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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1940-41.

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PAGE Adhesive Stamps Act, 1939: Regulations.. 12 Air Force Recruits: Training in Morse Telegraphy . . .. .. . . 15 Air Mails — Empire Service .. .. 4, 10 Inland .. .. .. 10 Trans-Pacific Service .. .. 4, 11 Trans-Tasman Service.. .. 4, 11 Appeal Board .. .. .. 7 Association, Post and Telegraph Employees': Merger with Post and Telegraph Officers' Guild .. .. .. 8 British Postal Orders .. . . . . L2 Buildings .. .. .. 9 Cable Messages : Number and Value .. 23 Commercial Branch . . . . 9 Conference of Senior Controlling Officers .. 7 Concessions to Men on War Service 4, 10, 14, 15 Cook Strait Cables .. .. 16 Co-ordination of Staffs of Clerical Branches at Chief Post-offices and Engineers' Offices 8 Correspondence for Prisoners of War interned Abroad .. .. .. 11 Correspondence School . . .. 9 Dead Letter Office .. .. 12 Financial Operations .. .. 3, 5, 18 Guild, Post and Telegraph Officers' : Merger with Post and Telegraph Employees' Association .. .. .. 8 Health Stamps .. . . .. 11 Joint Advisory Scheme : Introduction .. 8 Mail-services — Inland . . .. . . 10 Overseas .. .. .. 4, 10, 11 Military Allotment Warrants : Payment .. 13 Money-orders — Business during Year .. 12, 18, 19 Business since 1863 .. .. 18, 19 Motor-spirits, &c. : Rationing .. .. 14 Motor-vehicles — Departmental.. .. .. 9 Impressment for Armed Services .. 14 Registration, &c. .. .. 13 National Savings Bonds .. ~ 13 National Savings Movement: Post-office Participation .. .. .. 8 Officers — Cost-of-living Allowance: Payment .. 6 Health .. .. .. 5 Minimum Wage for Married Employees : Increase .. .. .. 6 Number employed .. .. .. 5 On War Service .. .. .. 6

PAGE Officers —continued. Senior Controlling: Conference .. 7 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. 7 Training .. .. .. .. 6, 7 Parcel-post, Overseas : Volume .. . , 19 Postage-stamps, &c. . . . . 11 Postal Articles posted and delivered .. 23 Postal Notes . . .. .. 12 Post-office Hours : Half-holiday .. 10 Post Office Investment Certificates: Discontinuance .. .. .. 13 Post Office Patriotic Fund .. .. 8 Post Office Savings-bank— Business during Year .. .. 3, 12, 20 Business since 1868 . . . . .. 21 Letters of Credit .. .. 13 National Savings Movement .. 8, 13 School Savings Branch .. .. 13 Promotion Board Appointment .. .. 7 Radio Broadcasting — Alien Emergency Regulations 1940 .. 16 Radio-dealers' Licenses .. 16 Radio Interference .. .. 16 Radio-receiving Licenses . . 16, 22 Radio - telegraph and Radio - telephone Services — Inspection of Radio Equipment on Ships 16 Radio Beacon and Communication Systems : Installations .. . . 16 Radio Emergency Regulations 1940 .. 16 Radio-telegrams : Number and Value . . 23 Service for Small Ships : Inauguration .. 16 Training School for Radio Operators .. 7 Transmission of Press News for N.Z.E.F... 16 Receipts and Payments .. . 3, 5, 18 Regulations under Adhesive Stamps Act, 1939 .. .. .. .. 12 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. 7 Social Security Work .. .. 13 Staff — Chief Post-office and Engineer's Office Clerical Branches : Co-ordination.. .. 8 Cost-of-living Allowance: Payment . . 6 Health .. . . .. 5 Joint Advisory Scheme .. .8 Minimum Wage for Married Employees: Increase .. .. .. 6 Number . . .. .. 5 Personal .. .. .. 5 Post-office Hours : Half-holiday .. 10 Problems due to War Conditions . 6 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. 7 Training .. .. .. .. 6, 7

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