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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE DOMINION OR ELSEWHERE— As on 31st March, 1938 (return of), together with an account of all securities redeemed or otherwise disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1938 — Cook Islands Administration, 8.-10, 22. Government Insurance Office, 8.-10, 15. Government Accident Insurance Office, 8.-10, 5. Lands and Survey Department, B.- 10, 22. Mines Department, 8.-10, 5. Native Trustee, 8.-10, 21. New Zealand Reparation Estates, Samoa, 8.-10, 23. Niue Island Administration, 8.-10, 22. Other securities (Departments of Agriculture, Forestry, Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity, Labour, Native, Pensions, Public Works, and Railways), 8.-10, 23. Post Office, 8.-10, 2. Public Trust Office, 8.-10, 17. State Advances Corporation (Housing Branch), 8.-10, 21. State Fire Insurance Office, 8.-10, 4. Summary, &c., 8.-10, 24. Treasury, 8.-10, 6. Westport Harbour, 8.-10, 21. PUBLIC SERVICE— Commissioners : Annual report— Administrative changes, H.-14, 20. Board of Appeal, H.-14, 18. Classification, H.-14, 24, 25, 27. Commissioners' control: System, H.-14. 1. Conferences, H.-14, 23. Departmental examinations, H.-14, 15. Educational improvement, H.-14, 13. Efficiency, H.-14, 14, 20. Entrance, H.-14, 11. Examination for shorthand-typists, H.-14, 16. Expansion, H.-14, 8. Incentive, H.-14, 16. Loyalty to a Department, H.-14, 19. Officers — Abroad on duty, H.-14, 20. Leave of absence for educational and training purposes, H.-14, 21. Offences, H.-14, 21. On loan with other administrations, H.-14, 22. Probation, H.-14, 17. Public Service Superannuation, H.-14, 15. Regrading, H.-14, 2, 5. Salaries, H.-14, 3, 4, 24, 25, 27. Senior executive position, H.-14, 19. Statistical tables, H.-14, 24, 25, 27. Temporary employees, H.-14, 19, 29. Superannuation Fund— Annual report, H.-26. Public Service Commissioners' report, H.-14, 15. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE— Account of, for the year, 8.-9 a. Annual report for the year ended 31st March, 1937— Minister's Statement — New business, 8.-9, 3. Receivership and liquidation of certain companies, 8.-9, 4. Result of year's working, 8.-9, 4. Staff accommodation, 8.-9, 4. Value of estates, 8.-9, 3. Wills on deposit, 8.-9, 3. Public Trustee's report— Administration of estates and kindred matters, 8.-9. 5, Finance, 8.-9, 10. Investments from the Common Fund, 8.-9, 8. Legal division, 8.-9, 14. New business, 8.-9, 5. New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, 1939-40, 8.-9, 15. Office buildings, 8.-9, 15. Office organization and representation, 8.-9, 14. Receivership and liquidation of companies, 8.-9, 7. Staff, 8.-9, 12. Public securities held by, 8.-10, 17. Western Samoa, A.-4, 5. PUBLIC WORKSAnnual statement, D.-l — Chief Electrical Engineer : Annual report — Broken wires and poles, D.-l, 107. Condensed review of electrical progress, D.-l, 108. Electrical accidents, D.-l, 114. Electrical fires, D.-l, 116.

i PUBLIC WORKS —continued. Annual statement, D.-l—continued. ) Chief Electrical Engineer : Annual report—continued. Electrical Supply and Electrical Wiring Regulations, D.-l, 113. Electrical wiremen : Registration, D.-l, 116. Electric-power Boards, D.-l, 102. Generating-schemes in operation— Design office, D.-l, 98. North Island electric-power system, D.-l, 82, 109, 119. South Island electric-power system, D.-l, 92, 119. Tables : North Island and South Island Electricpower systems, D.-l, 119. Growth of load, D.-l, 108. Inspections of electric lines, also private generatingplants, D.-l, 113. Licenses and permits issued, D.-l, 114. Local electric-supply systems, D.-l, 102. Electric-supplv— North Island system : Maximum quantity loads, D.-l, xii. South Island system : Maximum quantity loads, D.-l. xiii. Engineer-in-Chief : Annual report— Aerodromes, landing-grounds, and air-route facilities : Establishment, D.-l, 68. Construction and improvement of roads and bridges, D.-l, 41. Designing office, D.-l, 75. Harbour-works, D.-l, 65. Hydro-electric development, D.-l, 39. Improvements to school-sites, D.-l, 65. Irrigation, D.-l, 36. Lands-improvement, D.-l, 60. Plant and mechanical equipment, D.-l, 73. Public buildings, D.-l, 76. Railways, D.-l, 25. Small-farms scheme, D.-l, 64. Tramways, D.-l, 75. Irrigation : Total area for which irrigation water is available, D.-l, xxvi. Finance— Annual main highways accounts, D.-l, 234. Annual public-works expenditure : Loan-money, D.-l, vi. Development of water-power : Statement of accounts, D.-l, 12-19. Expenditure and liabilities on public buildings out of Public Works Fund, D.-l, 11. Expenditure for the year : Audited statement of expenditure out of Public Works Fund for the year 1937-38, D.-l, 23. Net expenditure on road-construction, including main highways, for years 1913-14 to 1938-39, D.-l, xxii. Percentage earned on operating-capital after paying net operating-expenses, D.-l, xiv. Railways Statement, showing expenditure on construction of railways, D.-l, 8. Receipts and expenditure, Public Works Fund, 1937-38, D.-l,ix. Total expenditure : Summary showing total expenditure out of Public Works Fund, D.-l, 1. Yearly expenditure out of Public Works Fund (General Purposes Account), 1916-17 to 1937-38, D.-l, 2. Government Architect : Annual report on buildings, &c., D.-l, 77. Irrigation and water-supply— Schedule of schemes, completed or under construction, D.-l, 20. Total area for which irrigation water is available, D.-l, xxvi. Main Highways Board : Annual report — Beautification of highways, D.-l, 209. Bridges, D.-l, 184. Classification of roads, &c., D.-l, 210. Complaints during reconstruction, D.-l, 207. Construction, D.-l, 238. Declarations and adjustments of main highways, D.-l, 214. Finance, D.-l, 175, 234. Flood damage, D.-l, 178. Foremen and overseers of road construction : Examination, D.-l, 214. General. D.-l, 175. Highway engineering and design, D.-l, 210. Highways materials, testing of, D.-l, 210, Improving visibility at corners and intersections, D.-l, 207.