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APPENDIX FINANCIAL Table No. 1. — Statement op Receipts and Payments (Post Office Account) for the Year ended 31st March, 1948 Receipts Payments £ £ £ Postages .. .. .. 3,059,371 Salaries .. .. .. 3,616,262 Money-order and postal-note com- Conveyance of mails — mission .. .. .. 77,962 Overseas— Private box and bag rents and rural Air .. .. 168,802 delivery fees .. .. .. 80,252 Surface .. .. 203,944 Telegrams .. .. .. 665,642 372,746 Tolls .. .. .. .. 1,722,584 Inland — Telephone-exchange rentals .. 2,118,169 Air .. .. 34,417 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. 1,250,468 Ship .. .. 17,211 Rail .. .. 212,674 Road .. .. 211,423 475,725 Maintenance and renewal of telecommunication system .. .. 900,070 Motor services and workshops .. .. 359,612 Post-office buildings .. 547,723 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,926,132 Interest on capitalliability 746,316 Sick Benefit Fund .. 11,730 4,491.583 Excess of receipts over payments 18,132 £8,974,448 £8,974,448 Table No. 2. —Statement of Payments on account of Telegraph Extension for the Year ended 31st March, 1918 £ Materials .. .. .. 547,469 Freight .. .. .. 81,341 Travelling .. .. .. 1,524 Camp allowances .. .. 4,974 Labour .. .. .. 370,532 £1,005,840

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Number posted. Year ended 31st March, Letters, Letter-cards, Post-caxds. Accounts, Packets, Newspapers. i Parcels. Total Articles posted. ! 1947 1948 | ! | 160,680,000 j 159,778,000 1 1 126,044,000 133,555,000 : i 7,602,000 1 7,734,000 294,326,000 301,067,000