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DETAILED INDEX. A- page page Aerial mail-services: proposed establishment .. 19 Leave, speoial .. .. .. .. ..15 Allotment warrants : payments by Department .. 20 Letter-cards-Articles delivered .. .. .. .. 17 Posted and delivered .. .. 17, 42 Automatic telephone-exchange installations 22 „ unaddressed .. .. .. .. 17 Letters— B. Dead, doalt with .. .. .. 17, 43 Balance-sheet of Post Office Account .. 33, 34, 35 ". F~portt* to number delivered .. 17 Batteries, class of and number in use .. ..46 delivered .'.' .'.' '.'. ..'42 :-: :: 20 «**■.. » „,. ,' ... '. , 6 17 „ unaddressed .. .. ..17 Blind literature for 17 with previously used stamps .. .. 17 Board of Appeal .. .. .. ..15 ». , r- j r Book-packetaposted and delivered .. ..42 M s *»*unclarmcd 17 British postal orders paid and sold .. 19,30 Wrth libellous addresses 17 Buildings .. 19 Wrongly addressed .. .. .. .. 17 Bureau messages: number and value .. 20, 45 Business done for other Departments .. 20, 34, 35 M. p Machinery fees collected .. .. 20 Cable mossages — Magazines registered .. .. .. .. 18 Deferred .. .. .. .. .. 21 Mail-services, inland .. .. .. 18, 23 Expeditionary Force .. .. .. .. 21 Established .. .. .. .. .. 23 Intercolonial traffic .. .. .. 21, 25, 26 Expiration and renewal of oontraots .. 18 International traffic .. .. .. 21, 25, 26 Mail-services, ocean— Number .. .. .. .. 21 Loss of mails .. .. .. 18 Press .. .. .. .. .. 26 San Francisco .. .. .. 18 Value .. .. .. .. 25, 26 Vancouver .. .. .. .. .. 18 Cables, Now Zealand— Mail-sorvices, sea, subsidized .. .. .. 24 Length of .. .. .. .. .. 21 Maintenance of lines .. .. .. 20, 47 Stato of .. .. .. .. •• 21 Material, abnormal increase in cost of .. .. 1 Cables, ocean .. .. .. .. .. 21 Military pensions paid .. .. .. .. 20 Censorship .. .. .. .. .. 16 Minors' pensions paid .. .. .. .. 20 Correspondence prohibited .. .. .. 18 Mining Act receipts .. .. .. .. 20 Customs duty collected .. .. .. . 20, 34 Missing letters .. .. .. .. 17 Money-order— D. Commission .. .. .. 19, 27, 30 Dead letters .. .. .. .. 17,43 Exchange with other countries.. .. ..19 Deferred cable message .. .. .. 21 Issued and paid .. .. 19, 27, 28 Designations of offices changed .. .. 17, 23 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. .. 19 Discount-stamps sold .. .. .. .. 20 Prohibited .. .. .. .. .. 17 E. N. Eastern Extension cable— National Provident Fund : contributions colleotod 20 Number and value of messages forwarded and Newspapersreceived 21,25,26 Posted'and delivered.. 42 Press cablegrams 21, 25 unaddressed .. 17 Share of business 21 .Registered 18 Epidemic of influenza .. .. .. .. IS Removed from register .. .. .. 18 Examinations.. .••„_,••. " „V 15 Returned to publishers 17 Exchanges, telephone (see Telephone exchanges '). r Expeditionary Force, number of officers joining 1, 5, 12 Expenditure and revenue .. .. 1,13 Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," F. " Pacific cable," &c.). Fishing licenses issued .. .. .. .. 20 „ mail-services (see " Mail "). Fixed deposit, interest on . . .. ■ . 19 Officers Absence; of, average .. .. .. 14 G. Death of .. ..14 Game licenses issued .. .. .. .. 20 Health .. .. .. .. .. 14 Government Insurance premiums collected .. 20 Number .. .. .. .. ..14 Percentage released for military service .. 1 H. Retirement of .. .. .. ..14 Health of staff.. .. .. •• ..14 War decorations .. .. .. ..4 Who lost their lives at the war .. .. 1, 2 1. With Expeditionary Force .. .. 1,5,12 Imperial pensions paid .. .. ..20 Offices (see under " Post," " Telegraph," &c.). Income-tax collected .. .. .. 20 „ designations changed .. .. 17,23 Influenza epidemic .. .. •■ ..15 Old-age pensions .. .. .. ..20 Inland mail-services (see " Mail-services "). inspection of post-offices ...... 17 „ Instruments, telegraph, class of, and number in use.. 45 Pacific cable— t j Number and value of messages forwarded and I;. received .. '.. .. .. 21,25,26 Land-tax collected .. .. .. .. 20 Press cablegrams .. .. .. 21, 25 Leave, sick .. .. • • ■ • .. 14 Share of business .. ~ .. .. 21

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