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1920. NE W ZEA L A N I).

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

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

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

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