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p. S— continued. page Pacific cable— page StaffNumber aod percentage of messages forwarded and Casual .. .. .. .. .. 10 received .. .. .. • • .. 25 Health .. .. .. .. .. 10 Press telegrams .. .. • ■ .. 25 Number .. .. .. .. 10 Share of business .. .. •• ..25 Personal .. .. .. .. .. 10 Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered 17 Stamps: New issues, &c. .. .. ..21 Parcels — Stores Branch .. .. .. .. 16 Assessment of Customs daty on parcels for Hawera 22 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. ..25 Customs parcels .. .. .. 21 Delivered .. .. .. .. 18, 42 T. Despatched overseas .. .. . ■ .. 43 Telegrams Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Daily letter-telegram .. .. .. .. 25 duty collected on .. .. 21 Government: Number and value .. 44, 45 Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. 21 Increase in number .. .. .. 23 Insured system with Australia .. ..21 Night letter .. .. .. 5,6,23,25,44 Post, from Great Britain .. .. •. 4 Of all codes .. .. .. .. 23, 45 Posted and delivered .. .. ..42 Ordinary: Number and value .. .. 23, 44 Received from overseas .. . ■ .43 Per 100 letters .. .. .. .. 23 Postage-stamps .. .. ■. .. 21 Press .. .. 23, 28, 44 Postal Congress .. .. • ■ 3, 11, 12 Urgent .. .. .. .. 23, 44 Postal notes— Telegraph— Commission .. .. ■■ .. ..22 Amount of business .. .. .. 23,44,45 Sold .. .. .. .. 22, 36 Instruments and batteries in use .. .. 24Postal orders, British, sold .. .. .. 22 Lines— Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1924 .. 11 Length of, erected, &c. .. .. .. 24 Post-cards — Maintenance of .. .. .. .24 Delivered .. .. •. ■. 18, 42 j Poles and wire .. .. .. .. 24 Posted .. .. .. .. .. 42 Superimposed .. ; .. .. 25 Post-marking machines.. .. .. .. 4 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 24 Postmaster-General: Relinquishing of office ..8 ~ open, &c. .. .. .. ..24 Post-offices — Press rates .. .. .. .. 23, 28 Closed .. .. .. .. ..18 Private wires: Number and rental .. ..30 Designation changed .. .. .. .34 Receipts and payments .. .. 9, 45 Established .. .. .. .. ..18 Results of " All Black " football matches .. 22 Inspection .. .. .. .. ..4 Revenue .. .. .. ..9,23,44,45 Miscellaneous information .. .. 18 System, machine-printing .. .. 23 Number .. ... .. .. ..18 Telegraph and toll-line systems .. .. ..23 Private-line circuits, &c. .. .. .. 30 Effect of extensions .. .. .. 23 Prohibited postal packets .. .. ..21 Extensions .. .. .. .. ..23 Public call offices .. .. .. .. 30 Telephone— Exchanges— Attendance .. .. .. ..28 Automatic .. .. .. .. 32,33 R- Connections: Proportion to population .. 29 n „„ Development .. .. .. ..28 Radio broadcast,ng 6,27 Line, length of, erected, &c 28 Radio communications — New 1 29 Business transacted .. .. .. Number of subscribers awaiting connection .. 31 Government stations .. .. .. .. 27 n 0 9C > Miscellaneous information .. .. 6 Port,/ iir,o '' " " ' qn Press rate on telegrams exohanged with island Planl " 31 stations 28 ;; ;; ■; •; ;; 28 Private stations .. .. ..27 Revenue 9,44 Railway strike .. 5 gervice 28 Receipts and payments 1, 8 Statistics 30 Registered articles 18,43 Subscribers'connections 1,31 Revenue of Department 9 Toll traffic : Line available .. .. 23,24 Rural mail-services 3,15 Lines overhauled, &c 24 ~ private .. .. .. ..30 Metallic circuits erected .. .. 23 S Offices converted to Morse .. .. . 24 Slot .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Safe deposit-system .. .. .. .. 7,8 Statistics .. .. .. .. .. 30 Salaries .. .. .. .. ..9 Toll circuits, new .. .. .. ..24 San Francisco mail-service .. .. 14, 15 ~ communications .. .. .. 23, 44 Savings-bank— Tuition of school-children by correspondence .. 3 Accounts open. &c. .. .. .. .. 41 Cost of management .. .. .. 38 U. Depositors, number of, to population .. 7 rT . Deposits : Amount, &c. .. .. 7, 38, 39, 40 Undelivered postal packets 18 Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 7, 38, 39 Universal battery system .. .. .. 24 Interest .. .. .. .. 38, 39, 40 Liabilities and assets .. .. .. .. 40 Nsw Zealand's Dependencies, and in the mandated Vancouver mail-service .. .. .. 14,15 territory of Western Samoa .. .. .. 5 Nominations by depositors ;..... 7 W. Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 38,39 Wireless — Profit and Loss Account .. .. 40 Equipment: Extension, .. .. ..27 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 40 Licenses, amateur .. .. .. .. 6,28 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. 40 Press news to ships at sea .. .. 6 Securities .. .. .. .. .. 40 Ship operator's certificate .. .. 28 Transactions .. .. .. 7,38,39 Telegraphy .. .. .. .. 6,26-28 Withdrawals .. .. .. 7, 38, 39, 40 Work performed for other Departments .. .. 7 Slot telephones.. .. .. .. ..30 Workshops .. .. .. ... 16,17