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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AMD TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1939-40.

CONTENTS.

Air Mails— page Empire service .. .. 4,12 Inland . . . . . . II Trans-Pacific .. .. .. 12 Trans-Tasman service .. .. 4,12 Appeal Board .. .. .. 8 British Postal Orders .. .. 14 Broadcasting Service — Amateur Radio-transmitting Stations .. 20 Quarterly Licenses : Abolition .. .. 20 Radio Broadcasts : Publication . . 20 Radio-dealers' Licenses .. 20 Radio Interference .. .. 20 Radio-receiving Licenses .. 20,25 Buildings .. .. .. .. 9 Cable Messages : Number and Value .. 26 Censorship .. .. .. 10 Centennial Exhibition- - Departmental Office and Exhibits .. 10 Telephone Arrangements .. .. 19 Centennial Postage-stamp Issue .. .. 12 Commercial Branch .. . . 8 Committee of Inquiry . . . . 6 Concessions to Men on War Service 3, 6,11,16 Cook Strait Cables .. .. 17 Correspondence School .. . . .. 8 Dead-letter Office .. .. 13 Death of Prime Minister, Right Hon. M. J. Savage .. .. . • .. 10 Examination, Telegraph Entrance : Modification .. .. • • .. 7 Financial Operations .. .. 3,5,21 Health Stamps .. .. .. .. 12 Increase in Rates and Charges — Postal .. . • • • 11 Telegraph . . . . .. .. 16 Toll .. 17 Mail-serviees — Inland . • ■ ■ • • .. 11 Overseas .. .. ■ ■ 4,11,12 Military Allotment Warrants : Payment by Department . . . . . . 15 Money-orders — Business during Year .. .. .. 14 Business since 1863 .. .. 21,22 Motor-spirits, &c. : Rationing .. .. 15 Motor-vehicles — Departmental . . .. . . 9 Purchases .. .. ■ • .. 9 Registration, &c. . . . . . . 15 Officers — Health .. • ■ • • .. 6 Number employed .. .. .. 5 On War Service .. .. .. 6 Retirement, &c. .. .. • • 7 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. ■ ■ 8

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PAGE Parcel-post: Cardboard Containers for " Fragile" Parcels .. .. 13 Parcel-post, Overseas : Volume .. 22 Poles : Use of New Zealand Timber .. 19 Postage-rates : Increase .. .. 11 Postage-stamps, &c. . . .. 12 Postal Articles posted and delivered .. 26 Postal Notes .. .. .. 14 Post Office Investment Certificates .. 14 Post Office Patriotic Fund . . . . 10 Post Office Savings-bank— Business during Year . . .. 3,14, 23 Business since 1867 . . . . 24 Letters of Credit .. . . 14 School Savings Branch... .. 14 Postmaster - General: Relinquishment of Office by Hon. F. Jones and Appointment of Hon. P. C. Webb .. .. ..4 Promotion Board Election .. .. 8 Radio Division : Establishment in General Post Office .. .. .. 7 Radio - telegraph and Radio - telephone Services — Gisborne, Napier, and Tauranga Aeradio Stations : Closing .. 18 Inspection of Radio Equipment on Ships 18 Musick Memorial Aeradio Station : Opening 18 Overseas Radio-telephone Service .. 18 Radio Stations: Equipment .. .. 18 Radio-telegrams : Number and Value . . 26 Radio-telephone calls : Number and Value 26 Receipts and Payments .. .. 3, 5, 21 Retirement of Officers .. .. .. 7 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. .. 8 Social Security Work .. .. 14 Staff — Committee of Inquiry .. .. .. 6 Effect of War.. .. .. ..6 Health 6 Number .. .. . ■ .. 5 Personal . . .. .. 5 Reporting System .. .. 6 Retirements, &c. . . . . . . 7 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. 8 Training .. .. .. .. 7 Stamp-printing : Assumption of Control by Department .. .. .. 13 Stores : Purchase .. .. . • 9 Suggestions —■ Board .. . • ■ • .. 8 Invitation to Officers to submit .. 8 Telegraph Engineers' Offices at New Plymouth and Timaru: Closing .. .. 8