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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. General Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Telegraph Branch loss .. .. .. 130,807 12 10 By Postal Branch profit .. .. .. 24,964 17 3 Wireless Branch loss .. .. .. 7,939 12 9 Telephone Branch profit .. .. .. 40,805 18 0 Net profit .. .. .. .. 26,968 2 8 Toll Branch profit .. .. .. 97,387 6 3 Garages .. .. .. .. .. 2,557 6 9 £165,715 8 3 £165,715 8 3 General Profit and Loss Appropriation Account, 1927-28. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Balance forward .. .. .. .. 34,328 7 2 By General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 26,968 2 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 7,360 4 6 £34,328 7 2 £34,328 7 2 POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 1,236,432 12 8 By Postages (d) .. .. .. .. 1,135,305 14 2 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. 25,950 19 2 Services performed for other branches .. 86,220 9 11 Profit before charging interest on capital Rents received (a) .. .. .. 7-, 073 9 7 carried down .. .. .. 73,986 18 5 Private box and bag rents .. .. 30,406 16 4 Rural delivery fees .. .. .. 13,966 5 2 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 49,009 14 6 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 14,388 0 7 £1,336,370 10 3 £1,336,370 10 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (6) .. .. .. 49,022 1 2 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 73,986 18 5 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 24,964 17 3 £73,986 18 5 £73,986 18 5 TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d To Working-expenses .. .. .. 504,503 4 6 By Telegraph revenue (d) .. .. .. 404,501 4 6 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. .. 33,772 1 0 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 30,207 010 Rents received (a) .. .. .. 951 7 6 Loss before charging interest, carried down .. 102,615 12 8 £538,275 5 6 £538,275 5 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 102,615 12 8 By Loss on year's working .. .. .. 130,807 12 10 Interest on capital (b) .. .. .. 28,192 0 2 £130,807 12 10 £130,807 12 10 TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 431,838 711 By Telephone revenue .. .. .. 1,056,610 18 2 Depreciation (c) .. .. .. 350,847 18 11 Rents received (a) .. .. .. 2,676 16 3 Profit before charging interest, carried down .. 276,601 7 7 £1,059,287 14 5 £1,059,287 14 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (6) .. .. .. 235,795 9 7 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 276,601 7 7 Profit on yecr's working transferred to Oeneral Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 40,805 18 0 j £276,601 7 7 £276,601 7 7

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