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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ b. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 1,252,554 15 5 By Postages .. .. 1,144,729 10 8 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. 27,328 8 11 Rents received (a) .. .. .. 7,751 10 9 Profit before charging interest on capital Private box and bag rents .. .. 30,813 8 5 carried down .. .. .. 53,390 8 1 Rural delivery fees .. .. .. 15,697 10 9 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 52,833 4 7 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 81,448 7 3 £1,333,273 12 5 £1,333,273 12 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (b) .. .. .. 50,826 311 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 53,390 8 1 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account.. .. .. 2,564 4 2 " £53,390 8 1 £53,390 8 1 TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working expenses .. .. .. 491,019 16 10 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 397,973 5 2 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. 36,305 3 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 27,084 2 5 Rent received (a) .. .. .. 996 15 9 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. .. 101,270 16 11 £527,325 0 3 £527,325 0 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 101,270 16 11 By Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (6) .. .. .. 27,553 1 2 ' Profit and Loss Account .. .. 128,823 18 1 £128,823 18 1 £128,823 18 1 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s , d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 173,080 1 7 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 442,895 16 11 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. .. 83,668 6 1 Rents received (a) .. .. .. 2,297 3 7 Profit before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. .. 188,444 12 10 £445,193 0 6 £445,193 0 6 ™ T . . £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (6) .. .. .. 63,498 6 6 By Profit brought down .. .. 188,444 12 10 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. 124,946 6 4 £188,444 12 10 £188,444 12 10 TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. Dr. £ s. d. j Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 438,262 18 5j By Telephone revenue .. .. 1,124,217 18 3 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. 404,393 19 2 Rents received (a) .. .. 2,931 13 0 Profit before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. 284,492 13 8 £1,127,149 11 3 £1,127,149 11 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (6) .. .. .. 250,349 8 3 By Profit brought down .. 284,492 13 8 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. 34,143 5 5 £284,492 13 8 £284,492 .13 8