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M. PAGB PAOB Postmen: Decentralization at Wellington .. 23 Machine-printing telegraphs .. .. 26 Post Office Investment Certificates .. .. 25 Mails— Post-offices— Air • • • ■ • • • • 22 Burglary of .. .. .. 23 Air service subsequent to earthquake .. .. 12 Inspection .. .. .. .. 23 Carriage by rail .. .. .. 20 Number in Dominion .. .. 24 Destroyed by fire in postal van .. .. 20 Promotion Board : Election .. .. .. 10 Loss on" Tahiti" .. .. .. 21 Mail-services — Earthquake area .. .. .. 14 Inland .. .. .. .. .. 4,19 Onehunga - New Plymouth .. .. ..21 R. Overseas .. .. .. .. .. 5, 21 Radio— Marine Insurance Fund .. .. .. 17 Assistance: Loss of " Tahiti" .. .. 30 Missing postal packets . . .. 24 Broadcasting .. .. .. .. 7,32 Money-orders— Charges on messages to and from vessels belonging Commission .. .. .. 25 to New Zealand Government .. .. 31 Exchange with other countries .. .. 37 Charges to or from ships in New Zealand waters 31 Issued .. .. .. .. 25 Direct short-wave service with Rarotonga Radio : Paid .. .. .. .. 25 Reduction in rates .. .. 31 Motor-vehicles, departmental .. .. ..17,18 New Zealand stations .. .. ..31 Number of receiving licenses issued .. . . 32 Telegraph and telephone services .. .. 6 Wireless ship-station licenses .. .. 32 Radio-telephone: Opening of overseas service .. 30 Rail, carriage of mails by .. .. 20 Napier: Restoration of public facilities after Receipts .. .. .. .. ..1, 8 earthquake 13 deduction m rates: Direct short-wave radio Newspapers " " " " service with Rarotonga Radio .. .. 31 " Received without address 24 Reduction in salaries .. . 10 Returned to publishers as undeliverable .. 24 Eduction of cable rates to Great Britain and Posted and delivered .. .. 40 I reland .. .... .. .. New Plymouth-Onehunga mail-service .. .. 21 Restoration of communication: Hawke s Bay New Zealand radio stations .. .. 31 D e ua f ®' * , * * * * ' ' ' i o New Zealand submarine cables 30 Revenue of Department 1,8 Number of persons employed in Department .. 9 Number of post-offices in Dominion .. .. 24 • s. O- Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 8 Salaries, reduction in .. .. .. . . 10 Office of Postmaster-General .. .. .. 7 Salary schedule: General Division .. .. 10 Officers ■ g a j e obsolete and unserviceable material .. 17 Absence on sick-leave, average .. .. 9 g an Francisco mail-service .. .. ..5, 21 Deaths .. .. . . .. 10 Savings-bank— Health .. .. .. .. .. 9 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. 1, 25 Number .. .. .. .. .. 9 Excess of withdrawals over deposits .. .. 1, 25 Onehunga-New Plymouth mail-service .. .. 21 Facilities subsequent to earthquake .. .. 15 Overseas mails .. .. .. .. 5, 21 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 1, 25 Overseas radio telephone service opening.. .. 30 Withdrawals .. .. .. 125 Services, cable .. ' .. .. . . 6 Services rendered to Department subsequent to earthquake.. .. .. .. .. 15 P. " Southern Cross Junior " : Trans-Tasman flight.. 27 Staff — Parcel-post: Increase in rates .. . . .. 3, 19 Casual .. .. .. .. .. 9 Parcel-post service with Canada .. .. 23 General Division salary schedule .. .. 10 Parcels — Health .. .. .. .. .. 9 Customs .. .. .. .. 24 Leave: Earthquake.. .. . . 15 Delivered .. .. .. .. 24 Minister's remarks concerning .. .. 2 Foreign (inwards): Declared value and Customs Non-permanent .. .. .. .. 9 duty collected .. .. .. 24 Number .. .. .. .. . . 9 Foreign (outwards): Declared value .. .. 24 Payment to dependants of deceased officers .. 10 Party line: Telephone rentals .. .. .. 36 Permanent .. .. .. .. .. 9 Payment to dependants of deceased officers .. 10 Personal .. .. .. .. 10 Payments .. .. .. .. .. 1 Reduction in salaries .. .. .. 10 Pictorial postage-stamps .. .. .. 5,22 Retirement .. .. .. .. 9 Poles and wire .. .. .. 29 Temporary .. .. . . .. 9 Port Ahuriri: Restoration of public facilities after Stamps— earthquake.. .. .. .. 14 Air mail .. .. .. .. 22 Post and Telegraph Appeal Board .. .. 10 " Charity " .. .. .. 5, 22,23 Post and Telegraph Officers' Guild . . .. 10 Pictorial .. .. .. .. 22 Postage stamps— Postage .. .. .. .. 22 Air mail .. .. .. .. 22 Stamp-vendor, licensed, discontinuance of payment " Charity" .. .. .. 5,22,23 of commission to .. .. 23 Pictorial .. .. .. . . .. 5,22 Stationery : Postal .. .. .. 22 Postal charges, increase in .. .. .. 3, 19 Stores— Postal Convention .. .. .. 23 Marine Insurance Fund i. .. .. 17 Postal notes — Purchase of motor-vehicles .. .. .. 17 Commission .. .. . . 25 Purchases .. .. .. .. 17 Issued and paid .. .. .. 25 Purchased under Stores Control Board Regulations 17 Postal packet, missing.. .. .. ..24 Received and issued: Value .. .. 16 Postal rates, increase in . . .. .. 3, 19 Sale of obsolete and unserviceable material .. 17 Postal stationery .. .. .. ..22 Stores and motor transport to earthquake area.. 15 Postal van: Destruction by fire . . . 20 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. . . 30 Postcards delivered .. * .. .. .. 24 Suggestions, awards for .. .. 18 Postmaster-General, office of .. .. 7 Supply of current for telegraph purposes .. .. 27

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