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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1937-38.

CONTENTS.

PAGE PAGE Receipts and Paymentb .. .. .. 3, 10 Post Office Investment Certificates .. 20 Post Office Savings-bank . . .. 3, 19 Work performed for other Departments .. 20 Staff .. .. .. .. .. 3, 10 Registration of Motor-vehicles .. .. 20 Re-opening of Departmental Correspondence Employment Work .. .. .. 21 School .. .. .. .. 4 Telegraph Traffic .. .. . . 21 Reduction in Empire Cable Rates •.. 4 Radio-telegram Charges from British Ships International Telecommunications Con- to New Zealand . . .. 21 ference .. .. .. .. 5 Printing Telegraphs .. .. .. 21 Commercial Branch .. . . ..5, 14 Telegraph Batteries and Power-supply . . 21 Buildings and Land .. .. ..5,15 Reduction in Charge for Telegrams to or from Postal Business . . .. .. 6, 37 Inland Wireless-telegraph Stations .. 21 Ocean Mail Services .. .. ..6,16 Christmas and New Year Greetings Telegrams 22 Air Mails .. .. .. .. 6, 17 Coronation Letter-telegram Service .. 22 Telegraph Service .. .. .. 7, 21 Telegraph Arrangements during Tour of Inter-Island Telegraph and Telephone Com- South African Rugby Football Team .. 22 munication Channels . . . . 7, 23, 25 Telegraph Weather Reports . . . . 22 Telephone Toll Service .. .. .. 7, 22 Money-order Telegram Service with Raro-Telephone-exchange Services .. . . 8, 27 tonga and Niue . . .. .. 22 Aeradio Services .. .. .. 8, 26 Carrier-current Telephone Systems .. 23 Radio Broadcasting Service .. .. 9, 31 Maintenance of Telegraph and Toll CornReturn of Persons employed in Department 11 munication Services .. .. . . 24 Health of Permanent Staff .. . . 11 Extension of Telegraph and Toll Systems .. 24 Regrading of Service .. . . .. 12 Poles and Wire .. .. .. 25 Minimum Wage for Officers of Adult Age .. 12 New Zealand Submarine Cables . . .. 25 Classification List . . . . . . 12 Wellington-Radio . . .. . . 26 Appeal Board .. .. .. 12 Awarua-Radio . . .. .. 26 Abolition of Appeal Fee .. . . 12 Death of Marchese Marconi .. . . 26 Amendments to Staff Regulations . . 12 Emergency Radio Stations .. . . 26 Technical Examinations . . . . 13 Private Radio Communication Services . . 26 Admission of Temporary Employees as Con- Radio Stations in Northern Cook Islands tributors to Public Service Superannuation Group . . .. . . 27 Fund .. .. .. 13 Proposed Radio Station at Nukunono .. 27 Fortnightly Pay . . .. .. 13 Advisory Services for other Departments .. 27 Sick Benefit Fund . . .. .. 13 Overseas Radio-telephone Service .. 27 Examinations .. .. .. 13 Telephone Development . . .. 27 Suggestions Board . . . . .. 13 Telephone Density . . .. 27 Coronation Medals . . .. .. 14 Telephone Exchanges opened, &c. . . 28 Stores Branch .. . . .. 14 Opening of Rural Automatic Exchange at Workshops .. .. .. 15 Porirua .. .. .. 28 Departmental Motor-vehicles .. .. 16 Alteration in Status of Telephone Exchanges 28 Bicycles .. . . . . .. 16 Telephone Exchange Attendance .. 28 Inland Mail Services .. .. . . 16 Interphone Equipment: Reduction in Jamaica: Direct Parcel-post Service .. 18 Charge . . .. .. 29 Postage-stamps .. .. . . 18 Telephone Directories .. .. 29 Fruit-inspection Fee Stamps . . . . 18 p ub i ic Call Offices .. . . .. 29 Inspection of Offices . . . . . . 19 Increases in Switchboard Accommodation . . 29 Burglary of Post-office Premises .. .. 19 Tel w StatisticB 30 Dead Letter Omce .. . . . . ly . . a , T . 01 Postal Packets reported missing .. .. 19 Broadcast Receiving Station Licenses .. 31 Money-orders 19 Radio-dealers Licenses .. .. 32 Postal Notes .. 19 Private Broadcasting Stations .. .. 32 British Postal-orders . . . . . . 19 Private Experimental Stations .. . . 32 Savings-bank Letters of Credit . . . . 20 Interference with Radio Broadcast Reception 32

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