B—7 [Fr. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT—continued

(a) Previously provided for under item " Maintenance of Post and Telegraph Buildings." (b) Provision for expenditure on transit housing has been reduced. (c) Provision for purchase of balance of assets. (d) Provision for operating-expenses for three months from Ist January, 1949, when there is a possibility that the cable-station will be finally taken over.

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VOTE—POST AND TELEGRAPH W ORKIN G-EXPENSES —continued 1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VII —Maintenance and Capital Expenditure on Post and Telegraph Buildings and Sites —continued £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to —continued Materials for repairs and replacements in building services (lighting, heating, ventilation, fire-alarm, and electric-clock systems) Post Office premises, including transit housing: purchase of buildings and building-materials, and erection and renovation of premises (works expenditure) Purchase of material for repairs [а) 46,000 (б) 200,000 10,000 294,720 18,280 404,143 9,596 Total—Subdivision No. VII 375,000 464,100 552,980 Subdivision No. VIII —Overseas Telecommunications Charges for and incidental to — Purchase of cable terminal equipment and assets of Cable and Wireless, Ltd., in New Zealand situated at Auckland Operating and working expenses, including salaries and wages, of Auckland cable terminal station (c) 10,000 (d) 10,000 75,000 20,000 43,372 Total Subdivision No. VIII 20,000 95,000 43,372 Subdivision No. IX —Miscellaneous Services Charges for and incidental to — Allowances — Calculation of savings-bank interest Tellers' risk 700 3,200 500 4,000 690 3,370 3,900 4,500 4,060