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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1946

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT

Postmaster-General AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1946, to defray the Salaries, Contingencies, and Expenses of the Post and Telegraph Department. Summary

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1945-46. 1944-45. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. Voted. Expended. i Vote —Post and Telegraph Working-expenses— £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries 2,815,432 .. 2,815,432 2,078,395 2,142,660 ,, II—Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails.. .. .. .. 202,550 202,550 144,800 147,082 „ III.—Conveyance of Inland Mails .. 201,300 201,300 183,000 186,925 „ IV. —Carriage of Mails by Railway .. 143,000 143,000 143,000 138,531 ,, V. —Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless Systems .. .. 455,000 455,000 637,500 500,255 „ VI.—Depreciation Fund .. .. 200,000 200,000 200,000 50,000 „ VII. —Motor Services and Workshops .. 266,000 266,000 267,400 147,255 ,, VIII.—Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites .. 105,000 105,000 90,000 101,559 „ IX. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. 1,939,993 1,939,993 1,783,241 1,919,286 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. 2,815,432 3,512,843 6,328,275 5,527,336 5,333,553 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. 225,000 195,450 420,450 538,800 371,905 NET TOTAL .. .. .. 2,590,432 3,317,393 5,907,825 4,988,536 4,961,648 s 1 I . .« / l. Number of P "' sons - VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1945-46. 1944-45. ,cm, WORKING-EXPENSES ~r~ A 7 77" 1945-4& 1044-45 Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries £ £ £ Administration Salaries— £ 1 at £1,575 (Director-General) .. .. .. 1,575 2 at £1,325 (Chief Engineer; Deputy DirectorGeneral) .. .. .. .. .. 2,650 3 at £1,025 (Deputy Chief Engineer ; 2nd Deputy Director-General; Director of Accounts) .. 3,075 7 at £925 (Superintending Engineers (3) ; Divisional Directors (4) ) .. .. .. .. 6,475 19 17 6 at £875 (Chief Postmasters, Auckland and Wellington ; District Engineers, Wellington and Auck-, land: Superintending Engineer, G.P.O; Chief Inspector, G.P.O.) .. .. .. .. 5,250 19,025 16,000 " Allowances for performing higher duties— 1 at £100 (3 months) .. .. .. 25 1 at £50 (3 months) .. .. .. 13 1 at £300 (5 months) .. .. . . 125 1 at £100 (5 months) .. .. .. 42 1 at £50 (5 months) .. .. .. 21 1 at £400 (2 months) .. .. .. 67 1 at £100 (2 months) .. .. .. 17 1 at £50 (2 months) .. .. .. 9 319 799