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Receipts and Payments for the Years 1881-82, 1891-92, 1901-2, 1911-12, and following Years.
Staff. Comparative Return of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended 31st March, 1920, and 31st March, 1921. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1920 and 1921, was as under : — 31 st March, 31 st March, 1920. 1921. Postmaster-General .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Classified staff — Permanent — Administrative Division . . . . . . 4 4 Clerical and Engineering Division .. .. 3,563 3,547 General Division .. .. .. .. 4,094 4,211 Temporary — Night-watchmen .. .. .. .. 6 8 Postmistresses and assistants, &c, .. . . 35 .9 Switchboard attendants . . . . . . 267 174 Postmen, messengers, and chauffeurs . . . . 242 194 Night telephonists .. .. . . . . 41 5 Other temporary employees . . .. . . 151 283 Totals, classified staff .. .. .. 8,404 8,436 Employees not on classified staff— Country Postmasters and Postmistresses .. .. 2,252 2,115 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers .. .. .. .. 141 130 Totals .. .. .. ..10,797 10,681 Health of Permanent Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave :— Number Average Absence tTZ^oIZ on Staff., per Sick Officer. to \__s_s Mt Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,486 12-41 7-19 Women ... ... ... 1,276 1462 1055 Twenty-three officers died during the year. Personal and Staff. Mr. W. R. Morris, C.M.G., 1.5.0., who assumed the.office of Secretary of the Department on the Ist May, 1913, was appointed Public Service Commissioner from the Ist May, 1920. He was succeeded as Secretary by Mr. R. B. Morris, First Assistant Secretary ; and Mr. R. B. Morris was succeeded by Mr. A. T. Markman, Chief Clerk. Mr. G. B. Dall, Second Assistant Secretary, retired on the 30th June, 1920, after completing over forty years' service. Mr. Dall was succeeded by Mr. G. M'cNamara, Superintendent of Staff. Mr. J. C. Williamson, Chief Inspector, retired on the 31 st August, 1920, after completing fortythree years' service. Mr. Williamson was succeeded by Mr. J. Laurenson, Senior Staff Inspector. The following senior officers retired after serving for the periods stated : Mr. A. P. Dryden, Chief Postmaster, Wellington, forty years ; Mr. T. T. King, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin, forty-five years ; Mr. J. C. Dale, Chief Postmaster, Westport, forty-six years ; Mr. C. H. M. Hawk, Inspector of Tele-graph-offices, fifty years ; and Mr. F. G. Gannaway, Superintendent, Telegraph Office, Auckland, forty-eight years.
Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. Excess of Payments over Receipts. £ 234,529 £ 233,291 £ 1,238 £ .881-1882 891-1892 320,058 268,343 51,715 901-1902 488,573 465,756 22,817 911-1912 912-1913 913-1914 914-1915 .915-1916 916-1917 .917-1918 918 1919 .919-1920 .920-1921 i 1,087,710 1,107,826 1,269,921 1,359,059 1,695,757 1,809,317 1,837,260 1,972,539 2,106,995 2,590,441 988,911 1,069,272 1,173,314 1,246,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 1,489,446 1,702,048 1,944,101 2,591,786 98,799 98,554 96,607 112,209 399,235 438,507 347,814 270,491 162,834 1,345