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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1942-43.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT —continued.

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£ ; £ £ Chargeable on the Post Office Account —continued. ! VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKINGEXPEN SE S —continued. Subdivision No. IX.—Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Cash deficiencies — Loss of cash through the destruction by fire of the rail waystation in which the Wangaehu Post-office was conducted 2 Loss of cash by temporary assistant at Te Aro . . 5 Loss of cash in transit at Te Awamutu .. .. 14 Loss of cash through burglaries at Arapuni, Glen Afton, Mount Albert, Parnassus, and Waimate North . . 182 203 Office-management expenses — .Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. .. .. . . 81 Motor-plates in connection with registration of motorvehicles (recoverable) .. .. .... (a) 600 Temporary officers: Postmen, messengers', exchange attendants, and general .. .. .. .. (6)125,000 125,681 Overtime^and meal allowances' .. .. .. (c)200,000 Provision of equipment for aeradio services (recoverable) .. (d) 32,000 I { I J , I ; Sundry Charges— Allowance to Administrative Officer performing higher dutie's .. .. .. ■. • • • • 170 Donation to National Patriotic Fund.. .. .. 7,500 Exchange on remittances abroad .. .. .. (e) 17,750 25,420 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 — Aeradio equipment purchased on behalf of other Departments .. .. .. £41,490 Total —Subdivision No. IX .. .. ——— — 383,304 GROSS Total .. .. .. .. .. 884,054 Credits-in-aid .. .. .. 241,490 NET TOTAL .. .. .. v .. 642,564 (a) £500 in Main Estimates. Additional plates required for armed forces. lb) £354,350 provided in Main Estimates. Increased expenditure due to the replacement of officers called up for military service. i(c) £210,000 in Main Estimates. The additional amount required is due to increased work and reduced staff. (d) £35,000 in Main Estimates. Additional requirement due to increased activities. The amount is recoverable. (e) £55,000 in Main Estimates. The increased amount is to provide for exchange on additional mail payment.