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III.—Statement showing the Aggregate Amount of Capital Expenditure.

IV. —Statement showing the Expenses of the Cable in the Year ended 31st March, 1911.

V.—Statement showing (a) the Sums received and expended, and (b) the Securities purchased and sold on account of the Provident Fund in the Year ended 31st March, 1911.

Details of Expenditure. [n the Period ending 31st March, 1910. I In the Year ended 31st March, 1911. Total to 31st March, 1911. £ s. d. 429 7 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 429 7 8 1.) Head office (furniture and fittings) Stations,— Buildings Accessories ;3.) Cable,— Contract Accessories [4.) Instruments [5.) Ship,— Contract Accessories [6.) Engineers' fees and expenses 66,878 18 3 18,828 18 11 1,790,642 15 6 335 15 0 28,804 8 10 Gr. 1,551 6 9 66,878 18 3 18,828 18 11 1,789,091 8 9 335 15 0 28,804 8 10 65,910 0 0 7,161 8 1 20,135 9 7 65,910 0 0 7,161 8 1 20,135 9 7 1,999,127 1 10 Gr. 1,551 6 9 1,997,575 15 1

Details of Receipts. Parliamentary Grant. Revenue. Details of Expenditure. Annuity for the Replacement of Capital. Workingexpenses. Balance on 31st March, 1910 Receivedjfrom H.M. Treasury out of the parliamentary grant-in-aid Traffic receipts (less £4,170 6s. 7d. paid out for the insertion of date and time and for duplicate copies of messages) Bank interest Refund of tolls and dues.. Charter of Board's cableship " Iris " £ s. d. 14,915 15 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. 77,544 18 0 £ a. d. 59,358 0 3 I 136,142 15 10 225 10 2 202 16 3 2,106 12 3 Eighth annuity payment .. Head office (salaries and expenses) Head office (advertising and canvassing, engineers' fees, and royalties) Cable-stations (salaries and expenses) Cable-ship (salaries and expenses) Provident Fund—'Contribution to (Statement V) Transferred to Cable Repair —Reserve and General Renewal Fund (Statement VI 5,829 15 5 1,284 13 6 57,308 8 0 13,035 14 8 1,884 16 8 30,000 0 0 i 138,677 14 6 74,273 16 1 109,343 8 3 77,544 18 0 212,951 10 7 Balance on 31st March, 1911 186,888 6 3 26,063 4 4 212,951 10 7

Se«urities purchased. (For Details see below.) Cash Receipts. Securities sold or redeemed. (For Details see below.) Cash Payments. £ s. d. 19,948 0 0 £ s. d. 1,911 1 0 1,884 16 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance on 31st March, 1910 Cransferred from the account of annual expenses (Statement IV) Contribution of employees.. interest on securities Securities purchased (as per contra) 3,600' 0 0 1,884 16 8 729 15 1 Invested in securities, viz. :— £1,300 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. stock at 96f £1,800 Straits Settlements 3£-per-cent. stock at 95J £500 India 3£-per-cent. stock at 96 Payments to employees on cessation of services Auditor's fee 1,254 13 0 1,719 0 0 480 0 0 542 2 11 10 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1911 __ j j 23,548 0 0 23,548 0 0 i , , ,___ 4,005 15 11 2,404 13 6 23,548 0 0 6,410 9 5 6,410 9 5