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DETAILED INDEX— continued. PAGE I T. PAGE Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered 17 | Xeaohers - Superannuation Fund payments .. 20 O°y a 17 4-)! Telegrams— lleliyored ... . 1;, 4_ Bureau messages : number and value .. 20,45 foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Forwarded duty collected on ... 17, ■; Government : number and value .. 21,45 Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. ■ ... ll ; Increase in number 20 Posted and delivered .. .. 17,42,43 : Of all codes 20,45,46 Pensions, Imperial, paid . . 20 ; Ordinary : number and value .. 20, 45. 46 ~ old-ago, military, and widows ..- .. 20 Per 100 letters 21 war, miners' .. .. .. ..20 Pmw __ [' " " 90,45,46 Personal and staff .. .. .. 14 Urgent 20 Postage-stamps . . .. .. 18 PaidPost and Telegraph Department Act, 1918 1,14 Number , md I . ovmllo , _ /_ 20 45 46 Postal notes- Telegraph— gommission .. 1 Installation of repeaters 21 Offices opened .. .. .. .. J Instruments and batteries in use .. 21,46 Paid . . .. . . . . . . 19 Lines— - - - - - - * - ' Cost of construction 47 48 Postal orders, British, paid and sold .. 19, 29 Length of 9 1 44' 45 Post-cards- Maintenance '.'. '.'. '.'. '.. '47 Delivered 17,42 Overhauled, &c 20 t. a " , ',-' i'\ " " S Superimposed . . .. .. .. 21 Post Office Account : balance-sheet 13 Maintenance of lines, &,c. .. .. 9, 47 Post-oirlces Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 21 Closed . .. .. . 17 designations changed .. .. 17,23 Designations changed .. .. 17, 23 >; numb er open .. .. £0, 44, 45 JistaDhshoa . . .. .. .. 17 Private wires : number and rental .. . . 20 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. 17 Progress of Department .. . . 44. 45 Number open •• •■ •■ •• 17 Receipts and payments .. .. 20,44,45 Private wires : number and rental .. .. 20 Revenue 20 44 4 r > Prohibition of correspondence 18 Telephone-bureau messages '.'. " 2o', 45 Public Service superannuation payments .. .. 20 Telephone Public Trust receipts and payments .. .. 20 Cost of construction of lines 48 Exchanges— "■ Automatic .. .. .. .. 22 Radio-telegrams (see " Wireloss"). Capital cost, working-expenses, &c. .. ..49 Receipts and payments .. .. 13 Connections: proportion to population .. 22 Reclassification of staff.. .. .. 1,14 Lino, length of .. .. .. 22,44,45 Registered articles . . . . .. . . 43 Opened . . . . . . .. 22 Registration of births, &c. : fees collected .. 20 Party-line circuits .. .. .. .. 22 Remuneration of non-permanent Postmasters . . 15 Revenue .. . . .. .. 13, 22, 49 Restoration of services . . .. .. 15 Subscribers' connections . . .. 22:, 49 Revenue of Department .. .. 1, 13 Line: capital cost, &c. .. .. ..49 „' cost of construction .. .. 48 S. Lines overhauled, &c. . . .. ... 20 Salaries .. .. .. .. 13,20 Maintenance of lines .. .. ~ 20,47 Sanatorium receipts . . .. ~ 20 Metallic circuits erected . . . .. 22 San Francisco mail-service (see " Mail-services"). Offices converted .. .. .. ..21 Savings-bank— Telephone, slot— Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. 19,31,32,41. Machines wilfully damaged .. .. ..22 Cost of working .. .. .. 19, 31, 32 Number and revenue .. . . 22 Deposits: amount, &c. .. 19, 31, 32, 40 Treasury bonds — Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 19,31,32 Custody of .. .. .. .. ..16 Fixed Deposit Account .. .. . . 40 Sale of . . .. .. .. 16 Interest .. .. .. .. 19, 31, 32 Treasury, payments on account of .. ..20 Liabilities and assets .. .. .. 40 Nominations by depositors .. .. ..19 ■ v Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 19,31,-32 VProfit and loss .. .. .. .. 40 Valuation Department : fees collected .. ~ 20 Receipts and payments '.'. '.'. 40 Vancouver mail-service (see " Mail-services"). Securities .. . . .. .. .. 36 Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and w Australia, &c. .. .. .. ..19 WarWithdrawals .. .. .. 19, 31, 32 Automatic exchanges, effect on .. 1, 22 Securities in name of Postmastor-General.. .. 36 Casualty lists and hospital reports, transmission of 15 Slot telephones .. .. .. 22 Officers with Expeditionary Force .. 1, 5, 12 Staff — Payment of soldiers' allotments .. .. 20 Health .. .. .. .. 14 Pensions paid .. .. .. 20 Number .. .. .. .. 14 War loan — Reclassification of .. .. 14 Certificates, sale of, and custody, by Department 16 With Expeditionary Force .. .. ..1,5 Contributions received by Post Office .. ..16 Stamps, beer duty, sold .. .. .. 20 Wellington City Council milk scheme .. 18 „ discount, sold .. .. .. 20 Widows' pensions .. .. .. .. 20 „ new issues .. .. .. ..18 Wireless telegraphy .. .. .. ..22 State Advances receipts and payments .. .. 20 ~ returns of business .. .. 26 Stores Branch .. .. .. .. 1.6 Work performed for other Departments .. 20, 34 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. .. 21 Workshops, departmental .. ~ .. 16