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Receipts and Payments for the Ten Years ended 31st March, 1920, and for the Years 1881-82, 1891-92, and 1901-2.

Staff. Comparative Return of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended, 31st March, 1919, and 81st March, 1920. The total mtmher of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1919 and 1920, was as under :— 31st March, 31st March, 1919. 1920. Postmaster-General ... ... .. ... 1 1 Classified staff — Permanent — Administrative Division ... ... ... 4 4 Professional Division ... ... ...' 33 35 Clerical Division ... ... ... ... 3,601 3,528 General Division ... ... ... ... 3,722 4,094 Temporary— Night-watchmen ... ... ... ... 2 6 Postmistresses and assistants ... ... 188 30 Switchboard attendants ... ... ... 313 267 Note-sorters, distributors, (fee. ... .. 66 5 Postmen, messengers, anel chauffeurs . . 331 242 Night telephonists ... ... ... ... 65 41 Other temporary employees... ... ... ... 151 Totals, classified staff ... ... 8,325 8,404 Employees not on classified staff — Country Postmasters and Postmistresses ... 2,280 2,252 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers ... ... ... 143 141 Totals ... ... ... ... 10,748 10,797 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 °? cer employed. Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,444 15-57 746 Women ... ... ... 1,217 19-99 14-58 Nineteen officers died during the year. Personal and Staff. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, who held the offices of Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs, resigned on the 21st August, 1919. The Hon. J. G. Coates assumed the offices on the 4th September, 19.1.9. In the, interim the Hon. Sir William Fraser administered the Department. Mr. P. D. Holdsworth, who, prior to taking up the position of Director eif Postal Services with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, was Chief Postmaster at Auckland., retired in October, 1919. Mr. Holdsworth had served for over fifty-one years,

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. i 1881-1882 £ 234,529 £ 233,291 £ 1,238 1891-1892 320,058 268,343 51,715 1901-1902 488,573 465,756 22,817 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 1917-1918 1918-1919 1919-1920 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1,037,265 1,087,710 1,167,826 1,269,921 .1,359,059 1,695,757 1,809,317 1,837,260 1,972,539 2,106,995 ., ., I, I, L, I, L, L, I, ,037,265 ,087,710 ,167,826 ,269,921 ,359,059 ,695,757 ,809,317 ,837,260 ,972,539 ,106,995 914,069 988,911 1,069,272 1,173,314 1,246,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 1,489,446 1,702,048 1,944,161 123,196 98,799 98,554 96,607 112,209 399,235 438,507 347,814 270,491 162,834 Totals for ten years 15 15,343,649 ,343,649 13,195,403 2,148,246