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Abstract B. Statement of Geneeal Expenses at Stations. £ s. d. Salaries and wages .. .. ~ .. .. .. 26,800 0 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,297 11 2 Rent, taxes, house-allowances, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 4,972 711 Expenses of electric lighting at stations .. .. .. .. 741 15 1 Provision- and ration-allowances .. .. .. .. .. 805 0 8 Maintenance and renewals of instruments and electrical apparatus .. .. 1,616 8 8 Expenses of land-lines .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 4 8 Repairs and renewals of furniture, fittings, &o. .. .. .. .. 1,070 6 7 Repairs to buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,336 4 7 Insurances at stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 244 7 9 Stationery and printing .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,973 14 1 Office and message postages.. .. .. .. .. .. 197 17 7 Office and petty expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 6 3 Medical attendance ~ .. .. .. .. . t 597 6 11 Service messages .. .. .. .. .. 137 16 4 Expenses of Porthcurno Sohool .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Foreign agencies .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 170 16 8 Advertising at stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 010 Messengers' uniforms .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 14 9 Income-tax at stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 5 7 Per Revenue Account .. .. .. .. ..£43,294 6 8 Abstract C. Expenses attending Maintenance of Cables. £ s. d. Expenses of s.s. " Sherard Osborn," effecting numerous repairs, aggregating seventyseven days, after deducting expenses of ship whilst engaged on picking up MadrasPenang old cable .. .. .. • .. .. .. 2,595 10 2 Expenses of s.s. " Sberard Osborn " during remainder of six months .. .. 3,946 9 3 Expenses of s.s. "Recorder" effecting numerous repairs, aggregating thirty-eight days, aftor deducting expenses of ship whilst engaged on picking up SaigonHongkong old cable .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,532 9 5 Expenses of s.s. " Recorder " during remainder of six months .. .. 4,515 9 2 Cable and pipe-line expended on repairs and sundry expenses at stations after deducting value of picked-up cable .. .. .. .. .. 3,910 211 Insurance of cable on board ships .. .. .. .. .. 680 15 9 Expenses of cable depot at Singapore .. .. .. .. .. 1,783 13 10 Charter of Great Northern Company's maintenance-ship for repair of cables in the China seas, and agreed charge for call of the ship .. .. .. 1,120 0 0 Depreciation of cable stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,564 12 9 ' £21,649 3 3 General Besebve Fund, 30th June, 1893. Dr. I Gr. £ s. d. The following amounts for new cables and cable renewals By Balance of Reserve Fund at 31st Dehave from time to time been charged against the Reserve cember, 1892 .. .. .. 509,732 19 0 and Revenue Accounts: — Interest received during half-year .. 7,475 2 10 £ s. d. Value of cable picked up on Hong-Rangoon-Penang cable, 1877 .. .. 134,437 4 8 kong-Saigon renewals .. .. 1,271 i 8 Rangoon-Penang cable renewals, 1884-85 Value of cable picked up on Madrasand 1887 .. .. .. .. 21,175 4 2 Penang renewals .. .. 737 15 9 Hongkong-Manila cable, portion of cost, 1880 .. .. .. .. 16,071 10 0 Singapore-Batavia cable, renewal, 1881 .. 64,363 11 5 Java-Australian cables, partial renewals, 1884 and 1888 .. .. .. 41,754 17 0 Singapore-Saigon cable, renewals, 1884-85, and 1887 and 1888 .. .. .. 59,677 111 Victoria-Tasmania duplicate cable, 1885 31,190 5 0 Penang-Singapore cable, renewal, 1886 .. 53,245 3 8 Hongkong - Saigon cable, partial renewals, 1889-90 and 1892 .. .. £15,880 19 9 Less value of cable recovered and credited to ■ Reserve Fund, 1893 .. 1,271 4 8 14,609 15 1 Western Australia cable, 1889-90 ..119,898 0 5 New Zealand duplicate cable, 1890 .. 188,433 15 6 Madras-Penang, partial renewal, 1890-91 ..£91,896 1 4 Less value of cable recovered and credited to Reserve Fund, 1893 .. 737 15 9 91,1682,5 7 Hongkong-Tonquin, partial renewal, 1890 and 1891 .. .. .. .. 34,328 i 0 Madras-Penang duplicate cable, 1890-91 244,135 14 9 Penang-Sumatra cable, 1891 .. .. 14,924 6 5 Sijigapore-Penang triplicate cable, 1892 .. 25,974 19 4 Shanghai-Fooehow, partial renewal, 1892 5,307 13 10 £1,160,685 9 9 Balance carried down. , .. .. £519,217 2 3 £519,217 2 3 £519,217 2 3 Balance as per balance-sheet ..£519,217 2 3