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1922. NEW ZEALAND

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1921.

Contents. PAGE PAGE Introduction ... ... ... 1 Savings-bank ... ... .. 9 Receipts and Payments ... ... 1,2 Work performed for other DepartStaff ... ... ... ... 2 ments ... ... ' ... 9,10 Promotion Board ... ... ... 3 Telegraphs ... ... ... 10,11 Appeal Board ... ... ... 3 Subsidized Lines... ... ... 11 Departmental Correspondence Technical Machine Printing-telegraphs ... 11 Classes... ... 3 Curtailment of Telegraph Attendance 11 Examinations ... ... 3 Transmission of Telegrams by TeleRepresentation of Department on Cham- phone ... ... ... 11 bers of Commerce ... ... 3 Abolition of Special-messenger Service 11 Census ... ... ... ... 4 Ocean Cable Services ... ... 12 Amalgamation of Greymouth, Hokitika, Proposed Duplication of the Pacific and Westport Postal Districts ... 4 Cable... ... ... ... 12 Transfer of certain Offices from Hamilton New Zealand Submarine-cable Service 12 to Auckland Postal District ... 4 Wireless Telegraphy ... ... 12,13 Naming of New Post or Telephone Office 4 Telephone Exchanges ... ... 13 War-loan Certificates ... ... 4 Automatic-telephone-exchange InPost Office Investment Certificates ... 4 stallations ... ... ... 14-16 Stores Branch ... ... ... 4 Grouping of Telephone-exchange SubWorkshops ... ... ... 5 scribers' Lines for the Purpose Government Motor Service ... ... 5 of Intercommunication outside the Post Office ... ... ... 5 Ordinary Hours of Attendance ... 16 Dead and Missing Letters ... ... 5 Transfer of Telephone-exchange ConProhibited Correspondence ... ... 6 nection ... ... ... 16 Register of Newspapers and Magazines 6 Telephone Facilities for Backblocks • 16 " Window" Envelopes ... ... 6 Operation of Hydro-electric-power "Householder" Circulars ... ... 6 Boards ... ... ... 16 Parcel-post ... ... ... 6 Slot Telephones ... ... ... 16 Postage-stamps ... ... ... 6,7 Ocean Mail-services ... ... 7 Intercolonial Mail-services ... ... 7 APPENDIX. Inland Mail-services ... ... 7,8 Buildings ... ... ... 8 Designation of Offices changed or Money-orders ... ... ... 8,9 corrected ... ... ... 17 Postal Notes ... ... ... 9 Cable Business ... ... ... 17 British Postal Orders ... ... 9 I Radio-telegrams ... ... ... 17 (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-— page (a.) Issued in the Dominion ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 (b.) Drawn on the Dominion ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 No. 2. —General Statement of Post Office Savings-bank Business for Year ended 3lst March, 1922 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...' 19 No. 3.—General Statement of Post Office Savings-bank Business from 1867 to 31st March, 1922 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 No. 4.—Balance-sheet of Post Office Account for Year ended 31st March, 1922 ... 21-23 No. 5. —Securities, &c, standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on account of Post Office Savings-bank Fund on 31st March, 1922 ... ... ...24-27 No. 6.—Post Office Savings-bank Receipts and Payments for Year ended 31st March, 1922 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 No. 7. —Number of Post Office Savings-bank Accounts open... ... ... ... 29 No. B.—Estimated Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels dealt with ... ... ... ... ... 30 No. 9. —(a.) Registered Articles ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 (b.) Dead Letters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 No. 10.—Parcel-post ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 No. 11.—Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department ... 32 No. 12.—Number of Connections at Telephone Exchanges in Engineers' Districts ... 32

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DETAILED INDEX. A - PAGE I L> PAG J Amalgamation of Greymouth. Hokitika, and West- Leave, sick .. .. .. .. .. 2 ?t> j. i t>- *. ■ a i .Letter-cards — port Postal Distncts 4 New die foI . embossing 7 Appeal Board. 3 Posto d and delivered .. .. 5,30 Articles delivered .. .. .. .. 5 rlrlr»ns»rl t Auckland Postal District: transfer of certain offices Letters— " " from Hamilton District .. .. .. 4 ,i„„if „;*>, sqi Automatictelephone-exchange installations .. 14 °7' ~ t f Q h n to numb er delivered '.'. .. ' 5 Missing .. .. .. .. .. 5, 6 ■"• Posted and delivered .. .. .. 5,30 Balance-sheet of Post Office Account .. 21,22, 23 Posted : average number per head of population.. 5 Batteries, class of, and number in use .. ..11 „ unaddressed .. .. .. • 5 Book-packets posted and delivered .. .. 30 I ~ with previously üßed stamps .. .. 5 British postal orders sold .. .. .. 9 Registered, unclaimed .. 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 8 With libellous addresses .. .. .. 5 Business done for other Departments .. .. 9 Wrongly addressed .. .. .. 5 Cable messages— M. " Christmas Greetings" .. ... ..12 Magazines registered .. .. .. ..6 Deferred .. .. .. .. ..12 Magazines removed from register .. .. 6 Intercolonial traffic .. .. .. 12,17 Mail-services— International traffic .. .. .. 12,17 Aerial .. .. .. .. ..7 Number .. .. .. .. 12, 17 Inland .. .. .. .. .. 7, 8 Press .. .. .. • ■ 12 Intercolonial .. .. .. .. 7 Press: increase in charge .. .. ..12 Motor, undertaken by Department .. .. 8 Value .. .. .. .. ..17 Ocean .. .. .. .. ..7 Week-end .. .. .. -. ..12 Sea .. .. .. .. ..7,8 Cables Missing letters.. .. .. .. .. 5, 6 Eastern Extension (see " Eastern Extension cable "). Money-order— New Zealand .. .. .. .. 12 j Commission .. .. .. 9, 18 Ocean .. .. .. .. ..12 Exchange with other countries.. .. ..8,9 Pacific (see "Pacific cable"). Issued and paid .. .. .. 8,18 Cash-on-delivery system .. .. .. 6 Offices open, &0. .. .. .. ..8 Census .. .. • ■ •. .. 4 Motor service, Government .. .. .. 5 Chambers of Commerce, representation of DepartCirculars o ,'" Householder" '.'. '.'. '.'. 6 Naming of post or telephone office .. ..4 Classes, departmental correspondence technical .. 3 Newspapers Correspondence prohibited .. 8 dehvered.. .. .. .. 30 pj Removed from register .. .. .. 6 Dead letters 5,31 Returned to publishers 5 Deferred cable message 12 Night letter-telegrams :' , , , 10 - 3 f Designation of offices changed .. ..17 Non-permanent Postmasters and telephonists salaries I 0 V _ ~ , ~ ■ Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," Eastern Extension cable— „ p acifio cab]e » &c > Number and percentage of messages forwarded and mail-services (see'" Mail "). received .. .. .. .. .. 12 officersPress cablegrams 12 Absence on sick-leave, average .. .. 2 Share of business .. .. .. .. 12 Death of 2 Electric-power Boards, operation of .. .. 16 Health 2 Envelopes, " window".. .. .. ..6 Number '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. ..2 Examinations .. .. .. .. .. 3 Retirement of 2 Exchanges, telephone (see " Telephone exchanges "). „ ,« Te] ; g h „ } Expenditure of Department .. .. 1,2 _ changed * .. .. 17 p „ naming of . . .. .. .. 4 „ - Overtime, time off in lieu of .. .. .. 3 Government motor service ...... o Greymouth Postal District: incorporation of Hokitika p and Westport Postal Districts .. .. ..4 Pacific cableNumber and percentage of messages forwarded and jj received .. .. .. .. ..12 Hamilton Postal District: transfer of certain offices Proposed duplication '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 12 to Auckland District ..4 share of business 12 Health of stan.. .. .. .. •• - Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered 6 Hokitika Postal District: incorporation in Grey- Parcelsmouth District .. .. .. .. 4 'c; ls h-on-delivery system .. .. ..6 "Householder circulars .. .. ... b Closing-times of mails 6 Hydro-electric-power Boards, operation .ii .. lb Dehvered .. .. .. 5 30, 31 Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs !• duty collected on .. .. .. .. 5 Inland mail-services (see "Mail-services"). Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. ..5 Inspection of post-offices .. .. .. 5 Listing .. .. .. .. .. 0 Instruments, telegraph, class of, and number in use.. 11 Posted and delivered.. .. .. 30,31 Interest-bearing limits: increase.. .. ..9 Rates .. .. .. .. ..6

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DETAILED INDEX— oontinued. PAGE T. I'AOE Postage-stamps .. .. .. 6,7 Technical correspondence classes.. .. .. 3 Postal notes— Telegrams— Commission .. .. .. .. 9 Decrease in number .. .. .. 10 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 Government: number and value .. 10, 32 Paid .. .. .. .. .. 9 Night letter .. .. .. .. 10, 32 Sold .. .. .. .. .. 9 Of all codes .. .. .. .. 10, 32 Postal orders, British, sold .. .. .. 9 Ordinary : number and value .. .. 10, 32 Post-cards— Per 100 letters .. .. .. 10 Delivered .. .. .. .. 5, 30 Press' .. .. .. .. 10, 32 New die for embossing .. .. ..7 Transmission by telephone .. .. ..11 Posted .. .. .. .. ..30 Urgent .. .. .. .. ..10 Post Office Account: balance-sheet .. 21, 22, 23 Telegraph— Post Office investment certificates .. .. 4 Attendance: curtailment .. .. 11 Post-offices— Instruments and batteries in use .. 11 Closed .. .. .. .. .. 5 LinesDesignation changed .. .. .. 17 Length of, erected, &c. .. .. 11, 32 Established .. .. .. .. 5 Overhauled .. .. .. ..11 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. 5 Superimposed .. .. .. ..11 Naming .. .. .. .. ..4 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 11 Number .. .. .. .. ..5 „ open, &c. .. .. .. 11,32 Private mail-bag, payment to mail contractor for Private wires : number and rental .. ..11 attention to, ceased . . .. .. .. 8 Receipts and payments .. .. 10, 32 Private wires: number and rental .. .. II Revenue .. .. .. .. 10,32 Prohibited correspondence .. .. ..6 System: machine-printing .. .. ..11 Promotion Board .. .. .. v ..3 Telephone— Exchanges— „ Automatic .. .. .. 14. 15, 16 Connections : proportion to population .. 13 Radio-telegrams (see " Wireless"). f| transfer: fee now required .. 16 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 1, 2 Grouping subscribers' lines for purpose of inRegistered articles .. .. .. 5, 31 tercommunication after hours .. .. 16 Revenue of Department .. .. 1,2 Line, length of, erected, &c. .. .. 11, 16 Rural delivery-box, special payment to mail con- Number of subscribers awaiting connection .. 13 tractor for attention to, ceased .. ..8 Opened .. .. .. .. ..13 Rural delivery : new regulations .. .. .. 8 Party-line circuits .. .. .. .. 13 Plant .. .. .. .. ..13 g_ Revenue .. .. .. .. 13, 32 Subscribers' connections .. .. 13, 32 Salaries .. .. .. ..1,3 Toll traffic: line available .. .. ..11 „ minimum for married officers .. ..3 Facilities for backblocks 16 „ reduction .. .. .. ..3 Lines overhauled, &c. .. .. ..II San Francisco mail-service 7 Metallic circuits erected .. .. ..13 Sayings-bank— Offices converted to Morse .. .. ..11 Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. 9, 19, 20, 29 naming 4 Cost of management .. .. .. .. 9 gloj; '' ig Deposits: amount, &o. .. 9,19,20,28 Toll messages' '.'. '.'. '.'. 10,' 11, 32 Excess of withdrawals over deposits .. 19, 20 Fixed Deposit Account .. .. 28 Interest .. .. .. ..9,19,20,28 Liabilities and assets .. .. .. 28 V. Nominations by depositors 9 Vancouver mail-service .. 7 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 9, 19, 20 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 28 Receipts and payments .. .. 28 Reserve Fund Account .. .. 28 Securities .. .. .. .. 24-27 W. Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and War-loan certificates .. .. .. .. 4 Australia, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 Westport Postal District: incorporation in GreyWithdrawals .. .. .. 9, 1.9, 20, 28 mouth District .. .. .. 4 Year: date of termination altered .. ..9 " Window" envelopes .. .. .. ..6 Securities in name of Postmaster-General .. 24-27 Wireless telegraph stationsSlot telephones .. .. .. .. 16 Attendance curtailed at Radio-Awarua .. 12 Special-messenger service: abolition .. ..11 Changes being made at Radio - Auckland with Staff — , view to economy .. .. .. 12 Health .. .. .. ~ .. 2 Long-distance communication .. .. 13 Number .. .. .. .. .. 2 Wireless telegraphy— Reduction .. .. .. .. .. 3 Issue of licenses .. .. .. . . 13 Retirements .. .. .. .. 2, 3 Provisional permits .. .. 13 Stamps : new issues, &c. .. .. .. 6, 7 Returns of business .. .. .. 12, 17 Stores Branch .. .. .. .. .. 4 Work performed for other Departments .. 9, 10 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. 12 Workshops .. .. .. .. .. 5

1922. NEW ZEALAND.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1921-22.

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

Sir,— General Post Office, Wellington, 4th July, 1922. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the Post and Telegraph Department for the financial year 1921-22. The receipts amounted to £2,811,535, and the payments to £2,451,571 : there was thus an excess of receipts over payments of £359,964. I have, &c, J. 6. Coates. His Excellency the Governor-General. Postmaster-General.

Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1921-22 are shown in the following table : —

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Item. Postal. Telegraph. Total. Receipts. £ s. d. 1,410,251 9 5 49,050 11 0 908 5 1 33,883 18 0 4,603 15 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,410,251 9 5 49,050 11 0 908 5 1 33,883 1.8 0 10,012 14 1 685,855 0 7 014,307 3 0i Postages Money-order and postal-note commission Money-order commission received from foreign offices .. Private box and bag rents and rural delivery fees Miscellaneous receipts Paid telegrams Telephone exchanges 12,008 18 4 085,855 0 7 014,307 3 0J Balance of payments over receipts (Telegraph) 1,499,303 19 3 1,312,231 7 11J 1,830 8 8§ 2,811,535 7 2£ Totals 1,499,303 19 3 1,314,007 10 8 2,811,535 7 2J Payments. Salaries (classified officers) Salaries (country Postmasters and telephonists and contributions to Railway Department) Conveyance of ocean mails Conveyance of inland mails Conveyance of mails by rail Money-order commission credited to foreign offices Maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines Miscellaneous £ s. d. 056,800 4 3 32,110 0 0 57,818 8 0 157,326 9 10 83,425 9 0 2,883 18 10 £ s. d. 895.028 6 2 43,890 0 0 £ s. d. 1,551,894 10 5 70,000 0 0 .57,818 8 0 157,320 9 10 83,425 9 0 2,883 18 10 170,395 6 3 351,827 7 7 147,073 3 4 170,395 (i 3 204,754 4 3 Balance of receipts over payments (Postal) Balance of receipts over payments (whole Department) 1,137,503 14 3 361,800 5 0 1,314,067 10 8 2,451,571. 10 11 359,903 10 3-J Totals 1,499,303 19 3 1,314,067 16 8 2,811,535 7 2J

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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, 1921 arid 1922. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1.92.1 and 1922, was as under :— 31st March, 31st March, 1921. 1922. Postmaster-General .. .. . . . . .. 1 1. Classified staff — Permanent- — Administrative Division . . .. .. 4 4 Clerical and Engineering Division .. .. 3,547 3,351 General Division .. .. .. ..4,211 4,302 Temporary — Night-watchmen . . . . . . .. 8 2 Postmistresses and assistants, &c. .. .. 9 G Exchange attendants .. .. .. .. 174 135 Postmen, messengers, and chauffeurs . . . . 194 96 Exchange clerks .. .. .. .. 5 4 Other temporary employees .. .. .. 283 186 Totals, classified staff .. ■ .. .. 8,436 8,087 Employees not on classified staff— Country Postmasters and Postmistresses .. .. 2,115 2,120 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers .. .. . . .. 130 123 Totals .. .. .. ..10,681 10,330 Health of Permanent Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave :— Number Average Absence Average Absence on Staff. per Sick Officer. for eao , h °f cer employed. Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,497 1163 5-81 Women ... ... ... 1,160 14-89 9-04 Seventeen officers died during the year. Retirements. The undermentioned senior officers retired during the year, after having served for a period of forty years or more : — W. Gee, Chief Postmaster, Auckland. C. B. Mann, Controller of Stores, General Post Office. A. J. C. Talbot, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Wellington. F. J. Chisholm, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin. C. Treweek, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Auckland. W. Beswick, Chief Postmaster, Wanganui. R. W. Porter, Chief Postmaster, Invercargill. L. W. Bourkc, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Wellington. J. Alexander, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Dunedin.

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. Excess of Payments over Receipts. £ 1881-1882 .. .. .. .. 234,529 £ 233,291 £ 1,238 £ 1891-1892 .. .. .. .. 320,058 268,343 51,715 1901-1902 .. .. .. .. 488,573 465,750 22,817 1911-1912 .. .. .. .. : 1,087,710 988,911 98,799 1912-1913 .. .. .. .. 1,167,826 1913-1914 .. .. .. .. 1,269,921 1914-1915 .. .. .. .. 1,359,059 1915-1916 .. .. .. .. 1,695,757 1916-1917 .. .. .. .. 1,809,31.7 1917-1918 .. .. .. .. 1,837,260 1918-1919 .. .. .. .. 1,972,539 1919-1920 .. .. .. .. 2,106,995 1920-1921 .. .. .. .. 2,590,441 1921-1922 .. .. .. .. 2,811,535 1,009,272 1,173,314 1,240,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 1,489,440 1,702,048 1,944,161 2,591,786 2,451,571 98,554 90,007 112,209 399,235 438,507 347,814 270,491 102,834 t 1,345 359^904

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E. G. Stapp, Chief Postmaster, Hamilton. C. A. Newman, Inspecting Auditor, General Post Office. A. 0. Tovey, Postmaster, Palmerston North. T. B. Salmon, Relieving Officer, General Post Office. P. G. Harwood, Assistant Postmaster, Auckland. W. A. Andrews, Principal Clerk, Telegraph Division, General Post Office. J. Redmond, Senior Inspector, General Post Office. J. E. Green, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Auckland. E. A. Burr, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Christchurch. J. T. Wylie, Chief Postmaster, Nelson. Reduction of Staff. Consequent upon the falling-off in the Department's business it became necessary during the year to dispose of surplus officers. Approximately LOO officers voluntarily retired on superannuation. The services of 58 officers who were regarded as the least efficient were terminated on the completion of three months' notice. On account of their being returned soldiers or married men, 43 officers who were reported upon as being among the least efficient were offered inferior positions for which they were considered more suitable, than for those which they occupied. In order that the services of approximately 100 officers might be retained, officers were granted time off in lieu of a cash payment for overtime performed. Reduction of Salaries. In accordance with the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22, the salaries of all officers were reduced from the Ist January, 1922, as follows : Salaries exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £1,250 per annum, a reduction of 9 per cent. ; exceeding £900 but not exceeding £1,000 per annum, a reduction of 8 per cent. ; exceeding £800 but not exceeding £900 per annum, a reduction of 7 per cent. ; exceeding £500 but not exceeding £800 per annum, a reduction of £25 per annum ; exceeding £320 but not exceeding £500 per annum, a reduction of £20 per annum ; exceeding £190 but not exceeding £320 per annum, a reduction of £15 per annum ; not exceeding £190 per annum, a reduction of £10 per annum. Minimum Salary of Married Officers. Prom the Ist May, 1921,. the minimum salary of married officers of twenty-one years of age and over was fixed at £234 15s. In accordance with the provisions of the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22, the amount was reduced to £219 15s. from the Ist January, 1922. Promotion Board. When Mr. J. J. Mulvey, the elected member of the Promotion Board, was transferred, from Wellington to Greymouth at the end of 1921 Mr. L. L. Hills was appointed to act in his place until an election for an officers' representative on the Board took place. The election was duly held in February, 1922, and resulted in the return of Mr. Hills. Appeal Board. In 1920 several officers who had received special increments of salary by reason of outstanding ability were appealed against by officers who had not received like increases. Tt was maintained by the Department that the list for that year, in which the increments were notified, was not a classification list, and that there was no right of appeal in such cases. The Department's contentions were upheld by the. Court of Appeal. Two hundred and twenty-six appeals were affected by the decision. There were three sittings of the Appeal Board during the year, the period covered being seven weeks. The total number of appeals dealt with was approximately 600, of which 13 were allowed. Departmental Correspondence Technical Classes. During the year 553 students were enrolled in the departmental correspondence technical classes. Candidates for departmental examinations who obtained tuition in the classes were very successful. Of the passes, 76 per cent, were obtained by students of the classes. Examinations. During the year 1921-22 the number of officers who sat for efficiency examinations was 1,984, of which number 1,118 were either wholly or partially successful. Representation of Department on Chambers of Commerce. In order to assist the commercial community, permission has been given to Chief Postmasters to accept membership of Chambers of Commerce as representatives of the Department. So far the Wellington Chamber of Commerce is the only Chamber that has availed, itself of the arrangement. The Chief Postmaster states the views of the Department on any departmental matter that comes up for discussion, and gives his prompt personal attention to any matter on which action requires to be taken. He is also required to take the opportunity to solicit the co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce in securing the observance by the general public of fundamental principles the compliance with which is necessary to enable departmental services to be performed to the entire satisfaction of the public.

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Census.

As in 1916, postal officers distributed and collected the schedules for the census of population taken on the 17th April, 1921. They also obtained at the same time borough agricultural and pastoral returns, and a return of the public libraries and of meeting-places of religious denominations and attendances at their services. Amalgamation of Greymouth, Hokitika, and Westport Postal Districts. When postal districts were established the main factor considered was the isolation of the town and district from, other centres ; and consequently, for convenience in administration, three districts were established on the west coast of the South. Island —viz., Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika— with the towns of those names as the chief offices. But conditions on the west coast, particularly in regard to transit, have changed to such an extent that the three districts, with the exception of certain offices in the Westport District, can now be efficiently administered from Greymouth. Consequently it has been arranged for the Hokitika District and the greater part of the Westport District to be combined with the Greymouth District from the Ist January, 1922. Seventeen offices in the Westport District have been transferred to the Nelson District, their means of communication being better with Nelson than with Greymouth. To enable withdrawals from local savings-bank accounts to continue to be made on demand at Hokitika and Westport, savings-bank ledgers are kept at those offices. The amalgamation has effected, considerable economy. Transfer of certain Offices from Hamilton to Auckland Postal District. The northern boundary of the Hamilton Postal District has been altered so as to exclude from that district Onewhero, Port Waikato, Pukekawa, and Te Hirua, it being found that it would be of advantage for the four offices named to be rctransferred to the Auckland District. Naming ok New Post or Telephone Office. The place-name, whether Maori or not, is now adopted for a new post or telephone office if it is not the same as or does not too closely resemble the name of an existing office. Previously a Maori name was insisted on. War-loan Certificates. , War-loan certificates commenced to fall due on the 11th August, 1921, and holders are being offered an investment in s|-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, 1922, the amount so invested has reached the sum of £229,672 19s. 3d. Stores Branch. The following figures show the values of supplies purchased, issued, and remaining in stock for the year ended 31st March, 1922, while those for the previous year are stated for the purpose of comparison:— 1921 . 1922 . £ £ Stock on hand, 31st March .. .. .. .. 257,376 384,717 Purchases .. .. .. '.. .. .. 319,347 682,692 Issues .. .. .. .: .. .. 263,537 555,351 Supplies from overseas have come in very freely during the year, many orders of long standing being filled. The total inward consignments for the year 1921, as compared with 1920, were,Shipments. Packages. 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,037 83,687 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. 585 36,508 The number of indents placed has shown a marked reduction, the figures being—l92l, 177 ; 1920, 368. This is due to the policy followed of restricting purchases on a falling market, buying being postponed as far as prudence permits. Competition for the Department's business is now keener than has been the case for several years, and there is every indication, of a rapid return to normal conditions, and a consequent fall in prices. Supplies of uniforms are now more readily available than at any time since pre-war years, but the deliveries from makers are showing delays. The difficulties which existed in keeping up supplies of parcel-post hampers have also disappeared, as a result of the easing of the pressure of private orders on basket-manufacturers.

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Workshops. The activities of this branch have been confined chiefly to maintenance of the motor vehicles and general mechanical apparatus of the service. In addition the manufacture of unprocurable parts of motor vehicles has been successfully undertaken. The new arrangement, under which Government vehicles are controlled by the Post and Telegraph Department, has increased the importance and quantity of work in the motor-repair section. In the electrical section important work has been efficiently executed in connection with installations of automatic printing-telegraph and the extension of the telephone-exchange systems. Other Departments continue to take advantage of the facilities afforded for efficient and economical manufacture and repairs of mechanical appliances. The value of the work carried out during the year amounted to £54,087. Government Motor Service. With a view to effecting economy, Government decided towards the end of 1921 that all motor vehicles in use by Government Departments in the chief centres, with the exception of Police cars, were to be controlled by the Post and Telegraph Department, which would issue; them, as required, on application by Permanent Heads of Departments. The scheme, which involves much rearrangement, is gradually being brought about, and at present is working very satisfactorily. The concentration of vehicles under one control is already showing a distinct economy, and this will be more noticeable as the scheme progresses. In the past, different Government Departments have procured different makes of cars, lorries, and cycles, with the obvious result that spare parts had to be stocked for the various types. Now that vehicles are to be under the control of the Post and Telegraph Department, every effort will be made towards standardization of type, with a view to a reduction in the variety of spare parts and fittings. It will, however, be realized that this will be possible only when the great variety of vehicles recently taken over have reached the end of their usefulness. The garages will be kept open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, but arrangements can be made, when necessary, for attendance outside that time. POST OFFICE. During 1921 Inspectors visited 2,471 offices. The number of post-offices opened was 31, and the number closed 60. The number of post-offices open on the 3.lst December, 1921, was 2,178. The number of articles delivered in the Dominion, including those received from places beyond New Zealand, during the year 1921, compared with the number in 1.920, was as under : — 1921. 1920. Increase. Decrease. Letters and letter-cards.. 132,038,162 131,053,35.1 984,811 Post-cards . . ■ .. 3,679,519 3,845,075 .. 165,556 Other articles .. .. 46,136,266 44,905,224 1,231,042 Totals .. .. 181,853,947 179,803,650 2,215,853 Parcels .. .. 3,325,121 3,443,658 .. 118,537 The letters and letter-cards increased 0-75 per cent., post-cards decreased 4-31 per cent., other articles increased 2-74 per cent., and parcels decreased 3-44 per cent. In 1920, compared, with .1.91.9, 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. The average number of letters and letter-cards posted per unit of the population during 1921 is estimated at 99-5. The average in 1920 was 107-7. The declared value of parcels received from, places outside the Dominion in 1921 was £1,318,733, against £2,250,828 in 1920. The Customs duty amounted, to £244,683 14s. 2d. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the Dominion in 1921 was £86,184, against £100,008 in 1920. 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 0-44 per cent. 226,076 letters (including registered letters) were opened and returned to writers through the Dead Letter Office ; 38,385 were returned unopened to other countries: 80 were reissued; 37,009 were destroyed; 253,776 were returned by Chief Postmasters to senders within New Zealand ; 40,528 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 595,854, compared with 700,454 in 1920. 8,021 other articles were returned to foreign countries ; 2,525 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office, and 103,552 by Chief Postmasters ; 27,813 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 141,911 articles, compared with 153,328 in 1920. There were 5,413 letters and 3,294 letter-cards posted without addresses ; 17,400 letters were wrongly addressed; 114 letters bore libellous addresses, and were intercepted ;32 letters were discovered to bear previously used stamps ; and 9,204 registered letters were unclaimed. 3,612 newspapers and 3,408 books and other articles were received without addresses : many of these were subsequently applied for and delivered. 24,950 newspapers were returned to publishers.

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There were 5,507 inquiries made during 1921 for postal packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered. In 3,166 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 .-> ~ m r,, liesult. 1 raced Cases. 713 .. .. .. Sender responsible for delay. 886 . . . . .. Addressee responsible for delay. 367 .. .. .. Post Office responsible for delay. 1,200 .. .. No delay, or responsibility not fixed. 3,166 Prohibited Correspondence. During the year 237 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 withhold from transmission. Register of Newspapers and Magazines. Forty-three newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and seventeen were removed from the register. One magazine was registered, and three were removed from the register. " Window " Envelopes. The provision made by the Postal Union Congress at Madrid for the acceptance from the. Ist January, .1922, of mail-matter contained in envelopes with transparent panels required that the panel form an integral part of the envelope. This requirement has been modified in respect of the inland service, and the service between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it having been arranged for letters to be accepted in those services with the transparent panels securely attached to the covers by means of gum or other adhesive. Representations were made to the Post Office of the Commonwealth of Australia with a view to extending the modification to the service between New Zealand and Australia, but without avail. " Householder " Circulars. * From the 12th September, 1921, the postage on circulars and other printed matter addressed merely " The Householder " was fixed at a rate for each packet of Jd. for each 2 oz. The revenue from this class of matter was, for the period up to the 31st March, 1922, £970. Parcel-post. Closing-times of Mails. In August, 1921, a system was instituted whereby ordinary parcel-mails at the four chief centres are closed at two stated hours each day instead of one hour before the time of closing of letter-mails. The change has enabled economies in staff to be effected. Listing. From the 7th September, 1921, listing by number from office to office of inland parcels was discontinued. As the result of the change an appreciable saving in staff has been effected. Rates. From tin- 3rd November, 1921, owing to the rates being unremunerativo, slight increases Were made in respect of parcels that weighed over 6 lb. and in respect of parcels that were light but bulky —viz., those weighing less than 11, lb. and exceeding 4 ft. length and girth combined. The rate for a 7 lb. parcel was increased by Id., 8 lb. by 2d., 9 lb. by 3d., and 10 lb. to 28 lb. by 4d. The postage on a light bulky parcel was fixed at that for an 1.1 lb. parcel, and the " fragile " fee i.e., the fee securing the transit of a parcel in a hamper instead of a bag—for such a parcel was raised from 6d. to 9d. From the 14th December, 1921, the; light bulky parcel rate was waived in respect of light bulky parcels that measured not more than 1 in. in thickness, provided the parcels did not exceed 4 ft. length and width combined. Casit-on-delivery System. During the year ended the 31st March, 1922, 522 cash-on-delivery parcels, representing a value of £2,096, were received from the United Kingdom. No use was made of the system in respect of parcels from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. The system enables persons in New Zealand to order goods from the United Kingdom, or persons in the United Kingdom to order goods from New Zealand, have them despatched by parcel-post, and pay for them on delivery. Postage-stamps. In July, 1921, Bd. stamps of the King George series wore placed on sale, superseding those of the King Edward series. As the colour of the new stamp too closely resembled that of the 2|d. stamp it was changed from blue to red-brown, the colour previously used for the 7-Jd. stamp ; and stamps of the new colour were, placed on sale in March, 1922. During the year " Victory " stamps of the denomination of -|d., which, owing to an alteration in postage-rates, there was no prospect of selling, were overprinted for use as 2d. stamps. Such overprinted stamps were placed on sale in March, 1922. The only other denominations of " Victory "

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From the beginning of 1922 the special payment formerly made to contractors for the carriage of private-mail bags and for attention to rural-delivery boxes ceased. In the past a considerable amount of clerical work was involved in keeping records and making small payments for these services. This is not now necessary, the payment being included in the contract price. The new rural-delivery regulations came into operation from the Ist January, 1922. The principal amendment is that requiring rural-box holders to pay an annual fee of £1 for a delivery in excess of thrice-weekly, and 10s. for a delivery having a frequency of thrice-weekly or less. The proposal to make such charges at first mot with, considerable opposition. Ultimately, however, on the position being better understood, the opposition disappeared, and on the 31st March, 1922, 9.157 rural-delivery boxes were being attended to. By levying the above charges the Department was enabled to cancel the majority of contributions formerly paid by settlers towards the cost of certain services, which in some cases fell heavily on a few. A leaflet giving full particulars regarding rural-mail deliveries was circulated towards the end of 1921. The Department with its own motor vehicles and chauffeurs undertook from the beginning of 1922 the conveyance of mails between the Dunedin Chief Post-office, wharves, and railway-station, the clearance of town receivers, the delivery of parcels, and the delivery of postmen's overflow bags. From the same date the Christchurch City services, which were formerly performed by contractor, were also undertaken by departmental officers provided with motor vehicles. Owing to the inability of the Department to make a contract at a reasonable price at Pahiatua, a similar arrangement had to be made there. On the 12th May, 1921, at 4.10 a.m., the s.s. " Tasman," bound from Auckland to Whakatane, struck a reef at the Rurima Islands, near Whakatane, and sank in twenty-four minutes. The passengers and crew were saved. The mails, consisting of thirty-eight parcel receptacles, were lost, with the exception of one bag, which was washed ashore. Owing to a heavy slip on the 19th July, 1921, all traffic by road between Arthur's Pass and Otira was suspended for some days. Arrangements were made with the Public Works Department for the conveyance of mails, to and from the West Coast, through the Otira tunnel. This was the first occasion on which mails were despatched through the tunnel. Again, on the 6th and Bth August, when the road was blocked by slips, mails were convoyed by this route. Early in the morning of the 12th January, 1922, the railway-bridge at Whenuakura was washed away by the flooding of the Whenuakura River. Until a new bridge was erected the railway terminal on the north side was Patea, and on the south side Wavorley ; and it was therefore necessary to establish a temporary mail-service, by road, between those points. From the 12th to the 17th January a twice-daily service by motor was performed by local motor-proprietors ; but by using a departmental motor-lorry and chauffeur an economical and more efficient service was arranged. The departmental service was performed, from the 18th to the 30th January, when the bridge was reopened. The Waitara-Awakino mail-service was interrupted for a day in February, 1922, on account of floods causing slips on the road and the washing-away of the bridge. From the following day until the bridge was erected mails were transported over the river by means of a wire rope and cage. Buildings. Owing to the financial stringency only urgent and essential work was undertaken. When conditions improve, a very active building programme will be necessary to bring the Department's buildings up to the pre-war standard. During the year departmental buildings were erected or their erection completed at Alexandra, Amberley (Line Foreman's residence), Aria, Chatham Islands (Radio Superintendent's residence), Devonport (automatic telephone exchange), Fitzroy, Garston, Henderson, Hororata, Lumsden, Mahoenui, Manurewa, Matawai, Nightcaps, Onehunga (automatic telephone exchange), Papanui, Paraparaumu, Ranfurly, Rangiotu, Rockville, Tapawera, Taupiri, Te Kopuru, Waiotemarama, and Whakahoro. The old post-office building at Port Nelson was removed to Stoke and fitted up for use at that place. Extensive alterations, rendered necessary by the growth of business, were carried out to the post-office buildings at Dunedin, Hawera, Morrinsville, and Timaru ; additions were made also to the wireless-station buildings at Chatham Islands. Buildings were purchased at Cave, Glen Oroua (to take the place of the building already provided), Mayfield, and Mokauiti. On the 29th July, 1921, the post-office building at Waipiro Bay was destroyed by fire ; and on the 23rd October the building at Birkenhead was badly damaged by a fire that originated in adjoining premises. Money-orders. The money-order business for the, year shows a decrease in both the number of transactions and the total of the amount remitted. Thirty-one money-order offices were opened and 10 closed, leaving 844 offices open at the close of the year. The money-orders issued numbered 669,383, for a total of £4,850,820 ; those paid 569,988, for £4,485,683. 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 £574,662, and the amount received £194,860. 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The total commission received for the transaction of money-order business amounted to £31,268. 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 exchange for both the United States and Canada has now been fixed at the rate of 4 dollars 30 cents. The rate of commission, which has fhictua.ted from sd. for each sum. of 2s. to 6d. for each 55., has now been reduced to the uniform one fixed for most other countries. Postal Notes. The, postal-note business shows an increase ; 2,377,622 postal notes for £739,783 were issued, and 2,363,776 were paid. On this business the commission of £16,529 was received. Twenty-six offices were, opened and 12 closed, leaving 1,069 postal-note offices in operation at the end. of the year. British Postal Orders. The number of British postal orders sold was 99,892, as compared with 83,682 for the, previous year. The amount sent away by means of this very useful form of remittance was £58,063. The twenty-shilling, ten-shilling, and five-shilling notes continue to have the greatest sales. Savings-bank. There was credited to depositors' accounts an amount of £1,599,907 for interest, and the total amount at credit of depositors was increased during the period by £489,673. The total balance at credit of depositors on the 31st March, 1922, was £43,841,704. These results are an indication of the unabated confidence reposed in the institution by the people of the Dominion. There were 23 now savings-bank offices opened during the period and 11 closed, leaving a total of 831 offices open. New accounts to the number of 89,859 were opened and 75,748 closed, leaving 678,930 still in operation at the end of the year. This gives a proportion of one account to every 1-93 of the population. Full particulars as to the number of deposits and withdrawals will be found in the tables. The deposits reached a total of £29,125,997, and the withdrawals £30,236,231. The average deposit amounted to £23 14s. 6d., and the average withdrawal, to £27, while the average amount at credit of each depositor was £64 lis. 6d. If the total at credit were divided equally among the, whole of the people the amount at credit of each person would be £33 7s. 3d. The, working-expenses of the Savings-bank amounted to 6-13 d. per transaction, which gives a cost per cent, on the total amount at credit of depositors of 0-15 d. The system of nomination by depositors in favour of relatives who receive moneys at their credit in case of death continues to grow in favour. During the period 310 nominations were made. The system of transfer of accounts between the Dominion and the United Kingdom resulted in £77,290 being transferred to the United Kingdom and £56,581 to New Zealand. A similar arrangement with the Australian Savings-banks resulted in £161,786 being transferred to Australia and £126,423 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| to 4 per cent., and on sums exceeding £300 from 3 to 3J 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 has been altered from the 31st December to the 31st March in each year, the change taking effect from the 31st March, 1921. Work performed for other Departments. Among the many branches of work undertaken during the twelve months ended 31st March, 1922, for other Departments of the Public Service, those deserving of particular mention are the Customs duties collected, of a total amount of £215,138, and for the same Department £37,588 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 £2,552,250, for the Public Trustee £1,065,973, and for the Government Insurance £207,884, while the amounts paid were £2,574,659 for the State Advances and £1,080,780 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 £3,796,653. For the Valuation Department fees amounting to £14,676 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 £4,409,292.

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For the Pensions Department £748,635 was paid on account of old-age pensions, £322,890 on account of epidemic, military, miners', and widows' pensions, and £1,642,921 on account t>f war pensions. Contributions to the National Provident Fund collected by Postmasters amounted to £85,582, and the payments amounted to £83,262 ; £275,879 was paid out on behalf of the Public Service Superannuation Fund ; £102,272 was paid on behalf of the Teachers' Superannuation Fund, and £106,677 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 £1,756, and game licenses, £5,778 ; machinery and boiler-certificate fees collected, £12,462 ; mining licenses, £227 ; and sanatorium receipts, £2,266. On behalf of the British Government £112,607 was paid to Imperial pensioners resident in New Zealand. For the registration of births, deaths, and marriages, and the performance of the marriage ceremony, Postmasters collected £3,487. Discount-stamps valued at £510, and numbering 489,600, were sold. The sales arc 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 £76,688. The sum of £742,214 was collected for investment in Government loans. This does not include the amounts invested in Post Office" investment certificates, which totalled £69,095. 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 £1.1,118. TELEGRAPHS. The telegraph revenue, including telephone-exchange and miscellaneous receipts, totalled £1,312,231, representing an increase of £74,467 over the previous year, equivalent to 6-01 per cent. If to this be added the value of free Government telegrams the total amounts to £1,320,689. The telegraph revenue was £706,322, and the telephone £614,367. The payments made on account of these services amounted to £1,314,068, a decrease of 4-06 per cent. The number of ordinary telegrams decreased from 6,324,982 to 5,341,479, a decrease of 983,503, or 15-5 per cent. The revenue decreased from £356,106 to £338,332, a decrease of £17,714. The number represents 4-64 per unit of population, against, 529 for the previous year. Urgent telegrams decreased in number from 394,569 to 238,024, a decrease of 156,545, or 39-6 per cent. The revenue decreased from £44,364 to £31,366, a decrease of £12,998, or 29-3 per cent. The number of Press telegrams decreased from 372,683 to 364,535. The revenue increased from £34,976 to £45,764, an increase of £10,788, or 30-8 per cent. The number of telephone toll communications increased from 6,786,707 to 6,819,789, an increase of 33,082, or 0-49 per cent. The value increased from £254,182 to £268,753, an increase of £14,571. The average value of each communication increased from 8-9 d. to 9-46 d. The total number represents 5-18 per unit of population, against 5-68 for the previous year. Night letter-telegrams numbered 18,210, the revenue derived amounting to £1,639. This class of telegram, was introduced on the Ist November, 1920. For the five months ended on the 31st March, 1921, the number of messages forwarded was 5,525, and the value £494; and for the five months ended on the 31st March, 1922, the number forwarded was 8,575, and the value £785. Government telegrams for which no payment was received totalled 152,428, and the value thereof £8,458, against 116,385 and £7,036 for the previous year. If the figures for the class of telegram mentioned in the preceding paragraph are added to those for paid telegrams the total number of all codes is 12,934,465, valued at £694,313, against 14,000,851, valued at £698,520, for the previous year. These totals show a decrease in number and value of 1,066,386 and £4,207, or 7-62 per cent, and 0-6 per cent, respectively. The proportion of paid messages per unit of population was 983, against 11-62 for the previous year. The number of paid telegrams forwarded .amounted to 4-5 messages for every 100 letters posted in New Zealand. The following is the classification of paid telegrams and toll communications under the various headings:— Value s • Number. ordinary telegrams .. .. .. .. 5,341,479 491,293 Urgent telegrams .. .. .. .. 238,024 31,366 Press telegrams .. .. .. .. .. 364,535 47,437 Night letter-telegrams .. .. .. .. 18,210 1,639 Toll communications .. .. .. .. 6,819,789 268,753 12,782,037 840,488 Less amount due to other Administrations on cable and radio messages .. .. .. .. .. .. 154,633 Net totals for paid messages of all codes, 1921-22 .. 12,782,037 685,855 Net totals for paid messages of all codes, 1920-21 .. 13,884,466 691,484

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During the year 43 offices were opened, and 73 removed to new positions. The total number of offices open on the 31st March, 1922, was 2,327. Three offices were converted from telephone to Morse, and 2 from Morse to telephone. New test-boards were installed in 6 telegraphoffices, and. 37 offices were rewired. At the end of the year 850 telegraph instruments, classified as follows, were in use: Constant current, 359 ; intermittent current, 293 ; single-current duplex, 42 ; double-current duplex, 38 ; direct sounders, 3 ; quadruples, 80; quadruples translators, 33 ; Murray printing installations, 2. To operate these instruments 44,623 cells, classified as follows, were, required: Loclanche, 32,832; Gordon, 3,561 ; Daniell, 5,676 ; bichromate, 1,863 ; storage, 227 ; dry, 464. The length of telegraph and telephone pole line and wire on the 31st March, 1921 and 1922 respectively, was as follows : —

During the year 106 miles of new telegraph and inter-urban telephone pole line were erected, and 38 miles dismantled for erection elsewhere, or, in localities where the Department no longer required it, sold to the, settlers for use as private lines. Of telegraph and inter-urban telephone wire 998 miles were erected and 48 miles dismantled, making an increase of 950 miles during the year. The total length of telegraph and inter-urban telephone wire in use —viz., 52,177 miles -may be classified as follows: 11,571 miles used exclusively for telephone toll-traffic, 13,847 miles used exclusively for telegraphic traffic, and 26,759 miles used simultaneously for telephone toll and telegraphic traffic. The total length of wire available for telephone toll traffic is therefore 38,330 miles ; the total length available for the transmission of telegrams, 40,606 miles ; the length of wire gained for telegraphic transmission by superimposing, 9,071 miles ; and toll lines over which telegrams are transmitted by telephone, 17,687 miles. Phantom circuits were increased by 412 miles, and superimposed circuits decreased by 104 miles. During the year 2,699 miles of telegraph and inter-urban telephone linos were overhauled and in some instances reconstructed. Subsidized Lines. From the 508 subsidized lines and private wires the amount of rent and maintenance received was £3,892. Machine Printing-telegraphs. The necessary apparatus for a machine-printing-telegraph system was received in Now Zealand in October, 1921, and an installation between Wellington and Christchurch was opened for traffic on the sth December, 1921. The traffic-carrying capacity of the line was increased by 200 per cent., and during the Christmas rush of traffic (24th and 25th December) 10,600 messages and 4,000 words of Press work were passed over the circuit between Wellington and Christchurch. The system is now being installed for operation between Wellington and Auckland. This will release telegraph-wires and make a continuous telephone service available between the two centres. Consideration is being given to-the matter of extending machine printing to other main telegraph circuits. Greater efficiency and increased economy in the handling of telegraph traffic will be obtained by the use of machine printing-telegraphs ; and it will be possible with the extension of the system to release telegraph-wires for telephone purposes. Curtailment of Telegraph Attendance. The reopening from 7 to 8 p.m. for telegraph work was abolished at 22 offices at which the volume of business transacted during the evening was infinitesimal, and at which the attendance could be abolished without causing any public inconvenience. In the same circumstances the 1.0 to 10.30 a.m. Sunday attendance at 17 offices, and the 5 to 5.30 p.m. Sunday attendance at 26 others, was abolished. Transmission of Telegrams by Telephone. The regulation requiring the sender of a telegram to pay a fee of 3d. for the service of telephoning a message from the office of destination to the addressee was revoked in November, 1921. When the sender desires a telegram to be telephoned to the addressee he is now required to insert in the address the word " Telephone," followed, when known, by the number of the addressee's exchange connection. The instruction is charged for as part of the telegram. Abolition of Special-messenger Service. The special-messenger service,-which was suspended since March, 1917, has been abolished, the Department being no longer able to satisfactorily perform it at a reasonable cost.

Mile cs of Pole Liii lie. Mi lies of Wire. Year ended 31st March, 1921. Year ended 31st March, 1922. Increase. Year ended 31st March, 1921. Year ended 31st March, Increase. 1922. Telegraph and inter-urban telephone Telephone-exchange plant 13,699 5,441 13,767 5,984 68 543 51,228 192,027 52,177 950 207,529 15,502 259,706 16,452 Totals 19,140 1.9,751 611 243,255

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Ocean Cable Services. The number of cable messages, excluding Press, sent from New Zealand to international offices during the year shows an increase of 0-52 per cent, on the number sent during 1920-21, and the number sent to Australian offices shows a decrease of 9-13 per cent. Messages received from international offices decreased by 3-92 per cent., and messages from Australia by 12-85 per cent. The proportion of cable messages sent " via Pacific " was less than that sent by the same, route the previous year, the percentages being 68 and 70 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 : —

Press messages numbering 1,407 were sent via Pacific and 1,851 via Kastern, compared with 1,203 and 1,946 respectively during 1920-21. The number received via, Pacific was 9,553 and via Eastern 2,432, compared with 7,196 and 2,726 respectively. The number of cable, messages forwarded at the deferred rate was 15,712, compared with 17,668, a decrease of 1,956, or 11-07 per cent. The number of week-end messages despatched was 15,488, Hie number received being 7,906. Resumption of Week-end, Messages via Pacific. Alter being suspended for over four years, owing to the congestion of the overseas cables, flic Pacific Cable Board announced early in 1921 that week-end cable messages would again be accepted for transmission by the Pacific route. The service has become very popular, and is being largely availed of. The Eastern Extension Company is still unable to accept week-end messages. "Christmas Greetings" Cable Messages. Cable messages conveying Christmas or New Year greetings addressed lo any place in the United Kingdom or Canada were accepted from the 20th to the 28th December I'm' transmission via Pacific at Bd. pei- word, with a minimum of 6s. Bd., for messages to the United Kingdom, and 6d. per word, with a minimum of 55., for messages to Canada. The number of messages sent to the United Kingdom was 1,377, and to Canada 43. Increase in- Charge, on Cable Press Telegrams. On the 15th May, 1921, the New Zealand terminal rate on Press telegrams exchanged with the Commonwealth of Australia, Fiji, and Norfolk Island was increased from (id. to Is. 6d. per 100 words or fraction thereof. The Australian terminal rate was also increased on the same date. Proposed Duplication of the Pacific Cable. For some time past the Pacific Cable Board has been considering (he question of duplication of the Pacific cable, and during the year definite proposals were placed before the partner Governments, and some of them, including New Zealand, have approved of them. For some years the Pacific cable, has been worked up to its full capacity, but has been greatly congested. The proposed increased facilities would not only reduce the delay on cable messages for America and Europe transmitted over the Pacific Cable Board's route, but also provide against interruptions. New Zealand Submarine-cable Service. The length of submarine cable in use in the Dominion is 416 knots. Only one defect developed in the submarine cables during the year, and this appeared in the Wanganui-Wakapuaka section, which was laid in 1880, this being only the fourth defect that has developed since this cable was laid. Wireless Telegraphy. The number of forwarded radio messages shows an increase of 7-85 per cent., and the number of received messages a decrease of 3-23 per cent. The amounts earned by New Zealand, however, show a decrease under both headings of 74 and 10-96 per cent, respectively. The number of words of forwarded radio Press telegrams increased from 36,314 to 90,718. On the score of economy, the hours at Radio-Awarua, have been curtailed. That station is now in attendance only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., and. its functions are confined to the reception of distress or other urgent signals 'from ships at sea and to the handling of short-range traffic relating particularly to navigation in local waters. Certain changes are being made at Radio-Auckland by means of which it is expected that further economy in connection with radio telegraphic communication will be effected.

Year. 1917-18 1918 19 1919 20 1920-21 1921-22 Pacific. Messages. 114,046 103,347 139,772 159,896 147,781 Pacific. Percentage of Total. 63 59 67 70 68 Year. 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 1920 21 1921-22 Kastern. Messages. 66,318 70,591 68,832 68,406 69,515 Percentage of Total. 37 ■11 33 30 32

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Radio-Awanui is engaged to a considerable extent on the maintenance of communication with Apia, and through Apia with the Cook and other Pacific islands. This long-distance communication has been carried on very satisfactorily throughout the year, and with a degree of efficiency and continuity comparing favourably with results obtained by stations of similar power in other parts of the world. During the year a steel tower was substituted for two steel masts that had done good service at Chatham Islands. From, the 9th to the 14th May auroral disturbances of unusual severity were experienced; causing remarkable variations in the intensity and uniformity of wireless signals throughout the Australasian wireless area. Land-line telephone and telegraph communication was also seriously interrupted. Twenty-one vessels are at present licensed by the Department to be equipped with wireless installations. During the year one fresh license was issued and one installation dismantled. In order to meet the growing demand for permission to experiment in wireless telegraphy, the Department issued in April, 1921, what are called "provisional permits" authorizing the use of wireless receiving-apparatus for experimental or instructional purposes, the conditions of the permits being designed to prevent interference with the conduct of public wireless-telegraph work. The interest that is being taken in the subject, by wireless enthusiasts in New Zealand is indicated by the fact that 400 of these permits have already been issued. At a later date it is intended to replace the permits by permanent, licenses, for which an annual fee will be charged. The experience gained with the provisional permits now being issued will enable the Department to distinguish between those genuinely interested in the subject and willing to abide by reasonable regulations and those who are unwilling to observe essential regulations and. conditions, and whose indiscriminate operation of wireless apparatus may cause interference with the conduct of public radio traffic. Up to the present time the issue of licenses for transmitting wireless signals has been confined to persons either engaged in the scientific study of radio problems or actually closely connected with the manufacture of wireless apparatus from a technical or a commercial point of view. Telephone Excuang es. Six exchanges were opened dining the year, and none were closed. There is now a total of 301 exchanges. Additional switchboard accommodation was provided at 40 exchanges. The work of converting single-line earth-working systems to metallic circuit has proceeded steadily. At the end of the year there were 271 metallic circuit and 30 earth-working exchanges. The number of new subscribers connected during the year was 9,259 : this number constitutes a record. The number of party-line connections now stands at 5,937, with a total of 20,988 subscribers, an increase of 543 and 2,389 respectively. The total number of telephone-stations (meaning exchange connections of all kinds) in use in the Dominion on the 31st March, 1922, was 94,683. This includes 14.371 extensions and 4,005 bureau and service connections. The number of telephone-stations at the ten principal exchanges on the 3.lst March, 19.22, was as follows : Auckland, 10,678 ; Christchurch, 8,265 : Dunedin, 6,098 ; Gisborne, 2,358 ; Hamilton, 2,074; Hastings, 2,034 ; Invercargill, 2,209 ; Napier, 2,1.74 ; Wanganui, 2,505 ; Wellington, 11,405. The. following table shows the distribution of telephones in the Dominion and the four chief centres: — ~ . ~ ~, , i Inhabitants Population. leleiilioncß. ~, , , 1 per Telephone. Dominion .. .. .. ..1,248,216 94,683 13 Auckland .. .. .. .. 160.750 .10.678 15 Wellington .. .. .. .. 109.428 11,405 10 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 106,972 8,265 13 Dunedin .. .. .. ~ 75,230 6,098 12 The total revenue received was £614,367, an increase of £80,832 on the previous year's figures. Waiting Subscribers. Despite the fact that all previous records in regard, to new connections have this year been eclipsed by the connection of 9,259 subscribers, there still remains- 6,132 on the waiting-list, as compared with 7,374 for the year ended 31st March, 192.1. The numbers awaiting connection in each district are as follows : Auckland District -Auckland, 821 : Hamilton, 116; remainder of district, 1,961 : total, 2,898. Wellington District —Gisborne, 24; Hastings, 14 ; Masterton, 23 ; Napier, 18 ; Nelson, 7 ; Wanganui, 76 ; Wellington, 213 ; remainder of district, 971 : total, 1,346r Canterbury District —Christchurch, 661 ; Timaru, 9 ; remainder of district, 644 : total, 1,314. Otago District —Dunedin, 239 ; Invercargill, 12 ; Oamaru, 3 ; remainder of district, 320: total, 574. Grand total, 6,132. Telephone-exchange Plant. The development of both pole line and wire has been well maintained, the increases for the year being 543 miles and 15,502 miles respectively. During the year 63 miles of telephone-exchange cables of various sizes, containing 15,109 miles of wire, were run out, and 32 miles of cable, containing 4,561 miles of wire, were dismantled. The, total length of telephone-exchange cable of various sizes in existence on the 31st March, 1922, was 829 miles, and this length of cable contains 160,314 miles of conductors. In addition to the telephone-exchange wires contained in cables, 5,271 miles of open aerial wire for subscribers' circuits wore erected, and 317 miles dismantled during the year. The total length of trench-line for telephone-cables on the, 31st March, 1922, was 95 miles, and in this length of trench 249 miles of single-duct line of various kinds were buried.

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Aotomatic-telephone-exchange Installations. The automatic switching-system in operation and in the course of installation at various exchanges in New Zealand is mostly of the Western Electric rotary type, and is similar to a number of automatic installations in successful operation in England, France, Belgium, and Scandinavia. It, also resembles in all essential features and in its fundamental circuits the automatic system of the Western Electric Company, designed to replace the 08. manual systems in operation in New York and Chicago and other large American centres. Most of the equipment now being installed was ordered in 1914, and but for- the war and its attendant disorganization of production and finance the exchanges at the four- centres, now overloaded and working with mixed systems (manual and automatic), would have already been converted to the full automatic system. During the year the Department has been faced with a serious problem to meet the everincreasing demand for telephone connections—particularly at the four centres, where the existing manual apparatus is obsolete—and it has only been by the constant improvising of auxiliary apparatus, both manual and automatic, that additional accommodation has been provided from time to time and that the present standard of telephone service has been maintained. Auckland Metropolitan Area. The system of automatic telephones for the Auckland City area provides for exchanges at the following points : Welleslcy Street (main), Mount Eden, Remuera, Ponsonby, and Devonport, with satellite exchanges at Takapuna and Onehunga : the seven exchanges to be in full automatic intercommunication. The equipment for these installations, comprising 6,900 exclusive lines and 400 party lines, with an ultimate capacity of 35,000 lines and a possibility of subsequent conversion to a 100,000-line system, was ordered in 1914, but owing to the reasons given above it was only during the last twelve months that the installations could be brought within measurable distance of completion. So much time has elapsed between the placing of the order and the delivery of the apparatus that the equipment originally ordered for Auckland is inadequate to meet the growing requirements of the Auckland area, and has had to be, supplemented by extensions aggregating 5,600 straight lines. With the manual system obsolete and incapable of extension, and the Western Electric equipment, unprocurable, small installations of another automatic system, which, was procurable during the war period, were obtained and installed to meet the unprecedented demands for telephone, service; 1,900 lines of this apparatus are in operation at Fort Street and 600 lines at Remuera, while. 500 lines will shortly be brought into operation at Mount Eden. The exigencies of the situation therefore necessitated the adoption of a mixed system (partly manual and partly automatic) to cover the transition period up to the time when full automatic equipment could be made available throughout the whole area. In all such systems there must inevitably be a small, proportion of mutilated calls, due mainly to the inherent functioning of such a combination of apparatus. There was also the additional difficulty that the outside line plant was not in a proper conditiorr for automatic* operation. The inadequacy of the outside equipment, is duo to war conditions also, telephone-cables being at first unobtainable, and then available only at prohibitive prices. With a return to more normal conditions the materials are now coming to hand regularly, and the work is being prosecuted with all possible despatch. It is certain, however, that at least twelve months' active work remains to be done before the outside plant will be ready for full automatic service. Two submarine trunk cables to connect the proposed Devonport and Takapuna automatic exchanges were recently laid between Point Resolution and Devonport, reducing the existing trunk circuit distance by eight miles and a half. The automatic switching-apparatus for the whole of the Auckland area is now coming to hand freely, and the work of converting the existing system to machine switching is well under way. The cut-over to full automatic cannot take place, however, until the outside plant is rehabilitated in accordance with the Department's original designs. Wellington Metropolitan Area. The Wellington area will ultimately be .a multi-office one, with exchanges at Stout Street (mom), Courtenay Place, Wellington South, Kelburn, and Khandallah, all in automatic intercommunication. The equipment, already installed and under order for the foregoing exchanges comprises 13,600 exclusive and 400 party lines, with accommodation for an additional 21,400 lines and the possibility of subsequent conversion to a 100,000-line system. At the present time Wellington is partly manual and partly Western Electric automatic, the auxiliary automatic apparatus in use prior to the opening of Courtenay Place and Wellington South having been transferred to Auckland for a similar purpose at that place. In August of the past year Kelburn exchange was cut into service with 50 lines, and. by the end of the, year 350 lines were in use, with the completion of a further 300 now in sight. In addition to the equipment originally ordered, extensions of 2,400 lines and 700 lines'have been installed or ordered for Courtenay Place and Wellington South respectively, while the original Stout Street equipment not yet installed is being supplemented by a 4,900-line extension. The installation of the Khandallah exchange, of 100 party lines, is well under way, and should soon be ready to cut into service. A large building has still to be erected in Stout Street for the " main " automatic exchange, and a commencement of this work has been made. Until this building is ready and the central-exchange automatic equipment installed therein the Wellington metropolitan area cannot be converted to full automatic operation and adequate provision made for the growth in telephone subscribers that is steadily taking place.

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Palmerston North. The installation of the Western Electric rotary automatic system at Palmerston North is nearing completion, the approximate date of the cut-over being early in July. The system, which is the same as that now being operated so successfully at Masterton, Hamilton, Blenheim, and Oamaru, is full automatic, with the exception of a few long-distance, rural lines outside the. range of automatic operation. The initial equipment provides accommodation for 1,600 exclusive lines, 400 party lines, 70 toll lines, and 110 rural lines, with an ultimate capacity of 4,000 lines and a possibility of extension to 10,000 lines. Apparatus for the extension of the initial equipment by 4.00 lines is now coming to hand, and will be required shortly after the cut-over to meet prospective growth. To ensure the satisfactory operation of this comparatively high-voltage automatic, system, the outside line plant in and around Palmerston North has been completely renewed and modernized by the, introduction of underground and aerial cables, and also the entire use of the metallic-circuit system except in the lew cases where privately erected earth-working extensions of the Department's lines are being maintained by the owners. When cut over to automatic, Palmerston North, in common with other automatic areas in New Zealand, will have one of the most up-to-date, and efficient telephone-exchange systems in use, in any part of the world. Wanganui. The automatic system arranged for Wanganui is of the Strowger type, similar to that now being used for auxiliary purposes at Auckland and Christchurch. The delay in completing the Wanganui system, is due to exigencies in the telephone situation in other parts of New Zealand—particularly at Auckland—rendering necessary the utilization elsewhere of a portion of the automatic equipment originally intended for Wanganui. Orders have since been placed for the replacement of this apparatus, and when that arrives the work of installation will be proceeded with. The Wanganui service is not to any extent prejudiced by the commandeering of a portion of its original equipment, as the accommodation on the manual switchboard is being satisfactorily extended to meet present requirements by the use of auxiliary manual boards. The. chief reason for the installation of an automatic system at Wanganui was to provide a more efficient system and one less costly as regards annual charges, and not so much on account, of the obsolesence of the system, as is the ease at Auckland. Christchurch Metropolitan Area. Owing to the, non-completion of the Hereford Street central automatic-exchange building, and to the abnormal prices of underground and aerial telephone-cables, temporary measures were adopted at Christchurch in much the same way as at Wellington and Auckland. Auxiliary automatic apparatus is therefore being used in conjunction with the manual, 1,500 automatic lines being installed at central, while 300 lines at Sydenham and 500 at St. Albans are under installation and should be available shortly. Ultimately Christchurch will have a full automatic system of the Western Electric rotary type, with exchanges at Hereford Street (main), Sydenham, and St. Albans. Before this is possible, however, the whole of the Christchurch line plant will have to be replaced by modern underground and aerial equipment, and the open aerial system reconstructed. This work will be placed in hand as speedily as circumstances will permit. Dunedin Metropolitan Area. The system of automatic telephones for Dunedin provides for exchanges at Upper Dowling Street (main), Roslyn, and. South Dunedin, and is of the same, type and ultimate capacity as is designed for Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. But for the unfortunate delays of recent years the Dunedin system would long before this have been full automatic. The buildings at Roslyn and South Dunedin that are to accommodate the branch exchanges were erected some time ago, and the automatic material for these branch exchanges is now on hand. This apparatus cannot be brought into use, however, until the main exchange, in conjunction with which the branch exchanges are, to operate, is furnished. A site has been secured for the main exchange in Upper Dowling Street, but the erection of the building has been delayed, firstly on account of the difficulty in obtaining materials during the war period, and secondly on account of the financial stringency which followed. Unlike Christchurch, the outside plant has already been reconstructed and modernized by underground and aerial cables, and it remains only for the main-exchange building to be erected before the installation of the apparatus, preparatory to the introduction of full automatic, can be put in hand. In order to alleviate the existing telephone situation at Dunedin, a temporary branch manual exchange, making provision for 700 subscribers, and working as an auxiliary to the main switchboard, is being operatedat Roslyn. The Dunedin switchboard, is also being extended to accommodate 200 additional, lines. These temporary measures cannot be indefinitely resorted to, and in the Dunedin area a practical limit to such expedients has now been reached. The subsequent expansion of the system can only be satisfactorily met by the conversion of the whole telephone network to full automatic operation. Oamaru. An automatic exchange, of the Western Electric rotary type, with an initial equipment for 600 straight linos, 30 toll lines, and 20 rural lines, and an ultimate capacity of 3,500 lines, was opened at Oamaru in January last. Preparatory to this installation the line plant connecting subscribers with the exchange switching-apparatus was completely modernized, with most satisfactory results. The system represents the latest development of modern telephone engineering, and from its inception has given general satisfaction. To meet the growth of subscribers consequent upon the long delay an extension of 100 lines is now being installed, and the ordering-up of a further extension is receiving consideration.

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Extensions to existing Western Electric, Automatic Exchanges. In addition to the extensions already mentioned, further apparatus has had to be provided to meet the growth of subscribers at the. following exchanges : Hamilton, 700 lines ; Masterton, 300 lines ; Blenheim, 200 lines. The total number of automatic-telephone lines installed in the Dominion on the 31st March was 1.1;580, of which 11,036 were in operation on that date. .Grouping of Telephone-exchange Subscribers' Lines for the Purpose of Intercommunication outside THE Ordinary Hours of Attendance. For the purpose of permitting intercommunication between tele,phone-exchange subscribers outside the ordinary hours of attendance, arrangements were made in June, 1.921, for the grouping of subscribers' lines at closing-time at exchanges at which the attendance is not continuous. The number of individual, subscribers that, may be connected in one group is limited to ten, but if a group consists wholly or in part of party lines the number in a group may be increased to fourteen. The fee for the service is 10s. per annum at. exchanges with over 150 subscribers, and ss. per annum at exchanges with not more than 150 subscribers. Where practicable a subscriber may, in the case of sickness or other emergency, be similarly connected, free of charge with a local doctor. This free service is limited to a period, of one week. Transfer of Telephone-exchange Connection. In March, 1922, a regulation was made requiring an applicant for the transfer of an existing telephone-exchange connection to pay a transfer fee of ss. - This fee is in addition to any charges which may become due for any work involved in the removal of the telephone instrument or the alteration of the line. Telephone Facilities for Backblocks. The erection of private lines —particularly by local bodies—was further facilitated during the year by an amendment of the Country Telephone-lines Act which prescribed that the security that may be offered to a lending institution for a loan for the purpose of erecting or acquiring a system of private, lines be the same as is provided in the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, in respect of a roadwork. The 1921-22 amendment to the Country Telerihone-lines Act further provides that a local authority having erected, or acquired a telephone-line in accordance with the, principal Act without having raised a loan for the purpose may make and levy a special rate over all rateable property or in any defined area for the purpose of defraying its charges in respect of the erection or acquisition and of the maintenance and control of such line. Under the same amending Act legislation was enacted whereby the local authority of a district in which a new telephone lino, and office are required is empowered to indemnify the Post and Telegraph Department for any loss that may be incurred in respect of the construction, working, or maintenance of such line and office, and to make and levy a special rate over all rateable property in its district, or any defined portion thereof, for the purpose of meeting any claims arising out of such contract of indemnity. This provision replaces a system of guarantee by the settlers which was as unsatisfactory to the guarantors as it was to the Department. There was also put into operation during the year the scheme under which the Department assists backblocks settlers in obtaining telephone communication with telephone-offices and departmental exchanges. Under this scheme the materials for the erection of private lines are sold to settlers at stock-list prices on a deferred-payment system, interest being charged on unpaid money at the, rate of 6 per cent., reducible to 5 per cent, for prompt payment, the instalments being such an amount as will pay off both principal and interest in ten years. The first public announcement of this scheme resulted in the receipt of a large number of applications, but lately the applicants have been comparatively few. Consequently the Department .has drawn upon and made use of the stocks of materials that had previously been reserved, for sale to settlers. Regulations were recently gazetted under the authority of section 29 of the Post and Telegraph. Amendment .Act, 1919, prescribing the conditions under which the erection of private lines is licensed by the Department, and. outlining the conditions which must be observed in the construction and maintenance of private telephone-lines generally. Altogether much has been done during the past year in facilitating the erection of lines and the development of the telephone service in the backblocks, where telephone communication is essential, and where it oft-times means the difference between life and. death. Operation of Hydro-electric-power Boards. The erection of extra-high-potential lines for transmitting power from hydro-electric works in many parts of the Dominion has necessitated considerable, alterations to the Department's lines. Owing to the high, voltage of the transmission-lines, telephone circuits are required to be kept some distance away to avoid interferences by induction, apart from the risk of physical contact. The provision of suitable crossings of telephone-wires with high-power electric linos, and other necessary alterations, add to the expense of erecting departmental circuits, besides necessitating a good deal of extra work on the part of the Department's engineering staff. Slot Telephones. The total number of slot telephones in use at the end of the year was 339, as against 319 at the end of the preceding year. Generally speaking, installations in business centres continue to return revenue sufficient to cover working-expenses. Those in residential areas are not so remunerative, and it has been necessary during the year to withdraw one or two slot telephones owing to the decrease in revenue, the receipts being much below the cost of maintaining the service. The revenue for the year amounted to £20,188, being an increase of £1,982 over the previous year.

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APPENDIX.

DESIGNATION OF OFFICES CHANGED.

CABLE BUSINESS. The Dominion's outward international and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the years 1921-22 and 1920-21 was as follows:— INTERNATIONAL. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1921-22 ... ... 102,520 ... ... ... 146,032 1920-21 101,992 ... ... ... 160,906 Increase 528 = 052 per cent Decrease 14,874 = 9-24 per cent. AUSTRALIAN. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1921-22 ... ... 114,776 ... ... ... 25,813 1920-21 ... ... 126,310 ... ... ... 31,245 Decrease 11,534 = 9-13 per cent. Decrease 5,432 = 17-39 per cent. There was a total decrease of 11,006 messages, and a decrease in value of £20,306. Of the total revenue received on forwarded cable messages —viz., £171,845 —£163,447 was paid to other Administrations and £8,398 retained by New Zealand. RECEIVED CABLE MESSAGES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1921-22 and 1920-21, exclusive of Press, was as follows:— International. Australian. 1921-22 94,710 108,796 1920-21 ... ... 98,575 ... ... ... 124,840 Decrease 3,865 = 3-92 per cent. Decrease 16,044 = 12-85 per cent. RADIO-TELEGRAMS. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand coast stations during the years 1921-22 and 1920-21 was as follows :—

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Postal District. Changed from Changed to Christchurch Dunedin .. Gisborne .. InvercargiU Nelson New Plymouth Wanganui Whakamatau Hyde Railway Waiwhero Takitimu Ngatimote Waingongoro Pokako Lake Coleridge. .. Hyde. Hexton. .. | Ohai., .. ! Ngatimoti. Dawson Gate. Pokaka.

Forwarded. Received. Year. Numl ber of Amount earned by New Zealand. Total Value. Number of Amount i earned by Messages. | Words. New Zealand. Number of Messages. Words. 1921-22 ... 1920-21 ... 12,152 11,267 223,562 181,853 £ 2,901 3,133 £ 6,503 7,201 £ 20,086 226,886 4,328 20,756 246,407 4,861 885* 41,709* 232t 6981 f Decreai 6701 19,5211 5331 * Increi ise. >e.

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

Issued in tin Dominion. Where pa; 'able. Total. In the Dominion. United Kingdom.* Australia British P and other 'ossessions. Foreign Countries.! Year. Commission received. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ 1,057 9,614 £ 21,944 £ 24,145 £ £ 55,7°3 :86 3 2,201 4.740 4> 6 45 11,586 [873 3,562 34,288 142,642 ",9I3 48,548 6,150 28,068 52,351 219,258 :88 3 9,023 132,232 402,559 26,211 91,634 i4i"3 46,940 172,556 54 I , I 33 ■893 10,249 146,133 576,359 29,616 86,545 35,208 88,025 210,957 750,929 903 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 63,309 157,790 59,468 150,368 396,312 1,416,225 :9i3 1914 :9i5 :gi6 917 1918 919 :g2o 921 16,872 16,336 15,819 16,966 16,077 17,487 19,329 3 J i302 31,268 516,536 536,674 511,487 520,476 508,209 508,813 558,344 572,432 535,897 2,821,624 2,933,911 2,986,021 3,108,197 2,977,997 3,120,183 3,994,055 4,691,717 4,276,158 100,634 87,774 81,483 60,876 54, 8 52 48,133 48,592 49,184 52,021 336,992 299,155 263,371 214,254 216,835 198,452 224,667 235,295 254,342 73,575 67,070 71,890 70,817 63,662 61,899 58,974 66,027 67,893 199,158 194-439 222,426 221,700 212,144 217,512 240,437 310,409 292,036 17,186 15,960 19,655 24,381 12,031 13,572 62,936 69,669 113,224 144,900 39,355 28,284 690,745 691,518 664,860 669,355 642,683 638,500 690,291 699,674 669,383 3,357,774 3,427,505 3,47i,8i8 3,607,087 3,476,645 3,649,371 4,604,059 5,276,776 4,850,820 Drawn on the, Dominion. Where issued. Year. In the Dominion. ., . . . , Australiaant United Kingdom.* pogse . No. Amount. No. I other British isions. Foreign Countries.!* No. Amount. Amount, No. Amount. No. Amount. 1863 2,067 £ 9,169 415 1,824 558 £ 3>°7 8 £ £ 14,071 3,040 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 37,438 156,957 1883 132,232 402,559 3,725 15,553 5,697 23,300 141,654 441,411 1893 146,133 576.359 8,746 32,617 10,679 40,929 165,558 649,905 1903 273,535 1,108,067 13,035 49, 181 17,777 68,340 304,347 1,225,589 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 516,536 536,674 511,487 520,476 508,209 508,813 558,344 572,432 535,897 2,821,624 2,933,9" '. 2,986,021 3,108,197 2,977,997 3,120,183 3,994,055 4,691,717 4,276,158 12,693 n,439 12,409 8,337 6,872 6,802 . 8,498 8,806 8,696 70,084 60,324 58,189 39,908 34,973 40,365 65,526 67,552 65,818 3i>450 30,974 30,356 35,8oo 36,978 33,868 25,697 22,946 24,197 110,487 110,032 107,510 128,370 123,390 114,652 104,093 111,325 122,938 2 ,445 2.3 11 2,281 10,587 10,348 12,055 12,353 4,420 6,104 560,679 579,087 554,252 567,058 554,37° 551,764 594,949 605,600 570,156 3,002,194 3,104,268 3,151,720 3,287,162 3,146,708 3,287,255 4,176,027 4,875,014 4,471,018 2,410 1,416 1,366 * Includes fore: ign offices to ear 1915. f In pn ivious years included i: United Kingd im and forei; ;n 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 Year ended 31st March, 1922.

Postal Districts. Number ' of Post Office Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Period. Number of Deposits received duringthe Period. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Period. Average Amount of each Deposit received during the Period. Number °LH2lt Tota ' Amount of drawals Withdrawals "he" 8 during the Period - Period. Average Amount of Excess of each Deposits over Withdrawal Withdrawals 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. I nterest for the Period. Number of Accounts opened during the Period. Number of Accounts closed daring the Period. : Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the | Period. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all Open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Period. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each Open Accountat Close of the Period. £ s. d. 222,755 5,830,307 13 8 £ s. d. 26 3 6 23 11 6 £ s. d. 225,550 6,208,717 2 5 12,630 338,762 18 6 £ S. d. 27 10 8 £ s. d.| • £ s. d. |378,409 8 9 I £ d. £ s. d. 277,104 18 3 17.007 17,213i i 120,264: £ s. d.j 7,626,307 19 2 £ s. d. 63 8 3 Auckland .. 172 Blenheim .. 16 12,491 294,526 10 4 26 16 .5 I 44,236 8 2; 20,575 9 6 1,018; 831 9,490 548,707 18 3 57 16 3 Christchurch .. 71 189,021 4,522,603 17 4 23 18 o! 174,518j 4,453,680 14 2 25 10 4 68,923 3 2 241,913 0 1 10,429 7,694 101,110 6,735,382 6 6 66 12 2 Dunedin .. 73 113,203 2,430,074 15 2 21 9 4 22 14 9 97,011 2,674,647 7 10 29,138 721,748 8 8 27 11 5 24 15 5 1244,572 12 81 171,637 3 7 6,100 5,S52J 68,481 4,586,586 0 6 66 19 6 Gisborne .. 25 I 27,501 625,332 1 5j 96,416 7 3 20,722 5 11 167,301 7 11 32,835 8 7 35,647 3 9 2,038 2,226J 16,818 938,681 6 3 55 16 3 " Greymouth .. 44 25,500 681,507 12 11 26 14 6 18,387 660,785 7 0 35 18 9 40,203 6 6j 3,339 2,924 10,195 4,102 17,573 24,003 1,091,082 6 10 62 1 9 Hamilton .. 83 67,602 1,663,879 13 9 24 12 3 24 5 10 53,769 1,496,578 5 10 31,799 923,975 2 0 27 16 8 63,983 18 2 1,814,922 7 7 75 12 3 InvercargiU .. 37 36,385 891,139 13 5 29 1 1 66,165 6 2 2,829 2,417| 26,930 1,788,603 7 0! 66 8 4 Napier .. .. j 45 56,772 1,315,380 7 11 23 3 4' 51,016 1,408,962 4 4 27 12 4 93,581 16 5 48,476 12 10 • • 78,506 3 1 4,202 3,935 1,499 1,267 34,908 15,077 2,143,512 9 1 61 S 1 Nelson .. .. 29 20,277: 543,305 3 10 26 15 10' 19,572; 591,781 16 81 30 4 9; ■■ 35,120 8 4 949,405 18 5 62 18 5 New Plymouth .. 34 44,126: 1,078,379 15 0 24 8 9 37,806 1,193,750 9 3 31 11 6 115,370 14 3 43,864 18 4 32,056 3 1 23,623 7 5 49,614 7 10 .. 60,532 10 0 3,486 3,0251 943 826; 25,323 8,195 1,644,586 16 1 64 18 10 Oamaru.. .. 11 12,712; 343,448 19 7 27 0 3 11,8071 387,313 17 11 32 16 0 24,037 5 8 632,576 17 (N 77 3 10 " Thames .. j 38 26,781 624,969 7 2 23 0 9 20,0611 657,025 10 3 32 15 0 37,611 18 1 2,977; 2,454 19,397 1,020,737 6 10 52 13 5 Timaru .. .. 16 30,350 887,636 3 5 55,043 1,222,761 14 3 29 4 11 27,663 911,259 10 10 32 18 9; 56,074 8 1 2,321 1,894 19,710 1,515,957 4 10 80 19 5 Wanganui .. 41 22 4 3 52,412 1,272,376 2 1 24 5 6 64,993 5 8 4,187 3,931 31,612 1,779,341 16 6 56 5 8 Wellington .. 95 Western Samoa .. 1 285,820 6,134,011 5 6 1.252 36,732 15 4 21 9 3 29 6 9 255,704; 6,306,304 8 6 819 28,562 0 2 24 13 3 34 17 6 172,293 3 0 8,170 15 2| 324,803 13 10 996 17 3 17,081! 15,053 208 1041 139,733 30oj 8,996,078 7 2 29,133 6 7 64 7 7 97 2 3 •• ! Totals for year ended: 831 31st March. 19" 1,227,591|29, 125,997 10 0 23 14 6 1,119,662 30,236,231 6 5 27 o o; 1,110,233 16 5 60,000 6-13 1,599,907 2 0 89,859S 75,748 678,930 :3,841, 704 4 7 64 11 6 •

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Table No. 3. POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK.-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, for the Fifteen Months ended 31st March, 1921, and the Year ended 31st March, 1922.

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 Excess of each Deposits over Withdrawal Withdrawals during during the Year, 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 of j each Open Account at Close of the Year. £ s. d.| £ s. d. £ s. d. : £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 23 14 6 1,119,662 30,236,231 6 5 27 o o| .. 1,110,233 16 5 60,000; 26 12 5 1,458,00841,162,486 9 10 28 4 813,140,365 15 6 .. 80,000: 23 I 8: 994,24725,962,378 2 6 26 2 33.796.070 7 I .. 52,000 14 18 4 727.72914,938.841 10 o 20 10 73,162,263 81 .. 32,000 13 14 O: 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 8 8 256,254 13 9i .. 27,000 11 12 10 196,764 3,194,893 16 7; 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 .. 8,500 10 12 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 10 14 8 5 157,276 61 .. 4,000 10 18 o 42,746 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 .. ■ 2,500; 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 31 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 .. 789 13 16 3 i,9i9 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 69,956 91 .. 822 I I I s. d. 29,125,997 IO o s. d. £ s. d. o 6-13 1,599.907 2 o 89,859 75,748 678,930 £ s. d.J £ s. d. 43,847,704 4 7! 64 n 6 Year ended 31st March, 1922 831 1,227,591 •Fifteen months ended 31st March, 1921 Totals for 1919 .. ..: 819 1,664,206' - '44,302,852 5 a, o 6*14 1,818,534 5 2 152,9301118,894 664,819 43,352,030 19 o| 65 4 2 794 1,289,161! 29,758,448 9 7 o 5-46 1,178,935 6 6 118,109, 77,531 630,783 iSiWi, 1 ?, 0 18 4 6o J 7 4 1918 .. .. : 786 1.213,353 18.101,104 18 1 o 3"9 6 1,059,471 17 S 76.869J 53,015 590,205 33,418,125 4 9 56 12 5 1908 593 706, 101. 9,674,075 4 ° 0 5'44 379, 80S 6 7 80,133! 57,829 342,077 12,159,293 18 1 35 10 11 1898 .. 409 281,749: 3,279,611 7 5 o 4-26! 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628 169,96s 4,957,771 5 5 29 3 5 1888 .. 290 145,355 1,544,747 7 " o 3'97 78,080 6 o; 21,3071 16,5431 84,488 13,005} 9,634 32,132 3,282 1,186 4,252 2,048,441 10 9; 24 4 10 1878 .. 147 69,908 762,084 12 o o 5'33 31,664 12 9 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 1868 55 I3,OM 194,535 11 6 o 977 4,88° 7 3 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 71,197 14 1 33 0 5 Totals from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 46 6,977 96,372 7 iol 1 1018 1,241 5 o 2,520; 364 2,156 * Termination of Savings-bank year altered from 31st December to 31st March, with effec ct from 31st March, 1921.

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Table No. 4. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922.

Balances on 1st April, 1921. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1922. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. MoNEY-OBDEB ACCOUNTS : iloney-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 Rural delivery fees .. • .. Safe-deposit receipts Honey-order commission British postal orders — Head Office Account C.P.M.'s Account London Account British Post Office commission Postal revenue •'» £ s. d. 114,118 16 7 74,718 4 5J 6,242 4 3 8,326 9 7 181 2 5 245 10 oi 358 2 1 131 8 9 9,236 4 6 132 16 9 1,815 12 8 43,352,030 19 0 20,000 0 0 399,855 0 0 32,353 17 1 1,551 7 10 241,344 3 10 397,631 11 1I| 50 5 10 182,634 19 7 631 13 5 40,427 5 10 14,990 0 9 £ s. d. 3,870 4 2 15 10 9 1,051 6 10 1.195 6 11 86 15 10 1,558 1 10 394 6 1 42,793,536 9 7 496,475 7 3 20,000 0 0 4,134 17 5 13,461 2 1 i £ s. d. 4,910,607 17 5 368,793 6 6-| 19,448 14 0 255,406 14 8 2,916 15 8 736 14 3 6,464 14 1 71 1 1 1,051 6 10 1,316 0 4 17,380 16 9 667 6 4 1,195 6 11 379 19 3 12,690 11 5 3,634 14 4 2,853 6 6 30,725,904 12 0 3,807,690 0 0 496,475 7 3 800 0 0 221,145 0 0 3,447,210 18 5 56,041 19 4 128,659 17 7 77,496 9 8 2,313,609 15 3 1,677,902 5 4 686 19 .6 742,331 5 0 2,095 18 5 28,412 0 11 6,594 7 1 137 14 6 33,127 1 2 72,314 10 4 60,787 0 4 58,759 8 8i 856 19 2J 1,498,679 3 Oi I £ s. d. 4,938,629 8 0 447,547 7 OJ 24,393 19 3 256,025 12 10 8,326 9 7 3,450 14 5J 890 15 2 7,212 9 0 446 3 0 1,398 3 3 23,023 7 7J 715 16 7 338 0 0 13,975 10 2 5,261 11 8 2,712 13 11 30,236,231 6 5 5,010,410 0 0 531,330 5 6 800 0 0 3,462,896 4 0 51,635 19 2 123,205 3 0 77,496 9 8 2,378,858 14 2 1,751,642 0 4-i 727 18 2 738,317 18 0 1,544 3 6 28,412 0 11 6,594 7 1 137 14 6 33,127 1 2 60,787 0 4 59,562 19 0 58,759 8 Si 856 19 2J 1.470,959 19 10 £ s. d. 86,097 6 0 1,296 19 0 91 9 61 49 5 10 3,593 13 7* 84 6 6 188 15 4 43,841,704 4 7 20,000 0 0 621,000 0 0 16,668 11 6 271 2 9 7,006 2 5 176,095 4 11 323,891 16 11 9 7 2 186,648 6 7 1,183 8 4 51,954 15 10 16,214 2 1 14,258 1 If £ s. d. 4,035 16 Oi 4,489 2 4 352 16 4-| 763 5 8 16 19 10 44 16 7 2,843 0 7 253 13 6 43,996,256 9 7 531,330 5 6 20,000 0 0

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Table No. 4— continued. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922— continued.

Balances on 1st April, 1921. Transactions. I Balances on 31st March, 1922. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Telegraph Accounts :— New South Wales telegraphs New Zealand and Australian cable (Eastern Extension) 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 For otheb Departments :— Advances to settlers .. ... Agriculture Arms Act licenses Audit fees Beer duty Clerks of Court County Cferks .. .. .. Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duties (parcels) .. .. 4. Education Department Electoral receipts Examination fees (P.S.C.) Factories Act Fishing licenses .. .. Game licenses.. .. .. Goldfields revenue Government Firewood Depot Government Housing Aet Government Insurance Government Printer Homing-pigeons Protection Act Hospital and Charitable Aid receipts Imperial pensions .. ... Income-tax .. .. .. .. •• i £ s. d. 1,459 19 1 430 3 1 6,475 7 11 1,601 17 10 3,957 9 5 22,794 13 2 2,867 12 3 37,906 14 9 7,374 15 0 1,994 3 0 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 £ s. d. 18,753 14 9J 792.345 5 9 1,259,249 6 101 £ s. d. 42,839 15 0 11,609 10 4 111,351 14 7 7,808 11 7 616,714 17 111 3,892 13 6 5,524 6 10 38,894 2 li 1,487,300 19 91 27,037,145 15 8 56,966,672 13 5 49,073 2 5 9,221 10 6 10,000 0 0 4,454,838 6 7 510 0 0 2,552,250 8 3 1,528 9 0 3 0 0 69 6 8 37,588 6 4 16 9 9 581 8 8 215,138 7 4 6,014 7 1 0 4 0 198 10 0 1 7 0 1,755 10 0 5,777 11 0 60 10 4 3,021 14 8 2,901 11 10 207,884 8 5 2 10 6 0 5 0 173 15 9 109,001 1 0 2.718,186 4 9 £ s. d. 42,043 13 5 11,434 14 10 112,750 17 2 8,710 0 11 616,714 17 11-J 3,892 13 6 5,524 6 10 39,568 9 2 1,462,076 3 9 26,616,720 15 5 56,701,828 8 7-J 60,750 11 4" 4,233 0 6 9 12 1 4,409,291 12 10 532 15 0 2,574,658 11 4 1,573 1 5 7 0 0 69 6 8 36,773 12 1 16 9 9 540 0 6 218,670 0 1 5,934 15 10 0 2 0 198 15 0 1 7 0 1,773 17 6 5,720 1 0 61 19 4 3,198 5 10 6,052 10 4 209,144 14 0 2 10 6 0 5 0 141 7 9 112,607 2 8 2.699,805 9 9 £ s. d. 2,256 0 8 ! 604 18 7 5,076 5 4 ! 700 8 6 • ■ -• .. 3,283 2 4i I 6,471 1 3" 11,117 4 3 7,856 2 3 47,897 2 8 52,921 8 9 1,971 8 0 66,618 0 1 115 1 5 £ s. d. 371', 920 5 6 994,405 2 1 3,829 9 6 60 16 8 18,931 8 11 128 12 7 0 2 0 6 7 6 1,102 14 0 9 12 6 37 6 10 16 7 1 8,550 11 2 32 8 0 1.098 18 7 18,786 5 3

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Industrial School receipts .» Labour Department Land-drainage receipts Land-tax Land revenue Machinery fees Marine Department receipts Mental Hospital receipts Mining Act Miscellaneous revenue National Provident Fund receipts Opossum license fees-Orchard-tax Native Trust 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 Post Office 6-per-cent. inscribed stock 5J-per-cent. war-loan inscribed stock War-loan certificates — Head Office Account Fund Account Sales Investment Account For Custody Account Interest Account Interest Investment Account .. Post Office investment certificates — Head Office Account Chief Postmasters' Account .. Fund Account Sales Investment Account Interest Account Interest Investment Account.. Suspense Account 755 14 1 1 1 0 266 17 10 4,975 5 9$ 840 0 0 17 2 9 375 15 0 8 16 8 2,113 9 7 17 17 2 914 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 5,484 0 0 4,613,202 11 7 680,736 0 5 53,193 6 8 144,780 9 2 160,636 5 6 1 13 11 7,549 14 9 2,206 3 7 4,611,000 0 0 680,390 0 0 154,500 0 0 11,117 11 7 18 12 0 10,218 13 6 1,078,467 3 6i 2 9 11 12,461 15 0 269 19 2 5 4 7 226 15 0 840 13 4 85,582 9 2 437 10 0 1,944 14 3 40,986 6 3 747,683 9 6 1,651,555 13 1 323,200 5 3 10,572 14 10 1,065,973 9 2 280,465 6 2 3,487 9 6 8,187 1 7 5,205 6 6 2,266 0 5 1 19 3 106,676 16 4 76,687 18 0 14,676 8 6 651,337 0 0 90,877 0 0 266,014 4 0 1,863,950 0 0 692.981 0 0 216,219 15 10 51,360 16 8 49,179 11 8 69,036 13 9 10,524 9 3 11,258 13 4 19 13 0 7,683 2 3 1,071,275 5 9 2 9 11 12,579 2 6 256 1 11 5 4 7 197 0 0 843 18 0 83,261 18 10 437 10 0 1,924 13 11 40,986 6 3 748,635 6 7 1,642,921 9 11 322,889 17 8 10,310 18 3 1,080,780 3 11 275,879 8 4 3,690 5 3 7,616 0 5 5,167 2 1 2,382 1 7 614 12 4 2,802 9 1 12,167 3 7 722 12 6 31 0 0 405 10 0 5 12 0 4,433 19 11 37 17 6 1,084 8 5 749 19 4 501 17 7 26,506 6 8 34,376 7 9 98 14 6 607 9 9 40 10 0 107 0 5 37 2 0 2 4 3 102,271 17 7 76,687 18 0 13,162 7 4 651,337 0 0 93,911 0 0 2,198 15 2 2,629 5 2 2,450 0 0 1,528,594 0 0 342,450 0 0 692,981 0 0 266,014 4 0 192,370 0 0 3,350,622 15 7 630,941 12 3 3,089,500 0 0 872,760 0 0 49.179 11 8 69,095 9 8 68,450 0 0 10,400 0 0 1 13 11 55,374 11 8 124,864 11 2 229,672 19 3 10,524 9 3 222,950 0 0 10,400 0 0 Totals 50,861,773 14 6 50,861,773 14 6 50,861,773 14 6 50,861,773 14 6 1 157,279.587 13 7 157,279.587 13 7 157,279,587 13 7 50,122,358 15 7 50,122,358 15 7 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, 1922.

Description of Securities. ltate per Cent. Cost Price. Nominal Value. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1922. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900 . . Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900 .. Aid to Public Works and Lund Settlement Act, 1901 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1.901 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1902 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 . . Aid In Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 .. Aid In Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1907 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1908 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1911 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1911 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1912 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aet, 1914 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 Akaroa County Council Debentures Appropriation Act, 1912 Appropriation Act, 1917 (soction 22) Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 33) Auckland Harbour Board Debentures Canadian Stock Canadian Stock Cape of Good Hope Consolidated Stock Coal Mines Act, 1908 Coal Minos Act, 1908 Coal Minos Act, 1908 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 Consolidated Stock Act. 1884 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 (New Zealand Loans Act, 1908) Devonport Borough Council Debentures Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Amendment Act, 1916 (section 7) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Amendment Act, 1910 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1917 (section 82) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1919 (section 4), (Lands for Settlement) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1919 (section 4) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1919 (section 4) Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Aet, 1920 (section 2) District Itailways Purchasing Acts, 1885-80 Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 Education Purposes Loans Act, 1919 Ellesmcre Land Drainage Board Debentures Finance Act, 1909 Finance Act, 1915 .. Finance Act, 1916 (section 35), (War Expenses) Finance Act, 1916 (section 35) Finance Aet, 1916 (section 35) Finance Act, 1916 (section 35) Finance Act, 1916 (section 35) Finanoe Act, 1916 (soction 49) Finance Act, 1916 (section 49), (Public Works) Finance Act, 1916 (section 50), (State Forests) Finance Act, 1916 (section 50) Finance Act, 1916 (section 50) Finance Act, 1917 (section 77) Finance Act, 1918 (section 10) Finanoe Act, 1918 (section 29), (Aid to Public Works) .. Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (section 29), (Aid to Public Works) Finance Act, 1918 (section 30), (Cold Storage Advances Account) Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (section 31), (Discharged Soldiers) Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (section 31), (Discharged Soldiers) Finance Act, 1918 (section 32), (State Forests) Finance Act, 1918, No. 2 (section 32), (State Forests) .. Finance Act, 1918. No. 2, Part IV ..' 4 4i 4 4i 4 4 4i 4" 4J 4* 4 41 4i 4i 4J 4 4.V 4" 41 4 4 4i 41 4 4 4 6i 3 3i 4 4 *i 41 4 4 4i 4J 4 £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 90,300 0 0 61,600 0 0 32,900 0 0 10,000 0 0 142.900 0 0 25,100 0 o 170,100 0 0 101,725 0 0 500,000 0 0 76,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 186,500 0 0 570,100 0 0 1,820,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 280,000 0 0 119,000 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 8,100 0 0 £ s. d. 1,000 0 0 90,300 0 0 61,600 0 0 32,900 0 0 10,000 0 0 142,900 0 0 25,100 0 0 170,100 0 0 101,725 0 0 500,000 0 0 76,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 186,500 0 0 570,100 0 0 1,820,000 0 0 50.000 0 0 280,000 0 0 119,000 0 0 900 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 8,100 0 0 £ s. d. 16 8 9 1,669 18 6 810 1 7 361 0 0 147 18 11 1,879 4 I! 179 9 7 1,081 3 8 1,116 3 9 5.486 6 1 746 2 8 54 17 3 2,194 10 5 J,125 0 0 739 14 6 477 18 4 3,839 17 0 9,371 9 11 33,657 9 9 821 18 4 4,602 14 8 2,200 13 8 3 6 7 164 7 8 230 2 9 246 11 6 5 15 1 111 11 6 316 13 4 5 4 2 200 0 0 2,700 0 0 675 0 0 267 13 2 1,234 7 3 2,796 3 4 1,810 9 7 1,544 3 6 79 0 1 4i 4 1 100 0 0 26,000 0 0 64,000 0 (I 100 0 0 26,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 2 5 0 96 3 3 236 14 2 4.' 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 36 19 9 4 360,000 0 0 360,000 0 0 1,183 11 2 4 250,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 821 18 3 I. 1 , 4. 1 , 4J 4 4-1 5 4 4i 4i 4 41 41 4i 41 4 41 41 4 4 J 4 4 4 41 1,050,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 280,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 2,850 0 0 40,901 0 0 555 0 0 1,120 000 0 0 500 0 0 1,100 0 0 500 0 0 100,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 • 1,000 0 0 31,900 0 0 10,000 0 0 725,000 0 0 1,500,000 0 0 1,950,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 1,050,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 280,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 2,850 0 0 46,901 0 0 555 0 0 1,120,000 0 0 500 0 0 1,100 0 0 500 0 0 100,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 31,900 0 0 10,000 0 0 725,000 0 0 ] ,500,000 0 0 1,950,000 0 0 550,000 0 0 3,883 10 6 172 12 0 924 13 0 390 2 9 3,072 6 5 731 10 2 52 9 5 335 7 5 7 5 1 22,400 0 0 1 17 0 4 1 4 1 17 0 2,108 4 3 3,495 17 7 1,787 13 2 7 3 0 202 15 3 71 10 2 4,608 4 1 19,725 18 9 12,394 9 8 3,932 16 11 4 9,500 0 0 9,500 0 0 31 4 8 4 4 4 4 J 4* 800,000 0 0 200.000 0 0 50,000 0 0 73,000 0 0 500 0 0 800,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 73,000 0 0 500 0 0 2,630 2 6 657 10 8 317 16 2 521 19 II 9 19 9

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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, 1922 — continued.

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Description of Securities. Bate per Cent. Cost Price. Nominal Value. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1922. Finance Act, 1920 (section 15), (Public Works) Finance Act, 1920 (section 15), (Public Works) Finance Act, 1921 (section 10) Fishing Industry Promotion Act, 1919 Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913 Fruit-preserving industry Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1917 (section 80) Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1917 (section 80) Fruit-preserving Industry Aet, 1913 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 Government Advances to Settlers Extension Act, 1901.. Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908, Part III (Workers) Government Railways Act, 1908 Government Railways Act, 1908, and Railways Improvement Authorization Acts, 1904-7 Government Railways Act, 1908 Government Railways Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1909 Government Railways Act, 1908, and Finanoe Act, 1909 Government Railways Act, 1908, and Railways Improvement Authorization Acts, 1904-7 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 Government Railways Amendment Act. 1910 .. Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures Hamilton Borough Council Debentures Hamilton Borough Council Debentures Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918 Hauraki Plains Amendment Acts, 1913-14 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913. and Appropriation Act, 1918 Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913, anil Finance Aet, 1919 (section 18) Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1913. and Finance Act, 1920 (section 16) Housing Act, 1919 (section 30) Housing Act, 1919 (section 46) Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act, 1903 and 1905 Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act, 1903, 1905, and 1907 Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act, 1903, 1905, 1907, and 1910 Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Aet, 1910 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 India Stock India Stock India Stock Inscribed Stock Inscribed Stock New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917, and Finance Act, 1917 (Post Office 5-per-cent. War Bonds) New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917, and War Purposes Loans Act, 1917 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917, and Finance Act, 1918 Now Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917, and Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1920 irrigation and Water-supply Act, 1913 irrigation and Water-supply Act, 1913 Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, and Appropriation Act, 1918 Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914 Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 45) Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Land for Settlements Aet, 1908 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Land for Settlements Act, 1908 41 5 41 4i 4 4 4! 41 4" 41 4 41 41 41 4 41 41 4.! 4i 41 4.', 4" 4 4 41 4-1 ■ 4 41 4 4 4141 41 41 4 4.5 £ s. d. 1010,000 0 0 349,240 0 0 87,000 0 0 520 0 0 10,800 0 0 16,450 0 0 18,400 0 0 6,500 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 12,964 10 0 100,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 140,000 0 0 50,350 0 0 5,000 0 0 71,350 0 0 260, (MM) 0 0 3,000 0 0 I,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 34,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 36,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 180,000 0 0 3,150 0 0 100,000 0 0 127,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,010,000 0 0 349,240 0 0 87,000 0 0 520 0 0 10,800 0 0 16,450 0 0 18,400 0 0 6,500 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 12,900 0 0 100,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 140,000 0 0 50,350 0 0 5,000 0 0 71,350 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 I,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 34,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 36,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 180,000 0 0 3,150 0 0 100,000 0 0 127,000 0 0 £ s. d. 14,942 8 6 5,740 18 6 1,287 2 5 7 13 10 216 0 0 329 0 0 414 0 0 146 5 0 95 3 4 1,553 8 5 125 16 5 369 17 2 1,183 11 2 369 17 3 9 17 3 14 6 0 10 19 5 554 15 10 39 0 7 1,553 8 4 360 0 8 48 15 4 695 18 1 2,535 17 7 21 9 1 22 10 0 101 14 0 243 2 5 120 15 4 228 16 5 143 0 3 71 10 2 1,975 1 5 34 11 3 1,643 16 8 2,348 12 7 4i 42,590 0 0 42,590 0 0 304 10 11 4 41 2J 34 3 8* 3 41 41 5 2,000 0 0 20,900 0 0 51 15 0 213 18 9 45 15 0 618,000 0 0 2,244,582 18 0 162,890 0 0 • 150 0 0 300 0 0 2,000 0 0 20,900 0 0 109 4 8 216 14 5 52 13 9 618,000 0 0 2,260,495 11 1 162,890 0 0 150 0 0 300 0 0 32 17 6 430 6 3 2 0 0 5 11 2 1 3 0 5,274 3 7 33,907 8 7 2,671 5 5 2 10 3 5 11 9 41 41 5 01 41 266,820 0 0 21,000 0 0 1,372,260 0 0 13,500 0 0 15,400 0 0 266,820 0 0 21,000 0 0 1,372,260 0 0 13,500 0 0 15,400 0 0 5,235 18 11 126 17 3 14,098 11 1 99 13 6 20 17 8 41 500 0 0 500 0 0 0 13 7 54 3,100 0 0 3,100 0 0 5 2 9 4 41 4" 65,000 0 0 24,900 0 0 15,000 0 0 65,000 0 0 24,900 0 0 15,000 0 0 1,300 0 0 560 5 0 246 11 6 41 45 33,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 33,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 610 5 6 36 19 9 41 4! 4 4 4 44 44 41 02,000 0 0 29,500 0 0 177,215 0 0 23,200 0 0 44,925 0 0 400 0 0 10,000 0 0 259,770 0 0 62.000 0 0 29,500 0 0 177,215 0 0 23,200 0 0 44,925 0 0 400 0 0 10,000 0 0 259,770 0 0 1,395 0 0 545 10 11 1,126 8 1 226 5 7 438 3 5 36 19 it 1,857 10 4

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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, 1922 — continued.

Description of Securities. Hate per Cent. Cost Price. Nominal Value. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1922. Land for Settlements Act, 1908 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land haws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 42) Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Land Laws Amendment Act, 191.3 Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 42) Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. ■> Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1907 Mining Amendment Act, 1913 Mining Amendment Act, 1913 Mining Amendment Act, 1913, and Amendment Act, 1919 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 Native Land Amendment Aet, 1913 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 New Zealand Consols Act, 1908 New Zealand Consols Act, 1908 New Zealand Consols Aet, 1908 New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Advances to Settlers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Advances to Settlers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 (Advances to Settlors Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 (Advances to Settlers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acfs. 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 (Advances to Workers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10 (Advances to Workers Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Guaranteed Mining Advances Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10, and New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acls, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acfs, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances AclSj 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) 41 41 £ s. d. 382,485 0 0 341,000 0 0 £ s. d. 382,485 0 0 341,000 0 0 £ s. d. 4,196 17 1 4 4 41 4 41 4 4 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 11 577 2 9 905 8 4 13,960 0 0 67 1 4 1,315 1 3 10,600 0 0 44 4i 4-1 4| 44 54,200 0 0 3,600 0 0 20,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 54,200 0 0 3,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 387 11 3 39 10 0 1,350 0 0 225 0 0 41 4 44 4 4 44 4 41 4 44 44 4 4A 4 34 4 4 34 785,000 0 0 416,000 0 0 370,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 34,175 0 0 50,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 753,500 0 0 730,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 1,000 0 0 14,400 0 (I 100,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 416,000 0 0 370,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 34,175 0 0 50,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 753,500 0 0 730,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 340 0 0 1,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 8,013 9 11 1.367 13 4 1.368 9 7 657 10 8 761 1 10 924 13 0 333 0 5 548 12 7 I 15 1 4 83 4 4 184 18 8 15,070 0 0 16,425 0 0 2,068 9 II 1 17 10 6 7 2 101 14 0 1,750 0 0 3$ 37,000 0 0 37,000 0 0 693 15 0 41 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 3,032 17 4 4 750,000 0 0 750,000 0 0 13,068 8 9 44 2,093 15 0 ' 2,093 15 0 14 19 5 34 325,000 0 0 325,000 0 0 5,687 10 0 0,3. 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,875 0 0 4 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 1,999 8 11 41 400 5 0 406 5 0 2 18 1. ■'if 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 93 15 0 34 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 437 10 0 4 99,000 0 0 99,000 0 0 1,980 0 0 4 38,600 0 0 38,600 0 0 634 10 5 4 741,066 0 0 741,060 0 0 12,263 2 9 4 15,300 0 0 15,300 0 0 251 10 2 4 69,500 0 0 69,500 0 0 441 15 1 41 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 22 3 10 3| 410,000 0 0 410,000 0 0 7,687 10 0 4 62,000 0 0 62,000 0 0 1,240 0 0 4 141,165 0 0 141,165 0 0 1,376 16 8 4 48,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 960 0 0 34 400,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 34 975,000 0 0 975,000 0 0 17,062 10 0 34 112,000 0 0 112,000 0 0 1,960 0 0

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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, 1922 — continued.

Description of Securities. Bate per Cent. Cost Price. Nominal Value. Accrued Interest on 31st March, 1922. New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Local Authorities Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Native Land Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 (Native Land Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 (Native Land Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Native Land Settlements Branch) New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 (Native Land Settlements Branch) Patea Harbour Board Debentures Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 Public Revenues Act, 1910 (Reserve Fund Securities Act, 1907) Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (War Expenses) Public Revenues Act, 1915 (section 5), (War Expenses) Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 Railways Improvement Authorization Aet, 1914 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Amendment Act, 1914 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1917 (section 81) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 44) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 44) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Aet, 1913, and Appropriation Act, 1919 (section 19) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Amendment Act, 1914 Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920 (section 16) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920 (section 16) Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1921-22 (section 23) Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1921-22 (section 23) South Australian Stock South Australian Stock State Advances Act, 1913 (Advances to Settlers Branch) State Advances Act, 1913 (Advances to Workers Branch) State Advances Aet, 1913 (Local Authorities Branch) .. Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 Swamp Drainage Act, 191.5, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 46) Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Appropriation .Act, 1918 (section 46) Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and Appropriation Act, 1918 (section 46) Swamp Drainage Act, 1915 Thames Harbour Board Debentures Timaru Borough Council Debentures Victorian Stock Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1010 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 19JO Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910, and Finance Act, 1919 Waikaka Branch Railway Act, 1905 War Loan Certificate (special investment) British War Loan Stock War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917, and Finance Aet, 1917 (section 68) Wellington City Council Debentures Wellington City Council Debentures Wellington Harbour Board Debentures Wellington Harbour Board Debentures Willington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Act, 1908 Westport Harbour Board Debentures 34 £ s. d. 275,000 0 0 £ s. d. 275,000 0 0 £ s. d. 4,812 10 0 34 96,000 0 0 90,000 0 0 1,800 0 0 4 9,000 0 0 9,000 0 0 180 0 0 34 381,600 0 0 381,600 0 0 6,678 0 0 34 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 562 10 0 4 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 34 54,500 0 0 54,500 0 0 1,021 17 6 4 110,000 0 0 110,000 0 0 2,200 0 0 41 44 4 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 3 2,194 10 5 5,084 18 4 44 44 4 44 5 4 4 390,000 0 0 1,703,750 0 0 147,000 0 0 458,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 390,000 0 0 1,703,750 0 0 147,000 0 0 458,000 0 0 . 30,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 7,000 0 0 7,212 6 5 12,182 17 7 934 7 1 3,274 19 9 238 7 2 32 .17 6 23 0 3 4 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 98 12 7 4 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 98 12 7 41 22,000 0 0 22,000 0 0 81 7 5 4i 60,000 0 0 60,000 0 0 221 18 4 41 .19,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 70 5 6 5 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 164 7 8 41 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 2115 17 10 4-1 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 36 19 9 4 41 -II 74,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 74,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 1,216 8 9 369 17 3 36 19 9 4 34 4 4 4 4 4 1,861 9 0 11,760 0 0 573,200 0 0 50,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 1,772 16 2 12,000 0 0 573,200 0 0 50,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 35,000 (I 0 25,000 0 0 70 18 2 312 8 3 7,537 18 10 657 10 8 2,630 2 6 575 6 10 410 19 2 44 120,000 0 0 120,000 0 0 2,219 3 6 I 5 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 102 14 10 44 4 4 3 4 44 44 11,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 10,708 13 10 130,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 12,379 19 10 130,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 203 8 6 200 0 0 39 9 1 276 5 1 826 (i 0 143 0 3 71 10 2 44 5 4 4 44 5 4 4 44 I 4» 4 53,476 0 0 80 0 0 400,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 1,800 0 0 100 0 0 99,000 0 0 24,500 0 0 26,100 0 0 46,600 0 0 500,000 0 0 489,500 0 0 53,476 0 0 80 0 0 421,052 12 8 200,000 0 0 1,800 0 0 100 0 0 988 18 9 5 5 7 6,921 8 0 739 14 5 30 3 7 1 17 3 100,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 26,100 0 0 46,600 0 0 500,000 0 0 489,500 0 0 975 6 9 246 11 6 94 4 3 158 6 3 1,849 5 11 4,774 5 8 Totals 43,996,256 9 7 44,040,894 8 6 531,330 5 6

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Table No. 6. Post Office Savings-ban is. Receipts and Payments for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, lyxU. Dr. £ s. d. ! Or. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, Ist April, 1921, to 31st April, 1921 .. .. ...43,352,030 19 0 : March, 1922 .. .. ..30,236,231 6 5 Deposits, Ist. April, 1921, to 31st i Balance at credit of depositors on 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 29,125,997 10 0 March, 1922 .. .. .. 43,841,704 4 7 Interest credited to depositors, Ist April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922 1,599,907 2 0 £74,077,935 II 0 £74,077,935 11 0 Fixed Deposit Account. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance at credit on Ist April, 1921 20,000 0 0 Withdrawals, Ist April, 1921, to 31st Deposits, Ist April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 800 0 0 March, 1922 .. .. .. .. Balance at credit on 31st March, 1922 20,000 0 0 Interest credited, Ist April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922 .. .. 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 April, 1921 399,855 0 0 Amount at credit-of Reserve Fund Amount transferred from Profit and Account on 31st March, 1922 .. 621,000 0 0 Loss Account.. .. .. 200,145 0 0 Interest credited, Ist April, 1921, to 31st March, 1922 .. .. 21,000 0 0 £621,000 0 0 £621,000 0 0 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ g , d. Balance at credit of Post Office Savings- Securities (Post. Office Savings-bank) 43,996,250 9 7 bank depositors on 31st March, 1922 43,841,704 4 7 „ (fixed deposit) .. .. 20,000 0 0 Balance on fixed deposit .. .. 20,000 0 0 Balance uninvested .. .. 066,488 16 7 transfer .. .. 23,945 16 8 Balance at credit of Reserve Fund Account 621,000 0 0 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 176,095 4 11 £44,082,745 6 2 £44,682,745 6 2 Profit and Loss Account, Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s . j. Interest credited to depositors during Balance forward .. .. .. 241,344 3 10 the year ended 31st March, 1922 .. 1,599,91)7 2 0 Interest received during £ s. d Interest paid on fixed deposits .. 800 0 0 the year .. .. 1,771,116 8 0 Amount transfered to Reserve Fund Accrued interest, 31st Account .. •• •• 200,145 0 0 March, 1922 .. 531,330 5 6 Interest credited to Reserve Fund Account.. .. .. •• 21,000 0 0 2,302,446 13 6 Paid Public Account for cost of Say- Less accrued interest on ings-bank management .. .. 60,000 0 0 31st March, 1921 .. 496,475 7 3 Balance forward to next account .. 176,095 411 1,805,971 6 3 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 10,631 16 10 £2,057,947 6 11 £2,057,947 0 11

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Table No. 7. Savings-bank Accounts remaining open on 31st March, 1922, classified according to Balance at Credit of each Account.

District. Not Exceeding : **<*?&'* Ex „ c^ in « exceeding j £20 and „„/?" t „ „„?,"*„ £20. up to £50. an^ luo t0 aD^g t0 Exceeding Exceeding £200 £300 and up to and up to £300. £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500. Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding ! Exceeding Total £500 £600 £700 i £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 up to and up to and up to and up to and up to £5,000. Accounts £600. £700. £800. £900. £1,000. £2,000. £3,000. £4,000. £5,000. open. Auckland 84,595 6,516 65,344 44,267 9,826 920 10,586 6,734 I 7,362 623 7,894 5,293 I 7,488 603 6,988 5,042 3,916 2,337 1,550 1,050 85 644 48 394 27 283 12 233 18 498 49 16 4 19 ! | 120,264 9,490 BlenJieim 266 235 97 40 Christchurch 3,738 2,238 1,389 1,022 573 391 239 193 ._ 462 | 33 12 4 8 ! 2 6 | 3 ! 101,116 68,481 Dunedin 2,623 1,654 1,030 714 158 179 255 292 351 141 244 92 358 86 99 138 140 166 59 137 72 243 45 61 84 83 127 42 119 29 163 30 35 62 53 77 30 76 24 103 18 33 54 47 57 23 40 18 230 IS Gisborne .. 11,725 1,441 1,136 1,068 523 304 224 56 4 • i 16,818 Greymouth .. i 11,865 1,470 1,238 1,249 638 384 247 67 137 88 6 in 7 1 1 i 17,573 Hamilton 14,100 ! 3,102 2,239 1,992 960 542 327 1 24,003 InvercargiU Napier 17,046 i 22,764 2,801 I 3,887 2,259 2,677 2,081 2,341 1,022 1,159 622 682 388 449 151 11 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 26,930 34,908 15,077 25,323 Nelson 9,910 : 1,473 1,167 1,119 549 294 188 75 [ 4 New Plymouth .. 17,118 2,465 1,790 1,590 888 454 316 76 7 Oamaru Thames 4,813 11,925 11,018 871 2,981 2,598 798 1,765 2,097 717 1,327 1,649 367 459 228 326 135 212 135 86 51 38 28 30 58 1 3 2 3 1 2 8,195 19,397 19,710 Timaru 891 522 306 184 319 1,401 157 187 740 80 122 535 52 81 376 50 68 267 94 7 Wanganui 20,817 3,077 2,303 2,153 1,133 754 478 104 ; 10 6 31,612 Wellington 93,926 13,525 9,809 9,075 4,684 2,848 1,751 678 74 28 6 10 139,733 Western Samoa 134 55 38 38 15 7 3 3 1 4 1 1 300 Totals 31st March, 1922 Totals 31st March, 1921 447,883 i 429,806 67,812 50,488 46,520 23,831 14,431 9,090 6,625 3,691 2,437 1,632 1,251 2,844 240 86 ! 26 +3 678,931 69,130 52,114 47,747 24,329 14,984 8,753 6,225 3,830 2,386 1,605 1,255 [ 2,456 134 27 16 22 664,81!

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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, 1921.

Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. (1921). Lett'eTcaSlj Post-cards. j Books, &c. j Newspapers. Parcels. Letters and u.—- .q„ Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. ; Newspapers. Parcels. Letters and Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. News- pb. t » b i b papers. marcels. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hamilton Hokitika InvercargiU Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport Western Samoa 25,917.480 669,3051 7,717,939! 1,478,607 39,962! 286,8271 14,000,842 '409,253 2.942,940 11,757,940 480,883! 3,141.294 2,383,982 24,180 564,941 1,093,321 18,070 139,726 7,133,253 161,629 851,165 510.474 5,447 49,837 5,754,962 146,341 1.425,414 5,968.891 79.560 1.424.679 1.968,515 36.959 250,834) 4,010,860 90,168 958,4481 1,595,624 30,862! 272,146! 2,828,228 32,877 421,495 3,601.291 103.168 810,788] 4,697,954 123.786 1,100,3991 26.170,778 402,181 7,191,903 781,495 ; 11.349 105.230 74,472! 3.156! 2.532 4,005,726 248,053 1,615,319 1,535,260 523,792 186,095 972,940 116,038 675,571 761,838 167,234 501,623 131,040 259.087 293,380 694,684 3,707.029 116,597 10,824 809,146 22,490 409,734 328,783 40.976 26,208 113,828 11,908 90,792 108,264 53,703 70,096 23,933 52.377 47,671 91,156 818.467 18,811 780 22,812,361 1,684,540 17,101.825 12,880,010 2,718,469 1.150,331 8,334.651 629.746 6,646,198 7,125,742 2,278,640 5.127.291 1,697.007 4,027,036 4,116,216 5,076,877 27,482,572 1.056.406 92,244 580,541 56,966 846,898 516,763 43,602 13,052 198,627 10,283 175,084 137,943 57,863 109.967 44.434 72,514 122,876 149,552 516,321 24.037 2,196 4,422,379 175,864 3,557,528 3.255,239 659,009 166,387 1,191,476 82,966 1,014,507 1,519.752 296,426 766.077 301,847 410,683 657.735 1,048,320] 4,308,148! 136.357 6.714 3,181.256 411,554 2,010,138 2,204,696 970,099 313,300 1,550,523 226,707 939,315 1,516,489 424,073 803,673 246,415 701,870 622,440 1,117,909 4.533, doo 333.762 51,078 595,696 54,852 387,838 241,973 82,067 56,501 308,722 25,746 144,962 192,047 90,737 147,587 38,185 136,099 85,429 168,986 530,970 33,778 2,946 48,729,841 3,163,147 31.102,667 24,637.950 5,102,451 2,243,652 15,467,904 1,140,220 12,401,160 13.094,633; 4,247,1551 9,138,151 3,292.631 ! 6,855.264 7.717.507 9,774,831 53,653.350 1,837.901 166,716! 1,249,846 96,928 1,256,151 997,646 67,782 31,122 360,256 15,730 321,425 217,503 94,822 200,135 75.296 105,391 226,044 273,338 918,502 35,386 5,352 12,140,318 7,186,9821,404,842 462,691 659, 607 1 77.342 6,500,468 3,625,457 797.. 572 6,396,533 3,739,956 570,756 1,223,950 1,493.891 123,043 306.113 499,395 82.709 2,042,641 2.523,463 422.550 • 132,803 342.745 37.654 2,439,921 1,614,886 235.754 2,944,431 2,278.327 300,311 547,260 591,307 144.440 1,724,525 1,305,296 217,683 573,993 377,455 62,118 832,178 960.957 188,476 1,468,523 915,820 133,100 2,148,719; 1,812,593 260.142 11,500,051] 8.240,584 1.349.437 241,587; 450,359 52,589 9,246: 61,902 3.726 Totals 121,728,969 2,869,136 29,658,537 16,522,130 3,139,123 132,038,162 3.679.519 23,977.414 22.158,852 3,325,121] 253,767,131] 6,548,655 53,635, 95L38,680,9821 6,464,24Previous year .. 128.689,883] 3,092,479; 26,391,554 16,718,959 3,144,635 131,053,3511 3,845,075 23,764,936 21.140,288] 3,443,658 259,743,234 6,937,554 49,619,16137,859,247 6,588,291

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Table No. 9. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1921, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1920, is as follows :— • 1890. 1900. 1910. 1920. 1921. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 191,115 180,748 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,937,344 1,913,586 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 2,128,459 2,094,334 Dead Letters. lg2o lg2l Opened and returned to writers ... ... 228,258 226,076 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 36,395 38,385 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 97,343- 80 Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 34,523 37,009 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 265,143 253,776 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ■ ... ... ... " ... 38,792 40,528 Totals ... ... ... 700,454 595,854 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 10. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1921 : —

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1920 and 1921: —

— 1890. 1900. vlumber ' .. 121,292 199,413 Vcighl .. j 336,043 lb. 12 oz. 682,1041b. 7 <>/,. I 1910. 1,190,711. 3,953,284 1b. 15 oz. 1920. 3,144,035 15,826,3171b. 1921. 3.139,123 15,799,2061b.

Country. Received. Despi 1920. 1921. 1920. Number, Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. itched. 1921. Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of America .. Canada Victoria New South Wales ' .. South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Fiji (leylon .. Cape <>f Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti Hong Kong Straits Settlements Solomon Islands New Hebrides 211,214 lb. 1,219,881 128,378 lb. • 741,482 21,540 lb. 79,283 lb. 88,386 21,079 02,447 4,566 23,218 33,733 009 1,300 201 402 397 395 853 430,975 27,879 120,347 158,169 2,042 4,684 589 1,093 949 1,841 3.50S 38,167 4,159 20,860 33,647 754 1,120 311 541 492 383 860 237,926 26,360 97,144 139,387 1,957 3,155 579 1,172 1,464 1,674 2.510 3,186 957 3,989 7,831 015 1,033 594 426 I. 170 117 llo 298 724 825 781 310 183 2 J 11,906 3,138 12,701 24,490 1,827 2,1120 1,474 1, J 95 5,202 459 402 1,003 3,449 3,501 5,123 1,337 624 3 1 4,161 1 ,268 4,377 7,973 52.3 1,004 541 440 1,638 110 140 373 781 776 1,262 361 276 17 17,676 4,256 13,860 20,360 1,430 2,097 I ,454 1,185 5,828 433 561 987 4,023 3,194 9,378 1,375 1,001 33 1,508 54 58 2,735 145 8,002 215 327 24,086 403 1,858 53 134 1,759 227 10,204 201 698 14,518 825 Totals 344,021 2,010,090 233,698 1,281,322 44,998 100,044 47,700 179,1.23

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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.

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

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Number Year ended Mi ° f 8 of lane. Number of Miles of Wire. •g g Number of Toll (IncliKhZ Miseel- I §> Total Total • Z S- Messages forwarded during the Year. "'.,, , I S Value of Expendi- | o lancous JteoerpW). 3 | Business ture gg "gS done (excluding *0 a ndp?es s . G .S n " Tot » 1 ' Telegraph. Telephone. || theTar. Subsidy). «. a go 1* a oj H ° 30th June, 1860 099 1,390 £ £ £ £ £ 13 24,761 2,740 27,407 5,562 .. 483 6,045 6,377 1876 3,154 7,247 142 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,716 .. 16,154 78,870 82,771 31st Dec, 1886 4,540 11,178 4J2 J,583,717 252,549 1,830,206 106,639 .. ! 27,281 133,920 98,875 31st Mar., 1896 6,2454 t 15,7642 | 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,21.1 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 .143,665 1906 8,355 25,110 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 184,369 89,542 24,108 298,079 276,580 1916 13,684 48,052 2,413 10,708,910 127,841 1.0,836,751 549,627 287,547 9,085 840,259 658,572 1918 13,687 1919 13,813 1920 13,721 1921 13,724 1922 13,707 50,291 50,742 50,751 51,043 52,170 2,371] 11,510,710 114,010 11,624,720 516,865 344,368 6,949 808,182 803,69] 2,354, 11,989,882 101,135 12,091,017 615,786 373,169 5,036 993,991 879,497 2,339 14,957,615 116,452 15,074,067 619,188 419,318 5,8301,044,3361,078,96] 2,338 13,884,406 116,385 14,000,851 704,228 533,535 7,0361,244,7991,369,780 2,327 12,782,037 152,428 12,934,465 697,804 (ill,307 8,458 1,320,089 1,314,068 Note. —Inland Telegra basis. From that date a u: 1st April, 1870, the minium for ten words, and Id. for From the 1st July, 1877, tl a " delayed " system was ir words, and Jd. for each ad charge in each case was inc: the ordinary rate was fixed was fixed at 6d. for twelv telegrams were abolished, the 23rd September, 1915, t 1st August, f 920, it was fur for each additional word); system of night letter-teleg Is. 6d. for thirty-six words, im Tariff iniform ra jm charge each addi f: Prior to the 1st September, 1869, inland telegrams were charged for on a mileage ate was fixed of 2s. 6d. for ten words, and 6d. for each additional five words. From the e was reduced to Is. From the 1st November, 1873, the rate was further reduced to Is. iitional word, address and signature, hitherto charged for, being free up to ten words, introduced the "urgent" code, at double the ordinary rate. From the 1st .luly, 1878, d, the rate being fixed at 6d. for ten words, exclusive of address and signature up to ten word. From the 1st February, 1892, the number of words allowed for the minimum i twelve, with free address and signature up to six words. From the 15th August, 1892, or eighteen words, including address and signature. From the 1st June, 1896, the rate , including address and signature, and Id. for each additional word; and "delayed" he 1st November, 1906, the charge for additional words was reduced to Jd. each. From ary rate was increased from 6d. to 8d. for twelve words (" urgent" Is. 2d.) ; and on the [■eased to Is. for twelve words, and Id. for each additional word ; (" urgent," 2s., and 2d. js and holidays, double rates. From the 1st November, 1920, there was introduced a ) be delivered by post on the morning following the day of presentation. The rate is for each additional word. here was i n traduced lditional \ ireased to 1 at Is. fo je words, From th the ordina rther inert ; Sundays grams, to , and Jd. f

Number of Connectii >ns on 31st March, Engineer's District. » 1922. 1921. Conations. Extensions. Total. Total. Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. I Auckland Wellington Canterbury 21,988 3,410 25,398 35,541 6,211 41,752 11,906 2,646 14,552 10,877 2,104 12,981 25,398 41,752 14,552 12,981 19,731 33,246 11,430 10,283 3,207 5,898 2,597 2,047 22,938 39,144 14,027 12,330 Otago Totals 80,312 14,371 94,683 74,690 13,749 88,439

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