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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1941. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS.

The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1940-41 arc shown in the following account: — Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. Balance forward .. .. .. .. 38,460 12 0 Salaries .. .. .. 2,281,303 9 7 Postages .. .. 1,430,071 17 6J Conveyance of ocean and air Money-order and postal-note mails .. .. 96,565 12 3 commission .. .. 69,803 7 9 Conveyance of inland mails.. 165,387 11 2 Private box and bag rents Conveyance of mails by rail.. 96,411 16 8 and rural-delivery fees .. 63,698 7 1 Maintenance of telegraph and Miscellaneous receipts .. 592,992 10 9 telephone lines .. .. 241,209 0 6 Paid telegrams .. .. 352,605 16 2£ Renewals and replacements.. 51,280 0 0 Paid tolls .. .. 886,634 10 lOf Motor services and workshops 106,715 2 8 Telephone-exchange receipts 1,710,386 14 9j Maintenance of Post and Tele5,106,193 5 0 graph buildings .. 57,671 15 4 Miscellaneous .. .. 570,637 18 1 Interest on capital liability 665,000 0 0 Sick Benefit Fund .. 6,720 0 0 4,338,902 6 3 Paid to Consolidated Fund .. .. 30,000 0 0 Renewal and replacement of Assets Fund (investment) .. .. .. .. 737,000 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 38,757 10 9 £5,144,659 17 0 £5,144,659 17 0 £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 38,757 10 9 The total cash value of the transactions of the Department, inclusive of the above, amounted to approximately £362,000,000. STAFF. Personal. Mr. L. L. Hills, Divisional Director, General Post Office, retired on superannuation on the 31st March after completing forty-one years' service. Mr. Hills was replaced as a Divisional Director by Mr. H. McGill. Mr. F. G. Nind, Chief Postmaster, Wellington, retired on superannuation on the 18th January after completing forty-one years' service. Mr. Nind was replaced by Mr. F. W. Mathews, Deputy Chief Postmaster, Wellington. Comparative Returns of Persons employed in Department. Permanent staff — Ist April, 1940. Ist April, 1941. Administrative .. .. .. . . . . 12 12 First Division .. .. .. .. '.. 4,585 4,734 Second Division .. .. .. .. .. 6,528 6,317 Message-boys .. .. .. .. .. 721 701 11,846 11,764 Temporary staff .. .. .. .. .. 165 791 Casual staff .. . . . . . . . . 773 817 *12,784 f13,372 Non-permanent staff— Country' Postmasters and Telephonists .. .. 1,576 1,556 Postmasters who are Railway officers .. .. 90 89 14,450 15,017 * Includes 557 serving with forces. t Includes 1,395 serving with forces. Health of Permanent Staff. The following table shows, in comparison with the figures for the preceding year, the average number of days on which officers were absent on sick-leave during the year: — Number on Average Absence Average Absenoe Staff. per Sick for each Officer Year ended 31st March, 1941— Officer. employed.. Men .. .. .. ..*9,521 11-42 5-68 Women .. .. .. .. 959 12-69 7-48 Year ended 31st March, 1940 — Men .. .. .. 10,834 10-73 5-72 Women .. .. 1,012 13-38 8-13 Thirty-six officers died during the year. * Excludes 1,284 officers absent with forces.

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