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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1927-28.

CONTENTS. PAGJS PAQE Receipts and Payments .. .. 1, 13 " Householder " Circulars .. .. 16 Staff .. .. .. .. 2, 14 Missing Postal Packets .. .. 16 Time off in lieu of Overtime .. .. 2 Graphs showing Number of Cars, Cycles, Overseas Mails . . .. . . 3, 15 and Commercial Vehicles registered Publicity Agents on Mail-steamers .. 3 each Month from April, 1925, to March, Inland Mail-services .. .. .. 3, 16 1928 .. .. .. 18 19 Exchange of Mails on Trains .. .. 3 Workshops .. .. .. 19 Postal Car, New .. .. .. 3 Marine Insurance Fund .. ... 20 Rural Deliveries .. .. .. 3, 16 Articles delivered .. .. .. 20 Money-orders .. .. .. 4 Average Number of Letters posted per Savings-bank.. .. .. .. 4 Unit of Population .. .. .. 20 Post Office Investment Certificates .. 4 Number of Post-offices in Dominion .. 20 Inspection of Post-offices .. .. 4 Undeliverable Postal Packets .. . . 21 Telegraph, Toll, and Wireless Services 4,22,24 Miscellaneous Postal Figures .. .. 2.1 Relative Value of Wireless and Cable Com- Prohibited Postal Packets .. .. 21 munication.. .. .. .. 5 Register of Newspapers and Magazines .. 21 Combined Telegraph Form and Envelope 5 Postage-stamps .. .. .. 21 Shipping Movements: Telegraphic Com- Stamp-vending Machines .. .. 22 munication .. .. . . 6,24 Insured-box Service .. .. . . 22 Summer Time Act . . .. .. 6 . Customs Parcels .. .. .. 22 Telephone-exchange Service .. .. 6, 40 Postal Notes .. .. .. . . 22 Telephone-exchange Service—Canvas for British Postal Orders .. .. .. 22 additional subscribers .. .. 6 Savings-bank Ledger Office at Gore .. 22 Telephone-exchange Revenue .. .. 6 Postal Agency at Pitcairn Island . . 22 Number of Telephones per 100 of Popula- Graph showing Progress in Telephone and tion .. .. .. .. 7, 42 Toll Business since the Beginning of the Coin-in-the-slot Telephones .. . . 7,47 Century .. .. .. .. 23 Coin-in-the-slot Telephones in Shops (Pay Tours of New Zealand Cricket and Rugby Stations) .. .. .. .. 7, 48 Teams .. .. .. .. 24 Erection of Telegraph and Telephone Lines Trans-Tasman Flight: Search for Missing by Contract .. .. .. 7, 26 Airmen .. .. .. .. 24 Toll Services: Dominion-wide Range .. 8 International Bureau of the Telegraph Expediting Toll Calls . . .. .. 8 Union : Personnel .. . . 24 International Radio-telegraph Conference 8, 34 Telegraph and Telephone Offices open for Wireless Broadcasting .. .. 8, 37 Business . . .. .. .. 24 Transfer of Money by Wireless .. .. 8 Telegraph and Toll Traffic .. .. 24 Reorganization of Engineering Districts .. 9 Typewritten Toll Accounts .. .. 25 Work performed for other Departments .. 9 Toll Calls : Direct Dialling of Automatic Registration of Motor-vehicles .. .. 9, 16 Subscribers .. .. .. 25 Refunds of Duty on Motor-spirit .. 10 Inter-Island Telephone Service .. .. 25 Motor Transport .. .. 10, 19 Effect of High-tension Power Lines .. 26 Stores Branch .. .. 10, 19 Cables under Footpaths .. .. 26 Buildings .. .. .. 10, 15 Removal of Poles on Account of Alterations Awards for Suggestions .. 11 to Roads .. .. .. .. 26 Departmental Tuition for Message-boys Extensions to Toll and Telegraph Systems 27 and other Junior Officers .. 11,14 Machine-printing Telegraphs .. .. 28 Appointment of Message-boys ... .. II Maintenance of Lines .. .. 28 Post Office Account: Amending Legislation 12 Poles and Wire .. .. ..29 Details of Revenue, &c. .. 12 Table showing Class and Number of TelePromotion Board Election .. .. 14 g ra P n Instruments and Batteries in Use Appeal Board .. .. .. 14 at Telegraph-offices for the Year ended Departmental Correspondence School .. 14 31st March, 1928 .. .. 30 Examinations .. .. ..15 New Zealand Submarine Cables.. .. 31

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