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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account fob the Yeas ended 31st Mabch, 1937. £ s d {jY £ s cl Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 1,472,988 8 5 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 1,157,350 15 4 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. .. 25,336 7 5 Rents received .. .. .. •. 10,604 1 0 Private box and bag rents .. .. .. 28,03943 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. 22,362 19 8 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 71,853 13 8 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 157,103 19 9 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. .. .. 50,610 22 £1,497,924 15 10 £1,497,924 15 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss brought down .. .. . . .. 50,610 22 Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (re) .. .. .. 74,387 14 6 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 124,997 16 8 £124,997 16 8 £124,997 16 8 TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 396,261 311 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 312,634 5 11. "Depreciation (b) .. .. .. .. 34,685 8 2 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 62,129 10 0 Rents received .. .. .. .. 923 15 2 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. .. .. 55,259 J 0 £430,946 12 1 £430,946 12 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss brought down .. .. .. .. 55,259 I 0 Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 28,656 2 0 Profit and Loss Account .. 83,915 3 0 £83,915 3 0 £83,915 3 0 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 241,018 210 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 564,765 0 9 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. .. 108,317 14 6 Rents received .. .. .. .. 2,884 15 7 Profit before charging interest on capital carried Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 21,27467 down .. .. .. .. .. 239,588 5 7 £588,924 2 11 £588,924 2 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 89,489 0 4 Profit brought down .. .. .. 239,588 5 7 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 150,099 5 3 £239,588 5 7 £239,588 5 7 TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. . £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 564,007 1 1 Telephone revenue .. .. .. .1,301,873 13 2 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. ■■ 397,761 16 7 Rents received .. .. .. .. 4,060 010 Profit before charging interest on capital carried Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 68,478 19 9 down .. .. .. .. .. 412,643 16 1 £1,374,412 13 9 £1,374,412 13 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. . 339,269 3 4 Profit brought down .. .. .. 412,643 16 1 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 73,374 12 9 £412,643 16 1 £412,643 16 1

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