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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Goneral Post Office, Sie— Wellington, 4th October, 1921. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the Post and Telegraph Department for the financial year 1920-21. During the year it was found necessary, owing to the advanced cost of maintaining the Department's services, due mainly to the increase of officers' salaries to provide for the increase in the cost of living, to make a general increase in the rates and charges. Particulars of those increases are given in the report. The revenue amounted to £2,590,441 ; the expenditure amounted to £2,591,786 : there was thus an excess of payments over receipts of £1,345. The fact that the payments exceeded the receipts is accounted for by the fact that the increased rates came into force only from the Ist August, while the salary increases were paid from the Ist April. I have, &c, J. G. CoATBS, His Excellency the Governor-General. Postmaster-General.

Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1920-21 arc shown in the following table : —

POST AND THILEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1920-21.

Item. Postal. Telegraph, Total. Receipts. £ s. d. 1,253,512 17 51 47,543 5 6 1,076 17 3 28,470 3 2 22,074 4 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,253,512 17 5J 47,543 5 6 1,076 17 3 28,470 3 2 34,819 4 9 691,483 11 10 533,534 18 6J Postages Money-order and postal-note commission Money-order commission received from foreign offices Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Paid telegrams Telephone exchanges 12,745 0 7 691,483 11 10 533,534 18 6J Balance, of payments over receipts (Telegraph) Balance of payments over receipts (whole Department) .. 1,352,677 7 H 1,237,763 10 11J 132,015 3 l-\ 2,590,440 18 6 1,345 10 3 Totals 1,352,677 7 61 1,369,778 14 7 2,591,786 8 9 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 £ s. d. 665,908 0 10 26,614 1 2 54,195 18 3 148,857 15 9 81,278 17 8 3,426 17 5 £ s. d. 908,817 5 2 35,486 0 8 £ s. d. 1,574,725 6 0 62,100 1 10 54,195 18 3 148,857 15 9 81,278 17 8 3,426 17 5 143,526 10 0 523,675 1 10 241,726 3. 1 143,526 10 0 281,948 18 9 Balance of receipts over payments (Postal) 1,222.007 14 2 130,669 13 4^ 1 369.778 14 7 2,591,786 8 9 Totals 1,352,677 7 64 1,369,778 14 7 2,591,786 8 9