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DETAILED INDEX. A. i PAGE page | Conversion of exchanges to automatic working .. 49 Abolition of cash-on-delivery system for parcels .. 3, 23 ; Correspondence school .. .. .. 12 Act, 1928 : Repeal of Part XII .. .. 22 Customs parcels .. .. .. 27 Advertising— Blotting-pads .. .. .. .. 25 Direct-mail .. .. .. 24 j D. Postmarking-machines .. .. .. 25 I Advertising-matter undelivered .. .. 25 Daily letter-telegram cable service : Extension .. 36 Advisory Committee, Imperial Communications .. 36 i Damage to telephone and telegraph lines.. .. 33 Amateur-transmitting and receiving-station licenses: Dead letters .. .. .. .. 26 Annual fees .. .. .. 41 Decentralization of postmen at Wellington .. 24 Annual report form .. .. .. 12 Density of telephones in New Zealand and other Appeal Board .. .. .. .. 12 countries .. .. .. .. 45 Appliances, mechanical .. .. .. 16 Departmental Correspondence School .. .. 12 Articles bearing previously used stamps .. .. 26 Departmental examinations .. .. .. 12 Articles delivered .. .. .. . .25,61 I Departmental motor-vehicles .. .. .. 21 Articles registered .. .. .. .. 62 | Direct dialling of toll calls .. .. .. 30 Auction of unclaimed postal packets . . .. 26 j Direct mail advertising .. .. .. 24 Automatic telephone exchanges.. .. . .48,52 Directory, telephone : Improved form .. .. 53 Automatic telephones, proportion of .. .. 51 Sale in sets.. .. .. .. ..53 Auxiliary postmen .. .. .. .. 8, 24 Duty on motor-spirits : Refund.. .. .. 20 Average number of letters posted per unit of population .. .. .. .. 26 | Aviators, weather telegrams for .. 28 I E. Awards for suggestions .. .. .. 12 Earthquake, June, 1929 .. .. .. 13 Eastern Extension cable — B. Number and percentage of messages forwarded and received .. .. .. 37 Batteries and instruments (telegraph), return of .. 35 Press telegrams .. .. .. 37 Blotting-pad advertising .. .. .. 25 Share of business .. .. .. 37 Board of Appeal .. .. .. 12 Examinations .. .. .. .. 12 Book-packets posted and delivered .. .. 61 Expenditure of Department .. .. 1, 9 British postal orders sold .. .. .. 27 Extension of telephone-exchange attendance .. 53 Broadcasting .. .. .. .. 6, 39 Broadcasting and copyright .. .. .. 40 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 7, 16 F. Burglary of post-office premises .. .. 16 Business and residential telephone stations : Per- Foreign warships : Telegraphic facilities during visit 28 centages .. .. .. .. 47 Business done for other Departments .. .. 7 j Byrd Antarctic Expedition: Radio transmission 38 j G. | Graph — Post and telegraph expenditure .. .. 8 C. Post and telegraph revenue .. .. .. 8 Showing telegraph and toll revenue .. .. 8 Cable, aerial and underground .. .. 48 Showing telephones per 100 of population in cities Cable messages —- and principal towns .. .. .. 47 Daily letter-telegram : Extension of service .. 36 Showing total number of motor-vehicles of all Intercolonial traffic .. .. .. .. 37,55 classes registered monthly from April, 1925 .. 19 International traffic .. .. .. .. 37, 55 Showing variation in total length of wire in underNumber .. .. .. .. ..37,55 ground and aerial cable and open aerial wire, Press .. .. .. .. ..37 1921-30 .. .. .. .. ..48 Received .. .. .. .. .. 37, 55 Rates .. .. .. .. 36 Traffic .. .. .. .. 36 H. Value .. .. .. .. 55 Week-end letter-telegram : Extension of service 36 Hand microtelephone, introduction for use with Cable services: Extension .. .. .. 36 automatic telephones .. .. .. 41 Cable services : Imperial and International Com- Health of staff .. .. .. .. 10 munications, Ltd. .. .. .. .. 36 " Householder" circulars .. .. .. 25 Cables and wireless merger .. .. .. 4 Cables— Eastern Extension (see " Eastern Extension cable ") 37 I. Pacific (see " Pacific cable ") .. .. .. 37 Submarine, New Zealand .. .. .. 34 Imperial Communications Advisory Committee .. 36 Submarine, carrier-current telephony over .. 29 Imperial and International Communications, Ltd. : Carrier-current telephony .. ~ .. 5, 29 Taking-over of cable services .. .. 36 Cash-on-delivery system of exchange of parcels .. 3, 23 Improved form of telephone directory .. .. 53 Certificates, Post Office Investment .. .. 27 Increase in toll calls .. .. .. .. 6 " Charity " stamp .. .. .. .. 3, 16 Individual and party-line telephone stations : PerCode language: International Telegraph Convention, centages .. .. .. .. 47 Brussels, 1928 . . .. .. 27 Inland mail services .. .. .. .. 4, 18 Circular, " Householder " .. .. .. 25 Inspection of post-offices .. .. .. 25 Coin-in-the-slot telephones .. .. .. 44 Instruments and batteries (telegraph), return of .. 35 Commercial Branch : Establishment .. .. 3, 12 Insurance Fund, Marine .. .. .. 22 Conference, International Telepraph .. .. 27 International Telegraph Conference, Brussels, 1928 27

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