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APPENDIX FINANCIAL Table No. I—Statement of Receipts and Payments (Post Office Account) for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 Receipts Payments £ £ £ Postages 3,022,819 Salaries 4,371 042 Money-order and postal-note com- Conveyance of mails—minion •• •• •• 67,244 OverseasPrivate box and bag rents and rural Air .. 194 398 delivery fees .. .. .. 94,064 Surface " 173'235 £ e fS rams 673,870 367,633 Tolls .. .. .. .. 1,990,131 Inland—-lelephone-exchange rentals .. 2,399,479 Air .. .. 44 602 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. 1,400,343 Ship .. " 82'523 Excess of payments over receipts* .. 843,901 Rail .. .. 213 [ 780 Road .. .. 277^230 618,115 Maintenance and renewal of telecommunication system .. .. 917,998 Motor services and workshops .. .. 520,911 Post-office buildings .. 375,005 Miscellaneous .. 2,411,564 Interest on capital liability .. .. 704,000 Sick Benefit Fund .. 12,978 Government Superannuation Fund subsidy 192,605 5,135,061 £10,491,851 £10,491,851 ~ * Tbe excess payments include payments made for certain capital items and for renewals. After allowing for opSationswiHbf S^^&tta^ 68 ° f th ® yeM adjustments ' 14 ls P robable that the loss on the year's Table No. 2—Statement of Payments on Account of Telegraph Extension for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950 £ Materials .. .. .. 2,480,930 Freight .. .. .. 178,199 Travelling .. .. .. 2,593 Camp allowances .. .. 7,267 Labour .. .. .. 751,513 £3,420,502

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