Annual Report

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 July 1916, Page 3

Annual Report

PCS'! AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. The Postmaster-General (Sir JWard) has submitted his annual report to Parliament in the following terms:— I have the liononr'to submit to Your Excellency the report of the 'business of the Post aiuT Telegraph Department for the financial year of 1915-10, and in doing so offer the following remarks : As was'thS cose tost year the war has not seriously affected the business of the Department, although necessarily it has added largely to the cost of administering .it. The censorahip continues, both of letters and telegrams. The nvaife for the New Zealand Forces oversea still increase in volume. It ha 6 unfortunately been fouKEl impossible to substantially advance the work of introducing automatic telephone exchanges owing to the state of war. The total revenue of the Department for the year ended Slst was £1,695.757, an increase of £33t>.t>.*over Hie preceding year. The confidence of the public in the Post Offc« Savings Bank is markedly maintained, The balance at the credit oi deposit,>:< is now £22,166,365. and the deposits dm ring the year ended the 3lst December, 1915, exceeded the withdrawnii by £2,111,083. Your Excellency wil be pleased to be«r that the enlistment.' from the ranks of the Department -r,tf the Expeditionary Forces amount t<

1.013, out of a siatr or t'»i "fluent and temporary officers. .It is with deep regret that I have to add that some of the men, hare already met their death and a large number have heew seriously wounded at the hands of the common enemy. Otherwise the year has been on exceedingly prosperous one for the Department, aa will ho seen from the information fully set oiu in the r«port.