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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1930. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS. The receipts and payments of the Department for the financial year 1929-30 are shown in the following account: — Receipts. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance forward .. .. 22,477 8 0J By Salaries .. 1,668,363 710 Postages .. 1,169,281 10 6 Conveyance of Money-order and 51,984 0 3 ocean mails .. 90,082 14 9 postal- note Conveyance of commission inland mails .. 148,439 19 6 Private box and 50,824 5 9 Conveyance of bag rents and mails by rail .. 117,167 18 7 rural - delivery Maintenance of fees telegraph and Miscellaneous re- telephone lines 111,698 11 2 ceipts .. 274,640 18 2 Renewals and rePaid telegrams 405,604 6 11 placements .. 70,000 0 0 Paid tolls .. 482,570 17 2£ Motor services and Telephone-ex- workshops .. 83,473 0 0 change rentals 1,206,713 12 5 Miscellaneous .. 340,973 9 9 3,641,619 11 2b Interest on capita] liability .. 481,000 0 0 3,111,199 1 7 Renewal and replacement of Assets Fund (investment) .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Balance carried down .. .. .. 52,897 17 8 £3,664,096 19 3 £3,664,096 19 3 £ s. (1. To Balance brought down .. .. 52,897 17 8 The total cash value of the transactions of the Department, inclusive of the above, amounted to approximately £206,000,000 for the year.

Receipts and Payments for the Years 1881-82, 1891-92, 1901-02, 1911-12, 1921-22, and following Years.

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Year. ! Receipts. Payments. Balance of Receipts Excess of Payments • p ' over Payments. over Ileceipts. £ £ £ £ 1881-1882 .. .. .. .. 234,529 233,291 1,238 1891-1892 .. .. .. .. 320,058 268,343 51,715 1901-1902 .. .. .. .. 488,573 465,756 22,817 1911-1912 .. .. •• .. 1,087,710 988,911 98,799 1921-1922 .. .. .. •• 2,811,535 2,451,571 359,964 1922-1923 . .. .. .. 2,687,768 2,114,994 572,774 1923-1924 .. .. .. .. 2,688,954 2,120,584 568,370 1924-1925 .. .. .. .. 2,889.450 2.416,257 473,193 1925-1926 .. .. .. .. 3,100,396 2,409,556 690,840 1926-1927 .. .. .. .. 3,220,666 2,346,274 874,392 1927-1928 .. .. .. .. 3,329,511 2,299,571 1,029.940 1928-1929 .. .. .. .. 3,445,545 2,921,736* 523,809 1929-1930 .. .. .. .. 3,641,620 3,611,199f 30,421 * Includes payment of interest on capital liability, which was previously paid out of Consolidated Fund. t Includes investment " Renewal and Replacement of Assets Fund."