POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1916-17.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, F-01

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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1916-17.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

My Lord, — General Post Office, Wellington, 2nd July, 1917. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the business of the Post and Telegraph Department for the financial year 1916-17. The Hon. Dr. McNab was appointed Acting Postmaster-General during my absence in England, and it was with very deep regret that I learned of his death on the 4th February last. The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald filled the position until my return. The noble response of the officers of all ranks to the call of the Empire in its task of overcoming our common foes again stands out as the brightest achievement of the year. No fewer than 1,675 are now with the Expeditionary Forces. Some have won distinction and honours while many, I regret to say, have been killed in action and many wounded. No effort has been spared by the Department to meet in every way possible the needs of both the soldiers and their relatives and friends in all matters coming within the scope of its activities. In spite of this heavy call upon the staff it has not yet been found necessary to curtail the services in any way, nor has the Department, up to the present, claimed exemption for any officers required for military service. The War Loan Certificate scheme, which was entrusted by me to the Department, has proved a great success, the sum of £1,410,666 having been so far raised towards the War Loan by the sale of these certificates. The year is the first during the whole of which the increased charges imposed on account of the war have been in force, and the revenue reached the very large sum of £1,809,317. Of this, £334,000 may be said to represent the increase due to the special war-tax on mail-matter and telegrams. The Savings-bank business shows a remarkable increase, not alone in deposits, but also in the net savings for the year. £2,618,988 was added to the savings, which, together with £817,856 interest credited, equals £3,436,844, and brings the total balance up to £25,603,209. Generally, the business in all branches of the Service has been well maintained, the excess of receipts over expenditure being £438,507. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your obedient servant, J. G. Ward, His Excellency the Governor-General, Wellington. Postmaster-General.

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Expenditure. The regular expenditure or the Department has been seriously increased by the abnormal rise in the prices of material which is absolutely necessary for the upkeep of its telegraph and other business. The price of iron wire has gone up some 260 per cent. ; of insulators, 75 per cent. ; battery zincs, 160 per cent. ; soldering preparations, 300 per cent. ; lead seals, 88 per cent. ; checking and copying pencils, about 200 per cent. ; the cheaper qualities of paper, from 200 to 300 per cent. ; canvas for mail-bags, according to quality, from 91 to 173 per cent. ; twine, 90 per cent. ; and stationery generally, about 40 per cent. These are simply quoted as leading examples, and will give some idea as to how the increased expenditure has arisen.

Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1916-17 are shown in the following table : —

The total receipts exceeded those of 1915-16 by £113,560 3s. 4£d The receipts and payments for the ten years ended 31st March, 1917, and for the years 1881-82, 1891-92, and 1901-2, are shown hereunder: —

Item. Postal. Telegraph. Total. -Rece«2>te. Postages Money-order and postal-note commission Money-ordor commission received from foreign offices Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Paid tolegrams Telephone exchanges £ s. d. 913,458 9 8£ 27,168 4 9J 819 8 7 15,985 7 4 7,361 12 9J £ s. d. £ s. d. 913,458 9 8J 27,168 4 9| 819 8 7 15,985 7 4 120,756 13 2| 413,853 12 0 317,275 4 0 113,395 0 5 413,853 12 0 317,275 4 9 Totals 964,793 3 2J £ s. d. 293,537 7 6 21,570 0 0 844,523 17 2 1,809,317 0 4J Payments. Salaries (classified officers) . . .. .. ... Salaries (country Postmasters and telephonists, and contributions to Railway Department) Conveyance of mails by sea Conveyance of inland mails Conveyance of mails by railway Money-order commission credited to foreign offices Maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines Miscellaneous 68,786 8 1 103,827 12 8 72,101 0 6 2,319 7 2 £ s. d. 403,794 5 9 40,530 0 0 £ s. d. 697,331 13 3 62,100 0 0 08,786 8 1 103,827 12 8 72,101 0 6 2,319 7 2 108,173 10 5 256,170 4 1 127,450 10 9 108,173 10 5 128,719 13 4 Balance of receipts over payments 689,592 6 8 275,200 16 6 i 681,217 9 163,306 7 6 8 1,370,809 16 2 438,507 4 2£ Totals 964,793 3 2 M 844,523 17 2 1,809,31.7 0 4J

Year. Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts over Payments. £ 234,529 233,291 £ 1,238 881-1882 .891-1892 901-1902 320,058 488,573 268,343 465,756 51,715 22,817 1907-1908 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 822,639 913,994 961,500 1,037,265 1,087,710 1,167,826 1,269,921 1,359,059 1,695,757 1,809,317 709,024 807,652 858,059 914,069 988,911 1,069,272 1,173,314 1,246,850 1,296,522 1,370,810 113,615 106,342 1.03,441 123,196 98,799 98,554 96,607 11.2,209 399,235 438,507 Total for ten years 12,124,988 10,434,'J 83 1,690,505

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Staff Comparative Return of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended 31st March, 1916, and 31st March, 1917. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March, 1916 and 1917, was as under: — 31st March, 31st March, 1916. 1917. . Postmaster-General ... ... ... ... 1 1 Classified staff— Permanent— Administrative Division ... ... ... 3 3 Professional Division ... ... ... 39 38 Clerical Division ... ... ... ...2,855 3,266 General Division ... ... ... ... 3,547 3,652 Temporary— Night-watchmen ... ... ... ... 6 .4 Postmistresses and assistants ... ... 52 118 Switchboard attendants ... ... ... 336 337 Note-sorters, distributors, &c. ... ... 9 69 Letter-carriers, messengers, and chauffeurs 185 Night attendants, telephone exchange 21 Total, classified staff ... ...6,848 7,694 Employees not on classified staff— Country Postmasters and Postmistresses ... 2,346 2,357 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Railway officers ... ... ... 153 143 Total ... ... ... ... 9,347 10,194 Health of Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave :— Number Average Absence Average Absence a . „ a ? , .-..v. for each Officer on Staff. per Sick Officer. employed. Days. Days. Men ... ... ... 6,209 11-7 3-69 Women ... ... ... 1,087* 15-87 9-4 Twenty-four officers died during the year, exclusive of casualties in the Expeditionary Eorce. Personal and Staff. Mr. J. L. H. Ledger, Controller of Money-orders and Savings-banks, retired after forty years' service. Messrs. W. McHutcheson, Chief Postmaster, Dunedin, and G. W. Sampson, Chief Postmaster, Wanganui, retired, each after completing fifty years' service. Mr. W. E. Chisholm, Telegraph Engineer, Dunedin, retired after forty years' and Mr. B. H. Keys, Superintendent of the Telegraph-office, Dunedin, after forty-seven years' service. Mr. H. Kissel, Chief Postmaster, Timaru, died on the Bth July, 1916. He had completed thirtynine years' service. •Up to the 31st March, 1917, the number of permanent and temporary officers of the Department accepted for service with the Expeditionary Forces numbered 1,542. This includes 1 Nursing Sister. Of these officers it is regretted that 80 have been killed in action or have died from wounds or sickness, 1 is a prisoner of war, and 157 have been, wounded. Several officers have won honours while on active service. One has had the D.S.O. conferred on him, 2 have been awarded the D.C.M., 8 have been awarded the Military Medal, 8 have been mentioned in despatches, and 2 have been awarded Serbian decorations. During the year the Department supplied regular reinforcements to the wireless-telegraphy troop of 62 officers sent last year. The Department has also provided a number of expert telegraphists, mechanicians, and linemen for duty with the Eorce, and by selecting trained postal men has enabled the postal arrangements abroad for the Expeditionary Force to be kept in as high a state of efficiency as possible. In July, 1916, Mr. F. D. Holdsworth, Chief Postmaster, Auckland, was appointed to the pofition of Director of Postal Services in connection with the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. He at once proceeded to the seat of war, where his wide experience will be of great value. The whole of the work in connection with the distribution and collection of the schedules for the general census of 1916, and also agricultural returns, was undertaken by the Department, and performed to the satisfaction of the Government at a minimum cost. A saving of approximately £5,C00 was effected by the methods adopted by the Department. During the year employment has been found for many returned soldiers, and it has been arranged that preference in the matter of employing lads and telegraph message-boys is to be given to sons of members of the Expeditionary Force after fatherless lads have been provided for.

* including 337 switchboard attendants not on permanent staff.

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Owing to the continued enlistment in the Expeditionary Force of male officers, it has been necessary to continue to engage female assistants in many branches of the Service. These are employed for the period of the war only, and the arrangement, which has proved successful, enables positions to be held open for the return of the permanent officers. Instruction Classes for Officers. During the year classes were opened at the four chief centres for the tuition of young women in telegraphy. The result has been, entirely satisfactory, 113 having already completed the course and taken up practical work in telegraph-offices. In all 2,52 lads qualified for cadetships at the telegraph learners' schools at Auckland, Oamaru, and Wellington. The correspondence classes inaugurated in 1910 for the tuition of officers of the Department in technical telegraphy and telephony, and in subjects of the Public Service Senior and Entrance Examinations and the Sixth Standard, were continued during 1916. The total number of students who joined the classes was 275, of whom 149 were technical students. The results of the year's work were, as in previous years, very satisfactory. It has been decided to discontinue the classes for the period of the war. K.XAMINATIONS. The number of officers who sat for efficiency examinations during the year 1916-17 was 954. Of this number, 627 (66 per cent.) were either wholly or partially successful. Parcel-post. A direct exchange of parcel mails between Rarotonga and the United States of America was instituted in September, 1916. Since the Ist August, 1916, inland parcels presented for registration have received the treatment accorded to parcels insured at the minimum fee of 2d. Parcels containing fragile or perishable articles which were previously excluded from insurance are now admitted. Compensation is paid for the loss but not the damage of such articles whilst they are in transit through the post. Penny Postage. As the result of a Convention concluded in October, 1916, the rate of postage on letters from the United States of America to New Zealand was reduced to 2 cents (Id.) an ounce or fraction thereof. Previously the rate was 2|d. for the first ounce and l-|d. for each succeeding ounce, although the rate of postage on letters from New Zealand to the United States has been Id. per ounce or fraction thereof since the introduction of the penny-postage scheme at the beginning of the present century. • The War and the Department. The rates of postage for parcels addressed to soldiers and nurses of British, New Zealand, Australian, or other colonial or allied troops on active service in any part of the world (including members of the New Zealand Volunteer Sisterhood) were reduced to a uniform rate of Is. for parcels not exceeding 31b., 2s. for parcels not exceeding 7 lb., and 3s. for parcels not exceeding 11 lb. These rates also applied to parcels addressed to New Zealand sailors on board the " Philomel " and any other of H.M. ships manned by New Zealand crews. In order to conserve space on the steamers it was decided from the 16th April last to reduce the maximum weight of parcels to soldiers to 7 lb. As a means of bringing war-loan certificates under the notice of the public, plates were engraved to impress the words " Buy some War-loan Certificates " on letters passed through the post-marking machines at Auckland, Christchureh, Dunedin, and Wellington. War-loan Certificates. When the Government decided in 1916 to raise a war loan within the Dominion the Minister 01. Finance entrusted the Post and Telegraph Department with the entire management and control of the issue of war-loan certificates. These certificates were designed to meet the requirements of that portion of the public which, although desirous of aiding the country by lending money to the State, was not in a position to invest more than a small sum. Certificates were prepared repayable after five years from date of issue, and bearing interest compounded at 4| per cent, per annum. The face value of the certificates so issued was £1 and £10, and these were sold to the public for 16s. and £8 respectively, the means adopted saving all clerical work in connection with the payment of interest at half-yearly periods by accumulating it for payment when the certificates became due. From the first the scheme proved a success, and as it became better known the sales rapidly increased. The original intention was to stop the issue at about the end of 1916, but as it was found that sales continued steadily each week, it was decided to keep certificates on sale indefinitely. The first issue of the loan on the 11th August closed on the 21st, and in the eleven days of this period £357,148 worth of certificates were sold. By the end of August the amount had risen to £665,800, and at the end of December to £1,192,800. Since that date there has been a steady sale. The total sales at the end of May amounted to £1,392,047. In connection with the scheme the Post Office has undertaken the custody of certificates for the public free of charge, and already the value so lodged exceeds £500,000.

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There seems no reason why the sale of such Government bonds should not be made, permanent in order that all classes of the community may at any time be able to readily invest their savings and any trust funds in State-guaranteed securities. Patriotic Funds. The Department continues to render assistance to the organizers of the various patriotic and relief funds by the granting of special concessions. Post Office. During 1916 Inspectors of Post-offices visited 1,469 offices, and 521 non-permanent offices were inspected by permanent Postmasters in their vicinity. Thirty-seven post-offices were established and 60 closed. The number of post-offices open on the 31st December, 1916, was 2,379. The names of 7 offices were changed to meet local circumstances. The number of articles delivered in the Dominion, including those received from places beyond during the year 1916, as compared with the number in 1915, was as under: — 1916. 1915. Increase. Decrease. Letters and letter-cards.. 121,609,306 119,542,410 2.066,896 Post-cards .. .. 4,602,910 5,078,723 .. 475,813 Other articles .. .. 46,456,046 48,528,376 .. 2,072,330 Totals .. 172,668,262 173,149,509 Parcels .. .. 2,981,392 2,886,039 95,353 The letters and letter-cards increased 1-72 per cent., post-cards decreased 9-36 per cent., other articles decreased 4-27 per cent., and parcels increased 3-30 per cent. In 1915 letters and letter-cards increased 0-61 per cent., post-cards decreased 10-05 per cent., other articles decreased 12-55 per cent., and parcels increased 11-61 per cent. The average number of letters and letter-cards posted by unit of population during 1916 was estimated at 109-54. The average in 1915 was 111-53. The declared value of parcels received from places outside the Dominion in 1916 was £668,377, as against £444,648 in 1915. The Customs duty amounted to £107,410 15s. Id. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the Dominion in 1916 was £39,133, as against £35,674 in 1915. A conference of inspecting officers was held at Wellington in December, 1916, which resulted in the adoption of improved methods for overtaking post-office inspection throughout the Dominion. By Order in Council of the 10th July, 1916, it was provided that any packet found to contain commercial papers or printed papers from two or more persons or firms should be surcharged with double the difference between the postage payable if the matter relating to each person or firm had been posted separately, and the amount of postage affixed to the packet. The public was notified in June, 1916, that packets containing newspapers or other printed matter of any kind (except trade circulars) could be forwarded to neutral countries only by publishers or news agents specially authorized. On the Ist November, .1916, a travelling post-office was established on the Masterton-Waingawa-Matahiwi rural-delivery route. in order to conserve the supply of paper, the September, 1916, issue of the Post and Telegraph Guide was not printed. Owing to the shortness of staff caused by the exigencies of the war the Department was compelled, as from the Ist April, 1917, to insist on persons whose residences lie back from a street providing a letter-box on the street-line for the reception of mail-matter. Failure to comply with this requirement results in the addressee having to call at the post-office for his correspondence. Similarly, from the Ist June, 1917, letters for holders of private boxes will not be delivered into the private boxes unless the number of the box is included in the address. Prohibited Correspondence. The correspondence of 7 persons or firms was prohibited transmission, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908. Letters addressed to prohibited persons or firms withheld from delivery during the year numbered 600. Prohibition was withdrawn in the case of 1 person. Under the authority of the regulations made under the War Regulations Act, 1914, postal packets were prohibited transmission to 44 persons or firms. Telegrams may not be transmitted to or moneyorders issued in favour of such persons or firms. Newspapers. Twenty-seven newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and 9 were removed from the register. Forty-two magazines were registered. Automatic Stamp-vending Machines. Automatic stamp-vending machines are in use throughout the Dominion. They have proved a great convenience to the public, and have relieved the counter officers to a great extent. Post-card-vending machines are installed at a number of offices and a letter-card-vending machine at Wellington.

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Postage-stamps. During June, 1916, postage-due stamps above the value of 3d. were recalled from all offices. Eightpenny official stamps, required for use on Government telegrams, were issued on the 15th May, 1916. One halfpenny, twopence halfpenny, and one shilling stamps of the King George series were overprinted and issued for use in Samoa. On the 9th March the Acting Postmaster-General approved of the issue of a denomination of lsd. in the series of postage-stamps used by the Government Life Insurance Department. On the arrival from London of the new steel plates for printing the l|d. and 2d. stamps by the surface process the use of the locally made ljd. plate was discontinued. \\A. and 2d. stamps printed from the new plates were issued on the sth September and the 12th September respectively. These ljd. stamps overprinted " Official" were issued on the 11th December. Ocean Mail-services. Ban Francisco Service. The R.M.S. " Maitai," which left San Francisco on the 7th December, was wrecked at Rarotonga. Passengers and mails were brought on by the s.s. " Rotorua." The voyage due to commence at Wellington on the 4th January was cancelled, the mails being otherwise despatched. The inward mails, which would have been despatched from San Francisco by the " Maitai " on the 31st January, were forwarded by the s.s. " Sonoma." The " Maitai " has been replaced by another steamer. Vancouver Service. The Vancouver contract expired in October last, and on account of the unsettled conditions the period of the, contract was extended for a further twelve months. Suez Service. The Suez route is no longer available. All specially addressed correspondence for the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe hitherto despatched via Australia now requires to be superscribed " By Direct Steamer." Direct Service. The s.s. " Rangatira," with a parcel mail, went ashore on Robben Island (ten miles north-west of Cape Town) in a heavy fog on the Ist April, 1.916. Nearly all the parcels were recovered and forwarded to destination. Censorship Restrictions. Owing to censorship restrictions publication of the time and date of closing of oversea mails is prohibited. Inland Mail-services. The reletting of contracts for inland mail-services expiring on the 31st December, 1916, was undertaken during the year, and, with a few exceptions, contracts were entered into for a period of two years from the Ist January, 1917. The contracts for practically all services, including those relet for a period of three years from the Ist January, 1916, will expire on the 31st December, 1918. Taking into consideration the present war conditions, the tenders are not considered excessive. The Department, instead of reletting the contract for the Auckland and Napier city mail-services, decided to undertake them on the lines proved successful, in Wellington. Up to the present time satisfactory arrangements have been made for the transference of contracts held by contractors who have joined the Expeditionary Force. Owing to the curtailment of train services resulting from the coal-miners' strike it was decided to reduce the frequency of mails according to the running of trains. In a number of cases local arrangements were made (but without additional cost to the Department) to despatch mails on days on which trains did not run, so that the frequency prior to the curtailment should, be maintained. On sections of railway where running of trains was wholly discontinued temporary arrangements were made to provide by special conveyances restricted services to the offices affected. Branch mail-services dependent on the frequency of trains had in many cases to be reduced according to train-running Dead and Missing Letters. There were 6,756 inquiries made during 1916 for postal packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered. In 4,506 of the inquiries, two-thirds of the total number, the investigations by the Department resulted in the missing articles being traced or accounted for. These may he summarized as follows:— Number of Regult Traced Cases. 1,044 .. .. Sender responsible for delay. 1,228 .. .. Addressee responsible for delay. 526 .. .. Post Office responsible for delay. 1,708 .. .. No delay, or responsibility not fixed. Total ~ 4,506

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The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards to the total number delivered within the Dominion was 0-50 per cent. 292,266 letters (including letters addressed to soldiers and registered letters) were opened and returned to writers through the Dead Letter Office ; 47,800 were returned unopened, to other countries ; 23,046 (including those addressed to soldiers) were reissued ; 46,213 were destroyed ; 198,174 were returned to senders by Chief Postmasters ; 22,51.5 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries : a total of 630,014 letters, as compared with 596,360 in 1915. 11,113 other articles were returned to foreign countries ; 4,675 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office; 123,497 were returned by Chief Postmasters; 23,953 were returned by Chief Postmasters to other countries: a total of 163,238 other articles, as compared with 1.84,897 in 1915. 21,261 letters were wrongly addressed ; 73 letters were discovered to have been posted with previously used stamps ; 5,699 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 4,249 newspapers and 3,445 books and other articles without addresses were received, many of which were subsequently applied for and delivered, 21,184 newspapers were returned to publishers, 3,255 letters and 1,674 letter-cards were posted without addresses. 302 letters with libellous addresses were intercepted. In January, 1916, a special branch of the Dead Letter Office was set up for the purpose of dealing with returned letters, &c, addressed to soldiers on active service. Buildings. The following new office buildings were opened : Kaitieke, Mokau, Tokomaru, Euatorea, Upper Moutere, Waituna West, Wairio. The Chief Post-office, Dunedin, was removed to temporary premises in the Garrison Hall pending rebuilding. Money-orders. The money-order business for the year shows an increase in the number of transactions and in the total of the amount remitted. Eleven money-order offices were opened, and thirteen closed, leaving 804 offices open at the close of the year. The money-orders issued numbered 669,355, for a total of £3,607,087 ; those paid to 567,184, for £3,286,472.' The business with countries outside New Zealand also shows an increase, the total amount sent abroad being £498,890, and the amount received from abroad being £178,865. The total commission received for the transaction of money-order business amounted to £15,966. Postal Notes. The postal-note business shows a slight decrease. 2,286,463 postal, notes, for £695,819, were issued, and 2,280,188 were paid. On this business the commission of £10,111 was received. Twenty-four offices were opened and 19 closed, leaving 1,021 postal-note offices in operation at the end of the year. British Postal Orders. The number of British postal orders sold was 108,612, as compared with 101,859 for the previous year. The amount sent away by means of this very useful form of remittance was £63,456. The twenty-shilling and ten-shilling notes still continue to have the greatest sales. Savings-bank. The business of the Post Office Savings-bank again shows a remarkable increase in the excess of deposits over withdrawals. It amounted to no less than £2,618,988 ; and, in addition to this, there was credited to depositors' accounts an amount of £817,856 for interest. Thus the total amount at credit of depositors was increased during the year by no less than. £3,436,844. The total balance at credit of depositors on the 31st December, 1916, was £25,603,209. These results are an indication of the unabated confidence reposed in the institution by the people of the Dominion. There were 11 new savings-bank offices opened during the year and 12 closed, leaving a total of 786 offices at which savings may be deposited and withdrawals made. 84,833 new accounts were opened and 55,846 closed, leaving 538,072 still in operation at the end of the year. This gives a proportion of one account in every 2-1.3 of the population. Full particulars as to the numbers of deposits and withdrawals will be found in the tables. The total transactions show a material increase. The deposits reached a total of £15,576,408 and the withdrawals £12,957,420. The average deposit amounted to £13 18s. 7d. and the average withdrawal to £18 16s. 2d., while the average amount at credit of each depositor was £47 lis. 7d. If the total at credit be divided equally between the entire population it would amount to £22 ss. 3d. per head. The working-expenses of the Savings-bank amounted to 4-25 d. per transaction, which gives a cost per cent, on the total amount at credit of depositors of 0-12 per £100. The system of nominations by depositors in favour of relatives who receive moneys at their credit in case of death is steadily growing in favour. During the year 354 nominations were made. The system is an excellent one, particularly for those persons whose whole estate is the amount of their savings in the bank, as it relieves their nominees from the procedure necessary in connection with the proving of the will or the obtaining of letters of administration.

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The system of transfer of accounts between the Dominion and the United Kingdom resulted in £24,160 being transferred to the United Kingdom and £4,292 to New Zealand. A similar arrangement with the Australian Savings-banks resulted in £45,656 being transferred to Australia and £34,213 to New Zealand. Fixed deposits, if part of a war fund within the War Funds Act, 1915, and exceeding £50 in amount, are accepted for a period of five years at 4 per cent, per annum. Work performed for other Departments. The scope of the Department's usefulness to the State is constantly being widened, and there are very few services under State control for which the Post Office is not in some measure the agent dealing directly with the public. Among the many branches of work undertaken during the year those deserving of particular mention are Customs duties collected for a total amount of £.119,176, and for the same Department £12,610 for beer duty. The agencies for the State Advances, Public Trust, and Government Insurance Departments lead to a very large amount of business. The amount received on. account of State Advances reached a total of £1,714,763, for the Public Trustee £1,054,169, and for the Government Insurance £258,387 ; while the amounts paid were £1,680,194 for the State Advances and £1,046,950 for the Public Trustee. Land and income tax may be paid, at any money-order office, and the total amount of these taxes received during the year was £1,324,027. For the Valuation Department fees amounting to £4,862 were collected. A very large number of claims chargeable to the appropriations made by Parliament are paid through the medium of the Post Office on behalf of the Treasury. Last year the amount so paid in cash was £4,472,544. For the Pensions Department £481,300 was paid on account of old-age pensions, £46,431 on account of military pensions, £37,559 on account of widows' pensions, £134,906 on account of war pensions, and £6,969 on account of miners' pensions. Contributions to the National Provident Fund collected by Postmasters amounted to £23,259, and £128,002 was paid out on behalf of the Public Service Superannuation Fund. Among the items which do not bulk largely with regard to amount but involve numerous transactions may be mentioned the sale of fishing licenses, to the value of £1,548, and game licenses, £3,433 ; machinery- and boiler-certificate fees collected, £11,594 ; mining licenses, £240 ; and sanatorium receipts, £1,611. On behalf of the British Government £28,262 was paid to Imperial pensioners resident in New Zealand. For the registration of births, deaths, and marriages and the performance of the marriage ceremony Postmasters collected £3,225. Discount stamps valued at £798 and numbering 766,080 were sold, but the popularity of these stamps seems to be steadily diminishing, the sales being practically confined to Wellington. The work performed in connection with the payment of allotments made by members of the New Zealand military forces has assumed very large proportions, the number of payments made amounting to the large total of 405,255 for £2,164,780. Some idea of the other services performed may be obtained from the balance-sheet of the Post Office Account. Telegraphs. The telegraph revenue shows a marked increase, which is principally due to two causes —(1) the increased telegraph rates which are in force, and (2) to payments received from the Defence Department on account of the immense amount of work performed for that Department. The grand total of the telegraph revenue, including telephone exchanges and miscellaneous receipts, amounted to £844,524, equivalent to an increase of almost - 88 per cent. If to this be added the value of " free " Government telegrams, the total amounts to £855,298. The payments made on account of these services amounted to £681,217, an increase equal to about 344 per cent. The expenditure for salaries is below normal on account of the large number of officers at the front who are replaced by temporary and other lower-paid officers. There is still a steadily increasing number of bureau communications, which are to some extent taking the place of telegrams, for, while the number of ordinary telegrams decreased from 6,062,131 to 5,742,739, the number of bureau messages increased from 3,963,801 to 4,382,823. Thus, while the number of telegrams fell off by 319,392, the bureau communications increased by 419,022. The extension of the telegraph and telephone lines was steadily proceeded with during the year. Forty new offices were opened, bringing the total number up to 2,409 on the 31st March. Of these, 337 are Morse telegraph-offices and 2,072 telephone-offices. From the 544 private wires and subsidized lines the amount of rent and maintenance received was £4,202. The various telegraph tables give full particulars with reference to telegrams handled. The total number of all codes dealt with was 10,875,120, an increase of 38,369 over the previous year. The proportion of paid telegrams per unit of population was 9-3. While ordinary telegrams show the decrease in number already referred to, the increased rates produced an increased revenue therefrom of £8,644. Urgent ordinary telegrams show an increase of 4,591, the increase of revenue being £1,260. The number of Press telegrams fell from 383,155 to 304,192, but the revenue derived therefrom on account of the increased rates was £25,373, as against £24,417.

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The bureau business was not affected by the increased rates, and, in addition to showing an increase in number, also gave a greater revenue by £1.4,026. At the same time the average value of each bureau message increased from 6-78 d. to 6-89 d. The Government messages, for which no payment was received, show a tendency to steadily increase, and during the year they totalled 140,952. Their value at ordinary rates amounted to £10,774. The increase shown is no less than 13,111 telegrams. The number of paid telegrams forwarded amounted to 8-9 messages for every 100 letters posted in. New Zealand. On the I,3th May, 1916, a system of " argent" bureau communications was introduced in order to provide for speedy communication being obtainable in cases of urgency. The rates fixed were double those for ordinary bureau communications. The overhaul and reconstruction of telegraph and inter-urban telephone-lines was steadily proceeded with during the year, the number of miles in each Telegraph Engineer's district so dealt with being as follows : Auckland, 318 ; Wellington, 548 ; Nelson, 379 ; Canterbury, 135 ; Otago, 845. Owing to increase in business four offices were converted from telephone to Morse offices, and in two cases, where the business did not justify the retention of Morse instruments, the offices were converted from Morse to telephone. The total number of telegraph-instrument sets of all classes in use in the Dominion is 855. The use of Morse repeating-sets has been extended during the year, resulting in a saving of staff at the offices affected. New test-boards have been installed for longdistance lines at five of the more important telegraph-offices. The length of telegraph and telephone line and wire on the 31st March, 1916 and 1917 respectively, was as follows : —

A trunk telephone-line has been erected between Dunedin and Central Otago, linking up Alexandra, Clyde, and Cromwell Exchanges and a number of bureau stations with Dunedin. New Zealand Submarine Cable Service. There was no alteration in the length of submarine cable, which remains at 374 knots. During the year the cable steamer " Tutanekai " has been in commission for cable repairs in Cook Strait; on four occasions. Three out of the four faults were caused by marine-boring crustacean. Repairs to No. 4 Cook Strait cable are hung up owing to difficulty in locating the faulty cable. The Centre Island, to Colao Bay cable developed a fault, repairs to which have not been effected, as it is considered that it would be more economical to substitute a wireless telephone system to operate between Centre Island and Awarua, in conjunction with Puysegur Lighthouse. The proposal is now under investigation. Eastern Extension Cable Company. Arrangements are well in hand for the transfer of the terminus of the Eastern Extension Company's cables from Wakapuaka to Wellington. Two new extensions of submarine cable about eighty miles each in length, have been laid between Titahi Bay and the point from which the extensions referred to will be connected in to the existing cables. The laying of the underground section of the cable from Titahi Bay to Wellington, a, distance of about sixteen miles, is now well in progress, Other arrangements are also in course of completion. Ocean Cable Services, The cable business during the year shows a decrease in the traffic handled, and also discloses the fact that the Pacific route, which in the previous year handled 67 per cent, of the ordinal')' outward business, received 71 per cent., while the Eastern Company's proportion of the business decreased from 33 per cent, to 29 per cent. The following table shows the total number of ordinary telegrams forwarded by each route during the past five years, and the percentages of the total of such business falling to each : — Pacific. Eastern. Year. Messages. Year - Messages. 1912-13 .. .. 99,617 71 1912-13 .. .. 40,680 29 1913-14 .. .. 104,638 73 1913-14 .. .. 38,023 27 1914-15 .. '.. 106,018 74 1914-15 .. .. 37,446 26 1915-16 .. .. 1.14,151 67 1915-16 .. .. 56,684 33 1916-17 .. .. 114,718 71 1916-17 .. .. 47,790 29 The number of international cable messages forwarded during the year shows an increase of 3-06 per cent, on the number sent during 1915 16, and the number forwarded to Australian stations shows a, decrease of I I -89 per cent,

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Mil Year endod 31st March, 1916. is of Pole Lii is. Milts of Wire. Year ended 31st March. 1917. Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, 1910. 1917. Increase. Increase. Telegraph and inter-urban telephone 13,684 Telephone-exchange ... ... 3,437 Totals . ._ 1 _ „. 17,121 13,890 3,897 212 460 48,052 50,320 128,525 142,469 2,268 13,944 17,793 672 176,577 192,789 16,212

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Messages received from international stations increased by 25-13 per cent., and there was a decrease of 12-34 per cent, in the traffic received from Australia. 492 Press telegrams were sent via Pacific and 1,423 via, Eastern, compared with 963 and 1,542 respectively last year. The number of cables sent as "deferred " during the year shows an increase of 10-77 per cent. over the previous year's figures. The number of week-end and Expeditionary Force messages forwarded from New Zealand shows a, slight decrease of 0-39 per cent. ; the total number of messages for the years 1.916-17 and 191,5-16 was 28,277 and 28,387 respectively. For 1915-16, the first time since the opening of the Pacific cable, the revenue exceeded the expenditure, the profit for the year being £1.7,924 10s. 3d., consequently no subsidy is payable. Wireless Telegraphy. The working of the wireless stations continues to be satisfactory. Improved methods of detecting signals by means of the ultraudion were introduced at Awarua, Wellington, and Auckland a, few months ago, and apparatus for the other stations has been procured and will shortly be brought into use. The results obtained at Awarua, where the apparatus has been extensively experimented with, have been particularly gratifying. The signals of stations using damped and undamped waves invariably come in of readable .strength from American, Asiatic, and European stations. The use of this detecting-apparatus with a particular combination of the receiving-circuits has demonstrated, that daylight signals from stations using the ordinary wave-lengths can be rendered plainly audible, which by the ordinary methods and the use of the crystal detector could not be heard. The wireless apparatus of the "Aurora" was overhauled and varied prior to her departure for the relief of the men who had been left in McMurdo Sound. A quantity of wireless apparatus was loaned for use on the vessel. The volume of wireless traffic is still being kept restricted, owing to requirements arising out of the state of war. Twenty-one ship-stations are registered in New Zealand. The erection of a, residence at the Awanui wireless station for the use of the engineer was completed during the, year. As indicating collateral uses which wireless stations may serve, " time " was transmitted on one evening from the Observatory clock, Wellington, to Tahiti. The clock was arranged to make contacts at intervals of a minute, and worked a relay at Awanui. over a land-line about 600 miles long, the relay in turn operating a sounder which served as a key to work the high-power transmittingapparatus. Ten separate signals which wore sent were reported as having been received in an entirely satisfactory manner at Tahiti, the distance covered being 2,245 nauts. The wireless working with Apia, Samoa, is being satisfactorily maintained. Telephone Exchanges. The expansion of the telephone-exchange system, continued steadily throughout the year. Ten new exchanges were opened and two closed, and the number of subscribers increased by 4,250 and connections by 3,547. The total number of exchanges is 267, of which 62 are central exchanges— i.e., self-contained —and 205 sub-exchanges. The total number of connections of all kinds amounts to 62,523, of which 49,086 are directpaying connections, 9,537 extensions, and 3,900 bureau and service connections. The increase in the connections during the year amounted to 6-01 per cent. The telephone-exchange system includes 3,897 miles of line and 142,469 miles of wire. The total revenue received was £317,275, an increase of £29,728 on last year's figures. The conversion of earth-working exchanges to metallic circuit is steadily proceeding, and 5 exchanges have been changed to the latter system, during the year. Of the existing exchanges, 208 are on the metallic-circuit system, 38 on the single-line system, and 21 are in course of conversion from single lino to metallic. The party-line system has been effective in greatly extending the radius of subscribers' lines and in reaching country settlers. Its popularity and success have been maintained, and resulted in the opening of several new exchanges and the extension of others. There are now 3,149 party-line circuits, with a total of 10,661 subscribers, an increase in this particular branch of exchange work of 608 lines and 2,156 subscribers. The work of laying the telephone cables underground is still proceeding, and during the year three miles of pipes and fifteen miles of armoured cable were thus laid. The adoption of a superior type of repeating-co.il has increased the working range of several trunk exchange lines. Code-ringing has been superseded in favour' of divided circuits on these lines. This system has proved its efficiency, and will be extended. The proportion of exchange connections of all kinds to the population of the Dominion on the 31st March, 1917, was slightly over 5 per cent. The percentages in each of the four principal centres are as follows : Wellington, 10-28 ; Auckland, 6-58 ; Christchureh, 6-66 ; Dunedin, 7-22. .The number of telephone connections at the ten principal telephone exchanges on the 31st March, 1917, was as follows : Auckland, 7,766 ; Wellington, 7,724 ; Christchureh, 5,913 ; Dunedin, 4,934 ; Wanganui, 1,658 ; Gisborne, 1,651 ; Napier, 1,549 ; Hastings, 1,455 ; Invercargill, 1,451 ; Palmerston North, 1,329. Slot Telephones. During the year thirty-nine new slot-telephone installations have been made, bringing the total number in the Dominion up to 237. It is found that wherever these instruments are erected in business centres the revenue pays the expenses of management and upkeep, while the reverse is, usually the case in purely residential areas.

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During the year the Department has experienced considerable trouble owing to wilful damage and disregard of the instructions by the users of machines. The type of machine is being altered to a uniform design as rapidly as circumstances will permit. Speaking generally, the slot machines have proved to be not only a great public convenience, but a very considerable success. The total revenue derived from them during the year amounted to £8,893, an increase of £2,550 over the previous year. Automatic Exchanges. The completion of the installation of those automatic exchanges that were in progress at the end of last year has not yet been effected. The delay has been due to the non-arrival of material arising out of the war conditions. The work at Courtenay Place, Wellington South, Mastorton, Blenheim, and Hamilton is well advanced. At Courtenay Place and Wellington South it has been necessary to order more apparatus to meet the growth that has been taking place in the telephone requirements of the area that will tie served from those exchanges. A considerable quantity of that material has been received and is in course of installation. At one stage it had been hoped that the difficulty of obtaining material would have been met by the manufacture of the bulk of the apparatus in the Chicago workshops of the contractor, but owing to collateral circumstances even that did not result in the desired rate of output being effected, and now that the United States has entered the war it can only be expected that the output, while Continuing, will be still further retarded. It will be some time, under existing conditions, before the new automatic exchange at Featherston Street, Wellington, will be available. In the Auckland telephone area the bulk of the material for the three exchanges of Remuera, Ponsonby, and Mount Eden has been received, and a start is being made to erect it. The use of this is dependent on the completion of the Wellesley Street installation, so that the whole of the Auckland area may be connected to automatic working at the one time. At Christchureh the situation is very much as it was last year, except that the building to accommodate the automatic equipment at St. Albans is completed. In the Dunedin area buildings have been erected at Roslyn and South Dunedin to accommodate automatic equipment that is under order. The main, automatic exchange will be in. the new Postoffice buildings on the site of the old Post-office. The bulk of the apparatus for the exchange at Oamaru has been received, if is intended to install that portion of the Oamaru equipment that is to hand. This will be accommodated in space available in the Post-office building. At Palmerston North an addition is being made to the 'Post-office building to provide increased space for post-office requirements and for an automatic exchange. Had peace conditions prevailed the difficulties that are being experienced would not have arisen, as prompt delivery of the several equipments could have been. made. The British Government has prohibited the export of metals, so that it is not at present practicable to obtain telephone cables or the usual copper and iron wire for lines, with the result that the want of these materials, apart from the lack of apparatus at the central exchanges, is rendering it increasingly difficult to continue taking new subscribers.

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DESIGNATION OF OFFICES CHANGED OR CORRECTED.

INLAND MAIL-SERVICES ESTABLISHED.

Postal Distriot. Change Changed from ed frorr n Changed to Auckland Christohui-ch Dunedin ») - - Nelson Thames Otamatea .. .. | Waiwhakatu .. i Bealey Flat .. | German Bay .. ! Bald Hill Flat Papatupu .. Aporo .. Koto Ma .. Kanganui. Ngatunui. Arthur's Pass. Takamatua. Pruitlands. Tawanui. Tasman. Lake Rotoma. I

District. Name of Service. Frequency. Kemarks. uokland Kakahi Post-office - Railway-station Te Awamutu Post-office - Railwaystation (to moot night'oxpresscs) Matamata—Taihoa (rural delivery) -.. PokuCTl - Cross-roads Matakohe-.Hukatcro (Pennefather's), (rural delivery) Onerahi-Waikaraka Rcotahi - s.s. " Manaia " - Whangarei Harbour Otorohanga-Whawharua .. Twice daily Established. i> Daily >> Four times weokly u Thrice weekly . . ji ■ * »> Twice weekly in winter; thrice weekly in sum- >> Christoliuioli . . Dunedin Kawhia-Owhiro .. Pawarenga - Irwin's Boardinghouse.. Rangiriri-Woodleigh Kaimaumau-Rangiputa Hikurangi-Marua Kinohaku—Owhiro Whitianga-Kuaotunu Amberley-Broomfleld Dunedin Chief Post-office - trains .. Iicith Valley - sohoolhouse and live miles beyond (delivering and collecting correspondence) Port Chalmers - Porto bello Lindis Pass - Tarras Motuhora Post - office - mail - coach, Motu Road Makaraka - Ngatapa - Ngatapa Postoffico - Railway-station Tokomaru Bay - Waipiro Bay Pukorau-Benio (rural delivery) Bluff - Half-moon Bay Hillside Creek - Manapouri mer Twice weekly u ■ • Weekly >> - • Fortnightly Daily .. As required Daily »» >» >» »» >» Gisborne Weekly Daily >> Twice weekly InvcroargiH Weokly Thrice weekly .. Weekly Weekly (during winter only) Daily Weekly Thrioo weekly .. Napier Matamau-Tataramoa Mohaka - Waikare Station Motueka, through Pangatotara Valley to Motueka Oolliiigwood-Fcrntown Clonhopo-Howard Toko Post-office - Railway-station .. Piakau - Te Tawa >» Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Stratford—Inanga Twice weekly Weekly As required Daily in summer; thrice woekly in winter Thrice weekly in summer; twice weekly in winterWeekly Daily .. Four times weokly Weekly .•> s» II Omaraina-iiongslip Kopu-Turua Ohauiti-Tauranga Kutarere-Waingarara ■I

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Inland Mail-services established — continued.

SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SERVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year undo 31st December, 1916, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below :—

District. Name of Service. Frequency. Kemarks. Timaru Willowbridgo Post-office - Railway- Thrice daily station Fairlie - Burke's Pass .. .. Weekly (during winter only) Westmere Creamery - Waiora Cheese- ! Daily factory Junction of Ohura and Manganui-o- Twice weekly te-ao Roads to Junction of Ohura and Middle Roads Kai l.wi Post-office - Upper Kai Iwi ,, to Hunter Bros, (rural delivery) Taihape-Ngawaka (rural delivery) .. „ Ruatiti - Junction of Ohura and ' Weekly Erua Roads Ruatiti-M urumuru (Leitch's) .. „ Kolburn-Wellington .. .. Thrice daily Featherston - Featherston Military Twice daily Camp Fitzherbert West, along Tiritoa Valley l Daily .. Road (rural delivery) Featherston - Wharepapa - Masterton, : Twice weekly along Weraiti and Westmere Roads (rural delivery) Established. Wanganui >> >. >» (Vellington H> II >t

Annual Service. Subsidy or Payment. Duration When established. of Service. When terminated or terminable. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile £ s. d. Auckland and Great Barrier .. 250 0 0 Auckland, Whangaroa, and Mango- 120 0 0 nui Dargaville and Ruawai .. .. I 140 0 0 Dargaville and Tangiterot-ia .. 198 0 0 Helonsvillc and Matakohe .. 150 0 0 Helonsvillo and Dargaville .. 1,100 0 0 Horekc, Kohukohu, ltawone, | 200 0 0 Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapcre Offices in Whangarei Harbour .. 150 0 0 Raweno and Horeke .. .. 32 0 0 Russell and Opua .. .. 110 0 0 j New Zealand - San Francisco .. 25,000 0 0 New Zealand - Vanoouver .. 20,000 0 0 Wellington, Wakatahuri, Home- 440 0 0 wood (and other offices), and Haveloek Pieton, offices in Sounds, and 410 0 0 Haveloek Pieton, Grove Wharf, Te Awaite, ! 208 0 0 and Resolution Bay Pioton and Portage 72 0 0 Portage and Kenepuru Head .. 90 0 0 Port Nelson and Waikawa Bay .. 25 0 0 Ngakuta, Hakahaka, Kakapo Bay, 77 10 0 Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim Portage and Crail Bay .. .. j 165 0 0 Port Nelson and Croixelles .. ! 110 0 0 Waitai and French Pass .. 36 0 0 Wellington or Lyttelton and Chat- 500 0 0 ham Islands (including Pitt Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay .. 300 0 0 Oct., 1891 Nov., 1907 Jan., 1916 Nov., 1893 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1889 Sept., 1912 Jan., 1916 Jan., 1889 Oct., 1910 Aug., 1911 Dec, 1891 Jan., 1907 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 Jan., 1913 April, 1911 Jan., 1910 Jan., 1904 June, 1914 July, 1886 Dee., 1918 Dec, 1918 52 52 124 ' 368 s. d. 0 9-31 0 1-58 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 Doc, 1918 Dec, 1918 312 260 104 312 150 40 02 116 128 52 0 2-70 0 2-95 0 2-98 0 0-61 0 5-92 Dec, 1918 Deo., 1918 Dec, 1918 June, 1919 Sept., 1917 Dec, 1918 156 52 312 13 13 26 22 9 8 12,180 12,660 300 0 8-18 1 4-43 0 10-58 3 1-89 2 5-16 1 1-56 Dec, 1918 26 330 0 11-47 Dec, 1918 156 88 0 3-64 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 312 104 26 52 14 46 62 80 0 3-96 0 4-51 0 3-72 0 4-16 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 Dec, 1918 Sept., 1918 52 52 52 6 106 61 24 1,050 0 7-18 0 8-32 0 692 1 7-05 Dec, 1918 52 44 2 7-47

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CABLE BUSINESS. Hereunder are shown the number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the financial year 1916-17, in comparison with the figures for 1915-16 : —

Via Pacific.

Via Eastern.

The Dominion's outward International and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the same two years was as follows : — International. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1916-17 ... ... ... 82,582 ... ... 100,752 1915-16 ... ... ... 80,124 100,216 Increase 2,458 = 3 per cent. 536 = 053 per cent. Australian. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1916-17 ... ... ... 79,926 ... ... 20,716 1915-16 ... ... ... 90,711 ... ... 22,999 Decrease 10,785 = 11-89 per cent. 2,283 = 9-92 per cent. There was a total decrease of 8,327 messages, and a decrease in value of £1,747.

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Ordii iary. Pn is. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value I international... Australian ... 57,429 ... 57,289 £ 65,939 14,614 140 352 £ 265 119 Totals for 1916-17 ... 114,718 114,718 80,553 492 384 Totals for 1915-16 ... 114,151 114,151 78,145 963 485

Destination. Ordinary. ~~ Number of y , Messages. Number of Messages. Press. Value. International... Australian £ ... 25,153 34,813 ... 22,637 6,102 51 1,372 £ 197 695 Totals for 1916-17 ... 47,790 40,915 47,790 40,915 1,423 892 Totals for 1915-16 ... 56,684 45,070 56,684 45,070 1,542 899

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RECEIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1916-17 and 1915-16, exclusive of Press, was as follows :— Via Pacific. International. Australian. 1916-17 ... ... ... ... ... 61,234 47,168 1915-16 41,933 52,596 Increase... ... ... ... 19,301 Decrease 5,428 Via Eastern. International. Australian. 1916-17 ... ... ... ... .... 34,021 32,105 1915-16 ... ... ...' ... ... 34,1-87 37,844 Decrease... ... ... ... 166 Decrease 5,739

PRESS. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past five years was, —

RADIO-TELEGRAMS. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand Coast Stations during the years 1916-1917 and 1915-1916 was as follows :—

The decrease in the number of radio-telegraphic messages over the previous year was 1-88 and 032 per cent, for the forwarded and received respectively, but there was an increase in the amount earned by New Zealand of 11 96 and 7-8 per cent, for the forwarded and received traffic respectively.

Forwarded. Received. Number of Number of Year. Messages. ! Words. Value. Messages. ! Words. 1912-13 i9i3-i4 ..: 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 2,680 3,846 2,732 2,505 1,915 252,725 455,175 212,120 201,665 161,923 £ 2,161 2,729 1,390 1,384 1,270 6,004 6,212 8,056 9,739 8,112 546,187 621,923 796,352 967,485 851,087

l''o ■warded. Received. Year. Numl ber of Amount earned by New Zealand. 1,413 1,262 'otal Value. 1 Number of )r of Amount earned by Words. New Zealand. Messages. ; Words. Messages. - 1916-17 191-5-16 3,0.18 3,076 63,872 61,759 £ I 3,023 4,651 2,296 4,666 £ 73,149 1,697 71,291 1,574 58 2,113 Increase. 151 727 15 1,858 123 Decrease. Increase. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Increase. I

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Table No. 1. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued and of Money-orders payable in New Zealand since the Year 1863.

Issued, in the Dominion. Where payable. Ti 3tal. Year. Year. Commission In the Dominion, received. No. Amount. Total. United Kingdom.* a " d " ther Foreign Countries. British Possessions. b No. I Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. I £ £ £ £ \ 4,74° 21,944 4,645 24,145 .. .. 11,586 55.703 "i913 48,548 6,150 28,068 ; .. .. 52,351 219,258 1863 £ £ 1,057 2,201 9,614 1873 3,562 34,288 142,642 1883 9,023 132,232 1 402,559 26,211 91,634 14."3 46,940 •• •• r 72,556 541.133 1893 10,249 146,133 ! 576,359 29,616 86,545 35,208 88,025 •• •• 210,957 750,929 1894 1895 1896 I897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 igil 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 10,601 155,534 608,042 11,434 162,600 635,063 12,671 181,505 717,218 13,836 193,867 762,593 14,747 206,265 798,726 15,533 221,354 864,513 16,513 239,565 I 951,860 17,519 255,344 1,002,057 14,916 258,110 1,014,724 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 16,385 281,655 1,148,226 17,073 287,394 1,189,386 18,279 301,650 1,312,271 18,847 305,424 1,389,800 12,556 338,752 1,611,968 J3,7 8 3 383,283 1,841,030 14,300 4 I 3,3I4 1,981,877 I 5.3°7 444, J 69 2,262,366 i6,399. 493,345 2,702,469 16,872 516,536 2,821,624 16,336 536,674 2,933,911 15,819 511,487 2,986,021 16,966 520,476 I 3,108,197 28,513 79,349 38,631 89,393 .. .. 222,678 776,783 28,882 78,465 52,015 99,077 .. .. 243,497 812,605 29,238 82,499 58,823 102,443 •• •• 269,566 902,160 3 I <77° 93,649 68,002 114,589 ■• •• 293,659 970,831 35,377 107,140 76,728 123,375 .. .. 318,370 1,029,241 38,528 122,064 84,782 132,231 .. .. 344,664 1,118,808 40,925 122,935 89,344 140.058 •• •• 369.834 1.214,853 45,701 104,922 158,902 .. .. 405,967 1,286,508 53,9io 138,755 55,187 123,580 .. .. 367,207 1,277,059 63,309 157.790 59.468 150,368 .. .. 396,312 1,416,225 60,490 165,245 65,638 163,416 .. .. 407,783 1,476,887 57.4M i77,6io 72,633 174,716 .. .. 417.441 1.54i.712 60,120 186,903 77,250 187,058 .. .. 439,020 1,686,231 58,565 193,356 77,498 190,434 •• •■ 441.487 i,773,59i 67,384 226,409 81,948 212,308 .. .. 488,084 2,050,684 74,893 256,804 So,564 209,759 .. .. 538,740 2,307,593 79,651 273,449 76,692 202,197 •• •• 569,657 2,457,523 88,364 289,857 75,231 207,170 .. .. 607,764 2,759,393 98,452 322,037 ; 74,628 206,843 •• ■• 666,425 3,231,350 100,634 336,992 73,575 199,158 •• •• 690,745 3,357,774 87,774 299,155 67,070 194,439 •• •• 691,518 j 3,427,505 81,483 263,371 71,890 222,426 .. .. 664,860 3,471,818 60,876 214,254 70,817 221,700 17,186 I 62,936! 669,355 3,607,087 Drawn on the Dominion. Wnara icei-w/l Where issued. Total. Whe: re issued. Year. In the In the Dominion. United Kingdoi ■d Kingdom.- AuStra j;:, s a s n c t°„ , n" Countries. „ Australia and other British Possessions. Hint. No. j Amount. No. No. Amount. No. Am> No. .mount. Nn, Amount. i I I 2,067 £ 2,067 9,169 415 £ 3.078 £ £ 14,071 1863 1,824 558 3>°4° 1873 34,288 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 37.438 156,957 1883 132,232 32,232 402,559 3,725 15,553 5,6g7 23,300 141,654 441,411 '893 140,133 46,133 576,359 8,746 32,617 10,679 40,929 165,558 649,905 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1 goo 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 igro 1911 rgi2 1913 igr 4 I9T5 1916 155,534 162,600 181,505 193,867 206,265 221,354 239.565 255.344 258,110 273,535 281,655 287,394 301,650 305,424 338,752 383,283 4 T 3>3i4 444,169 493,345 516,536 536,674 5",187 520,476 55.534 608,042 62,600 635,063 81,505 717,218 93,867 1 762,593 06,265 798,726 21,354 864,513 39.565 951.860 55.344 ! 1,002,057 58,110 1,014,724 73.535 1,108,067 31,655 1,148,226 37,394 1,189,386 31,650 1,312,271 35,424 1,389,800 38,752 1,611,968 33,283 1,841,030 13,314 1,981,877 44,169 2,262,366 33,345 2,702,469 16,536 2,821,624 36,674 2,933,911 11,487 2,986,02T 20,476 3,108,197 9,293 9,938 10,254 10,085 10,671 10,624 10,342 n ,082 11,732 13,035 11,567 10,338 I0,3M 10,315 10,970 ",783 ",954 11,866 13,195 12,693 it,439 12,409 8,337 33,787 35,155 35,553 35,239 36,106 37.290 36,014 40,022 4i,37i 49,181 45,793 47,649 50,560 55,032 58,500 61,290 63,196 65,074 72,743 70,084 60,324 58,189 39,908 io,6go 11,520 11,507 11,407 12,753 '3,399 15,271 16,688 16,527 17,777 19,277 ig,66g 20,462 2i,6g7 21,886 23,592 24,172 27,561 30,266 3i,45o 30,974 30,356 35,800 38,571 39,863 40,836 40,105 44,559 48,534 59,304 63,800 62,160 68,340 71,824 72,438 75,092 77,118 80,500 82,410 82,501 97,532 100,831 110,487 110,032 107,510 128,370 • - 175,517 184,058 203,266 21.5,359 229,689 245,377 265,178 283,114 286,369 304,347 312,499 317,4 01 332,426 337,436 371,608 418,658 449,440 483,596 536,806 560,679 579,o87 554. 2 52 567,058 680,400 710,081 793,608 837,936 879,391 950,337 1,047,179 1,105,879 1,118,254 1,225,589 1,265,844 1,309,473 1,437,922 1,521.951 1,750,96s ',984,730 2,127,575 2,424,973 2,876,044 3,002,194 3,104,268 3,151,720 3,287,162 2,445 io,587t Includes foreign ofl'icos t io year 1915. tin previous yeai s included i United Kingdom and foreign o iffices.

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Table No. 2. Table showing the Money-orders issued in New Zealand on Offices beyond the Dominion, and Money-orders issued at Offices beyond the Dominion on New Zealand, during the Years 1915 and 1916.

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ssuet in 'ew ca 'suit Where payable. Number. 1915. 1915. Amount. 1916. Number. Amount.' United Kingdom and Foreign Offices through United Kingdom United States of America Austria Canada Ceylon Fiji .. France Germany Hong Kong India New South Wales Norway Queensland Samoa South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Tonga Union of South Africa Victoria Western Australia 67,176 £ 221,320 62,160 £ 220,154 13,698 39,297 15,302 54,488 1,599 347 274 413 7,463 1,434 1,577 1,554 1,650 358 364 461 9,498 1,784 1,979 1,587 618 1,627 32,782 196 2,474 4,985 11,202 101,489 1,199 9,119 613 1,655 33,348 139 2,503 2,646 13,577 95,439 962 8.925 1J777 44 4,497 29 587 22,280 2,955 5,625 176 12,360 118 2,973 57,473 6,433 1,745 29 4,295 45 540 21,180 2,492 5,765 77 12,943 197 2,681 59,747 6,441 Totals 498,890 1.53,373 485,797 148,879 Drawn on New Zealand. 1915. 1916. Where issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices through United Kingdom United States of America Austria Canada Ceylon Fiji .. France 9,699 £ 42,673 8,553 £ 40,965 2,262 298 847 52 977 57 71 41 228 13,452 22 2,470 10,787 4,071 3,351 367 4,939 215 264 154 956 42,082 179 8,463 2,151 9,224 823 33 906 89 2,852 99 5,004 259 Germany Hong Kong India New South Wales 60 263 16,357 19 2,860 351 1,189 51,241 47 8,576 Norway Queensland Samoa South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania 1,251 23 1,905 548 410 6,918 1,234 5,320 112 8,300 . 5,231 2,300 21,273 4,662 1,260 29 2,008 586 354 8,731. 1,530 6,519 96 8,388 9,642 2,133 26,798 5,482 Tonga Union of South Africa Victoria Western Australia Totals 42,765 165,699 46,582 178,865

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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from 1st January, 1886— the Date upon which they were first issued— to 31st March, 1917.

At Is. At Is. 6d. I Number of Postal Notes sold. Total. Year. At 2s. At 2s. 6fl. At 3s. At 5s. At 7s. 6d. At 10s. At 12s. 6d. At 15s. At 17s. 6d. At £1. At £5.* Number. Value. Quarter ended Mar. 31,1886 1886-87 1887-8S 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-1901 1901-1902 1902-1903 1903-1904 1904-1905 1905-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 3,019 2,046 16,605 12,283 22,467 17,167 27,428 21,900 32,754 25,387 35,915 28,559 42.416 33,722 48,612 38,849 56.761 44,706 62,306 49,846 68.454 56,185 74,534 62,056 81,958 69,981 86,529 72,710 93.762 77,431 85,478 68,068 49,529 30,255 54,268 33,409 61,379 37,514 65,484 40,263 74,389 45,358 82.417 54,375 89,906 58,202 97,285 59,484 113,825 67,406 130,645 79,792 141,504 85,130 154,201 92,342 172,400 103,753 182,733 107,483 186,873 114,570 184,873 112,639 ! 13,834 62,285 70,122 85,909 86,711 98,503 106,311 124,052 153,925 181,791 211,298 236,665 264,844 298,669 307,934 319,115 322,946 1,012 6,647 9,162 11,912 14,478 16,092 19,3S3 22,038 25,461 28,975 32,.801 35,322 38,617 41,991 44,384 52,691 70,683 76,613 86,626 96,228 108,493 120,321 136,392 162,588 195,168 244,941 263,829 279,311 324,417 346,011 364,086 343,031 14,702 65,467 75,700 89,276 99,739 I 114,411 128,384 143,854 146,148 166,486 201,569 215,984 : 220,109 j 256,231 263,522 267,383 260,956 2,039 969 11,566 5,729 15,553 7,671 19,741 9,477 23,550 10,894 25,204 12,229 29,550 14,019 33,012 I 16,072 37,771 18,096 43,829 20,423 49,204 22,802 54,219 24,871 60,843 26,968 64,386 28,448 70,416 30,680 80,630 24,497 109,663 119,593 134,270 154,281 167,430 187,083 205,500 227,471 261,045 301,707 337,338 367,942 418,712 444,427 461,137 440,215 2.379 13,103 17,487 21,149 24,011 25,906 30,132 32,747 37,687 43,167 47,787 51,963 55,748 59,631 63,787 71,001 92,708 102,641 114,755 130,430 143,216 159,045 171,951 188,677 214,453 242,854 261,600 283,206 312,870 325,071 334,277 301,825 695 4,090 5.278 6.618 7,809 7,969 9.058 9.904 11.016 11,864 13,601 14,365 15,463 16,202 16,957 13,304 992 5,187 6,940 8,243 9,386 10,172 11,611 12,330 13,800 15,567 17,191 18,102 19,477 19,990 21,393 23,875 32,128 34,508 38,030 42,317 46,228 51,559 57,637 62,916 70,967 82,253 88,693 95,535 106,560 107,506 111,095 108,978 425 ! 2,866 2,375 14,961 2,932 17,578 3,633 19,778 4,158 22,596 4,366 23,503 4,953 25,839 5,369 28,969 6,156 33,935 6,790 36,601 7,020 33,390 7,406 32,868 7,904 32,179 8,193 32,696 8,539 33,491 6,799 35,067 43,042 48,852 58,629 69,206 76,508 91,193 ! 104,714 I 123,786 143,611 171,900 i 190,823 213,153 245,230 229,640 211, 543 211,000 I I 1,192 1,090 728 673 607 560 556 558 656 638 788 954 423 £ 16,442 6,910 92,546 , 37,659 122,255 47,729 149,879 56,842 175,023 65,484 189,915 69,722 220,683 79,326 247.902 87,857 285.389 101,002 319,368 112,308 349,627 ! 123,368 376,796 ' 129,012 409,866 134,378 431,449 139,957 461,447 147,686 490,506 154,436 556,316 173,317 616,264 191,905 707,044 . 220,070 785,347 ! 250,123 875,324 ! 276,279 981,642 314,053 1,092,631 347,300 1,222,280 389,143 1,414,752 447,619 1,666,959 524,943 1,821,566 574,980 1,970,643 636,473 2,238,842 721,743 2,314,327 725,118 2,370,079 723,314 2,286.463 895,819 I * Issued only from 17th June, 1895, to 31st October, 1907.

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Table No. 4. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the Money-order and Savings-bank Offices of New Zealand during the Year 1916.

Table No. 5. Statement showing the Number of British Postal Orders of each Denomination sold and paid in the Dominion of New Zealand during the Financial Years 1915-16 and 1916-17.

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Money-orders. Savings-l >aiiks. Postal District, issued. Paid. Number of New Accounts opened. Deposits. Number of Aeco mils closed. Withdrawals. Number. Co^*Amount. Number. Amount, Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Auckland Blenheim .. Dhi-istchurch Dunedin .. Glisborno Clroymouth Hokitika Invcrcargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru riiames I'imaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 164,500 9,102 55,865 55,044 17,539 17,233 3,418 26,045 34,967 1.6,799 28,150 8,158 28,231 16,360 37,666 137,958 12,320 3,984 187 1,473 1,316 445 388 68 556 806 365 608 148 547 339 756 3,715 265 £ 805,528 44,106 305,719 264,387 101,756 82,775 16,326 126,750 2011,244 86,280 160,605 65,780 I 16,030 148,690 227,587 758,181 57,343 167,733 4,796 66,923 56.564 6,923 7,708 2,568 17,040 23,888 13,418 16,149 4,516 1.2,156 9,778 22,631 129,432 4,961 £ 901,549 42,951 398,927 312,396 |,43,364 ' 42,777 12,258 92,811 162,078 85,621 122,080 26,444 75,538 60,194 135,722 744,999 26,763 17,611 995 9,103 7,326 2.482 1,012 260 3,292 4,578 1,709 4,507 967 2,608 2,450 4,561 20,042 730 215,461 12,708 1.57.621 119.405 28,582 13,651 2,7.15 39,905 f56,260 21,165 43,688 11,480 24,553 29,082 53,147 279,433 9,245 £ 3,017,957 188,156 2,142,947 1,667,592 404,674 176,555 40,644 600,741 845,668 347,445 779,263 192,889 343,465 • 486,674 737,002 3,482,527 122,209 10,883 695 6,547 4,781 1,736 992 284 2.098 3,088 1,114 2,169 767 1,924 1,764 3,782 12,489 733 144,259 7,094 108,056 70,871 17,21.1 7,637 1,666 21,241 30,223 12,232 20,473 7,380 14,034 18,237 31,375 171,306 4,877 £ 2,449,771 152,922 1,916,304 1.477,426 321,290 180,679 44,332 459,623 658,984 293,456 548,310 199,357 299,298 458,533 627,853 2,752,555 116.727 Grand totals .. 669,355 15,966 3,607,087 507,184 3,286,472 84,833 1,118,1.01 115,576,408 55,840 088,778 12,957,420

Sold. Paid. Denomination. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1915-16. 1916-17. s. d. 0 6 1 0 1 6 2 0 2 6 3 0 3 6 4 0 4 6 5 0 *5 6 *6 0 *6 6 *7 0 7 6 *8 0 *8 6 »9 0 •9 6 10 0 *10 6 •11 0 ♦11 6 •12 0 12 6 *13 0 •13 6 *14 0 •14 6 15 0 •15 6 •16 0 •16 6 •17 0 17 6 •18 0 •18 6 •19 0 •19 6 20 0 •21 0 1,816 4,990 2,159 4,421 5,629 3,235 1,257 2,353 874 14,001 2,408 16,439 1,685 4,731 2,124 4,241 5,895 3,079 1,133 2,289 939 14,637 2,352 18,058 248 997 305 948 1,517 465 240 342 105 2,515 49 203 81 135 258 118 29 43 39 2,849 73 57 38 132 122 56 26 82 24 748 16 27 14 21 42 28 15 16 29 9,663 302 183 902 309 932 1,371 520 217 346 102 2,579 71 169 69 117 272 102 29 49 25 2,798 82 46 33 141 123 71 33 77 29 784 17 36 16 21 44 34 14 19 22 10,093 280 1,197 1,195 3,605 3,753 788 850 36,687 41,648 Number 101,859 108,612 23,017 23,177 £14,474 Value .. £57,352 £63,456 £14,062 * British Postal Orders .st September, 1910. of these denominations were withdrawn from issue at all ollices in the Dominion on the

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Table No. 6.—POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in the various Postal Districts in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1916.

Postal Districts. Number of Post Office Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Year. Numberof Deposits received duringthe Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average Amount of each Deposit received during the Year. .. . Number of With- Total Amount of drawals Withdrawals during during the Year, the Year. Average Amount of Excess of each Deposits over Withdrawal Withdrawals during during the Year, the Year. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts opened during the Year. Number Number of of Accounts Accounts remainclosed ing Open during at Close the Year. 01 the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all Open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each Open Account at Close of the Year. Auckland 229 215,461 £ S. d. 3,017,956 15 7 £ S. d. 14 0 1 144,259 £ s. d. 2,449,770 11 4 £ s. d. 16 19 7 £ s. d. 568,186 4 3 £ s. d. £ d. £ s. d. 150,433 12 0 17,611 10,883 101,922 £ s. d. 4,805,736 0 4 £ 8. d. 47 3 0 Blenheim 15 12,708 188,155 19 7 14 16 1 7,094 152,922 6 8 j 21 11 1 35,233 12 11, 11,545 15 5 995 695 7,827 357,936 8 0 45 14 7 Christchurch 72 157,621 2,142,947 0 9 13 11 10 10S,656 1,916,304 3 2 17 12 8 226,642 17 7 123,217 il 6 9,103 6,547 82,730 3,796,224 12 7 45 17 8 Dunedin 67 119,405 1,667,591 18 8 13 19 3! I ! 70,871 I 1,477,425 18 7 ! I 20 16 11 I 190,166 0 1 *' 104,062 16 11 7,326 4,781 59,260 3,143,878 2 7 53 1 0 Gisborne 22 28,582 404,673 18 8 14 3 2 17,211 321,290 4 7 18 13 4 83,383 14 1 17,387 15 8 2,482 1,736 13,483 558,302 12 4 41 8 1 Grcymouth 18 13,651 176,554 16 7 12 18 8 7,637 180,678 11 4 23 13 2 4,123 14 9 14,277 16 8 1,012 992 8,512 422,932 10 8 49 13 8 Hokitika 9 2,715 40,644 5 10 14 19 4 1,666 44,331 9 11 26 12 2 3,687 4 1 3,935 5 10 260 284 2,398 112,829 17 8 41 7 0 Invercargill 34 39,905 600,740 17 0 15 1 1 21,241 459,622 16 6 21 12 9 141,118 0 6 36,240 17 0 3,292 2,098 22,162 1,129,546 5 0 50 19 4 Napier 46 56,26o! 845,667 9 3 15 0 7 30,223 658,984 2 0 21 16 0 186,683 7 3! 41,448 11 5 4,578 3,088 27,775 1,322,666 10 0 47 12 4 Nelson 26 21,165 347,445 8 6 16 8 3 12,232 293,456 3 8 23 19 9 53,989 4 10 19,645 17 7 1,709 1,114 13,044 600,690 13 9 46 1 0 New Plymouth .. 30 43,688 779,262 11 1 17 16 8 20,473 548,309 12 2 26 15 7 230,952 18 11 31,686 2 7 4,507 2,169 18,456 1,042,212 14 6 56 9 4 Oamaru 11 11,480! 192,889 9 1 16 16 0 7,386 199,357 5 8 26 19 9 6,467 16 7 12,952 2 1 967 767 6,566 374,629 10 7 57 1 5 Thames 30 24,553 343,465 7 5 13 19 9: 14,034 299,298 6 9 21 6 6 44,167 0 S 19.403 18 5 2,608 1,924 15,384 602,247 10 11 39 2 11 Timaru .. .. j 16 29,082 486,673 19 6 16 14 8 18,237 458,533 8 3 25 2 10 28,140 11 3J 29,022 15 8 2,450 1,764 15,989 865,853 8 0 54 3 0 Wanganui 42 53,147 737,002 8 0 13 17 4 31,375 627,852 12 7 20 0 2 109,149 15 5 33,378 12 2 4,561 3,782 25,431 1,054,396 14 2 41 9 2 Wellington 10,1 279,433 3,482,526 15 9 12 9 3 171,306 2,752,555 3 6 10 1 4 729,971 12 3 161,015 0 3 20,642 12,489 111,850 5,166,275 0 6 46 3 9 Westport 19 9,245 122,209 2 6 13 4 4 4,877 116,727 7 2 23 18 8 5,481 15 4 8,201 8 1 730 733 5,283 246,849 19 8 41 14 6 Totals for 1916 786 1,118,101' 15,576,408 3 9 13 18 7 688,778 12,957,420 3 10 18 16 2! 2,618,987 19 11 32,000 4-25 817,1-55 19 3 84,833 55,846 538,072 25,603,208 11 3 47 11 7

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Table No. 6a.— POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1916.

I . Numher of PostOffice Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Year. Number of Deposits received duringthe Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average Amount of each Deposit received during the Year. Number of Withdrawals during the Year. Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of each Withdrawal during the Year. Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals during the Year. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts! opened j during j the Year. I Number of Accounts closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount Am0 unt standing to the standing to Credit of all th e Credit of Open Accounts, each Open inclusive of Account at Inte TV t0 H5 Close of Close of the Year. the Year. ! I I Totals for 1916 .. 1915 •- 1914 .. . . 1913 -• „ igi2 .. 1911 .. 1910 .. igog .. igoS .. 1907 • 1906 .. 1905 .. 1904 .. igo3 .. igo2 1901 1900 1899 .. 1898 .. i8g 7 .. i8g6 .. 1S95 .. 1894 •• 1803 •• 1892 .. 1891 .. 1890 .. 1889 .. 1888 .. 1887 .. 1886 .. 1885 .. 1884 .. 1883 .. 1882 .. 1881 .. 1880 .. 1879 .. 1878 .. 1877 .. 1876 .. 1875 .. 1874 .. 1873 •• 1872 .. 1871 .. 1870 .. i86g .. 1868 .. Totals from ist Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 786 787 766 747 724 687 647 619 593 563 541 520 5io 493 481 466 445 427 409 388 371 357 348 327 318 311 296 294 290 283 271 256 243 222 207 190 178 165 147 138 124 "9 103 97 92 81 70 59 55 46 1.118,101 970,759 884,405 907,876! 877,889! 823,832! 768,824 724,501 706,101 650,990 593,764 509, 112 469,799| 444,5" 411,2151 38o,8o8 ; 347,056| 313,783 281,749 267,615 242,283 217.393 204,545 202,276 186,945 176,971 162,938 153.920 145,355 136,197 137,989 131,373 i2g,27g i27,6og 129,952 125,855 81,660 71,865 69,908 60,953 57,295 56,129 52,627 39,223 31,681 24,642 20,48g 17,133 13,014 6,977 15,576,408 3 9 13,706,057 5 8. 11,904,322 19 8! 11,286, 702 7 5 11,725,182 16 5 11,627,367 14 3 10,708,938 16 10 9,611,119 11 3 9,674,075 4 o 9,351,663 19 7 7,907,154 12 5 6,625,744 ° IO 5,836,540 o o 5,661,592 15 2 5,o6g,6ig 6 2 4,611,456 6 1 4,170,428 15 3 3,644,g8o g 10 3,279,611 7 5 3,187,219 2 4 2,881,152 16 3 2,794,506 16 o 2,252,862 6 n 1 2,386,089 10 71 1,878,270 6 4 1,842,987 15 2 1,658,543 3 5 1,515,281 11 3 1,544,747 7 - ix 1,312,151 1 5 1,248,405 6 11 1,341,001 3 2 i,227,gog 11 4 1,178,474 4 1 1,325,852 2 11 i,i8g,oi2 2 7 864,441 18 10 812,399 11 11 762,084 12 o 681,294 13 2 664,134 12 6 657,653 4 0 699,249 14 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 o o 312,338 18 4 264,328 5 7 240, 898 5 9 194,535 11 6 96,372 7 10 £ s. d. 13 18 7 14 2 51 13 g 2 12 8 8' 13 7 1 14 2 3 13 18 7 13 5 4 13 14 o 14 7 4 13 6 4 13 o 3 12 8 6 12 14 9 12 6 7 12 2 2 12 O 4 II 12 4 II 12 IO II l8 2 11 17 IO 12 17 I II O 3 II 15 II IO O II 10 8 3 10 3 6 9 16 10 10 12 6 9 12 8 9 o 11 10 4 1 9 9 11 948 10 4 o g 8 11 10 11 g 11 6 1 10 18 o 11 3 6 11 11 9 11 14 4 13 5 8 14 16 2 13 12 O 12 13 6 12 l8 O 14 I 2 14 l8 II 13 16 3 688,778 657,237 657,622 634,801 589,388! 546,022 520,413 520,971 484,672 433,796 386,536 346,022 323,609 301,076, 273,454 247,854 227,079 206,940 196,764 179,555! 167,248 159,904 I52,i36j 136,739 120,628 in, 603 106, S6S 99,i85 96,204 89,962 89,182 84,832 80,800 78,405 69,308 60, 137 57,446 54,698 42,746 39,363 39,486 36,977 29,778 21,268 17,254 14,773 ii,934 9,292 6,365 i,9i9 £ s. d. 12,957,420 3 IO: 11,294,973 16 5 10,603,018 6 3 11,041,454 8 10 11,449,711 3 7 10,662,045 15 2 9,695,514 16 1 9,499,319 16 4 9,417,820 10 3 8,125,123 o o 6,907,103 17 7 5,984,184 12 2 5.664.770 3 9 5,343,828 5 o 4.708.771 II 2 4,230,193 6 2 3,827,416 7 3 3,417,298 19 8 3,194,893 16 7 2,891,169 5 8 2,591,558 19 4 2,369,333 6 7 j 2,268,624 8 4 2,122,521 16 8 : 1,821,348 18 1 ! 1,693,515 9 3 1,500,437 9 5 1,457,081 5 o 1,387,47! > IO 1,182,409 7 6 1,336,287 6 4 1,264,305 8 3 I x,i95,93i o " 1 x,295, 719 18 3 I 1,142,599 o I 902, ig5 1 8 780,504 13 4 876,180 19 3 742,053 14 3 667,023 7 5 696; 281 7 4 729,759 17 9 620,155 8 g 425,908 3 5 313,176 7 11 261,347 16 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 26,415 18 9 £ s. d.i 18 16 2J 17 3 9J 16 2 6 17 7 10 ig 8 6 ig 10 6 18 12 7 18 4 8 19 8 8 18 14 7 17 17 5 17 5 11 17 10 1 17 15 o 17 4 5 17 1 4 16 17 1 16 10 3 16 4 9 16 2 o 15 9 10 14 16 4 14 18 3 15 10 5 15 2 o 15 3 5 14 o g 14 13 g 14 8 5 13 2 10 14 19 8 14 18 o 14 16 o 16 10 6 16 g 8 15 o 1 '3 " 8 16 o 4 17 7 2 16 18 10 17 12 8 19 14 8 20 16 5 20 o 5 18 3 o 17 13 9 17 11 1 19 8 7 16 16 6 13 15 3 £ S. d. !2,6i8,g87 ig 11 2,411,083 g 3 1,301,304 13 5 245,247 18 7 275,471 12 10 965,321 19 1 1,013,424 o 9 in,799 H xx 256,254 13 9 1,226,540 19 7 1,000,050 14 10 641,559 8 8 171,769 16 3 317,764 10 2 360,847 15 o 381,262 19 11 343,012 8 o 227,681 10 2 84,717 10 10 296,049 16 8 289,593 16 11 425,173 9 5 263,567 13 11 56,g2i 8 3 149,472 5 11 158,105 14 o 58,200 6 3 157,276 6 1 129,741 13 11 £ s. d. " .. •• •• •• '" •■ 15,762 1 5 £ s. d. 32,000 o 4-25 30,000 o 442 30,000 o 4-67 30,000 o 467 29,000, o 474 2g,oooi o 508 28,000 o 5-21] 27,000: o 520! 27,000 o 5-44 ig,oooj o 4-20 17,000! o 4-16 16,500 o 4-63 16,000 o 484 15,000 o 4-83 14,000 o 490 11,500 o 4-39I 10,500 o 4'3g 9,500 o 438 8,500 o 4-26 8,000 o 429 7,000 o 4-10' 7,000 o 4-45 6,500 o 437 6,500 o 4-60 5,500 0 429 5,000 o 4-16 5,000 o 445 4,000 o 379 4,000, o 397: 4,000! o 4-24 4,000 o 423 4,000 o 4-44 4,000 o 4-57 4,000 o 466 4,000 o 4-82 3,500 o 452; 3,500 o 6-04! 3,000 o 5'6g 2,500 o 533 2,500 o 5-98: 2,500 o 620 2,500 o 644: 2,250 o 655 1,800 o 714 i,556 o 763 1,351 o 823: 1,264 o 936 1,186 o 1077 789 o 977 822 1 1018 817,855 19 3 84,833; 55,846 707,252 3 gj 83,2441 57,421 615,310 9 4 78,519 53,851 555,9o8 9 7 81,260 54,865 511,598 18 8 85,529 58,896 472,874 18 5 85,912' 60,931 424,668 1 o 78,566! 57,695 395,804 4 5 : 77,400 5S,7 6 3; 379,808 6 7! 80,133 57,82g 343,424 7 2, 74,671; 53,644 2gi,igi 19 1 70,206! 47,526 259,081 7 6 60,015, 43,ii3 200,930 6 1 57,769 42,280 187,130 2 8 57,047 40,837 172,926 1 7 53,587! 38,558 159,198 4 o 50,046) 35,018 146,169 2 5 46,086! 31,724 134,917 19 3 41,362! 28,284 128,128 16 6 37,265! 26,628 137,240 8 o 36,394 24,821 126,497 16 3 32,982 22,907 129, 48g 19 6 1 30,261 22,001 114,643 4 11, 28,669 21,930 114,760 1 1] 29,755 i9,5gg 111,301 13 i 1 26,232 18,171 104,098 17 o 25,131; 17,872 92,319 o 6 23,719 17,256 84,809 17 1 21,778! 15,521 78,080 6 o 21,307! i6,543j 67,363 15 3 20,3681 15,515 65,825 g 6 21,671 16,757 62,228 3 11 2o,66ii 16,421 57,381 13 7 20,228 16,447 56,046 17 3 20,386 15,967 54,909 13 11 21,014! 14,505 42,204 19 o 25,059 12,718 32,822 12- 4 16,137; 12,217 31,715 18 2 15,401! 12,786 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634 29,193 14 6 11,235 8,591 28,762 4 7 11,255 9,472 28,565 3 5 n,273 8,681 26,935 6 8 10,346 5,736 20,106 16 10 7,382 3,816 14,711 o 5 6,205 3,i88 n,2gi 10 10 4,615 2,383 9,242 3 11 4.304 2,277 7,412 8 o 3,83g 1,801 4,880 7 3 3,282, 1,186 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 538,07225,603,208 11 3 509,08522,166,364 12 1 483,26219,048,028 19 1 458,594 J 7,131, 413 16 4 432, igg 16,330, 257 8 2 405,56615,543,186 16 8 380,58514,104,98919 2 359,71412,666,897 17 5 342,077,12,159,293 18 1 319,773 ",523,230 17 9 298,746! 9,953,265 11 o 276,066! 8,662,022 17 1 259,164 7,761,382 o 11 243,675 7,388,681 18 7 227,465 6,883,787 5 g 212,436 6,350,013 g 2 197,408 5,809,552 5 3 183,046 5,320,370 14 10 169,968 4,957,77! 5 5 i59,33i 4,744,924 18 1 147,758 4,3H,634 13 5 137.683 3,895,543 o 3 129,423! 3,34 0 ,879 « 4 122.684 3,241,998 7 10 112,528: 2,863,670 12 10 104,467! 2,695,447 11 6 97,208 2,441,876 8 7 90,745 2,191,451 14 1 84,488 2,048,441 10 9 79,724 1,813,084 18 8 74,871 1,615,979 9 6 69,957 1,638,035 19 5 65,717 1.499. 112 o 7 6i,g36 1,409,751 16 7 57.517 1,470,950 13 6 51,008 1,232,787 16 9 38,667 903,765 16 10 34,747 787,005 19 o 32,132 819,071 8 2 28,761 767,375 17 8 26,117 723,910 17 5 24,334 727.295 7 8 21,742 770.836 18 o 17,132 664,807 5 10 13,566 490,066 7 o 10,549 357,654 J 4 6 8,317 295,372 1 7 6,290 231,311 5 3 4,252 163,518 15 7 2,156 7i,i97 14 1 £ s - d - 47 II 7 43 10 10 39 8 4 37 7 2 37 15 8 38 6 6 37 1 3 35 4 3 35 10 11 36 0 9 33 6 4 31 7 6 29 18 11 30 6 5 30 5 3 29 17 10 29 8 7 29 1 4 29 3 5 29 15 7 29 3 7 2? 5 10 25 16 3 26 8 6 25 9 0 25 16 o 25 2 4 24 2 11 24 4 10 22 14 10 21 11 8 23 8 4 22 16 3 22 15 2 25 11 5 24 3 4 23 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 o 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 33 o 5 87,881 19 5 76,695 14 11 31,978 10 5 1X7. 2 45 14 2! 183,253 2 10 286,817 o 11 83,937 5 6 63,781 7 4 •■ 20,030 17 9 14,271 5 9 32,146 14 10 72,106 13 9 79,094 5 6 154,634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,ggi 2 1 54,818 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 14 3 69,956 9 1 • • • •

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Table No. 7. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

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Balances on 31st December, 1915. Transactions. I Balances on 31st December, 1916. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Money-oedee Accounts :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom. &c. United States of America Australia Austria Canada .. Ceylon Fiji France Germany Hong Kong India Norway Samoa Straits Settlements Tonga Union of South Africa Commission Sayings- bank Accounts — Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Postal Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Postal notes Private box and bag rents Money- order commission British postal orders —H.O. a/c .. C.P.M.'s a/c „ London a/c B.P.O. commission Postal revenue .. Telegeaph Accounts :— New South Wales Telegraphs New Zealand and Australian cable Pacific Cable Board Telephone-exchange receipts Special-messenger receipts Maintenance of private wires Registration of code addresses Cash deposits Telegraph revenue £ s. d. 70,618 13 1 27.796 0 8 2,020 8 6 1,248 12 10 5.434 13 2 65 14 2 1,097 6 11 220 5 2 4,982 13 7 337 2 10 564 13 1 £ s. d. 2,173 10 5 1.050 6 2 1.051 6 10 1,195 6 11 18 1 6 3,423 15 9 482 11 0 £ s. d. 3,788.154 1 6 299.557 7 5J 54,638 8 5 197,756 12 5 10,500 0 0 12,411 6 1 1,795 10 9 5,377 13 4 1,609 9 0 2,660 12 2 13,645 8 1 989 10 10 i38 1 1 9.785 11 3 2,823 13 2 2,308 13 0 £ s. d. 3.786.425 1 4 303,558 2 7 51,068 19 10 198,875 14 3 9,465 0 9 1,531 2 10 5,021 4 9 1,369 0 5 2,575 17 5 11,370 5 1 1,099 2 1 tt ' I 106 11 3 9,672 19 4 3,481 10 11 2,319 7 2 £ s. d. 72,347 13 3 23,795 5 6J 5,589 17 1 129 11 0 8,326 9 7 8.380 18 6 330 2 1 1,337 15 6 304 19 11 7.257 16 7 227 11 7 13 8 4 £ s. d. 693 17 7 1,051 6 10 1,195 6 11 3,311 3 10 93 4 8 493 5 2 22,166,364 12 1 5,846 1 11 16,394,264 3 0 j 1,200,777 7 7 [ 12,957.420 3 10 1,194,720 14 2 25,603,208 11 3 11,902 15 4 302,728 13 8J 15 3 2 177,484 3 3 21,938 6 8 23,990 12 7 4,423 2 4 0 6 3 1,229,574 5 2J 435 15 8 711,642 14 2 15.377 2 3 16,902 5 1 59,208 6 8 65,419 11 8 62,991 18 5J 645 9 9J ! 965,269 3 11J ! 1.229,191 0 2 434 5 8 710,517 2 3J 15,377 2 3 16,902 5 1 65,420 0 10 64,326 3 9 63,008 3 2£ 645 3 6-J 948,766 4 10 303,111 18 9 16 13 2 178,609 15 1-J 15,726 12 6 25,084 0 6 20,926 1 5J 16 4 9 1,795 18 9 461 4 0 2,919 3 3 1,705 6 3 4.407 12 0 35.228 0 0 10,472 8 3 74,084 10 5 308.834 15 4J 511 0 4 4,050 4 2 1,629 9 6 19.317 0 6J 1.001,370 9 7 34,722 9 1 10,492 15 6 73,710 14 7 308,834 15 4J oil 0 4 4,050 4 2 1.629 9 6 18.953 19 0J 1.001,528 3 1 2.301 9 8 440 16 9 3,292 19 1 2.068 7 9 4,249 18 6 |

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Ienebal Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Foreign Mail Settlement Account Miscellaneous expenses Discount stamps Commonwealth Savings-bank State Savings-bank of Australia .. 'OE OTHEE DePAETMENTS : Advances to Settlers Alcoholic Liquors Sales Control Act, 1908 Arms Act licenses Auctioneers' licenses Audit fees Beer-duty Stamp Account .. Beer-duty receipts Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) .. Customs duty (parcels) Education Departments Examination fees Electoral receipts Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Goldfields revenue .. .. Government Insurance Government Printer Health Department Homing-pigeons Protection Act Imperial pensions Income-tax Land-tax Land revenue Licensing Act Machinery .. .. .. Marine Department Military pensions .. .. Miners' pensions Mining Act National Provident Fund receipts Mental Hospitals Old-age pensions „ (miscellaneous) Public Trust Public Service Superannuation Workers' dwellings 5,737 16 4 5,395 6 44 2,128 18 0 790 9 2 20,103 15 6 2 0 0 1,183 4 9 951 0 54 2 0 0 149 8 2 10,332 9 7 139 17 6 17 14 0 10,531 15 4 146 6 0 4,071 17 1 78,291 12 7 29,613 15 1 0 10 0 784 12 6 31 0 0 1,994 17 3 218 10 0 396 10 0 1,053 13 8 18,666 3 2 35,771 5 6 5,572 9 8 25 0 9 924,588 14 5 782,797 11 14 21,240,449 9 7 214,131 6 9 197,985 15 11 3,551 5 10 18,145.451 17 74 31,073,730 19 0 1,931,225 0 0 214,131 6 9 .29,777 12 7| 12.886 12 1 15,824 1 8 4,466,598 1 11 742 10 0 9,718 12 1 42.887 11 3 1,714,763 9 10 155 5 0 0 13 4 86 18 9 12,522 17 34 96 1 11 256 9 10 950 2 2 118,225 9 7 1,237 15 0 211 5 0 0 1 0 36 3 10 1,547 14 0 3,433 5 0 43 19 5 258,386 15 2 5 12 0 773 13 0 0 4 0 30,000 0 0 783,743 0 104 540,284 6 10 0 14 0 20 10 0 11,594 7 6 201 3 4 46,150 0 0 7,150 0 0 239 15 0 23,258 17 6 4 2 6 480,200 0 0 1,054,168 15 4 140,475 7 4 ! 242 6 3 17,989,476 18 5J 31,405,125 13 3J 5,864,730 0 0 274,720 4 7 19,308 4 8 16,833 3 0 9,723 10 11 4,472,544 4 1 879 17 0 9,943 7 5 38,897 2 11 1,680,193 10 3 156 5 0 0 13 4 1.270 3 6 11,203 17 8 96 7 11 256 9 10 1.075 4 3 107,900 15 8 1,237 15 0 210 15 0 0 1 0 34 14 0 1,592 5 6 3.433 5 0 53 4 8 254,180 6 7 5 12 0 774 19 2 0 4 0 28,262 1 8 858,500 0 0 535,350 0 0 14 0 20 10 0 11,480 7 6 222 8 4 46,430 12 10 6,969 10 0 203 10 0 22,947 14 9 4 2 6 481,300 8 5 1,046,949 14 1 128,001 10 2 225 8 11 16,207 4 3J 1,448 15 5J 6,100 10 9 1,991 11 0 565 13 10 439 2 6 54,673 15 1 10 0 2,270 0 1 1 14 0 24 6 1 20,657 3 6 o id o 1 9 10 95 6 0 8 8 9 14,738 3 11 144 19 10 5,809 15 5 3,534 13 5J 34,548 1 11 898 12 6 9 15 0 1,714 4 5 399 0 0 432 15 0 1,364 16 5 17,565 14 9 42,990 6 9 18,046 6 10 41 18 1 768,613 15 3 1,114,192 5 5 25,173,954 9 7 274,720 4 7 203,931 18 1

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Table No. 7— continued. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1916— continued.

Balances on 31st December, 1915. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1916. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. II!'. Foe other Departments — continued. Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs New Zealand war- loan receipts .. Stock Department Agriculture Department Valuation revenue Widows' pensions Miscellaneous revenue Samoan Administration War pensions Hospital-sh p receipts Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Orchard-tax Suspense Account Profit and loss War-loan Certificates —H.O. a/c .. C.P.M.'s a/c ,, Investment a/e „ Fund a/e „ for Custody a/c £ s. d. 401 6 0 10 2 8 130 10 2 243 5 11 1,957 6 1 0 9 0 2,377 19 11 1,464 13 10 279 6 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,225 0 4 224 6 8 1,610 15 1 1,378,665 0 0 2 15 0 1,624 12 1 4,861 10 10 37.500 0 0 450 0 6 146,000 0 0 7 9 0 31 14 4 1,797 15 8 £ 8. d. 3,341 7 6 199 17 8 1,553 18 7 1,373,915 0 0 2 5 0 1,482 17 6 4.726 15 6 37,558 18 6 449 0 9 2,377 19 11 134,905 17 10 286 4 0 24 0 9 1,594 1 9 7 10 0 1,064,370 3 6 1,418,080 0 0 1,192,749 6 0 1.149,000 0 0 £ s. d. 284 18 10 34 11 8 187 6 8 4,750 0 0 0 10 0 141 14 7 378 1 3 1,898 7 7 1 8 9 12,558 16 0 0 11 0 7 13 7 203 13 11 2 1 0 343,110 3 7 367,920 0 0 221,330 14 0 £ s. d 9 11 0 303,454 15 6 1,104,025 11 7 1,786.000 0 0 1,414,080 0 0 1,192,749 6 0 432,248 0 0 1,149,000 0 0 432,248 0 0 1,192,749 6 0 Totals 23,372,899 8 54 23,372,899 8 54 95,260,703 3 104 95,260,703 3 104 28,691,267 2 8 28,691,267 2 8

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Table No. 8. Securities, etc., standing in the name of the postmaster-general on account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1916.

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Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Accrued Interest on 31st December, 1916. Cost-price. The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1901 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 3} per oent. The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot 1901 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1901 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1902 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1903 Debentures, 4 per cent. The I Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1903 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1903 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Aid! to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot 1906 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act 1906 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot 1906 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1907 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 3| per cent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1911 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1912 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Aid to Water-power Works Aot 1910 Debentures, 3| per oent. The Aid to Water-power Works Aot 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. Akaroa County Council Debentures, 4J per oent. The Appropriation Act 1912 Debentures, 3| per oent. Canadian Stock, 3 per cent. Canadian Stock, 2J per oent. Cape of Good Hope Consolidated Stook, 3J per cent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 34 per oent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 3f per oent. The Coal-mines Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Consolidated Loan Aot 1867 Debentures, 3f per oent. The Consolidated Stock Aot 1884 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Defenoe and other Purposes Loan Aot 1870 Debentures, 3f per oent. The Defenoe and other Purposes Loan Aot 1870 Debentures, 3J per cent. Devonport Borough Counoil Debentures, 4J per oent... The Disohargod Soldiers' Settlement Aot 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Disoharged Soldiers' Settlement Aot 1915 and Amendment Aot 1916 Dobontures, 4 per cent. The Ellosmore Land Drainage Board Debentures, 4 per oent. .. The Finance Act 1909 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finance Act 1909 and Government Railways Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. , The Finance Act 1916 (seotion 49) Debentures, 4 per cent. The Finanoe Aot 1916 (seotion 50) Debentures, 4 per oent. The Fruit Preserving Industry Aot 1913 Debentures, 4 per oent. The General Purposes Loan Act 1873 Debentures, 4 per oent. .. The Government Advanoes to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Advanoes to Settlers Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Government Advanoes to Settlers Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Advances to Settlers Extension Aot 1901 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Government Advances to Workers Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Government Railways Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. .. The Government Railways Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. .. The Government Railways Act 1908 and Finanoe Aot 1909 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Government Railways Amendment Aot 1910 Debentures, 3J per oent. £ s. d. 500 0 0 £ a. d. 500 0 0 £ s. d. 3 5 9 90,300 0 0 90,300 0 0 593 15 1 2,500 0 0 2,500 0 0 7 3 10 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 24 19 3 32,900 0 0 32,900 0 0 658 0 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 35 1 4 128,000 0 0 128,000 0 0 394 10 4 25,100 0 0 25,100 0 0 418 2 0 170,100 0 0 170,100 0 0 2,833 8 9 92,425 0 0 92,425 0 0 1,841 4 11 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 8,750 0 0 61,750 0 0 61,750 0 0 1,080 12 6 8,650 0 0 8,650 0 0 162 3 9 200,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 3,500 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 498 12 7 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 154 2 2 49,000 0 0 49,000 0 0 918 15 0 175,300 0 0 175,300 0 0 1,386 15 9 2,145,000 0 0 I 2,145,000 0 0 13,481 13 9 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 308 4 4 304,000 0 0 304,000 0 0 1,962 3 11 900 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 12,666 15 11 200 0 0 10,000 0 0 135,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 194,200 0 0 283,500 0 0 165,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 900 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,800 0 0 10,133 8 9 186 1 3 10,000 0 0 135,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 194,200 0 0 283,500 0 0 165,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 13 8 6 61 12 10 75 0 0 287 5 8 3 10 0 87 5 2 1,262 3 1 299 3 7 102 16 10 3,032 14 1 3,300 0 0 593 6 5 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 141 15 0 100 0 0 16,000 0 0 100 0 0 16,000 0 0 12 8 212 3 3 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 9 17 3 2,850 0 0 ! 46,901 0 0 50,000 0 0 2,850 0 0 46,901 0 0 50,000 0 0 24 7 2 781 5 0 150,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 19,400 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 19,400 0 0 5,200 0 0 105,000 0 0 2,038 7 0 96 8 9 184 9 7 43 17 7 345 4 1 12,900 0 0 12,964 10 0 258 0 0 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 1,326 0 6 80,000 0 0 80,000 0 0 263 0 3 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 82 3 10 140,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 100 0 0 140,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 100 0 0 33 6 3 1 13 3 50,350 0 0 50,350 0 0 733 17 4

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Table No. 8— continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1916 — continued.

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Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost-price. Aocrued Interest on 31st December, 1916. The Government Railways Amendment Aot 1910 Debentures, 34 per oent. The Government Railways Amendment Aot 1910 Debentures, 3| per oent. Tho Government Railways Amendment Aot 1910 Debentures, 3| per oeDt. The Government Railways Amendment Act 1910 Debentures, 4 per oent. Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. Hamilton Borough Counoil Debentures, 4J per oent. .. The Hauraki Plains Amendment Aot, 1913, Debentures, 4 per oent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Aots 1903 and 1905 Debentures, 3J per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1907 Debentures, 3*} per oent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Aots 1903, 1905, and 1907 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 34 per cent. The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Aot 1910 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Immigration and Publio Works Loan Act 1870 Debentures, 3| per oent. India Stock, 34 per oent. India Stook, 3 per oent. Insoribed Stook, 34 per cent. Insoribed Stock, 3 par oent. Irish Land Stook, 2| per oent. .. .. The Irrigation and Water-supply Aot 1913 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Kauri Gum Industry Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Land for Settlements Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Land for Settlements Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Aot, 1900 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Land for Settlements Aot 1908 and New Zealand Stateguaranteed Advanoes Amendment Aot 1910 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900 Debentures, 4 per cent. The LandB Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Aot 1894 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendmont Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Aot 1913 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Land Laws Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Li-cal Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 34 per cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 34 per cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 Debentures, 34 pox cent. The Maori Land Settlement Aot Amendment Act 1907 Debentures, 'A\ per oent. The Mining Amendment Aot 1913 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Native Land Amendment Act 1913 Debentures 4 per cent. The Native Land Puroliase Act 1892 and New Zealand Loans Act 1908 Debentures, 3| per oent. New South Wales Stock, 3£ per cent. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 3J per cent. .. The New Zealand Consols Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Settlers Branoh) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand Slate-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 3f per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Bianch) Debentures, 4 per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Di-beniures, 3f per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot 1909 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Advances 10 Workers Brunch) Debentures, 3f per cent. The New Zealand State-guarante, d Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Advances to Workers Branch) Debentures, 3A, per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Guaranteed Mining Advanoes Branoh) Debentures, 3f per cent. The Now Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 34 per oent. £ s. d. 11,150 0 0 £ s. d. 11,160 0 0 £ S. d. 195 2 6 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 187 10 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 93 15 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 260,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 5,200 0 0 56 4 4 266 10 5 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 575 6 9 27,590 0 0 27,590 0 0 402 2 8 127,000 0 0 127,000 0 0 885 1 5 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 218 12 1 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 13 3 0 20,900 0 0 20,900 0 0 165 6 9 216 14 5 52 13 9 618,000 0 0 2,260,495 11 1 100 0 0 89,900 0 0 213 18 9 45 15 0 618,000 0 0 2,244,582 18 0 89 15 0 89,900 0 0 5 12 0 13 2 10,815 0 0 16,907 4 3 17 6 896 10 9 37,000 0 0 37,000 0 0 243 5 9 62,000 0 0 29 ,-500 0 0 256,685 0 0 10,000 0 0 104,335 0 0 400 0 0 4,000 0 0 62,000 0 0 29,500 0 0 256,685 0 0 10,000 0 0 104,335 0 0 400 0 0 4,000 0 0 618 6 0 193 19 5 4,262 6 11 132 12 0 2,086 14 0 0 14 11 80 0 0 44,925 0 0 44,925 0 0 786 3 9 2,600 0 0 2,600 0 0 52 0 0 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 199 9 0 341,000 0 0 341,000 0 0 3,438 0 6 20,000 0 0 9,800 0 0 56,900 0 0 168,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 416,000 0 0 370,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 25,650 0 0 50,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 9,800 0 0 56,900 0 0 168,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 785,000 0 0 416,000 0 0 370,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 231,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 25,650 0 0 50,000 0 0 201 12 10 196 0 0 947 16 3 1,675 7 11 130 12 7 15,700 0 0 4,826 14 6 4,906 5 11 143 16 8 3,069 15 0 3,315 1 3 448 17 6 875 0 0 11,500 0 0 683,500 0 0 125,000 0 0 11,500 0 0 683,500 0 0 125,000 0 0 75 12 4 6,547 15 7 783 7 9 27,000 0 0 340 0 0 500 0 0 100,000 0 0 26,865 0 0 340 0 0 500 0 0 100,000 0 0 785 15 5 4 19 1 8 16 872 12 0 37,000 0 0 37,000 0 0 345 18 6 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 718 18 0 750,000 0 0 750,000 0 0 5,316 14 9 325,000 0 0 325,000 0 0 2,835 18 11 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 934 18 7 205,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 3,587 10 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 46 14 11 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 218 3 0

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Table No. 8— continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1916 — continued.

Description of Securities. Nominal Value, Cost-price. Accrued Interest on 31 st December, 1916. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aots 1909 and 1910 and New Zealand Loans Aot 1908 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3£ per oent. The New Zealand State-guarantoed Advanoes Aots 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 34 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aots 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 34 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3| per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Acts 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3f per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3J per cent. Tho New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aots 1909 and 1910 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3| per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Land for Settlements Branoh) Debentures, 3| per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Act 1909 (Looal Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 4 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 3J per cent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot 1909 (Looal Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 34 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act 1909 (Local Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 34 per cent. The New Zealand State-guarantoed Advances Aot 1909 (Looal Authorities Branch) Debentures, 34 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot 1909 (Local Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 3f per cent. The New Zealand State-guarantoed Advanoes Aot 1909 (Local Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 4 per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Aot 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branoh) Debentures, 3J per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts 1909 and 1910 (Native Land Settlement Branch) Debentures, 3| per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aots 1909 and 1910 (Nativo Land Settlement Branoh) Debentures, 3| percent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Act 1909 (Nativo Land Settlement Branoh) Debentures, 3J per oent. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advanoes Aot 1909 (Native Land Settlement Branoh) Debentures, 4 per oent. Oamaru Borough Consolidated Loan 1893, Debentures, 5 per oent. Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 44 per oent. The Post and Telegraph Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Railways Improvement Authorization Aot 1914 Debentures, 4 per cent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Reserve Fund Securities Aot 1907 Debentures, 34 per cent. The Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 3<) per oent. .. The Soenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 3f per oent. .. The Soenery Preservation Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Soenery Preservation Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. South Australian Stock, 4 per cent. South Australian Stock, 34 per oent. The Stato Advances Aot 1913 (Advances to Settlers Branch) Debentures, 4 per oent. The State Advances Aot 1913 (Advanoes to Workers Branch) Debentures, 4 per oent. Tho State Advanoes Aot 1913 (Looal Authorities Branoh) Debentures, 4 per oent. The Swamp Drainage Aot, 1915, Debentures, 4 per oent. Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. Timaru Borough Counoil Debentures, 4 per oent. The Publio Revenues Amendment Act 1915 Debentures, 4 per oent. The Public Revenues Amendment Aot 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. Victorian Stook, 3 per oent. .. The Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Aot 1910 Debentures, 3J per oent. The Waikaka Branoh Railway Aot 1905 Debentures, 4 per oent. Wellington City Counoil Debentures, 4 per oent. Wellington City Counoil Debentures, 4 per oent. Wellington Harbour Board Debentures, 4J per oent. Wellington Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. .. .. Aeorued interest on Post Office Acoount £ s. d. 99,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 64,850 0 0 741,066 0 0 12,350 0 0 15,300 0 0 21,500 0 0 410,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 975,000 0 0 112,000 0 0 275,000 0 0 96,000 O 0 9,000 0 0 381,600 0 0 30,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 54,500 0 0 110,000 0 0 13,800 0 0 35,000 0 0 ! 200,000 0 0 290,000 0 0 ■ £ S. d. 99,000 0 0 8,000 O 0 64,850 0 0 741,006 0 0 12,350 0 0 15,300 0 0 21,500 0 0 410,000 0 0 48,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 975,000 0 0 112,000 0 0 275,000 0 0 96,000 O 0 9,000 0 0 381,600 0 0 30,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 54,500 0 0 110,000 0 0 13,800 0 0 35,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 290,000 0 0 £ s. d. 863 17 6 46 0 6 1,134 17 6 4,644 6 10 231 11 3 94 6 3 335 15 0 3,833 4 3 478 13 3 3,490 7 11 9,507 16 10 977 6 3 2,399 12 11 897 10 8 89 15 1 3,329 16 8 280 9 7 467 9 4 509 10 9 1,096 19 9 345 0 0 625 13 8 4,000 0 0 4,097 10 6 8,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 52 12 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 132 12 0 41,000 0 0 41,000 0 0 482 6 0 800,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 1,772 16 2 12,000 0 0 573,200 0 0 1 800,000 0 0 I 30,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 1,861 9 0 11,760 0 0 573,200 0 0 11,660 5 0 172 12 0 123 5 9 124 18 7 127 2 5 88 11 10 210 0 0 1,884 9 8 50,000 . 0 0 50,000 0 0 164 7 8 , 200,000 0 0 ' 200,000 0 0 657 10 7 6,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 1,700,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 11,700,000 0 0 39 9 0 99 14 6 80 0 0 28,317 15 0 390,000 0 0 390,000 0 0 2,564 7 10 12,379 19 10 100,000 0 0 10,708 13 10 100,000 0 0 185 13 11 1,457 10 7 53,476 0 0 ! 100,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 27,500 0 0 50,000 0 0 499,700 0 0 53,476 0 0 99,000 0 0 24,500 0 0 27,500 0 0 50,000 0 0 499,700 0 0 351 12 6 400 5 0 684 18 7 6,626 3 0 489,500 0 0 489,500 0 0 '9,790 0 0 357 2 6 Totals 25,196,027 11 2 [25,173,954 9 7 274,720 4 7

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Table No. 9. Post Office Savings-bank. Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, 1916 .. .. .. 12,957,420 3 10 January, 1916 .. .. .. 22,166,364 12 1 Balance at credit of depositors on 31st Deposits, 1916 .. .. .. 15,576,408 3 9 Docombor, 1916 .. ' .. .. 25,603,208 11 3 Intorest croditod to depositors, 1916 .. 817,855 19 3 £38,560,628 15 1 £38,560,628 15 1 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. | Cr. £ g, d. Balance at credit of depositors on 31st j Seouritios .. .. .. .. 25,173,954 9 7 December, 1916 .. .. .. 25,603,208 11 3 Balance uninvested.. .. .. 772,364 5 3 Balanoe of assets over liabilities .. 343,110 3 7 £25,946,318 14 10 £25,946,318 14 10 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1916 817,855 19 3 Balance forward, Ist January, 1916 .. 303,454 15 6 Interest paid on debentures purchased by ! Interest received during £ s. d. the Department .. .. .. 32 4 4 the year .. .. 826,198 17 3 Paid Public Account, for cost of Savings- j Accrued interest on 31st bank management .. .. .. 32,000 0 0 ; December, 1916 .. 274,720 4 7 Purchase of home savings-banks .. 350 9 4 Sundry expenditure .. .. .. 0 3 10 1,100,919 1 10 Balance forward to noxt account .. 343,110 3 7 Less aoorued interest on 31st Deoember, 1915 214,131 6 9 836,787 15 1 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 3,106 9 9 £1,193,349 0 4 £1,193,349 0 4

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Table No. 10. Savings-bank Accounts remaining open on 31st December, 1916, classified according to Balance at Credit of each Account.

District. Not Exceeding Exceeding exceeding £20 and £50 and £20. up to £50. I up to £100. Exceeding j Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding £100 and ! £200 and £300 and £400 and £500 and £600 and £700 and up to £-200. | up to £300. up to £400. up to £500. 1 up to £600. up to £700. up to £800. Exceeding £800 and up to £900. I Exceeding £900 and lap to £1,000. Exceeding £1,000. Total Number 01 Accounts open. Auckland Blenheim Chris tohureh Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier .. Nelson .. New Plymouth Oamaru .. Thames .. Timaru .. Wanganui Wellington Westport 71,388 5,450 57,278 38,743 9,443 5,975 1,691 14,149 19,094 8,811 12,067 4,026 11,192 10,290 18,619 77,781 3,772 9,817 808 8,479 6,728 1,455 754 223 2,671 3,030 1,413 2,017 792 1,611 1,857 2,185 12,924 452 7,097 609 6,215 4,932 995 535 147 1,997 2,165 1,087 1,468 661 1,010 1,341 1,748 7,353 355 6,541 448 5,108 4,273 821 568 149 1,670 1,701 889 1,370 522 864 1.209 1,378 6,658 329 2,820 192 2,395 2,012 330 303 87 765 724 354 645 257 375 535 685 2,793 171 1,776 125 1,359 1.081 178 145 49 404 416 223 361 131 93 327 354 1,580 88 943 76 732 567 102 83 16 222 215 100 214 72 97 139 162 984 51 593 46 473 370 60 55 12 124 157 74 Hi 41 52 128 121 708 24 361 28 260 198 37 32 75 106 34 81 26 38 46 54 461 15 191 14 174 129 24 24 3 27 47 28 27 1518 48 40 169 9 132 11 80 68 15 ' 12 3 23 30 15 28 9 10 28 23 132 6 96 69 57 10 11 0 18 36 7 21 5 8 14 13 106 2 167 12 108 102 13 15 5 17 54 9 46 9 16 27 49 201 9 101,922 7,827 82,730 59,260 13,483 8,512 2,398 22,162 27,775 13,044 18,456 6,566 15,384 15,989 25,431 111,850 5,283 Totals, 1916 369,769 57,216 39,715 34,498 15,443 8,690 4,775 3,149 1,865 987 625 481 859 538,072 Totals, 1915 356,968 55,186 36,047 29,759 13,555 7,346 3,891 1 2,638 1,517 710 469 354 645 509,085

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Table No. 11. Table showing the estimated Number of Letters and Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted and delivered in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

Posted in tbe Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Posted in tbe Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. Postal Districts (1916). i UMJCU 1U ULIO i/uuiiuiuu. Post-cards. Books, Ac. Newspapers, j UOJiycitU "U 11IC LIU1111U1U.1. Parcels. letter-cards i F 081 - 08 - 135 - Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Letters and Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. I pSlrs. *•»*•• Auckland .. 28,224,195 825,110 Blenheim .. 1,462,148 29,874 Christchurch .. 13,596,853 357,825 Dunedin .. 12,703,413 587,652 Gisborne .. 2,370,134 32,903 Greymouth .. 1,082,947 15,483 Hokitika .. 561,550 11,622 Invercargill .. 6,447,924; 261,482! Napier .. 6,721,544! 203,645 Nelson .. 2,132,877 52,819, New Plymouth 4,010,405 107,744; Oamaru .. 1,642,482 62,270! Thames .. 2,516,946 58,474! Timaru .. 4,768,382 180,492 Wanganui .. 4,503,198 118,521 Wellington 27,011,250 614,549 Westport .. 755,807 10,322! 825,110 29,874 357,825 587,652 32,903 15,483 11,622 261,482! 203,645 52,819, 107,744, 62,270! 58,474, 180,492! 118,521! 614,549! 10,322 6,042,096 4,795,165 173,031 264,147 1,753,930 2,028,284 3,984,664 2,088,610; 435,533 553,685 145,383! 206,8561 81,120 157,040[ 2,207,419 895,795! 1,759,371 1,057,798: 348,384 : 262, 041 j 610,570 644,626 300,227 242,762 ! 355,927 306,579! 1,092,096: 614,753! 848,786 736,119 5,020,208 3,916,452 130,002 161,031! !_ 833,157 25,915,864 25,116 1,517,906 441,181 15,754,687 319,111 11,266,879! 47,567 2,340,429 26,702 1,313,429 13,299 752,219 102,648 6,744,010 118,157 7,214,493 57,265 2,346,682 78,273 4,340,115 24,674 2,050,022 51,649 3,470,740 55,250 4,815,083 105,352 4,846,231 783,835 25,653,797 20,475 1,266,720 918,736 40,404 763,672, 497,120! 72,787! 35,750! 20,696 271,895 269,698 80,340 138,580 84,084 84,500 203,554 161,668 933,244 26,1821 5,049,187 199,511 3,226,925 2,832,687 487,214 194,844 149,539 1,392,924 1,989,117 315,419 610,636 323,765 451,555 1,087,242 834,236 4,253,028 181,961 4,483,232 410,345 2,255,591 2,087,657 961,831 449,748 271,648 1,218,737 1,764,906 577,278 863,473 294,190 646,633 945,906 1,171,235, i 4,135,274! 338,572 676,057| 44,843 313,195 245,043 67,304 48,151 26,588 130,555 172,656 81,721 130,817 38,137 109,832 88,952 163,640 611,328 32,573 54,140,059 2,980,054 29,351,540 23,970,292 4,710,563 2,396,376 1,313,769 13,191,934 13,936,037! 4,479,559 8,350,520 3,692,504 5,987,686 9,583,465 9,349,429 52,665,047 2,022,527 i 1,743,84611,091,283 9,278,397! 70,278 372,542 674,492 1,121,497 4,980,855 4,283,875 1,084,772 6,817,351 4,176,267| 105,690 922,747! 1,515,5161 51,233 340,227! 656,604! 32,318 230,659! 428,688! 533,377 3,600,343 2,114,532473,343 3,748,488i 2,822,704 133,159 663,803 839,319! 246,324 1,221,206' 1,508,099; 146,354 623,992 536,952; 142,974 807,482 953,212 ! 384,046 2,179,338 1,560,659 280,189 1,683,022 1,907,354 1,547,793 9,273,236 8,051,726 36,504 311,963, 499,603 1,509,214 69,959 754,376 564,154 114,871 74,853 39,887 233,203 290,813 138,986 209,090 62,811 161,481 144,202 268,992 1,395,163 53,048 Totalis .. 120,512,055 3,530,787' 25,288,747 : 18,931,743! 3,103,711121,609.306 4,602,910 23,579,790 22,876,256 2,981,392 242,121,361; 8,133,697 48,868,537 41,807,999 6,085,101 Previous year .. 123,005,449 4,164,069 31,792,775 18,683,514j 2,838,537 119,542,410! 5,078,723 25,900,355 22,628,021 2,886,039, 242,547,859 9,242,792 57,693,130 41,311,535j5,724,57l

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Table No. 12. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1916, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1915, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1915. 1916. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 118,416 136,919 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,323,708 1,362,559 Totals ... ... 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 1,442,124 1,499,478 Dead Letters. 1915. 1916. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 282,102 292,266 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 44,609 47,800 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 1,452 23,046Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 45,636 46,213 Returned unopened to writers by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... 204,376 198,174 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... * ... 18,185 22,515 Totals ... ... ... 596,360 630,014 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 13. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1915, and 1916 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1915 and 1916: —

1890. 1900. 1910. 1915. Number 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 2,838,537 Weight 336,6431b. 12 oz.) 682,140 lb. 7oz,3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 10,886,7091b. 11 oz. 1916. 3,103,711 12,504,648 lb.

Country. Received. Despi 1915. 1916. 1915. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. itched. 1916. Number. Weight. gdom and fort (via. London! lb. oz. lb. oz. 1 lb. oz. ■eign 115,639 737,261 0 116,432 , 763,764 OJ 34,517 104,692 15 lb. oz. 104,692 15 lb. oz. 23,964 90,154 0 United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) Unitod States of Amorica .. Now Zealand Expeditionary Force Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia.. Fiji Ceylon Uruguay.. Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti .. Hong Kong Straits Settlements (via London) tes of Amorica id Expedition Wales .. ralia .. istralia.. nd Hope lements , .. 14,995 63,702 13 23,236! 127,358 0 2,032 6,624 0 nary 2,128 5,295 0 2,516 I 6,108 0, 60,214 215,084 0 1,499 5,904 0 1,864 ! 9,857 ol 714 2,318 I 8,574 30,042 12 8,525 30,766 0 3,802 9,630 5 .. 15,990 45,321 0 18,446! 55,624 0 9,209 26,146 12 524 1,305 1 566 1,515 0 560 1,451 9 837 2,036 0 982 2,667 0 1,093 2,762 11 390 881 0 418 ' 1,079 0l 819 1,066 2 463 1,004 15 438 945 0 568 1,482 4 244 698 10 311 705 0 1,112 3,768 11 566 2,21111 524 | 2,635 0 357 1,933 12 .... .. .. .. 114 tjt 383 7 484 790 15 889 1,206 0 83 »212 0 .... .. 309 5 785 4 1,090 5,062 0 2,500 4,742 0 498 2,818 11 31 114 8 41 153 0 294 1,184 8 260 I,439 15 094 4,068 0 1,048 7,326 0 113 405 0 103 350 3 1.17 , 387 0, 79 320 .13 6,624 0 215,084 0 2,318 1 9,630 5 26,146 12 1,451 9 2,762 11 I ,;)66 2 1,482 4 3,768 11 1,933 12 J&383 7 K212 0 31785 4 2,818 11 1,1.84 8 1,439 15 405 6 320 .13 2,087 7,447 0 251,164 960,841 0 785 2,690 0 3,572 9,615 (I 12,814 40,675 0 487 1,258 0 1,034 2,448 0 711 1,692 0 496 1,452 0 1,054 3,493 0 629* 3,280 0 66 278 0 74 246 0 337 897 0 1,108 5,062 0 344 1,328 0 214 1,118 0 154 708 0 78 323 0 Totals 164,251 906,049 8 178,853 1,016,837 0 116,747 385,411 2 301,172 1,135,005 0 * Including pi .reels for !is Majesty's ships.

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Table No. 14. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

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Number o • of «-g Miles of Z£* Wire. £° Number of dot Private and Press. Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. f Telegrams foi iring the Year. Government. ! ir warded Total. - Telegraph Revenue from all Sources. Cost of Maintenance V,? S ' of of MainLines Total tenance of exclndine Expenditure. Lines Australian Cable P er M,le - Subsidy. Tariffin Operation, Year ended Numher of Miles of Line. Total Value Value of of Government Business done Messages. during the Year. Value of Government Messages. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. 1 i i 1 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. I / s. d. 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 3 3 910 ) 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 I 1 1 5,406 7 3 14,896 51 4 17 4 J 8 >547 4 9 22,81317 4 6 8 6|\M 14,120 4 10 ! 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 I ",344 3 8 , 32,598 711 5 19 6 if8,858 19 7 ! 32,452 94 423 9,479 5 4 36,520 4 2 4 1 11 \) 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 36 3 11 k 14,240 19 7 60,055 IO rI 4 16 4 21,074 8 8 82,771 31 5 18 10 p 17,931 8 o 81,284 J 8 10 5 12 11 18,259 4 9 87,599 65 510 o 1 17,299 7 10 96,801 83 509 14.758 4 5 83,409 15 3 434 23,!54 8 3 101,378 9 11 6 6 7 I 18,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 / 22,451 6 3 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 " 19,210 6 6 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 F 20,041 15 10 90,078 20 4 18 4 20,900 6 2 97,982 10 6 ! 4 15 9 21,402 18 2 98,875 8 9 4 15 11 21,321 2 9 97,901 12 9 ! 4 13 9 F 23,262 1 o 95,463 14 5 ■ 5 o 1 26,007 1 5 101,433 11 o ! 5 8 7 27,546 2 o 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 28,986 10 10 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 29,580 10 11 117,053 42 580 129,141 6 o 1121,251 30 5 5 9 I Mileage tariff. Vlileage tarirf in open up to 1st Sept., 1869; form 2s. 6d. tariff fron Sept., i860, to 31st Mi 1870; and is. tariff 1st April, 18^0. From ist Novem 1873, address signature given free. From ist Novem 1873, address signature given free. From ist Jan., 1 delayed telegr posted to addres immediately a their receipt offices of dest tion. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 ' 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 699 757 1, no 1,329 1,661 1,976 2,185 2,356 2,530 2,986 3,154 3,259 3,434 3,512 3,638 3,758 3,824 3,974 4>o74 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,79° 4,874 5,349 5,479 5,513 i,390 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 3,823 4,574 5,782 6,626 7,247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 J o,474 10,931 11,178 n,375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 I3,5i5 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 j 182 i 195 i 214 I 227 ] 234 P 264 i 302 : 33° h 375 1 412 i 437 ' 473 : 489 : 520 i 573 1 615 : 640 : 24,761 2,746 , 27,407 55,621 15,331 70>952 72,241 26,244 98,485 106,070 50,097 156,167 122,545 62,878 j 185,423 253,582 59,292 j 312,874 344,524 ! 67,243 , 4n,7 6 7 485,507 83,453 , 568,960 645,067 107,832 752,899 786,237 130,891 '■ 917,128 ! 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 1 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 |i,065, 481 ,194,843 1,260,324 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 824,734 183,675 1,008,409 :i,058, 342 246,370 1,304,712 11,215,849 222,923 1,438,772 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 i,379,4 8 3 219,917 1,599,400 1,433,458 220,847 ,1,654,305 1,533,406 240,867 |i,774, 273 I'S^,? 1 ? 252,549 1,836,266 1,589,771 1245,623 '1,835,394 1,548,233 1217,630 1,765,863 1,589,157 213,830 ;i,802, 987 1,734,381 226,780 1,961, 161 1,746,115 222,149 .1,968,264 1,686,064 218,079 ;i,904, 143 1,825,646 244,045 2,069,691 5,561 19 2 9,070 10 1 11,652 3 7 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55,301 12 3 62,715 10 4 65,644 15 3 73,284 1 10 85,402 o 2 58,120 3 3 73,002 2 o 78,828 19 8 90.633 11 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 "7,633 15 9 103,813 8 6J 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 483. 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 12,252 6 0 29,470 7 4 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 ",043 3 9 39,164 13 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 !i2,6i8 11 6 59,127 10 4 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o '16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 117,024 8 9 82,669 4 ° 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 126,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 |i9,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 127,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 !22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o 20,608 11 11 111,242 3 1 21,555 19 2 115,378 2 5 20,855 19 7 116,490 5 0 24,860 9 o Ii26,5i2 17 o 27,281 4 9 133,919 16 11 30,205 11 10 136,753 15 IO 23,164 13 11 129,476 5 5 124,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 26,070 12 7 136,767 10 3 24,840 5 7 142,474 1 4 J24.342 7 o 128,155 15 6\ !28,3i7 7 10 140,783 3 7 £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 IO 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 11 4 61,696 14 5 6 3>353 I0 IO 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73,554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,o82 4 4 77,473 IO 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 II 87,472 13 3 92,109 17 o; Mileage tariff. Mileage tarirf in operation up to ist Sept., 1869; uniform as. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariff from ist April, 1870. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist Jan., 1886, delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination.

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Table No. 14 — continued. comparative table showing the progress of the telegraph department during the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1917.

Table No. 15. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes, the Value of Franked Government Telegrams, and the Number of Telegrams transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1917.

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Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. O <" So II Number of Messages for Telegrams i warded duri Government. a •i: and Bureau ing the Year. Rovi (includini laneous 1 Revenue 6 g _ . . _ t . £, (including Miscel. || v J°£» of H ™*i, _g| laneous Receipts). §6 Bu8incs8 tW || -gH done (excluding S K ojhj during Oable £~ Telegraph. Telephone. 3 S tho Year. Subsidy). « (2 a £ 'enue ig MiscelReceipts). Private and Press. Total. Telegraph. . Telephone. I 31st Mar., 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 - 1916 1917 5,961J 6,24516,284| 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,249f 7,469 7,748| 7.779J 7,943| 8,355 8,953 9,656 10,404 10,901 1.1,316 11,805 12,508 13,044 13,434 13,684 13,896 14,881| .15,764 J J 6,470J 18,024 18,746 19,228 20,682| 21,705 22,672| 22,920J 23,704 25,116 27,031 29,343 32,654 34,788 37,212 39,370 41,892 44,642 46,778 48,052 50,320 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 .1 ,103 1,153 1,200 1,312 1,446 1,611 1,764 I , 87.1 1,963 2,079 2,203 2,305 2,386 2,413 2,409 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,159,093 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 6,160,080 6,958,279 7,338,017 7,757,128 8,268,340 8,971,725 9,850,379 10,594,556 10,716,613 10,708,910 10,734,168 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 317,590 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 236,252 84,644 87,676 89,762 92,307 91,408 93,893 99,476 111,355 127,841 140,952 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 4,167,981 4,559,304 4,965,197 5,159,745 5,640,219 6,396,332 7,042,923 7,425,693 7,846,890 8,360,647 9,063,133 9,944,272 10,694,032 10,827,968 10,836,751 10,875,120 £ 88,459 97,178 100,385 99,798 105,576 119,641 137,861 151,933 160,343 166,535 171,001 184,369 206,706 227,398 238.103 250,212 272,942 295,334 321,951 342,595 356,306 549,627 527,249 £ £ £ £ £ £ 88,459 21,552 26,051 136,062 135,791 6,492 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,665 4,774 100,385 29,248 23,119 152,752 153,484 3,972 99,798 36,422 24,505 160,725 165,198 1,849 105,576 39,718 25,500 170,794 173,152 1,427 119,641 43,303 29,432 192,376 181,634 .1,608 137,861 49,117 35,327 222,305 194,014 1,000 151,933 55,542 27,508: 234,984 212,180 234 160,343 62,151 26,440 248,934 228,185 181 166,535 71,028 24,378 261,941 245,805 10,057 171,001 79,061 20,598 270,660 258,977 .. 184,369 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 .. 206,706 100,814 17,487 325,007 291,359 .. 227,398 116,852 4,499; 348,749 357,581 .. 238,103 131,249 4.822J 374,174 394,649 .. 250,212 144,298 4,851 399,361 411,296 .. 272,942 161,173 4,874' 438,989 446,709 .. 295,334 179,123 4,832 479,289 469,716 .. 321,951 201,237 4,931 528,119 509,496 .. 342,595 232,190 5,031 579,816 563,108 .. 356,306 303,856 5,776 665,938 612,665 .. 549,627 287,547 9,085 846,259 658,572 .. 527,249 317,275 10,774 855,298 681,217 .. £ ) 21,552 1 25,933 i 29,248 I 36,422 i 39,718 43,303 49,117 I 55,542 I 62,151 > 71,028 79,061 I 89,542 I 100,814 I 116,852 I 131,249 ! 144,298 I 161,173 1 179,123 201,237 > 232,190 I 303,856 J 287,547 ) 317,275 Note.—Tariff, 1890: For twelve words, arid fro, lext and signature made e 1906 : For each additiona Is. for ti c address lightoen. J word afl en wor, and sij 1896 : tor first Is, and free address i mature, ordinary telej First twelve words, ( twelve, |d. Septeml ind signatu j;rams, Is.; Id. ; each a >er, 1915: 1 ire up to ten words; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in .dditional word, Id.; address and signature paid for. First twelve words, 8d.; each additional word, Jd.

Postal District. Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams ! of all Codes. I Value of | Total Number o( I N ™ t beV Franked Value of v„;„ ! nv „t * Government Telegrams of Tri ES£n B L-^SSSJL. Telegrams. all Codes. telegrams. Go^rnrnent Total Number of Telegrams of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Ohristchurch Dunedin (iisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ 84,586 6,483 41,123 32,051 13,085 6,454 2,503 18,078 27,967 9,190 16,563 5,685 12,220 11,631 20,127 102,271 3,836 £ £ 755 85,341 2,280,059 14,414 155 6,638 190,882 3,194 925 42,048 i 983,706 111,276 435 32,486 j 796,998 8,175 239 13,324 285,623 , 5,237 184 6,638 145,307 3,946 6 2,509 64,491 120 202 18,280 507,278 5,253 457 28,424 836,765 5,256 529 9,719 313,238 12,823 92 16,655 482,642 i 1,980 65 5,750 124,815 ' 1,594 45 12,265 334,300 1,159 228 11,859 306,298 , 2,612 145 20,272 555,310 i 2,462 6,169 108,440 2,442,873 ' 50,565 143 3,979 83,583 \ 2,886 2,294,473 194,076 1,002,982 805,173 290.860 149,253 04,611 512,531 842,021 326,061 484,622 126,40!) 335,459 308,910 557,772 2,493,438 86,469 Totals, 1916-17 413,853 413,853 10,774 424,627 10,734,168 140,1)52 10,875,120 Totals, 1915-16 386,138 386,138 9,085 395,224 10,708,910 127,841 10,836,751 *

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Table No. 16. Table showing the Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1917, and the Revenue received therefrom.

Table No. 17. Table showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in Use at Telegraph-offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1917.

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June Quarter. 1916. September Quarter, 1916 December Quarter, 1916. Totals. March Quarter, 1917. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. 1,312,497 67,772 75,941 1,029,194 £ 80,277 1,482,735 5,253 78,319 7,306 71,243 29,213 1,130,220 £ 91,167 1,531,541 6,194 88,379 6,959 79,664 32,475 1,215,314 I £ 92,710 7,147 7,120 35,629 £ 5,742,739 348,451 304,414 24,031 304,192 28,800 4,382,823 125,995 Ordinary Drgent Press Bureau 1,415,966 69,944 77,344 1,008,095 1,415,966 69,944 77,344 1,008,095 £ 84,297 5,437 7,415 28,678 Gross totals Less other lines and credits 2,571,349 2,571,349 125,827 26,927 2,485,404 122,049 26,141 2,762,517 136,795 30,648 2,914,898 142,606 29,708 10,734,168 i 527,277 113,424 Net totals, 1916-17 Net totals, 1915-16 2,642,689 98,900 95,908 106,147 112,898 413,853 87,617 2,668,595 91,300 2,657,221 101,938 2,740,405 105,281 10,708,910 386,138

Number of Morse Instruments in Use (Full Sets). Number of Duplexes »j, 1Tn v>Br (Difierentials). aumDer . Number Single Double gets. " v Current. ! Current. Number Number of of Quadruplex Automatic Translator Sets. Sets. Number of Telephones Number of Cells. District. noli eon- j nected with T . , Exchange. andDrv Gol ' aon - ! Daniell. Bichromate. Storage. J ! I ; Constant Intermittent Current. Current. Auckland Wellington Nelson .. Canterbury Otago .. 50 126 3 114 58 83 86 29 20 92 13 20 4 11 1 ! 7 15 7 7 1 9 1 20 28 2 13 8 8 16 2 1 48 44 8 6 54 8,876 853 340 544 12,429 4,063 1,259 223 177 1,932 152 55 .. 2 2,542 332 958 854 4 5,410 66 548 265 2 31,189 5,466 3,160 1,886 185 Totals 351 310 49 37 10 71 27 160 Total number of Morse sets, 855.

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Table No. 18. Table showing the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph and Telephone Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1917.

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District. TravellingoSo. SgJKf L E ab0 ™ Material. Linemen. Upkeep of s.s. Tutanekai. Rural Total Salnvips of Telephones: Expenditure and Assistance out of Vote i;„™.„ to Settlers. Maintenance. J-unemen. Total Cost of Maintenance. Average Average Cost Cost per Mile per Mile of Wire. of Line. Auckland Wellington Nelson 13,351 16,149 3,012 4,054 i 3,776 j 1,126 2,041 2,899 £ 3,173 2,394 1,061 993 1,723 | £ 5,104 5,979 838 1,120 1,106 £ 6,937 12,460 802 1,909 4,519 £ £ £ 15,214 20,833 2,701 4,022 7,348 £ 7,586 11,787 1,348 4,761 5,008 £ 22,800 32,620 4,049 8,783 12,356 £ s. d. 1 14 2 2 0 5 1 6 11 0 19 11 £ s. d. 5 12 6 8 12 9 3 11 11 4 6 1 Canterbury 8,826 Otago 8,982 17 6 1 4 5 3 Total 13,896 j 9,344 j 14,147 j 26,627 50,118 30,490 80,608 50,320 1 12 0 5 16 0 Cables 374* 444 1,908 248 4,703 7,303 7,303 19 10 6t Stores 29 1.617 6,133 7,779 1,877 9,656 Rural telephones — Assistance to settlers .. 8 2,156 1,771 1,633 1,633 1,633 Laboratory, &e. I 3,935 3,935 Wireless stations •• I .. 124 1,027 1,144 2,295 2,295 ! Total telegraph-lines 13,896 3,897 ; 17,793 9,949 2,182 12,131 1,633 ;3,063 35,110 32,367 35,912 50,694 20,855 35,923 4,703 105,430 Telephone exchanges 142,469 21,452 11,476 71,022 Grand total 193,163 | 1,633 108,173 68,279 176,452 42,307 47,399 4,703 * Knots. f Per knot.

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Table No. 19. Table showing Cost of Constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1917.

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Line. Total Cost, including Material from Stores. Tntal Cost. Total cost, including Material from Stores. Total Cost,* Line including Ij " 1 "' Material from Stores. I from stores. Telephone Exchanges— Auckland (automatic) . . Auckland Coromandel Dargaville Hamilton (automatic) . . Hamilton Kaikohe Kawhia Kohukohu Mangere Mangonui Matata Mount Eden (automatic) Opotiki Paeroa Ponsonby (automatic) .. Pukeatua Remuera (automatic) Rotorua Taumarunui Tauranga Te Kuiti Thames Tirau Waihi Waitoa Warkwoiih Whangarei Blenheim Carterton Danncvirko Eketahuna Eltham Keatherston Feilding Oisborne Hastings Hawera Levin Marton Mastertoti NapierNew Plymouth Pahiatua Palmerston North Patea Stratford Taihape. Waipawa Wairoa Wanganui Wellington Nelson Murehison Reefton Westport, Ash bin-ton Cheviot Christcliurcli . . ( iroymouth Hokitika Kaikoura Rakaia Rangiora . . Timaru Waiau Waimate Balclutha Cromwell Dunedin Core Invercargill Oamaru Quoenstown Tapanui £ 3,498 11,835 19 505 837 10,313 10 1 61 29 984 222 97 1,351 1.711 8 283 72 258 823 2,438 3,091 . 1,886 326 18 78 91 3,631 1,397 2,796 797 730 606 2,126 3,279 5,695 3,489 I ,119 1,420 I , 199 1,977 2,678 701 2,800 2,250 52 938 1,903 262 182 10,962 17,131 2,548 7 6 152 884 3 13,019 19 619 58 502 221 1,362 401 751 1,107 362 15,262 1,836 3,871 296 20 28 Lines — £ Aratoro Telephone-line . . . . 81 Auckland-Dargaville (metallic circuit) .. 3,226 Auckland Puhoi (metallic circuit) . . 484 Auckland - Pukekohe - Tuakau (metallic circuit) . . . . . . .. 683 Auckland-Thames—Paeroa (metallic circuit) 247 Awakeri Telephone-office .. .. 5 Greenwood's Corner Telephone-office . . 6 Hamilton-Auckland (metallic circuit) .. 2,757 Helensvillc-Paparoa (metallic circuit) . . 13 Huapai Telephone Extension .. . . 3 Hungalmnga Telephone Extension . . 147 Hamiii-aria Telephone-office . . .. 70 Kaeo (Morse) . . .. .. . . 3 Kaihere Telephone-office .. .. J Kaitaia (Morse) . . .. .. 20 Kawakawa-Russell (metallic circuit) .. 32 Kirikopuni Telephone-office . . .. 4 Kolickohe Telephone-office . . .. 51 Kopaki Telephone Extension . . . . 4 Kopuku Telephone Extension . . . . 61 Mamaranui Telephone-office . . .. 4 Mangonui-Peria (metallic circuit) . . 371 Matahuru Telephone-office .. .. 19 Mokauiti (removal) . . .. . . 25 Morrinsville-Matamata (metallic circuit) .. 191 Mount Maunganui Telephone Extension . . 172 Muripara - Te Whaiti Telephone-line . . 278 Ngapaenga Telephone Extension . . 1 Nohoroa Telephone-office .. .. 12 Ohaeawai-Kawakawa (metallic circuit) . . 431 Ohautira Telephone Extension . . . . 12 Oparau - To Awamutu (connections) . . 13 Opotiki-Cisborne Telephone Circuit .. 1,579 Opua (Morse) . . . . . . . . 18 Owhiro Telephone-office . . .. 21 Paetawai Telephone-office .. .. 14 Paparata Valley (removal) . . . . 9 Paparoa-Tokatoka (metallic circuit) . . 165 Portland Telephone-office . . . . 18 Raglan - Te Akau Telephone-line . . 177 Rataroa Telephone-office .. . . 1 Riponui—Tapuhi (new wire) . . .. 5 Rowsell's Telephone-office . . . . 5 Taumarunui-Ohura (metallic circuit) .. 163 Tauranga-Whakatane (metallic circuit) .. 1,924 Tauriko Telephone-office . . . . 4 Te Anga Telephone-office . . . . " 9 Te Kuiti - Hamilton (metallic circuit) .. 233 Te Pene Telephone-office . . . . .17 Te Puna (removal) . . .. . . 44 Te Waitcre Tslephone-offioe .. . . 1 Tukerangi Telephone-office . . .. 6 Waikaraka Telephone-office .. .. 5 Waimiha-Ongarue (metallic circuit) . . 2 Waitangi Telephone Extension . . . . (18 Whangarata Telephone Extension . . 2 Whangarei-Hukerenui (metallic circuit) .. 25 Whangarei-Onerahi (new line) . . .. 295 Blenhoim-Seddon (metallic circuit) . . 115 Blenheim-Nelson (Morse circuit).. .. 32 Gisborne-Opotiki Telephone Circuit .. 2,644 lhakara Telephone-office .'. .. 23 Mangahouhi Telephone Extension . . 74 May Morn (metallic circuit) . . .. 3 Murumuni Telephone Extension . . 11 Ngapeka .. .. . . . . 59 Paekakariki-Waikanae (metallic circuit) .. 1!) Pahiatua-Palmcrston North (metallic circuit) 60 Riariki Telephone Extension . . . . 89 iStratford-Hawera (metallic circuit) . . 792 Tahunaroa Telephone Extension. . .. 145 Te Huia Telephone Extension . . . . 5 Te Marua Telephone Extension . . . . 82 Waitotara-Orangimea Telephone Extension 526 Wanganui-Wellington (metallic circuit) . . 5,364 Wantwood Telephone-office .. .. 3 £154,299

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Table No. 19 — continued. Table showing Cost of Constructing Telegraph and Telephone Lines during the Year ended 31st March, 1917 — continued.

Total Cost, Ii including ''""• Material from Stores. Line. Total Cost, including Material from Stores. £ Whiritoa Telephone-office .. . . 1 Awa-iti Telephone-office . . . . 6 Division Collingwood-Farewell Spit circuit 22 Howard Telephone-office .. .. 15 Murray Creek Telephone Extension .. 101 Nolson-Tadmor (metallic circuit) . . 63 Owen River Telephone-office . . . . 9 Paturau Telephone-office . . . . 4 Blackball (Morse) . . . . .. 1 Christchurch—Kaiapoi Telephone-line . . 517 Christchurcli-Rangiora (metallic circuit) . . 269 Ooutts Island Telephone-office . . .. 3 Culverden - Flintoffs Corner .. . . 71 Gllenavy-Christchurch (metallic circuit) . . 5,052 Creymotith-Otira (metallic circuit) . . 341. Porowhito-Mothvcn (tolophone-wire) . . 105 Timaru - Pleasant Point (metallic circuit, extension of South Westland telephoneline) .. .. .. . . 26 Waikukupa Telephone-office Whatarama Telephone-office Balolutha-Milton (metallic circuit) Caroline Telephone Extension Dunodin-Glenavy (metallic circuit) Glendhu Telephone Extension . . Gore-Waipahi (metallic circuit) . . Invercargill-Edendale (metallic circuit) Ka ikihu-Waiwera Telephone-line Lawrence-Roxburgh (metallic circuit) Middlemareh-A loxandra Otatara Telephone Extension Patiti Telephone Extension Pukemaori Telephone-office Redan Telephone-office. . Tahawai Telephone Extension . . Wairio-Otautau Telephone-line . . £ I I 6 226 51 3,915 304 145 454 119 208 . 2,906 63 51 210 7 17 122 Total . £194,003

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Table No. 20. Table showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.

a u to •-H 2 S HH Zt Capital Cost for Instruments, Wire, Poles, Labour, Freight, Superintendence, &c. Working-expenses. Annual Balance of Kate Eevenue per Cent, over yielded Working- on expenses. Capital Cost. ! Year. Average Cost of each Connection. Total for all Connections. • Salaries and Allowances of Clerks, &c. Materials and Linemen. Interest on Capital and Wear-and-tear, &c.* Rent, Fuel, I Light, Paper, ] Printing, Binding, &c. Total. Total for the year ended 31st March, — 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 .. .. 116 379 7i5 1,075 1,710 2,038 2,153 2,249 2,402 2,587 3,080 3,690 4,244 4,616 5,143 5,747 5,787 6,203 7,150 8,210 9,260 10,633 12,105 14,423 15,333 17,403 20,402f 22,815+ 25,212f 28,093 31,475 36,374 41,982 46,260 50,308 52,986 j £ s. d. 21 16 6 21 16 6 21 16 6 21 18 6 20 8 6 19 19 5 22 19 0 23 18 10 24 4 1 24 17 1 24 16 11 24 16 11 24 12 1 25 6 3 24 6 6 23 7 4 24 11 6 24 5 3 22 14 1 21 9 7 20 18 0 20 2 6 19 19 8 21 19 7 23 13 9 24 2 2 24 18 4 25 18 9 27 2 7 27 17 8 27 18 0 27 11 7 29 11 6 32 9 1 33 2 7 34 7 3 T ! £ 207 4,492 3,653 3,827 5,011 6,635 6,239 6,368 6,387 6,695 3,544 -578 -446 -3,420 -3,519 -5,742 1,413 -887 -3,264 3,768 4,769 5,874 10,080 7,958 17,029 14,587 9,608 14,176 21,287 19,340 30,112 30,047 23,822 85,125 23,158 42,414 £ 2,531 8,271 15,604 23,461 37,319 40,686 49,407 53,849 58,229 64,294 76,579 91,687 104,425 ' 116,845 125,108 134,299 142,218 150,490 162,333 176,349 193,511 213,966 241,903 295,029 363,192 420,088 508,408 591,760 683,986 783,382 878,133 1,003,131 1,241,628 1,501,482 1,666,561 1,820,860 £ 613 5,014 7,746 10,008 12,294 15,477 16,881 17,613 18,581 19,961 18,571 19,155 21,771 21,552 25,933 29,248 36,422 39,718 43,303 49,117 55,542 62,151 71,028 79,061 89,542 100,814 116,852 131,249 144 298 161,173 179,123 201,237 232,190 303,8561 287,547 317,275 £ 285 595 695 1,770 2,849 2,873 3,119 3,316 3,790 4,192 4,630 7,405 7,720 9,285 9,686 12,306 14,181 15,030 15,710 16,304 18,448 20,885 23,359 25,122 26,507 32,914 38,108 47,224 52,315 54,819 62,588 69,078 80,720 88,231 104,950 97,681 £ 275 595 770 1,590 1,704 1,580 2,252 2,249 2,206 2,249 2,345 2,696 3,313 4,253 5,304 7,398 11,834 16,190 20,847 18,226 20,570 22,078 22,508 26,782 22,576 26,145 36,813 32,995 28,755 39,814 33,791 42,192 53,823 42,548 62,682 71,022 £ 253 827 1,560 2,346 3,732 4,069 4,941 5,344 5,823 6,429 7,658 9,169 10,442 11,685 12,510 13,430 7,111 7,525 8,117 8,817 9,675 10,698 12,095 14,751 18,159 21,004 25,420 . 29,588 34,199 39,169 43,907 50,156 62,081 75,074 83,328 91,043 £ 150 300 350 475 700 320 330 335 375 395 393 464 742 818 1,952 1,857 1,882 1,861 1,893 2,001 2,079 2,615 2,986 4,448 5,270 6,163 6,902 7,265 7,741 8,031 8,725 9,764 11,744 12,878 13,429 15,115 £ 963 2,317 3,375 6,181 8,985 8,842 10,642 11,244 12,194 13,265 15,026 19,734 22,217 26,041 29,452 34,991 35,008 40,606 46,567 45,348 50,772 56,276 60,948 71,103 72,512 86,226 107,243 117,072 123,010 141,833 149,011 171,190 208,368 218,731 264,389 274,861 8-17 54-31 23-41 16-31 13-42 16-30 12-63 11-82 11-00 10-43 4-63 Loss. Loss. Loss. Loss. Loss. 0-99 Loss. Loss. 2-14 2-46 2-75 4-17 2-69 4-69 3-47 1-89 2-40 311 2-46 3-43 2-99 1-92 567 1-40 2-33 r * This column includes 5 per cent, for wear-and-tear and 5 per cent, for debenture capital, except in 1897-98 and following years, in which only 5 per cent, for debenture capital is t In former returns extensions were included for these three years. Increase due to alterations in date of collecting half-yearly subscriptions, a proportion of which under the old system would have fallen into 1915-16 receipts. ncluded.

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Table No. 21. Table showing the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections at each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

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Number of Connections on 31st March Engineer's Distriot. 1917. 1916. Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. Luokland Wellington Jelson Janterbury .. )tago 13,313 22,514 1,556 8,078 7,525 2,202 3,810 137 1,849 1,539 15,515 26,324 1,693 9,927 9,064 12,442 21,292 1,445 7,836 7,293 2,027 3,398 124 1,660 1,459 14,469 24,690 1,569 9,496 8,752 Totals 52,986 9,537 62,523 50,308 8,668 58,976