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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT —continue• TELEPHONE BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses .. .. 407,001 15 By Telephone revenue .. .. 741,693 18 2 Depreciation .. .. .. 171,931 3 6 Rents received .. .. .. 2,083 2 1 Material and stores written off as useless, damaged, &c. .. .. 4,031 9 7 Profit before charging interest carried down .. .. .. 160,813 5 9 £743,777 0 3 £743,777 0 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital .. .. 142,876 60 By Balance brought down .. .. 160,813 5 9 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account 17,936 19 9 £160,813 5 9 £160,813 5 9 WIRELESS BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses.. .. .. 13,534 15 2By Revenue on wireless traffic .. 7,474 9 4 Depreciation .. .. .. 3,032 1 3 Loss before charging interest on capital carried down .. .. 9,092 7 1 £16,566 16 5 £16,566 16 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Loss brought down .. .. 9,092 71 By Loss on year's working transferred to Interest on capital .. .. 1,995 9 7 General Profit and Loss Account .. 11,087 16 8 £11,087 16 8 £11,087 16 8 SAVINGS-BANK BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest credited to depositor's ac- By Interest received counts during the year ended 31st during the year 1,918,538 610 March, 1924 .. .. •.. 1,649,976 4 8 Plus interest acInterest on fixed deposit .. .. crued to 3.lst Management expenses .. .. 90,000 0 0 March, 1924 .. 552,921 11 11 Transfer to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 191,932 7 1 2,471,459 18 9 Less interest accrued on 31st March, 1923 .. 544,433 18 1 1,927,026 0 8 Sundry receipts.. .. .. 4,882 11 1 £1,931,908 11 9 £1,931,908 11 9 SERVICE GARAGES. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. To Working-expenses.. .. .. 20,300 18 6By Sales .. .. .. .. 22,216169 Depreciation .. .. .. 3,027 510 Loss before charging interest carried down .. .. .. .. 1,117 7 7 £23,334 4 4 £23,334 4 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 1,117 77 By Loss on year's working transferred to Interest on capital .. .. 942 16 1 General Profit and Loss Acconnt .. 2,060 3 8 £2,060 3 S £2,060 3 8

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