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A. ! E. PAGE ; PAGE Abolition of commission of purchase of stamps by Earthquake : Hawke's Bay, February, 1931 .. 1, 11 licensed vendors .. .. .. .. 5, 23 Election, Promotion Board .. .. .. 10 Act: Unemployment, 1930 .. .. 25 Employment of partially-disabled returned soldiers Air mails . . .. .. .. .. 5, 22 as part-time postmen .. .. 23 Appeal Board .. .. .. 10 Examinations .. .. .. 10 Articles bearing previously used stamps .. 24 Expenditure of Department .. .. .. 1, 8 Articles delivered .. .. .. 24 Extension bells, loud-ringing .. .. 36 Attendance : Special at telephone-exchanges during Extension of toll and telegraph facilities .. 28 Sundays and holidays during summer months .. 36 Automatic private-branch exchange .. .. 36 Automatic telephone exchanges .. .. 35 Average number of letters posted per unit of popula- F. tion .. .. .. .. 24 Awards for suggestions .. .. .. 18 Fire-alarm telephone circuits : Listing by telephone authorities .. .. .. .. 36 Fires in departmental buildings .. .. 18 Franking privileges subsequent to earthquake .. 15 Free telephones subsequent to earthquake .. 15 Board of Appeal ........ 10 • Book packets posted and delivered .... 40 British postal orders— Issued .. .. .. .. 25 Paid . . 25 Grey Memorial Prize .. .. .. .. 18 Broadcasting '... '. 1 '.! .. 7,32 Guild, Post and Telegraph Officers' .. .! 10 Buildings .. . . .. .. .. 3, 17 Buildings: Damage by fire .. .. .. 18 Burglary of post-office premises .... 23 Business managers, activity of .. .. 16 *1Hastings: Restoration of public facilities after earthquake.. .. .. .. ..14 n Hawke's Bay earthquake, February, 1931 .. 1, 11 Health of staff .. .. .. .. 9 Cable rates to Great Britain and Ireland : Reduction 26 Householdei circulars .. .. .. 23 Cable services .. .. .. .. 6 Cable — Cook Strait .. .. .. 30 j, Miseellaneous .. .. .. 30 Cables, New Zealand submarine .. .. 30 Increase in Post and Telegraph rates and charges .. 3, 19 Canada, parcel-post service with .. .. 23 Inland mail-services .. .. .. .. 19 Carriage of mails by rail .. .. 20 Inland telegram rates .. .. 25 Carrier-current telephone systems .. .. 6, 27 Inspection of post-offices .. .. .. ;23 Certificates, Post Office Investment .. .. 25 Investment Certificates, Post Office .. .. 25 Charges for radio-telegraphic communications to Issue of telephone directories .. .. . .7/36 and from ships in New Zealand waters .. 31 Charges on radio-telegraph messages to and from vessels belonging to New Zealand Government 31 " Charity" stamp .. .. .. .. 5,23 L. Chess matches by telegraph : Charge for hire of circuit .. .. .. .. 27 Land .. .. .. .. 18 Circulars, " Householder" .. .. 23 Loud-ringing extension bells .. .. 36 Clock-towers .. .. .. .. .. 4 Leave, sick .. .. .. .. 9 Commercial Branch .. .. .. .. 3, 16 Letters and letter-cards — Commission : Discontinuance of payment to licensed Average number posted per unit of population .. 24 stamp-vendor .. .. .. .. 5, 23 Delivered .. .. .. .. .. 24 Convention, Postal .. .. .. 23 Destroyed .. .. .. .. 24 Cook Strait cables .. .. . . 30 Imperfectly and insufficiently addressed .. 24 Correspondence School, departmental .. .. 10 Libellous addresses .. .. .. .. 24 Posted without an address .. .. .. 24 Prohibited .. .. .. .. 24 Proportion undelivered to delivered .. .. 24 D. Returned to other Administrations .. .. 24 Returned to senders .. .. 24 , Dead-letter Office .. . . .. 24 Licensed stamp-vendor, discontinuance of payment Deceased officers: Payment to dependants 10 of commission to .. .. 23 Decentralization of postmen at Wellington .. 23 licensed vendors : Abolition of payment of cornDepartmental Correspondence School .. .. 10 mission on stamps purchased .. .. 5 Departmental examinations .. .. .. 10 Licenses — Departmental motor-vehicles .. . . . . 18 Number of radio receiving issued .. .. 32 Destruction of postal van by fire .. .. 20 Wireless ship-station .. .. .. 32 Directories — Loss of mail-steamer " Tahiti. .. .. 21 Telephone, make up and advertisements .. 16 Loss of R.M.S. " Tahiti " : Assistance rendered by Telephone, publishing ~ .. 36 radio stations .. .. .. .. 30

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