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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued. TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account foe the Yeak ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 449,921 2 7 By Telephone revenue .. .. .. 967,078 10 7 Depreciation (d) .. .. .. 272,808 0 2 Rents received (b) .. .. .. 2,539 18 11 Profit before charging interest, carried down 246,889 6 9 £969,618 9 6 £969,618 9 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (c) .. .. .. 202,557 10 3 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 246,889 6 9 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 44,331 16 6 £246,889 6 9 £246,889 6 9 WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. | Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 10,911 44J By Revenue on wireless traffic .. .. 8,136 0 5 Depreciation (d) .. .. .. 3,256 15 2 Loss before charging interest on bapital, carried down .. .. .. .. 6,031 19 1 • I £14,167 19 6 £14,167 19 6 £ s. d. By Loss on year's working, transferred to General £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 6,031 19 1 Profit and Loss Account.. .. .. 7,940 3 6 Interest on capital (c) .. .. .. 1,908 4 5 £7,940 3 6 £7,940 3 6 SAVINGS-BANK BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest credited to depositors' accounts By Interest received during during year ended 31st March, 1926 .. 1,731,577 17 2 year .. .. 1,965,503 5 8 Management expenses .. .. .. 95,000 0 0 Plus interest accrued to Carried to Savings-bank Profit and Loss Ap- 31st March, 1926 .. 561,475 11 5 propriation Account .. .. .. 135,320 19 11 2,526,978 17 1 Less interest accrued on 31st March, 1925 .. 571,644 10 4 1,955,334 6 9 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 6,564 10 4 £1,961,898 17 1 £1,961,898 17 1 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account, 1925 -26. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Savings-bank profits paid to Consolidated Fund 160,000 0 0 By Balance forward, savings-bank Balance .. .. .. .. 190,282 10 2 funds .. .. .. 211,661 12 7 Adjusting General Profit and Loss Account, 1925 : Savings bank profits included in profits of other branches .. 3,299 17 8 214,961 10 3 Savings-bank profit .. .. 135,320 19 11 £350,282 10 2 £350,282 10 2 SERVICE GARAGE. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. . 48,683 3 8 By Revenue .. .. .. 68,844 8 7 Depreciation (d) .. .. .. .. 8,300 5 9 Profit before charging interest, carried down .. 11,860 19 2 £68,844 8 7 £68,844 8 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (c) .. .. 3,141 4 9 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 11,860 19 2 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account.. ~ .. 8,719 14 5 £11,860 19 2 £11,860 19 2

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