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Session 11. 1921.

NEW ZEALAND.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1920.

(Soutents. page page Introduction ... ... ... 1 Advertising need of work by Beturned Beceipts and Payments ... ... 1-2 Soldiers ... ... ... 9 Staff ... ... ... ... 2 Stores ... ... ... ... 9 Health of Permanent Staff ... ... 2 Workshops ... ... ... 9 Personal and Staff ... ... ... 2-3 Post Office ... ... ... 9 Cost-of-Living Bonus ... ... 3 Dead and Missing Letters ... 10 Travelling-allowances ... ... 3 Prohibited Correspondence ... 10 Overtime Bate and Believing - allow- Register of Newspapers and Magazines 10 ances ... ... ... ... 3 Registration of Magazines ... 10 Board and Residence for Junior Officers Postage-stamps ... ... ~. 10-11 in Wellington ... ... ... 3 Ocean Mail-services ... ... 11 Appeal Board ... ... ... 3 Inland Mail-services ... ... 11-12 Examinations ... ... . 3 Buildings ... ... ... 12 Correspondence Classes ... ... 3 Money-orders ... ... ... 12-13 Telegraph Schools and Classes ... 3 Postal Notes ... ... ... 13 Salaries of Non-permanent Postmasters British Postal Orders ... ... 13 and Telephonists ... ... 3 Savings-bank ... ... ... 13 Establishment of Chief Post-office at Work performed for other DepartHamilton ... ... ... 3 ments ... ... ... 14 Increase in Rates ... ... ... 4 Telegraphs ... ... ... 14-15 Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, New Zealand Submarine Cable 1920 ... ... ... ... 5 Service ... ... .. 15 Prevention of Betting ... ... 5 Ocean Cable Services ... ... 15-16 Loitering in Post or Telegraph Office ... 5 Wireless Telegraphy ... ... 16 Visit of Prince of Wales ... ... 5 Telephone Exchanges ... ... 16 Postal Union Congress at Madrid, 1920 6-7 Telephone Toll Communications ... 17 Chief Telegraph Engineer's Visit to Telephone Facilities for Backblocks 17 Europe and America ... ... 8 Automatic Telephone Exchanges ... 17 Post Office Safe-deposit System ... 8 Automatic Printing Telegraphs ... 17 Bobbery at Bunciman ... ... 8 Slot Telephones ... ... ... 17 Pilfering from Parcel-mails ... ... 8 Arrangements at Auckland during Sus- APPENDIX pension of Tram-service ... ... 8 Gray Memorial Prize ... ... 8 Designation of Offices changed or cor-Parcel-post : Cash on Delivery ... 8 rected ... ... ... 18 War Loan Certificates ... ... 8-9 Cable Business ... ... ... 18 Post Office Investment Certificates... 9 Radio-telegrams ... ... ... 18 (For Index to Tables see page ii, and for Detailed Index see pages iii and iv.)