POST OFFICE REVENUE; BIG INCREASE
(.Per Press Association. Copyright") WELLINGTON, This Day. A further substantial increase in Post Office revenue over the amount earned for the same period last year is shown in the figures for the 11 months ended February 28. The Postmaster-General, the Hon. F. Jones,'said last evening that there had been an all-round increase in the department's services, and that the aggregate gain was £298,019. The comparative figures of the 11 months of the 1936-37 and 1935-36 respectively were as follows:
The total revenue from all classes was £3,500,287, as compared with £3,202,268 for the previous eleven months.
1936-37. 1935-36. Increase £ £ £ Postages . 1,241,514 1,129,578 111,936 Telegraphs 291,210 269,617 21,593 Tolls - ... 508,637 454,034 54,603 Telephone 1.220,324 1,138,589 81,735
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Northern Advocate, 31 March 1937, Page 3
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