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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued. TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. 448,789 4 3 By Telephone revenue .. .. 667,447 1 0 Depreciation .. .. .. 145,918 4 6 Rents reeeivod .. .. .. 2,585 14 2 Profit before charging interest carried down.. .. .. .. 75,325 6 5 £670,032 15 2 £670,032 15 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. 122,124 17 8 By Balance brought down .. .. 75,325 6 5 Loss on year's workiug transferred to General Profit and Loss Account. . 46,799 11 3 £122,124 17 8 £122,124 17 8 WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. 11,946 17 0 By Revenue oil wireless traffic .. 6,460 14 7 Depreciation .. .. .. 3,032 1 3 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. 8,518 3 8 £14,978 18 3 £14,978 18 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. 8,518 3 8 By Loss on year's working transferred to Interest on capital .. .. 1,983 17 9 General Profit and Loss Account.. 10,502 1 5 £10,502 1 5 £10,502 1 5 SAVINGS-BANK BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest credited to depositors ac- By Interest received counts during the year ended during the year 1,830,720 13 7 31st March, 1923 .. .. 1,605,525 1 10 PJus interest acInterest on fixed deposit .. 800 0 0 crued to 31st Management expenses .. .. 70,650 0 0 March, 1923 .. 544,433 18 1 Transfer to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 171,151 15 6 2,375,154 11 8 Less interest accrued on 31st March, 1922 .. 531,330 5 6 1,843,824 6 2 Sundry receipts .. .. 4,302 11 2 £1,848,126 17 4 £1,848,126 17 4