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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT—continued. WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 8,318 12 3 By Revenue on wireless traffic .. .. 7,071 7 2 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. 4,224 8 0 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down .. .. .. .. 5,471 13 1 £12,543 0 3 £12,543 0 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. .. 5,471 13 1 By Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 3,399 3 5 Profit and Loss Account .. .. 8,870 16 6 £8,870 16 6 £8,870 16 6 SERVICE GARAGE. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. .. 54,468 7 5 By Revenue .. .. .. .. 73,213 19 2 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. 10,027 3 1 Profit before charging interest on capital, carried down .. ~ .. .. 8,718 8 8 £73,213 19 2 £73,213 19 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 5,194 12 10 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 8,718 8 8 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 3,523 15 10 £8,718 8 8 £8,718 8 8 GENERAL PROEIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Telegraph Branch, loss .. .. .. 115,304 0 1 By Postal Branch, profit .. .. .. 21,314 19 3 Wireless Branch, loss .. .. .. 8,870 16 6 Toll Branch, profit .. .. .. 92,502 3 3 Net profit .. .. .. .. 11,616 6 2 Telephone Branch, profit.. .. .. 18,450 4 5 Garages, profit .. .. .. .. 3,523 15 10 £135,791 2 9 £135,791 2 9 GENERAL PROEIT AND LOSS APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT, 1930-31. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To claims for previous years written off .. 7,329 0 2 By Balance forward .. .. .. 45,276 17 7 Balance .. .. 49,564 3 7 General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 11,616 6 2 £56,893 3 9 £56,893 3 9

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