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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued POST OFFICE Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1945

Dr. £ Or. £ £ Maintenance and working expenses .. .. .. 4,559,478 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 2,301,503 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 707,766 Less amount transferred to War Expenses AcInterest .. .. .. .. .. .. 630,883 count in terms of section 2 (4) (c) of the War Net profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 389,638 Expenses Act, 1939 .. .. .. 600,000 1,701,503 Private box and bag rents and rural delivery fees .. 64,570 Money-order and postal-note commission .. .. 55,680 Telegraph revenue .. .. .. .. .. 671,872 Toll revenue .. .. .. . . . . 1,306,043 Telephone revenue .. .. .. .. .. 1,841,515 Revenue from wireless traffic .. .. .. .. 60,497 Rent received .. .. ' .. .. .. 45,537 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. 540,548 £6,287,765 £6,287,765 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1945 Dr. £ Or. £ Payment to Treasury , .. .. .. .. 445,723 Balance brought forward .. .. .. 1,634,516 Balance carried forward: Post and Telegraph Act, £ Net profit for year .. .. .. .. .. 389, 638 1928, section 95 (d), due to Consolidated Fund.. 1,549,160 Retained by Post Office Account .. .. 29,271 1,578,431 £2,024,154 £2,024,154

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