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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Working-expenses 1,340,534 7 7 By Postages 1,213,875 17 11 Depreciation (6) 29,057 3 8 Rents received 9,442 9 5 Profit before charging interest on capital, Private box and bag rents .. .. 31,728 1 7 carried down .. .. .. .. 83,120 17 4 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. 19,227 4 3 Money-order and postal-note commission .. 64,722 17 7 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 113,715 17 10 £1,452,712 8 7 £1,452,712 8 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (a) .. .. .. 61,805 18 1 By Profit brought down .. .. .. 83,120 17 4 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account 21,314 19 3 £83,120 17 4 £83,120 17 4 TELEGRAPH BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Working-expenses (c) 450,836 11 6 By Revenue « 5 Depreciation (b) 37,012 13 6 Miscellaneous 34,399 6 4 Rents received .. .. .. ■• 9 A Loss before charging interest on capital, carried down .. .. .. •• 86,461 3 0 £487,849 5 0 £487,849 5 0 £ s. d. £ s - d - To Loss brought down .. .. .. 86,461 3 0 By Loss on year's working transferred to General Interest on capital (a) 28,842 17 1 Profit and Loss Account .. .. 115,304 0 1 £115,304 0 1 £115,304 0 1 TOLL BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Working-expenses (c) 217,011 2 1 By Revenue 466,994 16 7 Depreciation (6) .. .. •• 95,711 1 7 Rents received .. .. .. •• 2,db4 17 7 Profit before charging interest on capital, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10,449 7 I carried down .. .. .. .. 167,086 18 1 £479,809 1 9 £479,809 1 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on capital (a) 74,584 14 10 By Profit brought down 167,086 18 1 Profit on vear's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 92,502 3 3 £167,086 18 1 £167,086 18 J. TELEPHONE BRANCH.. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Working-expenses (c) 494,716 1110 By Telephone revenue 1,234,457 11 6 Depreciation (6) .. .. .. 470,668 710 Rents received .. .. .. .. 3,615 b 1 Profit before charging interest on capital, Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 51,358 4 0 carried down .. .. .. .. 324,046 111 £1,289,431 1 7 £1,289,431 1 7 £ s. d. £ s - d. To Interest on capital (a) 305,595 17 6 By Profit brought down 324,046 111 Profit on year's working transferred to General Profit and Loss Account .. .. 18,450 4 5 £324,046 1 II £324,046 1 11

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