P. & T. DEPARTMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1924, Page 4

P. & T. DEPARTMENT.

A.XXi'.U. BKIMiIT. WELLINGTON. Aug. ’27. 'I he ami't.il i -port of the Do -t aml Teh graph Department, which was pre- : ute I l i Dc.' liameiit to-day. stales l bat the 1-u-inv.-ss eoutiaaes sntisfaetory. the execs- ol receipts over expenditure. „',7)(;:<.:!ii:i. being espeeially -n in vi. w 1.l the large r," I net ion ■i ■ m unmade in 11122. wh.'ii the postage rail", vc! •• re:!i:e..,| ;t:t I -:!>•• I per cent . !l is expected tint the reduced rates v. ill re--tilt in a much increased volume ol ba-iiiess. TDK TKi.KDIBi.NK SYSTEM. 'lie r.'marl.able develupineul ill the n-e of leh'.ihoiii's during recent years i- < emmeutid upon. Oh-crvuLimis made during the pel yen:- at the lour I rimopal city exchanges . how that' the average time elapsing between a call by e .-oiler! ib er aml tlie answer by a tel plume op.into;' is ,|.*2!l seconds, 'ibis am t le t on-idi-1 ell very Miitisf:::'tory under preen! i miditious. when it is rein end ereil that ill Hell ol the appatntns i. worn and eiiinbei's mie, and a dual system of aiitomalie ami manual working is In oneiation. The goner.d extrusion Ol elect rie newer lines ol extra high voltage in praetimilly all pari - ol the Dominion has net e.-sitat ei! a good deal rf work l y the Department in altering ami lemoviu.g telegraph ami telephone eireuils and installing devieer i'nr the protectin'! of Departmental line.. The conversion of all i aft !i-'.voi !; i :-lg telephone lines to mi'tallie. and ih*." I- 1 aping of all telephone eirnil.; in the highest stale <;f ellieieac y. : as t*: prevent inductive (list ill'll, iiuei 1 1 ■ 1111 lh" Ii igli-pow er lines are also lea-den-.i m i e.-sarv. The-, are factors I that hr'.— e m t!'i hat ed to the increased ■oat of t'.'laolmue eireuils a-, i-omj *tired •villi pre-war figures. DBOMOTION DV 31 KBIT.

Aii inmorlnnt fat-i(ir in tin- cMii-icm-v uf tin- Ilennrt mint- is lli.' si'lii'iuc 1. 1 I'l inii tiiin hv iiiin il mi rn<]ll>-<■• I In |!)l!l. 'II .- i-if.'i i ii| i In-. n-jn- is sti-ailily lie- < i . 111 n -_r i•\i 1 1 ■ ■ 11 1 . anil no .loithl il will I "o'ee - ns llio .'ears no Jiv. I’linr in I III'.) | irol il :i Li< hi tvi's more oi ii-:i Governed hy seniority. mhl a-- n eonsei.iif-m-:- offieers were not. soitnvil on to t! :-ir I.est efforts he-'-ri'-o tliev |'e!; t'n.t ell'to t hroiioht no l!-u.-ir,-|. One result of tile olil system wtis {l,m. s-nne :■'liters wiili n limit.-tl on:o nil umi with no ntnliition to five y. oil -en ie - ilriflctl into con ir.illino: |>o.ition-, lor which they wen not suite I, eml i-onsi-.'| ijent ly ||i<> ser \ I

'i e !'.• 1 ;<!<• i• 1 1 under their inefhiient i eell r.,1 w I iffjie 1 lil !v i . stly s .Mil infi ill 'l'ent. “ I'dlh-ieni y" is now i lie e.. n-hwerd el' llie service, it ml every if!".'. < i- I• i 1 1 VC 1 1 :!ileil 1 i iiVuid nils' 'etc i.r slow methods. mill In study ei eii'iliiy i:l' innnayeinent. eniiihinei! with s;iiii-iHi tlire service. In n (lnveriiiiient rerviee mi which the pnhlie cl v 1 :;'!!(I - sn sinirh fur (lie t riinsiirtion nf its IHisi l loss, il necessarily InllnWs Hint mnler.-.lmlies linvn t:i lie tr.iine'.l t,i take hi with:.nt in ini i mnii e. duties iisnnlly p 'l'lurnied liy nther-. This aspect is so cmvinllv witched in the IK'jinrtllK'lit that I.ltl.nie'l idiMMlces fiYnn dtllv tils nitdi sickness nr oilier eniise are as lr;'(|iient as niit-ide lee Department. the pnl lie me net aware cl' nnv diminu-

tion in the i vii given. iiur is any | delay in tlie tie .i.ateli id business Unticeable. AY Alt 1 OAX (.'KUTIFIC'ATKS. During ;!te period frnm 1014 onwards the I’cst (’.nice, which might fitly be de-s'iibed as the “handy mail’’ in' the Dtate Denertments. undertook the creatimi and sale of war loan certificates mi I 'halt of the fiovernment. and suh-c iiiently arranged repayment, of the ammuus as the certificate.-, matured. A --it-.ii uf £ I .(i!.’i.202 was raised as an aid tn the (invermnetit's war effort, and un to Alaivh .’fist. 1021. £4.012.77!). including interest, had j been repaid t i the lenders. As might he expected. hundreds nf certificates were mi-laid, lost, destroyed hv fire, etc.. with a result that the investor was mi: able tn produce documentary evidence nf his ri-clit tn the money when the certilicale matured. Knelt ease has been carefully examined, and ultimately a settlement was effected to the satisfaction if the persons concerned. This may he regarded as a very satisfactory tonnination to a big undertaking, whereby .-v.-unties for small sums were widely distributed amongst puobablv a f|tinrter of :i millinn of the population. igapaagaM—a—i—a