8.—7 PT. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT— continued.

(a) Increase due to new scale of payment, cost-of-living allowances, and increased number of military camps. (b) Increase due to the suspension of certain of the other services.

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Number ofPersona - VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING- 1942-43. 1941-42. 1942-431941-42 EXPENSES— continued. Voted." Expended. Subdivision No. I. — Postal and Telegraph Salaries —continued. £ £ £ Salaries— continued. Other Salaries— continued. Less salaries provided but not now requiredAmount unexpended owing to increments being £ payable for periods of less than twelve months 30,000 Amount unexpended owing to : (1) Special leave without pay ; (2) sick leave on half or without pay .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 Amount to be expended on Telegraph and Telephone construction works, to be charged to vote " Telegraph Extension " and " Depreciation Fund " '-;.'. .. .. .. 150,000 195,000 280,770 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Post Office Savings-bank management ex- £ penses .. .. .. .. 163,000 Recoveries from other Departments .. 66,000 y 2,357,147 229,000 2,147,575 2,384,767 Allowances— —— Lodging .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 14,000 14,000 Cost-of-living allowances .. .. .. .. 200,000 129,000 Contribution to Railways Department for combined Post-Telegraph-Railway Offices .. ... .. .. 6,000 6,300 Married officers : To provide a minimum of salary .. 1,500 3,000 Non-classified officers, including country postmasters and telephonists, payable by salary (number, 1,534).. .. (a) 85,000 76,000 Salaries of Medical Referees .. .. .. .. 100 100 311,600 233,400 Total-Subdivision No. I.. .. .. 2,459,175 2,618,167 2,357,147 Subdivision No. II. — Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails. Charges for and incidental to— Overseas Services — North American overland and Atlantic transit— , Canada.. .. .. .. .. .. 300 1,000 1,000 United States of America .. .. .. .. 2,500 2,000 2,000 Great Britain and other countries, land and sea transit .. 12,000 6,000 6,000 Payments to shipping companies .. .. .. 22,500 20,000 21,629 Payments for carriage of mails by Empire Air-mail Scheme 15,000 28,000 28,000 Payments to other Administrations for carriage of mails by air .. .. .. .. '.. .. (6)15,000 300 j 923 Payment on behalf of other Administrations (recoverable) 500 1,000 j 359 Payments for carriage of mails by trans-Pacific Air Service 30,000 60,000 ! 60,000 New Zealand - Vancouver Service .. .. .. .. 20,000 11,923 Subsidy to Empire Air-mail Scheme .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 97,800 153,300 146,834 ___