B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1936.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936.' Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. 1,317,448 1 1 Postages .. .. .. .. 1,053,260 13 9 Depreciation (6) .. .. 24,075 1 3 Rents received .. .. .. .. 11,035 9 4 Private bos and bag rents .. .. .. 27,463 14 7 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. 20,790 3 11 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 63,615 12 8 Miscellaneous revenue .. ■ • • • 148,996 3 11 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down .. .. .. . . .. 16,361 4 2 £1,341,523 2 4 £1,341,523 2 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss, brought down .. .. 16,361 4 2 Loss on year's working, transferred to General Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 69,335 3 8 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 85,696 710 £85,696 7 10 £85,696 7 10 TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 348,307 12 8 Revenue . . .. ■. . . .. 282,891 8 8 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. .. 34,862 7 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 59,7.19 14 10 Rents received .. .. .. .. 994 1111 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down . . . . . . .. .. 39,564 4 4 £383,169 19 9 £383,169 19 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss, brought down .. .. .. .. 39,564 4 4 Loss on year's working, transferred to General Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 28,419 8 6 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 67,983 12 10 £67,983 12 10 £67,983 12 10 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Br. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 222,995 12 0 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 501,919 10 9 Depreciation (ft) .. .. .. .. 104,064 14 0 Rents received .. .. .. .. 2,968 17 8 Profit before charging interest on capital, carried Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 17,753 2 7 down 195,581 5 0 £522,641 II 0 £522,641 11 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 84,832 9 2 Profit, brought down .. .. .. 195,581 5 0 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 110,748 15 10 £195,581 5 0 £195,581 5 0 TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d* Working-expenses .. .. •• 509,930 2 9 Telephone revenue .. .. .. 1,222,147 12 8 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. .. 392,277 15 10 Rents received .. .. .. .. 4,225 4 5 Profit before charging interest on capital, car- Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 58,200 19 5 ried down .. .. .. •• 382,365 17 11 £1,284,573 16 6 £1,284,573 16 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 329,303 0 11 Profit, brought down .. .. .. 382,365 17 11 Profit on year's working, transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 53,062 17 0 £382,365 17 11 £382,365 17 11 WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. Dr. £ a- d. Or. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. •• 8,052 9 8 Revenue on wireless traffic .. .. 6,039 3 0 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. .. 2,057 13 9 Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down .. .. .. .. .. 4,071 0 5 £10,110 3 5 £10,110 3 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss, brought down .. .. .. •• 4,071 0 5 Loss on year's working, transferred to General Interest on capital (a) .. .. •• 1,752 12 2 Profit and Loss Account .. .. . . 5,823 12 7 £5,823 12 7 £5,823 12 7

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