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DETAILED INDEX— continued. Parcels— continued. . page Telegrams— continued. page " Fragile" fee, adoption of .. .. 6 Forwarded— Posted and delivered .. .. 31,32 Fraudulent: proceedings taken .. .. 10 Rates and postage increased .. .. .. 6 Government: number and value .. 9, 33, 34 Sugar for soldiers .. .. .. .. 4 Increase in number .. .. .. 9 Pensions, Imperial, paid .. .. .. 9 Of all codes .. .. .. 9. 33, 34, 35 „ old-age, military, and widows' .. .. 9 Ordinary : number and value . . 9, 33, 34, 35 ~ war, miners' . . .. .. .. 9 Per 100 letters .. . . .. .. 9 Personal and staff .. .. .. .. 3 Press . . .. .. .. 9, 33, 34 Postage-stamps— Urgent .. .. .. .. .. 9 Change in colour .. .. .. . . 7 Paid— Cook Island, over-printing of .. .. .. 7 Number and revenue .. .. 9, 33, 34, 35 Island dependencies, over-printing of .. 7 Telegraph— New issues .. .. .. .. .. 7 Communication with Puysegur Point restored .. 9 Official, supply of, to members of Legislature .. 5 Installation of repeaters .. .. 10 Postal and telegraph concession to members of Legis- Instruments and batteries in use .. 10, 35 lature .. .. .. .. .. 5 Lines — Postal notes— Cost of construction .. .. 37, 38 Commission .. .. .. .. 8 Length of .. .. .. 10, 33, 34 Offices opened .. .. .. .. 8 Maintenance .. .. .. - 36 Paid .. .. .. .. .. 8 Overhauled, &c. .. .. .. .. 9 Sold .. .. .. .. 8,19 Superimposed .. .. .. ..10 Postal orders, British, paid and sold .. 8, 20 Maintenance of lines, &c. .. .. 9, 36 Post-cards— Message-girls, employment of .. .. ' .. 4 Delivered .. .. .. .. 5, 31 Offices : converted from Morse to telephone, &c... 10 Posted .. .. .. .. ..31 „ designations changed. . .. 5,13 Vending-machines .. .. .. .. 7 „ opened, &c. .. . . 9, 33, 34 Post Office Account : balance-sheet .. 23,24,25 Private wires: number and rental .. .. 9 Post-offices — Receipts and payments .. .. 9, 33, 34 Closed .. .. .. .. .. 5 Revenue ~ ' .. .. .. 9, 33, 34 Designations changed .. .. 5, 13 Telephone-bureau messages ~ . . 9, 35 Established . . .. .. .. .. 5 Telephone— Inspection . . .. .. .. .. 5 Cost of construction of lines .. .. 37, 38 Opened, &c.. . .. .. .. .. 5 Exchanges— Private wires: number and rental .. , .. 7 Automatic .. .. .. ..11 Prohibition of correspondence .. .. .. 6 Capital cost, working-expenses, &c. .. 39 Public Service superannuation payments .. .. 9 Connections: proportion to population .. 11 Public Trust receipts and payments .. .. 9 Line, length of .. .. .. 10, 33, 34 Opened .. . . .. .. ..11 R. Party-line circuits .. .. .. ..11 Radio-telegrams (see " Wireless"). Revenue .. .. .. .. 2,11,39 Rarotonga, wireless station, erection of .. ..11 Subscribers connections .. .. 11,40 Rates of postage, alteration of 6 Ij ine : ca P ,ta ] cost, &c 39 Receipts and payments 2 » cost of construction .. .. 37,38 Registered articles 32 Lines overhauled, &c. 9 Registered-letter envelopes— Maintenance of lines . .. .. 9, 30 Retail price increased 7 Metallic circuits erected ,11 Withdrawal of .. .. .. .. 7 officea converted to Morse .. .. .. 10 Registration of births, &c. : fees collected .. 9 Trunk-line Dunedin- Christchurch, opened .. 10 Returned soldiers, employment of, by Department .. 3 Telephone, slotRevenue of Department .. .. 1,2 Number and revenue 12 Machines wilfully damaged .. .. ..12 g Treasury bonds— Safe-deposit system .. .. .. .. 4 £" sto( *y of " ••• • • • .. 5 Salaries 2,4,9 Sale of . .. .. ..5 Sanatorium receipts 9 Treasury, payments on account of .. .. 9 San Francisco mail-service (see " Mail-servioes "). Savings-bank— Accounts open, &c. .. .. ..8,21,22,30 V. Accumulated savings of depositors .. 1 Valuation Department, fees collected .. .9 Cost of working .. .. .. ?•£>%* Vancouver mail-service (see " Mail-services"). Deposits : amount, &c. .. 1, 8, 21, 22, 29 Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 1, 8, 21, 22 Fixed deposit of a war fund, interest on .. 8 Interest .. .. .. .. 8,21,22 War _ W. Liabilities and assets .. .. ..29 Automatic exchanges, effect on . 12 Nominations by depositors .. .. «.. 8 Casualties, free inquiries .. .. 5. Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 8, 21, 22 Concession granted by Department .. 5 Profit and loss .. .. .. .. 29 Departmental Roll of Honour 1 3 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 29 Economy in food-supplies, promoting .. .. 5 Securities .. ••.•'. -.26 Experts supplied by the Department .. .. 3 Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and Mail-services, effect on .. 7 Australia, &c. .. .. " •• J Officers with Expeditionary Force, number of 1,3 Withdrawals .. .. 8,20,21,22 Payment of soldiers' allotments .. .9 Securities in name of Postmaster-General .. .. 26 Pensions paid 9 Services, curtailment of .. .. .. 4 Prohibition of correspondence for certain'firms " 6 Ships' wireless installations: possession taken by Supplies, abnormal rise in cost of .. .'. 2 Government.. .. .-.- .. 11 Transmission of free inquiries regarding sick and Slot telephones .. .. .. ..12 wounded soldiers .. .. . 5 Soldiers, parcels for, containing sugar .. .. 4 ar | oan Staff — Advertising .. .. .. .. 5 Employment of returned soldiers, &c 3 Certificates, sale of, and custody, by Department ■ 5 Female assistants employed .. .. .. 4 Contributions received by Post Office .. .. 5 Hoalth .. .... .. '' , Week-end cable messages— Number .. ... .. .. ..3 Number .. .. .. .. 11 With Expeditionary Force .. 1,3 widows' pensions 9 Stamp-vending machines: purchase of patent rights 7 wir6; S e CO nd-hand, sale to soldiers ' ' 10 Stamps, beer duty, sold .. .. .. 9 wireless telegraphydiscount, sold .. .. .. ..9 Apia Station .. .. .. 11 new issues .. .. .. ..7 Effect of war on .. .. . 11 State Advances receipts and payments .. ..9 Rarotonga Station, opening of.. . " 11 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. .. 10 Returns of business .. .. 10 Supplies, increased cost of .. .. .. 2 ghip station> un der control of Naval authorities '.'. 11 Signals, improved method of detecting .. .. 11 Shore stations, control of .. .. ..11 Teachers' Superannuation Fund payments .. 9 Stations in New Zealand .. .. ..11 Telegrams — Women, employment of .. .. .. 4 Bureau messages, number and value .. 9, 10, 34 Work performed for other Departments .. 8, 24, 25