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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, 1921 arid 1922. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1.92.1 and 1922, was as under :— 31st March, 31st March, 1921. 1922. Postmaster-General .. .. . . . . .. 1 1. Classified staff — Permanent- — Administrative Division . . .. .. 4 4 Clerical and Engineering Division .. .. 3,547 3,351 General Division .. .. .. ..4,211 4,302 Temporary — Night-watchmen . . . . . . .. 8 2 Postmistresses and assistants, &c. .. .. 9 G Exchange attendants .. .. .. .. 174 135 Postmen, messengers, and chauffeurs . . . . 194 96 Exchange clerks .. .. .. .. 5 4 Other temporary employees .. .. .. 283 186 Totals, classified staff .. ■ .. .. 8,436 8,087 Employees not on classified staff— Country Postmasters and Postmistresses .. .. 2,115 2,120 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers .. .. . . .. 130 123 Totals .. .. .. ..10,681 10,330 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 °f cer employed. Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,497 1163 5-81 Women ... ... ... 1,160 14-89 9-04 Seventeen officers died during the year. Retirements. The undermentioned senior officers retired during the year, after having served for a period of forty years or more : — W. Gee, Chief Postmaster, Auckland. C. B. Mann, Controller of Stores, General Post Office. A. J. C. Talbot, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Wellington. F. J. Chisholm, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin. C. Treweek, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Auckland. W. Beswick, Chief Postmaster, Wanganui. R. W. Porter, Chief Postmaster, Invercargill. L. W. Bourkc, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Wellington. J. Alexander, Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Dunedin.

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. Excess of Payments over Receipts. £ 1881-1882 .. .. .. .. 234,529 £ 233,291 £ 1,238 £ 1891-1892 .. .. .. .. 320,058 268,343 51,715 1901-1902 .. .. .. .. 488,573 465,750 22,817 1911-1912 .. .. .. .. : 1,087,710 988,911 98,799 1912-1913 .. .. .. .. 1,167,826 1913-1914 .. .. .. .. 1,269,921 1914-1915 .. .. .. .. 1,359,059 1915-1916 .. .. .. .. 1,695,757 1916-1917 .. .. .. .. 1,809,31.7 1917-1918 .. .. .. .. 1,837,260 1918-1919 .. .. .. .. 1,972,539 1919-1920 .. .. .. .. 2,106,995 1920-1921 .. .. .. .. 2,590,441 1921-1922 .. .. .. .. 2,811,535 1,009,272 1,173,314 1,240,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 1,489,440 1,702,048 1,944,161 2,591,786 2,451,571 98,554 90,007 112,209 399,235 438,507 347,814 270,491 102,834 t 1,345 359^904