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PAGE . „ . , , t. . . n Land-tax collected .. .. .. .. 9 Allotment warrants: payments by Department .. 9 Leave sick 3 Alteration in postage-rates 6 Letter '. cardB _" Articles delivered .. 6 Poat ed and delivered .. .. 5,30 Automatic stamp-vending machines .. ..7 unaddressed 6 Automatic telephone installations .. ..11 Letters Dead, dealt with .. .. .. 6, 32 „ proportion to number delivered .. .. 6 Balance-sheet of Post Office Account .. 23,24, 25 Delivered .. .. .. .. 5, 31 Batteries, class of, and number in use .. 35 Posted and delivered .. .. .. 31 Beer-duty stamps sold .. .. .. ..9 Posted: average number per head of population.. 6 Birth, death, and marriage fees .. .. .. 9 Js unaddressed .. .. .. 6 Book-packets posted and delivered .. 31 fJ with previously used stamps .. .. 6 British postal orders paid and sold .. 8, 20 Registered, unclaimed .. .. .. 6 Building, destruction of, by fire .. .. .. 8 With libellous addresses .. .. .. 6 Buildings opened .. .. .. .. 8 Wrongly addressed .. .j .. .. 6 Bureau messages: number and value .... 9 , Business done for other Departments .. 8, 24, 25 jl. Machinery fees collected .. .. 9 Cable messages- °' Magazines registered .. .. ' .. ..6 Deferred 11 Mail-services, inland .. .. .. o, li Expeditionary Force '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 11 Contractors joining Expeditionary Force .. 7 Intercolonial traffic .. .. 10,11,15,16 Established 13 International traffic .. .. 10,11,15,16 Loss of mails 8 Number .. 10,11 Renewal of contracts .. .. .. / y a j u0 15, 16 Suspension of, owing to floods .. .. 8 Weekend 11 Mail-services, ooean— Cables, New Zealand- ' P ate » f olo f n S? overseas mail: publication .. 7 Length of 10 Loss of mails 7 State of 10 San Francisco 7 Cables, ocean 10 VancouverCensorship: Post-office inquiry, Auckland.. .. 4 Extension of contract 7 Concession, postal and telegraph, to members of Mail-services, sea, subsidized 14 Legislature 5 Maintenance of linos, cost of .. .. 9, Jo Concession, telegraph, to patriotic 'bodies '.'. '.'.5 Material, abnormal increase in cost of .. ..1,2 Correspondence prohibited 6 Military pensions paid 9 Curtailment of services 1,4 Miners pensions paid 9 Custody of Treasury bonds 5 Mining Act receipts 9 Customs duty collected 9 Missing letters 6 Money-order— -q Commission .. .. .. 8,17,20 Dead letters 6,32 Exchange with other countries.. ■• ■• » Declaration of secrecy, witnessing .. ..4 Issued and paid .. .. 8,17,18,20 Deferred cable message 11 Offices open, &c 8 Departments, other, work performed for .. 8, 24, 25 Prohibited .. .. .. .. Designations of offices changed .. .. 5, 13 Discount-stamps sold .. .. .. .. 9 N. -„ National Provident Fund : contributions collected 9 -ih , th h i.i ' Newspapers — Eastern Extension cable— Posted and delivered 31 Number and value of messages forwarded and unaddressed 6 received 11,15,16 Registered 6 Press cablegrams lb R emo ved f rom regis ter 6 Share of business . .. .. 10 Returned to publishers 6 Transfer of terminus from Wakapuaka to Wellington .. .. .. •. 10 Economy in use of food-supplies, promoting .. 5 v ' Employment of women .. .. .. 4 Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," Examinations .. .. .. .. 4 «p ao ifi c cable," &c.). Exchanges, telephone (see " Telephone exchanges "). >; mail-services (see " Mail "). Expeditionary Foree — OfficersAssistance from Department .. .. .. 3 Absence of, average .. .. ■ ■ .. 3 Casualties: free inquiries .. .. .. 5 Casualties with Expeditionary Force .. .. 3 Employment of returned soldiers .. .. 3 Death of .. .. • • .. 3 Number of officers joining .. .. ..1,3 Declaration of secrecy, dispensing with necessity Postal staff with Force .. .. 3 0 f witnessing, by Justice of Peace .. .. 4 Roll of honour .. .. .. .. 1,3 Examinations, efficiency .. .. .. 4 Telegraphists and linemen with Force .. .. 3 Health .. .. .. • • .. 3 Week-end messages .. .. .. .. 10 Number .. .. .. • • .. 3 Wiroloss unit with Force .. .. .. 3 Release of, for service with Expeditionary Force.. 1 Expenditure and revenue .. .. ..1,2 Retirement of .. .. •• ..3 Salary, payment of, twice monthly .. .. 4 F. War decorations .. .. .. .. 1 Fishing licenses issued .. .. . - .. 9 -\yjth Expeditionary Force .. .. .. 3 " Fragile " fee (see " Parcels "). Offices (see under " Post," " Telegraph," &c). „ designations changed .. .. 5, 13 G- Old-age pensions .. .. •. .. 9 Game licenses issued .. .. .. .. 9 Girls, employment of, as telegraph messengers .. 4 Government Insurance premiums collected .. 9 Pacific cable— Inquiries regarding condition of sick and wounded H. soldiers .. .. .. • • .. 5 Health of staff.. .. .. .. .. 3 Number and value of messages forwarded and Hours, alteration of .. .. .. 4 received .. .. .. • • 15,16 Press telegrams .. .. .. ..11 I. Share of business .. .. .. .. 10 Imperial pensions paid .. .. .. 9 Packets alleged to have been posted and not dehvered 6 Income-tax collected .. .. .. .. 9 Parcels — Inland mail-services (see " Mail-serviceß"). Dehvered .. .. .. .. 5, 31 Inspection of post-offices .. .. .. 5 Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Instruments, telegraph, class of, and number in use.. 35 duty collected on .. .. •• ..6 Inquiry, Auckland Post-office .. '.. .. 4 Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. .. 5