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POST AND TELEGRAPH STATISTICS, 1936.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE POST OFFICE.
POSTAL SERVICE.
C.
C.
REVENCE :-
Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books, and Parcels,
Fees for Private Letter Boxes,
Fees for Private Bags,
1,345,548.56 12,127,00 38.00
Fees for Reply Permits,
Commissiou on Money Orders,
Commission on Postal Orders,
Profit on Exchange on Money Order transactions,
Value of Unclaimed Money Orders, etc.,
Total Postal Revenue....
EXPENDITURE :—
Salaries and Wages of Postal Service (including Money and Postal
Order business) within the Colony..................
Conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony,.
Miscellaneou8
REVENUE :-
Total,
+
Balance of Revenue over Expenditure,...
TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
40.00
4.954.34
4,520.39 13,467.72 127.08
1,380,823.09
326,217.79 139,937.10 31,325.39
497,480.28
883,342.81
Message Fees,
678,062.90
Wireless Licences,
72,793.50
Total Telegraph Revenne,
7.50,856.40
EXPENDITURE (Operating)*:
Salaries and Wages, &c............................
Miscellaneous Services (Broadcasting),..........
Total,
Balance of Revenue over Expenditure, -
162,473.44
60,849.48
223,322.92
527,533.48
NUMBER OF POST, MONEY ORDER, AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES IN 1936.
Post Offices.
1 General, 18 Branches.
Money Order Offices.
One,
Telegraph Offices.
One Central,
Three Branches.
• Expenditure incurred by Public Works Department for technical works and equipment not included.
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