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·INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS
DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR
1936-37
NEW DELHI PRINTED B1 THE MINAGER
GOT ERNJENT OF INDIA PRESS 1938
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·TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE, Preamblo 1 INTRODUCTORY. 1 Charge Financial results of the working of the Indian Pasts and Telegraphs Department Honetesy transactions Publicity POST OFFICE General and Financial 5 6-6 8 8 6 Postal communications, Magnitude of business Financal results of tho working of the Post Office Montonanco. Principal events (c) Postal rates (8) Savings bank deposits (c) Cash certificates (d) Investment through Post Office (e) Rates of lato fees U) Registration of newspapers () Treatment of communications containing complalats against the department. (1) Faculties in the Foreiga Post 7 7 7 7 3 7 مايعال Air D 10 10 Sale of postage stamps Post offices and letter-boxes Experimental post offices Extra-departmental post offices Work of dead letter Offices Complaints by the public Foreign correspondence Foreign parcols Insuranco 30 D . 10-11 .

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·Finansal results of the Telegraph branch-contd. PAG Principal events (a) Daily letter telegramas (b) De Luxe telegramg Maintenance of lines and wires 21 21 21 Telegraph trafic General Inland telegramas Foreign telegrams. Foreign Telegraphic Money Orders Greetings telegrams Interruptions 22 22 22-23 23 23 23.-24 Telophone systemas Telephone business 24 Telegraph Stores and Workshops Fores legraph Workshops 24-25 Wireless Branch. 25 Control Construction Number of stations in operation Volume of traffic Cortificates and licenses 25 25-26 26 26-27 27 MISCELLANEOUS Unions and A 56001&tions Buildings Co operative Credit Societies 27 27-28 28 STAFF Strongth of stafi Communal composition of staff Casualties Rowards Honours 28-29 29 jaaaa 29 CONCLUSION. 29 30 ·ii Page. General and Financial-contd. . $ 12 . . 12 . . 12 Monoy Ordere (General) Inlond money orders Telegraphic monoy orders Foreign money orders Indinn postnl orders British postal orders Valuc-payablo business (General) Valuc.paynblo business (foreign) 12 12-13 13 13 . 13-14 Non.postal branches. Savings bank Post Ofico 5.Your Cash Certificates . Transactions in Government Securities Post Office Lifo Insuronco Fund Payment of Indian military pensions Collection of salt rovcduo Salo of quinino 14 14-15 15 15 15-16 36 16 Mixccllaneoue. Nail robbcrics 16-17 • Other criminal offcnccs 17 TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES. (Including Wireless). Gencral and Financial, 17 17-18 Internal tclograph and telephone communications External telegraph and tolcpl ono communications Tolophones: (a) Development (6) Tolcphone map (c) Reduction of charges in orerecas telephono (d) Genernl remarks (e) Broadcast programmes U) Abolition of trunk call deposits Telegraph offices Maintenance of communications 13 18 18-19 . 19 19 19 . 19-20 20 Financial results of the Telegraph branch. Telegraphs Telephones Radio-telegraphs 20 204-21 21 ·23 Financul results of the Telegraph branch-contd. PAGE, Principal events (a) Daily letter telegrams (b) De Luxe telegrams Maintenance of lines and wires 21 21 21 Telegraph traffic General Inland telegrams Foreiga telegrams Foreign Telegraphic Money Orders Greetings telegrams Interruptions 22 22 22-23 23 23 23.-24 Telephone systems Telephone business Stores 24 Telegraph Stores and forkshops . Telegraph Workshops 24-25 II sreless Branch. 25 Control Construction Number of stations in operation Volume of traffic Cortificates and licenses. 25 25 26 26 26-27 27 MISCELLANEOUS Unions and Associations Buildings Co operative Credit Societies 27-28 28 STAFF Strength of stall Communal composition of ataff Casualties Rewards Honours 28-29 29 29 29 CONCLUSION, 30 ·iy . . . . APPENDICES, PAQE. 1. Statement of tho Capital Outlay of the Indian Posts and Tele. graphs Department during and to the end of the year ended 31st Jarch 1037 34 II.-Profit and Loss Accounts of the Posts and 'Telegraphs Departmcnt for the ycar 1936-37 35 III.--Monetary Transactions 36 IV.Number of post ollices, letter-boxes (oxcluding letter-boxes at post oMiccs) and rural postmon and milage of mail lines 37 V.-Numbor of post offices and lottor-boxes (including the lotterboxc3 at post onicos) in rolation to area and population and number of postal articles (excluding money orders), in relation to population 38 VI.-Numbor of post offices and lottor-boxes in urban and rural aroas nt tho clogo of tho yoars 1935-36 and 1936-37 39 VII.-Classificd numerical statement of the offices in each circle on the 31st March 1937 41-42 VIII.--Estimated number of unregistered articles of the letter and parcel mail given out for delivery and actual number of registered articles and parcels posted . 43-44 IX-Number of articles dealt mith in Dead Letter Offices 45 X.Statistics of Monoy Orders 46 XI.-Business of the Post Office Savings Bank 47–48 XII.Statement of Post Office 5-year Cash Certificates issued and discharged during the year 1936-37. 49-50 XIII. Comparativo statemont showing the number of "Crimes" and the amounts involved therein in the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department since 1922-23 51 XIV.Business of the Post Office Insurance Fund, in Life Insurance, Endowment Assurance and Monthly Allowances 53-54 XV.-Abstract of Life Insurance Policies, Endowment Assurance Policies and Contracts issued, discharged, lapsed and surrendered during the year 1936-37 55 XVI._Post Office Insurance Fund Account for the year ended 31st Diarch 1937. 56 57-58 XVII.-Principal steamer services 59 XVIII. Statistics of telegrams XIX.-Vorking expenses per telegram under signalling and like maintenance, and average value of a paid telegram from 60 1917-18 to 1936-37 61 XX.Grant of stamps to certain Indian States XXI.-Communal strength of postal and telegraph officials actually omployed on the 1st January 1937 and the communal composition of the staff recruited to the Department 6267 during the year 1936 . • . .

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·Annual Report on the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department For the year 1936 37 New Delhi The 15th January 1938 Trom-G V BewOOR LSQUIRE CIL,ICS, DIRECTOR GENERAL OP POSTS AND TCLEGRAPHS To-THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF COMBIUNICATIONS Sm I have the honour to snbmit the Annual Report on the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department for the year from the 1st April 1936 to the 31st March 1937 INTRODUCTORI 2 Charge - The administration of the department was in my charge throughout the year 3 Financial results of the 100r) ing of the Indian Posts and Telegraphis Department --The financial results of the sorhing of the Department for the year 1936 37 are summarised below* Post Or ce Telegraphs Telephones Radios Total Rs R Rs 18 Ra 80423 027) 2 69 88 2011 86 of na! 8 87,45+ ( 11 C0,02 754 Roccipts Expend ture 7,76 89 699 999 $1,291 06090 11 53 209 11 54 18 202 Surplus (+) or doficit (-) +27 31 405 --29 93 070 +19,79 n3? 20581 +14 61572 • For the information of foreign fadors it may be stated that a lakh. Is one hundred ti ousand and 18 ubully written 100 000 Acrore '13 100 lakhs and 13 written 100 00 000 A rupee is a siket coin of the value of £016 anprosina ely st pat oles Chenge and contains 16 annas .

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·TELEGRIPUS DEI ARTVEVT TO THE YEAR 1935 37 on The general recovery in cconomic conditione prei ulin in the countıs combine with the measures taken to stop leihints of retenne and to popularne the sersices by publicits und plop indi account for the increies in revenue suct 1033 34 Ilie e fic tors bre contrılmited to the substantial improvement in letnie of about 217 lalle during the ser under report lie. elpenditure on the other hand his flown by about it lihas only in pite of the fact that the deputment hid to meet the nature nccount of annual increments to the stiff to the extent il 12 lihlis and the cost of extension of postal fichties in kuual ini other under cloped are is to the extent of ovel tuo lahlı or 21p ees Ilus would indicate that strict economy in contuuel 1) le ob seried by the Department in connection with the expend in in curred in its working The accumulated net interest bering loss of the depırtment at the end of 1935 36 on which interest W75 pud » the connte for 2936 37 Tas No lahlıs is gainst Rs 71 lills at the end of the previous yeir The iedluction of 16 lakhs is due to tic pru fits of the ven 1935 36 iter allowing for the rebites on accommr of the loss on telegraph troffic at press rates and on account of the loss on the non commercial activities of the radio luc! from the accumulated interest bearing loss there !!! Doint of necunulated lose on which no interest table to lie ; ut tn Central Revenues Thus iccumulated loss wil in Irud from future supluses after the interest heun, lo es fully repud The cipital out of the Departinent dans und up to the end of 1936 37 ja deruled in Ippend I The tot il even lit rion fixed assets during the jent amounted to Rs 4, 94 779 ud wis incurred as follows Rs Post Off co bu la ngs and mail vans 354 016 Telegraph buillings cables Ines and spparatus 3? 32 426 Rad o bu la ngs maets and aerials and apparatus 139 69 Telephore building lines and apparatus (4 508 -- 1 heen Total 45 9.45-1 Some cm The bulk of the capital outlay unde Telegrapilis 291 rele phones we incin red on nen teleplione projects More Trunk Imes hure been constructed and neu eichunges install the po siding incieased facilities The telephone bruncli continues to be remunentre and further expunsion is fullt justified tal expenditure 179 incurred on account of telegraph and telephone Iines required by the Rails is and C1111 1dministrations and also in connection nith wireless facilities required for cui quation pur poces The department recoveis rental car sucit projects to meet the full cost of the reisiles tendered Ont of the 100 rical of the department amounting to over 18 crores of rupee croies represent the cost of tulempli, teleplione in ido aseets 01ei 15 ·ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND and a little over 2: crores the value of buildings and other assets of the Post Office. 1. Monetary transurlions.-Appendix Ill shows the volume of the monetary transactions of the department during the year under report. It will ine seen therefrom that the total of these transactions amount to about Rs. 36:3 crores as compared with a little over Rs. :3.3.1 (rores in the preceiling year. 1. I'oblivity. During the year ander review land-Wills printed in English and in the principal Indian languages giving details of the Post, Telegraph and Telephone services were distributed to selected memors of the public. Pictorial advertiseinents dealing with the various services of thic department were published in Zanglish and in imian languages, at regular intervals in the leading now-pripers all over India. The inland trunk telephone and oversris ridio-telephone services vere advertised by means of Cinema slities for the first time in certain selected cinemas. large colourri and artistic poster was exhibited in Inglish, Hindi, and Lrdu, at important post in telegraph oflices in India and at important railway stations, indicating to the public the correct melloul of illressing letters and postcards. 'l'he Post and Telegraph Poket Guide in English which proved to be a popular publication in the previous yeur, was reprinted and sold at one anna per copy. Similar pocket guides in Hindi, Urdu, Gujrathi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, kanaresc and Bengali were also printed and soll it the same price for the benefit of the non-English knowing public. The Depurtment took part in the following exhibitions, and various (clearph and Iclephone instruments were exhibited under actual working conditions, and explained to the public :- (1) The Dusselira Exhibition at NTysore organised by the Government of Mysore in October 1936. (2) The All-India Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition at Lucknow organised by the Government of United Prorin ea from December 1936 to February 1937. (3) The All-India Industrial Exhibition at Delhi organised liv i private body in March 1937, and (4) Other small exhibitions at Bogra (Bengal), Patna and l'oona. POST OFFICE. Gencral and Financial. 6. Postal Communications - The postal branch of the departmont was responsible for the maintenance of postal communications and the various subsidiary services throughout India and Burma. For this purpose, it makes use of aeroplanes, railtyays, inotor and steamship services in addition to lines established and worked by the department itself. 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·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 . R$ existed at the end of the year aliout 170,000 miles of line: oser which mails were conveyed by different agencies, as against avout 109,000 miles darug the previous year. Seventy-three new motor lines were opened during the year, forty-four of these being in the Bombay, Madras and Punjab and North-West Frontier Cirules. Particulars of the principal steamet services utilised by the Post Offices art* gten in Appendix XVII and of the air services in paragraph 11 of this Report 7. Maynitude of business -The following figures give some iden of the volume of postal busine-s transacted during the year, details of some bravches of which will be found in Aprendices III, VIII, X, XI and XV Total estimated pumber of articles handled 1,020,138,000 Number of registered articles posted 43,578,000 Number of ingured articles posted 3,157,000 Value of leared articles posted. Rs. 95,59,65,000 Postage charges realised 6,74,55,000 Number of money orders asurd 43,498.003 Value of monoy orders issued Rs. 83,69,75,000 Number of Indian postal orders sold 656,000 Value of sodian postal orders old Rs. 14,67,600 Value payablo post collections. RE 18,70,55,000 On the 31st March 1937 there were current 3,922.000 savings bank accounts with a total bilance of Rs. 74,67,000 and about 94,600 Postal Life Insurance policies covering an autoregale assurance of Rs. 18,54,68,000 These figures represented in most cases an increase iu lusiness as compared with tle corresponding figures for 1935-36, due nunly to the improvement in general economic conditions and to the publicity campaign Among the miscellaneous operations of the department may be mentionen the terrization for the Customs Department of import duties amounting to over Rs. 73,00,000, the payment to Ludian military pensioners of pensions amountwg to over Rs. 1,07,00,000, and the sale to the public of 13,000 pounds of quimde. 8 Financial results of the scoring of the post office. The sesults for the year under review compare as shown below with those for the year 1935-36:- 2095 36. 2936 37 Rs. Rs. receipts 7,70,62,313 $,04,23,027 Expenditurs 7,08,63,503 7,76,89,622 Vet profit 23,95,843 27,31,403 ·6 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND an The increase in postal receipts of over 133 lakhs was mainly due to l'avourable economic conditions and the efforts made to prevent leakage of revenue. But for arrear payrrent of Rs. 2,16,000 mode to the Governments of Bilar and Orissa, United Provinces and Assam on account of their share of ordinary and unified stamps, the increase would have been much bigher. The groirth in expenditure amounting to 81 lakhs was due to the complete restoration of emergency deductions from pay, annual increments in the pay of staff and extension of postal facilities in rural areas. 9. Maintenance.-Communications were satisfactorily maintained throughout the year. In so extensive a mail service, occasional interruptions usually due to breaches, landslips and accidents on railway lines are inevitable, but normal working was restored in each case as rapidly as could be arranged. Several case.3 of dislocation of traffic occurred in Bibar as a result of floods while there Tere 2 cases of breaches of a serious bature in Burma. Arrangements were made in all these cases for the transhipment of inails with as little delay is possible. The overseas services operated with regularity of these the most important is that of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Company with its weekly service to and from Bombay. The average time occupied in transit of mails between Bombay and London by the overland route via Marseilles was 14 days in the inward and 14 days 3 hours in the outward direction compared with 13 days 22 hours in the inward and 14 days 3 hours in the outward direction in the preceding year. 10. Principal cvents-(a) Postal ratcs. The rates of postage chargeable on inland letters, registered neurspapers and business reply envelopes were revised during the year as shown below :-- Letters. For a weight not exceding one tola Onc anna. For every tola or fraction thereof, exceeding ono tola Half an anna. Registered Newspapers. T'or a woight not exceeding ton iolas Quarter of an anna. For a weight exceeding ten tolas but not exceeding twenty tolas Half an anna. For every additional twonty tolas or fraction thereof Half an anna. Business Reply Envelopes. One anna. For a Feight not exceding one tola For every tola or fraction thereof, exceeding one tola Half an anna. (b) Savings bank deposits.--The rate of interest allowed on the deposits at call in the Post Office Savings Bank was reduced with effect from the 1st July 1936 from 21 per cent. to 2 per cent. per annum.

·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTWENT FOR THE TE IR 1936 37 7 I or (c) Cash Certificates min consequence of the continued fall in the inoney rites, 1 reduction is effected m the amounts reparable on cash certificates of different denominations pasued on and after the 1st of July 1936 (d) Inpesiment throuyil Post Office Irr ingements were made for affording facilities to the public for investinent throule the post office in a lous issued by the Government of Indu merls this facility 1198 confined to those loins only vluch (uried interest at 3 per cent per annam ind upa ards (e) Rates of lafc fcesp The rate of hate fee on outward (oreign letters posteirds and pachets 1179 reduced from 4 annis to ? 1007 per article ind extensive ficilties were afforded for the posting of inland unregistered articles of the letter mul in letter boxes trains or on board mul cirrying stearners (1) Registration of neu spapers --Rules relating to the rest tion of newspapers in order to entitie them to transmission at the concessional rates of postage were revised (g) Treatment of Communications contaming complant against the department --Communicitions contuming comilant agunst the Postal or Telegraph services are required to Iseful prepad with postage If they are inpud or insufficiently pus? they are tryed with postage in the usual way treated as Hemed and returned to the sender from whom the amount of the postime due is recovered Irom Ipril 1936 konere: 1 was ordered that such complaints alien addressed to Postal or l'elegraph (ficer need not be prepair with postige af handed over 10 y lost lele grupi Office in an open condition for transmission to the oftice concerned (h) racılıtıcs in the foreign post Increased facilitie gunned included (1) the introdnction of 1 telegraphic money order vert betncen India and Irengganu (2) the resumption of the son order feruce to Syrir and (3) the exchange of unregistered tre spondence with Nepal Oning to the disturbed state of Spun the parcel post 11? mones order services to Spun and Spanish Morocco were suspen leild had not been resumed up to the end of the year In order to meet the full cost of the handing of Britni Pantal Orders the rate of poundnge levied on such orders sold in Inline ephanced inring the seir 11 In Malsa) Imperul susiys Lamited continued maintain the ur mil service between Karach and Croy lan in during the year 101 planes of the Company arrited 16 horucha with 120 778 Its of muls (incinding 11,831 lbs of parcels) Indu and 103 plunes left with 119 667 lbs of muls (including 5 127 lho. of parcels) froin Indn These figures slios increases of 15 1) ind 17,903 lbs in the neights of mais carried by the east in wont bound planes respectrely During the year, increased fieilities for the transmission of correspondence sere proskled bs (i) the duplication of the service betueen Singapore and Austrian with effect from 15th Way 1936, thus establishing connection suh both ·8 AVXUAL REPORT ON THE INDJAN POSTS AND the services operating up to Singapore, (ii) the extension to Lagos of the Kartonn-Kano weekly service froin 21st October 1936, and (iii) the introduction of : weekly air mail service between l'enang and llongkong from April 1936. l'here were three major disasters to Imperial Airways' planes during the year: the wreck of the “SCIPIO" during an emergency landin : Crete, the (1:-hing of die “CAPRICORNUS" near Orons in lirience and tlic loss of the "BOADICE," between Lon- 2011 und Paris. Except in the last, there was no loss of mails. The frequent delays in the arrival of the planes due to atmospheric and <prrational causes have been a source of considerable anxiety to the departmeni. (b) The K.T.I. service and the Air France service continued to operate its before. I'rom the west 104 planes of the K.L.JI. service : 52 planes of the Air France service arrived at Karachi bringing 11,1.12 and 1.3.11 lbs. of mails, respectively, for India. 'The wcielits of mails despatched by these services to the cinst were 131 lbs. and 17.2 lbs. respectively. 10. planes of the K.L.A. service :nd planes of ilir France camic from the east carrying 1,591 Nis. in $10 lbs. of mails for India. They carried from India 106 lbs. and 1.59 lbs., respectively, of mail matter for Western destinations, rie., Jask and Bushire. The K.L.JI. service also brought to Karachi 1,101 lbs. of parcels from the west. (c) 'l'le Indian Trans-continental Airways service continued to operate between Tarirli and Singapore during the year. There were 101 flights of this service in the erstward and 105 flights in the westward direction carrying mails weighing 69,427 lbs. and 80.573 lbs., respectively. In September 1936 the Indian Trans-continental Airways' liner ATHENA was destroyed by fire at New Delhi and a considerable portion of the mails aboard was burnt. (1l) Messrs. Tata Sons, Limited, continued to maintain with regularity their air service between Karachi and Madras. 104 planes of this service flew from Karachi to Madras and an equal nuinber from Jadras to Tiarachi, conveying 36,412 lbs. and 39,066 Ibs, of mails, respectively. Their planes cinployed during the fair season for service between Rombay and Trivandrum macie 25 flights to Bombay carrying 36 lbs. of mails and 20 flights to Trivandrum carrying 163 lbs. of mails. The Company also organised a special flight between Jadras and Cerlon on the 23rd and 24th December 1936 in connection with their Karachi-Jadras service for the carriage of X'mas and New Year mails. (c) The Indian National Airways service operated between Lalore in Karachi. There were 104 flights in were 104 flights in either direction carrying 15,394 lbs. of northbound and 15,104 lbs. of southbound mails. One of the Company's planes was wrecked near Kashmor on its northbound flight from Karachi. The mails were salvaged and despatched to destinations by railway. The Air Mail money order service was extended to Zanzibar from 1st May 1936, to Siani fron Ist August 1936, to Nyasaland

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·TELEGRAPIS DETARTSIENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 Protectorate from 1st September 1936, to Kedah and the Union of South Africa from 1st December 1936, and to Jolore from 3st January 1937 (9) The air mail traffic lias, as during the previous year continued to grow in popularity The Empire Air Mail Scheme, to which a reference was made in last year s report, was thoroughly examined in all its detuls and it was decided that India sliould participate in the scheme It is hoped that the service under sich all first class malls between the participating countries will be carried without surcharge, will be started early in 1938 12 Sale of postage stamps The aggregate value of postage stamps and stationery issued for use in connection with the ray ment of postage and telegraph charges (and for revenue purposes in the case of Burma) Ras Ordinary po cngo stati! 1 28 28 000 Service postage stamps 1 001,000 Compared with the previous year s figures these figures sher an increase of 14 47 and 5 43 lahls of rupees respectively The figure for ordinary postage stamps and stationery includes suin aggregation Rs 4 23 000 representing the estimated value of the stumpg used for revenue purposes in the Burma circle which 28 credited to the Burma Governinent The issue of postal stationery showed satisfactory results tho figures being as follons Incregge 6 Jagte in million figures Erb sand envelop 105 Stamped prstcard 253 There 19 an increase in the number of stamp booklets frorn 382,000 to 768,000 In addition to postage stamps, non judicial and Coat fee stamps continued to be sold in many post offices Separnte accounts are hept of these sales 13 Post Offices and Letter boxes --The following table shows the position on 31st March 1937 as compared to that ou 31st Varclı 1936 on last Years 25 * sued On 31st. Narch 2936 On 31st March 1937 Post ofites (urban areas) (ruual 4,9 18,977 4745 19,339 17 19 Total 23,699 24,084 Letter bazes (urbaz areas) (rural 16,985* 30,376 18,189 2 04 Total 48,061 * Revised Fgutcs Litter dents in cat cf'ces are A ·10 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND was The increase in the postal facilities provided was almost entirely in the rural areas which had suffered more than the urban areas during the period of retrenchment. Detailed statistics relating to the number of post offices and letter-boxes will be found in Appendices IV to VII. 14. Experimental post offices.-Considerable progress was made during the year with the extension of postal facilities in rural areas. On 31st March 1936 there were in existence 264* post offices opened on an experimental basis, of which 14 were in urban and 250 in rural areas. During 1936-37, 584 new post offices (27 urban and 5:37 rural) were opened experimentally. Of this total number of 818, 287 (20 urban and 267 rural) were made permanent, 6 (all rural) were closed, and 555 offices, of which 21 were in urban and 534 in rural areas, continued to exist on an experimental basis at the close of the year. There were thus 291 (7 urban and 281 rural) more experimental post offices working at the close of the year than at the close of the previous year. The net addition to the number of post offices, permanent or experimental, open at the close of the year was therefore 676. 15. Extra-departmental post offices. The total number of sub and branch post offices in charge of extra departmental agents (school masters, station masters, shopkeepers and others, undertaking postal work in addition to their normal occupations) 18,809 (including 1,058 sub-offices) in 1936-37 as against 18,534* (including 1,063 sub-offices) in 1935-36. These figures are included in the table in paragraph 13 above. 16. Work of dead letter Offices. The total number of postal articles, which reached the different Dead Letter Offices in 1936-37 was 5,787,000 compared with 6,448,000 in the preceding year. Of this number, 42 per cent. were re-issued for delivery, to the addressees, 43 per cent. were issued for delivery to the senders and 15 per cent. were deposited as undeliverable to either. The number of articles finally deposited as “dead” was 999,000 which represents a little over 8 in every 10,000 articles given out for delivery from post offices. Every day 112 articles on the average were posted with no address whatsoever in the areas served by the Dead Letter Offices of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. In the articles opened in the Dead Letter Offices were found cheques, currency notes, bills of exchange, coin and other property to the aggregate nominal value of over 51 lakhs of rupees. A large proportion of these articles was subsequently delivered to the addressees or senders. Detailed statistics relating to the work of Dead Letter Offices will be found in Appendix IX. 17. Complaints by the public.—The number of complaints received from the public was 102,281 as against 108,601* in 1935-36, sherring a decrease of 5-8 per cent. the 18. Foreign correspondence. The following table shows approximate number of articles of correspondence (excluding * Revised figure.

·TELEOR APIS DEP ANTWENT FOR TIIE JEAR 1936 37 tripsit articles) estinated to liave been recen ed from and des patched to foreign countries by the surface route during the yerrs 1935 36 and 1936 37 Taffers and postcards Lexspapers book rackets, ete Countries 1935 36 1916 37 1935 33 1936 37 G 569 000 5 537 000 1,50 .000 1 747 000 Great Bri (an and 30+ era Irelard Sent to 10 088 030 10 537 000 ** 883,000 4 923 000 Other countries Great Bri ta n and Dortheris Iroland 7,698 005 7111,000 10,450 000 11 914 000 Mlecer ed froid 12 937,400 Other cout tr ce 12 062 000 *10513 000 10 199 000 Roi isod figures (after excluding transit mails During the yere under report approximately 301 000 120sit articles al o passed throu;} India 19 Forcijn jarcels 'Ile muinber of parcels (excluding those carried by air) despatclied froxa Indıı through the foreign post was 318 000 gunst 309 001) in 193, 36, while 112 000 were recensed as coinpired with 457 000 during the precudimo year I be decreie in number is due partly to the fact that parcels from one foreigo country to nother passing m trust through India were wrongly included in the finites for 1935 36 but are non excluded in those of 1936 37 Dhe number of parcels sent to and accessed from Great Britain and Marthern Ireland 198 130 000 and 272,000 res Diectack us agunt 120 000 and 281 000, respectively in the pre vous jeu In addition 27 parcels weigining over 11 lbs but not cxceeding Olle were slespitched from Indit to the United King dom through the medmn of the P COS Commun; under the arringements alrcady in force The total number of transit parcels ninch prased through India during the year 1936-37 1175 27,000 20 Insurance The total number of incured letters and parcels posted 19 3,157 000 (incluing those posterl 75 value payable Articles) Their aggregate declared value 118 ofer 95 crores of rupees Tliese figure- sllow 7 decrease of 101 000 or 4 81 per cent in number and 6 crores of rupees or 3 08 per cent in vuue 35 compared with 1935 36 The insurance fees realised amounted to about 14 lakhs 18 against 141 lakhs m the preceding leir The nience unount for which eich letter and parcel 1519 insured *** ·12 ANNUAL REPORT ON TIIE INDIAN POSTS AND 14, 300 :nd Rs. 3M, respectively, as against Rs. 295 and Rs. 318 in the previous year. 21. Moncy Orilers (Gencral)..I'lic total number of money orders of all kinds, inland and forcign, issued was nearly 43.5 millions, the perrogate ruluc being over $11 crores of rupees, as {" mpared witli : lilile or 10 million moncy orders of the value of nearly 4 crores of ripies in the preceding your. T'lic coinmission roliucrl was about 112 lakhs of rupees its compiired with about 107) lalihs of rupees in the preceding year. Detailed statistics relisting les various classes of indul and foreign money order traffic will ls found in Appendix .1. ... Inland Joney Orders.Over 13 millions of inland money orders, ordinary and telegraphie, of a total value of nearly $1 crores of 111pmie's Were insiedl. There was an increase of 7'3:2 per cent. in the number and 3.05 per cent, in the value as coinpared with the year 1935-36. 2:3, Plrgraphic lloncy Oriers.-The total number of telegraplie: money orders, inland and foreign, issued rose from 765,000 in 19157-36 in 7733,000 in 1936-37 while their value rose from 5.11 croren los 5:17 crores of rupees. Vearly 6.5 lakhs of rupees ivere realised its commission is against lis. 61 lakhs in the preceding vel. 21. Forciyn Joney Orders. In the sterling money order exchanges withi (ircat Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish Iree State, the British Dominions and foreign countries generally, the total number of money orelers sent and received was 175,647 valued at 1857,607 compared with 170,563 valued at .£811,131 in the preceding rear. I'le amount received during the year for payment in India cxceeded that sent from this country by £403,820. Foreign rupee money orders, which were exchanged with Ceylon, the l'ar Kast, the Portuguese Settlements in India and certain other countries, numbered 6:28,800 of an aggregate value of about 185. laklis of rupees against. 598,700 of the value of about 383 lakhs of rupees in 1935-36. As usual, tlie inoney orders received for payincnt in India far exceciled in number and value those sent from this country, the balance in favour of India being 163 lakhs of rupees. The largest amount in sterling inoney order exchanges, viz., 183,282 was received from the colony of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika Territory. Tic next higliest amounts were receired froin Great Britain and Nortliern Ireland (£169,898) and from the Union of South Africa (£138,477). In the rupee exchanges, the largest amount received, viz., 90°77 lakhs of rupees, Alalaya (Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States) and the next highest amount was froin Ceylon, viz., 68-69 lakhs of rupees. 25. Indian postal orders.--The total number of Indian Postał Orders issued was 656,000, the aggregate value being Rs. 14,67,000 compared with 382,000 of the value of Rs. 9,07,000 in the preceding year. The coinmission realised was Rs. 40,994 as compared was from ·TELEGRIPIS DEPARTSSENT FOP. THE YEAR 1936 37 13 with R$ 23,880 in the previous year It is clear that the HEW mode of remittance which was introduced only two years ago, 18 rapidly gaining in popularity. 26 Britisi postal orders -The following figures shon the transactions in British postal orders Sold in India Paid in India Commission realised Number Value Number Value £ £ Rs. 1936 37 Increase over the Egures for 1935 36 328,000 7,000 212,700 900 204,600 35,400 114,900 22,000 11,109 1,100 Of the various denominations of postal orders ranging from od to 21 shillings, those for 5 10 und 20 sbilbogs formed over 65 per cent of the total number sald, the last nimed denomination alone representing over 43 per cent Of the total number of British Postal orders paid, 4,022 orders aggregating £2,412 in value were sold in India cent 27 Value payable business (General) -- The total number of value payable articles of all kinds sent through the post was 9,369,000 ngynst 8,748,000 in 1935 36, or an increrse of 7 10 per The total amount specified for recovery was 18 71 crores of rupees against 18 67 crores in the preceding year or an increase of 17 per cent The average salue of a value-payable article amounted to about Rs 20 28 Maluc payable business (foreign) -The following inblo shons the value payable transactions with foreign counines during the years 1935 36 and 3936 37 3315 Cesim Tith fragto fornent Inda British Somalis And Ferchelles Inward Oatxard 10 Dotard Prelated amber Decured ander Samhet Declared Yulco Natuder Declared he Sur Valge R By RA RE 1963 1948 7" TOO $768 47 870 *19 400 900 / 215 000 1041 ** 6 849 18,00 11 93 & 247 200 Perttuno $ 0 $.tes 650 20 598 2,000 The talde uable etcbanse pith Iraq u contacted on blarity basis ·14 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND: The following figures show the year's transactions in cash-ondelivery parcels with countries other than those named above :--. With Grent Britain, Northem Irelaud and tho Irish Free State With Malaya (Straits Settlements, and Federated dialay Statcs), Johore, Kcdah, Kenya, Uganda* and Targans il a Territoiy. Inward. Outward. Inward. Outward. Amount Amoont Amount Amount of trade of trade of nadc of trade Yuniber. I charges Nomber. charges Number. charges Number. charges rccoyer- IcCoyerrccorerrecoverable. abic, ablc. able. Rs. Ms. R:. 1936-37 30,024 127,600 CSI 19,100 1,100 $3,000 11.470 3,41,500 a) 10,903 9,15,400 1932-30 36,623 307,712 073 19,100 719 54,5C: Incre:60 (+) 0: Decrease (-) -6,909 10.789 of 11 Nil +381 +28,436 +-533 +29,500 • Tlc cash-oc-dclirers exchange with Kcoya, Uganda ani Tanganyiko Territory, is condncted on, a sterlin: basit. (a) Exclasice of the figures for Keusa, Uganda and Tanganyika Territory, Ilo Bervice is respect of which was introduced only from 1st October 1:33b. A sum of Rs. 13,14,000 was recovered from addressees of parcels received from Great Britain and Northern Ireland as compared with Rs. 13,94,900 in 1935-36, and 1,168 parcels or 3.81 per cent. of the total number were returned as undeliverable. The anionnt actually received from the addressees of parcels despatched from India to Great Britain and Northern Ireland was Rs. 19,500 as against Rs. 16,600 in the previous year, and 22 parcels or 3.24 per cent, of the total number were received back as undeliverable. Non-postal Branches. 29. Savings bank.-The number of active accounts at the end of the year was 3,922,000 representing an increase of 10*75 per, Tent. The total balance at credit of depositors was nearly 75 crores of rupees representing an increase of 11.04 per cent. The average balance at the credit of a single depositor was Rs. 190:40 compared with Rs. 189.89 in 1935-36. Appendix XI gives further statistical information in respect of Savings Bank transactions and the graphis at the end of this Report illustrate the volume of Savings Bank business, 30. Post Office 5-Year Cash Certificates. The total amount invested in Post Office Cash Certificates increased from Rs. 13,45 lakhs in the preceding year to Rs. 15,12 lakhs or by 12 per cent. The annount paid to investors on the discharge of certificates increased from Rs. 1,831 lakhs to Rs. 2,201 lakhs or by 20 per cent.

·TELEGRAL IS DEPARTIENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 15 The incre ise in sales notwithstanding the enhancement with effect from 1st July 1936 of tlie puchise price of the ten rupee rash (ar tificate from Rs 8 10 0 to Rs 8 13 0 with corresponding increase for other denominations was appirently due to the re investment by the public of the proceeds of Cash Certificates which matured for payinent during the year under review The increase mais charges was due to maturity during the year under report of two series of Cash Certificates Appendix VII gives further stitist cal details in respect of these transactions 31 Transactions in Gozernment Securities The volume of investments in Government securities inade through the Post Office 18 shown in the following statement Government Secur tes (nominal val 10) Purchased by nvestors Colt by investors Held in stody of Accor tant General Poste and 1 elegraphy, on bchait of d pontors Ns 1 09 7" 00 Rs 46 31 00 R$ 969 77 100 1939 37 --] 05 30 ICO 15 36 700 +35 39 400 Increaso(-+-) or decrease (-) as compared with 1935 36 Pe ce tage of increase +) or decreaso (---) Over 1935 36 -48 99 -24 90 +3 82 During the seir miestment certificates of 2 nonnil value of Rs 21 029 were discliarged 32 Post Office Life Insitrunce Fund During the year 5 438 Lift and Lndowment Assurance Policies of the aggregate value of Rs 1 15 70 000 were issued is compared with 5 489 policies of the vilue of Rs 1 19 08 000 in the previous yerr The total sum re ulised on account of premnia including fines ind medical fees on all curient policies amounted to Rs 77 41 000 as compared with Rs 71 44 000 in the previous year I he total amount of clums ind other charges met from the fund durn, the Yeul on lccount of Life Insurance and Indowment Assurance was Rs 49 60 000 901 policies for a gross sun of Rs 12 20 000 lapsed, were surrendered or cancelled Appendices VI IV und 11 supply detuled statistics relating to tlie various classes of transac tions of this fund 33 Payment of Indian military pensions --Sıx addhtional post offices were authorised to pay Indian mıhtarv pensiolis bringing the toto) number of post offices at which such pensions arc paul to ·IS AXXUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND Dhumuslikodi to 'Ilaimmar in ('cylon. In addition, communic:z- Tiunii intrinesl by departmental wireless stations with Siam Bangkok) from Calcutta and withi Ceylon (Colombo) from Jadras. Theme ztutions are lowever not equipped to deal with large quan- 11110 vitralier. The most important overseas wireless service is the beam wirelesna telegraplı circuit between Bombay and the United Kingdom whirl wil opened by the Indian Radio Telegraph Company in 1927. There is also a direct wireless service between Bombay and Tokto worked by the same company, now' named the Indian Radio and (alole Communications Company. The Company does not cleal directly with the public, except in the case of urgent foreign Telegrins rercivel for delivery in Bombay which are telephoned by the company's staff direct to the addressces. All other foreign messages are booked or delivered by departmental staff. 10. Telephones.-(a) Derclopment.--Telephone development was continued with vigour during the year under review. The direct trunk telephone circuit between Calcutta and Madras which had been opened during the previous year attracted a larger volume of traffic than was anticipatel, and in order to increase the carrying capacity of this circuit it has been decided to superimpose a single channel carrier on it. Vew lines were crected during 1936-37 whereby the general trumk system of India as extended into several new areas. New departmental telephone exchanges were opened at a number of places. Irrangements for the provision of multi-channel telegraph and telephone carrier systems between Bombay and Delhi and between Bombay and Nadras to carry the rapidly increasing traffic were in progress at the close of the year. In addition, in order to increase the carrying capacity of some of the busy trunk circuits which owing to the general expansion of traffic was proving inadequate, proposals for installing additional carrier channels were under active consideration towards the end of the year. The Indo-Burma Radio Telephone service which was under iustallation at the close of the preceding year was completed during the year under review and was opened from the 24th Deceniber 1936. It was subsequently extended to all places in India, Ceylon and Burma which are served by the ordinary trunk service. () Telephone map.- A telephone map of India comparing the present position in respect of telephones with that existing in 1922 faces this page. (c) (i) Reduction of charges in overseas telephone. The basic rate of charges for overseas telephone calls to the United Kingdom and the continent of Europe continued at Rs. 40 for Saturdays and Rs. 60 for other week days. Negotiations were, however, started srith a view to reducing the charge to rupees 40 throughout the sieek.

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·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTSIENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 19 (u) The extra charge for Hand Microphone Telephone setz was reduced from rupee one per month to eight annas a month with effect from the 16th July 1936 (d) General remarhs --The year under reuer continued to be one of preparation and plauning for further developments in the next fets yeurs, efforts continued to be made to explore the possibilities of all places there prospects of local or trunk telephone sy steins seemed pionnising As a preliminary to the opening of inany new telephone exchanges, additional trunk outlets were made available on sections over which existing trunk telephone traffic was subject to delay These developments continued to thron her work on the staff in all grades (e) Broadcust programmes ---An item of considerable interest has been the use of trunk telephone lines for relying Wireless brordcast programmes between the principal broadcasting stations in India, for the BBC London and for the NBC New York During the year under revien the following important brordcast programmes were successfully handled- (1) Commentary on HE the Viceroy s speech in the As sembly New Delhi for the BBC London (2) Commentary on the arrival of Lord Linhthgow Viceroy designate at Bombay for BBC London (3) Loid Linlithgon's reply to the address of the Mayoi of Bombay and the commentary on HE, departure, for BBC London (4) Commentary on H £ the Viccioy_s arrival at Delhi und H is speech for BBC London (5) Conmentary on a Crichet match it Colombo for BBC London (6) Commentary on the United Provinces elections from New Delhi studio, for NBC New York (7) Commentary on the Kadır Cup from New Delhi Studio for BBC London V Abolition of trunh call deposits ---In order to encourage the greater use of the trunk service the taking of trunk call deposits for making trunk calls was abolished with effect from the 1st October 1936, as an experimental measure for one year 41 Telegraph Offices At the close of the year there were pen for paid telegraph traffic Departmental telegraph offices Departmental radio offices Departmental combined post and telegraph offices . Railway offices 8,915 Canal offices Total 10,431 77 15* 4,342 Exclure of three offices at Taso1, Ormara and Cheduba which are really com. Post and Telegraph Omices, but were shown as radio offices in last years 85 t ·20 AXXUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAX POSTS AND In iddition 5,77 post oflices were authorised to accept telegrams from the priblie for despatch by post to the nearest telegraph flire. In !,!14 out of 2.952 telegraph oflices which at the end of the year were open only for the adıninistrative needs of railway and canal administrations, the apparatus and plant were maintained by this department and rent recovered therefor from the departmets Concoineil. Detailed statistics relating in the miniber of departmental telegraph offices and departmental combined from me telegra pli oflices will be found in Eppendix VII. 12. Juindeuumor of communications. The only foreign coin- !!!!cations which were ill all seriously afiected during the year were thouse with Siam ria Woulinein and to it lesser extent those wit11 ('bina rin Bliamo. These were interrupted on several occilsion (wing to breakdowns of the land lines both within and bevom luan limits. Cable communication with Iran, Sandi Tralia and Persian Gulf except Muscat, Jask and Charbar was also interrupted from 22nd Jannary 1937 to 30th January 1937 and again from 5th February 1937 to 11th Jarch 1937 but communication was maintained by wireless with Iran ria the Bombar- London-Teheran Radio stations and with Bahrain, Sharjah and Saudi Arabia ria Bombay-den-Bahrain Radio stations. Financial results on the irorliing of the telegraph branch. 13. Telegraphs. The results for the rear under review compure as shown below with those for the year 1935-36. 1935-36. Rs. 2,67,69,011 3,01,01,236 1936-37. Rs. 2,69,89,227 2,92,81,291 Roccinis Expenditure Yet loss --33,36,225 -29,93,070 Telegraph traffic handled by the Department showed an increase as in other branches though to a smaller extent and brought in 21 increase of revenue to the extent of two lakhs of rupees. The reduction in expenditure is mainly due to the reduction in miscellaneous engineering expenses. 31. Telephones. The results for the rear compare as shown belour with those for the rear 1935-36:- 1935-36. 1936-37. Ris. Rs. Receipts 80,5€,657 $6,04,052 Expenditure 65,58.709 66,25,020 . Pront 14,97,978 19,79,032 The increase of about 3. lacs in rerenue has occurred both under Teleplione rents and Trunk call fees, the improrement ·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 21 being more marked under the latter head This large increase rerenue has been eained bs only a small increase of a little orer half a lac of rupees under expenditure 4 Radio telegraphs The results of the two year 193, 36 and 1936 37 are compared belos 193) 30 1535 3 I's RS 8 TO 10 8 87 45€ Ixpend tone 11 33 993 11 53 269 ID Recept Net lose 3 13,823 2 6 816 le તે Receipts were slightly better than last sear due to more coveries having been made for service rendered to the Coul lui tion Department 46 Principal ezents --(a) Daily letter telegrams--Daily lette? tele,rams service was extended durmg the year to Cocos (Keelin. Island lanning Island French Guana French Somili Coast Greek Island Honolulu and other offices in Sandwich Island Norfolk Island and to the sixth Lone of the United States of Americi (b) De Lurc telegrams --Irom the 13th Much 193 special service of De Luxe telegrams was introduced with Great Britain Egypt South Africa Henva Ugandı Tanganuki Terri forv Australia Straits Settlements Hong hon, and certam other foreign countries These telegrims are delivered on Art sti form in an enrelope of the saine chuacter The service is limited to messages relating to happ: events or greeting Delivery a special form is secured by writing the paid service indicatio before the address In addition to the charge for the telegram at the appropriate rate (Urgent Ordinarı DIT et) the a supplementary few of fou annis is charged for each of telegrains 47 Vaintenance of imcs anl uires Lines and wires ire le Fularly patrolled and inspected bt line staff who carry out netty adjustments and repairs as may be necessary In addition hey are overhauled bs a special repiir parts annually bennill r triennaal Iccording to 4 fised programme based on local onditions The milages of lines and tries thus orerhauled during he years 1937 36 and 1936 37 tre shown below on tch Total oilago lears VI lage repa red Linos Tires 3c Lines Tires 37 106 6°1 335 613 78 86 442 14 107 290 533 583 ·20 ANNUAL REPORT ON TIIE INDIAN POSTS AND Telegraph traffic. .is, General.--The following table show's the total number of S18-telegram ineluding press fuit excluding service telegrams, the total muner of operations entailed in their despatch from the office of origin to destination with the necessary repetitions at intereseliste offices, and the average number of operations per sent-lelogram, during each of the last five years : Yrar. Average 'Total number, Total numbor, number of of oporations sont telegrams. oporations. per sent-telegram. of 1933-33 15,597,841 4.84 75,438,490 74,557,886 1933-35 13,5111,780 4.79 1034-35 17,213,883 83,380,139 1935-36 17,207,727 82,306,292 i 1030-37 17,877,188 85,234,347 199. Inland iclcyrams.--The total munber of inland telegrams Tandled was 15,559,000 of the value of Rs. 1,60,30,000 details of which will lie found in Appendix XVIII. The percentages of introse or decrease in the number and value of thic different classes of telesnis handled during the rear as compared with those for ille Bear 19:3.7-36 iure as follows: Porcontage of increase (+) or decrease (m) in the No. Valuo. Stato +-15.19 +11.16 +63.08 Roj (Indian Stato) *49.40 Privato +3.02 +0.16 Press +0.93 -4.06 Total +3.75 +1.33 50. Forcign telegrams. Over 2,308,000 foreign telegrams containing nearly 27,236,000 words were transmitted. The different classes of telegrams and their number and value are shown in Appendix XVIII. The percentages of increase or decrease in the aumber of telegrams and words as compared with the figures for ·TELUGR IPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 1933 36 for all classes of foreign telegrams are shonn in the state ment below Percentage of increase (+) or decrease in the nubber of Telegram Words State 8 32 -13 78 Private Ordinary Urgent Deferred Daily letter. Code (CDF) +30) +42 57 +5ly 309 +13 31 +3813 +6 63 .180 +385 Pregg -981 +-0-62 Total +2 40 +3 31 in ol Yoreign telegraphic Voney Orders --The number of tele graphic money orders exchanged between India on the one side end Ceylon, Iraq, places in Persian Gult, Aden, Perim the Straits Settlements, the Seychelles, Mauritius, bedah Zanzibar Tang antha Territory, the Federated Mala: States Nasaland and the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya ind i gandı Protectorate on the other was 56,700 as compared with 65 800 in the preceding year Between India on the one hand and Great Britain and North eru Ireland and Insh Free State on the other the pumber of tele graphic inoney orders exchanged as 3 200 as against 3 400 the preceding tear 52 Greetings telegrams - The number of inlan greetings telegrams derlt with in 1936 37 was 154 651 as against 141 743 in the previous year The number of foreigo telegrims contering Christroas and Nen Year Greetings handled during the year under revien nas 28 005 containing 316 OOS Trords as compared with 25 321 with 314,816 words in the previous rear 53 Interruptions -The comparıtne table below shots the number of faults definitely traced on telegraph Ines dnnng the last three years No of traced faults per 100 miles of Year No of faglta traced Percentage of traced faults to tatal faulte Average duration ja hours ol traced faults Line Tre 1934 35 70 49 1366 1842 3 83 18,484 16,051 1935 38 70 28 13 22 17 97 + 3 68 1036 37 72 03 13 49 19 30 . 39?

·24 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND. per cent. Of the total number of traced faults in 1936-37, 17,538 or 90.25 lrere due to unprerentable causes such as cyclones, floods and mischieſ. Other faults were due to work in progress on lines and similar causes. Telephone business. 54. Telephone Systems. At the end of the year the number of exchanges owned and maintained by Government was 442 with 24.246 straight line connections and 4,757 extension telephones. Of these, 1992 rith 1.6.58 straight line connections and 672 extension telephones were worked by non-departmental agencies. There were also 1:30 independent non-exchange systems with 901 telephones. The revenue earned during the year was Rs. 46,55,000 from rents und Rs. 32,30,000 from trunk call fees, as compared with Rs. 44,22,000 and Rs. 29,60,000, respectively, in the previous year. Licensed telephone companies operate in some of the largest towns and on 29 exchanges with 47,486 telephones (including 2,433 non-exchange telephones). The revenue earued by the companies' systems was Rs. 94,50,700 against Rs. 86,76,300 in the previous year, vielding a royalty to Government of Rs. 4,58,000 against Rs. 4.23,000 in 1935-36. Telegraph Stores and Workshops. 53. Stores. The stores transactions during the years 1935-36 and 1936-37 were : 1935-36. 1936-37. Rs. Rs. I.Stores suspensom General and IVorkshop stores Opening balance 44,86,000 48,95,000 Receipts 71,07,000 65,83,000 Issues 66,98,000 63,11,100 Closing balance 48,95,000 51,67,000 II.--Vorkshop manufacture suspense 3,05,000 4,48,000 Works in progress 52,00,000 56,15,000 Total closing balance The closing balance includes the stock of stores maintained for possible military requirements, ralued at Rs. 20,53,000 interest on which is excluded from the departmental accounts. During the year, obsolete and upserviceable stores to the book value of Rs. 1,72,000 were rritten off.

·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE HEAR 1936-37 2 The department continued to pursue the policy of ruanufacturing in its onn worhaliops as much of its requirements as was pos. sible having regard to efficiency and economy in production The total sale of stores purch ised in India was Rs 44,15,918 as against Rs 43,12,023 duung 1935-38 Purchases made outside the country amounted to Rs. 316 only The increase of about Rs 3 lakhs in the closing balance of stores suspense is mainly due to a large quantity of old instruments which are standing in the books at an inflated value Steps for the disposal of these stoies are under consideration The increase in the closing bulance under mork-shop manufacture suspense pas due to the advance manufac tnre of stores reqmred for use on morks early in 1937-38 56 Telegraph ilorkshops The value of trork completed in the Telegraph Workshops compared with the previous years out turn, is as follotrs 1935 36 1936 37 Increase (+) Or Decrease ) R8 Re Ro Construtom atores 10,24,000 --98,700 0,29,000 + 101 000 Instruments (now) Instruments (neparred) Other troris (battery, zıncs, etc ). 11,20,700 5,28,000 2,79,000 1,62 000 2,62,010 20,00 4 38,000 +0,76,000) Total 20,82,700 93 53 (CO +270,300 The value of instruments manufactured in the worl shop las increased from Rs. 2,69,100 in 1933-34 to Rs 6,29,000 in 1936. 37 thus indicating that increased demands are being more general is met by local resouces than by importation from abrord Il'sreless branch 57 Control With effect from Ist Apul 1936 admaistratie control of the tiro Wreless Divisions was transferred from the Director of Wueless to the Postmasters Genemi, Calcutta and Bombay and the training and experimental tork was placed under the Electrical Engineer in Chef The post of Director of Wireless was designated Deputt Director General Wireless 58 Construction 1 wireless telephone service bet Teen Madras and Rangoon mas opened to the public on the 24th Decem. ber 1936 and extended to other places in India ind Burma on the 5th January 1937 ·26 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND A 3 kv. medium wave transmitter constructed in the department was installed at Karachi Radio and brought into use for communicating with Ormara and Pasni on the Mekran Coast. The landlines connecting these places with Gwadur and Karachi were abandoned. Aeronautical wireless requirements continue to increase and the following works were undertaken during the year :- (a) Construction of direction-finding stations of the Adcock type, suitable for night work, at Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta (Dum Dum) and Jodhpur in place of the existing apparatus of the Bellini-Tosi type. (6) Construction of new medium-wave transmitting stations at Ahmedabad and Secunderabad with Adcock direction-finding station at Ahmedabad. (c) Installation of additional medium-wave transmitting and receiving apparatus in the existing station at Bombay and short-wave transmitting and receiving apparatus in the existing stations at Calcutta, Delhi and Rangoon. The wireless station at Quetta was closed and dismantled and the obsolete 5 kw. spark transmitter at Madras (St. (St. Thomas Mount) was dismantled. 59. Number of stations in operations. At the end of the year there were in operation 24 stations at seven of which there were separate transmitting and receiving stations. The apparatus at these stations included fourteen direction-finders, 41 transmitters and 45 receivers, Aeronautical services were maintained at thirteen places and ship services at seven, 60. Volume of traffic.--The total number of messages handled by departmental wireless stations during the year was over 7 lakhs as compared with about 6 lakhs in the previous year, showing an increase of 16 per cent. The figures for various classes of messages were approximately as follows: 1935-36. 1936-37. 1,50,000 1,90,000 4,07,000 . 2,83,000 Aeronautical Betweon Madras and Rangoon Shipping and other miscellaneous sorvices 1,69,000 1,08,000 6,02,000 7,05,000 ·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE TEAR 1936-37 The reduction in 1936 37 under shipping and other miscella neous services is not in actul reductio i of me wagus but is due to a different method of compilation 01 Certificutes and licenses The number of Broadcast Recenser Licenses issued during the year 112 approximatel 12 000 as agyınst 28 000 in 193, 36 und 18 000 in 1931 1s thus shoung 3 sterdy increase The number of wireless licences of all types other than Broadcast Receiver issued during the rear was nearly 2 300 s against 2 000 in the previous sear From let January 1937 all persons holding non commercial transmitting kicen es which are csued for amateurs and esperimental purposes were required to be able to operate at 12 words per minute md to have an elementary knowledge of wireless procedure a spe al form of certificate being introduced for the purpose As a roult the num ber of transmitting licenses during the year as micher les 10 in previous years During the year 177 ciudidates were examined for commercial certificates of competency as fireless operators and of the S) cessful candidates 38 rere grapted Ist class 43 were runted 2nd clasy and were granted Special certificates In addition 15 candidates abtwed Non commercial operator s certificates MISCELLI EOLS 02 Unions and dssociations on the Sist March 1937 the number of All India Unions or Associations of employees of th Department, recognised by the Government has 12 The total membership of these recognised associations escluding to the figures in respect of which have not been supplied 7 36 872 the total sumber of Thole time permanent employees under the Department being norrlı 97 000 63 Buildings - Among the wore important buldug scheues the construction of the following buldings is commenced during the year (1) Building for the Post Office at Chinsur (2) Building at Rimna (Dacca) for the Dacca Telegraph Office and Runa Sub Ofice with quarters for the 131 Extension of the instrument section of the Illegraph Workshop in the Alipore Storey ard, Calcutta (4) Building for the Teleplione Exchange at Cawnport (5) Building for the Telephone Erchange at Cunninght Place, Nes Delhi ·۲۱۱ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 10 11 12 \\ \\\\\ 011414 4 }}} {{{ {{12} ; 5 10 1440 441 4400; ,ا الحر ۱۱۶ سمی {{{{,}۱۱ : 1 ۱۱) :{{{{{{{1} (۱٫۱۱ و ۱۱۱ ۱ ۱ ۱ از ۱۱۲ ۱۱ و {1}}} ۱۱۱۱ ۱۱۲ ۱۱ ۱۰ ۱۱۱ ۱۱۰۰ ، ۱۱۰ ۱۱۱ ۱۱: ۱ مر 1 \\ 4 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 مم \ ۱۱۱ و ۱۱۱۲\\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\111 ا ا را را ۹ ۱۰ ۱۱۱ ۱۱۰ ۱۱۲ ۱۱۱۱۱۱۱ رأ\\1 \ 4 اره ار ا !! \} 1 و عی ۱۰۰۱۱۰ ۱۱۱۱۱۱ ۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱۱:۱۱ ۱۱۱ ۱۱۲ ۱۱ ۱۲ ۱۱ ، {1} (۱۱۰ ۱۱۱ ۱۰ ۱۱۱۱۱ ۱۲ ۱۱۱ ۱۱۲ ۱۱ ۱۲ ۱۱ ۱۰ : ۱۱۱ ۱۱ ۱۰۹ ۱۱۰ ۱۱۱ 144 { {{11111 11 11 11 11111111 ۱۱ ۱۱۱ ۱{{} ا ۱۱۱{{}}: ۱۱ ۱۲ ۱۱ ۱۱۰ ۱۱۱ ۱۱ ۱۱۲ ۱۱۱ } ۱۲ ۱۱ ۱۰ : ۱۱۰ ۱۱ 1 ! ۱۶ ۱۱ ۱۱۲ ۱۱۱۱۱۱۱ ۱۱۱ ا ا ا 4 ( ۱۱۱ ii ( ۹:41 ۱۰ ۱۱ اراء ا{۱۱۱۹ ۹\۱۱\۱\\\\ \۱۱} {{ ' از ا{{{{{ دسم فه همین عی ۱۹) ۱۱ ۱۱۱ ۱۰ : ۱۱۰\\\ 14 أو 11 111 110 111111111 111.

·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE HEAR 1936 37 9 remaining 96,911 employees, *468 belonged to the superior (gazetted) staff, which includes 140 divisional and other Supenntendents, 45 postmasters and 70 telegraph traffic officers, most of whom are in executive charge of the larger post and telegraph offices or of postal and railway mail service divisions, and 117 as-istint and deputy assistant engineers, most of whon are in executne charge of engineering sub divisions or in comparable posts The remaining 96 officers are actually holding higher charges such as are com monly regarded by the general public as controlling the businean of the department 66 Communal composition of staff ----Information regarding the distribution and recruitment of staff by communities during the calendar year 1936 is gnen in detail in Appendix \\I to the Report It will be seen therefrom that full attention was prd during the year to the orders of Government relating to the reservation of a certain number of posts filled by direct recruitment for members of minority communities 67 Casualties ---The following statement shows the number of casualties which occurred owing to retirement, lessgoation, death of officials during the year or Gazetted Non gazetted. Retirement Rosigation Death Total. Retirement Resignation Darth. Postal and R M.S Total 7 1 8 808 17 110 093 1,671 2 Telegraph 'Traffic Telegraph Fngineering Wireless Director General's ofico 19 10 10 30 134 59 1 20 05 144 2 3 1 1 1 5 Total 1 1 38 1 41 1,005 141 811 1,957 68 Retcards - Retards amounting to about Rs. 1,100 Were granted by the Department to 42 members of the non-gazetted establishment of the Depırtment for cominendable acts of zeal and deration to duty. Besides these monetary retards, 5 officials of the Department Here awarded presents by this Department and by certain High officnls of Government in recognition of the merstonions cenicer rendered by them. * Excludes 10 posts whub remained unfilled on the 31st Jarch 1937.

·28 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND 2. The construction of the following buildings, which was commencerl in previous years, was in progress at the end of the year :- 2 (1) Building for the Beam receiving station and additional transmitters with residential quarters at Ennore Road, near Madras. (2) Building for the Post Office at Bishesharganj (Benares). 3. I site was acquired for the construction of a new building for the lost and 'Telegraph Offices and Telephone exchange at Belganm. 1. il site was selected in Quetta for a neur building to contain the Post and Telegraph Offices, the Telephone exchange and other offices in place of the ones which were destroyed in the disastrous carthquake of 1935. Quarters for part of the staff only are at present being provided. Detailed estimates were prepared for the erection of the buildings, but owing to the shortness of the working season in Quetta, and to the fact that the selected site had to be cleared of temporary buildings, it was not possible to start the actual construction during 1936-37. Additions :ind alterations to a large number of existing buildings together with the construction of some new buildings for small l'ost Offices, cic., were also carried out. 61. Co-operative Credit Societies. At the end of the year tlicre were 59 Co-operative Credit Societies working for the benefit of the staff of the posts and Telegraphs Department with a membership of 66,210 and a subscribed capital of Rs. 34,15,000. These figures represent an increase of over 2,000 members and Rs. 2,03,000 of subscribed capital over the corresponding figures at the end of 1935-36. Loaus amounting to over Rs. 81,03,000 were advanced to 29,297 members in the year under report as compared with about Rs. 76,78.000 advanced to 28,116 members during 1935-36. The deposits made by members in the societies increased from Rs. 17,68,000 in 1935-36 to Rs. 19,28,000 in 1936-37, indicating that the societies have not only provided cheap credit but have also helped to encourage thrift. STAFF. com- 65. Strength of staff.On the 31st March 1937 the total number of persons employed by the department was 121,367 as pared with 119,863 at the close of 1935-36. The figure includes 21,680 extra departmental postmasters, stamp vendors, delivery agents and others, who are not whole time government servants and 2,776 members of the Audit and Accounts staff. Out of the ·TELEGRAPIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE I KAR 1936 37 29 remaining 36,911 employees, *468 belonged to the superior (gazetted) staff, which includes 140 divisional and other Superintendents, 45 postmasters and 70 telegraph) traffic officers, most of whom are in erecutite charge of the larger post and telegraph offices or of postal and railway mail service dry 1310ns, and 117 assistant and deputy assistant engineers, most of whom are in executive charge of engineering sub diuisions or in comparable posts The remain ing 96 officers are actually holding lugher charges such as tre com modly regarded by the general public is controlling the busiems of the department 66 Communal composition of stafi Information regardin, the distribution and recrutment of staff by comminties during the calendar year 1936 is gren in detail in Appendix ITI to the It will be seen therefrom that full attention 13s par dor ing the sear to the orders of Government relating to the reserva tion of certain number of posts filled by direct recrutment for members of minority communities 67 Casualties The following statement shows the number of casualties which occurred owing to retirement, resignation death of officials during the year Gazetted Non gazetzed or Death Total Postal and RMS 2 3 8 888 110 693 1.671 17 19 74 10 134 Telegraph Trafic Telegraph Engineering Treless 10 3 12 59 20 85 144 1 3 2 3 Director Generala office 1 3 3 + Total 38 1 41 2,005 811 1,257 irere 68 Revards --Retrards amountiog ta about Rs 1,100 granted by the Department to 43 mernbers of the non gazetted establislıment of the Department for commendable acts of zeal and devotion to duty Besides these wonetary renard», 5 officials of the Department Flere an arded presents by this Department and by certain High oficials of Government in recognition of the meritonoj seriicer rendered by them * Excludes 10 posty whwh rensasped unfilled on the 31st March 1937.

·30 ANNUSL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND 69. lionours.---The following officers l'eceived the honours indicated against their names :- Mr. R. M. Taylor, Assistant Enginoor, Tolographis M. B. E. Khan Sahib Md. Barkat Ali, Doputy Postmaster-General Khan Bahadur. Rno Sahib T. R. R. Iyongar, Assistant Deputy Dirootor Goneral (Rotirol) Rao Bahadur. Mr. Bishan Dass, Suporin tondent of Post Offices Rai Sahib. Mr. C. C. Mozumdar, Assistant Prosidonoy Postmaster, Calcutta Rai Sahib. Mr. A. H. Joga Row, Suporintondont, Ofico of the Postmaster General, Burma Rao Sahib. Maulvi Md. Zaker Hosain, Assistant Prosidency Postmaster, Caloutta Khan Sahib. Mr. L. M. Boso, Accounts Officer, Tolophono Rovonue Storos and Workshops, Alipur, Calcutta.. Pai Sahib. Limh Yoin, Suporintondont of Post Offices Almudan-Gaung Tazeik-ya-Min. Rao Salib N. B. Shintre, Superintondont of Post Offices (Rotired). Kajsar-i-Hind Medal, Third Class. .. Conclusion, SONIC 70. The previous paragraphs of this report will have indicated to extent the variety of services rendered by the Department, the vastness of the transactions, the difficulties under which they frequently have to be carried out and the improvements that have been made. In so vast a service performed over the wliole of India and Burma by a staff exceeding a hundred and twenty thousand persons, handling over 1200 million postal articles, nearly 18 million telegrams involving more than 80 million signalling operations, rith cas)transactions exceeding 350 crores of rupees, it is inevitable that there will on occasions be delays, mis-sortings, misdeliveries, mutilations and frauds, due to the rigour of the elements, the failure of mechanical transport or scientific apparatus and the frailities of human nature. The ideal of the department has always been an efficient public service.

·TELEGRAPIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 3 WVule it is not denied that there is still scope for improvement, it will it is hoped be generally admitted that the Department has been able to carry out its duties with reasonable efficiency I Trish to record iny sincere appreciation of the work done frequently under dificult conditions by all classes of the staff of the Department I wish also to record my thanks for the assistance and co operation received from the different Departments of the Central and Local Governments, Railway Administrations and the Steam ship and Air Companies I have the honour to be Em lour most obedient servant, G V BEWOOR Drector (teneral of Posts and Telegraphs

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·ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND ·APPENDIX I. Statement of Capital Outlay in the Indian Posts and Telegraphs. Department during and to end of the year ended the 31st March 1937, Outlay during the year. Outlay to end of the year. Post Office. Telegraph. Telephone. 2 3 4 Radio 5 Total. 6 Post Ofice. Telegraph. Telephone. Radio. 10 Total, 11 1 7 8 9 Fized Assets. Rs. Rs. Ra, Rs. R9. Rs. Rs. Rs. Re. Rs. 3,56,327 9,19,705 1,22,511 48,008 7,46,651 2,88,54,363 1,02,82,546 11,13,173 21,96,751 4,84,26,832 1,889 9,22,195 9,29,195 Vans TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37. 1,089 . Lands and Buildings Railway, Biail owned by Post Office. Telegraph and Telephone and Radio Masts and derials Apparatus and Plant Total Fixed Assets. Deduct-Receipts on Capital Account. Total Lines 10,38,217 74,504 8,74,456 15,67,602 3,58,016 13,32,426 26,64,588 45,477 19,58,150 9,42,68,173 1,41,36,823 3,98,758 10,87,09,752 2,48,084 18,88, 189 46,53,976 1,07,61,438 27,06,330 1,81,21,744 3,39,569 | 45,94,6792,97,76,557|11,61,82,695 2,60,11,434 62,99,837 17,69,70,623 11,31,808 5,38,028 7,486 16,77,322 3,39,569 45,04,679 2,86,44,749 11,46,44,667 2,60,03,948 52,99,837 17,45,93,201 4,18,282 56,15,697) 56,16,097 -436 1,689 1,313 3,002 3,68,016 13,32,426 25,64,568 4,15,282 -461 25 . Stores and Manufacture Suspense. M18cellaneous Post and Telegraph Advances. Total interost.boaring Capital Outlay. Deduct-Portion of Capital outlay financed from ordinary Rovepuce to Capitaloutlay not charged to Revenuo 3,59,018 17,47,247 25,64,693 3,39,069 60,09,425 2,80,44,749 12,02,62,053 2,60,05,261 62,99,837 18.02,11,000 3,58,016 3,58,016 17,47,247 25,64,693 3,39,669 46,51,409 34 ·35 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS ANI) APPENDIX II. Profil and Loss Accounts of the posts and Telegraphs Department for the year 1936-37. Total. Postal. Telegraph. Telephone. Radio. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Receipts. A.-Postage and Message Rove. nuo B.-Miscellaneous Revenue 8,77,37,579 6,78,55,398 1,96,91,159 1,91,022 2,91,85,175 1,25, 67,629 72,97,062 86,04,052 6,96,432 Total Receipts . / 11,69,02,764 | 8,04,23,027 | 2,69,88,221 86,04,052 8,87,454 10,59,117 5,46,063 3,03,972 1,18,166 27,04,046 18,53,511 6,64,336 90,917 1,24,143 4,19,175 62,056 40,66,119 27,58,050 8,44,333 44,681 63,98,860 . 54,14,302 8,76,872 1,07,886 83,07,753 60,82,714 18,07,067 3,18,282 99,695 13,97,537 13,78,278 19,259 . Ecpenditure. C.Direction D.-Account and Audit E. Control- Circle offices F.- Engineering expenses G.-Pensionary charges. H.–Stamps, Postcards, etc. I.--Stationery and Printing J.-Postal Ex. penses K.-Telegraph Traffic L-Radio penses M.-Telephone Expenses N.-Provision for Depreciation R.--Expenditure Retrenched personnel 23,19,905 18,78,622 3,48,738 69,346 23,199 6,72,53,525 | 6,72,53,525 . 1,44,98,267 . 1,44,98,267 10,55,345 10,55,345 28,00,374 28,00,374 25,00,000 2,72,796 17,83,615 3,66,070 77,519 . on 6,30,965 5,43,729 82,581 2,097 2,569 Total 11,49,91,818 8,25,67,288 2,67,66,470 50,67,276 15,90,784 0.--Deduct-Cre. dits to Working expenses 74,25,139 64,32,459 4,93,045 4,45,807 Net Total 10,75,66,679 7,61,34,829 ) 2,52,73,425 46,21,469 15,36,956 Add-Interest on Capital Outlay. 78,81,523 13,75,773 52,74,647 9,88,410 2,42,693 Total 11,54,48,202 7,75,10,602 3,05,48,072 56,09,879 17,70,618 . ad- Inter-branch justments 1,78,020 --5,66,781 10,15,141 -6,28,359 Total Expenditure | 11,54,48,202 7,76,88,622 2,99,87,291 66,25,020 11,63,263 Profit (+) for LOBB () the year +-14,54,552 +27,34,405 -29,93,070 -29,93,070 +19,79,032 -2,85,815 ·36 Ra 8,45,19,000 O TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 APPENDIX II. Monetary Transactions Revenue Collection, Expenditure Rg I (0) Postage and Mes sage revenue-net 7,81,55,000 (a) Payments to staff (0) Telegraph charges (6) Maintenance and Re realısed in cashpairs to assets net 95,82,000 (c) Conveyance of mails II (a) Telephones 83,04,000 (d) Pensionary charges (b) Receipts on account () Depreciation of Money Orders, () Interest on Capital Bntish Postal Orders Outlay and Indian Postal (9) General expenses Orders 1,13 09,000 (c) Miscellaneous re Total cerpts 95,52,000 III Credits for Bervices Tendered to other New works-Telegraphs, Departments 89,70,000 Telephones, etc Total 12,68,72 000 32,76,000 90,75,000 83,08,000 25 00,000 78,82,000 88,58,000 12,44,18,000 50,09,000 - Paid Money Order and other Trust Transactions Money Onder and other Trust Transactions Money Orders paid- Money orders issued Domestic 80,79,98,000 Domestic 80,85,26,000 International 3,17,24,000 International 84 48,000 British Postal Orders paid 15,32,000 British Postal Orders sold 28 36 000 Indian Postal Orders Indian Postal Orders sold 14,67,000 14,42,000 Cash Certificates 25 ved 15,11 51,000 Cash certificates das Savings Bank Deposits (a)49,36,44,000 charged (b)22,00,76,000 Velde payable post collec Bavings Bank with tions 18,70,55,000 drawals (c)43,39,39,000 Premia realised on Life In Value payable poet collec Aurance and Endowment tions paid 18,70,65,000 Assurance policing 77,38,000 Value of Life Insurance Sale of quinine 2,77,000 and Endowment As Salt revenue collected 90 000 surance policiee paid 49 60,000 Customs duty realised 73,45,000 Military pensionis paid 1,67,40,000 Total 1,66,83,71,000 Total 1,70,54,72,000 1 (9) Net deposits during the year but includes R$ 5,84,36,000 on account of transfer transactions of Savings Bank accounts from one post office to another (6) Inclusive of interest paid (c) Includes interest and R8 5,84,36 000 on account of tracefer tranfections of Eavings Bank accounts from one post office to another C ·APPENDIX IV. 37 Number of post offices, letter-buxes (excluding those at post offices) and rural postmen and milage of mail lines. POST OFFICES, LETTER-BOXES AND RURAL POSTMEN. DISTANCE OVER WHICH MAILS WERE CONVEYED BY NUMBER ON 318T MAROL 1936. NOUBER ON 316T MARGIE 1987, RUNNERS AND BUATB. RAILWAYB. STEAMER SERVIOI. SEA AND RIVER. MAIL CARTS, HORBRE, CAMELA, ETC. TOTAL. MOTOR SERVICES, Naines of Circlcs. Post Offices, ILotter-boxes. Roralt postmen. Post Offices. Letter-boxes. Bengal and Assam. 4,471 10,015 4,150 3,738 3,607 3,705 18 161 1,551 20,331 25,085 3,713 4,110 1,303 1,230 Bihar and Orissa . 1,716 1,577 1,053 3,889 28 36 13 31 1,620 13,565 i3,803 4,516 10,136 4,210 16,374 10,440 1,855 1,685 1,771 7,845 8,218 3,183 0,700 2,855 10,109 10,345 577 2,815 600 1,531 1,519 Bombay . 3,125 9,581 2,905 5,181 5,466 3,821 2,830 280 286 4,033 4,168 22,729 23,901 Burina 572 . 3,572 613 2,014 2,044 6,405 6,405 778 778 1,147 1,630 12,205 12,385 Central . . 2,086 2,293 741 2,172 8,002* 8,164 666 749 3,270 3,110 31,901* 23,303 ... Jadras 4,520 5,509 2,863 4,174 3,018 762 0,906 9,054 5,508 3,680 15,124 13,945 7,300 1,383 12,451* 12,560 6,333 3,215 3,215 166 101 1,877*5,112 6,295 4,682 29,099* 28,706 21,057* 21,917 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND 1,141 7,218 1,382 4,100 4,599 ... 964 983 3,760 3,776 .. Panjab and North- West Frontier. Sind aud Baluchistan. 657 130 464 698 132 1,084 1,100 1,906 1,030 1,285 1,285 1,248 1,003 755 013 0,278 1,320 United Provinces . 2,015 7,200 2,531 / 2,634 7,293 2,593 7,719 7,874 5,053 5,000 897 883 1,580 1,632 15,255 15,458 23,099 18,601 10,908' 24,084 48,553 16,096 82,203 81,856 41,016 | 41,222 17,421 17,505 5,224 5,150 22,159 23,834 168,023 160,001 TOTAL Increase (+) or decreasc (-). +385 +1,802 +27 -318 -391 +114 60 +1,038 ... ... +1,705 ... The figures linvc boon •Rovised figarea The number of rural post men inclades 1,697 extra departmental dolivery agents functioning on 31st Diarch 1936 and 3,050 functioning on 3166 March 1037. revised 80 as to exclude oMicials who are not actually engaged in delivery work and to include thiosc doing combined duts of delivery and conveyanco of mails. The figures havo bcon roviso so as to curludo ictter boxc8 situated in post omnccs.

·Census of 1931. Area in Names of Circles. square miles. One post office serves APPENDIX V. umber of post offices and letter.boxes (including the letter-boxes at post offices) in relation to area and population and number of postal articles (excluding money orders) in relation to population. Popula. tion. One letter-box serves Literate popula. tion. tion. Square Popula. Literate Square miles, popula- miles. Number of postal Articles per hoad of tion. Total number of postal articles (excluding money orders). Popula. Literate tion popula. tion. 34 13,390 1,200 60 Popula. Literato tion. popula. tion. 10 22,810 4,135 099 372 45 32 9,001 11,958 241,273,211 912 Bengal and Asgam 153,107 60,455,003 5,444,066 B her and Orissa 111.702 42,329,583 1,853,094 Bombay 142,969 28,651,266 2,901,099 Burma 262,732 14,647,407 4,646,088 Central 332,086 35,444,561 1,639,774 Madras 244,556 166,573,370 7,135,798 Punjab and North. 223,522 32,813,782 1,641,859 IVest I'rntier. 3 99 TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37. 823 455 . 25,386 8,052 2,224 225 1.74 163 82 39.83 16,310 4,580 755 7.57 55 1,463 04 14,880 74.72 3,595 6,829 316 3 82 53 73,805,647 216,821,373 65,897,418 70,732,009 223,876,117 174,285,073 7,831 25 12.03 8,683 392 716 2 00 18 43.14 Sind and Baluchis. 187,066 4,082,870 280,100 tan. United Provinces. 122,272 60,803,848 2,352,685 403 2,714 10,739 136 3.36 604 31.37 46 19,180 101 886 241 8 31 106.15 Total . 1,782,490338,801,580 27,895,163 4,288 5,126 12 74 36,831,175 13,084 237 1,168 25 126,616,422 7 39 131.40 4,641 2:49 53.82 364 1,220,138,437 3 69 43 74 ·APPENDIX VI. Number of postolico in leti pobom forelmulise thinno! rs milic) in urban and rural 39:13 at the c!o 1 of the year The Xncuri Ci::)". wa .cat 1cngal and an Bara:id Orl«=$ Lombay 3 r linna Ceniat Indras 1:3 ANNUAL REPOT ON THE INDIAN POSTS ANI) Sortli-Ilfont Frontier, Sind and Raluclletan United Prorincem *** TOTAT. • The Noron inte borsti rorleeil on 3 to curlude latter horen water in post unisex.

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·41 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS ANB APPEN Classified numerical statement of Number of Port OMCCA. Yomber of l'ont Offices with roolricies fonctions, Yanica ni Circler, Head (MCCN. OMCCR. Branch 1 ОТісся. Total. No money to delivers order осся. oMiccs. No Sarings Bank ollices. fealand arrin 1,050 3,303 4,515 1 22 . 1,401 miharand Orl 22 WN 1,830 1,655 70 089 Ilam sy 079 8,163 100 6 1,836 cima 2: 3:56 89 207 3 Cent:a1 31 1,7017 2,173 OS S91 1 1:4ra . Su 1,010 4,974 205 3 1,883 Panlab and Yortb.f*cs! Proatle:. S 3,355 ; 4,100 161 9,121 S!ad and Malachlitan 113 317 401 93 0 199 Called Prorincc* 705 1,615 2,051 377 0! 1,245 Total 252 6,712 18,060 24,061 1,400 41 11,073 ·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTVIENT FOR THE YEAP. 1936 37 42 DIX VI. the otices in each circle on the 31st March 1937 Number of Combined Beceiring and Telegrapt oices Vomber of Record Sorting and Transit Oncer sad Sectione Combined Octs. Postal Receiving Ofices Telegraph Record Otices Oficet Sorting and Trapuit Otices. Section Head Officer Bube Ofees Branch Offices Total 729 787 2211 10 21 10 94 13 883 382 734 87 29 871 1,855 14 18 58 87 291 210 4 3 6 20 in2 423 706 4 34 05 743 707 1 $45 15 27 26 82 32 183 595 $58 10 11 83 3 127 7 137 75 2 7 6 18 90 977 416 749 G 36 63 713 4,116 1$ 8,774 77 210 201 465 ·APPENDIX VII. Estimated *number of unregistered articles of tho lotter and parcol mail givon out for dolivory and actual number of registered articles and parcols posted. 1930-37. 1036-36. Classc3 o! criicica, Percentage of increase (+) Ordecrersc(---) of the total number of articles as compared witu the figures for tho year 1935-36. Articles other P. & I. than P. & T. servico corvicc. articles. Total. Articles other than P. • T. service. . do T. servios nrticles. Total. Articles of the latter mail. Paid unregistered lettors 150,8.18,079 33,508,887, 5:10,357,500 +11,178,809 83,101,862 | 194,280,471 49.32 Unpaid and insufficiently paid articles 29,570,379 Nil 20,570,970 27,272,385 Nil 27,272,383 --24.55 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND 20,428,610 2,937,469 23,365,000 20,247,868 2,732,206 22,380,124 +1.08 Registered letters rúrginorg Value-payable 4,088,700 Ni 4,088,700 4,087,100 Nil 4,067,100 +0.53 Insured letters 2,608,594 8,738 2,617,332 2,767,046 10,499 2,768,145 --5.15 3 Postcards 404,684,209 1,857,381 | 406,041,090 413,961,206 1,812,407 415,773,612 2.22 . 86,491,603 Nil 85,491,603 79,416,683 Nil 79,415,683 *7.65 Registered newspapers Ordinary Registered packets Value-payable 1,210,446 1 174,015 1,391,301 1,333,743 179,977 1,613,720 8.08 1,522,250 Nil 1,522,250 1,284,348 Nil 1,284,348 +18.52 ·Orijinary unregistered pachet 118,654,1481 488,417| 118,123,625 | 116,200,638 487,270 | 110,717,017 . . LAH Total 1,116,120,118 88,955,857 1,205,075,976 1,078,770,413 88,321,080 1,100,101,100 No.4. 1.44 Inucles of in parool mail. Ontharynxuaterra paraula 5,896,731) 371,982 6,268,693 8,727,840 308,120 0.000, 174 12.11 483,391 12,3001 495,891 492,008 12,030 Theurrijk 100,214 VAN *1*hle stenu parnis 3,758,232) NO 3,758,232 3,300,416 NU 1,304,414 On arruntered Farels 4,503,663) 31,181 4,539,844 4,405,760 7,993 1,412,743 Total 14,647,012 415,443 15,092,460 14,722.623 297,934 144103.771 NOWL 2 limivat 1.1,765,135 83,371,300 1,2*, 133,4351,030,402,1776 27,71215 1,17%/11/04 1133 ·45 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND APPENDIX IX. Number of artioles dealt with in Dead Letter Offices. Unregise torcd letters and postcards, Registered nctypapers. Unregisa tered packets, Regis. tered letters, postcards and packets. Parcels. Total 1936-37. Total 1835-36, 5,323,857 117,887 362,763 88,708 4,786 5,787,470 6,449,438 Estimated number of Articles receired for disposal in the Dead Letter oocs (a). 2,218,137 02,168 134,436 8,039 1,074 2,426,613 (1) Ifaaca for delivery to addrc98ccs. 2,465,916 2,310,351 40,300 161, 405 80,103 1,595 2,493,724 3,110,859. (3) Issued for delirery to scndcrs. 108,458 201,639 4,107,618 45,042 3,609 4,019,388 5,506,601 (8) Total of (1) and (2) 109,206 201,403 13,028 9,277 5,895,630 4,318,609 4,768,032 (4) Actually delivered to aildressece or Benders. 10? 171,174 3,377 233 123,019 8,014 130,434 (5) Rctarncd as undeui. Terabic. 8,020 881,632 57,914 1,256 758,390 43,686 868,104 (0) Deposited originally as andeliverablo to either the ad. dresfccs or the senders. 1,052,806 879,959 1,488 998,538 1,121 61,291 46,080 (7) Total deposited as " Dead". 17.25 16:33 31.23 10.84 7.77 17:38 52.62 Percantage of (7) OD (o). *The figures represent the total nua ber of articles of each kind received in Dead Letter offices from post olices.

·LEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37 APPENDIX X. Statistios of Money Orders. 46 1935-36. 1936-37. Number. Amount. Number. Amount Rs Rs 39,513,785 73,72,61,234 . (1) Inland money orderg 189ued (a) Ordinary () Tolographic money orders (c) Total 2) Foreign (including Indian States) money orders (a) Issued (0) Paid 758,363 42,455,176 6,03,78,803 75,75,42,627 40,272,148 766,117 78,76,40,037 6,09,83,581 43,221,293 80,85,26,188 272,551 930,108 (c) Total 84,58,292 3,05,59,489 . 274,500 989,923 Grand Total 1,202,659 3,90,17,781 84,48,337 3,17,23,807 Revenue Orders 41,474,807 1,264,423 money 82,66,57,818 4,01,72,144 44,485,716 ent monoy orders. cial money orders 679,926 252,656 84,88,88,332 1,02,78,007 36,93,270 1,161,682 651,480 244,388 OTE --The figures in (4), (5) and (6) are included in 1(c). 2,91,49,094 1,01,84,559 37,26,137 1,018,977 3,09,91,994 ·ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND APPEN Business of the Post NUMBER OF ACCOUXTS. Nantes of Circles. Number of Head Banks. Number of Sub- Banks. At the end of the preceding! year. Opening balance. Opened during the year. Closed during the year. At the end of the scar. Deposits. ? Rs. A. P. Rs. de B. Bengal and Assam. 40 3,074 867,162 175,870 119,828 923,201 15,03,16,218 10 8 10,01,66,204 13 1 :Bibar and Orissa. 22 1,143 209,720 55,334 20,856 244,207 4,21,49,879 14 6 3,05,66,906 14 11 . Bombay 25 1,822 467,513 84,228 39,035 521,608 10,48,40,054 4 8 0,60,87,229 20 10 Barnia 22 318 116,527 30,696 23,630 | 131,493 2,06,85,013 ( 71,64,88,376 3 3 Central 31 1,259 189,564 42,879 19,869 313,074 3,88,64,963 6 8 2,63,95,936 4 11 Aladras 35 2,495 626,818 115,194 58,744 583,268 5,06,65,759 4 8 5,33,85,001 011 98 1,031 581,430 156,380 80,553 657,264 13,73,40,481 3 10 10,64,88,604 85 Panjab and North- Test Frontier, 195 92,663 40,842 29,254 Sind and Baluchistan. 104,251 1,09,00,457 0 4 2,11,69,613 41 United Provinces. 45 1,942 400, 147 114,468 64,037 550,578 10,77,63,509 9 10 0,09,42,602 g ? Total for 1936-37. 352 12,651 3,541,553 825,797 415,205 / 3,922,145 67,25,17,251 13 9 49,30,11,103° 11 0 Total for 1935-36. 251 12,675 3,100,368 774,894 (0) 333,709 3,511,653 58,20,17,850 15 1 51,09,25,551 0 10 31,09,35 +14.33 +657 +39'41 + 1075 + 15:35 Percentage +0:40 -0:19 ol in crease (+) or decrease (-). (a) This inclodce Rs. 5,84,36,572-10-1 on account of transfer () This includes Rs. 4,70,81,177-6-3 on account of trashr ·TELEGRAPHS DEPARTJENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37. DIX XI. Odice Savings Bank What wilt. Total Bajante. Arerago Attrage Årtage balance bomber balance fa Credit depositor ench otesad per bam Deok. depan sitor Interest Bu Bs. . 120,921 to 28,67,37,733 14 I 0,149,780 11 116,84,82,07 31 3 1 2907 83,141130 279 25 420,107 & 7,38,38,804 9 10 2,69, A3, 284 30 4,78,14, 109 15 20 200 20 49,827 84 105 ) 29,96,54 8 37,32,33, 089 8 706,78,34,032 16 8 41,53,02,058 20 7 283 52 63,438 67 130 67 415,40% 0,78,88,893) 1,56,85,641 6 JO 200,04,051 11 8 838 37 68,<B7 $16791 A31,269 @ 88,80,91,689 382,27,37,991 6104,33,44,107 138 108 6 88,883 83 20347 $677,81% 1014,60,58,709 16 407,23,258 B 106,85,13,450 $ ? 188 1892,394 D2 DS&& $9, 28,693 % & 24,68,57,050 11 30 409,89,638 6 8 15,68, 87,514 3 2 814 86 1,46,528 30 338 20 497,073 10 20 414,97,65% O 1,03,28,17911 9,29,39,808 823 87 4,12,118 03 214 21 * B&18,00,39,057 7 % 6,05,88,667 15 2,84,84,319 20 896 98 58,143 87 21702 1,6,44€998,19,07,09, 417182 4.82,53,414 10 64,67,67,083 84 503.97 67,875 1624 1,10,1,205 7 1,19,812,720 6 1,08,03,458687,28,17,:5329 973-99 $2,020 87 168 84 +813 + 1104 +10 DA +11-26 +22 tarties of Sating Farl scenests from one posto.ce to soother, tweetost 4 Partage Best Decora usom ons dort det to soother, ·49 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND APPEN Statement of Post Office 5-Year Cash Certificates ISSUED. Names of Circles. Denominatious, Cost price realised. 10 20 50 100 500 1,000 Rs. A P. Bengal aud Assam 10,011 8,546 11,001 37,343 13,391 10,520 2,69,15,246 7 0 Bibar and Orissa 1,335 1,093 1 813 5,469 2,694 4 491 57,01,345 120 10,573 8,639 14,936 48 671 Bombas 19,916 27,421 3,81,69,929 15 O 497 516 848 2,022 1,571 43,94,723 15 0 3,816 Barma 2,169 2,131 3,705 10,705 Central 5,065 7,978 1,03,49,071 0 0 3,718 2,735 7,249 3,004 5,050 05 90, 139 40 Madras 3,131 7,834 23,08 15,033 25,855 7.19,51 324 60 4,372 4,137 Punjab and Norlh. West I'rontier, 3,150 4 816 €7,09,179 11 0 2,591 2,309 Sind and Baluchistan 1,814 7,771 21,078 11,000 15,168 2,04 0,CO3 3 5,512 4,329 United Provinces . 75,803 53,361 | 1,65,68 1, 14,572 15,11,60,787 11 Total 33,410 34,783 33 348 38,939 52,985 | 1,17,691 19,703 | 1,07,698 1' 1113,200 ? Total frr the precediog year. +121 +806 +116 +12 +5 +43 Percentage of increase + or decreasc(-).

·TELEOBATHIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37 50 DIX XII 2390ed and discharged during the year 1936 37 DISCHARGED Denominations AYOOST PAID 10 20 50 200 500 1 000 Principal la crest Tutar Rs.nl ro Le 13 103 11 13 75 603 4328 1533 008 957 05 671 450 85,19 0312 3128.11 1 3 1 305 2718 7510 55,63°05 30 18,55 131 D 132.827 ) O 18 C 3070 9333 79 15€ 26 03 3) Bs 4,19,83 031 30 1699 CO3 16 68 ep 19,648 I 33% 13 4,60 18 4 192 18 8 8 8 40 13 71 208 e 6 L1 "9 023 13 8 2,508 9.001 3,967 16,206 6,10 79 31 99 97 6 9 20 $3,070 O $1.080 B 2 4,525 6,88 567 15 034 5001 94,07 233 4u %30 702,2" 49 648 51 8 8 18 323 7 3 516 433 003 7684 5 150, 0762) SOS 80 37 3 9571 3,73 5,813 19 33 5 28 3 84 27 6.B 150 33 34 12 11 10 917 11 12 6,1 11 ca 3 on 1074 15 esOI 82,021 20 679,659 SP 415 1 3 $9,312 $84652 9 90 1 3 fog! 1587 64 90 52,53, +7 98 99 1 8 21444 66. 1 2 11 63 1094 308 EC8'13 $9 14 80 4ER O1 ) 13 * $ 134 +290 +63 +64 + + +910 +13 4919 +y ·APPENDIX XIL 82 Comparative statoment showing tho number of " Crimes" nnd tho nmounts involvod thorcin in tho Indian Posts and Telegraphe Department since 1922-23. By Postal omçinla By Tolcgraph ociolg. By othor porton3. Total. Number Ycar. Num. bor. Amount. Num. hor. Amount, Amount. Highway robbery of manila, Amount, Num. bor. Othor ca.920. Ra, Ra, Ra. . 2,700 1022-23 1923-24 1924-25 1925-20 1026-27 1027-28 1028-20 1020-30 1030-31 1931-32 1032-33 1933-34 1034-38 1038-30 1030.37 031 811 400 100 418 381 306 373 330 443 433 300 200 207 310 1,20,941 1,10,000 1,32,042 1,30,303 06,030 72,082 70,20 95,018 32,739 17,242 01.100 77,300 83,000 73,700 72,000 34,853* ww::: danes and 3 :::: 31 43 27 21 18 16 10 20 22 30 25 21 10 136 170 103 1.16 108 180 1.50 102 239 211 230 200 105 158 130 21,000 62,300 38,0.14 27,780 37,473 10,586 32,800 17,201 12,500 31,067 30,300 36,700 41,000 28,000 63,400 007 733 050 020 000 077 012 502 001 702 007 033 471 178 617 1,46,001 1,00,203 1,70,086 1,68,173 1,35,200 89,081 1,37,802 1,42,003 1,40,273 81,310 n0,100 1,13,000 1,24,500 1,02,100 1,27,400 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND 13,074 21 100 1,400 1 20 ---ccutantin muhorelinnto of the Audit OMco) in tho omoo of Divspional Enginoor, ·TELEGRAPAS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37 APPENDIX XIV.

·153 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND APPEN Business of the Post Office Insurance Fund, in Life LIFE INSOLAXCE. EYDORMENT ASBJEANCE. Numher of lives insured, Annount of claims aná Amount other charges received in met. Amount premia, including insured. incinding fines cost of and medical cstablishment fces. maintained for the Tork. Numbor of livce insured. Amount of claims and Amoont other charges reccived in mct. Amount premia, including insured, including fines cost of and mcdical establishment fees. Daintained for the tok Rs. Rs. À, P, Rs. &, P. RE, Rs. A. P. Rs. PORTB and 3-11 6,84,776 3,40,015 S 92,73,029 4 5 1,049 27,63,757 21,90,152 10 0 15,66,521 7 II Telegraphs Department. Local Fands. | 22 11,000 20,955 1 4 14,015 0 0 118 2,09,800 1,81,261 2 933,837 00 Other Ciri / 392 11,12,319 6,36,954 8 63,59,097 4712,364 / 62,39,487 39,60,419 8 425,61,807 15 4 Departments. 99,700 69,360 3 1 28,373 12 0 206 5,27,634 3,32,051 14 91,83,013 11 0 Military De 39 partment. Total 1036-37. for 801 18,40,795 10,77,276 $ 86,74,455 5 0f 4,637 97,29,676C6,63,935 S 1042,85,380 2 S Total for 791 22,21,720 10,51,450 6 2 5,56,282 12 11 4,695 06 E6,173 63,02,3£6 12 11 39,04,145 0 11 1936-36. Increase 35,795 14 6 1,18,172 81 43,505 3,71,545 6 11 2,01,234 6 010 €1 Decrease 9,80,925 10. . :56 *Revised figores.

·TELEGR (PIIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 5+ DIX XIV, Ingarance, Endowment Assurance and Monthly Allowances, QILD Torek, JUXTELE ALLowLXC Number of the neatta, Amoaut iopared, Atcount received in premia, locador ines and medical fees Amount of elana and biber charges mtt. focluding Cont of falliment maintained for the work Nutuber of sadocribers Amount of bayi A mondt of 8owanees obrerly 100 strated recessed Amani ni claims and otter charges DPL focluding COAT of estament majotarea for the C. 7 Rs R$ Es, 17 Rr. 2,790 $3,38 513 25,50,538 2 917,79 80 13 1 80 71 OO 7,03 60 2,12 917 4 1 47,93 0 0 2,332 33 73 60,800 45,07,384 0 20 20,20.016 3 11 3,009 0 245 4,"7,531 402,402 10 2 11,367 7 0 S DO 4 4,438 115,70 573 77 51 311 149.69 835 7 3 42 21 0 9,020 470 3,491 19,07,891 74,57,667 % 145,00,4.8 & 10 131 $$ 4,340 2,97,311 8 B4,09,407 OS het 1 $ 3,37,40 88 84 1.11$ ·99 APPENDIX XV. · Abstract of Life Insurance Policies, Endowment Assurance Policies and Contracts issued, discharged, lapsed and surren. dered during the year 1936-37. Life Insurance Policies issued. Eodowment Assurance Policies JIonthly Allowance Con. issued. traots issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Balance of 1935-30 Rs. A. P. 16,164 3,50,29,416 0 0 Ibsued during the year Pos. A, P. 76,934 14,36,75,195 00 . 801 21 Rs. A. P. 424 16 8 18,40,795 00 4,637 Total 97,29,878 00 15,965 3,68,70,211 00 81,571 15,34,04,873 00 21 424 16 8 205 (a) 4,57,395 00 664 9,40,301 00 1 2 8 0 Deduct--Discharged during the year by death Ditto Maturity Ditto Surrender Ditto Lapse 1,278 21,89,163 00 94 fres 1,91,876 00 846 8,33,556 00 15 26,000 0 Ditto 0 129 1,51,250 00 .. Cancellation. 4 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND •5,000 0 0 13 12,300 00 Total 318 6,80,271 00 2,030 Balance on 31st March 1937 41,28,570 0 0 1 2 8 0 15,6473,61,89,940 00 78,041 14,12,78,303 0 0 20 422 7 8 (a) In addition to these amounts the sums of P8. 09,211 and Rg. 4,88,180 have been pairl as honuses on Life Insurance and Endowmont Assurance policies respectively.

·APPENDIX XVI, Post Office Insurance Fund Account for the year ended 31st March 1937. Lie Icetrance Account Endowment Aurance Account Monthly Allowance Account Receipt Payments Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Bo Re RE KE As ? R Papd At the be Claimu pald . 4,80 005 1 0 Fand at the begin. Claims paid 80,20 067 | s Fand at the begin. Claims pald 2,843 12 0 giuding vf ning of the ning of the year I 603 8 8 the year 1,10 68,811 lo7 year 5,72,18,739 S 2] Surrender valge Promla Tesllsed 10,70,694 14 I paid 54,287 0 0 Premix res Subscriptions Used .68 61,831 O Sarrender realised 43 13 0 Surrender value Yelae poid. 3,63,898 9 0 paid Fines . 997 & 7 Estabilshment and other 2 220 8 6 chatges fn Modical Iece cluding medi. Establishment Establishment realised 181 O o cal fees 19,603 0 0 Medical fees and other Interost 2 458 9 10 and other realised $63 14 o charges 12. charges 77 00 cluding me Interest 4 27 834 9 11 dical fees .303 4 9 14 o Refandi 840 4 0 Interest • 0,40 85466 TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37 Fines Finca . . Refunde Relande 8 334 7 0 Fand at the end of the year 71,150 11 1 polleles. Reserye vala of converted • 20 796 0 0 Reserve value of converted policies Fand at the cod of the year 1,47,97 671 4 2 20 -0600 Fand at the end of the year 8,18,04,713 11 81 TOTAL . 3,94 93,923 92 TUTAE. 1,34 93 822 9 2 TOTAL € 89 50 193 13 6 TOTAL • 8,50,50 123 13 0 Turit 76101 7 1 TOTAL 74 1817 1 • Rerleed egtret 50 ·57 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND ON an APPENDIX XVII, PRINCIPAL STEAMER SERVICES. By the British India Steam Navigation Company. (1) Direct coinmunicntinn t}iree times a week between Calcutta and Rangoon. (2) Wcckly direct communication between Madrasand Rangoon. (3) Weekly communication between Rangoon, Tavoy and Mergui. (4) Fortnightlyrommunication between doulmoin, Yoh, Tavoy, Morgui, Victoria Point and Penang. (5) Weckly direct communicntion between Bombny and Karachi, (0) Weckly cominunication between Karachi and Basrah vių the principal Persian Gulf Ports. (7) Fortnightly communication between Karachi anni Basrah viſi the Persian Gulf Ports. Under contract with the lodian (8) Fortnightly communicntion betereen Kara. Posts and Telegraphs Departe chi nnd Bushire via the Persino Gulf ment from 1st February 1924, Ports. annual payment of (0) Woolily comniunication from Negapatnm Rs. 12,72,272. to the Straits (temporarily fort. nightly). (10) Direct woolly coinmunication between Rangoon and Penang. (11) Fortnightly communication betreen Bombus, Vnibnsn, Zanzibar, Beira, Delagon Bar and Durban trith calls on the outward voyage every four rocks at tho Serchelles, Jozambique and Dar. 03.Salaam. 11) Auditional services betireen any of the ports served by the above-mentioned lines and between any of Ile ports on thie Coromandalconst and Rangoon. } (13) Cominunication three times & week belveen Akynb and Buthidaung. (14) Bi-Weekly sorrico between Akyab and Pnletwa via Myohaung and Kyauk. tats. (15) Communication thrico & teck between Akynb and Kyauktav vid Myohaung. Under contract with the Burma (16) Bi-Wcokly service bɔtween Alyaband Government on an annual pay. Myaungbsre viâ Midbya, mont of Rs. 1,50,000 of which (17) Bi. (Veekly communication belveen Rs. 32,000 is paid by the Poste Kyaukpyu and Sakanmave. and Telegraphs Department. (18) Bi-Weckly communication between Akyah and Saodoway. (10) Tri-rookly service between Akyab und Dlabamuni. (20) Weekly communication between Kyaukpyu and Cheduba via Ramree.

·58 TELEGRIPIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 APPENDIX XVII-cold. PRINCIPAL STEAYER SERVICES ---Conid. By the British India Stuam Nangation Company conid, f! Weekly coramducation between Saado Under contract with the Burma way and Kyaukuyu viá Rantee and Government on an ant bal pay Taudzu ment of Rs 1,50 VOU of wiich (??) Weekly communication between Kyauk RA ( Spaint by the Tobis rouaod Sandovay and Telegraphe Department By the British India Steam Navigation Company and the Bengo) Burma Steam Navigation Company, jointly. (23) Weekly coroxo unication between Chutta gong, Akyab, Kysukpyu, Sagdoway (during fast season only) asd Ran goon (24) Weekly communication (duridgfair season only) between Chittagong, Akyaband Roogoon Under contract with the Indian Posts and Selegraphs Depart ment from 1st February 1034 on ån annual payment of R 1,40,000 By the Asiatic Steam Nassgalios Company (28) Communication at intervals of about three No contract with t)e Indian Port weeks between Calcutta and Port and Telegraph, Deparlsness, Blair, with extensions to Madras and ti e mall service bcug crform Reogoon. ed under special arrangeraeata made by Government. By the British Indra Steam Navigation Company and the Indo-C'hına Steam Navigation Company. (28) Caramunication at regular intervals The consideration is not the tetween Calcutta and the Straits forma of a mantay subsidy but o Settlements and Hong Kong guarsates or cortar Concep BIO39 By niber Agencies 117) By the Dombay Steam Navigation Com pony Ltd Daily Cottanicahon belveen Bombay and Gos Under contract with the Indietr Poats and Telegraphs Depart. ment from the 1st Octoboc to 31st May each year for a period of 3 Seis with effort froro the 1st October 1936 The montt ly payment made by the Depart ment is Rs 2 20 tonarda wlich the Government of Portuguese Inda toninbute Rs 200 (S) By the Nawánagar Steie, Jamnagar Darty comunication between Rozi Zunder und Kanda Bunder Under contract witte Jadran Posts and Telecast Des art ment on a monthly payment of Rs 600 from the 1st Dreim ber 1936 for & perd of 6 years This monthly payment of Rs GDO 1BC}udes charges for con Vryance of mails by Slatu Buses botn een Jamaagar P' and Kozi Bunder ·69 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND APPENDIX XVII. Statistics of telegrams. 1035-36. 1936-37. Numbor. Rocoipts. Number. Receipts. Rs. Rs. Inland. 340,792 494,435 7,50,006 7,18,173 400,549 571,948 8,38,909 7,94,119 1,652,392 11,826,954 31,46,217 1,04,91,195 1,462,651 12,422,341 27,57,228 1,09,02,652 (1) Stato. Expross Ordinary (2) Privato Express Ordinary (3) Raj- Express Ordinary (4) Press - Express Ordinary 8,617 33,808 31,143 46,905 11,131 52,342 46,928 80,824 184,100 447,327 2,67,458 3,67,867 (a) 1,58,19,864 188,602 2,62,012 449,005 3,47,486 (5) 15,558,569 1,60,30,188 14,096,485 (6) Total . Foreign. Numbor. Indian share of rovenue. Number. Indian share of revenue. Rs. Rs. (c) 29,220 (c) 1,47,930 (d) 26,799 (d) 1,41,542 (O) Stato (7) Private Urgont Ordinary Deforred D. L.T. Codo (8) Pross (9) Total 1,682 10,370 2,393 13,584 (e) 475,387 (c) 7,93,045 (1) 489,890 (f) 7,79,278 353,067 4,90,478 371,387 5,30,710 (9) 131,153 (g) 2,46,158 (h) 127,103 (h) 2,64,816 1,183,936 19,14,146 1,218,709 20,05,811 79,808 1,21,208 72,142 1,16,252 2,254,253 37,23,335 2,308,410 38,51,993 (a) Inclusivo of Rs. 5,58,629 on account of abbreviated addresses and exclusive of Rs. 3,38,710 on account of debit adjustments. (6) Inclusive of Rs. 5,62,017 on account of abbreviated addresses and exclusive of Rs. 3,96,955 on account of dobit adjustmonts. No. Indian share of value. Rs. 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·composition of lo staff reeruited to ite Department during the year 1936 Communal strength of postal and telegraph officials actually emploged on tho 1st January 1937 and tho cominugal (Escludes Audit Staff and 1 xtra Departmental Agents) Actual strength oa tlo let January 1937 new recruits & polnted during 1930 indys Hindus Other than Depressed Classes Total number Domiciled. Europeans and Anglo Indians Depressed classes Teropeana Mahomedans Indlan Christiania Other communities Domiciled Europeans and Anglo Ind an8 Other than Depressed Clasca Total number Depressed Classes Mishowedane TELEGRAPHS DEPARTIENT FOR THE YEAR 1936 37 Europeans Iodlan Christians Other communities Sih bs Parsis SiLbs Parsis I-Gazetted Staff 65 19 25 32 11 (1) $ perlr Telerah In nerring and Niels Brat chea () Indian lo 3 gril 1 lp raphy aric Site class << > Cleric attal Serpics Cos I 13 4 4 1 4 116 16 2 87 1 1 45 1 18 27 1 3 (ir) Telgtept T glare & a 1 1 Irelas Sers e clum (v) Po tmasters Service cha 311 (14) Postal S Drintendents Service Cull (oh) Tigap! Trac Service 133 1 Total 141 73 25 3 3 3 & 1 1 00 1 11 1 4- 1 1 408 58 153 41 185 11 4 62 ·Actual.strength on tho 1st Jangary 1037. Iladus, 03 Nor recruits appolated during 1030. Hindus. Namo of Circlc. WETE AMETALANA Bengal and Assam Bihar and Origsa 40 1 23 15 18 1 II.-Engineering Supervisora, General and Telephones, Electrical Supervisors and Cable Supervisors. 1 3 ... ... 7 3 ... 38 1 15 ... ... 1 Bombay Burma Central ... 15 1 23 1 5 2 .. 3 ... 1 ... 1 . ... 10 22 1 ... Madras 13 ... ... ... ... 8 . ... 1 31 .. 1 ... ... 16 ... ... 2 1 Punjab and Frontier. ... 10 North-West 06 3 ... 23 • 10 ... 30 2 ... 1 12 ... ... 34 ... ... .. 13 1 2 19 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AN 10 6 2 2 ... 7 ... 1 . 1 2 .. 2 . ... ... United Provinces Sind and Baluchistan. Miscellaneous offices. (Electrical Engineer-in-. Chief, Controller of Telegraph Stores, Superintendent of Telegraph Workshops, Accounts Officer, Telephono Revenue, Stores and Workshops, Superintendent, Postal Seals.) Tota! ... ... 1 ... ... ... .. 295 3 127 14 132 13 2 1 23 20 .. 1 ... ... 1111 ·Tota! 19 10517 O 49 84 8 6 Supervisors and Wireless Operators 0 84 3 29 5 1 19 385 19 205 19 64 5 91 Bengal asd Asyam Biharaad Orissa Bombay Dorma Central 41 S IV... Telegraph Blasters and Telegraphists 10 534 158 139 1 6 285 D 3 22 Hadris 103 10 50 135 69 120 995 998 312 5 3 2 1 1 108 24 30 227 175 104 06 Punjab and North Feet rontier Lailed ITOVIDCC Bini and Baluchistan Macellaneous occa Total o 1 89 29 18 TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 3 9 1 43 1 1 15 5 2 374 2 5 2 89: 1 03 1 201 7 108 28 Mengal and Assam Dlhar and Orissa 22 5 833 4 661 24 2 124 1 '08 Bombay Burma 085 885 6 V-Clerical Staff 64 40 3 12 4 252 13 380 177 10 80 2 1-0 391 86 080 6 25 8 360 195 244 62 100 39 1 571 0 2 02 22 05 38 109 1 727 13 13 77 1 774 4 187 2 20 67 1 6 2 1936-37 160 6 8 3710 2 403 2 542 Central Madras rajab and north Test rontier United I rorinces Slod and Daluchistan Mischa DEODS odern Tot 441 1 808 134 3 417 2 27 20 110 1 3 11 B3 13 19 777 440 B 834 23 139 19 14 499 1 9 40 220 13 18 EG 3 14 199 20 163 107 21 4 19 10 24 1 1 S 84 21 807 1 19 5 688 S90 21 486 1 1 2000 163 6 83 1 777 1 1 63 8 241 3822 13 ·Actunisticnath on the 11 January 1037. et recrul aprontal durinn 103). Jinlue Yamo ot Circlo. Total number. Other tfun Dopressed Classes Dopressedl Classes, l'uropcaas. fur.10:P11001 *xurirul.01.11 Jlahouciant. ludian (hristians. Our Cummins 4. otlirt t?3n Đc c++++ Clus.. Tot.nmtnt. Domicilcu Huropean and nylo-Indians. Huropcains. Deprem Cl.1684.8. Slalomcuans. Indian Christians. Ollier comuniunilics, SILI Siklis, Parais. VI.-Lino Stall. Beogal and Aseam 636 328 301 . ... 10 er ... 10 1 Blhar and Orissa 210 101 ... 68 .. 1 *** .. ... Bombay 00 210 . 100 1 8 11 .. . .. ... Burma 421 138 6 131 13 ... . . Central 301 216 1 . ... ... 1 6 ... .. Madras 630 330 113 ... $7 16 ... 20 1 . ... 800 330 3 510 13 1 12 2 10 ... ... .. *** Punjab and North-West Frontier. United Provinces 443 200 1 140 1 13 10 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND ... ... 3 ... ... Sind and Baluchistan 206 .60 200 3 3 .. ... ... .. .. 2 1 Total 4,164 2,181 107 1,023 1 05 133 1101 67 2 ... 0 VII.- Departmental Branch Postmasters,' Overseers, Overscer, Reader, Sorting and Head Postmen, Postmen, Village Postmen and Mailguards. Bongal and Assam 4,000 3,370 203 1,211 15 10 238 118 100 Bihar and Orissa 2,221 1,007 443 10 Bombay 4,420 3,671 740 83 50 17 1,177 753 .. ! 3 . .. .. 33 + 1 23 4 3 U .. Burma .. 171 0 213 20 7 1 .. ...

·15 1 297 873 00 1 13 63° 181 5 2 3 302 88 3 1 148 1354 3 (84 2017 127 10 12 1 322 47 29 8 b Craint Madras Punjab and orth Test Frontier Volted Provinces 3 835 2 3 999 3 099 1 Blod and Daluch latan 1 299 "07 s 20 14 168 2 61 11 Total 26 BO 19 8431 378 6637 2 137 300 263 439 VIII -Miscellancous Superior Staff 143 18 29 1 32 51 27 3 10 18 9 12 231 2 1 5 6 2 86 3 TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1936-37 107 19 1 1 34 2 29 8 201 25 7 1 12 02 1 3 32 13 106 1 11 24 17 1 2 7 55 13 86 10 2 b 1 14 12 1 Bengal and Assam Bihar avd Orl99 Bombay Barm Central Madras Panjab and North West Frontier Provluces Blad And Dalschstan Allacellaneous omces 109 164 6 11 14 25 12 21 3 125 187 8 19 7 14 S 964 D 2 242 53 49 3 13 35 24 6 43 22 19 1 1 16 4 2 2 1 1 793 7 Total 1 04 423 160 31 34 80 108 24 671 169 9 6 IX Inferior Staff (other than Runners and inferior servants paid from contingencies) 3 130 "166 +3+ 728 1 2 4 19 108 10 97 1 1 133 124 72 1 403 32 14 54 4 10 410 532 S 62 1 -09 3 105 194 1 8 77 BORAL and ABS&T Ithar and Orlaga Bombay Burma Central Madras 577 209 13 3 .80 98 109 36 60 D 808 303 1 245 5 737 39 3 1 748 453 91 181 1 87 17 2 477 192 61 • lyurcs Instase Runners an inferior atrasts peld froon contingencles 66 ·Actual strength on the 1st January 1937. New recruits appointed during 1930. Hindus. put Hindus. Name of Circla. Total number. Other than Depressed Classes. Depressed Classes. Europeans. Domiciled Europeans Anglo-Indians. Mahomedans, Indian Christians. Other communities. Other than Depresscd Classes, Total puniber. Domiciled Europeans and Anglo-Indians. Depressed classes, Europeans. Sikhs, Indian Christians. Mahomedans. Parsis. Other communities, Sikhs, Parsis, IX.-Inferior Staff (other than Runners and inferior servants paid from contingencies)--contd. Punjab and Frontior. North-West 2,296 1,036 25 7,072 .. 148 15 ... .. 140 ... 35 ... ... 90 ... 9 6 ... ... 67 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS, ETC United Provinces 2,243 1,064 95 483 1 118 78 40 ... ... 477 276 . 1 ... 197 1 1 22 13 ... Sind and Baluchistan Miscellaneous onces 74 . 46 23 6 ... ... ... 2 2 ... ... 0. Total 17,558 ... 11,954 833 4,224 3 102 285 1 296 1,394 ... 800 34 430 1 10 61 ... 52 X.--Direction (Non-Gazetted). Clerical staff 175 140 2 28 3 2 .. .. 2 .. ... ... I. ... 2 2 Inferior staff 93 50 32 . .. .. .. Total 268 199 2 00 4 .. 2 2 ... ... ... GRAND TOTAL 84,07483 57,000 1,478 18,707 2,107) 884 2,012 212 1,531 2,943 1 1,571 58 030 65 40 135 7 130 ·Growth of Postal Trallic since 1889.90- All articles (EXCLUDES FIGURES FOR BRITISH AYD I\DI 4 POSTAL ORDERS) 250 200 380 400 60 600 660 800 050 70.0 760 800 AKO 006 960 1000 1060 1100 1180 1200 230 1300 1380 001 1450 1600 13.0 1600 1850 1700 1780 1800 1850 GOTX ! 1889-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 1900-01 01-02 02-03 03-01 01-05 03-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 24-25 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30 30-31 31-32 33-33 33-34 34-35 35-36 -30 300 350 007 OS 600 650 600 650 700 750 800 830 050 100 1030 1100 0911 120x) PAD ***

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·II Letters and Postcards. 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 200 080 100 320 3.10 20 380 400 40 440 400 460 600 GRO 610 560 080 GOC 620 013 600 CHO 100 90 1999-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-44 94-95 95-98 96-97 07 98 98 99 99-00 1900-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-01 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 16-10 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 27-28 28-29 22-30 30 31 31-32 32-33 33-34 31-35 35-36 36 37 160 200 220 240 200 280 320 360 08€ 400 420 440 460 480 ser 800 020 099 ORA UN 600 020 010 Letters Postcards..

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·Il Parcels, Money Orders, Newspapers and Packels. 89 9 00 28 on 83 DO 9 104 los 11. 111 LY TRE 31.11.00 1 1989-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-98 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 21- 24-26 25-28 26-27 27-28 28-29 29-30 30-31 21-32 32-33 33-34 34-35 35-38 36-37 112 Parcels ... Money Orders.

·. او ·IV Number of accounts in the Post Office Savings Eank opened and closed during each year and the number of accounts open at the end of each year. spapunu thousands 1927-281 1928-29 1929-30) 1930-31 1 32 1934 ??! 113 314 1934-39 1035-36 1936–37 48 46 40 38 38 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 10 8 2 Accounts opened

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·V Total amount of deposits and withdrawals in the P. O. Savings Bank accounts during each year and the total amount in deposit at the end of cach year. . 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 1930-31 1931-32 1032-33 *C-C081 SC-10811 974061 14-0.61 74 72 70 88 80 62 40 39 66 84 62 60 48 12 10 39 34 30 21 Deposits Il'ithdrzwals Lofon

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·VI Average number of depositors per savings bank and average balance at credit of each depositor by postal circles at the end of 1936-37. Average Average balance at No of edut of depositor cach depositor Names of postal circles per bank 296 47 179 25 Bengal and Assam 209 28 195 21 196 11 Bibar and Orugs 282.62 220 67 Bombay 336 47 167 91 Burtas 166.46 203 42 Contral 36.15 94 84 Madras 614 84 238 80 Punjab and NWF 523 87 214 22 Sind and Baluchistan 396 98 217 02 Vaited Provinces 303 07 Ano 190 40 Total for India and Burma 2x) *** Depositors Bilances.

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·VIII Number and value of Indian Postal Orders issued in different circles in 1936 37 Value Number of Postal Orders ssued Name of Carcler ol Pouls! O der sated Rs Bengal 1 68 622 and Assam 68 699 24 214 54 946 B har and Onlass 1 83 671 332 056 Bombay 58 822 1 61 766 Burns 34 947 89 518 Central 141 6523 28 021 Madras B4 909 68 869 Punjab & VF 20 518 51 451 Snd & Baluch stan 68 435 2,31 503 Un ted Provinces Total for 655 897 (14 66 7521 India and Bur IX/ I\DICATIONS \um er Value

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·IX Diagram showing for each year from 1925 26 to 1936 37 the total number of paid telegrams, the working expenses and the average value of a telegram ã Norber ot pad teicams (La millions) 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 9 1 100 700 800 1 000 900 I 200 1 300 1 400 1 500 1 600 1 700 1 800 2.000 2 100 2.200 2300 2 400 2 500 2 800 100 200 300 400 500 006 Roport per pald Telegram 2 1925 26 1026 27 1927 28 12028 29 1929 30 1030-31 1931-32) P 932 33 1933 34 9 1934-35 1935 26 1936 37 Numer of pud telegrins Total working expense per pail telegram tierng value per pul telegram fost of all no net 11 telem

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·X NUMBER OF TELEGRAMS INDICATIONS Inland Private telegrams in lakhs Inland State telegrams in lakhs Inland Press telegrams in lakhs Foreign Private telegrams in lakhs Foreign State telegrams in thousands Foreign Prese telegrams in thousands 1925 26 1926 27 1927 28 1928 29 1929 30 1930 31 1931 32 1932 33 1933 31 (1934 35 1935 36 1936 37 340 230 220 210 200 190 280 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 $0 70 60 KO 10 30 20 10 0

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·XI VALUE OF TELEGRAMS IDICATIONS Inland Private telegrams in lakhs of rupees Inland State telegrams in lakhs of rupees Inland Press telegrams in lakhs of rupees Indian share of Foreign Private telegrams in lakhs of rupees Indian share of Foreign State telegrams in thousands of rupees. Indian share of Foreign Press telegrams in thousands of rupees 1925–26 1926-27 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 ICO 150 140 130 120 110 100 DO 80 70 00 60 10 20 10 0

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·XII Total Telephones, Circle by circle 1936-37 Tele TEC Tele- Totat phone phonce phonce Name Tele from from of from arcles cented phonea Portacas exxchange hoo hanges bastelvecm 10 15 06 2. thousand. In 21,989 3 049 17 692 1 248 Bengal Assam 20421 511 424 77 Bhe & 0359 22 093) 2 110 18 809 1 174 Bombay 4,244 1 273 2 808 163 Burma 1 5301 535 55 Central 6 533 767 3 614 212 Mad as 11 117 11 789 123 Punab IN WE *** 2 048 1 0551 706 187 Snd & Beluch San 3 074 3 881 90 Un led Probeer Total for 77.390 29 00345 0533 334 Indus: Burma o 10 2 91 VA Total tel; b nes Telepl ones from overnment Exian Telepi on < from I eened ( Fx lun - Telepl ones from non-prel in

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