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N. PAGE PAGE Newspapers— Radio Telegraph Conference .. .. .. 5, 28 Posted and delivered .. .. 46 Radio-telegraphy: Value to ships in distress .. 29 Received without address .. .. .. 18 Radio-telephone: Broadcasting .. .. 31 Registered .. .. .. .. .. 18 Radio-telephony: Trans-Atlantic, reception of .. 30 Removed from register .. .. .. 18 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 1, 9 Returned to publishers .. .. .. 18 Registered articles .. .. .. 47 New Zealand Government, representation on Pacific Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages .. 7 Cable Board .. .. .. .. 5, 22 Reply coupons : British Empire .. .. 18 Revenue of Department ~ .. .. 1, 9 Rural mail-services .. .. .. ~ 2,12 0. Ocean cable services (see " Cable messages," S. " Pacific cable," &e.). Officers — Salaries .. .. .. .. 9 Absence on sick-leave, average .. .. 10 San Francisco mail-service .. .. .. II Death of .. .. .. .. .. 10 Savings-bank—■ Health .. . . .. .. .. 10 Balances at credit of depositors .. .. 2 Number .. .. .. .. 10 Deposits: Amount, &c. .. .. 2, 42, 43, 44 Offices (see under "Post," "Telegraph," &c.). Excess of withdrawals over deposits .. 2,'42, 43 ~ designation changed .. .. .. 39 Interest .. .. .. .. 43, 44 Overseas mails .. .. .. ..2,11 Liabilities and assets .. .. .. 46 Number of depositors .. .. .. 2 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. .. 43, 44 P. Profit and Loss Account .. .. 45 Pacific cable— Receipts and payments .. .. .. 45 Appointment by Board .. .. .. 5, 22 Reserve Fund Account .. .. 45 Board, representation of New Zealand Govern- Securities .. .. . . .. 45 ment on .. .. .. .. .. 5, 22 Transactions .. .. .. 2, 42, 43, 44 Board, proposed amendment of constitution of 4, 22 Withdrawals ~ .. .. 2, 42, 43, 44 Duplication .. .. .. .. 4, 21 Secretary: Retirement .. .. .. 8 Number and percentage of messages forwarded and Slot telephones .. .. .. .. 4, 38 received .. .. .. .. 23 Staff — Press telegrams .. .. .. 23 Casual .. .. .. .. 10 Share of business .. .. .. 23 Health .. .. .. .. 10 Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered 13 Minister's remarks concerning .. .. 1 Packets unclaimed, auction of .. ... .. 18 Number .. .. .. .. 10 Parcels— Personnel .. .. .. .. 10 Customs parcels .. .. .. 19 Stamps: Discount .. .. .. 18 Delivered .. .. .. .. .. 16, 46 Stamps : New issues, &c. .. .. .. 18 Despatched overseas .. .. 47 Stamp-vending machines .. . . .. 19 Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Stores Branch .. .. . . 15 duty collected on.. .. .. .. 19 Stores Branches, opening of, at Christchurch and Foreign (outwards), declared value of 19 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 7 Posted and delivered .. .. 46 Stores Division, creation of .. .. .. 7 Received from overseas .. .. ..47 Stores purchased for othei Departments .. .. 16 Permanent head: Appointment . . .. 8 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. 28 Postage-stamp-vending machine .. 19 Postage-stamps . . .. .. 18 Postal notes — T. Commission .. .. .. 19 Sold .. .. .. .. .. 19, 41 Tariff for trunk-line calls .. .. .. 4, 25 Postal orders, British, sold .. .. .. 19 Technical development of telegraph and telephone Postal packets missing.. .. .. .. 13 engineering .. .. .. .. 38 Postal packets prohibited .. .. .. 18 Telegrams— Postal packets undeliverable .. .. .. 16 Automatic stamping-machine impression on .. 20 Post-cards — From members of the General Assembly to ChatDelivered .. .. .. .. .. 16,46 ham Islands .. .. .. 20 Posted .. .. .. .. ..46 Government: Number and value .. ..48,49 Post-marking machines .. .. 13 Increase in number .. .. .. 21 Post-offices — Inland letter .. .. .. ..21,48 Closed .. .. .. .. .. 16 Inland multiple, charge for .. .. .. 20 Designation changed .. .. 39 Of all codes .. .. .. . .21,49 Established .. .. .. 16 Ordinary: Number and value .. . .21,48 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. 3 Ordinary: Per unit of population .. .. 21 Number .. .. .. .. 16 Per 100 letters .. .. .. 21 Press telegrams: Distribution to midnight offices .. 20 Press .. .. .. .. ..21,48 Private radio-stations .. .. .. .. 5, 31 Press : Distribution to midnight offices .. 20 Prohibited postal packets .. .. .. 18 Urgent .. .. .. .. ..21,48 Public call offices .. .. .. .. 4, 38 Weather, exohange of .. .. 20 Telegraph— Amount of business .. .. .. 21, 48, 49 R. Arrangement of circuit between Wellington and Greymouth .. .. .. 20 Radio beacon station: Erection .. .. 6, 30 Attendance .. .. .. 20 Radio broadcasting .. .. .. .. 5 Engineering, technical development of .. .. 38 Radio broadcasting, interference with .. .. 6 International Conference .. .. .. 3, 19 Radio communications — Lines— Between Auckland Harbour and Tiritiri .. 29 Length of, erected, &c. .. .. 26 © Business transacted .. .. .. 40 Maintenance of .. .. 25 Radio licenses, renewal .. .. .. 5, 32 Poles and wire .. .. .. 26 Radio: Private stations .. .. .. 5, 31 Superimposed .. .. .. 26 Radio-receiving apparatus for use of Duke and Telegraph and toll traffic .. .. 26 Duchess of York .. .. .. 32 Machine printing .. .. .. .. 3, 25 Radio : Renewal of licenses .. .. .. 5, 32 Money-order service between New Zealand and Radio-telegrams: Number and value .. .. 40 Fiji .. .. .. .. 21 Radio-stations : Opening of new stations in Pacific Number of telegraph instruments and batteries in Islands .. .. .. .. 29 use .. .. .. .. 27