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PUBLIC SERVICE —continued. Commissioners : Annual report —continued. Salaries, H.-14, 2, 3. Staff reporting, H.-14, 12. Statistical tables, H.-14, 19. Suggestions for improvement, H.-14, 18. Uniformity Committee, H.-14, 11. Working-hours : Reduction, H.-14, 13. Regrading : Post and Telegraph Department, F.-l, 13. Superannuation FundAnnual report, with accounts, H.-26. Commissioners' report, H.-14, 9. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE— Accounts of, for the year ended 31st March, 1936, 8.-9 a. Accounts of, for the year ended 31st March, 1937, 8.-9 a. Annual report for the year ended 31st March, 1936 — Minister's Statement— New business, 8.-9, 1. Receivership and liquidation of companies, 8.-9, 2. Result of year's working, 8.-9, 2. Staff accommodation, 8.-9, 2. Value of estates and funds, 8.-9, 1. Wills on deposit, 8.-9, 2. Public Trustee's report— Administration of estates and kindred matters, 8.-9, 4. Finance, 8.-9, 7. Investments from the Common Fund, 8.-9, 6. New business, 8.-9, 3. Office buildings, 8.-9, 8. Office organization and representations, 8.-9, 8. Receivership and liquidation of certain companies, 8.-9, 5. Rural Intermediate Credit, 8.-9, 9. Staff, 8.-9, 8. Annual report for the year ended 31st March, 1937— Minister's Statement — New business, 8.-9, 3. Receivership and liquidation of certain companies, 8.-9, 4. Result of year's working, 8.-9, 4. Staff accommodation, 8.-9, 4. Value of estates and funds, 8.-9, 3. Wills on deposit, 8.-9, 3. Public Trustee's report— Administration of estates and kindred matters, 8.-9, 5. Finance, 8.-9, 11. Investments from the.Common Fund, 8.-9, 9. Legal division, 8.-9, 14. New business, 8.-9, 5. Office buildings, 8.-9, 14. Office organization and representation, 8.-9, 13. Receiverihip and liquidation of companies, 8.-9, 8. Rural Intermediate Credit, 8.-9, 14. Safe-deposit lockers, 8.-9, 12. Staff, 8.-9, 12. Public securities held by, 8.-10, 19. Western Samoa, A.-4, 5. 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 generatingplants, D.-l, 98. Licenses and permits issued, D.-l, 99. Local electric-supply systems, D.-I, 94. Engineer-in-Chief : Annual report— Aerodromes : Establishment, D.-l, 59. Construction and improvement of roads and bridges, D.-l, 38. Designing office, D.-l, 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. Small-farms scheme, D.-l, 54. Tramways, D.-l, 69.

PUBLIC WORKS —continued. Annual statement —continued. Finance — Expenditure— And liabilities on public buildings out of Public Works Fund, D.-l, 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„ D.-l, 71. Main Highways Board : Annual report— Bridges, D.-l, 166, 168, 196. Bush preservation and amenity planting, D.-l, 172. Construction, D.-l, 195. Co-operation with Transport Department, D.-l, 174. Declarations and adjustments of main highwavs, 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. Highways 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, &0., 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.

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