8.—7 [PT. ll].

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1942-43.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT.

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— ! Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ £ VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES — Subdivision II. —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails .. .. .. 74,750 74,750 ,, V. —Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless System .. .. .. .. .. 400,000 400,000 „ VIII. —Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites .. 26,000 26,000 ,, IX.—Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. .. 383,304 383,304 GBOSS Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 884,054 884,054 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. .. 241,490 241,490 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 642,564 642,564 £ I £ % Chargeable on the Post Office Account. VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKINGEXPENSES. Subdivision No. II.—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails. Charges for and incidental to —• Payment for carriage of mails from Base Post-office, Middle East, conveyed by Empire Air Service .. .. 49,000 Payment for carriage of mails from Base Post-office, Middle East, conveyed by Trans-Tasman Air Service (part recoverable) .. .. .. .. 22,000 Subsidy to Empire Air-mail Scheme .. .. .. (a) 3,750 Total —SubdivisionNo.il .. .. 74,750 Subdivision No. V. —Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph, and Wireless System. Charges for and incidental to- — Maintenance of telegraph and toll-lines, &c. —- Communications: Labour and miscellaneous.. .. 200,000 Purchase of radio material (recoverable) .. .. (6)200,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Recovery from War Expenses Account .. 200,000 Total —Subdivision No. V .. ■■ 400,000 Subdivision No. VIII. —Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites. Charges for and incidental to — Maintenance of Post and Telegraph buildings .. .. (c) 26,000 Total—Subdivision No. VIII .. .. 26,000 (a) To provide for possible resumption of Empire Air-mail Scheme. (b) £100,000 provided in Main Estimates. Additional requirement due to increased activities of the armed forces.. (c) £49,000 provided in Main Estimates. Increased requirement result of earthquake damage.