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Dr. £ a. d. Cr. £ s. d. To First interim dividend of 1892, 2s. 6d. per share, paid 15th July, 1892 .. 31,250 0 0 Second interim dividend of 1892, 2s. 6d. per share, paid 15th October, 1892 .. 31,250 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. 70,271 1 9 By Balance down .. .. .. 132,771 1 9 £132,771 1 9 £132,771 1 9 Abstracts belating to Eevenue Account foe the Half-year ended 30th June, 1892. Abstract A. Statement of Genebal Expenses in London. g Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,893 9 10 Offioe expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 823 11 3 Rent, taxes, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 904 2 4 Stationery and printing .. .. .. .. .. .. 275 13 3 Postage, bill, and other stamps .. .. .. .. .. 182 10 7 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 3 2 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 1 0 Repairs and renewals to furniture, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 233 1 8 Per Revenue Acoount .. .. .. .. .. £5,461 13 1 Abstract B. Statement of Genebal Expenses at Stations. £ s d Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,727 17 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,573 9 9 Rent, taxes, house-allowances, &c, .. .. .. .. .. 4,152 16 8 Expenses of electric lighting at stations .. .. .. .. 573 5 3 Provision- and ration-allowances .. .. .. .. .. 873 2 1 Maintenance and renewals of instruments and electrical apparatus .. .. 420 11 3 Expenses of land-lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 342 7 11 Repairs and renewals of furniture, fittings, &o. .. .. .. .. 672 8 4 Repairs to buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 313 17 8 Insurances at stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 18 5 Stationery and printing .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,697 9 5 Office and message postages .. .. .. .. .. .. 170 4 6 Office and petty expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 778 17 5 Medical attendance .. .. .. .. .. .. 578 17 4 Service messages .. .. .. .. .. •■• .. 105 2 3 Expenses of Porthourno School .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Foreign agencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 179 3 4 Advertising at stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 5 2 Messengers' uniforms .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 18 5 Income-tax at stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Per Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. £40,885 13 0 Abstract C. Expenses attending Maintenance of Cables. Expenses of s.s. " Sherard Osborn," effecting numerous repairs, aggre- £ s. d. gating seventy-seven days, after deducting expenses of ship whilst engaged on Penang-Singapore triplicate and Rangoon-Penang cables £2,234 0 0 Expenses of s.s. " Sherard Osborn " during remainder of six months .. 3,975 9 5 6,209 9 5 Expenses of s.s. " Recorder," effecting numerous repairs, aggregating sixty-nine days, after deducting expenses of ship whilst on charter to the Netherlands-Indian Government .. .. ..£3,878 17 2 Expenses of s.s. " Recorder " during remainder of six months .. 4,361 15 3 8,240 12 5 Cable expended on repairs, and sundry expenses at stations, after deducting value of picked-up cable .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,246 19 6 Insurance of cable on board ships .. .. .. .. .. 635 19 8 Expenses of cable depot at Singapore .. .. .. .. .. 1,912 0 5 Charter of Great Northern Company's maintenance-ship for repair of cables in the China seas, and agreed charge for call of the ship .. .. .. 2,560 0 0 Depreciation of cable stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,554 8 0 Per Revenue Account .. .. .. £26,359 9 5