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POST AND TELEGRAPH—continued. Department—continued. Annual report—continued. Staff—continued. Salaries— continued. Minimum wage for male officers of adult age, F.-l, 13. Regrading, F.-l, 13. Regulations : Amendment..l --1. 13. Teleg/Ajh-traiiaing schools» F.-l, 14. i, 17■ r ' Stamp-vending machines, I. 1. ;;i. Suggestion Board, F.-l, 15. Telegraph and telephones— Birthday and congratulatory telegrams : F.-l, 23. Carrier-current telephone systems, F.-l, 25. Charges— Dunedin suburban districts, F.-l, 28. Private-line circuits, F.-l, 29. Inland Christmas and New Year greetings telegram service, F.-l, 23. Inter-island telegraph and telephone communication channels, F.-l, 9. Poles and wires, F.-l, 26. Public cable offices, F.-l, 29. Summary of operations, F.-l, 29. Switchboard accommodation, and installation of new exchanges, F.-l, 29. Telegraph and toll systems : Extension, F.-l 25. Telegraph batteries and power supply, F.-l, 23. Telegraph and telephone communication : Maintenance, F.-l, 25. Telegraph service, F.-l, 7, 23. For Meteorological Offices, F.-l, 23. Telephone-exchanges— Additional press telegraph facilities on Sundavs F.-l, 24. J Appointment of managers and change of control at main centres, F.-l, 14. Machine printing circuits, opening, F.-l, 23. Services, F.-I, 7, 23. Telephone service to school dental clinics, F.-l, 28. Telephone statistics, F.-l, 30. Toll service, F.-l, 8, 23, 24. Workshops, F.-I, 16. Work performed for other Departments, F.-l, 22. POTIKAI IENI TAPIHANA— Report and recommendation on petition of, G.-6a. PRESS— Additional telegram facilities on Sundays, F.-l, 24. Telegram service between Tonga and New Zealand, F.-l, 24. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. See under PUBLIC WORKS. PUBLIC DOMAINS. See under LANDS. PUBLICITY— Railways Department, D.-2, xxvi, xxx. PUBLICATIONS— Maps, C.-la, 3. PUBLIC SERVICE - Regrading : Post and Telegraph Department, F.-l, 13. PUBLIC WORKS— Annual statement, D.-l— Chief Electrical Engineer : Annual report — Broken wires and poles, D.-l, 97. Electrical accidents, D.-l, 99. Electrical wiremen : Registration, D.-l, 100. Electric-power Boards, D.-l, 93. Generating-schemes in operation— Design office, D.-l, 90. North Island electric-power system, D.-l, 75. South Island electric-power system, D.-l 86. Tables : North Island and South Island Electricpower systems, D.-l, 103-57. Growth of load, D.-l, 98. Inspections of electric lines, also private generatinaplants, D.-l, 98. Licenses and permits issued, D.-l, 99. Local electric-supply systems, D.-l, 94. Engineer-in-Chief : Annual report— Aerodromes : Establishment, D.-l, 59. Construction and improvement of roads and bridges, D.-l, 38. Designing office, D.-I, 70. Harbour-works, D.-l, 5-7. Hydro-electric development, D.-l, 38. Irrigation, D.-l, 34. Lands-improvement, D.-l, 51. Naval and defence works, D.-l, 69. Plant and mechanical equipment, D.-l, 63. Public buildings, D.-l, 70. Railways, D.-l, 26.

PUBLIC WORKS—continued. Annual Statement, D.-l—continued. Small-farms scheme, D.-l, 54. Tramways, D.-l, 69. Finance— Expenditure— And liabilities on public buildings out of Public Works Fund, D. —1, 12. For the year : Audited statement of expenditure out of Public Works Fund for the year, D.-l, 24. Railways, statement showing expenditure on, D.-l, 9. Total: Summary showing total expenditure out of Public Works Fund, D.-l, 2. Yearly out of Public Works Fund, 1914-15 to 1936-37, D.-l, 3. Irrigation and water-supply : Schedule of schemes completed or under construction and under investigation, D.-l, 21. Water-power development: Statement of accounts, D.-l, 13. Government Architect: Annual report on buildings, &c., Main Highways Board : Annual report— Bridges, D.-l, 166, 168, 196. Bush preservation and amenity planting, D.-l, 172. Construction, D.-I, 195. Co-operation with Transport Department, D.-l, 174. Declarations and adjustments of main highways, D.-l, 174. Engineering services : Payment, D.-l, 170. Finance, D.-l, 159, 191, 194. Foremen and overseers of road construction : Examination, D.-l, 173. General, D.-l, 158. Highway materials, testing of, D.-l, 173. Legislation, D.-l, 158. Lengths of main highways, D.-l, 195. Local Authorities— Advances, D.-l, 172. Contact with, D.-l, 171. Magnetic truck, D.-l, 173. Maintenance, D.-l, 162, 196. Mileage of main highways metalled and surfaced since inception of Board's operations (9th June, 1924), D.-l, 196. New Zealand Road Safety Council, D.-l. 170. Plant, D.-l, 172. Progress report, D.-l, 175. Promotion of employment, D.-l, 162. Railway level-crossings, elimination of, D.-l, 167. Renewals and improvements, D.-l, 163. Sign-posting, centre-line marking, &c., D.-l, 172, State-highways system, D.-l, 168. Tests of stone completed during the year, D.-l, 197. Traffic— Census, D.-l, 170. Control, D.-l, 173. Minister's report— Accidents, D.-l, v, xi. Aerodromes, D.-l, ii, vi, xxxi. Agreements with — New Zealand Workers' Union, D.-l, i. Young Men's Christian Association, D.-l, ii. Co-operative contract system, D.-l, i. Finance, D.-l, iii, iv, vii. Harbour-works, D.-l, xxxvi. Hydro-electric development, D.-l, v, vi, xx. Irrigation and water-supply, D.-l, vi, xxv. Lands-improvement, D.-l, xxvii. Lighthouses, D.-l, xxxvi. Main highways and roads, D.-l, x. Backblock, D.-l, iii. Highways made State highways, D.-l, vi. Improvement, D.-l, v. Roading system, D.-l, i. Roads other than main highways, D.-l, vi. Settlement and other roads, D.-l. xxiii. Plant and machinery, D.-l, ii, iii, vii, xxxv. Public buildings, D.-l, vi. Railways, D.-l, xii. Construction, D.-l, iv, v, xii. Improvements and additions to open lines, D.-l, xix. Level crossings : Elimination, D.-l, v. River control and river maintenance, D.-l, vii. Social amenities, D.-l, i. Telegraph extension, D.-l, xxxii. Tourist and health resorts, D.-l, xxxiv. Unemployed workers— Employment, D.-l, v. Settlement, D.—l, xxxiv. Workmen— Accommodation, D.-l, ii. Training, D.-l, ii. Buildings, public : Construction, &c.— Post and Telegraph Department, F.-l, 4, 16. Schools, &c., E.-l, 9 ; E.-2, 11. Native, E.-3, 7.