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N - s - Newspapers— pags paqb Posted and delivered .. .. 47 Salaries .. .. ~ .. .. 9 Registered .. .. .. .. 20 San Francisco mail-service .. .. 13 Removed from register .. .. 20 Savings-bank— Returned to publishers .. .. 20 Accounts open, &c. .. .. .. .. 46 New Zealand and South Se»s Exhibition .. 8, 16 Balances at credit of depositors .. .. 19 Cost of management .. .. 43 Deposits : Amount, &c. .. .. 5, 43, 44, 45 Excess of deposits over withdrawals .. 5, 42, 43 Interest .. .. .. .. 43,44,45 Liabilities and assets .. ~ . 45 Ocean cable services (see "Cable messages," Offices open, &c. .. .. .. ..43 44 Pacific cable, &c.). Profit and Loss Account .. .. 45 Officers Receipts and payments .. .. . 45 Absence oa sick-leave, average .. .. 10 Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. 45 Death of .. .. . r 10 Securities .. .. .. .. 45 Health .. .. . . .. 10 Transactions .. .. .. 543 44 Number .. .. .. .. ..10 Withdrawals .. .. .. 543 44'45 Offices (see under " Post," " Telegraph," &c.). Slot telephones .. .. .. .. '38 ~ designation changed .. .. 39 Staff „ transfer of .. .. .. ..11 Casual .. .. .. .. ..10 Overseas mails .. .. .. .. 3, 13 Health .. .. .. .. 10 Number .. .. .. .. .. 10 Personal .. .. .. .. .. 10 p Stamps: New issues, &c. .. .. .. 20 Stamp-vending machines .. .. 20 Pacific cable — Stores Branch .. .. .. .. 6, 15 Board .. .. .. .. 23 Submarine cables, New Zealand .. .. 27 Number and percentage of messages forwarded and received .. .. .. .. 24 Press telegrams .. .. .. 24 Share of business .. .. .. 24 T. Packets alleged to have been posted and not delivered 13 Telegrams— Palmerston North : New postal district .. 1, 3, 10 Daily letter-telegram .. ~ .. 23 Parcels— Government: Number and value .. .. 49,50 Cash-on-delivery system with Fiji .. .. 4, 21 Increase in number .. .. .. 22 Customs parcels .. .. .. .. 21 Inland letter .. .. .. 5, 22,49 Delivered .. .. .. .. .. 17,47 Of all codes .. .. .. . .22, 50 Despatched overseas .. .. 48 Ordinary: Number and value .. .. 22,49 Foreign (inwards), declared value of, and Customs Per 100 letters .. .. .. 23 duty collected on .. .. .. .. 21 Press .. .. .. .. 22,24,49 Foreign (outwards), declared value of .. .. 21 Urgent .. .. .. .. ..22,49 Insured systems with Canada and Fiji .. 4, 21 Weather forecast .. .. .. 22 Posted and delivered .. .. 47 Telegraph— Received from overseas .. .. 48 Amount of business .. .. .. 22,49, 50 Postage-stamp-vending machines .. .. 20 Lines— Postage-stamps .. .. .. 20 Length of, erected, &c. .. .. 26 Postal convention .. .. .. 14 Maintenance of .. .. 26 Postal District, Palmerston North .. 1,3, 10 Poles and wire .. .. .. 26 Postal notes — Superimposed .. .. .. 27 Commission .. .. .. .. 21 Telegraph and toll traffic .. .. 22 Sold .. .. .. .. ..21,41 Machine printing .. .. .. ..26 Postal orders, British, sold .. .. 21 Offices open, &c. .. .. .. 22 Postal packets posted .. .. .. 18 Press rates .. .. .. 22 Postal packets undeliverable .. .. 20 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 9,49 Post-cards — Results of football matches .. .. .. 21 Delivered .. .. .. .. .. 17, 47 Revenue .. .. .. .. 9, 22, 49, 50 Posted .. .. .. .. 47 System, machine-printing .. .. 26 Post-marking machines .. .. .. 4 Telegraph Conference .. .. .. 23 Postmaster-General: Relinquishing of office .. 8 Telegraph and toll-line systems .. .. 24 Post Office— Effect of extensions of high-tension lines .. 26 Fires .. .. .. .. .. 7, 14 Extensions .. .. .. 24 Burglary .. .. .. .. 14 Inter-Island toll service .. .. .. 26 Post-offices — Telephone— Closed .. .. .. .. 17 Cable, Cook Strait .. .. .. .. 2,27 Designation changed .. .. .. 39 Exchanges— Established .. .. .. 17 Air-conditioning plants .. .. 36 Inspection .. .. .. .. .. 4 Attendance .. .. .. 32 Number .. .. .. .. 17 Automatic .. .. .. 2, 34-37 Prohibited postal packets .. .. .. 20 Automatic private branch .. .. 36 Public call offices .. .. .. 38 Connections: Proportion to population .. 2,32 Extension of system .. .. .. 31 Information bureaux .. .. 38 Interphone installations .. .. 36 R- Line, length of, erected, &c. .. 2, 32, 33, 34 New .. .. .. .. ..1,31 Radio broadcasting .. .. .. .. 5,30 Opened .. .. .. .. 31 Radio communications — Party-line circuits.. .. .. ..32,33 Business transacted .. .. .. 39 Plant .. .. .. .. .. 33 Government stations .. .. .. .. Revenue .. .. .. 1, 9,49 Press rate on telegrams exchanged with island Service .. .. .. .. .. 1, 31 stations .. .. .. .. .. .. Statistics .. .. .. 32 Private stations .. .. .. 30 Subscribers' connections .. .. .. 1,33 Radio-dealers'licenses .. .. ..30 Toll traffic: Line available.. .. .. 27 Radio-stations, private .. .. 30 Metallic circuits erected .. .. 31 Radio Telegraph Conference .. .. .. 6, 29 Slot .. .. .. .. 38 Receipts and payments .. .. .. 1, 9 Statistics .. .. .. .. 32 Registered articles .. .. .. .. 20,48 Toll circuits, new .. .. .. 25 Revenue of Department .. .. ..1,9 „ communications .. .. ..22,49 Rural mail-services .. .. .. 4, 12, 13 Train accidents .. .. .. .. 7

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