B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOE THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT— continued

(a) Now included in item " Payments for carriage of mails on Trans-Tasman air service (part recoverable)." (b) Replaced by new item " Payments for carriage of mails on New Zealand regional air services in Pacific (part recoverable)." (c) Increased provision to meet increased traffic and expansion of services. (d) Increase in traffic for overseas.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH 1948-49. 1947-48. WORKING-EXPENSES— continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II — Conveyance of Ocean and Air Mails— continued Charges for and incidental to — continued Overseas services— continued Payments for carriage of mails by trans-Pacific Air Services Mails from " J " Force conveyed by TransTasman air service Payments for carriage of mails by R.N.Z.A.F. in Pacific (part recoverable) Subsidy to Empire Air-mail Scheme £ 25,000 (a) (b) £ 40,000 2,500 5,000 4,688 £ 35,288 2,100 3,276 302,000 307,188 244,281 Coastal and inland air services— Payments to shipping companies Carriage of mails by inland air services 17,500 (c) 45,000 15,000 40,000 17,211 34,417 62,500 55,000 51,628 Landing, shipping, and miscellaneous Parcel-post expenses 200 [d) 210,000 200 175,000 76 180,341 210,200 175,200 180,417 Total — Subdivision No. II 574,700 537,388 476,326 Subdivision No. Ill — Conveyance of Inland Mails Charges for and incidental to — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne 20,000 3,850 23,500 13,000 6,550 18,000 3,700 23,500 12,500 6,250 18,629 3,634 21,771 12,524 6,180