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DETAILED INDEX— continued. R. page Telegrams— continued. PAQis Radio-telegrams (see "Wireless"). Press .. .. .. .. 9,33,34 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 1 Urgent .. .. .. .. Registered articles .. .. .. ..32 telegraph— ....... „ ~, Revenue of Department .. .. 1,2 Instruments and battenes m use .. 9,35 Lines— „ - , - ii j Cost °f construction .. .. 37, 38 "' '■ Damage .. .. . . .. 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 1 Length of .. .. .. 9, 33, 34 San Francisco mail-service (see " Mail-services"). Maintenance .. .. .. ..36 Savings-bank— Superimposed .. .. .. 9 Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. 8, 20, 21, 22 Offices converted from Morse to telephone, &c. .. 9 Acknowledgments of deposits .. .. .. 4 ;> opened, &c. .. .. .. 9, 33, 34 Cost of management .. .. .. 8,21,22 private wires: number and rental .. ..9 Deposits: amount, &c. ... 8, 20, 21, 22, 30 Receipts and payments ... .. 8, 33, 34 Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 8,20,21,22 Revenue .. .. .. .. 8,33,34 Fixed Deposit Account .. .. .. 30 Telephono-bureau messages .. .. '9, 25 Interest .. .. .. .. 8, 20, 21, 22 TelephoneLiabilities and assets .. .. 30 Exchanges Nominations by depositors .. ~ .. 8 Automatic .. .. .. ..11 Offices open, &c. .-. .. .. 8,20,21,22 Capital cost, working-expenses, &c. .. ..39 Profit and loss .. .. .. .. 30 Connections : proportion to population .. 10 Receipts and payments .. .. ..30 Line, length of .. .. .. 11,33,34 Reserve Fund Account -. •. .. .. 30 Maintenance ~ ~ . . .. 36 Securities .. .. .-.";-' •• ..26 Opened .. ..... ... ..10 Transfer of accounts to United Kingdom and Party-line circuits .. .. .. 10 Australia, &c. -.. .. .. .. 8 Revenue .. .. ~ ~ 11,39 Withdrawals .. .. .. 8,20,21,22 Subscribers' connections „.. ...... „, 10,40 Securities in name of Postmaster-General .. .. 26 Facilities for backblocks .. ..... ..11 Slot telephones .. ..11, Line: capital cost, &c. .. .. ..39 Staff— >( cost of construction .. .. 37, 38 Health .. ~ ... ~i Vr .:. - .. 2 Lines overhauled, &c. .. .: ..10 Number ~ .. .. : .. .. 2 Maintenance of lines .. ~ ~ 9, 36 Stamps, new issues .. ~ .. ... 6 Metallic circuits erected ~ .. .. 10 Stamp-recording machines -....'; .. , „. 6 Offices converted to Morse >. .. '■■ .. 9 Stores .. ~ ... :-,....■ ..4 Telephone, slot .. .... ..11 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. .. 9 V. •*-• 1 Vancouver mail-service (see "Mail-services"). Telegrams— ' W. Government: number and value .. 9, 33, 34 Wireless telegraphy— Increase in number .. .. .. ..9 Alteration in rates .. .. ,'.".. .. 10 Of all codes .. .. .. ..9,33,34,35 Returns of business .. .... ..15 Ordinary : number and value .. .. 9, 33, 34, 35 Work performed for other Departments .. 8, 24, 25 Per 100 letters .. '.'.,:.., .. .. 9 Workshops .. .. '.. .. .. 5

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