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1942. NEW ZEALAND.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1941-42.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. To His Excellency Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Louis Norton Newall, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.M.G., C.8.E., A.M. May it please Your Excellency,— I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the report of the Post and Telegraph Department for the year ended on the 31st March, 1942. I have the honour to be Your Excellency's most obedient servant, P. C. WEBB. General Post Office, Wellington C. 1, 29th June, 1942.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1942. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS.

The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1941-42 are shown in the following account: — Receipts. Payments. £ £ £ £ Balance forward .. .. .. .. 88,758 Salaries .. .. .. 2,131,898 Postages .. .. .. 1,436,959 Conveyance of ocean and air mails 161,893 Money-order and postal-note com- Conveyance of inland mails .. 165,984 mission .. .. .. 62,595 Conveyance of mails by rail .. 98,350 Private box and bag rents and Maintenance of telegraph and teleand rural-delivery fees .. 61,495 phone lines .. .. .. 230,165 Miscellaneous recoipts .. .. 693,169 Renewals and replacements .. 72,100 Paid telegrams .. .. .. 376,504 Motor services and workshops .. 183,612 Paid tolls .. .. .. 995,373 Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Telephone-exchange receipts .. 1,761,918 buildings .. .. .. 52,060 5,388,013 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 803,700 Interest on capital liability .. 667,196 Sick Benefit Fund .. .. 7,178 4,574,136 Paid to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 235,963 Renewal and replacement of Assets Fund (investment) .. .. .. .. 578,000 Balance carried down .. .. ~ 38,672 £5,426,771 £5,426,771 £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 38,672 The total cash value of the transactions of the Department, including the above, amounted to Approximately £392,000,000. STAFF. Comparative Return of Persons employed in Department. Ist April, Ist April, Permanent Staff— 1941. 1942. Administrative .. .. .. .. .. 12 17 First Division .. .. .. .. .. 4,734 4,766 Second Division .. .. .. .. .. 6,317 6,325 Junior Assistants .. .. .. .. 701. 752 11,764 11,860 Temporary and Casual Staff .. .. .. .. 1,608 3,508 *13,372 f15,368 Non-permanent Staff — Country Postmasters and Telephonists, including Railway officers .. .. .. .. .. 1,645 1,624 15,017 16,992 * Includes 1,395 serving with armed forces. t Includes 3,929 serving with armed forces.