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DETAILED INDEX. A. PAGE j L. PAGE Act, Post and Telegraph Amendment, 1922 .. 3, 4 Leave, sick .. .. .. .. .. 2 Appeal Board .. . . .. .. 3 I Letters and Letter-cards — Articles delivered . . . . . . .. 5 Dead, dealt with .. .. • . 5 Attendance at money-order offices and savings-banks 4 ; ~ proportion to number delivered ■• ..5 Automatic-telephone-exchange installations, &c. 19, 20 Imperfectly or insufficiently addressed .. (> Missing .. . . . . . . . . o' Posted and delivered •. ■ • 5, 38 "■ Posted: Average number per head of population.. 5 Balance-sheet of Post Office Account •• 28,29,30 ~ unaddressed .. .. ..6 Batteries, class of, and number in use .. 41 ~ with previously used stamps . . (i Book-paokets posted and delivered .. . . 38 Registered, unclaimed . . . . . . <> British postal orders sold, &o. • • 9, 25 With libellous addresses . . . . . . 0 Buildings .. .. .. ■ . . . 8 Lines, telegraph and telephone, cost of constructing 42 Business done for other Departments • ■ . . 9 Bicycles .. ■ . . • .. . . 5 M. Magazines registered .. .. •. .. 6 C Magazines removed from register .. .. (5 Cable messages— Mail-services — " Christinas Greetings" . . . . 14 Inland .. . . . . .. .. 8 Deferred . . .. . . .. .. 13 Intercolonial . . .. .. . . 8 Intercolonial traffic .. .. . . 13, 21 Overseas .. .. .. .. . . 7, 8 International traffic .. .. .. 13, 21 Missing postal packots . . .. . . . . ti Interruption of service . . . . 14 Money-order—■ New route . . .. .. .. 13 Commission .. .. .. 9, 22 Number .. . . . . .. 13, 21 ; Exchange with other countries . . 9, 22, 23 Press .. .. . . .. .. 13 | Issued and paid .. .. .. 8, 9, 22 Value . . .. . . . . .. 21 j Number of transactions .. .. 25 Week-end .. .. . . .. 13, 14 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. .. 8 Cables — ~ attendance at .. . . . . .. 4 Eastern Extension (see " Eastern Extension cable "). ; Motor sorvice, Government .. .. ..5 New Zealand . . . . ■ . 13 Ocean .. .. .. . . 13 Pacific (see " Pacific cable "). N. Chambers of Commerce, representation of Depart- Newspapers— ment on .. .. • . .. .. 4 ' Posted and delivered .. .. . . 38 Circulars, " Householder" .. .. ■• 6 Registered .. .. .. .. ..6 Classes, departmental correspondence technical . . 3 Removed from register .. .. . . ti Correspondence prohibited . . .. . . 6 Returned to publishers .. . . .. 6 Customs clearance fee .. .. .. ..7 Night letter-telegrams .. .. .. 10,11,40 Customs parcels .. .. • ■ . . 7 0. Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," Dead-letters .. .. .. .. .. 0 " Pacific cable," &c.). Deferred cable message .. .. .. 13 Officers Designation of offices changed .. . . ... 21 Absence on sick-leave, average . . .. 2 Death of . . .. .. . . 2 Health .. .. .. .. ..2 Number .. .. .. . . .. 2 Eastern Extension cable — Offices (see under " Post," " Telegraph," &c.). Number and percentage of messages forwarded and ~ designation changed .. .. ..21 received .. . ■ •. •. 13 Official inquiries, conduct of .. .. .. 4 Press cablegrams . . .. .. 13 Overseas mails .. . . . . . . 7, 8 Share of business .. . . . . . . 13 Electoral rolls, preparation of ■ ■ . . 4 Envelopes, " window " .. .. . . .. 6 ]> Examinations ... .. .. .. .. 3 Pacific cableExchanges, telephone (see " Telephone exchanges "). Number and percentage of messages forwarded and Expenditure of Department .. .. .. 1, 2 received . . .. . . .. 13 Press telegrams .. .. .. 13 Share of business .. .. .. 13 '' Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered I) Government motor service .. .. ... 5 Parcels— Gray memorial prize .. .. .. .. 4 Accounting for between the United States and New Zealand .. .. . . • . .. 7 Customs clearance fee . . .. . . 7 " ■ Customs parcels .. . . . . . . 7 Health of staff.. '.. .. .. ..2 Delivered .. .. .. .. 5,38 " Householder" circulars .. .. . . b' Despatched overseas .. .. . . .. 39 Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs duty collected on .. .. .. . . 7 I. Foreign (outwards), declared value of . . 7 Inland mail-services (see " Mail-services"). Posted and dolivered . . . . . . 38 Inquiries, official, conduct of .. .. .. 4 Received from overseas .. .. .. 39 Inspection of post-offices . . . . . . 5 Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1922 . . 3, 4 Instruments, telegraph, class of, and number in use. .41 Postage-stamps .. .. .. ..7