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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 Dr. £ Or. £ £ Maintenance and working expenses .. .. .. 5,005,471 Postages .. .. .. .. .. 2,881,806 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 724,019 Less amount transferred to War Expenses Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 635,360 Account in terms of section 2 (4) (c) of the War Net profit .. .. .. .. .. .. 292,158 Expenses Act. 1939 .. .. .. 600,000 1,781,806 Private box and bag rents and rural delivery fees .. 67,366 Money-order and postal-note commission .. .. 54,693 Telegraph revenue .. .. .. .. • • 699, 862 Toll revenue .. .. .. .. .. 1,430,421 Telephone revenue .. .. .. .. •• 1,878,502 Revenue from wireless traffic .. . . .. .. 38,355 Rent received .. .. .. .. .. 49,515 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. • • 656,488 £6,657,008 £6,657,008 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 Dr. £ £ Or. £ Payment to Treasury .. .. .. .. 396,489 Balance brought forward .. .. .. .. 1,578,431 Balance carried forward: Post and Telegraph Act, Net profit for year .. .. .. .. •• 292,158 1928, section 95 (d), due to Consolidated Fund .. 1,571,805 Profits in respect of previous years .. .. .. 126,975 Retained by Post Office Account .. .. 29,270 1,601,075 £1,997,564 £1,997,564

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