ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1920.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1921 Session I-II, F-01

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Session 11. 1921.

NEW ZEALAND.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1920.

(Soutents. page page Introduction ... ... ... 1 Advertising need of work by Beturned Beceipts and Payments ... ... 1-2 Soldiers ... ... ... 9 Staff ... ... ... ... 2 Stores ... ... ... ... 9 Health of Permanent Staff ... ... 2 Workshops ... ... ... 9 Personal and Staff ... ... ... 2-3 Post Office ... ... ... 9 Cost-of-Living Bonus ... ... 3 Dead and Missing Letters ... 10 Travelling-allowances ... ... 3 Prohibited Correspondence ... 10 Overtime Bate and Believing - allow- Register of Newspapers and Magazines 10 ances ... ... ... ... 3 Registration of Magazines ... 10 Board and Residence for Junior Officers Postage-stamps ... ... ~. 10-11 in Wellington ... ... ... 3 Ocean Mail-services ... ... 11 Appeal Board ... ... ... 3 Inland Mail-services ... ... 11-12 Examinations ... ... . 3 Buildings ... ... ... 12 Correspondence Classes ... ... 3 Money-orders ... ... ... 12-13 Telegraph Schools and Classes ... 3 Postal Notes ... ... ... 13 Salaries of Non-permanent Postmasters British Postal Orders ... ... 13 and Telephonists ... ... 3 Savings-bank ... ... ... 13 Establishment of Chief Post-office at Work performed for other DepartHamilton ... ... ... 3 ments ... ... ... 14 Increase in Rates ... ... ... 4 Telegraphs ... ... ... 14-15 Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, New Zealand Submarine Cable 1920 ... ... ... ... 5 Service ... ... .. 15 Prevention of Betting ... ... 5 Ocean Cable Services ... ... 15-16 Loitering in Post or Telegraph Office ... 5 Wireless Telegraphy ... ... 16 Visit of Prince of Wales ... ... 5 Telephone Exchanges ... ... 16 Postal Union Congress at Madrid, 1920 6-7 Telephone Toll Communications ... 17 Chief Telegraph Engineer's Visit to Telephone Facilities for Backblocks 17 Europe and America ... ... 8 Automatic Telephone Exchanges ... 17 Post Office Safe-deposit System ... 8 Automatic Printing Telegraphs ... 17 Bobbery at Bunciman ... ... 8 Slot Telephones ... ... ... 17 Pilfering from Parcel-mails ... ... 8 Arrangements at Auckland during Sus- APPENDIX pension of Tram-service ... ... 8 Gray Memorial Prize ... ... 8 Designation of Offices changed or cor-Parcel-post : Cash on Delivery ... 8 rected ... ... ... 18 War Loan Certificates ... ... 8-9 Cable Business ... ... ... 18 Post Office Investment Certificates... 9 Radio-telegrams ... ... ... 18 (For Index to Tables see page ii, and for Detailed Index see pages iii and iv.)

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TABLES. No. I.—Money-orders issued and paid — _, AGK (a.) Issued in the Dominion ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 (b.) Drawn on the Dominion ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 No. 2.—General Statement of Post Office Savings-bank Business for Year ended 31st March, 1921 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 No. 3.—-General Statement of Post Office Savings-bank Business from 1867 to 31st March, 1921 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 No. 4.—Balance-sheet of Post Office Account ... ... ... ... ... 22 No. s.—Securities, &c, standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on account of Post Office Savings-bank Fund ... ... ... - ... ... 25 No. 6.—Post Office Savings-bank Receipts and Payments for Year ended 31st March, 1921 30 No. 7. —Number of Post Office Savings-bank Accounts open... ... ... ... 31 No. B.—Estimated Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels dealt with ... ... ... ... ... 32 No. 9.— (a.) Begistered Articles ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 (&.) Dead Letters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 No. 10.—Parcel-post ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 No. 11.—Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department ... 34 No. 12.—Number of Connections at Telephone Exchanges in Engineers' Districts ... 34

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DETAILED INDEX. a- page . h - PA( « Advertising need of work by returned soldiers .. 9 _ e f' Te ' S)c * ... & ~ . J o Letter-cards— Allowances, relieving 3 Post ed and delivered . .. 9,32 a 'J ,777 i'mi 'i' a * " " £ ~ unaddressed .. ..10 Amendment to Post and Telegraph Act .. . . 5 T " j i -d j o Letters— Appea Board 3 Carrying for hire 5 Appeal, right of .. .. .. '3 DeaOlalt with 10,33 Articles delivered . . .. .. » .. . , , ~ j ,„ ~,,., . , . , ~ ~ a ~ proportion to number dehvered .. ..10 Auckland mail arrangement during strike, ire. .. 8 Delivered Q32 Automatic telephone-exchange installations .. 17 Miaa'no in Posted and delivered .. .. .. .. 32 B. Posted : average number per head of population .. 9 Balance-sheet of Post Office Account .. 22, 23, 24 „ unaddressed .. .. .. 10 Batteries, class of, and number in use .. .. 15 ~ with previously used stamps ... . 10 Betting, prevention of .. .. .. .. 5 Registered, unclaimed .. . . .. 10 Board and residence for junior officers in Wellington 3 With libellous addresses .. .. .. 10 Bonus, cost of living .. .. .. .. 3 Wrongly addressed .. .. .. . . 10 Book-packets posted and delivered .. .. 32 Loitering in post or telegraph office .. .. 5 British postal orders sold .. .. 13 Buildings .. .. .. .. ..12 M. Business done for other Departments .. 14, 23, 24 Magazines registered .. .. . . .. 10 „ registration of .. .. 10 Q_ Mail-services— Cable messages — Aeri'il 11 Deferred; .16 Inland "_ "_ \\ [ u>l ._ Intercolonial tramc .. .. .. lb, 18 Ocean . . 11 12 International traffic .. .. .. 16, 18 g ea ■ j^ Number .. .. .. ... 16,18 Missing letters'.'. '.". .".' .'.' '.'. 10 Press .. .. .. .. . .16 Money-order— Value •• •• •• •• -.IS Commission .. .. .. 13,19 Cables Exchange with other countries.. .. ..13 New Zealand .. .. .. .. 15 Increase of commission .. .. ..13 Oooan .•• _ ■■ •■„. , •■ ■• „ Issued and paid .. .. .. 13,19 Chief post-office at Hamilton, establishment .. 3 Offices open &c. .. 12 Chief Telegraph Engineer, visit to Europe and America .. .. .. .. .. 8 jgClasses, departmental correspondence .. . . 3 Newspapers Commission, money-order, increase .. ..13 Posted and delivered.. .. .. ..32 Congress, Postal Union at Madrid . . .. <>, 7 unaddressed . 10 Correspondence prohibited .. .. .. 1.0 Registered .... 10 Removed from register .. .. 10 D. Returned to publishers .. . . 10 Dead letters .. .. .. .. 10, 33 Night letter telegrams .. .. .. 14, 34 Declarations of Post and Telegraph Officers .. 5 Non-permanent Postmasters and telephonists salaries 3 Deferred cable message .. .. 16 Designation of offices changed .. .. . . 18 ■ q ■p. Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," _ , ._, , . ~ ' " Pacific cable," &c). Eastern Extension cable- mail-services (see « Mail I"). Number and percentage oi messages forwarded and Officers ™ ceiv f? }* Absence of, average 2 Press cablegrams .. .16 Board and residence for, in Wellington .. .. 3 Share of business .. .. .. .. 16 Death of 2 Examinations 3 Examinations', efficiency '.'. V. '.'.3 Exchanges, telephone (see Telephone exchanges ). Pinine r Expenditure of Department .. .. 1,2 Health » ■„ Number .. .. .. .. . , 2 ....... . Retirement of .. .. .. .. 2 Fines, imposition of 5 offices (see under " Post," " Telegraph," &c). „ „ designation changed .. .. ..18 Overtime .. .. .. .. . . 3 Gray Memorial Prize, awards .. .. .. 8 p Pacific cable— ■"■• Number and percentage of messages forwarded and Hamilton made a chief post-office .. .. 3 received .. .. .. .. . . l(i Health of staff.. .. .. .. .. 2 Press telegrams .. .. .. .. 16 Share of business .. .. .. ..10 I. Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered 10 Increase in rates .. .. .. .. 4 Parcels— Inland mail-services (see " Mail-services"). Delivered ..- .. .. .. 9,32,33 Inspection of post-offices .. .. .. 9 Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Instrum ents, telegraph, class of, and number in use.. 15 duty collected on .. .. .. . . 9 Interest-bearing limits, increase .. .. .. 5 Foreign (inwards), pilfering from mails .. .. 8

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DETAILED INDEX— continued. Parcels— continued. page Staff— tage Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. .. 9 Health .. .. .. .. .. 2 Parcel-post: cash on delivery .. .. . . 8 Number .. . . .. .. .. 2 Posted and delivered .. .. 32. 33 j Stamp, coiled by machine .. .. ..11 Personal and staff .. .. .. .. 2 j Stamps, new issues .. . . .. 10 Postage-stamps .. .. .. 10, 11 I Stores .. .. .. .. .. 9 Postal notes— Strike, &e., at Auckland, arrangements .. .. 8 Commission .. .. .. 13 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. 15 Offices opened .. .. . . 13 Paid .. .. .. .. ..13 Sold .. .. .. ..13 T. Postal orders, British, sold .. .. . . 13 Telegrams— Postal Union Congress at Madrid, 1920 .. .. 6 Decrease in number .. .. .. .. 14 Post-cards — Government: number and value .. 14, 34 Delivered .. .. .. .. 9, 32 Night letter .. .. .. .. 14, 34 New die for embossing .. .. .. 10 Of all codes .. .. .. .. 14, 15, 34 Posted .. .. .. .. 32 Ordinary: number and value .. .. 14, 15, 34 Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1920 .. 5 I Per 100 letters .. .. .. .. 15 Post Office Account: balance-sheet .. 22, 23, 24 j Press .. .. .. .. 14, 15, 34 Post Office Investment certificates .. .. 9 i Urgent .. .. .. .. 14, 15 Post-offices— Telegraph — Closed .. .. .. .. .. 9 Automatic printing .. .. .. ..17 Designation changed .. .. .. 18 Instruments and batteries in use .. 15 Established .. .. .. .. .. 9 Lines— Inspection .. .. .. .. 9 j Length of .. .. .. 1.5, 17, 34 Number .. .. .. .. ..9 Superimposed .. .. .. ..15 Prince of Wales, visit of .. .. .. -5 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 15 Private telephone line: using for hire, or profit ..5 ~ opened, &e. .. .. .. 15,34 Private wires : number and rental .. ..15 Private wires : number and rental .. ..15 Prohibited correspondence .. .. .. 10 Receipts and payments .. .. 14, 15, 34 Revenue .. .. .. .. 14, 15, 34 Schools .. .. .. .. .. 3 "• Telephono-toll messages .. .. 14, 15, 34 Radio-telegrams (see " Wireless "). Telephone— Rates, increase in .. .. .. .. 4 Exchanges— Receipts and payments .. .. ..1,2 Automatic .. .. .. ..17 Registered articles .. .. .. 10, 33 Connections: proportion to population .. 1(1 Revenue of Department .. .. 1,2 Line, length of .. .. .. 16,17,34 Robbery at Runoiman .. .. .. .. 8 „ private, using for hire or profit.. .. 5 Opened .. .. .. .. 16 Party-line circuits .. .. .. .. 16 S. Revenue .. . . .. .. 10, 34 Safe-deposit system .. .. .. .. 8 Subscribers' connections .. .. 16, 34 Salaries .. .. .. .. ..1,3 Facilities for backblocks .. .. ..17 San Francisco mail-service .. .. 11 Lines overhauled, &e. .. .. ..17 Savings-bank— Metallic circuits erected .. .. 1 Ii Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. 13, 20, 21, 31 Offices converted to Morse .. .. . . 15 Cost of management .. .. .. .. 13 Private line not to be used for profit .. .. 5 Deposits: amount, &c. .. ..13,20,21,30 Telephone, slot .. .. .; ..17 Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 13, 20, 21, Telephone toll communications .. .. .. 17 Fixed Deposit Aocount .. .. ..30 Tramway strike, &c, at Auckland, arrangements .. 8 Interest .. .. .. ..13,20,21,30 Liabilities and assets ..... .. 30 Nominations by depositors .. .. ..13 • Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 13,20,21 Vancouver mail-service .. .. .. ..11 Profit and loss .. .. .. .. 30 Visit of Prince of Wales .. .. .. 5 Receipts and payments .. .. 30 Reserve Fund Account ...... 30 W. Securities .. .. .. .. 25 War-loan certificates .. .. .. ..8,9' Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and Wireless telegraphy— Australia, &c. .. .. .. 13 Issue of licenses .. .. .. .. 5 Withdrawals .. .. ..13,20,21,30 Returns of business .. .. .. 10,18 School, Telegraph .. .. .. .. 3 Work performed for other Departments .. 14, 23, 24 Securities in name of Postmaster-General .. 25 Workshops .. . . .. .. .. 9 Slot telephones .. .. .. 17 Wrappers, impressing postage on .. .. 10

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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Goneral Post Office, Sie— Wellington, 4th October, 1921. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the Post and Telegraph Department for the financial year 1920-21. During the year it was found necessary, owing to the advanced cost of maintaining the Department's services, due mainly to the increase of officers' salaries to provide for the increase in the cost of living, to make a general increase in the rates and charges. Particulars of those increases are given in the report. The revenue amounted to £2,590,441 ; the expenditure amounted to £2,591,786 : there was thus an excess of payments over receipts of £1,345. The fact that the payments exceeded the receipts is accounted for by the fact that the increased rates came into force only from the Ist August, while the salary increases were paid from the Ist April. I have, &c, J. G. CoATBS, His Excellency the Governor-General. Postmaster-General.

Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1920-21 arc shown in the following table : —

POST AND THILEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1920-21.

Item. Postal. Telegraph, Total. Receipts. £ s. d. 1,253,512 17 51 47,543 5 6 1,076 17 3 28,470 3 2 22,074 4 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,253,512 17 5J 47,543 5 6 1,076 17 3 28,470 3 2 34,819 4 9 691,483 11 10 533,534 18 6J Postages Money-order and postal-note commission Money-order commission received from foreign offices Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Paid telegrams Telephone exchanges 12,745 0 7 691,483 11 10 533,534 18 6J Balance, of payments over receipts (Telegraph) Balance of payments over receipts (whole Department) .. 1,352,677 7 H 1,237,763 10 11J 132,015 3 l-\ 2,590,440 18 6 1,345 10 3 Totals 1,352,677 7 61 1,369,778 14 7 2,591,786 8 9 Payments. Salaries (classified officers) Salaries (country Postmasters and telephonists, and contributions to Railway Department) Conveyance of mails by sea Conveyance of inland mails Conveyance of mails by railway Money-order commission credited to foreign offices Maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines Miscellaneous £ s. d. 665,908 0 10 26,614 1 2 54,195 18 3 148,857 15 9 81,278 17 8 3,426 17 5 £ s. d. 908,817 5 2 35,486 0 8 £ s. d. 1,574,725 6 0 62,100 1 10 54,195 18 3 148,857 15 9 81,278 17 8 3,426 17 5 143,526 10 0 523,675 1 10 241,726 3. 1 143,526 10 0 281,948 18 9 Balance of receipts over payments (Postal) 1,222.007 14 2 130,669 13 4^ 1 369.778 14 7 2,591,786 8 9 Totals 1,352,677 7 64 1,369,778 14 7 2,591,786 8 9

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Receipts and Payments for the Years 1881-82, 1891-92, 1901-2, 1911-12, and following Years.

Staff. Comparative Return of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended 31st March, 1920, and 31st March, 1921. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1920 and 1921, was as under : — 31 st March, 31 st March, 1920. 1921. Postmaster-General .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Classified staff — Permanent — Administrative Division . . . . . . 4 4 Clerical and Engineering Division .. .. 3,563 3,547 General Division .. .. .. .. 4,094 4,211 Temporary — Night-watchmen .. .. .. .. 6 8 Postmistresses and assistants, &c, .. . . 35 .9 Switchboard attendants . . . . . . 267 174 Postmen, messengers, and chauffeurs . . . . 242 194 Night telephonists .. .. . . . . 41 5 Other temporary employees . . .. . . 151 283 Totals, classified staff .. .. .. 8,404 8,436 Employees not on classified staff— Country Postmasters and Postmistresses .. .. 2,252 2,115 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers .. .. .. .. 141 130 Totals .. .. .. ..10,797 10,681 Health of Permanent Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave :— Number Average Absence tTZ^oIZ on Staff., per Sick Officer. to \__s_s Mt Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,486 12-41 7-19 Women ... ... ... 1,276 1462 1055 Twenty-three officers died during the year. Personal and Staff. Mr. W. R. Morris, C.M.G., 1.5.0., who assumed the.office of Secretary of the Department on the Ist May, 1913, was appointed Public Service Commissioner from the Ist May, 1920. He was succeeded as Secretary by Mr. R. B. Morris, First Assistant Secretary ; and Mr. R. B. Morris was succeeded by Mr. A. T. Markman, Chief Clerk. Mr. G. B. Dall, Second Assistant Secretary, retired on the 30th June, 1920, after completing over forty years' service. Mr. Dall was succeeded by Mr. G. M'cNamara, Superintendent of Staff. Mr. J. C. Williamson, Chief Inspector, retired on the 31 st August, 1920, after completing fortythree years' service. Mr. Williamson was succeeded by Mr. J. Laurenson, Senior Staff Inspector. The following senior officers retired after serving for the periods stated : Mr. A. P. Dryden, Chief Postmaster, Wellington, forty years ; Mr. T. T. King, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin, forty-five years ; Mr. J. C. Dale, Chief Postmaster, Westport, forty-six years ; Mr. C. H. M. Hawk, Inspector of Tele-graph-offices, fifty years ; and Mr. F. G. Gannaway, Superintendent, Telegraph Office, Auckland, forty-eight years.

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. Excess of Payments over Receipts. £ 234,529 £ 233,291 £ 1,238 £ .881-1882 891-1892 320,058 268,343 51,715 901-1902 488,573 465,756 22,817 911-1912 912-1913 913-1914 914-1915 .915-1916 916-1917 .917-1918 918 1919 .919-1920 .920-1921 i 1,087,710 1,107,826 1,269,921 1,359,059 1,695,757 1,809,317 1,837,260 1,972,539 2,106,995 2,590,441 988,911 1,069,272 1,173,314 1,246,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 1,489,446 1,702,048 1,944,101 2,591,786 98,799 98,554 96,607 112,209 399,235 438,507 347,814 270,491 162,834 1,345

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During the absence from the Dominion of Mr. R. B. Morris, who represented New Zealand at the Postal Union Congress at Madrid, Mr. A. T. Markman acted as Secretary. Cost-of-living Bonus and Married Officers' Allowance. From, the Ist April, 1920, the cost-of-living bonus was cancelled and salaries were increased by £50 per annum for officers in receipt of over £140 per annum, and by £20 for those in receipt of salaries not exceeding £140. From the same date the minimum payment to married men of twenty-one years of age and over was fixed at £207 16s. per annum for salaried officers and 15s. per diem for wages-men. ' Travelling-allowances . Owing to the general increase in the charges for accommodation, it was necessary to revise the schedule of travelling-allowances. An improved scale of allowances came into force from the 12th August, 1920. Overtime Rate and Relieving-allowances. From the 23rd March, 1921, an improved scale of payment for overtime was adopted providing for rates up to a maximum of 3s. 6d. per hour. From the same date an improved schedule of relieving-allowances came into force. Board and Residence for Junior Officers in Wellington. In view of the difficulty experienced by junior officers of the Department in obtaining suitable board and lodgings in Wellington, the Department inserted an advertisement in the local newspapers inviting private householders in the city and suburbs who could accommodate such officers to have their -names recorded at the General Post Office. As a result of the advertisement, several junior officers were suitably placed. Appeal Board. Section 10 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1920, made retrospective to the Ist April, 1919, the right of appeal against promotion granted by section 30 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1919. During the year there were three sittings of the Board, covering a period of approximately eleven weeks. The number of appeals dealt with was 413. Of these, sixty-six were appeals the hearing of which was made necessary by the legislation referred to in the preceding paragraph. The percentage of appeals allowed was small. At the last sitting of the Board none of the appeals were allowed. Mr. E. C Cutten, S.M., of Auckland, was appointed a member of the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. F. V. Frazer on his appointment to the position of Assistant Public Service Commissioner. Mr. Cutten was also appointed Chairman of the Board, which position had been held by Mr. Frazer. Examinations. During the year 1920-21 the number of officers who sat for efficiency examinations was 1,640, of which number 1,027 were either wholly or partially successful. Departmental Correspondence Technical Classes. The departmental correspondence classes, by means of which members of the service may receive instruction in technical subjects, have maintained their popularity. The total number of students registered since October, 1919, is 1,170. The number on the roll at the end of 1920 was 642. A course for the Overseers, Construction Branch, has been added; and tuition is now given in six courses. Taken over nine examinations, the percentage of passes obtained by candidates from the departmental classes is 89, a satisfactory indication of the efficiency of the instruction. Telegraph Schools and Classes. A telegraph school was opened at Sydenham on the 23rd July, 1920. On the 15th March, 1921, a class in telegraphy was established at the Hamilton Technical School. Twenty junior officers of the Department are attending. Salaries of Non-permanent Postmasters and Telephonists. The scale on which is based the salary of a non-permanent Postmaster or Telephonist was increased from the Ist August, 1920, by 38$ per cent. In connection therewith the salaries paid at all non-permanent offices have been reviewed, and increases due have been granted. Establishment of Chief Post-office at Hamilton. On the Ist November, 1920, a new postal district was established with Hamilton as the chief post-office. The establishment of the now district was found necessary owing to the growth in recent years of the , Auckland Postal District. By the change the Auckland District has been brought within reasonable limits. The new district contains 232 offices to commence with. Its boundaries are—North : The south line of the Waikato River from the west coast to and including Mercer, and thence to the west side of the Firbh of Thames, but excluding Kaiaua and Miranda. East: The western boundary of the Thames district as far south as the Auckland and Gisborne boundaries. South and west: The boundaries of the Auckland District.

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Increase in Rat us. Owing to the increased cost of maintaining the Department's services it was found necessary to increase the rates and charges generally. The schedule below shows the principal changes. The alterations took effect from the Ist August, 1920, unless otherwise stated.

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Item. Old Rate. New Kate. i_ i Letters and letter-cards for inland delivery.. 1 |d. up to 4 oz., and | d. for each additional 2 oz. lid. for the first ounce.. i 2d. up to 2 oz. and Id. for each additional 2 oz. 2d. for the first ounce. Betters and letter-cards addressed to United Kingdom, British possessions, United States of America, and certain other places Post-cards for inland delivery Newspapers for inland delivery Registered magazines— For inland delivery . . Id. id. 1 id. Id. Addressed to Australia, Fiji, and certain islands in Pacific Id. for first 8 oz., and Jd. for each additional 8 oz. 2d. for each 8 oz. (altered from 28th October to 2d. for first 8 oz., and Id. for each additional 8 oz ). 2d. for each 8 oz. Inland packets id. up to 2 oz. ; Id. up to 4 oz. ; lid. up to 8 oz. ; Jd. for every additional 4 oz. Jd. each 2 oz. up to lib., plus war-tax Jil. per packet; total for I lb., 4id. 4id. for- first pound Id. .. 2d. .. 2d. .. lid. each 4 oz. up to 1 lb. ; total for 1 lb., 6d. Parcels for inland delivery. Late fee on correspondence Registration fee Fee for insurance up to £2 of parcel for inland deliver}' Fee for private box at place where there is postman's delivery (id. for first pound. 2d. 3d. 3d. Fee for private bag Money-orders payable in New Zealand £1 per annum £2 per annum 3d. for each £5 £1 10s. per annum. (From 20th January, 192.1, double ordinary fee, charged hitherto only at Auckland and Wellington, was charged generally for larger-size boxes.) £2 10s. per annum. Id. for each £1, with minimum charge of Od. Od. for each £1. Money-orders payable beyond New Zealand, except in Australia, United States of America, or Canada Postal notes 3d. for each £1 -Jd. for Is., Is. 0d., 2s., or 2s. 6d. ; Id. for 3s. or 5s. ; 2d. for 10s., 15s., or £1 8d. for 12 words Id. up to 2s. fid ; 2d. for 3s. to 15S. ; 3d. for £1. Telegrams (ordinary) Is. for 12 words. (Requirement that double week-day rates be paid for telegrams lodged on Sundays made applicable also to public holidays as follows: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and the King's Birthday.) Is. 6d. for 100 words, from 16th February, 1921 ; Is. for message not exceeding 50 words, from 16th March, 1921. Is. 4d. for 100 words presented between 5 p.m. and midnight or close of office, from 16th i'ebruary, 1921. £1 per annum. Press telegrams (other than parliamentary news from Wellington) Is. or Is. 4d. for 100 words according to time of presentation Press telegrams containing parliamentary news from Wellington Is. for 100 words presented between 11 p.m. and midnight Fee for registration of code addresses Telephone exchange connections — At exchanges open continuously 10s. per annum £7 per annum for business connection not exceeding J- mile from exchange £9 10s. at Auckland, Christehurch, Dunedin, and Wellington for distance up to 1 mile ; £8 at any other place up to -J mile, increased by 15s. the J mile up to 1 mile. £6. (" Common" rate, £7. Excluded from application to Auckland, Christehurch, Dunedin, and Wellington.) At exchanges not open continuously £5 for private-residence connection not exceeding 1 mile from exchange (or, if two-thirds of each class agreed, £6 " common" rate) £5 per annum whether for business or for private-residence connection not exceeding J mile or 1 mile respectively from exchange £6. At all exchanges For each I mile beyond the maximum distance for the minimum subscription the charge was increased by 2s. 6d, Up to 20 miles (from 1st September 25 miles reverted to) —6d. and 2d. Telephone toll communications Up to 25 miles—6d. for 3 minutes and 2d. for each additional minute Over 25 and not over 50 miles— 6d. and 2d. Over 50 and not over 75 miles — 9d. and 3d. Over 75 and not over 1.00 miles— Is. and 4d. Beyond 100 miles—charge increased by Od. and 2d. respectively as distance increased by 50 miles Over that distance and not over 50 miles —9d. and 3d. Over 50 and not over 75 miles — Is. and 4d. Over 75 and not over 100 miles— Is. 6d. and 6d. Beyond 100 miles— charge increased by 9d. and 3d. respectively as distance increased by 50 miles.

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Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1920. A short amendment to the Post and Telegraph Act was passed in 1920. In connection with the Post Office Savings-bank, provision is made for the interest-bearing limits in respect of deposits to be increased to £500 (interest 4 per cent.) and £5,000 (interest 3|- per cent.), instead of £300 and £1,000 respectively, and for the Savings-bank year to terminate on the 31st March instead of on the 31st December. Section 36 of the Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), under which the Post Office Savings-bank Reserve Account was established, is repealed, and is re-enacted in the Post and Telegraph Act, with the limitation of the amount of the fund to £350,000 removed. The declarations of Post officers and Telegraph officers may be; taken by authorized Telegraph as well as Post officers. The rights of the Postmaster-General with regard to exclusive authority to carry letters for hire or reward are made more definite by the term " letter " being defined to include any letter, post-card, letter-card, commercial paper, pattern, or sample packet, and any other postal packet of a class declared by the Governor-General to be letters for the purpose of the section of the Act. It is provided not to be unlawful to send or deliver, otherwise than by post, trade announcements, circulars, printed extracts from newspapers, or advertisements that are not addressed to any person, or to deliver any letter by the servant of the sender, or by a messenger sjiecially employed for the purpose, who is not a person employed generally to deliver letters. It is made an offence to use. for hire or profit, without the consent of the Governor-General, any pirivate telephone-line erected prior to the passing of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1919. Provision is made for the issue of licenses in accordance with regulations to any person, association, or corporation for the installation and working of wireless telegraphic apparatus. Power is given for regulations to be made authorizing the imposition of small fines for minor breaches of duty by officers of the Department. Section 30 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1919, granting every officer the right of appeal to the Appeal Board against any determination of his superior officers relative to his classification, grade, salary, or promotion, is extended to allow of appeals made against appointments made on or after the Ist April, 1919 ; and the Appeal Board is directed to hear and determine any appeals which by reason of the absence of that authority it had previously dismissed or not determined. Prevention of Betting. Regulations have been made as under, in order to prevent the use of the Department's services for betting purposes : — (1.) No private box may be held for the purpose of conducting a betting business, and if any box is known to be used for such purpose, or if the holder of a box is believed to conduct any such business, the holder may be deprived of the use of the box without notice. (2.) Any person who uses or allows to be used a telephone for the purpose of making a bet, inscribing a betting transaction, or otherwise for the, purpose of gambling on the result of a horserace or other sport or pastime, is regarded as putting the telephone to an improper use, thereby rendering the telephone liable to removal. (3.) The regulation prohibiting the transmission of telegrams in plain language relating to betting or to investments on the totalizator, or in coded language reasonably suppiosed to relate to betting or to investments on the totalizator, addressed to any person on a racecourse, or to any person who had been convicted in a Court of law under the Gaming Act, 1908, or any amendments thereof, of any offence relating to betting or investments on the totalizator, has been extended to apply to such telegrams, to whomsoever or howsoever addressed. These regulations came into force on the Bth April, 1920. Loitering in Post or Telegraph Office. On the 26th August a regulation was gazetted providing that any person who loiters in a postoffice or telegraph-office shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5, and any person found so loitering may be ejected. Visit of Prince of Wales. Special arrangements were made by the Department in connection with the visit to the Dominion of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The privilege of free postal and telegraphic facilities was extended to the Prince and to the principal officers of his party. The hours of attendance were extended at many offices, and many specialtelephone connections were made for use in connection with the visit. The arrangements made for dealing with the greatly increased volume of telegraph work were entirely satisfactory. At the close of the tour the journalists from abroad who accompanied the Royal party expressed their appreciation of the facilities afforded by the Department, and the unvarying courtesy and readiness to assist shown by all officers with whom they had come in contact. During the visit to Wellington the General Post Office building was decorated and illuminated. Post Office buildings at other places visited were also decorated and illuminated, or decorated only. For the purpose of assisting visitors to the various centres to obtain accommodation during the Prince's visit, information bureaux were established at the post-offices. Persons having accommodation available, whether in hotels, boardinghouses, or private residences, were invited to give the bureaux full particulars. Persons accepting accommodation made payment to the bureaux, receiving a ticket in exchange, and the persons providing the accommodation obtained payment on presentation of the tickets at the bureaux.

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Postal Union Congress at Madrid, 1920. The seventh Postal Union Congress, which was to have met in 1911, but was postponed until 1914 at the instance of the Spanish Government, and further postponed on account of the outbreak of war, assembled at Madrid on the Ist October, 1920. TKe Congress was attended by 165 delegates, New Zealand being represented by the Secretary of the Department, Mr. R. B. Morris. The sittings of the Congress wore held in the General Post Office, Madrid, which is probably the most palatial post-office in the world. The opening ceremony took place in the presence of their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, the Diplomatic Corps, and high Government officials. The inaugural address was delivered by His Excellency Count de Bugallal, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, and the Congress was declared open by His Majesty the King. The labours of the Congress lasted two months. The final sitting, in the course of which the various conventions and arrangements were signed by the delegates of the Union countries, was held on the 30th November. During these two months twelve plenary sittings of the First Committee (Principal Convention), fifteen sittings of the Second Committee (Postal Parcels and Insured Articles), ten sittings of the Third Committee (Money-orders, Collection Orders, and Newspaper Subscriptions), two sittings of the Fourth Committee (Postal Cheque Service), and three sittings of the Fifth Committee (Committee for the Revision of the Wording of the Conventions, &c.) were held. Each committee had its subcommittees for the discussion of various questions. Mr. Morris was instrumental in obtaining the approval of the Congress to three special matters. These were the recognition by countries of the Union of impressions of automatic stamping-machines as used in New Zealand ; the right of each country to fix, within certain limits, its own postage rates ; and the use at future Congresses of the French and English languages conjointly instead of French only. A resolution was brought forward by the United States delegate to reduce the voting-strength of Great Britain and her Dominions from six votes to one. This produced a warm discussion ; but the motion was rejected by forty-one votes to twenty-two. In Article V of the Final Protocol note is taken of the declaration made by the British delegation, in the name of their Government, that it has assigned to New Zealand, with the Cook Islands and other island dependencies, the vote which the Convention attributes to the other dominions and the whole of the British colonies and protectorates. During the Congress the Territory of the Sarre, and French and Spanish Morocco (as separate Administrations) adhered to the Universal Postal Union, and new votes in respect of colonial possessions were accorded to the United States and to Japan. The Congress decided that the basis for the settlement of transit accounts should in future be theoretical gold francs, and in the revised Convention the expression " effective francs " is superseded by " gold francs." ' Gold francs are not at present in circulation in any country. The exact weight and fineness of the metal in the standard coin are, however, defined by the legislation of the countries constituting the Latin Union'; and it is this weight of metal which will in effect be used for the standard in question, its current value being normally determined by the market price of gold in a country where the exportation of the metal is free, and where it is readily obtainable in exchange for notes. The Congress adopted the gold basis not only for the settlement of accounts, but also for postagerates. As, however, it would be impossible in present circumstances to insist that the postage-rates of countries where the currency is seriously depreciated should follow closely the market rate of exchange of the amounts laid down by the Convention, it was agreed that these rates should be considered as maxima. Every country is now at liberty to fix its postage-rates at any point between the rates in force on the Ist October, 1920, and the maximum, fixed (on a gold basis) by the Convention, on the- understanding that, whatever equivalents are adopted, the proportion between the rates for the various categories of correspondence should be as closely as possible the proportion between the rates prescribed by the Convention. v In any case in which a country fixes its equivalents so low that it would become advantageous to post correspondence for that country unpaid or insufficiently prepaid, in consequence of the fact that the surcharge collected would be less than the postage payable in the country of origin, the country of origin is empowered to insist on full prepayment of correspondence of every kind addressed to the country whose equivalents are unduly low, and also to suppress the reply post-card service with that country. The unit of weight for letters remains at 20 grams (1 oz. in the case of countries which use the avoirdupois system), and the permission given by the Rome Convention to postpone the introduction of the 20-gram unit has been withdrawn. , The maximum, postage-rates fixed by the Convention are : Letters, 50 centimes (5d.) for the first 20 grams or 1 oz., 25 centimes (2|d.) for each succeeding 20 grams or 1 oz. ; post-cards, 30 centimes (3d.) ; printed papers, commercial papers and samples, 10 centimes (Id.) per 50 grams (2 oz.), with minima of 50 centimes for commercial papers and 20 centimes (2d.) for samples ; literature for the blind, 5 centimes (|d.) per 500 grams (1 lb.). Unpaid and insufficiently prepaid correspondence is to be charged double the deficient postage on delivery, with a minimum charge of 30 centimes. The amount to be collected from the addressee, whether on unpaid, or on insufficiently paid correspondence, is to be indicated by the office of origin in francs and centimes. The registration fee and the fee for an advice of delivery are fixed at a maximum of 50 centimes. One franc (lOd.) may be charged for an advice of delivery applied for after posting, or for requests for information as to the disposal of ordinary or registered packets.

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All countries, whether they issue reply coupons or not, must in future exchange reply coupons presented to them for a stamp or stamps representing the postage on a single-rate letter. The minimum selling-price of the coupon is fixed at 50 centimes. Correspondence in the international service may be prepaid in future not only by adhesive postage-stamps, but also by impressions of official stamping-machines working under the immediate control of Postal Administrations (not only in post-offices, but also on the premises of firms and individuals). The impressions of such stamps must be in bright-red ink; they must show the amount of postage represented, together with an indication of the country of origin ; and specimen impressions must be sent to the International Bureau to be distributed in the same way as issues of postage-stamps. The principle of adopting typical colours for the postage-stamps used for the principal rates has been maintained, and the stamps for the new letter rate must be blue, the new post-card rate red, and the first rate for printed papers green. In future, statistics for calculating the payments due for the transit of correspondence are to bo taken every three.years, and the statistical periods are to be the first twenty-eight days of May and the twenty-eight days following the 14th October alternately. The result of the statistics to be taken in May, 1921, is to be applied exceptionally to payments on transit accounts for the four years 1920 to .1923 inclusive; the period 15th October to 11th November, 1924, is to apply to the three years 1924 to 1926, and so on. For letters a limit of weight of 2 kilograms (4 lb.) and maximum dimensions (those at present in force for printed papers) have been fixed. Samples may in future be 500 grams (1 lb.) instead of 350 grams (12 oz.) in weight; and single volumes of books as well as printed matter intended for the blind may be sent up to 3 kilograms (61- lb.) in weight, the maximum of 2 kilograms remaining in force, for other printed matter. It is forbidden to attach to post-cards samples of merchandise and similar objects, but the list of articles which may be attached has been enlarged, and now includes illustrations, photographs, stamps of all kinds, address labels and slips to fold, back for address purposes, and labels and cuttings of all kinds, on condition that they consist of paper or other very thin material, that they arc completely adherent to the card, and that they are not of such a nature as to alter the character of cards as post-cards. In the case of samples, cliches (blocks used for printing, engraving, &c.) are now admitted at the sample rate. Corrugated cardboard is admissible for packing glass and liquids, but colouring"matters must in future be sent in tin boxes enclosed in wooden boxes with sawdust between the two receptacles. Samples of articles which would spoil if sent open may be forwarded in hermetically sealed receptacles, the offices of origin or destination having the power to have the contents verified by the sender or the addressee, either by having some receptacles opened or in any other manner. The list of manuscript additions allowed on samples has been enlarged to include the name, position, profession, and address of the sender and of the addressee, as well as the date of despatch, the signature, telephone number, telegraphic address and code, and number of postal or banking account of the sender, and a manufacturer's or trade mark. Similar indications in manuscript are allowed on printed papers, and the following additions have been made to the existing manuscript alterations allowed : The hour and the place of the visit in announcements concerning travellers, and the hour and the ports of departure and arrival in announcements as to ships. A. " dedication " is defined as a simple expression of regard, and it is provided that a dedication may be added on all literary or artistic productions, printed, engraved, hthographed, or mimeographed. To avoid difficulties from variations in the equivalents adopted by various countries for the fixed indemnity of 50 francs payable for the loss of a registered packet, it was decided that the sender alone should have the right to an indemnity, so that the amount paid for the loss of a registered packet should be the same for all packets posted in the same country. Forms of advice of delivery are in future to be printed on cards of the size and thickness of a post-card. When the form has been completed by the office of destination it will be returned directly to the sender, without troubling the office of origin. The following regulations have been adopted in regard to the use of envelopes with " out-out " or transparent panels: Envelopes which are. entirely transparent or have an open panel are prohibited. Transparent panels must form an integral part of the envelope and be placed lengthways, in such a position as to show the address lengthways and as not to interfere with the datestamp ; the panel must be so transparent as to ensure that the address is perfectly legible even by artificial light, and must be so prepared as to take writing. Articles sent in envelopes with transparent panels are definitely admitted to registration. It is now forbidden to send by post opium, morphine, cocaine, and other narcotics (except in insured boxes under proper medical safeguards), and countries which are parties to the Convention must take or propose io their Legislatures measures necessary to prevent and, if necessary, to punish the despatch of these articles by post. Although many other matters were dealt with by the Congress, the foregoing may be regarded as the principal results. The changes instituted by the Congress come into force on the Ist January, 1922, except the alterations in postage charges, which may be brought into force by any Administration on giving one month's notice to the International Bureau of its intention to do so. New Zealand has not raised the international postage-rates. The members of the Congress were most hospitably received and treated by the Spanish Government and various public bodies and institutions throughout Spain, the receptions being on a very lavish scale. 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Chief Telegraph Engineer's Visit to Europe and America. During the year a visit to Europe and America was made by the Chief Telegraph Engineer, Mr. E. A. Shrimpton, with a view to investigating the latest developments in connection with land-line and wireless telegraphy and telephony, and kindred subjects, and also with the object of facilitating the delivery of overdue shipments of telegraph and telephone materials. Much valuable information was gained, and a report covering the whole field of investigation has been submitted to the Minister of Telegraphs. Rapid developments have taken place in recent years in connection with the engineering work of the Department, and much valuable information as to recent developments and operating methods and systems has been gained by the Chief Telegraph Engineer. This information will assist in bringing the telegraph and telephone services of the Dominion into line with the latest developments abroad, and in utilizing improvements connected therewith for increasing the efficiency of our telegraph and telephone communications. Post-office Safe-deposit System. The Post Office safe-deposit system, which provides facilities for the public leaving with the Post Office for safe custody wills, deeds, insurance policies, debentures of all kinds, and other valuable securities for a small annual fee, ranging from ss. upwards according to the size of the package, has now been in existence for a sufficient time to prove its usefulness. It is somewhat of a surprise that in the smaller centres, where it was anticipated such a system would be a great boon, it has not been taken advantage of to so great an extent as in the cities. However, there are evidences that a certain section of the public fully appreciates the great advantages to be derived from the arrangements made by such a widespread institution as the Post Office for the safe custody of valuable securities and documents. Robbery at Rdnciman. On the 28th May, 1920, the postman at Runciman was attacked on the road, the post-office keys stolen from him, and the post-office robbed. A subsequent examination of the books showed a deficiency of £101 ss. 10|d. This was made up of cash to the amount of £50 7s. 7|d. and paid pension advices and cheques to the amount of £50 18s. 3d. Pension advices and cheques to the value of £45 15s. s|d. were afterwards recovered at various places on the side of the railway-line to Auckland. They had' apparently been thrown from a train. An exhaustive attempt to trace the perpetrator of the offence met with no success. Pilfering from Parcel-mails. A number of cases of pilfering from parcel-mails received from abroad was reported during the year. It was established in practically every case that the pilfering took place before the arrival of the mail in the Dominion. Pilfering from parcel-mails has now almost wholly ceased. On the 6th August, 1920, a minor case was reported of pilfering from parcel-mails left overnight in closed wagons in a railway-yard. The case was investigated without success. Arrangements during Auckland Tramway Strike and Cessation of Tram Service on account of Coal Shortage. During the cessation of the tramway service in Auckland from the 4th to the 7th June on account of the tramway strike, and from the 27th September to the 10th October owing to the coal shortage, the following arrangements were made in that city in connection with the clearance of receiving-boxes and with postmen's deliveries: Receiving-boxes at suburban post-offices were cleared only twice daily, at noon and at 5 p.m., instead of at every hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at 1.0 p.m. These clearances included mail-matter collected from the suburban receivers during the morning and afternoon. Postmen's deliveries were made as usual, except that only two deliveries were made daily in those residential portions of the suburbs where there were ordinarily three deliveries. Gray Memorial Prize. . The Gray Memorial Medals for 1917, 1918, and 1919 were awarded to Mr. H. M. Patrick, clerk, Chief Post-office, Auckland ; Mr. P. Baikie, clerk, General Post Office ; and Mr. G. H. Longdin, clerk, Chief Post-office, Christchurch, respectively. Parcel-post : Cash on Delivery. From the Ist January, 1920, a system of cash on delivery for parcels posted in the United Kingdom addressed to New Zealand, and vice versa, was inaugurated. The system enables a person in New Zealand .to order goods from the United Kingdom, or a person in the United Kingdom to order goods from New Zealand, have them despatched by parcel-post, and pay for them on delivery. For parcels posted in New Zealand addressed to the United Kingdom a fee of 2_d. for each £1 or fraction of £1 of the trade charge, and a special posting foe of 3d., is payable in addition to the ordinary postage. On parcels received from the United Kingdom a special delivery fee of 4d. per parcel is charged. War-loan Certificates. War-loan certificates, which were first issued by the Post Office on the 11th August, 1916, proved a very acceptable form of investment to that portion of the public which was either not able or not desirous of investing in ordinary Government bonds. They were, sold continuously from the date of the first issue until the 30th October, 1920, and the total amount of sales was £4,619,983 10s.

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As from the 11th August, 1921, the certificates will commence to fall due, and holders are being offered an investment in 6-per-cent. Government bonds or inscribed stock. Those whose holdings are not sufficient in amount to enable such an investment to be made may invest in Post Office investment certificates at 5_ per cent, compound interest, or place the proceeds of matured certificates in the Post Office Savings-bank on current account. Post Office Investment Certificates. The necessity for raising further sums of money to prosecute the war having ceased, it was decided to inaugurate a new system of certificates as from the Ist November, 1920. These certificates are called Post Office investment certificates, and are issued on exactly the same lines as were the war-loan certificates, bearing interest, however, at 5£ per cent., and it is anticipated that they will form a regular channel whereby the public can invest moneys from lis. 9d. upwards for a period of from five to ten years with State security for the capital invested. Up to the 31st March. 1921, the amount so invested has reached the sum of £160,636 ss, 6d. Post-marking Machines and Telephone Directories : Advertising the Need of Work by Returned Soldiers. The arrangement of printing on correspondence passing through the post superscriptions advertising the need of work by returned soldiers was continued until the end of 1920. Notices to the same effect still appear in the telephone directories of the four centres. Stores. The value of stores handled for the year ended 31st March, 1921, as compared with the previous year, are as follows: — 1920. 1921. £ £ Stock on hand, 31st March .. .. .. .. 161,331 217,141 Purchases .. .. .. .. .. .. 202,575 319,347 Issues .. .. .. .. .. .. 268,235 263,537 The position regarding deliveries of supplies eased considerably towards the latter part of the year, and overseas shipments have since been coming to hand freely. Prices during the year were generally higher than previously. Workshops. The business of this branch of the Department's activities continues to increase. The plant has been improved by the installation of several machines of modern design. The difficulty experienced in recent years in obtaining delivery of materials has practically ceased. In the motor section the service fleet has been maintained in good running-order. The work of building bodies and manufacturing spare parts for motor vehicles has been developed, and is now carried on in a comparatively extensive manner. The, manufacture of steel and rubber stamps has increased to a large extent, and is undertaken for almost every Government Department. Repairs to telegraph and telephone instruments have been efficiently performed, and coin-in-the-slot telephones have been manufactured in sufficient numbers to satisfy requirements. The branch has been reorganized, and the various sections are now under one control. POST OFFICE. During 1920 Inspectors visited 2,015 offices. The number of post-offices opened was 21, and the number closed 54. The number of post-offices open on the 31st December, 1920, was 2,207. The number of articles delivered in the Dominion, including those received from places beyond New Zealand, during the year 1920, compared with the number in 1919, was as under : — 1920. 1919. Increase. Beurease. Letters and letter-cards.. 131,053,351 120,633,071 10,420,280 Post-cards .. .. 3,845,075 3,889,691 .. 44,616 Other articles .. .. 44,905,224 38,614,420 6,290,804 Totals .. 179,803,650 163,137,182 16,711,084 Parcels .. .. 3,443,658 3,180,621 263,037 The letters and letter-cards increased 8-64 per cent., post-cards decreased 1-15 per cent., other articles increased 16-29 per cent., and parcels increased 8-27 per cent. In 1919, compared with 1918, letters and letter-cards increased 1-92 per cent., post-cards decreased 0-37 per cent., other articles increased 0-52 per cent., and parcels increased 4-68 per cent. The average number of letters and letter-cards posted per unit of the population during 1920 is estimated at 107-7. The average in 1919 was 108-64. The declared value of parcels received from places outside the Dominion in 1920 was £2,250,828, against £1,450,476 in 1919. The Customs duty amounted to £450,266 4s. Bd. The declared value of parcels despatched|to places beyond the Dominion in 1920 was £100,008, against £76,301 in 1919.

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Dead and Missing Letters. The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards to the total number delivered within the Dominion was 0-5 per cent. 228,258 letters (including letters addressed to soldiers and registered letters) were opened and returned to writers by the. Dead Letter Office ; 36,395 were returned unopened by the. Dead Letter Office to other countries ; 97,343 (including those addressed to soldiers) were reissued ; 34,523 were destroyed, the senders not being known ; 265,143 were returned by Chief Postmasters to senders within New Zealand ; 38,792 were returned unopened by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 700,454, compared with 840,470 in 1919. Other articles numbering 5,143 were returned by the Dead Letter Office to foreign countries ; 3,005 were returned to senders by the Dead Letter Office ; 118,280 were returned to senders by Chief Postmasters ; 26,900 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 153,328 compared with 112,528 in 1919. There were 5,465 letters and 2,858 letter-cards posted without addresses ; 25,461 letters were wrongly addressed ; 99 bore libellous addresses and were intercepted ; 26 letters were discovered to bear previously used stamps ; 8,063 registered letters were dealt with in the Dead Letter Office ; 3,473 newspapers and 3,268 books and other articles were received without addresses, but many of these were subsequently applied for and delivered ; 29,632 newspapers were returned to publishers. There were 6,132 inquiries made during 1920 for postal packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered. In 3,621 of the inquiries—more than 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 of Traced Cases. Result. 805 .. .. .. .. Sender responsible for delay. 1,302 .. .. .. . . Addressee responsible for delay. 355 .. .. .. .. Post Office responsible for delay. 1,159 .. .. .. .. No delay, or responsibility not fixed. 3,621 Prohibited Correspondence. During the year 452 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 from transmission. Register op Newspapers and Magazines. Twenty-three newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and eleven were removed from the register. One magazine was registered, and six were removed from the register. Registration of Magazines. The Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1919, provided for the registration of a magazine under the principal Act in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations thereunder. Regulations made accordingly were gazetted on the 4th June, 1920. In the regulations a magazine is defined as under : — " A magazine is a publication, with or without advertisements, which contains information of a public character, or articles relating to literature, sciences, arts, politics, religion, sport, or some special industry. It must have a legitimate list of subscribers, except in the case of Government publications. It need not be printed or published in New Zealand, but shall be published in numbers at intervals of not more than three months, except in the case of Government publications issued at less frequent intervals not exceeding twelve months. The title and date or month of publication must be printed on the cover (if any), or, in the absence of a cover, at the top of the first page, and on every detached page or piece of paper issued as part of the magazine." Postage-stamps. New Zealand " Victory " stamps overprinted for use in Samoa were issued and placed on sale in July, 1920. In August, 1920, pictorial sets of stamps of the denominations _d., Id., l|d., 3d., 6d., and Is., for Aitutaki, Niue, Penrhyn Island, and Rarotonga, were brought into use. The designs of the same denominations are identical in the four sets. During the year the New Zealand Id. stamp overprinted " Aitutaki Tai Pene " was superseded by a similar stamp overprinted " Aitutaki " only ; and the 2|d. stamps of the pictorial scries of 1898 overprinted for use in Niue and Penrhyn Island were superseded by stamps of the King George series overprinted " Niue " and " Penrhyn Island " respectively. Owing to the alteration in postage-rates the 4id. and 7i-d. stamps are not now required. When the present stocks are exhausted these stamps will not be reprinted. Consequent upon the increased rates it was decided in August to impress postage on supplies of newspaper-wrappers and letter-cards as under : Newspaper-wrappers, Id. universal stamp ; lettercards, two Id. universal stamps. A l|d. post-card was issued in September, the die used being that used, for the old lid. lettercard. A new die for post-cards and a 2d. die for letter-cards are being obtained.

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la December, 1920, a supply of stamps, coiled by a machine imported from the United Kingdom for the purpose, was received by the Department for use in its stamp-vending machines. After an extended trial the machine-made coils were found to be quite satisfactory, and were brought into general use. Previously the stamps had been coiled by hand. Ocean Mail-services. Services outward. During the year the " Moana " and the " Tofua " were replaced on the San Francisco service by the " Marama " and the " Tahiti," and these two vessels are maintaining a satisfactory service. Except for some months during which the " Tahiti " replaced the " Makura," the Vancouver service has been performed by the " Niagara " and the " Makura," and a reasonably good service is being maintained. The contracts for both services have been further extended, and now expire about July, 1922. During the year a shipping strike in Australia seriously affected the two services, and made it necessary for the Panama route to be availed of for the despatch to America and the United Kingdom of three mails. Mails are despatched.by the Panama route when it affords a quicker despatch. The matter of despatching mails via Suez has also been watched, but so far no opportunity for a quick despatch has presented itself. Correspondence specially addressed for despatch by any particular vessel or route continues to be so despatched. At the request of the United States Post Office, commencing in December, 1920, specially addressed selected-letter mails for certain places in the United States of America were made up at the Auckland and Wellington offices for despatch by steamers sailing for Victoria, 8.C., for despatch from there by seaplane service to Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. The United States Administration explained that the object was to test the seaplane service, and show its advantage in the transportation of mails quickly over a large body of water. The service is to terminate on the 30th June, 1921. This Administration has asked to be furnished with the result of the trial. Services inward. The British Post Office has had difficulty for some time past in determining the best route for the despatch of mails to New Zealand. Of late the Suez route has been largely availed of, for the reason that close connections with Pacific steamers have been rendered difficult by the fact that these steamers have been unable to maintain a regular time-table. The Panama route has also been used where it was thought that it would provide a quicker despatch. It is anticipated, however, that the Vancouver and San Francisco steamers will shortly be in a position to adhere strictly to time-table, and the British Post Office, should then be able to take advantage of Atlantic steamers, which, together with railways of the Continent of America, will provide close connections with the Pacific steamers. The matter of selecting the quickest route is one that has been given much consideration by the London Post Office. Inland Mail-services. Aerial Services. The Department during the year continued to utilize aircraft for the carriage of mails. Between April and July, 1920, mails were carried by seaplane between Auckland, Raglan, and Kawhia ; Auckland, Russell, Whangaroa, Mangonui, and Awanui; Auckland and Whangarei; and between Auckland, Dargaville, Rawene, Kohukohu, and Whangape. In June, 1.920, an aeroplane carried mails from Gisborne to Tokoma.ru Bay and from Gisborne to Napier. On the 19th October, 1920, Captain Russell (who has since lost his life in an aeroplane crash) took mails by aeroplane from Wanganui to Napier and Hastings. In December, 1920, Government approved of the recommendation of the Air Board that aerial mail-services between Auckland and Whangarei, and between Christchurch and Timaru via Ashburton, be established by way of trial. The Christchurch-Timaru service, a daily one, was inaugurated on the 31st January, 1921, to run for a period not exceeding three months. For the flight from Christchurch to Ashburton forty minutes was allowed, and for the flight from Ashburton to Timaru the same time. The service was not used for mail-matter to any appreciable extent, but the objects of the Air Board wore attained. • The seaplane service between Auckland and Whangarei has not yet been established, but arrangements for its commencement are now well advanced. It is not expected to be a success from a postal point of view, as the mail-services between the places mentioned are already adequate. An aerial mail-service between two distant places such as Auckland and Dunedin may possibly prove remunerative, but the high cost of fuel at present operates against success. While the public are anxious to have quick services for the carriage of their correspondence, the imposition of even the small aerial fee of 6d. per letter apparently deterred many from using the facilities offered. Land and Sea Services. Tenders were invited for the performance of all inland mail-services the contracts for which expired on the 31st December, 1920. No great difficulty was ■ experienced in connection with the reletting, and the new subsidies were, generally speaking, the same as those previously paid.

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During 1921 tenders will be invited for the performance for three years from the Ist January, 1922, of the whole of the contract mail-services in the Dominion. The provisions of section 8 of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1919, whereby the person in charge of a passenger-coach or other vehicle plying for hire may be required to carry mails in conjunction with his passenger service, have been availed of between Gisborne and Napier, thus increasing the frequency of the mail-service between the two places. During the year heavy rains causing floods and landslips considerably interfered with mailservices. During a heavy storm on the 23rd April, 1920, the launch, belonging to Mr. H. Nilsen, the contractor for the mail-service Half-moon Bay - Patorson's Inlet (Stewart Island), was wrecked on Faith Island. The contractor was two days on the island before being found. The mail was not recovered until the 24th July, 1920. In the Auckland District severe floods were experienced in the early part of June, 1920. On the 7th two miles of railway near Otorohanga were submerged, and the Main Trunk express trains were unable to get through on that date. Eight road services were disorganized at the same time, and in some cases it was a week before they were fully restored. Whilst proceeding from Whakatane to Auckland on the 6th August the scow " Te Teko " was wrecked on Slipper Island, five miles off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, and became a total loss. The vessel was carrying a mail containing 300 letters and 35 parcels. The mail was lost. When crossing the Mokau River on the 21st February, 1921, the motor-bus conveying mails between Awakino and Waitara ran backwards from, the ferry into the river. One bag of mail for Urenui was lost. The services throughout the greater part of the North Island were greatly disorganized during the year by a railway strike which lasted from midnight on the 27th April to midnight on the 2nd May, 1920. To meet the situation "special motor mail - services were immediately inaugurated. The principal of these were as follows : Wellington to Wanganui and New Plymouth ; Wellington to Napier, via Palmerston North ; Wellington to Woodville, via the Wairarapa ; Wanganui to Raetihi, via Marton ; Auckland to Te Aroha, on the Thames line ; Auckland to Putaruru, on the Rotorua line ; Auckland to Te Kuiti, on the Main Trunk line ; Auckland to Hclensville and beyond. Besides, the Department received much assistance from private-car owners, who in many cases carried mails gratis to places on their routes of travel. The places to suffer most during the strike wore those between Te Kuiti and Ohakune, and arrangements to serve these were complete when the strike terminated. The strike did not spread to the Whangarei district until midnight on the 29th April, so that land services there were not materially affected. Wherever possible, coastal steamers were used for the carriage of mails, Rotorua and district being served in this way via Tauranga. The steamer service between Auckland and New Plymouth provided the outlet for mails exchanged between Auckland and offices in the South Island and in the southern portion of the North Island. During the period of the strike letter-mails only were accepted for places served by such temporary services. Although the strike did not, happily, extend to the South Island, plans had been formulated for the carriage of mails there, and were ready for operation in case of emergency, and arrangements were being made for extra trips to be performed by the Onehunga - New Plymouth steamer. Buildings. Owing to the difficulty experienced in procuring labour and material, and latterly to the financial stringency, which demanded that only urgent and essential work should be undertaken, the expenditure during the year was not very great. The result has been that several important works involving considerable expenditure have had to be deferred. This is particularly unfortunate, as during the period of the war many new post-office buildings and improvements in existing buildings could not be proceeded with, and at the termination of the war the Department, so far as its building programme was concerned, was practically several years in arrears. A big effort was made to catch up with the, deferred work, but the Department was immediately faced with the problems of shortage of material and labour. Time after time no tenders were received for the erection of buildings required urgently ; and, somewhat unexpectedly, when conditions regarding material and labour improved, a financial position arose which made it necessary to curtail the programme already planned. It is realized that when conditions improve a very active building programme will be necessary to bring the facilities of the Department up to the pre-war standard. During the year post-office buildings wore erected, or their erection completed, at Crookston, Glen Massey, Kelburn (for automatic telephone exchange), Ormondville, Owhango, St. John's (Postmaster's residence), and Sutton ; while important alterations were made to the post-office buildings at Auckland, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rangiora, Rawene, Ruatorea, Timaru, and Wairoa. The acute shortage in housing during the year made it difficult for officers in some places to obtain accommodation, and rendered necessary the purchase by Government of residences for Postmasters and other officers at the following places : Balclutha, Blenheim (two), Coromandel, Darfield, Eltham, Frankton Junction. Railway. Greymouth, Hamilton (four), Matamata, Ohura, Pahiatua, Palmerston North, Stratford, Te Araroa, Timaru (three), Tolaga Bay, Waitara, and Waverley (two). 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. Twenty-nine money-order offices were opened and 13 closed, leaving 823 offices open at the close of the year.

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The money-orders issued numbered 699,674, for a total of £5,276,776 ; those paid 606,615, for £4,876,927. The business with countries outside New Zealand shows a decrease in the amount sent abroad and an increase in the amount received, the total amount sent abroad being £585,059, and the amount received £183,297. The decreased business with countries outside New Zealand is due to the restrictions which had to be imposed through the unstability of the rate of exchange with those countries. The total commission received for the transaction of money-order business amounted to £31,302. Despite the fact that throughout the war period 'the pound sterling was slightly depreciated in the United States and Canada, satisfactory arrangements were made to permit of the maintenance of the money-order exchange with those countries without amendment of the rate of conversion. For every pound remitted 4 dollars 87 cents was paid at the office of destination. At the end of the year 1919, however, the exchange value of the pound commenced to decline rapidly, and steps had to be taken, to protect the Department against the speculator, and at the same time adjust the loss. This at first took the form of an increase in the rate of commission to 33J per cent, of the amount remitted. At a later date the method of adjustment was altered, as the result of an agreement with the respective Administrations to pay out in respect of money-orders a lesser sum than that which had come to be regarded as the, stabilized equivalent value of a pound. This was fixed at 4 dollars in the case of the United States of America, and 4 dollars 30 cents in the case of Canada. The rate of commission was then reduced to the uniform one fixed for most other countries, but in the case of the United States of America the, amount had to be subsequently raised to check speculation in exchange. The rate has fluctuated from sd. for each sum of 2s. to 6d. for each ss. Postal Notes. The postal-note business shows an increase ; 2,280,219 postal notes for £705,027 were issued, and 2,284,354 were paid. On this business the commission of £13,826 was received. Twenty-four offices were opened and 5 closed, leaving 1,055 postal-note offices in operation at the end of the year. British Postal Orders. The number of British postal orders sold was 83,682, as compared with 67,882 for the previous year. The amount sent away by means of this very useful form of remittance was £51,020. The twenty-shilling and ten-shilling notes continue to have the greatest sales. Savings-bank. The business of the Post Office Savings-bank again shows a remarkable increase in the excess of deposits over withdrawals. It amounted to no less than £3,140,365, and, in addition to this, there was credited to depositors' accounts an amount of £1,818,534 for interest. Thus the total amount at credit of depositors was increased during the period b}' £4,958,899. The total balance at credit of depositors on the 31st March, 1921, was £43,352,03.1. These results are an indication of the unabated confidence reposed in the institution by the people of the Dominion. There wore 36 new savings-bank offices opened during the period and 11 closed, leaving a total of 819 offices open. Now accounts to the number of 152,930 were opened and 1.1.8,894 closed, leaving 664,819 still in operation at the end of the year. This gives a proportion of one account in every 1-83 of the population. Full particulars as to the number of deposits and withdrawals will be found in the tables. The total transactions show a material increase. The deposits reached a total of £44,302,852, and the withdrawals £41,162,486. The average deposit amounted to £26 12s. 5d., and the average withdrawal to £28 4s. Bd., while the average amount at credit of each depositor was £65 4s. 2d. If tin; total at credit were divided equally among the whole of the people the amount at credit of each person would bo £35 lis. Bd. The working-expenses of the Savings-bank amounted to 6T4d. per transaction, which gives a cost per cent, on the total amount at credit of depositors of 0-15d. The system of nomination by depositors in favour of relatives who receive, moneys at thencredit in case of death continues to grow in favour. During the period 393 nominations were made. The system of transfer of accounts between the Dominion and the United Kingdom resulted in £187,607 being transferred to the United Kingdom and £66,817 to New Zealand. A similar arrangement with the Australian Savings-banks resulted in £190,544 being transferred to Australia and £194,831 to New Zealand. From the Ist April, 1920, the rate of interest on sums not exceeding £300 at the credit of depositors was increased from 3-f to 4 per cent., and on sums exceeding £300 from 3 to 3£- per cent. From the Ist January, 1921, the maximum amounts on which the respective rates of interest are payable were raised from £300 to £500 and from £1,000 to £5,000. The termination of the Savings-bank year lias been altered from the 31st December to the 31st March in each year, the change taking effect from the 31st March, 1921. This change was made with the twofold object of bringing the end of the Savings-bank year into alignment with the financial year, and affording officers engaged in Savings-bank work an opportunity of enjoying summer months without working overtime, which is found necessary during the balancing period.

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Work performed for other Departmknts. Among the many branches of work undertaken during the fifteen months ended 31st March, L921, for other Departments of the Public Service, those deserving of particular mention are the Customs duties collected, of a total amount, of £541,109, and for the same Department £39,841 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 the State Advances reached a total of £1,970,270, for the Public Trustee £860,855, and for the, Government Insurance £297,488, while the amounts paid were £1,888,270 for the State Advances and £1,782,770 for the Public Trustee. Land and income taxes may be paid at any money-order office, and the total amount of these taxes received was £8,527,000. For the Valuation Department fees amounting to £21,438 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 £6,463,620. For the Pensions Department £913,710 was paid on account of old-age pensions, £391,355 on account of epidemic, military, miners', and widows' pensions, and £2,214,451 on account of war pensions. Contributions to the National Provident Fund collected by Postmasters amounted to £88,192, and the payments amounted to £41,787 ; £264,400 was paid out on behalf of the Public Service Superannuation Fund ; £117,548 was paid on behalf of the Teachers' Superannuation Fund, and £95,550 received.. 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 £1,857, and game licenses, £5,545 ; machinery and boiler-certificate fees collected, £16,635 ; mining licenses, £204 ; and sanatorium receipts, £3,333. On behalf of the British Government £88,583 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 £5,386. Discount-stamps valued at £865 ss. and numbering 830,640 were sold ; but the popularity of these stamps does not seem to be increasing, the sales being still practically confined to Wellington. Some idea of the other services performed may be obtained from the balance-sheet of the Post Office Account. Treasury postal-drafts for amounts under £5 are issued for payment through the Post Office. The amount paid under this heading was £26,350. The sum of £1,109,380 was collected for investment in Government loans. The earnings of inmates of industrial schools are, under the Industrial Schools Act, collected and credited to special Savings-bank accounts open on behalf of each inmate. The total amount collected was £23,707. TELEGRAPHS. Commencing on the Ist November, 1920, a system of night letter-telegrams was introduced, and has been largely availed of. The messages, which must be in plain language, are accepted up to within one hour of closing, and arc delivered by post at the office of destination the morning following the day of presentation. The charge is Is. 6d. for thirty-six words and id. for each additional word. For the first five months ended on the 31st March, 1921, the number transmitted was 5,525, and the value £494. A system of rendering telephone toll accounts monthly instead ol weekly was tried at the four centres at the beginning of 1920, and proved so successful that the system was later extended to about 130 exchanges. The telegraph revenue, including telephone-exchange and miscellaneous receipts, increased from £1,038,506 to £1,237,763, equivalent to an increase of 19 per cent. If to this be added the value of free Government telegrams, the total amounts to £1,244,799. The telegraph revenue was £704,228, and the telephone £533,535. The payments made on account of these services amounted to £1,369,780, an increase equal to 27 per cent. The number of ordinary telegrams decreased from 7,295,992 to 6,324,982, a decrease of 971,010, or 13-3 per cent. This represents 5-29 per unit of population, as against 5-96 for the previous year. The revenue from this class of message increased from £315,454 to £356,106. Urgent telegrams show a decrease in number of 190,176, or 32-5 per cent., and in revenue of £233. The number of Press telegrams increased from 358,352 to 372,683, and the revenue from £30,748 to £34,976. The number of telephone toll communications increased from 6,718,526 to 6,786,707, an increase of 68,181, or 1-01 per cent., and increased in value from £211,911 to £254,182, an increase of £42,271. The average value of each communication increased from 7-sd. to 8-9d. The total number represents 5-68 per unit of population, as against 5-49 last year. Government telegrams for which no payment was received totalled during the year 116,385, and the value thereof was £7,036, as against 116,452 and £5,830 for the previous year. If the figures for this class of telegram are added to those for paid telegrams the total number of all codes is 14,000,851, valued at £698,520, as against 15,074,067, valued at £610,051, for the previous year. These totals show a decrease in number of 1,073,216, or 7 per cent., and an increase in value of £88,469, or 14 per cent. The proportion of paid messages per unit of population was 11-62, as against 12-32 for the previous year.

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The following is the classification of paid telegrams and toll communications under the various headings:— » , Value. ° • Number. « Ordinary telegrams .. .. .. .. 6,324,982 528,350 Urgent telegrams . . .. .. .. .. 394,569 44,364 Press telegrams .. .. . . . . . . 372, 683 36, 336 Night letter-telegrams .. .. .. .. 5,525 494 Toll communications .. .. .. .. 6,786,707 254,182 13,884,466 863,726 Less amount due to other Administrations on cable and radio messages .. .. .. .. 172,242 Net totals for paid messages of all codes, 1920-21 .. 13,884,466 691,484 Net totals for paid messages of all codes, 1919-20 .. 14,957,615 604,221 The total number of offices open on the 31st March, 1921, was 2,338, being a decrease of one. The number of paid telegrams forwarded amounted to five messages for every hundred letters posted in New Zealand. At the end of the year 853 telegraph instruments, classified as under, were in use : Constant current, 382 ; intermittent current, 276 ; single-current duplex, 41 ; double-current duplex, 37 ; direct sounders, 2 ; quadruplex, 76 ; quadruplex translators, 39. To operate the above instruments 46,543 cells, classified as under, were required : Leclanche, 35,681 ; Gordon Burnham, 5,424 ; Daniell, 3,156 ; bichromate, 1,786 ; storage, 172 ; dry, 324. During the year 14 new test-boards were installed in telegraph-offices, and 76 offices were rewired. Thirty new offices were opened, 42 closed, and 99 removed to new positions. Five offices were converted from telephone to Morse, and two Morse to telephone. The length of telegraph and telephone line and wire on the 31st March, 1920 and 1921 respectively, was as follows : —

During the year some 4-6 miles of new telegraph and inter-urban telephone pole line were erected ; but, as a set-off against this, 12 miles of pole line were dismantled for erection elsewhere, or, in localities where the Department no longer required it, sold to the settlors for use as private lines. Of telegraph and inter-urban telephone wire, some 616 miles were erected and 22 miles dismantled, making an increase of 594 miles during the year. In connection with the telephone-exchange plant, the development of both pole line and wire has been well maintained in spite of difficulties in obtaining suitable material, the increases for the year being 330 miles and 14,517 miles respectively. During the year 58 miles of telephone-exchange cables of various sizes, containing 15,499 miles of wire, were run out, and .17 miles of cable, containing 4,052 miles of wire, were dismantled. The total length of telephone-exchange cable of various sizes in existence on the 31st March, 1921, was 798 miles, and this length of cable contains 149,786 miles of conductors. In addition to the telephone-exchange wires contained in cables, 4,067 miles of open aerial wire for subscribers' circuits were erected, and 992 miles dismantled, during the year. The total length of telegraph and inter-urban telephone wiro in use —viz., 51,228 miles —may be classified as follows : 11,066 miles used exclusively for telephone toll traffic, 14,532 miles exclusively for telegraphic traffic, and 25,630 miles used simultaneously for telephone toll and telegraphic traffic. The total length of wire available for telephone toll, traffic is therefore 36,696 miles; the total length available for the transmission of telegrams, 40,162 miles ; the length of wire gained for telegraphic, transmission by superimposing, 9,176 miles ; and toll lines over which telegrams are transmitted by telephone, 16,455 miles. Phantom circuits were increased by 230 miles, and superimposed circuits by 430 miles. During the year 3,361 miles of telegraph and inter-urban telephone lines were overhauled and in some instances reconstructed. From the 510 private wires and subsidized linos the amount of rent and maintenance received was £4,509. New Zealand Submarine-cable Service. The length of submarine cable in use in the Dominion is 416 knots. Three faults occurred in the Cook Strait cables, but were quickly repaired. Ocean Cable Services. The cable business during the year shows an increase in the number sent to and received from all places beyond New Zealand.

Mil 3s of Pole Li ine. Miles of Wiro. Yoar ended 31st March, 1920. Year ended 31st March, 1921. Increase. Year ended Year ended 31st Maroli, 31st March, 1920. 1921. Increase. Telegraph and inter-urban telephone Telephone-exchange plant 13,689 5,111 13,723 5,441 34 330 50,634 51,228 177,510 192,027 228,144 243,255 594 14,517 Totals. ... 18,800 19,164 364 15,111

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The number of cable messages, excluding Press, sent from New Zealand to international offices during the year shows an increase of 11-95 per cent, on the number sent during 1919-20, and the number sent to Australian offices shows an increase of 7-5 per cent. Messages from Australia increased by 11T7 per cent., and messages received from international offices by 10-97 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 70 and 67 respectively. The following table shows the total number of cable messages forwarded by each route during each of the past five years, and also the percentage of such traffic falling to each : — . Pacific. Eastern. Messages.- P ~f Yea, .Messages. *»-jfr 1916-17 .. .. 114,718 71 1916-17 .. .. 47,790 29 1917-18 .. .. 114,046 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 1920-21 .. .. 159,896 70 1920-21 .. .. 68,406 30 Press messages numbering 1,203 were sent via Pacific and 1,946 via Eastern, compared with 946 and 1,767 respectively during 1919-20. The number received via Pacific was 7,196 and via Eastern 2,726, compared with 7,345 and 2,620 respectively. The number of cable messages forwarded at the deferred rate was 17,668, compared with 17,827, a decrease of 159 messages, or 0-9 per cent. The acceptance of week-end messages to the United Kingdom via Pacific was resumed on the sth February, 1921, and from the United Kingdom and to and from Canada on the Ist March, 1921. On the 17th February, 1921, the Auckland-Sydney cable was interrupted. International messages via Pacific to Australia, which were in course of transmission when the interruption occurred, were diverted via New Zealand and Eastern at pro rata rates. Communication was restored on the following day. Wireless Telegraphy. The New Zealand wireless-telegraph stations, including Chatham Islands, Samoa, and Rarotongn,, have during the past year continued in operation at a high state of efficiency. Between the 20th December and 2nd January, 1921, F arrangements were made for the exchange of Christmas-greeting messages between New Zealand, Apia, and Rarotonga at a reduced rate, the tariff being half the ordinary rate. The concession was freely availed of. The number of forwarded radio messages shows a decrease of 2-86 per cent., while the number of received messages increased by B'6 per cent. The amounts earned by New Zealand, however, show a decrease under both headings of 27-68 and 7-8 per cent, respectively. Telephone Exchanges. Five exchanges were opened during the year, and none were closed. Additional switchboard accommodation was provided at 55 exchanges. There is now a total of 296 exchanges. The work of converting single-line earthworking systems to metallic circuits has proceeded steadily. At the end of the year there were 255 metallic circuit and 41 earthworking exchanges. The number of new subscribers connected during the year was 8,785, and 7,374 are awaiting connections. The number of party-line connections now stands at 5,394, with a total of 18,599 subscribers, an increase of 447 and 1,753 respectively. The total number of telephone-stations (meaning exchange connections of all kinds) in use in the Dominion on the 31st March, 1921, was 88,439. This includes 13,749 extensions and 3,914 bureau and service connections. The number of telephone-stations at the ten principal exchanges on the 31st March, 1921, was as follows : Auckland, 9,969 ; Christchurch, 8,065 ; Dunedin, 5,956 ; Gisborne, 2,257 ; Hamilton, 1,865; Hastings, 1,937 ; Invercargill, 2,129 ; Napier, 2,065 ; Wanganui, 2,321 ; Wellington, 10,615. The following table shows the distribution of telephones in the Dominion and the four chief centres : — ~ ... „, , v. Inhabitants Population. Telephones. m , , r r per ielephone. Dominion .. .. •• .. 1,218,270 88,439 14 Auckland 157,750 9,969 16 Wellington .. .. .. .. 107,428 10,61-5 10 Christchurch 104,972 8,065 13 Dunedin .. 73,537 5,956 12 The, telephone-exchange system now includes 5,441 miles of pole line and 192,027 miles of wire, as against 5,111 and 177,510 miles respectively for the preceding year. The total revenue received was £533,535, an increase of £114,227 on the previous year's figures.

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General. There are 11,066 miles of wire being used exclusively for telephone toll work, and 14,532 miles used exclusively for telegraph Morse work ; 25,630 miles are being used simultaneously for telephone toll and telegraph Morse, i During the year 3,361 miles of line were reconstructed and overhauled. The total length of trench line for telephone cables on 31st March, 1921, was 93 miles, and in this length of trench 246 miles of single-duct line of various kinds were buried. Telephone Toll Communications. By a rearrangement of existing long-distance telephone and Morse circuits toll communications were made possible over a much wider range than hitherto, thereby giving intercommunication between the subscribers of the principal telephone exchanges in the Napier, Gisborne, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, and Auckland districts during certain hours. To enable intercommunication to be carried on between Christchurch, Blenheim, and Nelson, and between Wellington, Blenheim, and Nelson, Morse wires are now used for telephonic purposes during the hours that they can be released from telegraph work. Christchurch, Blenheim, and Nelson intercommunicate between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. on week-days, and all day on Sundays. The Wellington-Blenheim-Nelson service is practicable only during the period 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on week-days and Sundays. With the inauguration of the foregoing services a revision of the charges for conversations over improvised circuits was considered necessary, and to this end the special charge for communications over these circuits was abolished in favour of the standard toll charges. Telephone Facilities for Backblocks. Owing to the shortage of suitable material, the, operation of the scheme to provide telephone facilities for backblock settlers has been rather restricted, but it is hoped that, with material becoming more plentiful, telephone communication with the backblocks will be considerably extended during 1921. Automatic-telephone-exchange Installations. . An automatic-telephone exchange, having a capacity of 2,000 lines, was opened at Hamilton, replacing an obsolete, manual switchboard by the very latest product of modern telephone engineering. Extensions to existing automatic or manual apparatus were made at all the principal centres, in order to relieve the situation as far as possible until those centres can be converted wholly to automatic working, which has been delayed to a large extent by the non-completion of buildings and the non-arrival of suitable automatic switchboard apparatus. Automatic exchanges are now in course of erection at Auckland, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Kelburn (Wellington), and Oamaru. New central automatic exchanges are being considered for Dunedin and Wellington, and a central exchange building is in course of erection at Christchurch. Owing to the comparative shortage of materials, the development of the telephone system has necessarily been handicapped in this as in other countries, but every effort is being made to provide for all requirements as speedily as conditions will permit. Automatic Printing Telegraphs. The installation of automatic printing telegraphs has been delayed owing to the non-arrival of the greater part of the apparatus, which is long overdue. A portion of the necessary material has now been received, and staffs are being trained in anticipation of the early introduction of this up-to-date, system. Slot Telephones. The total number of slot telephones in use at the end of the year was 319, against 295 at the end of the preceding year. Additional installations were authorized, but, on account of shortage of material, the manufacture of the machines has been delayed. Installations in business centres continue, to return revenue sufficient to cover working-expenses. Those in residential areas arc not so remunerative. The revenue for the year amounted to £18,512, being an increase of £1,040 over the previous year. The system may therefore be regarded as a success financially, as well as a convenient method of affording telephonic facilities to the general public.

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DESIGNATIONS OF OFFICES CHANGED.

CABLE BUSINESS. The Dominion's outward international and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the years 1920-21 and 1919-20 was as follows:— INTERNATIONAL. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1920-21 ... ... 101,992 ... ... ... 160,906 1919-20 ... ... 91,108 ... ... ... 163,565 Increase 10,884 = 1194 per cent. Decrease 2,659 = 1-63 per cent. AUSTRALIAN. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1920-21 ... ... ... 126,310 ... ... 31,245 1919-20 ... ... ... 117,496 ... ... 29,830 Increase 8,814 = 7'5 per cent. 1,415= 4-74per cent. There was a total increase of 19,698 messages, and a decrease in value of £1,244. ' The decrease in value is due to a decrease in the number of words in international messages of 59,507. This is accounted for by a reduction in Government traffic, and by the more extensive use of code as the restrictions were removed. Of the total revenue received on forwarded cable messages —viz., £192,151 —£182,974 was paid to other Administrations and £9,177 retained by New Zealand. RECEIVED CABLE MESSAGES. The number of cable messages received jn New Zealand during the years 1920-21 and 1919-20, exclusive of Press, was as follows :— International. Australian. 1920-21 ... ... 98,575 ... ... ... 124,840 1919-20 ... ... 88,826 ... ... ... 112,295 Increase 9,749 = 10-97 per cent. Increase 12,515 = 11-17 per cent BADIO-TELEGBAMS. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand coast stations during the years 1920-21 and 1919-20 was as follows :—

Postal District. Changed from Changed to 3unedin nvercargill .. iVellington .. Hydo Township .. Mossbank .. Waimapihi .. Awareo. .. Takitimu. .. Pukerua Bay.

Year. Number of Fo warded. Amount earned by New Zealand. Numbi Total Value. Messages. Number of Received. icr of Amount earned by Words. New Zealand. Received. Messages. Words. 1920-21 ... 1919-20 ... 11,267 181,853 11,589 192,822 £ 3,133 4,332 £ 7,201 20,756 9,114 19,109 246,407 4,861 248,063 5,272 Decrease 322 j 11,469 1,199 1,913 1,647* 1,656| 411 no

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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.

ssue< m dominion. Where pa; iable. Total. Commission received. In the Dominion. United Kingdom.*, Australia British P and other -ossessions. Foreign Ci mntries.f Year. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1863 £ 1,057 2,201 £ 9,614 4.74° £ 21,944 4.645 £ 24,145 £ 11,586 £ 55,703 1873 3,562 34,288 142,642 ".913 48,548 6,150 28,068 52,351 219,258 1883 9.023 132,232 402,559 26,211 91,634 M.113 46,940 172,556 54 I > I 33 1893 10,249 146,133 576,359 29,616 86,545 35.208 88,025 210,957 750,929' 1903 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 63.309 157,790 59,468 150,368 396,312 1,416,225 1913 1914 1915 1916 191-7 1918 1919 1920 16,872 16,336 15.819 16,966 16,077 17.487 19.329 3 I .3°2 516,536 536,674 5",487 520,476 508,209 508,813 558,344 572,432 2,821,624 2,933.9" 2,986,021 3,108,197 2,977.997 3,120,183 3,994.055 4,691,717 100,634 87.774 81,483 60,876 54.852 48,133 4 8 ,592 49,184 336,992 299,155 263,371 214,254 216,835 198,452 224,667 235,295 73,575 67,070 71,890 70,817 63,662 61,899 58,974 66,027 199,158 194,439 222,426 221,700 212,144 217,512 240,437 310,409 17,186 15,960 19,6.55 24,38l 12,031 62,936 69,669 113,224 144,900 39,355 690,745 691,518 664,860 669,355 642,683 638,500 690,291 699,674 3,357,774 3,427,505 3,471,818 3,607,087 3,476,645 3,649,37! 4,604,059 5,276,776 rawn on ;e Domi; .ion. Whei re issued. Year. In the Dominion. United Kingdom.* Australiaand other British Possessions. Foreign Countries.! No. Amount. No. Amount. No. I Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ 9,169 415 £ i 1,824 558 £ 3.078 £ £ 14,071 1863 2,067 415 3,040 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 1,482 ! 6,626 1,668 7.689 ■ 37,438 156,957 1883 132,232 402,559 3,725 3,725 > 15.553 5,697 23,300 141,654 441,411 1893 146,133 576.359 8,746 8,746 ) 32,617 10,679 40,929 165,558 649,905 1903 273.535 1,108,067 13,035 3.035 ) 49.l8l 17,777 68,340 304,347 1,225,589 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 516,536 536,674 511,487 520,476 508,209 508,813 558,344 572,432 2,821,624 2,933.9" 2,986,021 3,108,197 2,977,997 3,120,183 3,994,055 4,691,717 12,693 ",439 12,409 8,337 6,872 6,802 8,498 8,806 2,693 1.439 2,409 8,337 5,872 5,802 8,498 3,8o6 ! 70,084 ) 60,324 ) 58,189 ' 39,908 I 34.973 I 40,365 ! 65,526 > 67,552 31,450 30,974 30,356 35.8oo 36,978 33,868 25,697 22,946 110,487 110,032 107,510 128,370 123,390 114,652 104,093 111,325 2,445 2,3H 2,28l 2,410 1,416 10,587 10,348 12,055 12,353 4,420 560,679 579,087 554,252 567,058 554,370 551,764 594,949 605,600 3,002,194 3,104,268 3,151,720 3,287,162 3,146,708 3,287,255 4,176,027 4,875,014 * Includes for< lign offices to -ear 1915. t Tn pre' 'ious years included in United Kingdom and foreigi offices.

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Table No. 2.—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 Period 1st January, 1920, to 31st March, 1921.

Postal Districts. Number of Post Office Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Period. Number of" Deposits received during the Period. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Period. Average Amount of each Deposit received during the Period. Number of With- -r , , a » r a~~. -.1 lotai Amount of dawals Withdrawals during the Period. Period. Average Amount of Excess of each I Deposits over Withdrawal Withdraw-als during during the Period, the Period.. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Period. Cost of Management during the Period. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Interest for the Period. Number of Accounts opened during the Period. Number of Accounts closed during the Period. Number To[a , Amount A „ standing to the Accounts CreQit S ofall remain- Q Accounts, 'a? Clo" delusive of r.L Interest to the Period. Close of the Period. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each Open Account at Close of ; the Period. 339,572 £ s. d. 9,803,193 17 1 £ s. d. 28 17 4 I £ s. d. £ s. d. 9,948,354 4 7 30 4 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 145,160 7 6 £ £ d. £ S. d. 351,767 10 11 £ s. d. 120,470 7,727,612 9 8 £ s. d. 64 2 11 Auckland 169 329,308 31,75li 37,519 Blenheim 15 17,827 504,492 13 9 28 0 0 10,777 495,309 16 10 29 10 6 9,182 16 11 24,748 8 11 1,703 1,246 16,052 11,721 9,303, 572,468 16 11 61 10 9 Christehurch 72 [ 243,89l[ 6,393,754 19 0 20 4 4; 227,669 6,020,077 3 9 26 8 10 373,677 15 3 270,734 10 0 98,38l! 6,424,546 3 3 65 6 1 Dunedin 72 ' 156,664 3,098,785 18 9 23 12 a 133,158 3,697,317 10 0 27 15 4 1,468 8 9 205,192 1 7 10,501 9,051 68,233 4,659,521 9 7 68 5 9 Gisborne 24 43,660 1,042,266 12 6 23 17 5 38,837 953.470 9 3 24 11 0 88,796 3 3 41,437 1 3 4,175 3,088 1,560 1,353 17,006 999,450 9 9 9,028 569,413 9 4 17,910 1,583,037 1 6 58 15 5 Greymouth 17 17,735 403,656 1 8 22 15 2 13,269 364,781 16 H 27 9 10 38,874 5 3 23,975 2 3 63 1 5 Hamilton 80 j 39,158 1,999,335 0 0 51 1 2 16,379 434,584 13 5 26 10 8 1,564,750 7 1 18,886 14 5 18,800 890 500 393 4,974 4,359 j 88 8 5 Hokitika 8 3,620 99,812 19 5 27 11 5 3,336 93,613 11 9 28 1 3 6,199 7 8 19,217 1 5 64,630 10 8 6,443 10 7 2,630 146,585 10 6 55 14 9 Invercargill 36 i 52,642 1,434,067 13 Ol 27 4 10; 46,68s! i 1,414,850 11 7 30 6 l! 77,493 2 3 26,518i 1,755,273 9 5 66 3 10 Napier .. ... 43 81,444 2,147,170 5 2i 26 7 3 68,411 2,082,539 14 0 30 8 10 93,659 12 8 7,490 5,890 34,641 2,158,588 2 5 62 12 0 Nelson 28 28,844 883,938 0 4 30 12 Hi 24,830! 818,630 12 0 32 19 5 65,307 8 4 109,046 0 4 23,007 9 7 121,334 1 3 109,659 18 4 93,973 8 9; 576,576 6 3 172 14 10 ! 19,651 19 1 41,337 1 2 2,609 1,997 14,845 962,762 2 11 64 17 4 New Plymouth .. 33 61,630 1,784,288 10 9 28 19 0 49,489 1,675,242 10 5 33 17 0 71,441 12 6 6,009; 4,488 24,862 1,699,424 14 4 68 7 1 Oamaru 11 17,566i 548,970 3 2 31 5 0 14,319 525,962 13 7 36 14 8 28,398 0 2 1,692; 1,285: I 8,078 652,404 9 8 80 15 3 Thames 38 35,906 ; 982,953 13 10; 27 7 6 27,518 861,619 12 7 31 6 3 40,860 3 5 4,824 3,634 18,874 1,015,181 11 10 53 15 9 Timaru 16 42,789 1,385,437 10 6 32 7 7 35,463 1,275,777 12 2 35 19 6 63,444 11 7 3,922 2,932; 19,283 1,483,506 4 2 76 18 8 Wanganui 40 79,551 1,894,970 10 8 23 16 5] 68,363 1,800,997 1 11 26 6 11 74,938 18 5 7,260 5.795 31,356| 1,763,962 18 8 137,705: 8,843,568 6 4 5,500 314,157 14 7 196 19,965 14 2 56 5 1 Wellington 97 390,583 9,042,587 11 1 23 3 0 335,673 8,466,011 4 10 25 4 5 369,997 9 11 27,928 22,276 64 4 5 Westport 19 10,439 225,874 18 5 21 12 9 8,320 225,702 3 7! 27 2 7; 13,464 18 1 954 947 57 2 5 Western Samoa .. 1 685 27,295 5 9 39 16 11 201 7,643 6 8 38 0 6 313 15 1 226 3ol 101 17 4 Totals for period 1/1/20-31/3/21 819 1,664,206,44,302,852 5 4 26 12 5 1,458,008} 141,162,486 9 10 : 28 4 8 :3,140,365 15 6 80,000 614 1,818,534 5 2 152,930118,894 664,81943,352,030 19 0 65 4 2

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Table No. 3. POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, by Ten-year Periods, from the Date they were established in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1919, and for the Period ended 31st March, 1921.

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 Amount of each Deposit received during the Year. Number of Withdrawals during the Year. Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of each Withdrawal during the Year. Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals during 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 of Accounts opened during the Year. Number of Accounts closed during the Year. Number of 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 Credit oi each Open Account at Close of the Year. 44,302,852 5 4 £ s. d. 26 12 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 41,162,486 9 10 28 4 8 £ s. d. 3,140,365 15 6 I s. d. £ 80,000 s. d. o 6*14 £ s - d - 1,818,534 5 2 £ s. d, 43.352,030 19 o £ s. d. &5 4 2 'Period ended 31st March, 819 1,664,206 1,458,008 152,930 118,894 664,819 1921 Totals for 1919 794 1,289,161 29,758,448 9 7, 23 1 8 994.247 25,962,378 2 6: 26 2 3' 3,796,070 7 1 52,000 o 5-46 1.178,935 6 6 Il8,I09 77.531 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 1918 .. 786 I.2I3,353i i 18,101,104 18 1 14 18 4! 727,729 14,938,841 10 o 20 10 7 3,162,263 8 1 32,000 o 3-96 i,059,47i 17 8 76,869 53.015 590,205! 133,418,125 4 9 56 12 5 1908 593 706,101 9.674.075 4 o 13 14 o 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 8 8 256,254 13 9 27,000 o 5'44 379,808 6 7 80,133 57.829 342,077 12,159,293 18 1 35 10 n 1898 .. 409 281,749 3,279,611 7 5 1 II 12 IO 196,764 3,194.893 16 7I 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 8,500 o 4*26 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628 169,968 4.957.771 5 5; 29 3 5 1888 .. 290 145,355 1.544.747 7 « 10 12 6: 96,204 1.387. 47i 1 10 14 8 5 157,276 6 1 4,000 o 3'97 78,080 6 o 21,307 i6,543 84,488, 2,048,441 10 9 24 4 10 1878 .. 147 69,908 762,084 12 o 10 18 o 42,746 742,053 14 3! 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 2,500 o 533 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634 32,132 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 1868 55 I3»OI4 194.535 11 6 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 789 o 977 4,880 7 3 3,282 1,186 4,252! 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 Totals from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 46 6,9771 96,372 7 10 13 16 3! 1,919 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 822 1 1018 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 o 5 * Termination of Savings-bank year altered from 31st December to 31st March, with effect from 31st March, 1921. The above figures thus relate to a period of fifteen months.

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Table No. 4. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Fifteen Months ended 31st Match, 1921.

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Balances on 1st January, 1920. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1921. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Money-order Accounts :— 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 Post Office Savings-bank Reserve Account Transfers — New Zealand Commonwealth S.B. of Australia State Savings-bank of Australia United Kingdom Profit and Loss Account Postal Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Postal notes .. .. • Trade charges (M.O. Account) 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 postal-order commission Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts :— New South Wales telegraphs New Zealand and Australian cable (Eastern Extension) £ s. d. £ s. d. 95,827 3 10 ; 9,959 7 10J 12,595 18 10 10,888 16 7|8,326 9 7 9,718 14 120 14 9 378 7 3 888 4 3 1,051 0 10 274 19 3 13,306 0 7J 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 0 378,560 0 0 21,766 4 5 904 12 3 2,607 15 5 V. 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 1,016 5 2 621 1 10 £ s. d. 6,801,997 10 11 514,698 13 7f 34,970 12 1 342,995 15 6 6,928 7 2 ' 1,741 10 7 7,996 9 7 1,352 18 7 2,640 0 5 24,284 3 5 1,045 4 7 317 1 8 3,620 1 5 10,330 11 9 3,612 9 1 46,121,386 10 6 10,531,847 0 0 908,737 17 4 800 0 0 21.295 0 0 5,979,298 7 4 47,066 16 9 143,477 2 10 187,607 7 9 2,961,994 18 5 2,098,265 2 U 586 9 4 870,299 11 9J 889 17 7 44.296 16 6 142 2 0 40,584 17 11 41,108 6 8 62,467 16 3 61,182 3 5J 482 13 6J 1,642,982 9 3 57,082 4 3 15,790 12 6 £ s. d. 6,783,705 18 2 449,939 17 0J 41,324 6 8 357,754 16 3J 16,465 6 1 1,616 14 10J 8,390 7 7 1,883 0 9 2,783 10 11 28,353 19 6i 1,332 19 1" 416 1 5 3,815 9 8 8,869 6 1 3,426 17 5 41,162,486 9 10 16,956,767 0 0 994,611 15 2 800 0 0 5,968,710 14 8 50,297 1 11 144,533 10 5 187,607 7 9 2,908,707 2 6 1,968,999 10 0 586 13 4 869,029 10 IH 258 4 2 44,296 16 6 142 2 0 40,584 17 11 62,467 16 3 69,043 12 1 61,182 0 0| 482 13 6J 1,676,346 6 11 56,638 10 4 15,981 11 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 114,118 16 7 74,718 4 5| 6,242 4 3 3,870 4 2 8,326 9 7 181 25 245 10 5£ 15 10 9 358 2 1 1,051 6 10 131 8 9 •9,236 4 6 132 16 9 1,195 6 11 86 15 10 1,558 1 10 1,815 12 8 394 6 1 43,352,030 19 0 42,793,536 9 7 496,475 7 3 20,000 0 0 20,000 OjgO 399,855 0 0 32,353 17 1 4,134 17 5 1,551 7 10 241,344 3 10 397,631 11 UJ 50 5 10 182.634 19 7 631 13 5 40,427 5 10 14,990 0 9 .'. 13,461 2 1 1,459 19 1 430 3 1

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Pacific Cable Board Radio Account Telephone-exchange receipts Special-messenger receipts Maintenance of private wires Registration of code addresses Cash deposits Telegraph revenue General Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and telegraphists Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Foreign Mail Settlement Account Miscellaneous expenses Discount stamps 'or 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 Electoral receipts Examination fees (P.S.C.) Factories Act Fishing Ucenses Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Firewood Depot Government Housing Act Government Insurance Government Printer Homing-pigeons Protection Act .. Hospital and Charitable Aid receipts Hospital-ship receipts Imperial pensions Income-tax Industrial-school receipts Labour Department .. Land-drainage receipts Land revenue .. .. Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery fees Marine Department receipts Mental Hospital receipts Mining Act Miscellaneous revenue National Provident Fund receipts Orchard-tax 9,820 7 11 2,368 12 10 164,040 18 8 i 10,244 16 1 637,647 16 8 167,385 18 8 11,011 11 1 637,647 16 8 6,475 7 11 1,601 17 10 3,449 1 1 12,557 18 5 J 7,705 6 7 6,192 1 9 54,172 7 3 1,759,178 6 4 7.705 6 7 6,192 1 9 53,663 18 11 1,790,489 19 7 3,957 9 5 18,753 14 923,705 9 7| 6,861 16 3j 23,787 16 11 2,026 1 0 1,789,314 8 2 1,304,984 3 4 891,659T2 8 46,330,583 15 H 83,428,624 2 10 86,610 10 4 25,582 10 8i 18,914 4 0 7,362,654 6 7 752 10 0 45,333,614 13 2* 83,382,889 6 4J 87,521 6 9J 29,576 14 9 4,795 6 2 6,463,620 8 11 784 8 0 22,794 13 2 2,867 12 3 37,906 14 9 7,374 15 0 1,994 3 0 792,345 5 9 1,259,249 6 10; t 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 2 7 0 0 5 0 0 10 142 7 6 18 0 0 5 14 9 24,037 17 8 0 10 23 18 10 0 6 0 16,792 8 0 1,037 4 0 171 13 1 35,362 7 11 1,251 10 0 19 3 7 406 0 0 2,956 8 10 106 3 0 9,712 9 9 3,897,784 13 1 2,765 13 8 149 0 0 55 0 0 39,840 14 10 121 2 4 163 9 10 925 14 8 541,109 7 1 4,646 11 3 0 17 0 145 19 0 14 2 0 1,857 5 0 5,544 13 0 103 10 9 ; 6,520 3 5 162,298 13 0 j 297,487 17 6 I 4 18 9 0 6 0 36 2 0 103,000 0 0 7,262,075 13 6 23,707 1 7 15 2 0 8,652 4 0 13 13 0 1,264,924 8 U 61 10 0 16,635 5 0 318 9 2 14 13 7 204 5 0 715 0 3 88,191 12 11 1,820 3 7 3,896,574 18 6 2,673 19 10 146 0 0 55 0 0 39,950 8 9 121 4 4 163 9 10 1,026 1 2 537,632 18 3 4,606 19 11 3 4 0 145 19 0 14 3 0 1,974 17 6 4,517 9 0 98 4 0 6,306 5 5 159,131 7 5 311,714 18 5 4 18 9 0 7 0 60 0 10 0 6 0 88,582 10 0 7,278,462 11 3 23,988 11 6 14 1 0 8,556 19 3 13 13 0 1,295,311 10 6 61 10 0 . 17,046 15 0 320 10 0 14 13 7 234 10 0 706 3 7 89,034 12 2 1,908 9 5 89,026 3 2 159 13 10 4 0 0 3,014 15 3 19 8 6 22,463 1 8 49 1 4 0 5 0 24 15 0 1,045 4 0 11 1 6 213 18 0 3,167 5 7 9,810 16 9 4,705 0 3 405 10 3 755 14 1 1 1 0 266 17 10 4,975 5 9J 840 0 0 17 2 9 375 15 0 8 16 8 2,113 9 7 17 17 2

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Table No. 4— continued. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Fifteen Months ended 31st March, 1921— continued.

Balances on 1st January. 1920. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1921. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. i 'or othee Departments — continued. Pensions Department — Old-age pensions War pensions Miscellaneous pensions Public Health Department Public Trust Public Service superannuation Registration of births, &c. Rents Samoan revenue Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs School Journal receipts State Fire Insurance Department Stock Department Teachers' Superannuation Fund Treasury postal drafts Valuation revenue New Zealand Government loan debentures, 4J per cent. Post Office 5-per-cent. inscribed stock 5J-per-cent. war-loan inscribed stock War-loan certificates — ■ Head Office Account Chief Postmaster's Account Fund Account Sales Investment Account For Custody Account Interest Account Interest Investment Account Post-office Investment certificates — Head Office Account C.P.M.'s Account Fund Account Sales Investment Account Interest Account Interest Investment Account Suspense Account £ s. d. i 1,824 17 9 9,394 13 11 149 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 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 £ s. d. 35,421 16 8 4,563,000 0 0 419,300 0 0 £ s. d. 912,800 0 0 2,242,323 8 2 382,400 0 0 2,407 10 8 1,809,355 1 10 341,826 0 0 5,386 9 1 612 9 0 1,154 15 0 3,332 18 5 197 15 10 2 0 0 159,423 14 11 26,349 16 6 21,437 16 11 148,440 0 0 109,900 0 0 851,040 0 0 £ s. d. 913,710 2 8 2,214,451 6 3 391,355 2 2 2,317 7 9 1,802,770 2 5 334,455 5 9 5,523 3 10 593 13 9 1,152 9 5 3,339 10 8 208 1 2 18 0 10 1 15 0 170,588 15 9 26,349 16 6 20,720 17 11 199,677 10 0 116,090 0 0 845,556 0 0 £ s. d. 914 15 1 439 11 9 240 1 0 41,313 1 5 29,790 9 11 301 10 3 36 8 7 2 5 7 223 1 7 0 5 0 1,115 4 0 £ s. d. 7,549 14 9 2,206 3 7 5,484 0 0 630,850 0 0 988,573 14 0 40,721 6 0 988,573 14 0 1,321,881 5 0 4,613,202 11 7 680,736 0 5 4,611,000 0 0 680,390 0 0 260,916 0 0 261,466 3 7 48,000 0 0 260,916 0 0 261,090 0 0 358,610 16 8 305,417 10 0 160,636 5 6 305,417 10 0 160,637 0 10 53,193 6 8 144,780 9 2 160,636 5 6 154,500 0 0 154,500 0 0 .. ' .. •• •■ 0 6 0 0 13 1 .. "2 10 1 13 11 Totals 45,817,704 0 4 45,817,704 0 4 243,248,614 2 6 243,248,614 2 6 50,861,773 14 6 50,861,773 14 I

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Table No. 5. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st March, 1921.

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Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1921. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cont. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 4 per cont. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 4J 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 por cent. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 4£ per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Dobentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 4| per cont. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 3J per cent. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 4J per cent. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1907 Dobentures, 3£ per cent. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 4J por cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1912 Debentures, 4£ per cent. Tho Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1914 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1914 Debentures, 4|- per cent. Tho Aid to Water-power Works Act 1910 Dobentures, 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. Tho Appropriation Act 1912 Debentures, 4 per 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 por eont. Canadian Stock, 3 per cent. Canadian Stock, 2J por cent. Cape of Good Hope Consolidated Stock, 3J por cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cont. Tho Coal-mines Act 1908 Dobenturos, 4 per cent. Tho Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 4 por cont. The Consolidated Loan Act 1807 Debentures, 4J per cent. .. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4 por cont. Tho Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4i per cent. The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. Tho Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. (New Zealand Loans Act, 1908) Devonport Borough Council Dobentures, 4| per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 191.5 Debentures, 4£ per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1915 and Amendment Act 191.6 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Discharged Soldiors Settlement Act 1915 and Amendment Act 1.916 Debentures, 4|- per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act 1915 and Finance Act 1917 (section 82) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1919 (section 4) (Lands for Settlement) Debentures, 4 por cont. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1919 (section 4) Debentures, 4J per cent. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act 1920 (section 2) Debentures, 4J per cent. The District Railway Purchasing Acts 1885 and 1886 Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 £ s. d. 16 8 9 90,300 0 0 90,300 0 0 1,484 7 8 61,600 0 0 61,600 0 0 810 1 0 32,900 0 0 32,900 0 0 360 19 11 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 131 10 2 142,900 '0 0 142,900 0 0 1,879 4 6 25,100 0 0 25,100 0 0 179 9 8 170,100 0 0 170,100 0 0 1,081 3 7 101,050 0 0 101,050 0 0 1,108 15 8 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 4,267 2 8 76,500 0 0 76,500 0 0 746 2 8 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 54 17 3 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 1,706 17 1 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 991 15 8 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 739 14 6 49,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 477 18 3 186,500 0 0 186,500 0 0 3,839 17 0 1,070,100 0 0 1,070,100 0 0 17,590 IS 1 1,320,000 0 0 1,320,000 0 0 24,410 18 6 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 821 18 4 335,000 0 0 335,000 0 0 5,506 16 10 64,000 0 0 04,000 0 0 1,183 11 2 900 0 0 10,000 0 0 70,000 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 75,000 0 0 900 0 0 10,000 0 0 70,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 500 0 0 4,800 0 0 10,133 8 9 186 1 3 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 75,000 0 0 3 6 7 164 7 8 230 2 9 246 11 5 5 15 1 186 11 6 315 16 0 4 3 1 198 18 1 2,685 4 I 596 14 3 267 13 2 1,234 7 3 2,796 3 4 1,810 9 7 1,544 3 6 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 79 0 0 100 0 0 20,000 0 0 100 0 0 26,000 0 0 2 5 0 96 3 3 64,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 210 8 2 1.0,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 36 19 9 360,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 1,183 11 2 250,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 821 18 2 1,050,000 0 0 1,050,000 0 0 3,883 10 6 250,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 585 12 2 40,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 390 2 8

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Table No. 5— continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st March, 1921— continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1921. I The Education Purposes Loan Act 1919 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Education Purposes Loan Act 1919 Dobentures, 5 per cent. Ellesmere Land Drainage Board Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1909 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Finance Act 1909 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1915 Debentures, 4| per cent. The Finance Act 1916 (section 35) (War Expenses) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1916 (section 35) Debentures, 4J per cent... The Finance Act 1916 (section 35) Debentures, 4| per cent... Tho Finance Act 1916 (section 35) Debentures, 4j per cont... Tho Finance Act 1916 (section 49) Debentures, 4 por cent. .. The Finance Act .1916 (section 50) (State Forests) Debentures, 44- per cent. The Finance Act 1916 (section 50) Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Finance Act 1917 (section 77) Dobentures, 4 per cent. .. Tho Finance Act 1918 (section 10) Dobenturos, 4 por cont. .. The Finance Act 1918 (section 29) (Aid to Public Works) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1918 No. 2 (section 29) (Aid to Public Works) Dobenturos 4J per cent. The Finanoe 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 No. 2 (section 31) (Discharged Soldiers) Debentures, 4 por cont. The Finance Aot 1918 (scotion 32) (State Forests) Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Finance Aot 1918 No. 2 (section 32) (State Forests) Debentures, i\ per cent. Tho Finance Aot 1918 No. 2 Part IV Debentures, i\ per cent. The Finanoe Act 1920 (seoti-in 15) (Public Works) Dobentures, 4J per cent. The Finance Act 1920 (section 15) (Public Works) Debentures, 5 per cent. Tho Fishing Industry Promotion Act 1919 Debentures, 4J petcent. The Fruit-prosorving Industry Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Fruit-preserving Industry Act 1913 and Finance Act 1917 (section 80) 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. The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4t$ por cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cont. The Governmont Advances to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Extension Act 1901 Debentures, 4£ per cent. The Govornment Advances to Settlers Act 1908 (Part 3) (Workers) Debentures, 4J per cent. The Govornment Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Government Railways Act 1908 and Railways Improvement Authorization Acts 1.904-7 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Government Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Governmont Railways Act 1908 and Finance Act, 1909 The Government R always Act 1908 and the Railways Improvement Authorization Acts 1904-7 Dobentures, 4J per cent. The Governmont Railways Amendment Aot 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Govornment Railways Amendment Act 1.910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. Greymouth Harbour Board Dobentures, 4 por cent. Hamilton Borough Council Debentures, 4|- per cent. Hamilton Borough Council Debentures, 4|- per cent. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Act 1918 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Acts 1913 and 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 80,000 0 0 £ s. d. 80,000 0 0 £ s. d 80,000 0 i d. £ s. d. 0 658 7 2 £ s. d. 658 7 2 60,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 60,000 0 i 0 369 17 3 369 17 3 2,850 0 0 46,901 0 0 5,500 0 0 500 0 0 1,120,000 0 0 1, 2,850 0 0 46,901 0 0 5,500 0 0 500 0 0 1,120,000 0 0 2,850 0 i 46,901 0 I 5,500 0 i 500 0 I ,120,000 0 l 0 52 9 4 0 335 7 4 0 34 19 2 0 6 10 !) 0 22,277 5 4 52 9 4 335 7 4 34 19 2 6 10 9 22,277 5 4 500 0 0 1,100 0 0 500 0 0 800,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 0 1,100 0 0 500 0 0 800,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 500 0 l 1,100 0 I 500 0 l 800,000 0 I 1,000 0 I 0 1 16 II 0 4 15 0 1 16 11 0 5,084 18 4 0 6 15 1 1 16 11 4 1 5 1 16 11 5,084 18 4 6 15 1 41,900 0 0 725,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,950,000 0 0 1, 1,! 41,900 0 0 725,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,950,000 0 0 41,900 0 ( 725,000 0 < ,500,000 0 I ,950,000 0 ( 0 266 6 5 0 4,608 4 1 0 19,725 18 9 0 12,394 9 8 266 6 5 4,608 4 1 19,725 18 9 12,394 9 8 550,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 550,000 0 ( 0 3,932 16 5 3,932 16 5 9,500 0 0 800,000 0 0 i 9,500 0 0 800,000 0 0 9,500 0 ( 800,000 0 ( 0 31. 4 7 0 2,630 2 6 31 4 7 2,630 2 6 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 ( 0 657 10 8 657 10 8 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 ( 0 31.7 10 1 31.7 10 1 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 ( 0 357 10 8 357 10 8 500 0 0 570,000 0 0 500 0 0 570,000 0 0 500 0 ( 570,000 0 ( 0 9 19 9 0 2,992 3 7 9 19 9 2,992 3 7 349,240 0 0 349,240 0 0 349,240 0 ( 0 5,699 10 8 5,699 16 8 520 0 0 520 0 0 520 0 ( 0 2 3 3 2 3 3 1.7,300 0 0 .17,300 0 0 17,300 0 ( 0 344 2 2 344 2 2 16,450 0 0 16,450 0 0 16,450 0 ( 0 327 3 II 327 3 II 18,400 0 0 18,400 0 0 18,400 0 ( 0 411 14 7 411 14 7 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 5,200 0 ( 105,000 0 ( 0 95 3 5 0 1,553 8 4 95 3 5 1,553 8 4 12,900 0 0 12,964 10 0 12,964 10 ( 0 125 .16 5 125 .16 5 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 ( 0 369 17 2 369 17 2 80,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 80,000 0 ( 0 1,183 11 2 1,183 11 2 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 ( 0 369 17 3 369 17 3 1,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,000 0 ( 2,000 0 ( 0 9 17 3 U 14 6 I 9 17 3 14 6 I 1,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 1,000 0 ( 50,000 0 ( 0 9 15 0 0 554 15 10 9 15 0 554 15 10 140,000 0 0 140,000 0 0 140,000 0 ( 0 1,553 8 5 1,553 8 5 50,350 0 0 50,350 0 0 50,350 0 f 0 320 0 7 320 0 7 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 t 0 48 15 4 48 15 4 71,350 0 0 71,350 0 0 71,350 0 C 0 695 18 1 695 18 1 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 260,000 0 ( 3,000 0 I 1,000 0 C 16,000 0 C 0 2,535 17 7 0 21 9 1 0 22 7 6 0 101 13 11 2,535 17 7 21 9 I 22 7 6 101 13 11 34,000 0 0 34,000 0 0 34,000 0 t 0 243 2 5 243 2 5 19,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 19,000 0 (. 0 120 15 4 120 15 4

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Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1921. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Act 1918 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Housing Act 1919 (section 30) Debentures, 4i per cont. .. The Housing Act 1919 (section 46) Debentures, 4} ; per cent. . . The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts 1903 and 1905 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts 1903, 1905, and 1907 Debentures, 4J per cont. 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 por cont. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1910 Dobenturos, 4 por cent. The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. India Stock, 2J per cent. India Stock, 3| per cent. India Stock, 3 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 3£ per cent. Inscribed Stock, 3 per cent. Tho New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 1917 Debentures, 4£ percent. The New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 1917 Debentures, 4J percent. The New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 1917 and Finance Act 1917 (Post Office 5-per-ccnt. War Bonds) Debentures,-6 per cent. The New Zealand Inscribed Stock Ael 19' 7 Debentures, 4| per cent. The New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act 1917 Ueocutures, 5 percent. The Irrigation and Water-supply Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Irrigation and Water-supply Act 1913 Debentures, 4-J- per cont. The Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act 1914 and Appropriation Act 1918 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act 1.914 and Appropriation Act 1918 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 por 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, 4J per cent. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4J per cent. Tho Land for Settlements Act 1908 Dobentures, 4£ per cent. Tho Land for Sottloments Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1.900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 Dobentures, 4J per cent. Tho Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 por cent. Tho Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 por cont. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1.913 Debentures, 4 por cent. Tho Land Laws Amendment Act 1.913 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Aot 1918 (section 42) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4£ por cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Dobentures, 4J per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Aot 1913 Debentures, 4J por cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4J per cent., and Appropriation Act 1918 (section 42) The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Dobentures, 4J per cent. i.. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Dobentures, 4J per cent. .. Tho Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 por cent. .. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Dobentures, 4J por cent. .. The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 36,000 0 0 £ s. d. 36,000 0 0 £ s. d. 228 10 5 180,000 0 0 3,150 0 0 100,000 0 0 180,000 0 0 3,150 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,827 2 5 40 0 0 1,643 16 8 127,000 0 0 127,000 0 0 2,348 12 7 27,590 0 0 27,590 0 0 175 7 4 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 95 6 10 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 32 17 t> 20,900 0 0 20,900 0 0 430 6 2 109 4 8 216 14 5 52 13 9 618,000 0 0 2,260,495 11 1 134,470 0 0 51 15 0 213 18 9 45 15 0 618,000 0 0 2,244,582 18 0 134,470 0 0 2 0 1 5 112 I. 3 1 5,274 3 6 33,628 15 3 2,039 14 10 150 0 0 150 0 0 2 10 4 300 0 0 300 0 0 5 II 9 254,300 0 0 254,300 0 0 5,079 0 7 1,372,260 o 0 1,372,200 0 0 7,997 19 6 05,000 0 0 65,000 0 0 1,292 17 6 24,900 0 0 24,900 0 0 557 8 8 18,000 0 0 18,000 0 0 295 17 8 12,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 197 5 4 18,000 0 0 18,000 0 0 332 17 6 62,000 0 0 29,500 0 0 312,215 0 0 385,200 0 0 44,925 0 0 400 0 0 10,000 0 0 124,770 0 0 137,735 0 0 2,600 0 0 62,000 0 0 29,500 0 0 312,215 0 0 385,200 0 0 44,926 0 0 400 0 0 10,000 0 0 124,770 0 0 137,735 0 0 2,600 0 0 1,233 4 2 484 18 7 1,984 9 8 3,757 0 I 438 3 5 8 0 0 36 19 8 892 3 8 1,511 6 3 25 7 2 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 39 0 8 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 397 16 2 341,000 0 0 341,000 0 0 14,200 0 0 90,800 0 0 244,800 0 0 698,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 530,000 0 0 14,200 0 0 90,800 0 0 244,800 0 0 698,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 530,000 0 0 138 9 II 577 2 9 804 16 4 13,883 10 3 59 12 4 1,315 1 3 10,541 18 5 54,200 0 0 3,600 0 0 20,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 54,200 0 0 3,600 0 0 20,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 387 11 3 39 10 0 225 0 0 1,342 12 1 223 15 4 785,000 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 0 785,000 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 8,613 9 LO 1.367 1.3 4 1.368 9 7 657 10 8 761 1 10 924 12 II 333 6 5

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Table No. 5—continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st March, 1921 — continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 81st March, 1821. The Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act 1907 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Mining Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Mining Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4J per cent. . . The Mining Amendment Act and Amendment Act 1919 Debentures, 44 per cent. The Native Land Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Native Land Amendment Aot 1913 Debentures, 4|-per cent. Tho Native Land Purchases Act 1892 Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 3 J per cent. Tho New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Now Zealand State guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Settlors Branch) Debentures, 3| por cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1.909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Dobentures, 4 per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. Tho New Zealand Stato-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) Dobentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 3| per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Workers Branch) Dobentures, 4 per cent. Tho Now 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, 3f por cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) Dobentures, 3J per cent. The Now 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 Stato-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 per cont. The New Zealand Stato-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Debentures, 4 por cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branch) Dobentures, 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 Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) Dobenturos, 3| 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 Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Dobentures, 3$ per cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) Dobentures, 3J per cent. Tho Now Zealand Stato-guaranteod Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) (Crown Lands) Debentures, 34 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, 4 por cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3A, per cent. The New Zealand Stato-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3J per cont. The New Zealand State-guarantoed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 50,000 0 0 £ s. d. 50,000 0 0 £ s. d. 50,000 0 0 £ s. d. 54 8 12 8 7,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 1(1,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 I I > 7,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 115 1 5 83 4 4 184 18 7 1,003,500 0 0 480,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 003,500 0 0 480,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 37,000 0 0 ) : i i i i i » 1,003,500 0 0 480,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 1,000 0 0 I 14,400 0 0 100,000 0 0 37,000 0 0 19,960 0 8 10.404 5 0 2,068 9 II 1 17 10 ! 0 7 1 101 13 II 1,740 8 3 689 19 0 37,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 > 205,000 0 0 2,695 17 6 750,000 0 0 750,000 0 0 i s 750,000 0 0 13,068 8 9 2,093 15 0 2,093 15 0 2,093 15 0 13 6 2 325,000 0 0 325,000 0 0 I 325,000 0 0 5,656 6 9 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,864 14 7 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 305,000 0 0 1,999 8 1 I I 406 5 0 406 5 0 406 5 0 2 11 8 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 93 4 8 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 I 25,000 0 0 435 2 1 99,000 0 0 99,000 0 0 I 99,000 0 0 1,969 3 0 38,600 0 0 38,600 0 0 38,000 0 0 634 10 5 741,066 0 0 741,066 0 0 741,066 0 0 12,263 2 8 15,300 0 0 15,300 0 0 j 15,300 0 0 251 1.0 2 69,500 0 0 69,500 0 0 69,500 0 0 441 15 1 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 22 3 10 410,000 0 0 410,000 0 0 410,000 0 0 7,645 7 6 02,000 0 0 02,000 0 0 62,000 0 0 1,233 4 2 141,105 0 0 141,165 0 0 141,165 0 0 1 ,376 10 8 48,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 954 14 10 400,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 6,961 12 II 975,000 0 0 975,000 0 0 975,000 0 0 16,969 0 3 112,000 0 0 112,000 0 0 112,000 0 0 1 ,949 5 2 275,000 0 0 275,000 0 0 275,000 0 0 4,786 2 8 96,000 0 0 96,000 0 0 90,000 0 0 1,790 2 9 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 179 0 4 381,000 0 0 381,600 0 0 381,600 0 0 6,041. 8 2 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 559 8 5 50,000 0 0 50|000 0 0 50,000 0 0 994 10 5

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Table No. 5—continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st March, 1921 — continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1921. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4£ per cent. The Post and Telegraph Act 1908 Debentures, 4A_ per cent... The Public Revenues Act 1910 (Reserve Fund Securities Act, 1907) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Public Revenues Amendment Act 1915 (War Expenses) Debentures, 4 per cont. Tho Public Revenues Amendment Act 1915 (War Expenses) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Public Revenues Amendment Aot 1915 (War Expenses) (section 5) Debentures, 4J per cent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures, 4|- per cent. Tho Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures 5 per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 por cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Aot 1913 and Amendment Act .1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The 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 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Act 1918 (section 44) Debentures, 4J per cont. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Appropriation Act 1919 (section 19) Debentures, 4J per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Aot 1913 and Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4J por cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Finance Act 1920 (section 10) Debentures, 5 per cent. The Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. .. The Scenery Preservation Act 1998 Debentures, per cent... i South Australian Stock, 4 per cent. South Australian Stock, 3J per cent. The State Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Settlers Branoh) Dobentures, 4 per cent. The Stato Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Stato Advances Act 1913 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Swamp Drainage Act 1915 Debentures, 4 por cent. Tho Swamp Drainage Aot 1.915 and Appropriation Act 1918 (section 40) Dobentures, 4 per cent. The Swamp Drainage Act 1915 and Appropriation Act 1918 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Swamp Drainage Act 1915 and Appropriation Act 1918 (section 46) Debentures, 5 per cent. Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. Timaru Borough Council Debentures, 4 por cont. Victorian Stock, 3 per cent. Tho Waihou and OMnemuri Rivers improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 4J per cent. The Waikaka Branch Railway Act 1905 Debentures, 4 1 - per cont. War Loan Certificate (Special Investment) British War Loan Stock, 5 per cent. War Purposes Loan Act 19.17 Debentures, 4A, per cent. War Purposes Loan Act 1917 Debentures, 5 per cent. Wellington City Council Debentures, 4 per cent. Wellington City Council Dobentures, 4 per cont. Wellington Harbour Board Dobentures, 4 : [- per cent. Wellington Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. The Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Act 1908 Debentures, 4J per cent. Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 54,500 0 0 £ s. d. 54,500 0 0 £ s. d. 1,016 5 6 110,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 2,187 18 11 35,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 800,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 800,000 0 0 220 1 4 2,194 10 5 5,084 18 4 3,750 0 0 3,750 0 0 23 16 8 390,000 0 0 390,000 0 0 6,410 19 0 1,7011,000 0 0 1,700,000 0 0 12,156 1 3 217,000 0 0 217,000 0 0 1,379 5 8 8,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 50 16 11 380,000 0 0 380,000 0 0 2,717 4 9 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 238 7 2 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 32 17 6 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 29 11 9 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 98 12 7 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 98 12 7 22,000 0 0 22,000 0 0 81 7 5 60,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 221 18 3 17,000 0 0 17,000 0 0 62 17 6 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 160 5 6 89,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 1,772 16 2 12,000 0 0 573,200 0 0 89,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 1,861 9 0 11,760 0 0 573,200 0 0 1,463 0 3 92 9 4 70 14 3 312 8 3 7,537 18 9 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 657 10 8 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 2,030 2 6 46,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 46,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 756 3 4 410 19 1 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 784 2 2 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 30 16 5 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 12,379 19 10 130,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 10,708 13 10 130,000 0 0 198 18 1 39 9 1 293 14 0 826 5 11 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 143 0 3 53,476 0 0 53,476 0 0 988 18 9 80 0 0 421,052 12 8 1,800 0 0 100 0 0 100,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 26,300 0 0 47,300 0 0 499,700 0 0 SO 0 0 400,000 0 0 1,800 0 0 100 0 0 99,000 0 0 24,500 0 0 26,300 0 0 47,300 0 0 499,700 0 0 6,921 8 2 30 3 7 1 17 3 975 6 10 246 11 6 94 18 7 160 13 9 1,838 4 0 489,500 0 0 489,500 0 0 4,774 5 7 Totals .. .. .. .. 4 42,8?S,174 8 6 42,793,536 9 496,475 7 3

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Table No. 6. Post Office Savings-banks. Receipts and Payments for the Fifteen Months ended 81st March, 19U1. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, Ist January, 1920, to 31st January, 1920 .. .. ..38,393,130 18 4 March, 1921 .. .. ..41,162,486 910 Deposits Ist January, 1920, to 31st Balance at credit of depositors on 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 44,302,852 5 4 March, 1921 .. .. .. 43,352,030 19 0 Interest credited to depositors, Ist January, 1920 to 31st March, 1921 1,818,534 5 2 £84,514,517 8 10 £84,514,517 8 10 Fixed Deposit Account. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Balance at credit on Ist January, 1920 20,000 0 0 Withdrawals, Ist January, 1920, to 31st Deposits, Ist January, 1920, to 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 800 0 0 March, 192.1 .. .. .. .. Balance at credit on 31st March, 1921 20,000 0 0 Interest credited, Ist January, 1920, to 31st March, 1921 .. .. 800 0 0 £20,800 0 0 £20,800 0 0 Reserve Fund Account. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s d. Balance at credit on Ist January, 1920 378,560 0 0 Amount at credit of Reserve Fund Interest credited, Ist January, 1920, Account on 31st March, 1921 .. 399,855 0 0 to 31st March, 1921 .. .. 21,295 0 0 £399,855 0 0 £399,855 0 0 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Balance at credit o. Post Office Savings- Securities (Post Office Savings-bank) 42,793,536 9 7 bank depositors on 31st March, 1921 43,352,030 19 0 „ (fixed deposit) .. .. 20,000 0 0 Balance on fixed deposits .. .. 20,000 0 0 Balance uninvested .. .. 1,229,464 0 9 transfer .. .. 29,770 7 6 Balance at credit of Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. .. 399,855 0 0 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 241,344 3 10 £44,043,000 10 4 £44,043,000 10 4 Profit and Loss Account Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s . d. Interest credited to depositors during Balance forward, Ist January, 1920 .. 188,056 711 the fifteen months ended 31st Interest received during £ s. d Maroh, 1921 .. .. .. 1,818,534 5 2 fifteen months ended Interest paid on fixed deposits .. 800 0 0 31st March, 1921 .. 1,883,088 16 10 Interest credited to Reserve Fund Ac- Accrued interest, 31st count.. .. .. .. 21,295 0 0 March, 1921 .. 496,475 7 3 Paid Public Account for cost of Sav-ings-bank management .. .. 80,000 0 0 2,379,564 4 1 Balance forward to next account .. 241,344 310 Less accrued interest on 31st December, 1919 410,601. 9 5 1,968,962 14 8 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 4,954 6 5 £2,161,973 9 0 £2,161,973 9 0

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Table No. 7. Savings-bank Accounts remaining open on 31st March, 1921, classified according to Balance at Credit of each Account.

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District. Not exceeding £20. ! Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding «ll ind £5 ° £10 ° £2u0 £300 £40 ° £500 , 't- n and up to and up to ' and up to and up to and up to and up to up to tau. £100 £20u £300 £400 £500 iem Exceeding Exceeding ! Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Total £600 £700 £800 £900 £1,000 " £2,000 £3,000 ! £4,000 Exceeding ■ Number of and up to and up to and up to and up to and np to and up to and up to and up to £5.000. '' Accounts £700. £800. £900. £1,000. £2,000. £3,000. £4,000. £5,000. Open. Auckland .. - 82,227 j Blenheim . . 6,207 Christehurch .. 62,704 Dunedin .. 44,381 Gisborne .. I 11,553 11,208 949 10,476 6,728 1,667 7,856 671 8,399 5,124 1,183 7,906 i 595 7,008 4,952 1,085 3,784 333 3,630 2,719 j 581 2,609 . 213 2,179 1,669 305 1,575 113 1,349 929 183 1,147 75 889 626 145 71.0 39 609 391 95 432 25 367 220 58 277 34 211 163 37 236 12 161 115 34 449 35 352 202 76 40 2 13 8 I 4 6 3 I 1 3 5 ! 3 1 120,470 9,303 98,381 68,233 17,006 Grey mouth .. 6.077 Hamilton .. | 8,876 814 2,672 619 2,081 597 1,885 309 915 226 519 119 322 105 211 64 133 25 82 17 j 67 16 52 40 90 . 1 9,02S 17,910 Hokitika .. 1,790 236 193 165 99 67 26 22 9 10 3 4 6 2,630 Invercargill .. 16,306 Napier .. 20,684 Nelson .. 9,511 New Plymouth .. 15,209 Oaniaru .. ! 4,572 2.945 4,262 1,484 2,793 881 2,246 3,097 1,172 2,117 826 2,256 ! 2,566 1,137 2,161 722 1,102 1,465 I i 610 I 985 410 642 799 364 651 266 406 545 182 324 140 226 461 129 223 92 116 268 66 104 65 111 169 48 102 30 46 ; 115 47 52 22 35 77 39 52 21 75 125 53 85 30 6 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 26,518 34,641 14,845 24,862 8,078 Thames .. 11.677 Timaru .. 10,790 Wanganui .. 21,320 2,860 2,543 3,053 1,754 2,061 2,216 1,258 1,618 2,004 400 875 1,061 j 331 508 621 175 297 377 142 181 251 78 152 167 69 76 82 53 42 I 64 25 41 41 46 91 96 5 5 3 2 1 1 18,874 19,283 31,356 Wellington .. 91,942 13,125 10,100 9,459 4.860 2,889 1,629 1,249 741 466 i 310 285 588 35 13 4 10 137,705 Westport .. j 3,905 Western Samoa 75 398 36 371 28 345 28 178 13 119 60 o 49 9 22 1 14 14 1 8 1 15 9 1! 1 5,500 196 Totals 31st March, 429, 806 1921 I Totals 31st De- 394, 2S0 cember, 1919 * 69,130 68,331 69,130 j 52,114 56,828 52,114 47,747 47,747 50,111 24,329 24,329 25,340 14,984 13,796 14,984 8,753 7,994 8,753 6,225 5,331 6,225 3,830 3,071 3,830 2,386 2,386 1,819 1,605 1,186 1,605 1,255 1,033 1,255 2 2,456 !,456 I! 134 34 1, ,683* 27 1* 27 16 16 22 22 664,819 630,783 664,819 68,331 56,828 50,111 25,340 13,796 7,994 5,331 3,071 1,819 1,186 1,033 1,663* 630,783 * Exceeding £1,000.

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Table No. 8. 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, 1920.

Posted in the Dominion. Delivered iu the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. (1920). Letter-cards Post-cards, i Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. | Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Letters and Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. News " Parcels, papers. Auckland (including Hamilton) Blenheim Christehurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New.Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 33,197,400 1,576,839 14,882,569 13,069,394 2.419,848! 1,177,824: 504,881! 5,893,610' 6,388,736' 1,932,355! 4,402,368 1.647,130! 3,003,001! 4,455,638! 4,723,352! 28,670,051] 744,887! 827,736 6,604,724 59.605 286,754 372,112 2,574,507 510,809 3,129.639 24,024 547.054 18,291 186,410 10.036 36,348 107,120 1,177,391 157,963 1,663,114 39,208 187,822 116,259 820.578 53,365 248,606 49,868 459,287 208,351 1.230.890 97,916 1.194,405 432,484 5,945,899 7,332 98.126! 4,954,423 252,967 1,464,062 1,720,300 531,575 181,844 109,005 647,126 936,331 211,611 530,141 118,196 260.780 448,852 680,848 3,557,395 113,503 868,413 20,852 438,295 339,521 44,889 24,349 13,416 97,773 110,539 47,931 69,589 22,191 50,856 50,375 94,601 833, 833 17,212 29,615,521! 1,588.912 17,408,599 13,458.4971 2,557,204 ! 1,226,667 661.336 6,609,785 6,987,240 2,363,595 4,905,160 1,841,489 3,943,927 4,642,404 5,257,733 27,033,773 951,509 j 745,056 4,497,844 4,258,761! 66,339! 243,308 417,885 856,284! 3,564,509 2,067, 819 1 537,524 3,496,168 2,151,864! 44,265; 472,381 1,018,745 15,028! 163,449 305,461 9.412 66,391! 248,677 178,776 1.013,103 946,465 150,904 1.382.316 1,699,048 52,689 230,880 : 420,381 146,081 721.851 790.959 63,271 275,132 245.336 74,009 405,717! 735,488 207,051 1,065,805! 765,232 137,423 893,607 1,143,324 551,915 5,145,959 3,587,935 9,048 126,516! 336.908 839,874 43,065 501,577 285,066 82,481 61,428 25,563, 149,939 200,329 88,598 158,024 39,067 117,711 93,020 183,873 541,417 32,626 62,812,921! 3,165,751 32,291,168 26,527.891 4,977,052 2,404,491 1,166,217 12,503,395 13,375,976 4,295.950 9,307,528 3,488,619 6,946.928 9,098,042 9,981,085 55,703.824 1.696.396 1,572,79211,102,568 9,213, 184'1,708, 287 125,944 530,062! 670,852 63,917 1,228.396 6,139,016 3,531,881 939,872 1,048,333 6,625,807 3,872,164 624,587 68,289 1,019,435 1,550,320 127,370 33,319 349,859 487,305 ' 85,777 19,448 102,739 357,682 38,979 285,896 2,190,494 1,593,591 247,712 308,867 3,045,430! 2,635,379 310,868 91,897 418,702 631.992 136,529 262,340 1,542,429 1,321,100 227,613 116,636 523,738 363,532 61,258 123,877 865,004 996.268 168,567 415,402 2,296,695 1,214,084 143,395 235,339 2,088,012 1,824,172 278,474 984,39911,091,858 7,145.330 1,375,250 16,380 224,642 450,411 49,838 Totals 128,689,883J 3,092,479 26,391,554 16,718,959 3,144,635131,053,3511 3,845,075 23,764,936 21,140,288 3,443,658 259,743,234! 6,937,554!50,156,490 !37,859, 247 6,588,29: Previous year .. 126,510,112! 3,403,23l| 24,566,898 16,637,330 3,012,854120,633,071 3,889,691 19,753,487! 18,860,933 3,180,621 247,143,183! 7,292,92244,320,385 35,498, 2636, 193, 47J I

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Table No. 9. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1920, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 19.10, and 1919, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1919. 1920. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 179,989 191,115 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 2,296,827 1,937,344 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 2,476,816 2,128,459 Dead Letters. lglg Opened and returned to writers ... ...* 262,126 228,258 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 36,269 36,395 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 212,368- 97,343* Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 32,24.7 34,523 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 254,216 265,143 Returned unopened co other countries by Chief Postmasters" ... ... ... " ... 43,244 38,792 Totals ... ... ... 840,470 700,454 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers. Table No. 10. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the vears 1890, 1900, 1910, 1919, and 1920: —

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1919 and 1920 :—

Number Weight 1890. 1900. 1910. 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 .. 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,140 lb. 7 oz. | 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 1919. 3,012,854 14,078,4921b. .1920. 3,144,635 15,826,3171b.

Reci lived. Despal iched. Country. 1919. 1920. Number. Weight. 1919, Number. Weight. 1920. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. lb. 114,250 637,400 lb. 1,219,881 lb. 104,031 lb. 79,283 United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) New Zoaland Expeditionary Forco United. States of America .. 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 Solomon Islands New Hebrides '211,214 33,025 21,540 384 1,423 9,851 33,593 01,472 427,632 3,348 19,4.14 15,889 83,397 27,462 138,939 493 1,799 873 3,089 215 573 330 696 329 747 282 1,342 L.067 3,860 62,447 4,566 23,218 33,733 669 1,306 261 462 397 395 853 430,975 27,879 120,347 158,169 2.042 4,684 589 1,093 949 1,841 3,508 2,823 742 3,262 6,033 456 729 487 378 1,265 79 00 201 592 617 566 259 175 12,891 2,401 9,728 19,233 1,322 2,331 1,197 1,083 4,255 326 204 834 3,061 2,515 2,895 1,247 881 3,186 957 3,989 7,831 615 1,033 594 426 1,470 117 110 298 724 825 781 316 183 2 1 11,906 3,138 12,701 24,496 1,827 2,920 1,474 1,195 5,202 459 402 1,003 3,449 3,501 5,123 1,337 624 3 1 1,544 7,383 45 138 23 90 1,273 10,826 142 431 1,508 54 58 2,735 145 8,002 215 327 24,086 403 Totals 229,427 1,339,179 344,021 2,010,990 61,660 205,028 44,998 160,044

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Table No. 11. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Ten-year Periods ended 30th June, 1866 and 1876, the 31st December, 1886, the 31st March, 1896, 1906, 1916; and the Past Five Years.

Note. —Inland Telegram Tariff: i'rior to the Ist September, 1809, inland telegrams were charged for on a mileage basis. From that date a uniform rate was iixed of 2s. 6d. for ten words and 6d. for each additional live words. Prom Hie Ist April, 1870, the minimum charge was reduced to Is. From the Ist November, 1873, the rate was further reduced Io Is. for ten words and Id. for each additional word, address and signature, hitherto charged for, being free up to ten words. From the Ist July, 1877, there was introduced the "urgent" code, at double the ordinary rate. From the Ist July, 1878, a "delayed " system was introduced, the rate being iixed at 6d. for ten words, exclusive of address and signature, up to ten words and Jd. for each additional word. From the Ist February, 1892, the number of words allowed for the minimum charge in each case was increased to twelve, with free address and signature up to six words. From the 15th August, 1892, the ordinary rate was fixed at Is. for eighteen words, including address and signature. From the. Ist June, 1890, the rate was fixed at Od. for twelve words, including address and signature, and Id. for each additional word, and "delayed" telegrams were abolished. From the Ist November, 1906, the charge for additional words was reduced to Jd, each. From the 23rd September, 1915, the ordinary rate was increased from 6d. to Bd. for twelve words (" urgent " Is. 2d.); and on the Ist August, 1920, it was further increased to Is. for twelve words and Id. for each additional word ; (" urgent," 25., and 2d. for each additional word); Sundays and holidays, double rates. From the Ist November, 1920, there was introduced a. system of night letter telegrams, to be delivered by post on the morning following the day of presentation. The rate is Is. 6d. for thirty-six words and J I. for each additional word.

Table No. 12. Table showing the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections at each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

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Vear ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. - a O 03 r, & •S « I s h Number oi Messages fort Private and Press. ; Telegram* varded duri * and Toll ing the Year. Eevc (includini laneous I Telegraph. snuo g Miscel!teceipts). II ■SM as Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). Government. Total. Telephone. 50th June, 1866 699 1,390 24,761 2,746 27,407 £ 5,562 £ £ 483 £ 6,045 £ 6,377 13 I 1876 3,154 7,247 142 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,716 16,154 78,870 82,771 list Dee., 1886 4,546 11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 106,639 27,281 133,920 98,875 Hst Mar., 1896 6,245J 15,764$ 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,211 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,666 1906 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 184,369 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 1910 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 13,684 13,896 13,687 13,813 13,721 13,724 48,052 50,320 50,291 50,742 50,751 51,643 2,413 2,409 2,371 2,354 2,339 2,338 10,708,910 10,734,168 11,510,710 11,989,882 14,957,615 13,884,466 127,841 140,952 114,010 101,135 116,452 116,385 10,836,751 10,875,120 11.624,720 12,091,017 15,074,067 14,000.851 549,627 527,249 516,865 615,786 619,188 704.228 287,547 317,275 344,368 373,169 419,318 533,535 9,085 10,774 0,949 5,036 5,830 7,036 846,259 855,298 868,182 993,991 1,044,336 1,244,799 658,572 681.217 803,691 879,497 1.078,961 1,369,780

Numbor of Connectii >ns on 31st March, Engineer's District. 1921. 1920. I Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. Connections. Extensions. Total. Auckland Wellington Canterbury 19,731 33,246 11,430 10,283 3,207 22,938 5.898 39,144 2,597 14,027 2,047 12,330 .17,862 2,777 30,172 5,369 10,656 2,471 9,513 1,903 20,639 35,541 13,127 11,416 Otago Totals 74,690 13,749 88,439 68,203 12,520 80,723