SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1939-40.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE No. .—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING EXPENSES— £ £ £ Subdivision I. —Postal and Telegraph Salaries .. .. .. 25 .. 25 „ V. —Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless Systems .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 15,000 ,, IX. —Miscellaneous Services .. .. .. .. .. 60,003 60,003 GROSS TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 75,003 75,028 Credits-IN-AID .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,980 40,980 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 25 34,023 34,048 £ £ £ Chargeable on the Post Office Account. VOTE No. .—POST AND TELEGRAPH WORKING-EXPENSES. Subdivision No. I.—Postal and Telegraph Salaries. Salary — Increase in Salary — 1 (Superintending Engineer), (£800) .. .. .. 25 Total—Subdivision No. I .. .. .. — 25 Subdivision No. V. —Maintenance of Telephone Exchange, Toll, Telegraph and Wireless System. Charges for and incidental to — Extra labour (additional) .. .. .. .. 15,000 Total —Subdivision No. V .. .. .. 15,000 Subdivision No. IX.—Miscellaneous Services. Charges for and incidental to — Cash deficiencies— Amount lost through error in receipt on income-tax demand .. .. .. . ■ . • 1 Amount lost through payment of money-order to wrong person .. .. .. .. . . .. 6 Amount lost through theft from Hollyford mail-bag .. 25 Amount lost through theft of postal packets, Gore .. 4 Amount of remittance from Pukeuri Junction lost from mail-bag between Pukeuri Junction and Oamaru .. 27 Loss of advance stamp-vending machine, Great South Road, Auckland .. . . . . .. 2 Loss of amounts through voucher being paid to wrong person, Hillgrove . . .. .. .. 4 Loss of cash through burglaries at Hinuera, Ohinewai, Albany, Whatawhata, Penrose, Glen Eden, Sheffield, Ohau, and Spreydon .. .. .. .. 365 Money lost in transit between the Hereford Street and High Street sections of the District Engineer's Branch, Ohristchurch .. .. .. .. .. 3