 received 9,10,14 Press cablegrams 10,15 Press telegrams 10,15 Share of business 9 Share of business .. .. .. .. 9 F ' tons 3 Packets alloged to have been posted and not delivered 6 Exchanges, telephone (sco " Telephone exchanges"). Pa l ce ! s ~ , 5 31 32 " " Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Tx duty collected on .. .. .. 5 Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. .. 5 Health of stafl.. .. .. ■• .. 2 Posted and delivered .. .. 31,32 Personal and staff .. .. .. .. 2 Postage-stamps .. .. .. ..6 Inland mail-services (see " Mail-services "). Postal notes— Inspection of post-offices .. .. .. 5 Commission .. .. .. .. 7 Instruments, telegraph, class of, and number in use.. 35 Offices opened .. .. .. ..7 Paid .. .. .. .. ..7 L. Sold .. .. .. .. 7, 18 Leave sick .. .. ■ • ■ ■ .. 2 Postal orders, British, paid and sold .. 8, 19 Letter-cards— Post-cards— Posted and delivered .. .. 5, 31 Dolivered .. .. .. .. 5, 31 „ unaddressed .. .. .. .. 5 New die for embossing .. .. .. 6 Letters— Posted .. .. .. .. ..31 Dead, dealt with .. .. .. 5, 32 Postmaster-General .. .. . . . . 2 proportion to number delivered .. .. 5 Post Office Account: balance-sheet .. 23, 24, 25 Delivered .. .. . ■ • • 5,31 Post Office loan certificates .. .. .. 4 Missing .. .. . • • • .. 5 Post-offices — Posted and delivered.. .. .. .. 31 Closed .. .. .. .. .. 5 Posted : avorage number per head of population.. 5 Designation changed . . .. .. 5, 12 „ unaddressed .. .. .. 5 Established .. .. .. .. 5 „ with previously used stamps .. .. 5 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. 5 Registered, unclaimed .. .. .. 5 Number .. .. .. .. .. 5 With libellous addresses .. .. .. 5 Private wires : number and rental .. .. 9 Wrongly addressed .. .. .. .. 5 Prohibition of correspondence .. .. 6

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DETAILED INDEX— continued. R. page Telegrams— continued. PAQis Radio-telegrams (see "Wireless"). Press .. .. .. .. 9,33,34 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 1 Urgent .. .. .. .. Registered articles .. .. .. ..32 telegraph— ....... „ ~, Revenue of Department .. .. 1,2 Instruments and battenes m use .. 9,35 Lines— „ - , - ii j Cost °f construction .. .. 37, 38 "' '■ Damage .. .. . . .. 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1 Length of .. .. .. 9, 33, 34 San Francisco mail-service (see " Mail-services"). Maintenance .. .. .. ..36 Savings-bank— Superimposed .. .. .. 9 Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. 8, 20, 21, 22 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 9 Acknowledgments of deposits .. .. .. 4 ;> opened, &c. .. .. .. 9, 33, 34 Cost of management .. .. .. 8,21,22 private wires: number and rental .. ..9 Deposits: amount, &c. ... 8, 20, 21, 22, 30 Receipts and payments ... .. 8, 33, 34 Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 8,20,21,22 Revenue .. .. .. .. 8,33,34 Fixed Deposit Account .. .. .. 30 Telephono-bureau messages .. .. '9, 25 Interest .. .. .. .. 8, 20, 21, 22 TelephoneLiabilities and assets .. .. 30 Exchanges Nominations by depositors .. ~ .. 8 Automatic .. .. .. ..11 Offices open, &c. .-. .. .. 8,20,21,22 Capital cost, working-expenses, &c. .. ..39 Profit and loss .. .. .. .. 30 Connections : proportion to population .. 10 Receipts and payments .. .. ..30 Line, length of .. .. .. 11,33,34 Reserve Fund Account -. •. .. .. 30 Maintenance ~ ~ . . .. 36 Securities .. .. .-.";-' •• ..26 Opened .. ..... ... ..10 Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and Party-line circuits .. .. .. 10 Australia, &c. -.. .. .. .. 8 Revenue .. .. ~ ~ 11,39 Withdrawals .. .. .. 8,20,21,22 Subscribers' connections „.. ...... „, 10,40 Securities in name of Postmaster-General .. .. 26 Facilities for backblocks .. ..... ..11 Slot telephones .. ..11, Line: capital cost, &c. .. .. ..39 Staff— >( cost of construction .. .. 37, 38 Health .. ~ ... ~i Vr .:. - .. 2 Lines overhauled, &c. .. .: ..10 Number ~ .. .. : .. .. 2 Maintenance of lines .. ~ ~ 9, 36 Stamps, new issues .. ~ .. ... 6 Metallic circuits erected ~ .. .. 10 Stamp-recording machines -....'; .. , „. 6 Offices converted to Morse >. .. '■■ .. 9 Stores .. ~ ... :-,....■ ..4 Telephone, slot .. .... ..11 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. .. 9 V. •*-• 1 Vancouver mail-service (see "Mail-services"). Telegrams— ' W. Government: number and value .. 9, 33, 34 Wireless telegraphy— Increase in number .. .. .. ..9 Alteration in rates .. .. ,'.".. .. 10 Of all codes .. .. .. ..9,33,34,35 Returns of business .. .... ..15 Ordinary : number and value .. .. 9, 33, 34, 35 Work performed for other Departments .. 8, 24, 25 Per 100 letters .. '.'.,:.., .. .. 9 Workshops .. .. '.. .. .. 5

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1920. NE W ZEA L A N I).

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

General Post Office, Wellington, 12thPiIy, 1920. Btr,- — I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the Post and. Telegraph Department for the financial year 1919-20. A perusal of the statements contained in the report will indicate that the business of the Department continues to increase. The revenue amounted to £2,106,995; the expenditure amounted Io C 1.944,161: there -was thus an excess of receipts over payments of £162,834. I have, &c, .1. (1. COATBS, Postmaster-General His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, Wellington. Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1919-20 are shown in the following table :—

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1919-20.

Item. Postal. Telegraph. Total. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Postages 1,013,025 II 1J Monoy-order and postal-note commission .. .. .. 32,300 15 5 Money-order commission received from foreign offices .. .. 854 0 8 Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. 20,347 8 5 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. .. 1,901 12 S 14,907 I 11 Paid telegrams .. .. .. .. .. •• .. (104,221 0 " 6| Telophone oxchanges .. .. .. .. •■ .. 419,317 10 4| £ s. d. 1,013,025 .11 1J 32,360 15 5 854 0 8 20,347 8 5 16,868 14 3* 604,221 0 6J 419,317 10 -II 1,0(18,489 8 3 J 1,038,505 12 64 Balanoe of payments over receipts (Telegraph) ■ .. .. .. 40,455 14 5J 2,106,995 0 10 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,0:0,489 8 341,078,961 7 0 2,176,995 0 10 Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Salaries (classified officers) .. .. .. .. .. 391,963 13 9 659.3 1 1 8 Salaries (country Postmastors and telephonists, and contributions 24,647 (I 0 38,174 0 0 to Railway Department) Conveyance of mails by sea .. .. .. .. 53,811 15 3 Conveyance of inland mails .. .. .. .. 144,130 17 9 Conveyance of mails by railway .. .. .. .. 79,017 6 1] Money-order commission credited to foreign offices . . . . 2,667 8 3 Maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines .. .. .. .. 1 (12,068 13 3 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. ... .. 168,961 19 7 219,357 12 I £ s. d. 1,051,324 15 5 62,821 0 (I 53,811 15 :s 144,130 17 9 79,017 6 II 2,667 8 3 162,068 13 3 388 319 I I 8 865,200 I 6 1,078,961 7 0 Balance of receipts over payments (Postal) .. .. .. 203,289 6 91 „ ,, (whole Department) .. | 1,944,161 8 6 162,833 12 4 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,068,489 8 3'1,078,961 7 0 I 2,106,995 0 10

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Receipts and Payments for the Ten Years ended 31st March, 1920, and for the Years 1881-82, 1891-92, and 1901-2.

Staff. Comparative Return of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended, 31st March, 1919, and 81st March, 1920. The total mtmher of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1919 and 1920, was as under :— 31st March, 31st March, 1919. 1920. Postmaster-General ... ... .. ... 1 1 Classified staff — Permanent — Administrative Division ... ... ... 4 4 Professional Division ... ... ...' 33 35 Clerical Division ... ... ... ... 3,601 3,528 General Division ... ... ... ... 3,722 4,094 Temporary— Night-watchmen ... ... ... ... 2 6 Postmistresses and assistants ... ... 188 30 Switchboard attendants ... ... ... 313 267 Note-sorters, distributors, (fee. ... .. 66 5 Postmen, messengers, anel chauffeurs . . 331 242 Night telephonists ... ... ... ... 65 41 Other temporary employees... ... ... ... 151 Totals, classified staff ... ... 8,325 8,404 Employees not on classified staff — Country Postmasters and Postmistresses ... 2,280 2,252 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers ... ... ... 143 141 Totals ... ... ... ... 10,748 10,797 Health of Permanent Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave : — Number Average Absence Average Absence on Staff. per Sick Officer. for eao , h °? cer employed. Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,444 15-57 746 Women ... ... ... 1,217 19-99 14-58 Nineteen officers died during the year. Personal and Staff. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, who held the offices of Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs, resigned on the 21st August, 1919. The Hon. J. G. Coates assumed the offices on the 4th September, 19.1.9. In the, interim the Hon. Sir William Fraser administered the Department. Mr. P. D. Holdsworth, who, prior to taking up the position of Director eif Postal Services with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, was Chief Postmaster at Auckland., retired in October, 1919. Mr. Holdsworth had served for over fifty-one years,

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. i 1881-1882 £ 234,529 £ 233,291 £ 1,238 1891-1892 320,058 268,343 51,715 1901-1902 488,573 465,756 22,817 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 1917-1918 1918-1919 1919-1920 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1,037,265 1,087,710 1,167,826 1,269,921 .1,359,059 1,695,757 1,809,317 1,837,260 1,972,539 2,106,995 ., ., I, I, L, I, L, L, I, ,037,265 ,087,710 ,167,826 ,269,921 ,359,059 ,695,757 ,809,317 ,837,260 ,972,539 ,106,995 914,069 988,911 1,069,272 1,173,314 1,246,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 1,489,446 1,702,048 1,944,161 123,196 98,799 98,554 96,607 112,209 399,235 438,507 347,814 270,491 162,834 Totals for ten years 15 15,343,649 ,343,649 13,195,403 2,148,246

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Mr. 11 Northcroft, Chief Postmaster, Christ-church, retired in February, 1920. Mr. Northcroft had served_*for nearly forty-nine years. Mr. D. St. George, Chief Postmaster, Invercargill, retired at the end of March, 1920. Mr. St. George had served for about fifty years. Mr. J. J. Pickett, Chief Postmaster, Timaru, retired in November, 1919. Mr. Pickett had served for about forty-five years. Staff conditions are rapidly becoming normal, but throughout the Dominion demands are being made for additional staff, principally on account of the increased business following on the termination of the war. All of the staff who had been absent on military service, have now resumed, but new appointments are still being made in order to meet requirements. Notwithstanding the fact that the remuneration of message-boys in Wellington is in excess of that of message-boys in any other part of the Dominion, great difficulty has been experienced in securing lads for the, delivery of telegrams in that city. To relieve the situation, it was decided to engage, men for the purpose, and several disabled returned soldiers are now employed. They are paid 10s. a day and provided with uniforms. Four Natives of the Cook Islands who had. secured scholarships at he islands have been given apprenticeships in the. departmental workshops at Wellington. Cost-of-living Bonus and Maeeied Offioees' Allowance. In order to assist officers in meeting the increased cost of living, Government decided to grant, a. cost-of-living bonus, from the Ist January, 1920, of £15 per annum to married officers and £7 10s. per annum to unmarried officers. From the same date the minimum payment to married men of twenty-one years of age and over was fixed at £187 16s. per annum for salaried officers and 12s. per diem for wages-men, irrespective of the cost-of-living bonus. Appeal Boaed. Subsection (I) of section 16 of the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918, provided for any officer appealing against the determination of the Secretary in regard to his salary only. This section was subsequently repealed by section 30 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, .1919. An officer now has recourse to the Appeal Board in any matter affecting his classification, grade, salary, or promotion. An officer may also appeal against any fine exceeding £2 in amount, any reduction in salary, reduction in grade or class, or dismissal. At the 1919 sitting of the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board approximately .1,300 appeals from officers were dealt with. This number was larger than usual, but the increase, is explained by the, fact that the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918, introduced entirely new principles of classification and promotion. The number of appeals allowed by the Board was very small, although a considerable percentage of the number lodged was conceded by the Department following a decision that the. increase over the previous year should approximate £45 in each case. The Appeal Board reported that it had accepted the general principles adopted by the Promotion Board, and had where necessary extended those, principles so as to make the scheme of reclassification more harmonious and logically complete. This was possible in the light of evidence submitted to the Boarel concerning individual cases, which evidence was more comprehensive than that available to the Promotion Board when it classified the, service. Mr. F. V. Frazer, Stipendiary Magistrate, who was Chairman of the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board for a number of years, has been appointed, an Assistant Public Service Commissioner. Examinations. Regulations have been made; under the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918, providing for the examination of candidates for appointment as to their fitness for employment and for the examination of officers as to their fitness for promotion. Examinations are required to be passed for appointment as an engineering cadet, technical clerk, Assistant Engineer, and Engineer, as a, eade-t, and as a shorthand-writer, typist, or machinist. Shorthand-writers, typists, and machinists, before advancement beyond a salary of £156 per annum, are required to pass an examination of a higher standard than that for appointment to the same positions. An, officer in the Seventh Class, before advancement beyond a salary of £165 per annum, is reepiired to pass a Competency Examination, which is an examination in the duties he performs. An officer is not eligible for promotion in the Clerical Division to any position with a salary exceeding £270 per annum unless he has passed the Controlling Officer's Examination. The Controlling Officer's Examination comprises a general paper, to be taken by all officers of every branch of the service, and a special paper dealing with the work of the branch of the service in which the officer seeks promotion. The examination is designed to test an officer's capacity to deal with matters which arise for the decision of a senior officer in the conduct of the Department's business, as regards his management of the office, and his relations with the staff, the public, and. his controlling officer. The style and general composition of the. replies are essential factors in awarding a pass. For officers in the General Division, special examinations are provided, to enable them to qualify lor positions graded higher than the rank and file. During the year 1919-20 the number of officers who sat for efficiency examinations was 791, of which number 169 were either wholly or partially successful.

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Departmental Oobbbspondenoe Technical Classes. The departmental correspondence classes, by means of which members of the service receive ins true ion in technical subjects, were reinstated in October; 1919, and the scope was extended to cover five courses instead of three. The number of students enrolled for the first term was 510. The largeness of the, numberjshows the value of and necessity for the facilities provided. The, course for linemen was completed on the 19th February, 1920. The percentage o'" students who completed the course and passed the, Lineman's Competency Examination held in March was 93-2. Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1919. The Post and Telegraph Act was amended in 191!) ; and, in addition to machinery alterations, the amending Act contains a number of important provisions. The Governor-Oeneral in Council is empowered, to make regulations requiring the registration, of postal packets that contain, or are reasonably supposed to contain, money or other valuable property, and prescribing rules for the purpose of giving effect to transfers of accounts authorized by reciprocal arrangements entered into with foreign savings-banks. Provision has been made, for the insurance of postal packets without registration ; the defining and registration of magazines ; the free transmission through the post of matter prepared in raised characters for the use of the blind ; the establishment of a, safe-deposit system ; and the carriage by post of strychnine. Power is given the Department to compel proprietors or others in charge of passenger-coaches, or other vehicles plying for hire, to carry mails ; to charge the sender of any unpaid or insufficiently prepaid postal packet the postage due if such article is undeliverable ; and to collect the return postage on postal packets (other than letters) returned to the sender on his own application. The minimum amount of a Post Office, Savings-bank deposit to be, acknowledged, from the General Post Office is raised from £1 to £20. Authority is given for the payment of the, amount at credit of a deceased depositor in the Post Office Savings-bank, in any case in which the amount does not exceed £100, without requiring probate or letters of administration. The offences are extended to cover the reco• ding on postal packets of the inoorrect time of posting; the divulging of information obtained by a person from a letter or other postal, packet opened in error ; the making of false statements in regard to the value of enclosures in, the non-receipt of, anel the abstraction of the, contents of, postal packets ; the wilful wrong delivery of postal packets ; the wilful obstruction of a Post officer in the performance of his duties ; the recording on telegrams of the incorrect time of receipt, transmission, or delivery ; the improper divulging of the whole or part of the contents of a telegram ; and the improper use of departmental forms. The use of private, telephone-lines is prohibited, save pursuant to license. It is also provided that the Department may remove dangerous electric lines at the expense of the person making default. The definitions of " telegram " and " telegraph " are amended, and " telegraph-office " and " telegraph officer " are defined. The duplicate copy of a telegram is given the validity of a transcript for production in Court as evidence. Provision, is made for the making of a declaration of secrecy by Telegraph officers, and the form of a Post officer's declaration is amended. The rights of appeal of officers of the Department, under the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918, are, extended. Post Office Loan Ceetifioaths. The popularity of the loan certificates issued by the Post Office is proved by the fact that (here is a regular and steady demand for them, and sales go on whether a loan is on the market or not. Up to the 31st March, 1920, the amount received from the- sale of Post Office; war-loan certificates was £4,597,482, an amount that compares very favourably with the amount raised by similar methods in other countries. Postmakking-machines and Telephone Directories : Advertising Need of Work by Returned Soldiers. In connection with the repatriation of discharged soldiers, it was arranged for postmafkingmachines at the four principal offices in the Dominion to print on correspondence passing through the post superscriptions advertising the, need of work by discharged soldiers. Similar advertisements appear in the principal telephone directories. Abolition of Censorship of Tel..grams. The censorship of telegrams was abolished throughout the British Empire at midnight on the 23rd July, 1919. The restrictions imposed on. messages addressed to former enemy territory occupied by British troops were, however, not then removed. Stores. The work of this branch has been well up to the average. The figures showing stores dealt with as compared with the previous year are - - I (i I it 1920. £ t Stock on hand. 31 sf March .. .. .. .. 259.719 101.331 Purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 185.941 202,575 Issues .. .. .. .. .. .. 209,472 268,235

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While the cost of stores—generally those of a bulky nature - has in certain cases shown a decline, this has been due mainly to reduction in freight rates and war-risk insurance. The latter during the war period had been from £3 3s. to £4 4s. per cent., and had occasionally touched £20 per cent. Prices of goods which the Department was forced to procure from America, on the other hand, showed substantial increases on account of fluctuations in the rate of exchange. Difficulty in procuring adequate supplies to meet the growing requirements of the Department' is still, experienced, and stocks of many important lines are difficult to maintain. Overseas shipping has shown but slight improvement. As regular services are again established it is hoped that some of the difficulties now experienced, particularly with regard to the receipt of documents, will disappear. During the year arrangements were completed to transfer to the District Engineers' offices the accounting for engineering-works, telegraph material, and. workmen's equipment hitherto done by Postmasters. The necessity for a district store at Auckland has long been recognized, and for some years past efforts have been made to procure a suitable, site. An area of half an acre has now been secured in Mechanics Bay, whereon it is proposed to erect suitable store buildings. WOEKSHOPS. The ever-increasing volume of work has necessitated larger premises, and these have been provided and occupied during the year. Exceptional difficulties have been experienced in keeping the motor vehicles in good order. Repair work has largely increased, and the shortage of parts has interfered with the prompt despatch of such work. With additional working-facilities and the prospect of a more regular supply of material it is expected that the work of repairing the vehicles will be expeditiously disposed of in future. The scope of the work of the motor section has gradually widened, until repair work is now done for almost every Department of the Government Service. Repairs to telegraph and telephone instruments have been efficiently carried out. Post Office. During 1919 Inspectors visited 2,290 offices, and permanent Postmasters inspected. 127 nonpermanent offices in their vicinity. The number of post-offices opened was 20, and the number closed 51. The number of post-offices open, on the 31st December, 1919, was 2,315. The names of 3 offices were changed. The number eif articles delivered in the Dominion, including those received from places beyond New Zealand, during the year 1919, compared with the number in 1918. was as under : — 1919. 1918. Increase-. Decrease. Letters and letter-cards . . 120.633,071 118.363,999 2,269,072 Post-cards .. .. 3,889,691 3,904,316 .. 14.625 Other articles .. .. 38,614,420 38,413,765 200,655 Totals .. 163,137,182 1.60,682,080 2,455,102 Parcels .. .. 3,180,621 3,038,706 141,915 The letters and letter-cards increased T92 per cent., post-cards decreased 0-37 per cent., other articles increased 0-52 per cent., and parcels increased 4-68 per cent. In 1918, compared with T917, letters and. letter-cards decreased 5-12 per cent., post-cards decreased 8-23 per cent., other articles decreased 11-66 per cent., and parcels increased 0-64 per cent. The average number of letters and letter-cards posted per unit of population during 191.9 is estimated at 108-64. The average in 1918 was 112-02. The declared value of parcels received from places outside the Dominion in 1919 was £1,450,476, against £945,113 in 1918. The Customs duty amounted to £254,775 15s. Bd. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the Dominion in 1919. was £76,301, against £120,436 in 1918. The system whereby senders of parcels addressed to certain countries are enabled to pay Customs and other charges ordinarily payable by the addressees was extended to include parcel's addressed to and received from the Union of South Africa and Rhodesia. Dead and Missing Lettees, The proportion of deael or unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards to the total number delivered within the Dominion was 0-64 per cent. 262,126 letters (including letters addressed to soldiers and registered letters) were opened and returned to writers through the Dead Letter Office ; 36,269 were returned unopened to other countries ; 21.2,368 (including those addressed to soldiers) were reissued; 32,247 were, destroyed; 254,21.6 were returned by Chief Postmasters to senders within New Zealand ; 43,24-4 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 840,470, compared with 820,984 in 1918. 5,985 other articles were returned to foreign countries ; 2,739 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office, and 87,444 by Chief Postmasters ; 16,360 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries: a total of 112,528 articles, compared with 122,948 in 1918. There were 4,656 letters and 1,875 letter-cards posted without 1.8,445 letters were wrongly addressed; 61 letters bore libellous addresses and. were intercepted; 37 letters were discovered to bear previously used stamps ; and 9,436 registered letters were unclaimed. 3,171 newspapers and 4,272 books and either articles were received without addresses. Many of these were subsequently applied for and delivered. 19,991 newspapers were returned to publishers.

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There were 6,205 inquiries made during 1919 for postal packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered. In 3,409 of the inquiries -more than one-half of the total number the investigations made by the Department resulted in the missing articles being traced or accounted for. These may be summarized as follows : - Number erf ~ ~ TraoedCasee. K, ' a " lt " 668 . . . . . . Sender responsible for delay. 950 . . . . . . Addressee responsible tor delay. 107 .. .. .. Post Office responsible for delay. 1,384 .. .. .. No delay, or responsibility not fixed. Total .. 3 109 Pro mm te 11 Coreespon de no c . During the year 186 letters addressed to persons or firms for whom the transmission of correspondence is prohibited under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, were withheld Eroni transmission. Registee of Newspapers and Magazines. Twelve newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and eight were removed from the register. Seven magazines were registered. StAMP R ECOR I) ING -M AC 1-11NES. The agreement with the Automatic Stamping-machine Company (Limited), for the issue of the recording-machines, authorized by section 16 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, to be useel for postage and either purposes, has been extended for a further term of three years from the Ist January, 1919. POSTAGE-STAMI'S. A special " Victory" series of stamps was brought into use at the end of January, 1920. The denominations and colours of the. stamps are as follow: -|el., green; Id., carmine; l|-d., cadmium brown ; 3d., dark brown ; 6d., violet ; Is., orange. The -|d. stamps of the King Edward series overprinted for use in Aitutaki, Niue, and Penrhyn Island have been superseded by stamps of the King George series similarly overprinted, A pictorial issue of stamps for Haiotonga, Aitutaki, Niue, and Penrhyn Island has been arranged lor. These will be of the same denominations as those of the New Zealand " Victory " issue. A new die of the universal penny postage-stamp has been brought into use, for embossing postcards. The design is more open than that of the previous die. Ocean Mail-services. When! a better despatch can lie made than by the San Francisco or Vancouver routes, mails to and from the United Kingdom have been despatched by the direct route via Panama. With the exception of one trip by the " Paloona," the San Francisco service has been performed during the year by the " Moana " and " Tofua," and a fairly satisfactory time-table has been maintained. The, Vancouver service has been carried on by the " Niagara " and " Makura." A shipping strike in Australia caused the " Niagara " to be detained in Sydney for a considerable time during the year. Otherwise a satisfactory time-table has been maintained. The contract for the service was extended for one year from July, 1919. A. shipping strike in Australia during the year caused a disorganization of the intercolonial mail-services. Inland Mail-services. ' Aerial, Services. The conveyance of mails by air marked an important development in mail transit in the Dominion. On the 16th December, 1919, a seaplane carried a quantity of mail-matter from Auckland to Dargaville. The route was via Whangaparaoa, Mullet Point, Pakiri, thence overland above llaupo to Dargaville. The distance covered was approximately 112 miles, and the time occupied I hour 35 minutes. The return journey was via Pouto, T-e Kopu.ru, Helensvilie, and Eiverhead. The distance, covered, was approximately eighty-six miles, and the time occupied I hour 23 minutes. The flight was made primarily to demonstrate the practicability of the seaplane for mail-carrying purposes. It was carried out by the firm of Walsh Bros and Dexter, proprietors of the New Zealand Flying School at Auckland. In January, 1920, an arrangement was made with Messrs. Walsh Bros. anel. Dexter for a. series of experimental flights for the carriage of mails between Auckland and Dargaville, Auckland and Whangaroi. anel Auckland and Thames. Subsequently it was arranged for mails to be forwarded by seaplane from Auckland to Opotiki, Tauranga, and Whakatane. The services were successfully performed, and enabled the Department to obtain valuable information for use in connection with consideration of the question of establishing permanent services for the conveyance of mails by air. .Land and Sea Services. Tenders were invited for inland, mail-services the contracts lor which expired, on the. 31st December, 1919. Competition was satisfactory, but the greatly increased cost of running resulted in the Department having to pay greatly increased subsidies. With a lew unimportant exceptions, contractors were, found for all services in operation during 1919.

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The Department lias now contracts expiring at the end of 1920 and of 1921. To bring these into line, tenders will be invited for the performance for one year, from the Ist January. 1921, of those contracts expiring at the end of 1920. Owing to a shortage of coal, train services were very Considerably reduced from the 2nd July to the 27th September, 1919. To prevent serious public inconvenience, subsidiary mail-services by motor and, steamer were established in various parts of the Dominion. The principal of such services were : - Auckland-New Plymouth : By steamer, timet- weekly. Wellington New Plymouth : By motor, daily. Wellington- Onehunga : By steamer, twice weekly. Christchurch-Dunedin : By motor, daily. On the 9th September, 1919, a mishap occurred to a mail-coach proceeding from Tolaga Bay to Gisborne, with the result that the driver and a passenger lost their lives and another passenger was injured. Burglaries, etc., at Post-offices. The Postmaster's residence at Milton was burglariously entered on the. 30th April, ,1919, and. the keys of the post-office safes were secured. The safes were robbed of cash amounting to £520. The thiol was traced, and, on conviction, was ordered to be detained for reformative purposes for a, period of not more than three years. The whole of the stolen money was recovered. On tin- 20th May, 1919. the post-office at Rotorua was found to have been burglariously entered and the safe robbed, of cash, postal notes, and stamps amounting to £60. The case was exhaustively investigated without success. On the 13th March. 1920. Mr. A. K. Braithwaite, Postmaster at Ponsonbv, was murdered at his residence, and the office keys extracted from his cloth.-s A. sum of money was taken from the office, but most of it was afterwards recovered. The man. arrested, for the crime was found guilty, and the sentence of death was carried out. Minor cases of burglary occurred during the year, the following offices being broken into : Aria lloropito, Lyndhurst, Normanbv, Ohinemutu. Parkvalc, South Dunedin. Waimarino. Whakarewarewa. Buildings. Except in very urgent cases, the erection of new buildings was held in abeyance during the period of the war. An endeavour is now being made to overtake arrears, but extraordinary difficulties, due to the high cost and scarcity of labour and material, are being encountered. During the year new post-office buildings were erected at Henderson (temporary), Paekakariki. Reikorangi, Tiraumea, Waitomo Caves, Walton, and Wharepoa: automatic-telephone-exchange buildings at Khandallah (Wellington) and Wanganui ; and a combined post-office and automatic-telephone-exohange building at Wellesley Street (Auckland). The post-office building at Brunnerton was destroyed by fire. Residences were purchased for the Postmasters at Cromwell, Mercer, and. Picton. and lor the linemen at Darfield, Havelook, Rakaia. and Te Awamutu. At many offices the work of providing additional accommodation and making extensive repairs and renovations, which was susp.-nded during the period of the- war, has been carried out, When the existing post-office buildings were erected at Auckland and Wellington, accommodation lor the parcel-post branches was provided in the basements. The accommodation is now insufficient for requirements. In Auckland a suitable, building in Albert Street, a short distance from the Chief Post-office, was secured upon lease for thirty years, and on the 15th September, 1919, the parcel-post business was transferred to the new premises. Plans are being prepared for a building in Wellington to accommodate the parcel and other branches. Money-orders. The money-order business for the year shows an increase in both the number of transactions and the total of the amount remitted. Ten money-order offices were opened and 6 closed, leaving 807 offices open at the close of the year. The money-orders issued numbered 690,291. for a total of £4,604,059; those paid 599 240 for £4,180,355. The business with countries outside New Zealand shows an increase in berth the amount sent abroad and the amount received, the total amount sent abroad being £610,004. and the amount received £J8J,972. The total commission received, for the transaction of money-order business amounted to £19,329. On account of the extreme variation in the rate of exchange with America it was found desirable to increase the commission on all money-orders issued on the' United States of America and Canada to an amount which would not only cover any loss when making settlements through the medium of the London Post-office, but also put a stop to an improper use being made of the money-order system, which, under the Conventions, has a, fixed rate of exchange. Under the Money-order Conventions then- are only two methods by which a crisis in financial affairs may be met—(l) the entire suspension of the money-order system ; (2) an inciease in tin- commission." It was thought better to follow the precedent Hi t by the United Kingdom and to make a, considerable increase in the rate ol commission instead of ceasing to issue orders. Postal Notes. The postal-note business shows an increase ; 2,197,520 postal notes for £655,910 were issued, and 2,172,727 were paid. On this business the commission of £9,499 was received. Sixteen offices were opened and 8 closed, leaving J ,036 postal-note offices in operation at the end ol the year.

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British Postal Orders. The number of British postal orders sold was 67,882, as compared with 83,162 for the previous year. The amount sent away by means of this very useful form of remittance was £40.747. The twenty-shilling and ten-shilling notes continue to have the greatest sales. Savings-hank. The business of the Post Office Savings-bank again shows a remarkable increase in the excess of deposits eiver withdrawals. It amounted to nei less than, £3,796,070, and, in addition, to this, then- was credited, to depositors' accounts an amount of £1,178,935 for interest. Thus the total amount at credit of depositors was increased during the year by £4,975,005. The total balance at credit of depositors on the 31st December, 1919, was £38,393,131. These results are an indication, of the unabated confidence reposed m the institution by the people of the Dominion. There were 13 new savings-bank pffices opened during the year and. 5 closed, leaving a total of 794 offices eipen. 118,109 new accounts were opened and. 77,531 closed, leaving 630,783 still in operation at the end of the year. This gives a proportion of one account in every 1-95 of the population. Kuli particulars as to the number of depcisits and withdrawals will he found, in the tables. The total, transactions show a material increase. Tim deposits reached a total of £29,758,448, anel the withdrawals £25,962,378. The, average, deposit amounted to £23 Is. Bd., and the average withdrawal to £26 2s. 3d., while the average amount at credit of, each depositor was £60 1.75. 4d. If the total at credit were divided equally among the whole of the people the amount at credit of each person would be. £31 ss. lOd. The working-expenses of the Savings-bank amounted to 5-46 d.. per transaction, which gives a, oeist per cent, on the total amount at credit of depositors of 0-14 pence. The system of nomination by depositors in favour of relatives who receive moneys at their credit in case of death continues to grow in favour. During the year 274 nominations were made. The system of transfer of accounts between the Dominion and the United Kingdom resulted in £101,871 being transferred to the United Kingdom and £32,365 to New Zealand. A similar arrangement with the Australian Savings-banks resulted, in £81,011 being transferred to Australia and £51,325 to New Zealand. WeiRK PERFORMED FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS. Among the many branches of work undertaken during the, year for other Departments of the Public Service those deserving of particular mention are the Customs duties collected of a total amount of £268,993, and for the same Department £27,107 for beer duty. The agencies for the State Advances, Public Trust, and Government Insurance Departments lead to a very large amount of business. The amount received for tho State Advances reached a total of £1,466,115, for the Public Trustee £1,093,552, and for the Government Insurance £238,045, while the amounts paid wore £689,735 for the State Advances and £1,042,293 for the Public Trustee. Land and income taxes may be paid at any money-order office, and the total, amount of these taxes received during the year was £4,506,748. For the Valuation Department fees amounting to £8,608 were, collected. A very large number of claims chargeable to the appropriations made by Parliament are paid through the medium of the Post Office on behalf of the Treasury. Last year the amount so paid in cash was £7,085,576. For the Pensions Department £732,204 was paid em account of old-age pensions, £46,144 on account of military pensions, £113,778 on account of widows' pensions, £1,674,353 on account of war pensions, and £13,990 on account of miners' pensions. Contributions to the National Provident Fund collected by Postmasters amounted to £42,144. £168,935 was paid out on behalf of the Public Service Superannuation Fund, and £76,504 em behalf of the Teachers' Superannuation Fund. Among the items which do not bulk largely with regard to amount, but involve numerous transactions, may be mentioned, the sale of fishing licenses to the value of £1,580, and game licenses £4,275; machinery- and boiler-certificate fees collected, £14,177; mining licenses, £176; and sanatorium receipts, £2,289, On behalf of the British Government £46,196 was paid to Imperial pensioners resident in New Zealand. For the registration of births, deaths, and marriages, and the performance of the marriage ceremony, Postmasters collected £3,645. Discount - stamps valued at £621 and numbering 596,160 were sold, but the popularity of these stamps does not seem to be increasing, the sales being still practically confined to Wellington. The number of payments made in connection with allotments made by members of the New Zealand Military Forces reached the total of 336,355, of an amount of £3,025,554, Some idea of the other services performed may be obtained from the, balance-sheet of the Post Office Account. Telegraphs. The telegraph revenue shows a marked increase. The grand total, including telephone, exchange and. miscellaneous receipts, amounted to £1,038,506, ecpiivalent to an increase of 5-01 per cent. If te> this be added the value of " free " Government telegrams, the total amounts to £1,044,336. The payments made on account of these services amounted to £1.078.961. an increase equal to about 22 : 67 per cent.

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The number of toll or bureau communications increased from 5,520,768 to 6,718,526, an increase of 1,197,758, and, in addition to showing an increase in number, produced a greater revenue by £42,358 ; while at the same time the average value of each communication increased from 7 - 37 d. to 7-sd. The total for 1919—20 represents 5-49 calls per unit of population. The number of ordinary paid telegrams increased from 5,549,107 to 7,295,992, an increase, of 1,746,885. This represents 5-96 per unit of population, and an increase in revenue of £103,383. Urgent ordinary telegrams show a decrease in number of 30,036, anel. in revenue of £6,793. This deorease is acoounted for by the large number of urgent telegrams sent during the influenza epidemic of the. previous year. The number of Press telegrams increased from 305,226 to 358,352, and the revenue from £27,433 to £30,748. Government messages for which no payment was received totalled during the year 116,452. Their value at ordinary rates would amount to £5,830. The various telegraph tables give full particulars of the, telegrams handled. The total of all codes (including toll or bureau messages) was 15,074,067, being an increase of 2,983,050. The proportion of paid messages per unit of population was 12-32 against 10-35 for the previous year. From the 631 private wires and subsidized lines, the amount of rent and maintenance received was £4,234. The. total number of offices open on the 31st March, 1920, was 2,339, being a decrease of 15. 327 are Morse telegraph-offices and 2,012 are telephone-offices. The, number of paid telegrams forwarded amounted to 6 messages for every 100 letters posted in New Zealand. Ten offices were converted from Morse to telephone working, and 16 from telephone to Morse. The total number of telegraph-instrument sets of all classes in use in the Dominion is 839, involving the use of 45,200 cells for battery power. The length of telegraph and telephone line and wire em the, 31st March, 1919 anel 1920 respectively, was as follows :—

The decrease in the length of pole line may be accounted for by the fact that in the cities the overhead lines are; being dismantled in favour of underground, and also that during the year several small lines in the country, no longer required by the Department, have been sold to the settlers. Phantom telephone circuits were increased by 271 miles, and superimposed Morse circuits by 183 miles. The total length of phantom telephone circuits now is 2,278 miles, and of superimposed Morse 8,746 miles. During a long and severe winter the Otago Central, lines withstood the strains placed, upon them by snowstorms and floods, and, save in a few isolated instances where bureau lines in outlying districts were temporarily out of action, an uninterrupted service was maintained. The Canterbury lines were not so fortunate. At the beginning of November an exceptionally heavy snowstorm did great damage between Rolleston and Timaru, resulting in the. complete dislocation of traffic from stations south of Rolleston. Several hundreds of miles of pole line and wire were affected ; but extra gangs of workmen were put to work, anel in three days all lines were again in working-order. New Zealand Submarine-cable Service. The length of submarine cable in use, in the Dominion is 416 knots. A fault occurred in one of the Cook. Strait cables, but it was quickly repaired. Ocean Cable Services. The cable business during the year shows an increase in the. number sent, to all places from New Zealand and in those received from Australia, and a decrease in the number received from international offices. The number of cable messages sent from New Zealand to international offices during the year shows an increase, of 3-73 per cent, on the number sent during 1918-19, and the, number sent to Australian offices shows an increase of 36-45 per cent., or over one-third. Messages from Australia increased by 37-16 per cent., and messages received from international offices decreased by 23-63 per cent. The proportion of cable messages sent " via Pacific! " was greater than that sent by the same route, the previous year, the percentages being 67 and 59 respectively.

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Miles of Pole Line. Miles of Wire. Telegraph and inter-urban telephone Telephone-exchange plant Year ended Year ended Increase 31st March, 81st March, or 1919. 1920. Decrease. 13,813 I 13,722 I *91 4,789 5,1 LI I 1322 Year ended Year ended 31st March,! 31st March, Increase. 1919. 1920. 50,742 i 50,751 9 165,962 | 177,509 11,547 216,704 228,284 11,556 Totals -J. ! «. , „ „ .. * 18,602 18,833 1231 decrease. "f Increase.

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The following table shows the total number of cable messages forwarded by each route dining each of the past five years, and also the percentage of such traffic falling to each :— P.eiFic. Eastbhn. Year. Messages. P ™ a f ' Year. Messages. P ™ c ™^ e n of Total. ° of Total. 1915-16 .. .. 114,151 67 1915-16 .. .. 56,684 33 1916-17 .. .. 114,718 71 1916-17 .. .. 47,790 29 1917-18 .. .. 114,04-6 63 1917-18 .. .. 66,318 37 1918-19 .. .. 103,347 59 1918-19 .. .. 70,591 41 1919-20 .. .. 139,772 67 1919 20 .. .. 68,832 33 Press messages numbering 946 were sent via Pacific and 1,767 v'a Eastern, compared with 482 and 1,278 respectively during 1918-19. The number of cable messages sent at " deferred " rates shows a further decrease of 28-2 per cent., although the acceptance of deferred messages was resumed by the Pacific Cable Board in September, 1919. The decrease is due to the removal of the censorship, thus allowing commercial messages to go forward in all codes. While the censorship was in operation many of these were sent at deferred rates. Expeditionary Force messages sent during the year totalled 192 only, against 5,907 the previous year. The use of this class of message has been in abeyance since November, 1919. Wireless Telegraphy. The. New Zealand wireless-telegraph stations, including Chatham Islands and Karotonga, have continued in operation at a high state of efficiency. The Apia (Samoa) station is still being staffed by officers of the Department. The New Zealand stations have returned to a pre-war basis, and are engaged upon commercial Work under control of the Post and Telegraph Department. Tin- use of wireless telegraphy for communication with ships has become better known, and its advantages are being recognized. As a consequence, considerable increase in wireless-telegraph traffic has resulted. In addition to affording a means of communication with ships, the wireless-telegraph mainland stations of the Dominion maintain an unbroken service with Apia-Badio and the Chatham Islands. During a recent interruption of flu- submarine-cable service between Norfolk Island and Suva the Awanui and Suva stations filled in the gap by wireless telegraphy, and maintained communication with the outside world until cable repairs were effected. Considerable development in wireless trai smission has taken place during recent years, and this, among other advances, will shortly be investigated abroad by the Chief Telegraph Engineer of the Department. Hitherto the charge for transmission of an ordinary radio-telegram to or from ships trading exclusively between Australia and New Zealand, or letwun ports on tie coast of New ZPiid (except between Wellington and Lyttelton), has been sd. per word, and to or from ships trading otherwise than between New Zea-'and and Australia or between New Zealand ports, lOd. per word. The Administration of the. Commonwealth of Australia some time ago adopted a flat rate eif 6d. per word for all vessels registered in Australia or New Zealand. If was considered that, as a matter eif policy, New Zealand should not charge more than Australia ; and, apart from this, the lowering of the e-harge would encourage traffic. It was accordingly decided to fix the rate at sd. per word for all vessels registered in New Zealand or Australia, irrespective of the trade in which they are employed ; the special rate of 2-Jd. per word for vessels in the Wellington -Lyttelton ferry service to continue. Telephone Exchanges. Four exchanges were opened during the year, and none were closed. Additional switchboard accommodation was provided at 72 exchanges. There are now 62 central and 229 sub-exchanges, a total of 291. The work of converting single-line earthworking systi ms to metallic circuits has proceeded steadily. At the end. of the year there were 245 metallic circuit and 38 single-line exchanges, whilst'B were undergoing conversion. The number of party-line connections now stands at 4,947, with a total of 16,846 subscribers, an increase of 577 and 1,906 respectively. General. There are 10,860 miles of wire being used exclusively feir toll work, and 14,648 miles used exclusively for telegraph Morse work-. During he year 2,023 miles of line were reconstructed and overhauled ; 9 miles of duct line. 7 miles of pipe line, and 8 miles of armoured cable were laid, making totals of 77 miles, 169 miles, and 129 miles respectively now in existence. The total number of telephone-stations (meaning exchange connections of all kinds) in use in the, Dominion on the 31st March, 1920, was 80,723. This includes 12,520 extensions and 3,807 bureau and service connections. The number of telephone-stations at the ten principal exchanges on the 31st March, 1920, was as follows : Auckland, 9,158 ; Christchurch, 7,625 ; Dunedin, 5,623 ; Gisborne, 2,086 ; Hastings. 1,782: Invercargill, 1,880; Napier, 1,924; Palmerston North, 1,647; Wanganui, 2,170 ; Wellington, 9,395. The following table shows the distribution of telephones in the Dominion and the four chief centres : i ~ i t - m ii. Inhabitants Population. telephones. ,„ , , r x per telephone. Dominion .. .. .. ..1,223,915 80,723 15 Auckland .. .. .. .. 144,646 9,158 16 Wellington .. .. .. .. 100,898 9,395 11 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 101,747 7,625 13 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 72,0-18 5.683 13

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The telephone-exchange system now includes 5,111 miles of pole line and 177,509 miles of wire, a. against 4,789 and. 165,962 miles respectively for the preceding year. The total revenue received was £419,318, an increase of £46,1.49 on the previous year's figures. Telephone Facilities for Packblocks. During the past year the Minister of Telegraphs approved of proposals whereby telephone facilities oould be placed within the means of backblook settlers. To provide telephone services to entirely new settlements, such as are now being cut up for soldier settlers, the, Department proposes to work in conjunction with the Department of Lands and Survey, so that the cost of telephone communication may be added to the, cost of land, survey, roads, &c, and die charges included in, the, rental charged to the settlers for the, land. Spread over the, cost of the land, the, cost of telephone communication would, in the majority of cases, be infinitesimal, and the settlers going on the, land would be in the fortunate position that telephone communication preceded them or followed very closely upon their occupation of the land. The, settlers would be required to pay only the, difference between the actual working-expenses and the revenue derived from the line. As the revenue increased, the liabilities of the settlers would be reduced in proportion. In the, case of established settlements, which in some cases have passed out of the hands of the Lands Department, it is proposed that legislation be provided whereby local bodies be empowered to levy a special rate to cover the loss when the; revenue derived is less than the actual workingexpenses. Special consideration was given to the cases of soldier settlers. It was decided that returned soldiers should be, required by the Department to pay only half the amount that civilian settlers would be asked for ; or, in other words, the Department would bear half the loss involved in any case in which returned soldiers' farms are included in a telephone rating-area. It was also decided that, in order to make it easy for any settler to connect himself by private wire with the nearest telephone-office, the Department should undertake to sell to settlers at actual cost the necessary material on a deferred-payment system, interest to be charged on unpaid money at the rate of 6 per cent., reducible to 5 per cent, per annum on payment being made within twenty-one days of the date of demand ; instalments to be paid half-yearly and to be of such, an amount as will pay off both principal and interest in ten years. The public announcement of the scheme resulted in the receipt of a farge number of applie;ations for material under the time-payment system. The small supplies of insulators and wire were exhausted with the earliest applications, and tho further operation of the scheme is now dependent upon sufficient quantities of material being received from abroad. Inquiries for supplies made by cable in England and elsewhere have so far been attended with little success, suitable material being almost unprocurable at any price. When materials are available all possible requirements will be satisfied. AuTOMAX-C-TEI-EPHONE-EXOHANUE INSTALLATIONS. Automatic-telephone exchanges (Western Electric type) were opened at Masterton on the 31st May, 1919, Courtenay Place and Wellington South on the 18th October, 1919, and Blenheim on the 28th April, 1920. The installations at Courtenay Place and Wellington South form part of the Wellington metropolitan network, which will eventually include additional exchanges in Featherston Street, Kelburn, Khandallah, and the Hutt Valley. The installation of automatic exchanges (Western Electric type) is now proceeding at Auckland (where the system will eventually embrace the whole of the metropo.itan area), Hamilton, and Palmerston North. At Wanganui the installation of an automatic exchange (Strowger type) is well under way. At other centres at which it has been decided to install automatic exchanges, buildings are being erected to accommodate the necessary equipment. The demand for telephone connections at the four centres has been exceptionally heavy ; and, as the original manual boards could not be further extended, auxiliary branch, exchanges both automatic and manual have been installed as a temporary relief of the situation. Until, however, the whole of these areas are equipped for full automatic working, complete relief cannot be afforded and the fufl benefits of automatic operation cannot be realized. The telephone development at Christchurch. has been partially met by the installation of 1,200 lines of Strowger automatic apparatus as auxiliary to the manual equipment ; and further assistance will follow by the installation of 500 automatic lines at St. Albans and 300 lines at Sydenham. At Auckland the congestion is being relieved by the installation of auxiliary automatic apparatus at Shortland Street, Mount Eden, and Romuera. This, it is anticipated, will meet requirements until the Western Electric full automatic system is ready to be cut into service. Relief has been afforded at Dunedin by the opening of a branch manual exchange at Roslyn. This will bo followed by further auxiliary equipment with a view to meeting the telephone development until such time as arrangements are complete for the installation of a full automatic system at that centre. Slot Telephones. The total number of slot telephones in use at the end of the year was 295, against 275 at the end of the preceding year. Several new installations were authorized, but, on account of shortage of material, the manufacture of the, machines has been delayed. The extension of the slot-telephone system will probably be restricted for some time, owing to difficulty in obtaining the necessary equipment. Installations in business centres continue to return revenue, sufficient to cover working-expenses. Those in residential areas are not so remunerative. The revenue for the year amounted to £17,472, being an increase of £3,770 over the previous year. The system may therefore be regarded as a success financially, as well, as a convenient method of alfording telephonic facilities to the general public. As was reported last year, the annoyance to genuine users of slot telephones and the inconvenience t-o the Department caused by the actions of mischievous persons show no signs of abatement. 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APPENDIX.

DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICES CHANGED OR CORRECTED.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES ESTABLISHED.

Postal District. uokland Vellington Vestport .. Kohumaru .. Wharera .. .. Tiraumea .. .. Giles Terrace i Changed from Changed to .. Lower Kohumaru. Huarau. .. Houlbrooke. Papahaoa. I

District. Name.of Service. Frequency. Auckland Runqiman Post-office - Drury Railway-station Morrinsville - Tauhei Swamp Road Paremoremo Post-office - Steamer Raujio Post-office - Wharf Rotorua - Okere Palls Rotorua-Tauranga Rotorua-Whakarewarewa Runoinian-Karaka (rural delivery) Turiwiri Post-office - Wharf Waiuku, Otaua, and Akaaka .. (Inehunga - New Plymouth Okahukura Railway-station-Ohura Te Miro - Tc Waikato Sanatorium Matakana Lower Post-office - Steamer Tangowahino Valley Road - School Mangonui-Taomaro Matauri Bay - Te Pone Blind River Post-office - Railway-station Blenhcim-Molesworth Christchurch-Dunodin Christchurch-Southbridgo Kaiapoi-Horrelville May field - Valetta Railway-station Rangiora-Oxf ord Whitecliils-Darfield Ashburton - Mount Somers Chri stchurch-Springfield Rakaia-Methven Christchureh-Culverden Christehurch-Pamassus Rangiora-Sefton Waikari-Hawarden Milton Post-office - Railway-station Dunedin-Lawrence Heriot - Moa Plat Estate Heriot - Park Hill Lindis Pass - Tarras Black's Point - Murray Creek Whangara-Mail Coach Junction Motuhora-Opotiki Gisborne-Wairoa Four times daily. Daily. Thrice weekly. Twice weekly. Weekly. Blenheim Daily. Weekly. Daily. Christchurch ,, ,, Pour times weekly. Thrice weekly. ,, i, Dunedin Pour times daily. Thrice weekly. Weekly. Greymouth Gisborne Thrice weekly. Pour times weekly. Twice weekly. Twice weekly in sumniei weekly in winter Weekly. Daily.' Twice weekly. Hokitika Invercargill Ross-Harihari Riverton-Ngapohatu Gore-Waikaka Riversdalo-Waikaia Mataura - Knowsley Park .. Tuatapere - Port Craig Dannevirke (delivory of parcels within boundaries of postmen's dolivery) Hatuma-Flemington (rural delivery) Hatuma - Marakeke Roail (i-ural delivery) Port Nelson - Glenhope or intermediate station Takaka - Waitapu Wharf Collingwood-Takaka Ngaore - Wingrove Road (i-ut-al delivery) Ahititi - .Junction Okau and Mokau Roads Mokai - Pai-iwaro and both sides of Mokau River Oamaru - Kia Ora (rural delivery) Oamaru—Kurow Oamaru-Ngapara Napier Weekly. Daily. Thrice weekly. Nelson As required. New Plymouth .. Daily!' Oamaru Thrice weekly. Weekly. Daily. Pour times weekly.

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SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SERVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year ended 31st December, 1919, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below :—

District. Name uf Service. frequency. Oamaiu contd. Oamaru-Tokarahi 0 ma raina-Longslij > Turua Post-office - Wharf Komata North Post-offloe - Railway-station Matata - Opotiki and Whakatane - Te Teko Ohinepanea - Hosking's Siding,. Pongakawa Post-office-Railway-station Te Puke Post-office - Railway-station Waimana - Waimana Junction Ohinepanea Post-office - Pongakawa Railway-station Rotorua-Rotoiti Oponae-Wairata Rotorua-Ngawaro Tairua-Hikuai .. ... .. . . Tauranga-Oropi .. .. .. .. ;. Whakatane Post-office - Steamer Waimate - Studholmo Junction Tyoho Plat School - Junction Downs Road and Levels Valley Road Tiiuaru-Fairlie Ohakune Post-office - Railway-station .. Koriniti Post-office - River Landing Taihape - Papaki Road (rural delivery) .. Wanganui - Taipai Street, Wanganui Mangahouhi (Todd's) - Watson's Homestead Mount Stewart - Bremer's Homestead, Waitohi Road Wellington - New Plymouth Palmerston North - Dannevirke Pongaroa-Aolianga Wellington-Onehunga Pakowhai-Glenooe Junction .. E'our times weekly. Weekly. As required. Twice daily. Daily and thrice weekly. Daily. Thames Thrice weekly. Twice weekly. Weekly. », Timaru Wangai 11 ii Twice daily. Daily. Thrice weekly. As required. Daily. Wellington Twice weekly. Daily. Thrice weekly. Twice weekly. Weekly.

Duration of Service. N umber of Voyages per Annum. : Mileage for Complete Voyage. Service. Annual Subsidy or Payment. When established. When terminated or terminable. Cost per Mile. Auckland and Great Barrier Auckland, Whatigaroa, and Mangonui Dargaville and Ruawai Dargaville and Tangiteroria Helensville and Matakohe llelensville and Dargaville Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Offices in Whangarei Harbour Rawene and Horeko Russell and Opua New Zealand - San Francisco New Zealand - Vancouver Wellington, Wakatahuri, Homewood (and othor offices), and Havelock Picton, offices in Sounds, and Havelock Picton, Grove Wharf, Te Awaite, and Resolution Bay Picton and Portage Portage and Kenepuru Head Ngakuta, Hakabaka, Kakapo Bay, Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim Portage and Crail Bay Port Nelson and Waikawa Bay .. Port Nelson and Croisilles Waitai and French Pass Bluff and Half-moon Bay (tug) .. Bluff and Half-moon Bay (schooner) £ s. d. 250 0 0 126 0 0 200 0 0 240 0 0 200 0 0 1,000 0 0 250 0 0 150 0 0 67 0 0 110 0 0 25,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 460 0 0 Oct., 1891 Nov., 1907 Jan., 1916 Nov., 1893 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1889 Sept., 1912 Jan., 1916 Jan., 1889 Oct., 1910 Aug., 1911 Dee., 1891 Doc, 1921 Dee., 1921 Dec, 1920 Dec, 1920 Dec, 1920 Doc, 1920 Dec, 1921 Dec, 1921 Dec, 1921 Dec, 1921 July, 1920 July, 1920 Dec, 1921 52 52 812 260 104 312 156 156 104 312 13 18 26 124 368 40 62 116 128 52 22 9 8 12,180 12,660 300 s. d. 0 9-31 0 1-58 0 3-84 0 3-57 0 3-97 0 6-01 0 7-39 0 8-18 1 5-18 0 10-58 8 1-89 2 5-16 1 2-15 415 0 0 Jan., 1907 Doc, 1921 26 326 0 11-27 257 0 0 Jan., 1913 Dec, 1921 156 88 0 4-49 72 0 0 100 0 0 110 0 0 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 April, 1911 Dec, 1920 Doc, 1921 Dec, 1921 i 0 3-96 0 501 0 5-90 312 104 52 14 46 86 280 0 0 25 0 0 140 0 0 50 0 0 300 0 0 40 0 0 Jan., 1910 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1904 June, 1914 July, 1886 Mar., 1916 Dec, 192.1 Dec, 1921 Dec, 1921 Dec, 1921 Dec, 1920 Dec, 1921 52 26 52 52 52 52 140 62 61 24 44 44 0 9-23 0 3-72 0 10-59 0 9-61 2 7-47 0 4-19

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GABLE BUSINESS. Hereunder are shown the number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the financial year 1919-20, in comparison with the figures for 1918-19 :—

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. Messagos. £ 1919-20 ... ... 91,108 ... ... ... 163,565 1918-19 ... ... 87,828 ... ... ... 159,265 Increase 3,280 = 373 per cent. Increase 4,300 = 2-7 percent. AUSTKAI.IAN. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1919-20 ... ... ... 117,496 ... ... 29,830 1918-19 ... ... ... 86,110 ... ... 23,1,89 Increase 31,386 = 36-45 per cent. 6,641 — 28-64 per cent. There was a total increase of 34,666 messages, and an increase in value of £10,941.

Ordinary. Pro: is. Destination. Number of I ,. , Messages. | Vah,e - Number of Messages. Value. International... Australian £ ... 62,286 i 110,947 ... 77,486 19,455 302 644 & 615 « 221 - Totals for 1919-20 ... 139,772 130,402 946 836 Totals for 1918-19 ... 103,347 97,628 482 738

Destination. Ordinary. Number of I , 7 , Messages. Va,ue - Prei 'I l Number of Messages. is. Value. International... Australian Totals for 1919-20 £ ... I 28,822 52,619 40,010 10,375 ... 68,832 62,994 22 1,745 1,767 £ 40 714 62,994 1,767 754 i Totals for 1918-19 70,591 84,826 84,826 1,278 1,278 566

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EECBIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1919 20 and 1918-19, exclusive of Press, was as follows :— Via Pacific. International. Australian. 1919-20 ... ... ... ... ... 55,468 62,489 1918-19 ... ... ... ... ... 39,959 46,264 Increase ... ... ... ... 15,509 Increase 16,225 Via Eastern. International. Australian. 1919-20 ... ... ... ... ... 33,358 49,806 1918-19 ... ... ... ... ... 76,349 35,607 Decrease... ... ... ... 42,991 Increase 14,199

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

RADIO-TELEGRAM S. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand coast stations during the years 1919-20 and 1918-19 was as follows :—

The number of radio messages shows an increase of 158-57 and 190-85 per cent, on the forwarded and received traffic respectively, The amount earned by New Zealand shows an increase of 11288 per cent, on the forwarded traffic, and an increase of 107-15 per cent, on the received traffic.

Forwarded. Received. Year. Number of I Messages. , Words. Value. Number of Messages. Words. 1915-10 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919- 20 2,505 201,665 ... 1,915 161,923 1,546 129,162 1,760 138,852 2,7.13 185,376 £ 1,384 1,276 1,003 1,304 1,591 9,739 967,485 8,112 851,087 6,763 679,71.0 9,904 918,988 9,965 703,322

1919-20 1918-19 Year. Forwarded. Received. Number of Amount Number of Amount earned by Total Value. earned by I Messages. Words. New Zealand. Messages. Words. New Zealand. £ £ £ ... 11,589 192,822 ! 4,332 9,114 19,109 248,063 5,272 4,482 9.3,507 2,035 5,245 6,570 105,889 2,545 Increase ... 7,107 I 99,815 2,297 3,869 12,539 142,1741 2,727

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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 the Dominion.

Drawn on the Dominion.

Where payable. Commission In the Dominion. United Kingdom.* ; Australia and other , p ore|gn Countries. v commission British Possessions. ' B i ear. received. No. Amount. No. Amount. ; No. Amount. No. Amount. Total. No. Amount. i ! I £ £ £ £ £ 1863! 1,057 1 2,201 9,614 4,740 21,944 ; 4,645 ■ 24,145 1873 3,562 j 34,288 142,642 11,913 48,548 6,150 28,068 £ 11,586 55,7°3 52,351 219,258 1883 9,023 ; 132,232 .402,559 26,211 91,634 14,113 4 6 .940 1 172,556 541,133 „ 1893 10,249 1 146,133 576,359 29,616 86,545 35,208 88,025 [894 IO,60I 155,534 608,042 28,513 ; 79,349. 38,631 , 89,393 r895 n,434 162,600 1 635,063 28,882 78,465 52,015 ! 99,077 1896 12,671 181,5051 717,218 29,238 82,499158,823 102,443 [897, 13,836 193,867! 762,593 31,770 93,649 68,002 114,589 1898 j 14,747 206,265 798,726 35,377 107,140 76,728 123,375 1899 15,533 22 1 ,354 864,513 38,528 122,064184,782 132,231 1900 16,513 239,565 951,860 40,925 122,935:89,344 140,058 1901 17,519 255,344 1,002,057 45,701 125,549 104,922 158,902 1902 14,916 258,110 1,014,724153,910 138,755 55,187 123,580 rgo3 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 i 63,309 i57,79o 59,468 150,368 rgo4 16,385 281,655 1,148,226 60,490 165,245 65,638 163,416 1905 17,073 287,394 1,189,386 57,414 177,610 72,633 174,716 1906; 18,279 301,650 j 1,312,271 60,120 J 186,903 77,250 187,058 1907! 18,847 305,424 1,389,800 58,565 , 193,356 77,498 190,434 1908: 12,556 ' 338,752 ! 1,611,968 67,384 ! 226,409 I 81,948 212,308 1909 13,783 383,283 1,841,030 74,893 256,804 80,564 209,759 1910 I 14,300 1413,314 1,981,877 79,651,273,449 76,692 202,197 tgn I 15,307 444,169 , 2,262,366 88,364:289,857 75,231 207,170 rgi2 ! 16,399 493,34512,702,469 98,452)322,037 74,628 206,843 1913, 1 16,872 1516,536 2,821,624 100,634 336,992 73,575 T 99,i58 igi 4 16,336 536,674 2,933,911 87,774 ; 299,155 67,070 194,439 1915 ' T 5,8ig 511,487 2,986,021 81,483 263,371 71,890 ; 222,426 1916 j 16,966 520,476 3,108,197 60,876 214,254 70,817 221,700 17,186 62,9361 rgi7i 16,077 508,209 2,g77,9g7 54,852 ' 216,835 ! 63,662 ; 212,144 15,960 6g,66gf 1918 17,487 508,813 3,120,183 48,133 198,452 61,899 217,512 19,655 "3,224f [gig I ig,329 558,344 3,994,055 4 8 ,592 224,667,58,974)240,437 24,381 144,900 2I °,957 750,929 222,678 776,783 243,497 812,605 269,566 902,160 293,659 970,831 318,370 1,029,241 344,664 1,118,808 369,834 ! 1,214,853 405,967 : 1,286,508 367,207 j 1,277,059 396,312 1,416,225 407,783 1,476,887 4I7.44 1 1,541,712 439,020 1,686,231 441,487 1,773,591 488,084 2,050,684 538,740 2,307,593 569,657 2,457,523 607,764 2,759,393 666,425 3,231,350 690,745 , 3,357,774 691,518 3,427,505 664,860 3,471,818 669,355 3,607,087 642,683 3,476,645 638,500 3,649,371 690,291 I 4,604,059

Where issm :d. Year. In the Dominion. United h Kingdom.* Australia and other British Possessions. Ti Foreign Countries. ital. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount, No. Amount. 1863 £ 2,067 9,169 4 J 5 1,824 £ 558 3,078 £ £ 14,071 3,040 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 37,438 156,957 1883 [32,232 402,559 I 3,725 15,553 5,697 23,300 141,654 441,411 1893 1894 1895 i8g6 i8g7 1898 1899 1 goo 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 igo8 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 igi6 1917 j 1918 igig * ■ 146,133 576,359 ' 8,746 155.534 608,042 9,293 162,600 635,063 9,938 181,505 717,218 10,254 193,867 762,593 10,085 206,265 798,726 10,671 221,354 . 864,513 10,624 239,565 j 951,860 10,342 255.344 1,002,057 11,082 258,110 : 1,014,724 11,732 273.535 ! 1,108,067 13,035 281,655 : 1,148,226 11,567 287,394 [,[89,386 10,338 301,650 1,312,271 10,314 305,424 i,38g,8oo 10,315 338,752 ! 1,611,968 io,g7o 383,283 I 1,841,030 ! [[,783 413,314 I 1,981,877 : 11,954 444,169 ] 2,262,366 i[,866 493.345 ! 2,702,469 I3,!95 516.536 2,821,624 12,693 536,674 2,933,911 n,439 511,487 2,986,021 12,409 520,476 j 3,108,197 8,337 508,209 I 2,977,g97 , 6,872 508,813 j 3,120,183 I 6,802 558,344 ' 3,994>°55 8,498 Includes foreign offices to year 1915. 32,617 33,787 35,155 35,553 35,239 36,106 37,290 36,014 40,022 4i,37i 49, 181 45,793 47,649 50,560 55,032 58,500 61,290 1 63,196 65,074 72,743 70,084 60,324 58,189 39,908 34,973 40,365 65,526 t In pr 10,679 1 40,929 10,690 38,57! 11,520 39,863 11,507 40,836 11,407 40,105 12,753 44,559 13,399 48,534 15,271 59,304 16,688 63,800 16,527 62,160 17,777 ' 68,340 19,277 71,824 19,669 72,438 20,462 75,092 2i,6g7 77,118 21,886 1 80,500 23,592 82,410 24,172 82,501 27,5 r >i I 97,532 30,266 j 100,831 31,450 110,487 30,974 110,032 30,356 107,510 35,800 128,370 36,978 123,390 33,868 114,652 25,697 104,093 165,558 175,517 184,058 .. 203,266 •• 215,359 229,689 245,377 265,178 283,[[4 286,369 304,347 312,4gg 317,401 332,426 337,436 .. : 371,608 418,658 449,440 483,596 536,806 560,679 579,087 554,252 2,445 IO,58 7 f 567,058 2,311 [0,348t 554,37° 2,281 i2,055t; 551,764 2,410 12,353 594,94c 649,905 680,400 710,081 7g3,6o8 837,936 879,391 950,337 i,047,i79 1,105,879 1,118,254 1,225,589 1,265,844 1,309,473 1,437,922 1,521,951 1,750,968 1,984,730 2,127,575 2,424,973 2,876,044 3,002,194 3,104,268 3,151,720 3,287,162 3,146,708 3,287,255 1 4,176,027 >n offices. 2,445 2,311 2,281 2,410 ivious year: included i United Kingdom and foreij TTnitei t In pr<

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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 1918 and 1919. Issued in New Zealand.

Drawn on New Zealand.

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118. 1919. Where payable. " Number. Amount. Number. Amount. " ~ I L. United Kingdom and foreign offices through United : 49,018 Kingdom United States of America .. .. .. j 18,415 Austria Canada .. .. .. .. .. 1,371 Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. 248 Kiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 France .. .. .. .. .. 292 Germany .. .. .. .. Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. | 35 I India .. .. .. .. .. 1,900 New South Wales .. .. .. .. .2.'),004 Norway . . . . . . .. .. 63 Queensland .. .. .. .. .. 2,119 South Australia . . .. . . . . 1,559 Straits Settlements .. . . . . .. 34 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. 3,527 Tonga . . .. .. .. .. j 82 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. 485 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. 18,006 Western Australia .. .. .. .. 2,102 £ 203,616 £ 49,182 230,168 100,087 23,012 . ! 13(5,937 7,397 1,532 2,337 1,113 1,531 10,308 255 1,805 302 2,004 342 I ,040 1,619 19,199 99,009 260 7,842 5,873 148 10,984 579 2,182 53,989 4,822 324 1,618 1,947 19,562 28,185 116,685 95 7 0 2,011 9,136 1,303 5,730 34 96 3,242 9,!; 90 42 062 461 2,374 17,532 50,325 1,847 4,806 Totals .. .. .. .. 129,687 529,188 i 131,947 610,004

Where issued. 191 19: 18. 1919. L™_ ~ ! United Kingdom and foreign offices through United Kingdom United States of America .. .. Austria Canada •■ Ceylon Kji Franco .. . . .. •. Germany ,. •. • ■ ■ • Hong Kong .. .. .. •. India.. • • • • • • ■ ■ New South Wales .. .. .. Norway .. .. Queensland i . South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania . . .. . • .. Tonga, . . . . • • Union of South Africa .. . . .', Victoria .. .. • • • ■ Wesijern Australia Number. Number. 6,947 2,091 786 34 878 33 41 224 16,159 12 2,917 1,343 16 I ,097 322 312 7,875 1,264 Amount. £ 41,341 10,865 3,445 108 5,019 129 85 1,202 48,911 85 9,508 5,057 106 6,886 2,450 1,085 25,818 4,372 Number, 8,012 1,930 754 38 886 40 39 190 11,455 14 2,031 977 16 1,632 :;oo 324 0,413 936 Amount. £ 06,270 8,690 3,434 290 5,519 I 50 71 1,659 43,127 120 7,922 4,202 87 6,969 2,648 1,8 1 25,208 3,655 Totals 42,951 1 I 167,072 107,072 30,005 36,605 181,972 181,972

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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from 1st January, 1886— the Date upon which they were first issued— to 31st March, 1920.

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Number of Postal Notes sold. Total. At Is. Quarter ended Mar. 31,1886 3,019 1886-87.. .. .. 16,605 1887-88.. .. .. 22,467 1888-89.. .. .. 27,428 1889-90.. .. .. 32,754 1890-91.. .. .. 35,915 1891-92.. .. .. 42,416 1892-93.. .. .. 48,612 1893-94 .. .. .. ! 56,761 1894-95 .. .. .. I 62,306 1895-96.. .. .. 68,454 1896-97.. .. .. 74,534 1897-98.. .. .. 81,958 1898-99.. .. .. 86,529 1899-1900 .. .. 93,762 1900-1901 .. .. 85,478 1901-1902 .. .. 49,529 1902-1903 .. .. 54,268 1903-1904 .. .. 61,379 1904-1905 .. .. 65,484 1905-1906 .. .. 74,389 1906-1907 .. .. 82,417 1907-1908 .. .. 89,906 1908-1909 .. .. 97,285 1909-1910 .. .. 113,825 1910-1911 .. .. 130,645 1911-1912 .. .. 141,504 1912-1913 .. .. 154,201 1913-1914 .. .. 172,400 1914-1915 .. .. 182,733 1915-1916 .. .. 186,873 1916-1917 .. .. 184,873 ' 1917-1918 .. .. 187,005 ' 1918-1919 .. .. 181,824 1919-1920 .. .. 196,327 Year. At Is. At Is. 6d. At Is. 6d. At 2s. 2,046 12,283 17,167 21,900 25,387 28,559 33,722 38,849 44,706 49.846 56,185 62,056 69,981 72,710 77,431 i 68,068 13,834 30,255 62,285 33,409 70,122 37,514 85,909 40,263 86,711 45,358 98,503 54,375 i 106,311 58,202 : 124,052 59,484 153,925 67,406 181,791 79,792 211,298 85,130 236,665 92,342 264,844 103,753 298,669 107,483 307,934 114,570 319,115 112,639 , 322,946 115,867 ' 316,266 114,553 299,791 121,037 ! 310,105 At 2s. At2s.6fl. At 2s. 6d. At 3s. At 5s. 1,012 .. 2,039 6,647 .. 11,566 9,162 .. 15,553 11,912 .. 19,741 14,478 .. 23,550 16,092 .. 25,204 19.383 .. 29,550 22,038 .. 33,012 25,461 .. 37,771 28,975 .. 43,829 32,801 .. 49.204 ! 35,322 ... 54,219 : 38,617 .. 60,843 41,991 .. 64,386 44.384 .. 70,416 52,691 14,702 80,630 70,683 65,467 109,663 76,613 75,700 119,593 86,626 89,276 134,270 96,228 99,739 154,281 108,493 114,411 167,430 120,321 128,384 187,083 136,392 143,854 205,500 162,588 146,148 j 227,471 195,168 166,486 j 261,045 244,941 : 201,569 j 301,707 263,829 215,984 337,338 279,311 220,109 367,942 324.417 256,231 418,712 346,011 | 263,522 444,427 . 364,086 267.383 461,137 343,031 260,956 440,215 337.418 258,421 401,696 326,398 253,728 381,202 339,341 ' 268,032 396,994 J | At 3s. At 5s. At 7s. 6d. At 7s. 6d. I At 10s. At 12s. 6d. At 15s. At 17s. 6d. At £1. I 969 2,379 695 992 425 2,866 5,729 13,103 4,090 5,187 2,375 14,961 7,671 17,487 5,278 6,940 2,952 17,578 9,477 21,149 6,618 8,243 I 3,633 19,778 10,894 24,011 7,809 9,386 i 4,158 22,596 12,229 25,906 7,969 10,172 | 4,366 23,503 14,019 30,132 9,058 11,611 i 4,953 25,839 16,072 32,747 9,904 12,330 | 5,369 28,969 18,096 37,687 11.016 13,800 6,156 33,935 20,423 43,167 11,864 15,567 I 6,790 36,601 22,802 47,787 13.601 j 17,191 7,020 33,390 24,871 51,963 14,365 18,102 7,406 32,868 26,968 ; 55,748 15,463 19,477 i 7,904 32,179 28,448 59,631 16,202 19,990 , 8,193 32,696 30,680 63,787 16.957 21,393 ! 8,539 33,491 24,497 71,001 13,304 23,875 > 6,799 35,067 92,708 .. 32,128 ! .. 43,042 : 102,641 .. 34,508 ! .. 48,852 j 114,755 '.. 38,030 .. 58,629 \ 130,430 .. 42,317 .. 69,206 ; 143,216 .. 46,228 .. 76,508 ' 159,045 .. 51,559 .. 91.193 j 171,951 .. 57,637 .. 104,714 | 188,677 .. 62,916 .. 123,786 : 214,453 .. 70,967 .. 143,611 ■242,854 .. 82,253 .. 171,900 j 261,600 .. 88,693 .. 190,823 : 283,206 .. 95,535 : .. 213,153 < 312,870 106,560 : .. 245,230 325,071 .. 107,506 .. 229,640 334,277 .. 111,095 .. 211,543 301,825 .. ! 108,978 .. 211,000 252,396 .. 103,348 .. 194,180 238,337 .. 102,457 .. 192,751 , 246,688 I .. 110,819 .. 208,177 At £5.* Number. 16,442 92,546 122,255 149,879 175,023 189,915 220,683 247,902 285.389 319,368 1,192 349,627 1,090 376,796 728 409,866 673 431,449 607 : 461,447 560 490,506 556 556,316 558 616,264 656 707,044 683 785,347 788 875,324 954 981,642 423 1,092,631 1,222,280 1,414,752 1,666,959 1,821,566 1,970,643 2,238,842 2,314,327 2,370,079 2,286,463 2,166,597 2,091,051 2,197,520 Value. I £ 6,910 37,659 47,729 56,842 65,484 69,722 79,326 87,857 101,002 112,308 123,368 129,012 134,378 139,957 147,686 154,436 173,317 191,905 220,070 250,123 276,279 314,053 347,300 389,143 447,619 524,943 574,980 636,473 721,743 725,118 723,314 695,819 63S.246 619,605 655,910 * Issued only from 17th June, 1895, 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 1919.

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 1918-19 and 1919-20.

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Money-orde, srs. Savings-! banks. p Number Withdrawals. of Accounts closed. Number. Amount. Postal District. Issued. Number. 0 ™ 0 ™ 18 " Amount. P Paid, , Number ' of New Accounts Amount. opened. Deposits. Number. i Number. Amount. J I Auckland Blenheim .. Chris tchureh Dunedin .. Gisborne .. (Jreymouth Hokitika . . Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport .. £ £ 181,475 5,112 1,003,195 9,152 i 220 ' 55,740 58,710 1,830 411,342 59,843 1,509 346,595 17,846 514 126,769 ! 15,385 353 85,386 3,440 ' 75 , 18,664 27,680 645 : 157,260 37.043 978 280,876 15,899 '< 385 94,689 28,105 717 191,417 9,020 191 ; 94,938 29,933 665 196,090 16,871 397 189,969 39,925 943 291,588 128,679 4,529 935,828 11,285 266 63,713 182,279 4,766 72,374 61,225 ! 8,226 7,651 2,683 19,005 26,214 13,507 17,182 4,412 13,353 9,910 21,755 129,990 4,708 £ 1,170,348 27,471 43,161 1,396 530,133 114,429 397,852 10,503 ; 63,312 3,299 44,424 1,238 14,166 364 117,772 4,622 228,640 6,692 89,940 2,277 153,084 5,413 30,517 1,413 113,518 3,713 84,111 3,500 156,849 6,344 914,108 24,693 27.520 I 742 £ 259,736 6,182,853 15,234 386,453 189,211 4,537,263 128,884 2,961,866 33,772 698,157 13,133 273,264 2,761 59,925 45,642 1,126,380 64,983 1,530,388 24,030 650,046 49,603 1,287,215 13,963 427,946 27,340 649,506 35,016 939,764 62,985 1,373,324 314,734 6,514,389 8,128 159,709 £ 15,172 215,118 5.109,090 939 11.029 320,825 8,679 155,167 j 3,799,570 6,806 97,032 , 2,612,043 2,140 25,131 | 609,448 1,056 8,61.6 ! 247,074 297 2,070 58,130 3,079 31,135 966,658 4,128 45,292 1,346,075 1,543 17,748 563,614 3,262 31,563 1,153,311 970 9,518 352,408 2,464 18,138 561,558 2,315 24,202 775,744 4,255 47,976 1,216,489 19,730 248,795 6,111,322 696 5,717 159,019 Grand totals 690,291 19,329 4,604,059 I 599,240 4,180,355 j 118,109 1,289,101 29,758,448 ' : " ' 77,531 994,217 25,962.378

Sold. Paid. Denomination. 1918-19, 1919-20. 1918-10. 1919-20. s. (I. 0 6 1 0 1 (i 2 0 2 6 3 o 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 6 10 0 *10 0 *I1 0 *11 6 *I2 0 12 0 •13 0 *13 6 *14 0 * 14 6 15 0 *16 6 *16 0 *16 6 *17 0 17 6 *18 0 *18 6 *19 0 *19 6 20 0 *21 0 902 2,357 1,159 2,255 4,821 2,009 716 1,251 556 12,463 1,391 16,435 673 2,709 506 32,959 1 ,006 2,596 1,167 2,400 3,475 2,011 743 1,253 576 8,270 1,288 11,193 895 2,446 685 27,878 218 924 406 1,017 1,279 733 192 392 145 2,454 1,054 888 82 136 220 116 33 70 24 2,874 126 698 205 169 132 57 31 79 47 762 23 64 167 98 75 51 28 40 22 8,875 558 264 1,203 516 1,283 1,498 1,052 333 502 216 2,684 1,161 1,413 179 156 321 167 65 109 48 3,110 213 809 508 357 213 119 59 109 58 1,061 3S 89 184 201 124 83 43 63 66 11,487 508 Number 83,162 07,882 25,564 32,672 Value.. VI1.SSI £19,174 £50,351 £40,747 * British postal orders of these denominations were withdrawn from issue at all ist September, 1910. ifflcua iu the Dominion on the

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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, 1919.

Number . », . . v>f a Average Number -r + 1 A Average Office Number of _,.. , Amo'unfof Number ' Average of Cost of Number Number of *"£"" (■„■„, rv „«-•«.„ Totai Amount , MU . tl , t„*.,i a™ , r Amount of Excess of Excess of .. „ eacn o of Accounts r ,. ■- , ,, standing to savings- Deposits r ,-. .. each of With- lotal Amount of . r\ i Manage- t , . * c * -a » Creditor all , u ,7. „ r Postal Districts. banks received ofDeposUs D d , Withdrawals „,. f e h a , ch , ?»7T° S ! tS °T Withdrawals B t Transac- Interest for Accounts Accounts remain- Q Account the Credit of travel- «* ijawat VVith rawals during ope.ied , .n Open Wsiveof" -££- theQose Year. donngthe the Year. , the Yea, ~ Year. the Yef, the YeaVJ of the *£ {&,. O-. of y„ drawai. Year. I trie Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. 239 , 2.39,736 6,182,853 9 7 23 16 1215,118 5.109,090 6 8 23 15 0 1,073.763 2 11 .. .. .. 221,599 4 01 27,471 15,172 126,238 7,521,005 6 3 59 11 7 Blenheim .. 15 15,234 386,453 11 1 25 7 4 11,029 320,825 10 4 29 1 9 65.628 0 9 .. .. .. 16,638 16 3 1,396 939 8,846 , 538,537 11 1 60 17 7 Christchurch .. 70 189,211 J-.537.262 17 1 23 19 7 155,167 3,799,569 13 4 24 9 9 737,693 3 9 .. .. .. 175,832 15 0 14,429 8,679 94,050 5,780,133 18 0 61 9 2 Dunedin ..' 68 128,884 2.961.865 12 3 22 19 7 97,032 ! 2,612,043 0 7 26 18 5 349,822 11 8 .. .. .. 140,155 17 9 10,503 6,806 66,783 4,452,860 19 3 66 13 6 Gisborne .. 22 33,772 698,156 18 5 20 13 5 25,131 609,447 16 11 24 5 0 88.709 16 .. .. .. 26.741 7 3 3,299 2.140 15,919 869.217 5 3:54 12 1 Greymouth .. 18 13,133 273.263 16 8 20 16 2 8.616 247,073 16 4 , 28 13 6 26,190 0 4 .. .. .. 16,186 16 1 1,238 1,056 8,821 ; 506,564 1 10 57 S 6 Hokitika .. 7 2.761 59,924 15 .1 21 14 1 2,070 58.130 8 8 i 28 1 S 1,794 6 5; .. .. .. 4.462 2 8 364 297 2,523 ; 133,942 12 3 : 53 1 9 Invercargill .. 35 45,642 1,126,379 13 9 24 13 7 31,135 966,658 11 3 ' 31 0 11 159,721 2 6 .. .. .. 51.938 10 11 4.622 3,079 25,903 1,658,563 5 9 64 0 7 Napier .. .-. 41 64,983 1,530,: 88 0 3 23 II 0 45,292 1,346,074 19 5 29 14 4 1S4.313 0 10 .. .. .. 61.702 18 11 6,692 4,128 ' 33,041 2,000,297 19 1 60 10 10 Nelson .. .. 27 24,030 650,046 6 0 27 1 0 17.748 563,613 16 11 31 15 2 S6.432 9 1 .. .. .. 26,976 16 4 2.277 1.543 14,233 856,117 13 5 60 3 0 New Plymouth .. 31 49 603 1.287.215 4 7 25 19 0 31,563 : 1,153.310 16 0 36 10 9 133,904 S 7 .. .. .. 46.983 11 8 5,413 3,262 23.341 1.518.937 1 6 65 1 6 Oamaru .. II 13.963 427,946 3 1 30 13 0 9,518 352,408 2 10 37 0 6 75,538 0 3 .. .. .. 18,420 13 11 1,413 970 7,671 600,998 19 11 78 6 11 Thames .. 35 27,346 649,506 7 6 23 15 0 18,138 561,557 10 11130 19 2 87,948 16 7 .. .. .. 26,236 11 6 3,713 2,46i 17,684 852,987 7 2 ; 48 4 8 Timaru.. .. 16 35,016 939,703 13 0 26 16 9 24,202 775,744 0 11 j 32 1 1 164,019 12 1 .. .. .. 39,984 0 3 3.500 2,315 18,293 1,310,40114 3 71 12 8 Wanganui .. 41 62.985: 1,373,324 6 0 21 16 1 47,976 1,216.489 3 2 ; 25 7 1 156.835 2 10: .. .. .. 49.424 17 11 6.344 4,255 29,891 j 1,595,050 11 6 53 7 3 Wellington .. 98 314,734 6,514,388 17 7 20 14 0 248,795 6.111,32116 1 24 11 3 403,067 16: .. .. .. 245,940 3 10 24,693 19,730 132,053 j 7,896,994 10 2 59 16 0 Westport .. 20 8,128 159,708 17 8 19 13 0 5,717 159,018 12 2 27 16 4 690 5 6 .. .. .. 9,710 2 3: 742 696 5,493 : 300,520 1 8 54 14 2 Totals for 1919 ' 794 1,289,16129,758,44s 9 7 23 1 8 994.247 25,962.378 2 6 26 2 3 3,796.070 7 1 .. 52,000 5-46 1,178.935 6 6 118,109 77,531 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 52,000 5-46 1,178,935 6 6 118,109 77,531 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17

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Year. Number of Post Office Savingsbanks . Open at the Close of the Year. Number of; Deposits received during the Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average I A Amount of Number Average each of With- Total Amount of Amount of Excess ol Deposit drawals Withdrawals L-SS , D , e ,P,° K s,ts ov f received during durine the Year. Withdrawal Withdrawals during the theYeSr. . du J! n g during the Year. Year. | ,ne Ycar - Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Average Costof C e°ach° f M m n e aS r Trautc theYeaVj P°?"° r Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number . , . .. , ivi u .- Total Amount Number Number or * ,. , „. f . standing to the o of Accounts ... c .. A . . Credit of all Account, Accounts retain- Open Accounts, opened closed ,ng Open inclusivc of ' during during at Close , R the Year, ihe Year. o the Y Average Amount standing to the Credit ot each Open Account at Close of the Year. Totals for 1919 1918 .. 1917 ■ • 1916 1915 ■■ 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 .. 18S7 .. 1886 .. 1885 .. 1884 .. 1883 .. 18S2 .. 1881 .. i s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. / s. d. 794 1,289,16129,758,448 9 7 23 1 8 994,24725,962,378 2 6 26 2 33.796.070 71 .. 52,000 o 5-46 6 6118,109 77,531:630,783:38,393,13018 4J 60 17 4 786 1.213, 353ji8.101,104 18 1 14 18 4 727.729 14.93S.84r 10 o 20 ro 73,162.263 81 .. 32,000 o 3-961,059,471 17 8 76,869 53.015! 590,205133,418,125 4 91 56 12 5 791 1,211909:17,106,529 5 4 14 2 3 718,90714,461.169 3 7 20 2 42,045,360 19 \ 32,000 o 397 947.821 6 o 82,200 53,921! 19 o 51 n o 786 1,118,10115,576,408 3 9 13 18 7 688,77812,957,420 3 10 iS 16 2'2.6i8,g87 19 11 .. 32,000; o 4-25 817,855 19 3 84,833 55,846' 538,072:25,603,208 11 3 47 11 7 787 97°, 759| '3,7°6, 057 5 8 14 2 5 657,23711,294,973 16 5 17 3 92,411,083 93 ... 30,000: o 442 707,252 3 9 83,244 57,421' 509,085:22,166,364 12 1 43 10 10 766 884,40511,904,322 19 8 13 9 2: 657,622,10,603,018 6 3 16 2 61,301,304 13 5 .. 3Cooo : o 467 615,310 9 4 78,519 53,851 483,262:19,048,028 19 1 39 S 4 •• I 747 907,87611,286,702 7 5' 12 8 8 634,801:11,041,454 8 10 17 7 10 245,247 18 7 .. 30,000 o 4-67 555,908 9 7 81,260 54,865: 458,594:17,131,413 16 4; 37 7 2 ••; 724 877,88911,725,182 16 5 13 7 1 589,38811,449,711 3 7 19 8 6 275,471 12 10 .. 29,000 o 474 511,598 iS 8: 85,529 58,896, 432,19916,330,257 8 2. 37 15 8 .. ,- 687 823,832111,627,367 14 3 14 2 3 546,02210,662,045 15 2 19 10 6 965,321 19 1 .. 29,000 o 508 472,874 18 51 85,912 60,931! 405,56615,543,186 16 8 38 6 6 647 768,824:10,708,938 16 10 13 iS 7 520,413 9,695,514 16 1 18 12 71,013,424 00 .. 28,000 o 521 424,668 1 o 78,566 57,695, 380,58514,104,989 19 2 1 37 1 3 .. I 619 724,501 9.611,119 11 3 13 5 4 520,971 9,499,319 16 4 18 4 8 111,799 14 11! .. 27,000 o 520 395, S04 4 5 77,400 59,763. 359,714:12,666,897 17 5: 35 4 3 ■• ; 593 706,101 9,674,075 4 o 13 14 o 4S4.672 9,417,820 10 3 19 8 8 256.254 13 9 .. 27,000 o 5-44 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829: 342,07712,159,293 18 1 j 35 10 11 •• '. 563 650,990: 9,351,663 19 7 14 7 4 433,796: 8,125,123 o 0 iS 14 71,226,540 iq 7 .. 19,000 o 420 343,424 7 2 74,671 53,644! 319,773111,523,230 17 9 36 o 9 •■ : 54 1 593,764 7.907, T 54 I2 5 T 3 6 4, 386,536: 6,907,103 17 7 17 17 51,000,05c 14 10 .. 17,000! o 4-16' 291,191 19 1 70,206: 47,526: 298,746! 9,953,265 11 o | 33 6 4 •• : 520 509,112 6,625,744 o 10 13 o 3 346,022 5,984,184 12 2 17 5 11 641,559 8 81 .. 16,500! o 4-63 259,081 7 6 60,015 43,113! 276, 066 1 8,662,022 17 1 ; 31 76 .. : 510 469,799 5,836,540 o o 12 S 6 323,609 5,664,770 3 9 17 10 1 171,769 16 3! .. 16,000, o 4-84 200,930 6 1 57,769 42,280 259,164 7,761,382 o 11' 29 18 11 493 444, 5 IC 5,661,592 15 2 12 14 9 301,076 5,343,828 5 o 17 15 o 317,764 10 2! .. 15,000 o 4-83: 187,130 2 8 57,047 40,837! 243,675 7,388,681 18 7 j 30 6 5 .. j 481 411,215 5,069,619 6 2 12 6 7 273,454 4,708,771 11 2 17 4 5 360.847 15 o .. 14,000 o 4-90 172,926 1 7 53,587 38,558 227,465 6,883,787 5 9 30 5 3 466 380,808 4,611,456 6 1 12 2 2 247,854 4,230,193 6 2 17 1 4 381,262 ig 11 .. 11,500 o 4-39 159,19s 4 o 50,046 35,018, 212,436 6,350,013 9 2 29 17 10 •• j 445 347, 0 56| 4, I 7°,4 Z 8 15 3 I2 ° 4: 227,079 3,827,416 7 3 16 17 1 343,012 S o .. 10,500 o 4-39 146,169 2 5 46,086 31,724 197,408- 5,809,552 5 3 ( 29 8 7 •• ' 427 313,783! 3,644,98o 9 10] 11 12 4 206,940 3,417,298 19 8 16 10 3 227,681 10 2 .. 9,500 o 4-38 134,917 19 3 41,362 28,284 183,046 5,320,370 14 10: 29 1 4 .. j 409 : 281,749: 3,279,611 7 5 11 12 10 196,764 3,194,893 16 7 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 .. S.500 o 4-26- 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628! 169,968 4,957,771 5 5: 29 3 5 .. j 388 267,615 3,187,219 2 4 11 18 2 179,555 2,891,169 5 8 16 2 o 296, 04g 16 8 .. 8,000 o 429 137,240 S o 36,394 24,8211 159,331 4,744,924 18 1 j 29 15 7 37 1 242,283 2,881,152 16 3 11 17 10 167,248 2,591,558 19 4 15 9 10 289,593 16 11 .. 7,000 o 410 126,497 16 3 32,982 22,907 147,758 4,311,634 13 5: 29 3 7 •• I 357 217,393 2,794,506 16 o 12 17 1 159,904 2,369,333 6 7 14 16 4 425,173 95 .. 7,000 o 445 129,489 19 6 30.261 22,001 137,683 3,895,543 o 3 28 5 10 34S 204,545 2,252,862 6 11 11 o 3 152,136 2,268,624 8 4 14 iS 3 .. 15,762 1 5 6,500 o 437 114,643 4 11 28,669 21,930 129,423 3,340,879 11 4 25 16 3 •■ j 3 2 7 202,276 2,386,089 10 7, 11 15 11 136,739 2,122,521 16 8 15 10 5 263,567 13 11 .. 6,500 o 4-60 114,760 1 1 29,755 19,599 122,684 3,241,998 7 10: 26 8 6 318 186,945 1,878,270 6 4 10 on 120,628 1,821,348 18 1 15 2 o 56,921 83 .. 5,500 o 429 111,301 13 1 26,232 18,171 112,528 2,863,670 12 10, 25 9 o •■ : 3 11 176, 97 1 !,842, 987 15 2 10 8 3 111,603! 1,693,515 9 3 15 3 5 149,472 5 n .. 5,000 o 416 104,098 17 o 25,131 17,872: 104,467 2,695,447 XI 6 2 5 '6 ° 296 162,938 1,658,543 3 5 10 3 6 106,868 1,500,437 9 5 14 o 9 158,105 14 o .. 5,000 o 445 92,319 o 6 23,719 17,256 97,2o8J 2,441,876 8 7 25 2 4 2 94 r 53,92o 1,515,281 n 3 9 16 10 99,185 1,457,081 5 o 14 13 9 58,200 63 .. 4,000 o 379 84,809 17 1 21,778 15,521 90,745: 2,191,451 14 1; 24 2 n 290 145,355 !,544, 747 7 ll IO I2 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 10 14 8 5 157,276 61 .. 4,000 o 397 78,080 6 o 21,307 16,543 84,488: 2,048,441 10 9! 24 4*10 •■ . 283 136,197 1,312,151 1 5 9 12 S 89,962 1,182,409 7 6 13 2 10 129,741 13 11 .. 4,000 o 424 67,363 15 3 20,368 15,515 79,724 1,813,084 18 8 22 14 10 ,. I 271 137,989, 1,248,405 6 11 9 o 11 89,182 i,336,28"7 6 4 14 19 S .. , 87,881 19 5 4,000 o 423 65,825 9 6 21,671 16,757 74,871! 1,615,979 9 6: 21 11 8 256 131,373 1,341,001 3 2 10 4 1 84,832 1,264,305 8 3 14 18 o 76,695 14 11 .. 4,000 o 444 62,228 3 11 20,661 16,421 69,957 1,638,035 19 5! 23 8 4 •• I 243 129,279] 1,227,909 11 4 9 9 n 8o,8oo| 1,195.931 o " 14 16 o 31,978 10 5 .. 4,000 o 457 57,381 13 7 20,228 16,447 65,717 1,499,112 o 7 22 16 3 222 127,609 1,178,474 41948 78,405] 1,295,719 18 3 16 10 6 .. 117,245 14 2 4,000 o 466 56,046 17 3 20,386 15,967 61,936, 1,409,751 16 7 22 15 2 .. j 207 129,952 1,325,852 2 n 10 4 o 69,308 1,142,599 o 1 16 9 8 183,253 2 10 .. 4,000 o 4-82 54,909 13 11 21,014 J 4>5 0 5 57,5*7 I ,47°,95° J 3 6 ! 25 11 5 ..,' 190 125,855 1,189,012 27 9 S n 60,137 902,195 1 81 15 o 1 286,817 o n .. 3,500 o 452 42,204 19 o 25,059 12,718 51,008 1,232,787 16 9' 24 3 4

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Table No. 6a— continued. 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, &c. — continued.

Year. Number of Post Average Office Number ot t„*„ ( a™ ► Amount of Number Savings- Deposits T ° 0 «" h ° fWith - banks received . - „, T . ,. Deposit drawals y~, ; , . received during the . , , . : Open at .dunngtne Year received during 1 the Close: Year. I during the the Year, of the Year. Year. Average t~..,i a™ ..... ~f Amount of Excess of lotai Amount ol ..„..&, r» u ,., k .„ „,„ each Deposits over du™eYtr. ««"« Withdraw-als & during during the Year. j the Year. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number Number of of Accounts Accounts opened , closed ! during ] during the Year, the Year. Number 01 Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all Open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to the Creditof each Open Account at Close of the Year. Totals for 1880 ..178 81,660 1879 .. .. 165 71,865 1878 .. .. 147 69,908 1877 .. .. 138 60,953 1876 .. .. 124 57.295 1875 .. .. 119 56,129 1874 .. .. 103 52,627 1873 .. .. 97 39,223 1872 .. .. 92 31,681 1871 .. .. 81 24,642 , 1870 .. .. 70 20,489 1869 .. .. 59 17.133 1868 .. .. 55 13,014 Totals from ist Feb. to 31st 46 6,977 Dec, 1867 £ s. d. \ £ . d. 864,441 18 10; 10 11 9 57,446: 812,399 II II II 6 I 54,698 762,084 12 o 10 iS o 42,746 681,294 13 2: 11 36 39,363 664,134 12 6. 11 11 9 39,486 657.653 4 o 11 14 4 36,977j 699,249 14 3 13 5 8 29,778 580,542 5 5 14 16 2 21,268: 430,877 o o 13 12 o 17,254 312,338 iS 4 12 13 6 14,773 264,328 5 7 12 18 o 11,934 240,898 5 9 14 1 2 9,292 194,535 " 6 x 4 l8 11 6,365 96,372 7 10 13 16 3 1,919 s. d. £ s. d.! 780,504 13 4 13 11 8] 876,180 19 3 16 o 4] 742,053 14 3 17 7 2! 667,023 7 5 16 18 ioj 696,281 7 4 17 12 8 729,759 17 9 19 M 8 620,155 8 9 20 16 5 425,908 3 5 20 o 5 313,176 7 11 18 3 o 261,347 l6 3 J 7 J 3 9 209,509 13 2 17 11 1 180,518 4 1 19 8 7 107,094 17 3 16 16 6] 26,415 18 9 13 15 3; l_ £ s. d. 83,937 5 6 20,030 17 g 14,271 5 9 79,094 5 6 154,634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,991 2 1 54,818 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 14 3 69,956 9 1 I £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,500 o 604 63.781 7 4 3,ooo o 5-69 2,500 o 533 1 2,500. o 598 32,146 14 10 2,500 O 6'2oj 72,106 13 9 2,500 o 6-44 [ 2,250; o 6-55; i,8ooj o 7-14 j 1,556] o 7-63 ! 1,351] o 823: 1,264: o 936 1,186: o 10-77 789 o 9-77 1 822 1 1018 £ s. d.| 32,822 12 4J 16,137] I2 ,2i7 31,715 18 2 15,401 12,786 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634 29,193 14 6] 11,235 8,591 28,762 4 7: 11,255 9,472 28,565 3 5: 11,273 8,68i 26,935 6 8 10,346 5,736 20,106 16 10 7,382 3,816 14,711 o 5 6,205 3, J 88 11,291 10 10 4,615 2,383 9,242 3 11 4,304 2,277 7,412 8 o 3,839 1,801 4,880 7 3: 3,282 1,186 1,241 5 o 2,520 364: 38,667 34.747 32,132 28,761 26,117 24.334 21,742 17.132 13,566 io,549 8,317 6,290 4.252! 2,156 £ s. d. £ s. d. 903.765 16 10 23 7 6 787,005 19 o 22 12 II 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 767,375 17 8 26 13 7 723,910 17 5 27 14 4 727,295 7 8 29 17 9 770,836 18 o 35 9 o 664,807 5 10 38 16 1 490,066 7 o 36 2 5 357.654 14 6 33 18 1 295.372 1 7 35 10 3 231. 3" 5 3] 36 15 5 163,518 15 7| 38 9 1 71,197 14 ii 33 o 5 i

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Table No. 7. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

Balances on 1st January, 1919. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1919. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. MoNEY-ORDER ACCOUSTS : — Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Australia Austria Canada Ceylon Fiji .. France Germany Hong Kong India Norway Samoa Straits Settlements Tonga Union of South Africa Commission (foreign) .-Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Investments Accrued interest on investments Fixed Deposit Account Fixed Deposit Investment Account Transfers — New Zealand Commonwealth S.B. of Australia State Savings-bank of Australia United Kingdom Post Office Savings-bank Reserve Account .. Profit and Loss Account Postal Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Postal notes Private box and bag rents Safe-deposit receipts Money-order commission British postal orders — Head Office Account C.P.M.'s. Account London Account British Post Office commission Postal revenue £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 97,961 15 .. 4,790,130 19 6 4,792,264 17 1 12,623 9 9 .. 367,404 9 4J 370,068 11 3 13,940 10 3 .. 137,299 10 6 138,644 111 1,869 5 4£ .. 209,721 1 4 200,701 10 1 8,326 9 7 2,547 8 9 .. 13,256 16 1 6,086 3 6 22 '9 8 .. 1,813 17 4 1,715 12 3 159 8 9 6,131 10 S 5,593 14 8 886 11 7 .. 1,045 14 3 1,044 1 7 1,051 6 10 105 4 0 .. 1,625 16 0 1,456 0 9 11,431 14 7 .. 19,675 10 2 17,801 4 li 130 3 10 .. 784 16 4 494 8 11 1,195 6 11 93 14 9 224 5 3 118 6 7 950 11 5 2,319 4 0 2,731 6 2 57 10 10 2,398 11 5 1,986 13 7 419 11 3 2,507 1 9 2,667 8 3 33,418,125 4 9 .. ! 30,937,383 16 1 : 25,962,378 2 6 31,878,951 9 7 3,002,600 0 0 ; 7,492,265 0 0 359,899 0 0 359,899 0 0 410,601 9 5 21,000 0 0 .. 840 0 0 1,840 0 0 21,000 0 0 1,000 0 0: 15.271 6 2 .. 3,039,836 3 8 I 3,033,341 5 5 117 18 9 ; 19,283 17 9 20,070 11 3 2.173 0 0 61,726 12 4 56,945 16 11 101,870 19 2 101,870 19 2 364,000 0 0 .. 14,560 0 0 100,407 7 2 .. 1,693,887 15 4 1,606,238 14 7 290,755 12 OJ : .. 1,290,957 5 3 1,313.346 17 10J 21 0 0 .. 654 3 1 624 13 3 163,261 4 1J i .. 655,681 5 0 637,577 10 4J 20,009 5 5 20,009 5 5" 51 18 0 51 18 0 20,497 15 2 20,497 15 2 31,911 7 1 .. 73,016 13 4 43,141 5 0 20,951 13 .. 43,141 5 0 42,526 9 8 41,554 8 7J 41,554 12 0J 440 10 9* 440 10 9J 4,207 8 11J .. 1,026,735 17 9J 1.011,040 11 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 95,827 3 10 9,959 7 10J 12,595 18 10 10,888 16 7J 8,326 9 7 9,718 14 120 14 9 378 7 3 888 4 3 1,051 6 10 274 19 3 13,306 0 7| 420 11 3 1,195 6 11 12 3 11 1,362 13 7 354 7 0 579 17 9 38,393,130 18 4 36,368,616 9 7 410,601 9 5 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 21,766 4 5 904 12 3 2,607 15 5 378,560 0 0 188,056 7 11 268,365 19 5 50 9 10 181,364 18 9 61,786 15 5 21,565 16 7 0 3 5 19,902 15 7

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Table No. 7— continued. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1919— continued.

Balances on 1st Ja Balances on 1st January, 1919. anuary, 1919. Transactions. Balances on 31st Balances on 31st December, 1919, Dei ;ce-ru.ber, 1919. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. I Dr. 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 revenue Radio Account General Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and telegraphists Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Foreign Mail Settlement Account Miscellaneous expenses Discount stamps For other Departments :— Advances to settlers Agriculture Arms Act licenses Audit fees Beer duty Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duties (parcels) Education Department Examination fees Electoral receipts Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Government Printer Hospital and Charitable Aid Board receipts Homing-pigeons Protection Act Hospital-ship receipts Imperial pensions Income-tax Industrial schools Labour Department receipts Land-dr-ainage receipts .. £ s. d. 6,753 18 1 1,279 1 6 7.S34 9 3 3,017 3 4 9,264 9 4| 6,253 2 3J 2,732 4 3 17,434 19 10 1,884 14 0 01,526 6 9 86 4 4 2 0 0 3.201 19 10 117 8 3 3(1,477 7 1 1 0 0 0 15 0 135 18 6 10 16 6 22,843 8 10 0 1 0 0 11 0 4.439 0 10 540 12 0 361 15 10 £ s. d. 1,535,815 7 7 1,408,999 6 10 417,598 14 2 8,516 10 I £ s. d. £ s. d. 50,097 18 10 55,835 11 9 12,638 3 8 13.296 3 4 116,011 3 10 114,025 5 2 404,996 5 8J 404,996 5 8J 4,423 14 8 4,423 14 8 2.431 12 8 2,431 12 8 35,508 4 0 35,076 6 3 1,180,782 4 9J 1,177,488 15 8J 8,174 11 0 5,805 18 2 28,098,260 3 6 28,351,759 4 1 56,340,456 1 11J 56,236,440 18 5* 47,775 1 6J 30,322 14 2J 13,553 5 lit , 9,423 13 7 16,138 15 9 9.785 18 8 6,611,515 7 0 7,085.575 15 6 742 10 0 601 3 0 2.166,733 18 0 2,140,443 16 2 1.389 10 5 1.407 14 9 112 0 0 113 0 0 35 0 0 35 0 0 27.106 18 0 27,184 8 8 118 18 0 118 16 0 329 13 0 329 13 0 680 6 0 677 19 3 268,993 4 0 280,483 18 3 1.397 11 6 1,389 1 6 163 10 0 164 0 0 32 13 0 30 6 0 21 14 0 21 13 0 1,580 14 6 1,574 5 6 4,274 10 0 4,256 10 0 58 19 4 64 1 1 238.044 13 11 236.850 5 1 0 5 6 0 5 6 76 16 8 52 17 10 0 6 0 6 0 0 5 0 45,000 0 0 46,195 19 8 3.339,940 17 11 3.327,587 10 9 14,537 5 4 14,040 13 4 0 6 0 0 6 0 6,873 5 5 7,063 8 2 £ s. d. 1,016 5 2 621 1 10 9,820 7 11 3,449 1 1 12,557 18 5J 2,368 12 10 23,705 9 7 £ 6,861 16 3J 23,787 16 11" 2,026 1 0 87,816 8 7 68 0 0 1 0 0 3,124 9 2 0 2 0 119 15 0 18,986 12 10 9 10 0 0 5 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 142 7 6 18 0 0 5 14 9 24,037 17 8 23 IS 10 0 1 0 0 6 0 16,792 8 0 1,037 4 0 171 13 1 £ 8. d. 1,789,314 8 2 1,304,984 3 4 891,659 2 8 9,712 9 9

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Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery Marine Department Mental Hospital receipts Mining Act National Provident Fund receipts New Zealand Consols Orchard-tax Pensions Department — Military Miners Old-age „ pensions (miscellaneous) War Widows Public Health Public Trust Public Service superannuation Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs School Journal receipts State Fire Insurance Department Stock Department Teachers' Superannuation Fund Valuation revenue Miscellaneous revenue Wheat receipts Suspense Account New Zealand Government loan debentures Post Office 5-per-cent. inscribed stock War-loan certificates: — Head Office Account .. C.P.M.'s Account Fund Account Sales Investment Account For Custody Account Interest Account Interest Investment Account Y.M.C.A. coupons — Head Office Account .. C.P.M.'s Account Adjustment Account 64,175 16 6 1,040 5 0 32 13 4 408 0 0 1,964 8 2 i91 15 11 336 8 5 160 18 1 3,029 5 6 1,254 2 8 308 16 6 170 8 7 98,570 3 10 3,976 12 3 276 10 6 12 7 0 127 11 4 6 12 9 4 12 4 5,251 9 7 237 16 6 0 4 0 "2 10 10,500 0 0 7,750 0 0 227,602 2 0 426,126 12 0 3,989,267 13 7 3,981,500 0 0 224,950 15 11 224,950 0 0 6,249 2 6 9.119 7 6 388 17 6 1,166,806 16 11 20 10 0 14,177 5 0 272 11 0 11 19 3 176 10 0 42,144 2 10 1,901 1 3 46,000 0 0 15,100 0 0 731,000 0 0 3 5 0 1,637,676 11 10 121,400 0 0 2,019 10 7 1.324,251 2 11 273,378 4 4 3.645 4 0 292 7 6 2,288 14 10 293 0 0 27 5 6 1 10 0 80,211 8 8 8,607 11 6 32 12 0 725 13 2 1,232,322 10 0 669,110 0 0 623,950 0 0 493,828 8 0 583,213 12 0 256,879 0 0 194,319 0 11 8,889 2 6 67 10 0 367 7 6 1,195,620 4 6 20 10 0 13,966 0 0 286 0 9 11 19 3 178 10 0 41,152 2 2 1,986 14 2 46,143 11 5 13,990 4 0 732,204 7 9 3 5 0 1,674,352 11 2 113,777 13 8 2,040 1 1 1,388,093 4 9 254,935 0 11 3.483 9 6 287 1 2 2,186 12 4 289 7 5 13 17 0 1 10 0 76,504 1 0 8.447 3 0 32 16 0 725 13 2 1,191,585 0 0 670,670 0 0 493,828 8 0 586,647 9 0 581,500 0 0 256,879 0 0 194,350 0 0 15,138 5 0 9.186 17 6 756 5 0 35,362 7 11 1.251 10 0 19 3 7 406 0 0 2,956 8 10 106 3 0 192 17 0 1,270 14 1 1,824 17 9 7,931 2 10 149 18 1 34,728 2 0 22,419 15 8 438 5 0 17 13 4 229 13 10 10 5 4 18 0 10 8,958 17 3 398 5 0 2 1 0 51,237 10 0 6,190 0 0 357,723 14 0 333,307 11 0 4,572,481 5 7 419,269 16 10 35,421 16 4,563,000 0 419,300 0 Totals ' " I39,843,448 17 9 39,843,448 17 9 1 156,558.387 156,558.387 5 9$ 5 9J 156,558,387 1. 156,558,387 5 9J 5 9J 45,817,704 0 4 45,817,704 0 4 45,817,704 0 45,817,704 0 I !

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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, 1919.

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Description ol' Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st December, 1919. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1000 Debentures, 4 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 1901 Debentures, 4 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, 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, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1907 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1912 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Water-power Works Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Water-power Works Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. Akaroa County Council Debentures, 4J per cent. The Appropriation Act 1912 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Appropriation Act 1917 (section 22) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Appropriation Act 1918 (section 33) Debentures, 4 per cent. Auckland Harbour Board Debentures, 5J per cent... Canadian Stock, 3 per cent. Canadian Stock, 2|- per cent. Cape of Good Hope Consolidated Stock, 3J per cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Consolidated Loan Act 1867 Debentures, 3f per cent. .. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4 per cent. , .. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 (the New Zealand Loans Act, 1908) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 3f per cent. The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 Debentures (the New Zealand Loans Act, 1908), 4 per cent. Dcvonport Borough Council Debentures, 4| per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1915 and Amendment Act 1916 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1915 and Finance Act 1917 (section 82) "Debentures, 4 per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loan Act 1919 (section 3) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loan Act 1919 (section 4) Debentures, 4 per cent. r Ihe District Railway Purchasing Acts 1885 and 1886 Debentures, 4 per cent. Ellesmerc Land Drainage Board Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Finance Act 1909 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1909 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Finance Act 1909 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1915 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Financo Act 1910 (section 35) (War Expenses) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1916 (section 35) Debentures, 4J per cent... £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. Oil 6 90,300 0 0 90,300 0 0 593 15 1 61,600 0 0 61,600 0 0 202 10 2 32,900 0 0 32,900 0 0 058 0 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 32 17 6 142,900 0 0 142,900 0 0 433 17 7 25,100 0 0 25,100 0 0 418 2 0 170,100 0 0 170,100 0 0 2,833 8 9 101,050 0 0 101,050 0 0 2,021 0 0 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 8,750 0 0 81,500 0 0 81,500 0 0 1,630 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 50,(10(1 0 0 50,000 0.0 498 12 7 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 ' 154 2 2 49,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 918 15 0 175,300 0 0 2,390,100 0 0 50,000 0 0 379,000 0 0 175,300 0 0 2,390,100 0 0 50,000 0 0 379,000 0 0 1,386 15 9 15,715 14 6 328 15 5 2,445 18 2 900 0 0 10,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 500 0 0 5,000 0 0 12,666 15 11 200 0 0 10,000 0 0 135,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 194,200 0 0 283,500 0 0 165,000 0 0 900 0 0 10,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 500 0 0 4,800 0 0 I 10,133 8 9 ! 186 1 3 10,000 0 0 135,000 0 (I 30,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 194,200 0 0 ; 283,500 0 0 165,000 0 0 13 8 6 65 15 I 668 0 2 994 10 3 12 10 3 87 10 (I 237 5 8 3 10 0 99 14 6 1,346 5 9 299 3 7 102 16 10 3,234 17 8 5,670 0 0 3,300 0 0 75,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 593 6 5 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 162 0 0 100 0 0 26,000 0 0 100 0 0 26,000 0 0 1 2 8 344 15 4 74,000 0 0 74,000 0 0 981 5 2 360,000 0 0 j | 360,000 0 0 4,773 13 6 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 153 8 4 150,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 498 12 4 40,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 793 8 6 2,850 0 0 46,901 0 0 50,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 500 0 0 1.120.000 0 (I 2,850 0 0 46,901 0 0 50,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 500 0 0 1,120,000 0 0 24 7 2 781 5 0 1,000 0 0 91 12 4 0 19 9 11,169 6 4 500 0 0 500 0 0 7 9 2

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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, 1919 —continued.

Description of Kecuiities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st December, 1919. The Finance Act 1916 (section 35) Debentures, 4J per cent... The Finance Act 1916 (section 35) Debentures, 4J por cent... The Finance Act 1916 (section 49) Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Finance Act 1916 (section 50) (State Forests) Debentures, 4J por cent. The Finance Act 1916 (section 50) Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Finance Act 1.917 (section 77) Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Finance Act 1918 (section 10) Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Finance Act 1918 (section 29) (Aid to Public Works) Debentures, 4 por cent. The Finance Act 1918 (section 30) Debentures, 4 per cent. . . The Finance Act 1918 No. 2 (section 31) (Discharged Soldiers) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1918 (section 32) (State Forests) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1918 No. 2 (section 31) (Discharged Soldiers) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Fruit-preserving Industry Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Fruit-preserving Industry Act 1913 and Finance Act 1917 (section 80) Debentures, 4 per cent. The General Purposes Loan Act 1873 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Government Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Government Advances to Settlors Extension Act 1901 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. Th(! Government Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Railways Amondmout Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Govornment Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 3} per cent. The Govornment Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cont. Greymonth Harbour Hoard Debentures, 4 per cent. Hamilton Borough Council Debentures, 4£ per cent. Hamilton Borough Council Debentures, 4J per cent. .. .. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 percent. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Acts 1913 and 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Act 1918 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts 1903 and 1905 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts 1903, 1905, and 1907 Debentures! 4 per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts 1903, 1905, and 1907 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cont. Tho Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 3J por cent. India Stock, 2|- per cent. India Stock, 3| per cont. India Stock, 3 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 3J per cent. Inscribed Stock, 3 per cent. .. . . ... The Now Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 1917 Debentures, 4| per cent. The Now Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 191.7 Debentures, 4J- percent. The New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 1917 and Finance Act 1917, Post Office 5-per-ccnt. War Bonds The Irrigation and Wator-supply Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Irrigation and Water-supply Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 1,100 0 0 500 0 0 800,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,100 0 0 500 0 0 800,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 j £ s. d. 16 8 2 7 9 2 13,326 0 0 17 13 11 41,900 0 0 725,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 41,900 0 0 725,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 697 19 0 12,070 13 9 4,931. 9 8 14,136 18 11 9,500 0 0 800,000 0 0 9,500 0 0 800,000 0 0 125 19 5 10,608 3 8 40,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 51.5 1 4 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 2,652 I 0 35,700 0 0 35,700 0 0 356 0 4 16,45!) 0 0 16,450 0 0 164 0 11 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 43 17 7 345 4 1 12,900 0 0 1.2,964 10 0 258 0 0 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,326 0 6 80,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 263 0 3 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 82 3 10 141,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 50,350 0 0 141,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 50,350 0 0 2,820 0 0 33 0 3 20 0 0 838 14 I 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 93 15 0 71,350 0 0 71,350 0 0 I,427 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 I,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 5,200 0 0 56 4 4 11 4 4 266 10 5 19,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 316 9 10 36,000 0 0 36,000 0 0 324 I 0 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 657 10 9 127,000 0 0 127,000 0 0 835 I 5 27,590 0 0 27,590 0 0 459 11 7 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 249 17 3 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 13 3 0 20,900 0 0 20,900 0 0 105 6 9 109 4 8 216 14 5 52 13 9 618,000 0 0 2,260,495 II 1 70,300 0 0 51 15 0 213 18 9 45 15 0 618,000 0 0 2,244,582 18 0 70,300 0 0 2 0 5 5 12 0 1 3 2 10,815 0 0 16,907 4 3 364 14 4 150 0 0 150 0 0 0 17 0 300 0 0 3'10 0 0 1 10 2 24,900 0 0 24,900 0 0 248 6 3 65,000 0 0 65,000 0 0 648 4 3 48,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 315 12 2

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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, 1919 —continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Coat Price. Accrued Interest on 31st December, 1919. The Land lor Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. Tho Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 por cent. .. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. Tho Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. . . The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. Tho Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 191.3 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Local. Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. . . The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act 1907 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Mining Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Native Land Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 por cont. The Native Land Purchases Act 1892 Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Settlors Branch) Debentures, 3J- per cent. Tho Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Settlors Branch) Debentures, 3|- por cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent, The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Guaranteed Mining Advances Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 and New Zealand Loans Act 1908 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advancos Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 3jJ per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 por cent. £ s. d. 62,000 0 0 29,500 0 0 391,685 0 0 10,000 0 0 522,935 0 0 44,925 0 0 400 0 0 2,600 0 0 £ s. d. 62,000 0 0 29,500 0 0 391,685 0 0 10,000 0 0 522,935 0 0 44,925 0 0 400 0 0 2,600 0 0 £ 8. d. 618 6 0 193 19 5 6,524 9 10 132 12 0 10,458 3 8 898 10 0 4 0 8 52 0 0 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 80 0 0 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 199 9 0 341,000 0 0 341,000 0 0 3,438 0 6 20,000 0 0 9,800 0 0 56,900 0 0 244,800 0 0 1,138,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 416,000 0 0 370,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 34,175 0 0 50,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 9,800 0 0 56,900 0 0 244,800 0 0 1,138,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 416,000 0 0 370,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 34,175 0 0 50,000 0 0 201 12 10 190 0 0 947 16 3 3,246 2 2 11,195 5 8 142 0 6 328 15 4 15,700 0 0 5,516 5 4 4,906 5 11 164 7 8 3,069 15 0 3,315 I 3 683 10 0 875 0 0 11,500 0 0 1,358,500 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 11,500 0 0 1,358,500 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 I,000 0 0 14,400 0 0 100,000 0 0 75 12 4 12,013 10 5 835 12 3 4 19 1 16 13 2 198 2 9 872 12 0 37,000 0 0 37,000 0 0 345 18 6 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 673 19 5 750,000 0 0 750,000 0 0 5,671 4 2 2,093 15 0 2,093 15 0 34 17 3 325,000 0 0 325,000 0 0 2,835 18 11 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 934 18 7 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 3,587 10 0 400 5 0 406 5 0 6 15 3 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 46 14 11 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 218 3 0 99,000 0 0 99,000 0 0 987 5 9 741,066 0 0 741,066 0 0 4,953 IS II 38,600 0 0 38,600 0 0 253 10 2 15,300 0 0 15,300 0 0 100 12 0 69,500 0 0 69,500 0 0 1,157 13 11 410,000 0 0 410,000 0 0 3,833 4 3 62,000 0 0 62,000 0 0 018 5 11 141,165 0 0 141,165 0 0 2,831 0 7

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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, 1919 —continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st Deoember, 1919. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 3J per cont. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 3| por cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1.909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3| por cont. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. Oamaru Borough Consolidated Loan 1893 Debentures, 5 per cent. Patoa Harbour Board Debentures, 4| per cent. The Post and Telegraph Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. Tho Public Revenues Act 1910 (Reserve Fund Securities Act, 1907) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Public Revenues Amendment Act 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Public Revenues Amendment Act 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Finance Act 1917 (section 81) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Act 1918 (section 44) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. South Australian Stock, 4 per cent. South Australian Stock, 3J per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Swamp Drainage Act 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Swamp Drainage Act 1915 and Appropriation Act 1918 (section 46) Debentures, 4 per cont. Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. Timaru Borough Council Debentures, 4 per cent. Victorian Stock, 3 per cent. The Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Waikaka Branch Railway Act 1905 Debentures, 4 per cont. War Purposes Loan Act 1917 Debentures, 4| per cent. War Purposes Loan Act 1917 Debentures, 5 per cent. Wellington City Council Debentures, 4 por cent. Wellington City Council Debentures, 4 por cent. Wellington Harbour Board Debentures, por cent. Wellington Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cont. Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. Accrued interest on Post Offico Account £ s. d. 400,000 0 0 £ 8. (1. 400,000 0 0 £ s. d. 3,490 7 II 48,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 478 13 8 975,000 0 0 975,000 0 0 8,507 16 10 112,000 0 0 112,000 0 0 977 0 3 275,000 0 0 275,000 0 0 2,399 12 11 96,000 0 0 96,000 0 0 897 10 8 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 89 15 . 1 381,600 0 0 381,600 0 0 3,329 16 9 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 280 9 7 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 498 12 6 54,500 0 0 54,500 0 0 509 10 9 110,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 1,096 19 9 13,800 0 0 13,800 0 0 : 345 0 0 35,000 0 0 . 200,000 0 0 800,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 800,000 0 0 625 13 8 4,000 0 0 13,326 0 0 1,703,750 0 0 1,703,750 0 0 28,380 4 3 390,000 0 0 390,000 0 0 2,564 7 10 567,000 0 0 567,000 0 0 8,863 19 7 8,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 133 5 2 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 132 12 0 45,000 0 0 45,000 0 0 596 14 3 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 - 315 12 4 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 313 8 5 94,000 0 0 1,772 16 2 12,000 0 0 573,200 0 0 94,000 0 0 ■ 1,861 9 0 11,760 0 0 573,200 0 0 018 1 9 88 11 10 210 0 0 1,884 9 8 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 104 7 8 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 657 10 7 56,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 56,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 300 11 0 40 1(1 11 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 12,379 19 10 120,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 10,708 13 10 120,000 0 0 99 14 6 80 0 0 185 13 11 1,847 13 4 53,476 0 0 1,600 0 0 100 0 0 100,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 26,700 0 0 48,200 0 0 499,700 0 0 53,476 0 0 1,600 0 0 100 0 0 99,000 0 0 24,500 0 0 26,700 0 0 48,200 0 0 499,700 0 0 351 12 6 9 1 5 0 12 7 2,000 0 0 590 0 0 388 12 2 660 5 6 6,626 3 0 489,500 0 0 489,500 0 0 9,790. 0 0 603 10 6 Totals 36,392,201 15 10 36,368,616 9 7 410,601 9 5

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Table No. 9. Post Office Savings-banks. Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 81st December, 1919. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, 1919 .. .. 25,902,378 2 0 January, 1919 .. .. .. 33,418,125 4 9 Balance at credit of depositors on 31st Deposits, 1919 .. .. .. 29,758,448 9 7 December, 1919 .. .. 38,393,130 18 4 Interest credited to depositors, 1919. . 1,178,935 0 0 £64,355,509 0 10 £64,355,509 0 10 Fixed Deposii Account. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance at credit on Ist January, 1919 21,000 0 0 Withdrawals, 1919 .. .. 1,840 0 0 Deposits, 1919 .. .. .. .. Balance at credit on 31st December, Interest credited, 1919 .. .. 840 0 0 1919 .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 £21,840 0 0 j £21,840 0 0 Riser lie Fund Account. Dr. £ s. d. (Jr. £ s d. Balance at credit on Ist January, 1919 304,000 0 0 Amount at credit of Reserve Fund Interest credited, 1919 ..." .. 14,560 0 0 Account on 31st December, 1919 .. 378,500 0 0 £378,500 0 0 £378,560 0 0 Liabilities and Assets, Dr. £ s. <l. Or. £ s. d. Balance at credit of Post Office Savings- Securities (Post Office Savings-bank) 30,308,616 9 7 bank depositors on 31st December, ~ (feed deposit) . . . . 20,000 0 0 1919 .. .. .. .. 38,393,130 18 4 Balance uninvested .. .. 2,614,000 4 3 Balance on fixed deposit .. .. 20,000 0 0 transfer .. .. 23,469 7 7 Balance at credit of Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. 378,560 0 0 Balance of-assets over liabilities .. 188,056 7 II £39,003,21.6 13 10 £39,003,216 13 10 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during Balance forward, Ist January, 1919 .. 100.407 7 2 1919 .. .. .. .. 1,178,935 6 6 Interest received during £ s. d Interest paid on debentures purchased year 1919 .. 1,281,334 18 0 by the Department .. .. 4 8 1 Accrued interest, 31st Interest paid on fixed deposit . . 840 0 0 December, 1919 . . 410,601 9 5 Interest credited Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. 14,560 0 0 1,691,936 7 11 Paid Public. Account for cost of Say- Less accrued interest on ings-bank management .. .. 52,000 0 0 31st December, 1918 359,899 0 0 Balance forward to next account .. 188,056 711 1,332,037 711 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 1,951 7 5 £1,434,390 2 0 £1,431,396 2 6

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Table No. 10. Savings-bank Accounts remaining open on 31st December, 1919, classified according to Balance at Credit of each Account.

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, 1919.

District. Not i Exceeding ■ Exceeding Exceeding ! Exceeding ! Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding ! Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding exceeding ! £20 and £50 and £100 and £200 and I £300 and £400 and £500 and £600 and £700 and £800 and £900 and £20. up to £50. unto £100. up to £200. up to £300. up to £400. up to £500. up to £600. up to £700. up to £800. up to £900. up to £1,000. Exceeding £1,000. Total Number of Accounts open. I L_ : ! ! ! ! I ! Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymou th Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 82,981 5,717 59,217 34,061 10,503 5,945 1,706 15,283 20,838 8,982 14,170 4,197 11,942 10,553 20,094 84,196 i 3,895 j 13,408 923 10,379 8,619 1,705 806 248 3,118 3,731 1,526 2,550 916 2,023 2,262 2,960 12,701 456 10,454 9,078 696 654 8,301 7,281 7,549 7,003 1,305 1,112 627 619 175 181 2,683 2,245 2,839 2,568 1,213 1,178 2,097 1,968 886 735 1,468 1,218 1,796 1,559 2,316 2,082 12,028 10,285 395 345 4,069 338 3,571 4,271 502 332 92 1,098 1,242 530 1,026 372 495 838 1,001 5,392 171 2,394 179 1,973 1,993 313 203 51 608 661 327 607 212 179 489 573 2,929 105 1,325 121 1,229 1,227 174 99 20 329 389 196 339 132 155 284 330 1,590 55 913 85 801 870 114 67 17 234 287 95 238 73 74 176 200 1.068 19 579 42 450 332 60 50 15 121 166 60 151 47 138 ! 126 672 | 7 308 26 256 336 44 23 5 63 97 44 74 35 22 55 348 14 224 15 176 j 176 28 15 4 35 j 71 18 34 17 21 35 44 269 : 4 182 30 154 131 24 13 4 33 56 16 32 27 19 32 37 233 10 323 20 262 215 35 22 5 53 96 48 55 22 13 62 73 342 17 126,238 8,846 94,050 66,783 15,919 8,821 2,523 25,903 33,041 14,233 23,341 7,671 17,684 18,293 29,891 132,053 5,493 Totals, 1919 .. 394,280 i .—. . — 68,331 68,331 56,828 50,111 25,340 13,796 7,994 5,331 -L 3,071 1,819 1,186 1,033 1,663 630,783 Totals, 1918 .. ! 385,812 385,812 i 61,466 61,466 20,985 ! 11,518 6.255 4.180 ! 2.438 1,367 S72 744 I 1,132 590.205__ 48,178 45,258

Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. (1919). Letters and Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Letters and Letter-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. . . __ Paroels - HuHHrdi j P°st-cards. , Books, &c. j News " - Parcels papers, j raicels - Post-cards. Auckland .. 33,180,503 Blenheim .. 1,604,489 Christchureh .. 13,864,041 Dunedin .. < 13,357,317 Gisborne .. 2,534,067 Grevmouth .. 1,234,584 Hokitika .. j 566,214 Invercargill .. 5,928,438 Napier .. 6,356, 559 Nelson .. 2,080,468 New Plymouth.. 4,160,674 Oamani .. 1,651,939 Thames .. 2,637,676 Timaru .. 4,334,945 Wanganui .. 4,714,955 Wellington .. 27,546,810 Westport .. 756,433 . J 923,975 6,305,652 65,559 247,177 404,053 1,612,701 640,263 3,639,538 39,377 706,217 9,997 192,536 9,204 51,447 105,937 1,164,425 167,323 1,652,137 47,164 237,976 134,446 670,602 41,886 239,357 61,659 363,510 211,341 1,183,552 113,984 1,071,878 419,874 5,119,906 7,189 108,287 4,725,782 293,436 1,634,518 1,758,851 546,996 190,177 143,754 633,137 954,629 201,425 488,302 125,489 291,798 454,864 674,180 3,387,678 132,314 885,040: 23,218 433,901 324,051 44,512 31,135 12,519 102,752 106,184 51,285 62,413 19,357 51,506 44,863 87,100 717,600 15,418 >! 27,366,703 1,576,913 16,435,692 11,341,343 2,472,106 1,387,997 710,632 6,450,600 6,858,527 2,173,964 4,628,949 1,915,485 3,272,178 4,237,402 5,035,979 23,732,202 1,036,399 835,302 65,026 801,437 503,750 63,440 21,125 15,626 163,631 171,990 53,495 137,956 77,506 87,802 188,292 137,657 555,828 9,828 3,825,8S7 260,468 2.849.704J 2,566,772 496,7951 158,769 78,104 894,114 1.449,279 289,588 549,926! 297,817! 376,402! 1,062,867! 759,6681 3,686,332! 150,995| 3,859,908 425,386 1,797.224 1,708.369 891.514 348,972 244, 8S1 977.990 1.459,627 430,313 745,511 245,206 601.211 711,828 1,029,379 3.'133, 975 249,639 779,997! 60,547.206 1,759,277 10,131,539 8,585,6901,665,037 49,521 3,181,402 130,585 507,645 718,822 72,739 399,382 1,205,490 4,462,405 3,431,742 833,283 285,020 24,698,660! 1,144,013 6,206,310 3,467,220 609,071 82,982 5,006,173 102,817 1,203,012 1,438,510 127,494 54,641 2,622,581 31,122 351,305 539,149 85,776 24,283 1,276,846 24,830 129,551 388,635 36,802 148,080 12,379,038 269,568 2,058,539| 1,611,127 250,832 190,249 13,215,086 339,313 3,101,416| 2,414,256 296,433 72,761 4,254,432 100,659 527,564[ 631,738 124,046 141,465 8,789,623 272.402 1,220,528! 1,233,813 203,878 35,752 3.567,424 119,392 537,174 370,695 55,109 103,691 5,909,854! 149,461 739,912 893,009 155,197 72,034 8,572,347! 399,633 2,246,419 1,166,692 116,897 173,596 9,750,934 ! 251,641 1,831,546 1,703,559 260,696 537,105 51,279,012 975,702 8,806,238 6,521,653 1,254,705 30,062 1,792,832! 17,017 259,282 381,953 45,480 Totals .. 126,510,112 3,403,231 24,566,898 16,637,330; 3,012,S54| 120,633,071! 3,889,691 19,753,487 18,860,933 3,180,621 ! 247,143,183! 7,292,922 44,320,385 35,498,263 6,193,475 Previous year .. 124,163,370: 3,241,2901 22,664,119' 16,699,5581 3,337,763 118,363,999) 3,904,3161 19,637,11L 18.776,6541 3,038,706! 242,527,369 7,145,606i42,301,230!35,476,212!6,376,469

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Table No. 12. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1919, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1918, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1918. 1919. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 162,910 179,989 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,659,135 2,296,827 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 1,822,045 2,476,816 Dead Letters. 1918. 1919. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 294,563 262,126 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 38,940 36,269 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 177,384- 212,368Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 32,533 32,247 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 253,775 254,216 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... " ... 23,789 43,244 Totals ... ... ... 820,984 840,470 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 13. Pabcel-i>ost. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1918, and 1919:—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1918 and 1919: —

umber height 1890. 121,292 .. 336,6431b. 12 oz. 1890. 1900. 1910. 199,413 1,190,711 682,1401b. 7oz. 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 1918. 3,337,763 14,439,7371b. 1919. 3,012,854 14,078,4921b.

Eeceived. Despatched. Country. 1918. Number. I Weight. Number. I 1919. 1918. 1919. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countrios (via London) United States of Amorica .. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia.. Fiji Ceylon Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti Hong Kong Straits Settlements lb. ;n 140,453 718,107 114,256 lb. 637,400 i lb. 525,076 lb. 164,031 84,583 33,025 . 60,852 ' 432,851 61,472 •y 1,41.5 3,964 384 427,032 1,423 1,832 ! 442,318 7,402 1.594,284 2,823 9,851 12,891 33,593 2,654 i 14,998 3,348 . 12,303 56.688 15,889 . 20,869 | 92,452 27,462 570 1,909 493 1,061 3,515 873 235 571 215 317 699 330 423 1,014 329 336 1,614 282 714 1,654 1,067 19,414 83,397 138,939 1,799 3,089 573 696 747 1,342 3,8(H) 1,116 ! 3,253 6,010 456 874 511 399 1,145 177 69 251 675 507 977 207 130 0,955 9,697 17,482 1,386 2,479 1,373 1,052 3,539 707 175 769 3,058 I , 985 7,765 I ,012 199 742 3,262 6,033 456 729 487 378 .1,265 79 00 261 592 617 566 259 175 2,401 9,728 19,233 J ,322 2,331 1,197 .1,083 4,255 326 204 834 3,061 2,515 2,895 1,247 881 1,375 6,702 1,544 48 155 45 7 57 23 2,682 23,840 1,273 ,. | 119 397 142 7,383 138 90 10,826 I 431 Totals l ! 265,028 .. 1246,433 | 1,361,187 229,427 1,339,179 j '545,490 2,186,695 61,660

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Table No. 14. 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.

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Year ended i 30th June, 1866 : 1867 i 1868 1869 1870 i 1871 I . l8 7 2 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec. 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 ., . ., , c5 Number of Teeerams forwarded Tota Va lie ,. , ,, 9° st Cost of Number Number ■- o. , . T3. v .... __ . ,. . , . Cost of .Maintenance ,. . t „. uo during the Year. telegraph value of of .. r n . a . t ._. MainMitesof Mi.esof 6S i Avenue from a» (government Businessdone Maintenance ofUnes "=f"« " f Tarn, in Operation. / s. d. £ s. d. // s. d. £ s d. / s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. 699 1,390 13 24,761 2,746 27,407 3,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3.934 3 4 2,443 2 n 6,377 63 3 9 to j 757 I ,498 21 55.621 I5133 1 7°i952 10 1 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 M 7 2,541 4 11 ; 10,558 19 6 371 tariff. 1,110 2,223 3 1 72,241 1 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 io 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,89' 5 1 4 17 4 j 1,329 2,495 45 106,070 5°i°97 I 56,t67 18,520 IO 4 13,430 II 9 31,951 2 I 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,8m |- 4 6 8 6 Mileage taritt in operation 1,661 2,897 56 122,545 62,878 185,423 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 16,417 7 414,120 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 up to 1st Sept., 1869; uni1,976 3,247 72 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,87617 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3H-344 3 8 32,598 7" 5 '9 6 ■ sS.*rtS.'»$»tMmbI 2,185 3,823 81 344,524 67,243 4 II .7 6 7 28,121 10 o 11,043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 94423 1870; and is. tariff from 2,356 4i574 93 485i5°7 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 42 4 1 11 I tst April, 1870. 2,530 5,782 105 645,067 1107,832 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 415,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 . 2,986 6,626 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 414,240 19 7 60,055 IO lz 4 l() 4 3,154 7.247 J 4 2 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,71510 4 16,154 6 o 78,86916 4 61,69614 521,074 8 8 82,771 3 1 5 18 10 i F November 3> 2 59 7.423 J 55 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 10I17.93 1 8 o 81,284 '8 10 5 12 11 g address and 3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 194,843 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 V J*' ' .riven in 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 i 79,502 o 517,299 7 10 96,801 83 509 ,» s 3.638 9,333 214 824,734 183,675 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 10 1014,758 4 5 83,409 15 3 4 3 4 3>758 9>587 227 1,058,342 246,370 1,304,712 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 823,154 8 3 101,378 911 6 6 7 |l 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 / 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 4,074 10,037 3° 2 1,379,483 219,917 1,599,400 93,822 3 3 '21,555 19 2 115,378 2 5 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 From 1st November, 4,264 Jo,474 330 1,433,458 220,847 r i654,305 95,634 5 5 20,855 19 7 116,490 5 o 70,036 6 220,041 15 10 90,078 20 4 iS 4 1873, address and 4,463 10,931 375 1,533,406 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 24,860 g o 126,512 17 o ■ 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 signature ifiven in 4,546 11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 106,638 12 2 27,281 4 9 133,919 16 11 77,473 10 721,402 18 2 98,875 S 9 4 15 ti free. 4,646 n,375 i 437 !.589.77 1 245,623 1,835,394 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 1st Jan., 1886, 4,790 11,617 473 J >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 5 501'" delayed telegrams | 4,874 11,827 489 1,589,157 1213,830 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 24,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 ; 75,426 9 726,007 1 5 ,101,433 IJ °5 8 7 posted to addressees 5,148 12,812 520 1,734,381 226, 7S0 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 26,070 12 7 136,767 10 3 I 76,845 1 10:27,546 2 o [104,391 3 10 j 5 13 o immediately after 5,349 t3,235 573 1,746,115 222,149 1,968,264 1117,633 15 9 24,840 5 7 142,474 1 4 ' 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 114,644 15 9 '. 5 12 7 their receipt at ! 5,479 13,459 615 1,686,064 1218,079 1,904,143 103,813 8 6J 24,342 7 o 128,155 r 5 6 1 j 87,472 13 329,580 10 11 [117,053 42:580 offices of destinaI 5.5 r 3 rSiSiS 640 1,825,646 244,045 2,069,691 1112,465 15 9 28,317 7 10 1140,783 3 7 ! 92,109 17 029,141 6 o 121,251 3 015 5 9 j tion. I'll ' i

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Table No. 14 — continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1920.

Table No. 15. 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, 1920.

•ai ' Number of Telegrams and Bureau ? 8 Total j Total .& Number : Number „» - Mchriws forwarded din-inn the Year „ ,7ii,2S oS Value of Expendi- J3» Vo U r..r,,i»,i "f of S° laneous Keceiptt). Business ture Sf learenuen Miles of Miles of g" , I oH done (excluding 8 X Line. Wire. »j Private Sown- i Sn during Cable SS a ,!;S, men™ : *>"■ Telegraph.Telephone || the Year. Subsidy). w | l l> p s 1 I I £ £ £ £ £ £ 31st Mar., 1895 5.961} 14.88IJ, 705 1,802,182 231,018; 2,033,800 88,459 21,552126,051 136,062 135,791 6,492 1896 6,245-J 15,7641 743 J ,899,632: 224,579! 2,124,21 I 97,1,78 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,665 4,774 1897 (i,284| 16,470$! 780 2,285.001 235,168! 2,520,169 100,385 29,248 23,119: 152,752 153,484 3,972 1898 6,484 18.024! 824 2,469,4151 226,818] 2,696,233 99,798 36,422 24,605 160,725 165,198 1,849 1899 6,736 18,746 878 2,717.548 : 243,190' 2,960,738 105,576 39,718 25,500 170,794 173,152 1,427 1900 6,910 19,228 : 915 3,159,093 310,538 3,469,631 119,641 43,303 29,432 192,376 181,634 1,608 1901 7,249| 20,682§| 991 3,534,444 363,684 3,898,128 137,861 49,117 35,327 222,305 194,014 1.000 1902 7,469 21,705) 1,038 3,850,391 317,590 4,167,981: 131,933 55,542 27,508 234,984 212,180- 234 1903 7,748| 22,672f: 1,103 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304: 100,343 62,151 26,440 248,934 228,185 181 1904 7.779J 22,920.1, 1,153 4,671,904 293,293 4,965,197! 166,535 71,028 24,378 261,941 245,805 10,057 1905 7.943J 23,704 | 1,200 4.900,495 259,250 5,159,7451 171,0011 79,061 20,598 270,660 258,977 .. 1906 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 8,640,219 184,369, 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 .. 1907 8,953 27,031 I 1,446 6,160,080 236,252' 6,396,332 206,706 100,814 17,487[ 325,007 291,359 .. 1908 9,656 29,343 1,611 6,958,279! 84,644 7,042,923:227,398:116,852 4,499 348,749 357,581 .. 1909 10,404 ! 32,654 i 1,764 7,338,017 87,676' 7,425,693! 238,103! 131,249! 4,822:374,174 394,649 .. 1910 10,901 ! 34,788 ' 1,871 7,757,128 89,762 7,846,890 250,212 144,298! 4,851- 399,361 411,296 .. 1911 i 11.316 : 37,212 1,963 8,268,3401 92,307, 8,360,647 272,942, 161,173 4,874 438,989 446,709 .. 191.2 ! 11,805 ! 39,370 , 2,079 8,971,725, 91,408: 9,003,133 295,334: 179,123 4,832, 479,289 469,716 .. 191.3 12,508 41,892 j 2,203 9,850,3791 93,893! 9,944,272 321,951 201,237, 4,931 528,119 509,496 .. 1914 13,044 44,642 2,30510,594,556 99,47610,694,032 342,595 232,190 5,031 579,816 563,108 .. 1915 13,434 46,778 2,38610,716,613 111,35510,827,968 356,306 303,856 5,776 665,938 012,665 .. 1916 13,684 48,052 2,41310,708,910 127,841 10,836,751 549,627 287,547 9,085 840,259 658,572 .. 1917 13,896 50,320 i 2,40910,734,1081 140,95210,875,120[ 527,249: 317,275: 10,774 855,298 681,217 .. 1918 13,687 ; 50,291 : 2,37111,510,7I0[ 114,010 11,624,720 516,865 1 344,368: 6,949 868,182 803,691 .. 1919 13,813 ! 50,742 2,354111,989,882i 101,135 12,091,01 7! Old,786J 373,1 69; 5,036993,991 879,497 1920 13,721 50,751 2,33914,957,615 116,452 15.074,067 619,188 419,318 5,8301,044,3361,078.961 J .. Note. —Tariff, 1890: Is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words; delayed telegrams, Od. 1892: For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, !ls. ; delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 tho number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d. ; each additional word, Id. ; address and signature paid for. 1906 : For eaeh additional word after first twelve, Jd. September, 1915: First twelve words, 8d.; each additional word, Jd.

Postal District. Revenue Valnn nf Tntnl Number derived from ™™°* v Xeot »» <" _ °f ralcl (inopi-iiini.iit Tiilci.inmsof x ald Franked Telegrams '.',2 S ' 'SffiSK. 0 * [ Telegrams. Government of all codes. Telegrams. Total Number of Telegrams of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christohuroh Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika .. In vercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ £ £ 136.836 785 137,621 3,530,222 ! 15,061 9,359 178 9,537 209,764 4,122 00,500 833 61,333 1,437,793 17,913 47,160 352 47,512 1,130,394 7,646 19,718 213 19,93.1 440,221 4,748 7,459 144 7,603 168,269 5,272 2,891 23 2,914 82.155 1,099 25,026 194 25,220 677,637 7,114 39,439 234 39,673 1,124,570 4,930 11,724 359 12,083 304,473: 9,713 23,862 97 23,959 670,079 2,311 8,365 56 8,421 176,023 1,306 18,093 58 18,151 496,391 1,962 17,448 103 17,551 433,341 2,252 30,924 69 30,993 796,964 1,346 140,969 , 2,(l5ri 143,024 3,112,761 ' 27,907 4,448 77 4,525 108,558 1,690 3,545,283 273,886 1.455,706 1,138,040 444,969 173,541 83,254 684,75.1. 1,129,500 314,186 672.390 177,389 498,353 435,593 798,310 3,140,668 108,248 Totals, 1919-20 004,221 5,830 610,05] 14,957,615 : 116,452 004,221 5,830 610,051 14,957,615 116,452 15,074,067 Totals, 1918-19 485,654 5,036 490,690 11,989,882 101,135 485,654 5,036 190,690 11,989,882 101,135 12,091,017

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Table No. 16. Table showing the Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1920, and the Revenue received therefrom.

Table No. 17. Table showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in Use at Telegraph-offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

June Quarter. 1919. June Quarter. 1919. September Quarter. 1919. September Qui larter. 1919. December Q December Quarter, 1919. Juarter, 1919. March Qu; March Quarter, 1920. -.ar: -ter. 1920. Totals. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. ' Revenue. Ordinary Urgent .. Press Toll £ 1,645.703 118,120 138,872 10,495 91,626 7.149 1,531,968 I 47,663 1,703,064 126,232 79,510 1,643,983 £ 122,065 10,250 7,805 51,844 1,937,837 148,022 92,802 1,717.682 £ 130,123 2,009,388 10,884 171.619 8,990 94,414 54,067 1,824,893 £ 135,538 12,968 8,315 58,337 £ 7,295,992 505,846 584,745 44.597 358,352 32,259 6,718,526 211,911 Gross totals Less other lines and credits 3,408.169 ' 183,427 45,794 3,552,789 191,964 46,910 191,964 46,910 3,896,343 3,896,343 204,064 4,100.314 47,60S 204,064 47,608 4,100,314 215,158 50,080 215,158 50,080 14,957,615 14,957,615 794,613 190,392 794,613 190,392 Net totals, 1919-20 137,633 137,033 145,054 145,054 156,456 156,456 165,078 165,078 604,221 604,221 Net totals, 1918-19 2,894,603 116,167 2,848,648 2,848,648 112,243 112,243 3,015,208 3,015,208 129,413 3,231,423 129,413 3,231,423 127,831 127,831 11,989,882 11,989,882 485,654 485,654

Morse Instruments in Use. District. Const an Current Constant Intermittent j Direct Quaa " Current. Current. ™™£ t Sounders ruplex. I I ! at ' In t. utermittent Current. Singlecurrent Duplex. Doublecurrent Duplex, * * Direct sound e: t Quadruples. Ai Number of Number of Cells. Telephones not conAutomatic. [ f Q u . ao > nectedtoan translators. Exchange. Gordon Lecla.nche. -R urn i lam Daniell. Bichromate. utomati tic 'j n Qua ransla Number of Cells. Storage. Dry. L Auokland .. Canterbury Otago Wellington .. 62 120 60 135 78 28 81 89 12 12 13 6 7 3 17 1 25 13 6 2S 8 4 3 24 226 17 41 91 11.006 3,797 5,026 14,125 41 1 196 951 1,056 79 657 4,842 , 1,159 1,082 336 269 3 4 7 153 10 34 Totals 377 i 276 38 33 4 72 39 377 276 38 33 4 72 .. 39 375 33,954 6,283 3,068 1.686 187 44 Total number of Morse sets, 839. I i

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Table No. 18. Table showing the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

District. TravellingMiles of Miles of e |Sf el .f Wire. Line. En^ aa Linemen. Extra Labour. Bural rr„i- 0 i Salaries Telephones: „ Jr-\ of Material. Assistance ! oufof Item Engineers Settlers. Maintenance. Lin a e n men . Total Cost *»-*» average Maintenance. 1-Jgj of per Mile of L , Auckland Wellington Canterbury Otago ■ £ 13,882 4,171 3,543 17,880 4,320 3,547 9,856 2,299 3,037 9,133 2,931 2,515 £ 11,267 9,021 6,106 6,962 £ £ £ £ 5,727 .. 20,537 17,108 11,977 .. 24,545 24,727 5,069 .. 14,212 9,994 4,268 .. 13,745 9,760 £ £ s. d. £ s. d. 37,645 2 14 3 9 0 6 49,272 2 15 1 11 8 1 24,206 2 9 1 10 10 7 23,505 2 11 6 8 0 5 Totals .. Cables 50,751 13,721 12,642 416* .. 42 33,356 98 27,041 .. 73,039 61,589 6,731 .. 6,871 73,039 61,589 134,628 2 13 1 9 16 3 6,871 16 10 4+ 134,628 2 13 1 9 16 3 6,871 6,871 16 10 4t Stores Rural telephones — Assistance to settlers Laboratory Wireless stations .. Total telegraph-lines Telephone exchanges 167 137 79 51,167 13,721 13,067 177,509 5,110 3,628 4,000 3,799 1,857 43,110 37,290 6,728 .. 10,895 2,358 549 j 549 1,772 .. 5,708 945 .. 2,881 43,217 .. 99,943 63,947 21,208 .. 62,126 68,696 10,895 549 5,708 2,881 2,358 13,253 549 5,708 2,881 163,890 130,822 13,253 549 5,708 2,881 99,943 63,947 163,890 62,126 68,696 130,822 - : i 1 1 J i I i i Grand totals •• i .. j 228,676 228,676 18,831 16,695 18,831 16,695 80,400 80,400 64,425 549 162,069 132,643 64,425 549 162,069 132,643 ! 294,712 294,712 L 1 _L

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Table No. 19. Table showing Cost of constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1920.

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Line. Total Cost, i ncluding Material from Stores. Telephone Exchanges. £ Aria Auckland Auckland (automatic) Devonport (automatic) Mount Eden (automatic) Onehunga (automatic) Ponsonby (automatic) Remuera (automatic) Takapuna (automatic) Wellesley Street (automatic) Dargaville Hamilton „ (automatic) Henderson Kaoo Kaitieke Kawakawa Mangonui Otahuhu Pukekohe Rotorua Taumarunui Taupaki Tauranga Te Kuiti Te Teko Thames Warkworth Whakatano VVhangarei Blenheim ,, (automatic) Carterton Dannevirke Eketahuna Eltham Featherston l'eilding Gisborne Hastings Hawera Levin Manakau Marton Masterton „ (automatic) Murchison Napier Nelson New Plymouth Pahiatua Patea Palmeratou North ,, (automatic) Stratford Taihape Tiraumea Waipawa Wairoa Wanganui „ (automatic) Wellington Courtenay Place (automatic) Khandallali (automatic) Wellington South (automatic) Akaroa Ashburton Cheviot Christohurch ,, (Strowger automatic) Culverden Denniston Greymoutli Kaikoura Millerton Rakaia .. Rangiora Reefton .. | .1,131 .. ! 14,167 5,864 12 11 7 8 145 14 627 632 10,478 996 1,148 376 949 1,626 754 2,228 393 976 1,576 177 1,233 2,376 36 582 689 1,229 1,110 2,750 883 1,311 1,215 677 693 697 2,420 8,974 2,799 927 565 273 412 1,463 905 5 2,391 1,651 1,178 1,551 .. i 1 13,772 245 687 2,228 723 466 1,472 14,180 858 26,101 1,221 5 462 2 1,885 450 16,483 1,001 353 16 194 288 2 341 2,591 122

Total Cost, Line including Material from Stores. I Telephone EXCHANGES - -continued. £ Timaru . . .. .. .. I 5,243 Waimate .. .. .. .. 882 Waiau . . .. .. . . 189 Westport . . .. .. .. 208 Balclutha .. .. .. .. 1,074 Cromwell .. .. .. .. 184 Dunedin .. .. .. . . 15,077 Roslyn (automatic) .. . . .. 315 South Dunedin (automatic) .. . . 4 Gore .. .. .. .. 1,065 Heriot .. . . . . .. 74 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 6,826 Naseby and Ranfurly . . . . .. 56 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 1,328 Pembroke . . . . .. .. 923 Queenstown . . . . .. .. | 207 Tapanui .. .. .. .. 2,339 £207,433 Links. Auckland-Thames-Paeroa (metallic circuit) .. 2,140 Awanui Wireless. . .. .. . . 419 Kohumaru Telephone-office .. .. 77 Kumeu.. .. .. .. .. 93 Papatoetoe-Auckland (metallic circuit) .. 2 Pukemiro-Huntly (metallic circuit) .. 37 Puwera-Oakleigh (metallic circuit) .. 134 Taupaki (metallic circuit) .. .. | 350 Thames - Hauraki Plains telephone-line .. 3 Waimauku telephone cabinet .. .. : 13 Auckland Post-office workshops .. ,. ! 25 Gisborne - Tokomaru Bay (metallic circuit) . . 2 Kekerangu - Clarence Bridge line, .. .. 15 Nelson-Blenheim (copper wire) .. .. 1,446 Otaki (underground) .. .. .. 16 Paenga extension .. .. .. 321 Takaka Hill Road .. .. .. 59 No. 6 Cook Strait cable .. .. .. 1,079 Aerial cabling, Christchurch .. .. 672 . Fornside-Springbank (metallic circuit) .. 72 Greymouth (underground .. .. .. I 106 Greymouth-Reefton (metallic circuit) .. | 113 Hokitika (underground) .. .. .. 1,666 Hundalee-Oaro-Kaikoura (metallic circuit) .. 327 Kaiapoi-Ohoka (metallic circuit) .. .. 5 Methven (underground) .. . . .. 675 ' Mount Hercules (removal of office) .. .. 8 Ngakawau (Morse) .. .. .. 66 Paroa Telephone-office .. .. . 14 Rangiora (underground) .. .. .. 1,939 Te Kuha Telephone-office .. .. I 27 Dipton Wost Telephone-office .. •.' 28 Dunedin District Telegraph Engineer's Store 13 Dunedin (underground) (Roslyn) .. .. 2,967 „ „ (Mornington) .. ! 1,376 (North Dunedin) .. 313 (South Dunedin) .. 2,661 Dunedin District Telegraph Engineer's garage extension .. .. .. .. 293 Dunodin District Telegraph Engineer's Office 69 Dunedin-Omimi-Seaoliff circuit .. .. 52 Dunedin-Waihola-Berwiek line .. .. 16 Hekeaia (removal of office) .. .. 9 Lumsden-Kingston circuit .. .. 3 Moeraki extension .... .. .. ' 36 Otara (removal of office) .. .. .. 17 Owaka Valley (removal of office) .. .. 2 Pakeho (opening office) .. .. . . 98 Quarry Hills (removal of office) .. .. 5 Radio-Awarua .. .. .. .. 171 Raukura Telephone-office .. .. .. 9 Waikahaka (removal of office) . . .. 44 Wallacotown (removal of office) . . .. | 1 Wyllie's Crossing .. .. .. j 69 Kiritaki (removal of office) .. ..I 21

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Table No. 19 —continued. Table showing Cost of constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1920— continued.

Line. Total Cost, including Material from Stores. Lines — continued. £ Rotai'iiko telephone extension VVheuuapai extension Penrose (conversion from Mors(!) Gowan extension Tokowa extension Pareinoromo Okiore (reopening offioe) .. Muriwai Beach (removal of offioe) .. Koiro Telephone-omoe Himiera Otiria (reopening office) Rarotonga Wireless Station Pukcatua-Pukoturua line 460 107 42 59 40 34 5 47 21 8 4 14.0 58

Line. Total (lost, including Material from Stores. Li N ks — continued. £ Onerahi Railway Bureau .. Kopurahi Telephone-office Hainilton-Ngaruawahia trunk wire Bienheim-Seddon (metallic circuit).. Riariaki Telephone extension VVhareponga Telephone-offioe Owen River Telephone-office Karamea Ferry Telephone-office Grecnvale (removal of offioe) North-east Harbour extension 88 I 85 003 8 s 92 II 9 203 Total . £229,787 I

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Table No. 20. Table showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.

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Year. 5 J Capital Cost for Instruments, Wire, Poles, Labour, Freight, Superintendence, &c. Average Cost of Total for all each Con- Connections, nection. Revenue. Working-expenses. Salaries and Materials Fuel * Light, Allowances of and \S a ' a f Paper, Total. Clerks. &c. Linemen. ™? Printing, tear.ac. Binding, &c. Working-expenses. Auuual Balance of Rate Revenue per Cent. — over yielded Working- on expenses. Capital Cost. 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 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 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 20,402t 22,815t 25,212f .. 28,093 31,475 ... 36,374 41,982 46,260 50,308 52,986 57,196 61,298 .. , 68,203 £ s. d. £ 21 16 6 2,531 21 16 6 8,271 21 16 6 15,604 21 18 6 23,461 20 8 6 37,319 19 19 5 40,686 22 19 0 49,407 23 18 10 53,849 24 4 1 58,229 24 17 1 64,294 24 16 11 76,579 24 16 11 91,687 24 12 1 104,425 25 6 3 116,845 24 6 6 125,108 23 7 4 134,299 24 11 6 142,218 24 5 3 150,490 22 14 1 162,333 21 9 7 176,349 20 18 0 193,511 20 2 6 213,966 19 19 8 241,903 21 19 7 295,029 23 13 9 363,192 24 2 2 420,088 24 18 4 508,408 25 18 9 591,760 27 2 7 683,986 27 17 S 783,382 27 18 0 878,133 27 11 7 1,003,131 29 11 6 1,241,628 32 9 1 1,501,482 33 2 7 1,666,561 34 7 3 1,820,860 35 6 3 2.019,892 35 15 11 2,194,238 39 3 7 ' 2,401,671 613 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 89,542 100,814 116,852 131,249 144,298 161,173 179,123 201,237 232,190 303,856J 287,547 317,275 344,368 373,169 419,318 | £ £ £ £ £ 285 275 253 150 963 595 595 827 300 2,317 695 770 1,560 350 3,375 1,770 1,590 2,346 475 6,181 2,849 1,704 3,732 700 8,985 2,873 1,580 4,069 320 8,842 3,119 2,252 4,941 330 10,642 3,316 2,249 5,344 335 11,244 3,790 2,206 5,823 375 12,194 4,192 2,249 6,429 395 13,265 4,630 2,345 7,658 393 15,026 7,405 2,696 9,169 464 19,734 7,720 3,313 10,442 742 22,217 9,285 4,253 11,685 818 26,041 9,686 5,304 12,510 1,952 29,452 12,306 7,398 13,430 1,857 34,991 14,181 11,834 7,111 1,882 35,008 15,030 16,190 7,525 1,861 40,606 15,710 20,847 8,117 1,893 46,567 16,304 18,226 8,817 2,001 45,348 18,448 20,570 9,675 2,079 50,772 20,885 22,078 10,698 2,615 56,276 23,359 22,508 12,095 2,986 60,948 25,122 26,782 14,751 4,448 71,103 26,507 22,576 18,159 5,270 72,512 32,914 26,145 21,004 6,163 86,226 38,108 36,813 -25,420 6,902 107,243 47,224 32,995 29,588 7.265 117,072 52,315 28,755 34,199 7,741 123,010 54,819 39,814 39,169 8,031 141,833 62,588 33,791 43,907 8,725 149,011 69,078 42,192 50,156 9,764 171,190 80,720 53,823 62,081 11,744 208,368 88,231 42,548 75,074 12,878 218,731 104,950 62,682 83,328 13,429 264,389 97,681 71,022 91,043 15,115 274,861 97,665 87,664 100,994 16,765 303,088 111,796 110.271 101,712 20,087 351,866 154,335 130,822 ! 2C9,084 33,104 438,345 207 8-17 4,492 54-31 3,653 23-41 3,827 16-31 5,011 13-42 6,635 16-30 6,239 12-63 6,368 11-82 6,387 1100 6,695 10-43 3,544 4-63 -578 Loss. — 446 Loss. -3,420 Loss. -3,519 Loss. — 5,742 Loss. 1,413 0-99 — 887 Loss. -3,264 Loss. 3.768 2-14 4.769 2-46 5,874 2-75 10,080 4-17 7,958 2-69 17,029 4-69 14,587 3-47 9,608 1-89 14,176 2-40 21,287 311 19,340 2-46 30,112 3-43 30,047 2-99 23,822 1-92 85,125 5-67 23.158 1-40 42,414 2-33 41,280 2 04 21,303 0-97 I -19.027 Loss. * This column includes 5 per cent, for wear-aud-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. t Informer returns extensions were included for these three years. 1 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. 21. Table showing the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections at each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

Approximate Cost, of Pay**'.—Preparation, not given ; printing (850 copies), £50.

Authority : Marcus K. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92o.

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Number of Connections on 31st March Engineer's District. 1920. 1919. Direct Extensions. ' Total. „ I)lre , c . t Extensions. Connections. ' Connections. 1 J ' Total. tuckland Wellington lanterbury )tago 17,862 2,777 : 20,639 L6,006 2,5H 30,172 5,369 35,541 27,569 4,818 10,656 2,471 13,127 8,988 2,176 9,513 1,903 1.1,416 8,735 1,755 , I ,.... , I ,1 . „ ! 18,520 32,387 11,164 10,490 Totals 68,203 12,520 80,723 61,298 11,263 68,203 12,520 80,723 61,298 11,263 72,561