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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued. TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Yeas ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 158,257 0 2 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 344,393 4 2 Depreciation (d) .. .. .. 45,675 12 6 Rents received (6) .. .. .. 1,392 1 3 Bad debts written off .. .. .. 121 6 8 Profit before charging interest, carried down.. 141,731 6 1 £345,785 5 5 £345,785 5 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (c) .. .. .. 44,555 411 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 141,731 6 1 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 97,176 1 2 £141,731 6 1 £141,731 6 1 WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 12,463 14 8 By Revenue on wireless traffic .. .. 8,432 1 9 Depreciation (d) .. .. .. .. 3,067 11 3 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down.. .. .. .. .. 7,099 4 2 £15,531 5 11 £15,531 5 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 7 ,099 4 2 By Loss on year's working, transferred to General Interest on capital (c) .. .. .. 1,854 16 4 Profit and Loss Account.. .. .. 8,954 0 6 £8,954 0 6 £8,954 0 6 SERVICE GARAGE. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 32,452 5 0 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 49,874 3 5 Depreciation (d) .. .. .. .. 7,356 4 8 Profit before charging interest, carried down .. 10,065 13 9 £49,874 3 5 £49,874 3 5 £ s. d. £ g. d. To Interest on capital (c) .. .. .. 2,712 2 2 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 10,065 13 9 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account.. .. .. 7,353 11 7 £10,065 13 9 £10,065 13 9 SAVINGS-BANK BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest credited to depositors' accounts By Interest received during during the year ended 31st March, 1925.. 1,680,919 10 10 year .. .. 1,967,450 3 8 Management expenses .. .. .. 95,000 0 0 Plus interest accrued to Balance carried down .. .. .. 214,782 2 9 31st March, 1925 .. 571,644 10 4 2,539,094 14 0 Less interest accrued on 31st March, 1924 .. 552,921 11 11 1,986,173 2 1 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 4,528116 £1,990,701 13 7 £1,990,701 13 7 Appropriation Account. Dr. £ s. d. ill Or. £ s. d. To Savings-bank profits paid to Consolidated By Balance ferward, Ist April, 1924 .. .. 156,879 910 Fund .. .. .. .. 160,000 0 0 Balance brought down .. .. .. 214,782 2 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 211,661 12 7 £371,661 12 7 £371,661 12 7