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DETAILED INDEX— continued. P— continued. T. Postal notes — page I'aue Commission.. .. .. .. ..9 Technical correspondence classes.. .. .. 3 Offices open, &c. . . .. . . .. 9 Telegrams— Paid .. .. .. .. ..9 Abolition of office copy of received .. .. 10 Sold .. .. .. .. 9,24 Government: Number and value .. 11,40 Postal orders, British, sold .. .. 9, 25 increase in number .. . . .. .. 10 Post-cards— Night letter . . .. .. 1.0,11,40,41 Delivered .. .. .. .. 5,38 Of all codes .. .. .. 10,11,40,41 Posted .. .. .. .. ..38 Ordinary: Number and value .. .10,11,40,41 Post Office Account: Balance-sheet .. 28,29,30 Per 100 letters .. .. .. ..II Post Office investment certificates .. ..9 Press .. .. .. 10,11,40,41 Post-offices— Reduction in rates .. .. . . 3, 10 Closed .. .. .. .. ..5 Urgent .. .. .. .. 10,11.41 Designation changed ..... . . . 21 Telegraph— Established .. .. .. .. ..5 Amount of business .. .. .10.11,40,41 Inspection . . .. . . .. . . 5 Instruments and batteries in use .. 41 Miscellaneous information .. .. . . 6 Lines — Number .. .. .. . . . . 5 Cost of constructing . . . . 42 Preparation of electoral rolls .. .. .. 4 Length of, erected, &o. .. . . 12, 40 Private mail-bags: Restricted use .. . . 6 Overhauled .. .. . . 12 Private wires: Number and rental .. ..12 Superimposed .. .. .. ..12 Prohibited postal packets .. . . .. 6 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c .. 12 ~ open, &c. .. .. .. 12, 40 Private wires: Number and rental .. .. 12 Radio communications .. ' 14 Receipts and payments .. .. 11,40,41 Business transacted .. .. .. 14,21 ™"? aue „» ',' ■ •"■ " " U ' 4 °' 41 Government stations 14 System : Machme-pnntmg .. 12,13 Miscellaneous information .. .. . . ]4 ~, ~ Private stations 15 Distribution of (chart) 17 Ship stations, regulations . . .. .. 14 Exchanges— Rates and charges : Reductions .. .. ..3 Automatic .. .. 19,20 Receipts and payments 1,2 Connections: Proportion to population .. 19 Reconstitution of Westport Postal District ~ 3 *f n ?' I « n « th ° f ' ™ ccted ' &c ' •• ■ •12 Registered articles 6,39 Cost of construction .. .. ..42 Revenue of Department 1 2 Number of. subscribers awaiting connection .. 16 Opened . . . . . . . . 15 Party-line circuits . . .. .. . . 16 S- Plant .. . . .. .. . . 19 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,2,3 Revenue .. .. .. .. 11,16,40 minimum for married officers .. .. 3 Statistics.. .. .. .. 17,18,19 reduction .. .. . . . . 2 Subscribers' connections . . .. 1.5, 16, 43 San Francisco mail-service .. .. . . 7 Toll traffic : line available . . . . .. 12 Savings-bank-■- Facilities for backblocks .. . . .. 19 Accounts open, &c. . . . . . . 9, 20, 27, 37 Lines overhauled, &c. .. . . . . 12 Attendance at .. .. .. ..4 Metallic circuits erected .. .. ..12 Cost of management .. .. .. ..27 Offices converted to Morse .. .. ..12 Deposits : Amount, &c. .. . . 9, 26, 27, 36 Slot .. .. .. . . 16, 20 Excess of withdrawals over deposits . . 26, 27 Statistics .. . . . . .. 17, 18, 19 Fixed Deposit Account .. .. ..36 Supply of material .. .. .. ..19 Interest .. .. .. ..9,26,27,36 Toll communications . . .. 10,11,12,40,41 Liabilities and assets .. . . . . 36 Nominations by depositors . . .. . . 9 Offices open, &c .. .. .. 9, 20, 27 Profit and Loss Account ...... 36 U. Receipts and payments .. .. ..36 Tr ~• Reserve Fund Account 36 Undelivered postal packets ~ . . . . 5 Securities .. ... . . .. 31-35 Transactions . . . . . . . . 25 Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and Australia, &c. .. ... .. .. 9 Withdrawals .. 9, 26, 27, 36 Vancouver mail-service 7 Securities in name of Postmaster-General . . 31-35 Slot telephones .. .. .. 16 20 StaffDisposal of sjirplus . . .. .. .. 2 i VV Health .. .. . . .. .. 2. . Minimum salary of married officers . . . . 3 War-loan certificates .. .. .. .. 9 Number .. . . .. .. .. 2 j Westport Postal District reconstituted .. .. 3 Reduction of salaries . . .. .. .. 2j " Window " envelopes .. .. .. ..6 Stamps : New issues, &c, .. .. .. 7 Wireless telegraphy (see Radio'communioations). Stores Branch .. . . . . .. . . 4, 5 ; Work performed for other Departments .. 9, 10 Submarine cables, New Zealand . . . . 13 j Workshops] . . . . . . . . . . 5 Subsidized lines .. .. .. .. 12 | Wreck of " Wiltshire " .. .. .. ..7