B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. TO 1938.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT —continued. TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 420,372 0 4 Revenue .. .. .. .. •• 323,713 14 3 Depreciation (b) .. .. .. .. 33,741 0 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 79,142 4 9 Rents received .. .. .. .. 1,099 10 5 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. .. .. 50,157 11 7 £454,113 1 0 £454,113 1 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss brought down .. .. .. .. 50,157 11 7 Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (as) .. .. .. 27,208 13 7 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 77,366 5 2 £77,366 5 2 £77,366 5 2 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 305,651 17 9 Revenue .. .. .. •• 641,352 710 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. .. 113,029 6 0 Rents received .. .. .. .. 3,683 5 11 Profit before charging interest on capital carried Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 23,977 7 0 down .. .. .. .. .. 250,331 17 0 £669,013 0 9 £669,013 0 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 91,146 10 4 Profit brought down .. .. .. 250,331 17 0 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 159,185 6 8 £250,331 17 0 £250,331 17 0 TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. .. 673,498 15 7 Telephone revenue .. .. .. 1,399,010 611 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. .. 369,342 2 6 Rents received .. .. .. .. 5,098 13 4 Profit before charging interest on capital carried Miscellaneous .. .. .. •• 70,308 13 4 down .. .. 431,576 15 6 £1,474,417 13 7 £1,474,417 13 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 341,336 1 0 Profit brought down .. .. .. 431,576 15 6 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 90,240 14 6 £431,576 15 6 £431,576 15 6 WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Working-expenses .. .. .. ■■ 14,819 3 3 Revenue on wireless traffic .. .. .. 6,610 010 Depreciation (b) .. .. . ■ . ■ 2,455 13 3 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. .. .. .. 10,664 15 8 £17,274 16 6 £17,274 16 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Loss brought down .. . . •• •• 10,664 15 8 Loss on year's working transferred to General Profit Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 2,101 17 7 and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 12,766 13 3 £12,766 13 3 £12,766 13 3

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