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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account fok the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s d To Working-expenses .. .. .. 1,340,534 7 7 By Postages .. .. .. .. 1,213,875 17 11 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. 29,057 3 8 Rents received .. .. .. .. ' 9,442 9 5 Profit before charging interest on capital, Private box and bag rents .. .. 31,728 1 7 carried down .. .. .. .. 83,120 17 4 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. 19,227 4 3 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 64,722 17 7 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 113,715 17 10 £1,452,712 8 7 £1,452,712 8 7 £ s. d. £ s d To Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 61,805 18 1 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 83,120 17 4 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account 21,314 19 3 £83,120 17 4 £83,120 17 4 BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s d To Working-expenses (c) .. .. .. 450,836 11 6 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 365,962 6 5 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. 37,012 13 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 34,399 6 4 Rents received .. .. .. .. 1,026 9 3 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down .. .. .. .. 86,461 3 0 £487,849 5 0 £487,849 5 0 £ s. d. £ Si d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 86,461 3 0 By Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 28,842 17 1 Profit and Loss Account .. .. 115,304 0 1 £115,304 0 1 £115,304 0 1 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ „. d. To Working-expenses (c) .. .. .. 217,011 2 1 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 466,994 16 7 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. 95,711 1 7 Rents received .. .. .. .. 2,364 17 7 Profit before charging interest on capital, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 449 7 7 carried down .. .. .. .. 167,086 18 1 £479,809 1 9 £479,809 1 9 £ s. d. £ s . <j. To Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 74,584 14 10 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 167,086 18 1 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 92,502 3 3 £167,086 18 1 £167,086 18 1 TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ a . d. Gr. £ s . d. To Working-expenses (c) .. .. .. 494,716 11 10 By Telephone revenue .. .. .. 1,234,457 11 6 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. 470,668 710 Rents received .. .. .. .. 3'615 6 1 Profit before charging interest on capital, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 51 358 4 0 carried down .. .. .. .. 324,046 111 £1,289,431 1 7 £1,289,431 1 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (a.) .. .. .. 305,595 17 6 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 324,046 111 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 18,450 4 5 £324,046 1 11 £324,046~T1l

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