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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1947-48

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT— continued

(a) £90,000 provided on main estimates. Additional amount required to provide for increased charge for carriage. £12,000 estimated to be recoverable. (b) £35,000 provided on main estimates. Increased provision to cover cost of new services and increase in traffic. (c) £98,000 provided on main estimates. Increased provision to cover recent increase in railway charges. (d) £40,000 provided on main estimates. Increased provision necessitated by increased traffic and to cover recent increase in railway rates. (e) £17,000 provided on main estimates. Increased provision required to cover cost of additional staff.

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For Services chargeable on the Post Office Account —continued £ £ £ VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES—ctd. Subdivision No. II. —Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails Charges for and incidental to — Overseas services : payments for carriage of mails on trans-Tasman air service (part recoverable), (additional) Coastal and inland air services : carriage of mails by inland air services (additional) .. {a) 18,000 (6) 5,000 Total—Subdivision No. II 23,000 Subdivision No. IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway Charges for and incidental to — Carriage of mails by railway — Ordinary mails (additional) Special trains and trucks (additional) (c) 10,000 (d) 25,000 Total—Subdivision No. IV 35,000 Subdivision No. VII.—Motor Services and Workshops Charges for and incidental to — Motor services, &c. : wages of temporary mechanics, chauffeurs, &c. (additional) .. Payment of increased wages consequent upon the Arbitration Court's pronouncement .. (e) 6,000 3,000 Total —Subdivision No. VII 9,000