Table IV.
Revenue and Expenditure.
Receipts.
1915 1916 Increase Decrease $ $ $ $ Sale of Postage Stamps, 320,251.80 355,864.55 35,612.75 Unpaid Postage, 8,374.88 3,526.09 4,848.79 Box-holders' Fees, 4,818.00 6,426.00 1,608.00 Carriage of Mails:-- Share of P. & O, Mail Subsidy.... 116,855.61 100,358.24 16,497.37 Transit Payments, 117,668.65 41,016.80 76,651.85 Commission on Money Orders and Postal Notes, 12,729.90 11,745.17 984.73 Working Expenses, 160,910.60 163,713.28 2,802.68 Profit on Exchange on Money Order transactions, 25,525.92 22,205.08 3,320.84 Interest on Money Order Fund, 1,659.99 1,893.05 233.06 Special Expenditure:- Bicycles, 555.39 555.39 New Furniture, 7,618.77 7,618.77 New Sorting Tables 1,837.78 1,837.78 Chinese Private Letter Boxes Branch, 594.52 594.52 Parcels Office Fittings, 615.71 615.71 Void Money Orders and Postal Notes, 97.28 82.39 14.89 Total Receipts, $368,457.77 401,742.33 37,605.02 4,320.46Expenditure.
1915 1916 Increase Decrease $ $ $ $ Total Expenditure, $403,609.02 308,136.33 5,850.69 101,323.38 Deficit, 35,151.25 Total, $403,609.02 Profit, 95,606.00 Total, $401,742.33Ꭱ 10