ANNUAL REPORT OF THE POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37.

CONTENTS.

PAGE PAGE Receipts and Payments .. .. 3,12 Parcel-post, Inland .. .. .. 18 Post Office Savings-bank ' .. .. 3, 21 Talking-book Records : Free Transmission Staff .. . . . . 4, 12 by Post . . . . . . 18 Visit of Director-General to London .. 4,13 Booklet of Rates and Charges .. .. 18 Visit of Engineering Officers to Australia 4 Mail Services, Inland . . .. 18 Commercial Branch .. . . .. 4, 15 Stamp-vending Machines .. . . 21 Buildings and Land .. .. 4,16 Inspection of Offices .. .. ..21 Postal Business .. .. .. 5 Burglary of Post-office Premises .. 21 Postage-stamps .. .. 6,20 Dead Letter Office . . .. . . 21 Mail-services, Overseas .. . . 6,18 Postal Packets reported Missing , . 21 Air Mails .. .. .. .. 6, 19 Money-orders .. .. . 21 Telegraph Service .. .. 7, 23 Postal Notes .. .. . . 21 Telephone Exchange Services .. 7,28 British Postal Orders .. .. .. 21 Telephone Toll Service . . . . 8, 24 Post Office Investment Certificates . . 22 Inter-Island Telegraph and Telephone Work performed for other Departments; .. 22 Communication Channels .. .. 9 Registration of Motor - vehicles and Overseas Radio-telephone Service .. 10,27 Associated Work .. .. .. 22 Aeradio Services .. .. 10 Employment Work .. .. .. 22 Aeradio Standing Committee .. .. 10 Christmas and New Year Greetings Broadcasting Service .. .. • • 11,32 Telegrams . . .. .. ... 23 Return of Persons employed in Department 13 Birthday Telegrams and Congratulatory Health of Staff ..' .. .. 13 Telegram? . .. .. .. 23 Minimum Wage for Male Officers of Adult Telegraphic Weather Reports . . .. 23 Age . . .. . . 13 Machine-printing Telegraphy: Extension 23 Forty-hour Week .. .. 13 Telegraph Batteries and Power Supply .. 23 Restoration of Salaries .. .. 13 Overseas Telegram Service ; Concessions .. 23 Regrading of Service .. . . . . 13 Radio-telegram Rates to Ships: Reduction 24 Amendment of Staff Regulations .. 13 " Poste" Radio-telegram Service: ReplacePolitical Disabilities Removal Act, 1936 .. 14 ment by Ship Letter-telegram Service . . 24 Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1936 14 Press Telegrams on Sundays : Additional Promotion Board . . . . . . 14 facilities .. . . . . .. 24 Appeal Board .. .. .. 14 Press Telegram Service between Tonga and Sick-benefit Fund .. . . . . 14 New Zealand . . . . .. 24 Telegraph Training Schools . . .. 14 Radio-stations in Pacific Islands: Opening 24 Telephone - exchanges : Appointment of Carrier-current Telephone Systems .. 25 Managers and Change of Control at Telegraph and Telephone Communication Main Centres . . • • . . 14 Services: Maintenance .. .. 25 Engineering Officers at Main Centres: Telegraph and Toll Systems: Extension .. 25 Change of Designation .. ■■ 15 Poles and Wire .. .. 26 Examinations .. .. • • 15 Cook Strait Cables .. .. .. 26 Suggestions Board .. .. .. . 15 Foveaux Strait Cable . . .. 26 Stores Branch .. .. • ■ 15 Radio Telegraph and Telephone Services 26 Workshops .. .. • • .. 16 Broadcasting Service .. .. 32 Departmental Motor-vehicles .. .. 17 Private Broadcasting-stations .. .. 32 Bicycles .. .. • • ■ ■ 17 Receiving-station Licenses .. .. 32 Mechanical Office Appliances .. .. 17 Radio Dealers' Licenses .. .. 32 Waterproof Clothing: Issue to certain Private Experimental Stations .. _ . . 32 Officers .. ■ • - ■ • • 17 Interference with Broadcast Reception .. 32

TABLES.

1. Receipts and Payments .. . ■ • • ■ • • • • • • • .. 33 2. Money-order Business .. . • • ■ • ■ • • ■ • • • .. 33 3. Parcel-post, Overseas .. . . • • • • • • • • • • .. 34 4. Post Office Savings-bank: Statement of Business in various Postal Districts for Year ended 31st March, 1937 .. . ■ • ■ .'' r' ' '' ' ' '' f', 5. Post Office Savings-bank : Statement of Business since ] 867 .. . . • • • • 36 6. Letters and other Postal Packets posted and delivered .. . . . . 37 7. Inland Telegraph and Toll Business .. .. .. •• • ..38 8. Overseas Telegraph, Radio-telegraph, and Radio-telephone Business .. .. 39

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