HIGHER REVENUE.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 9

HIGHER REVENUE.

POSTAL DEPARTMENT. TELEPHONE RECEIPTS INCREASE. REFLEX 0F BETTER BUSINESS. (By Telegraph—Press Assuclallon.) \\'ELLINUTON, \\'Cdnesda)‘. “l‘tercnue results for the last financial year show how the Post, Dulce. which reflects in its activities the general condition or business in the Dominion, is climbing out of the depression period in a highly satisfactory manner." statml tho Postmaster—Gencral. the llon. l". Jam's, in an interview. "The gross revenue fur the war ended March 3t," he ronlinuml, "\\us 523%,. 052,319, which was £22290 abmc the gross revenue for [935." It. \\'as interesting to know. ho stat-Cd. the intlucm‘c on the llnpartlneut of the long;’ period of rconninic depression, for lust )‘t‘ill"S receipts were only 55324100 in runs of the total of ten years zit-mt ultlmugh. at the rate of last year‘s progrrss, the Post Ullloe revenue should Sfltll] pass the CLUUUJMU mark The main suurres nt‘ rcvonuo for the past. year. with tho mgn'rospmnling figures for 1937). were as follow: IDRG 193 T) I’nstugos “150.3416 ft.t‘2’3.oil ’l'clograms 9.03.31!" 2117.351) 'l‘ulls 301.723 3131.002 Tull-phones: LESLHHO 1.190,?73 Gross rormun £il,t‘~'.’s,.')ttl £3,l‘iilth'223 That the rmn'st- nr luminvss through the ('lmnnrls pruriltml lly tht- Post (it‘fit‘t‘ hml nintrrintly changed during: the lust ton .\'t‘:ll'> \\'ns >hu\\‘n by ”11‘ t‘arl 111;”. in 1936 tln' rm'onur from tn-iv‘ grains “11>~ m-tnnlly £108,060 greater th.m that t‘nr tht‘ your rutlml .\l:|rrh 31. 19.14“», lnlt Hll‘ l’ust tlt’th‘r hurl nut [llhl mi thnt. xnllH‘tlll‘tll. lwruusv [luring the sum? prriml trlrtrhnuv :Ilut lull l'l‘\'t‘tltlL‘ 11ml inv‘ronsml h)’ Ei‘lllliltlr

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