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REVENUE-

(Zf 1)

POST AND TELEGRAPH STATISTICS, 1927.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE POST OFFICE.

POSTAL SERVICE.

C.

3 c.

Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books, and Parcels,

739,874.20

Fees for Private Letter Boxes,

10,274.00

Commission on Money Orders,

4,865.52

Commission on Postal Orders,

Profit on Exchange on Money Order transactions,

Interest on Money Order Fund,

Value of Unclaimed Money Orders, etc.,

Miscellaneous Receipts

2,334,50

9,380.87

273,07

106.91

141.06

767,250.13

Total Postal Reveune,..

EXPENDITURE :—

For Salaries and Wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including

Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony,..

For Conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony,.......

For Miscellaneous Services

REVENUE:

Message Fees,

Net Cost of Postal Service,

Balance of Revenue over Expenditure,.......

TELEGRAPH SERVICE.

Wireless Receiving Station Licences

EXPENDITURE :—

For Salaries and Wages, &c................

Balance of Revenue over Expenditure,...

263,713,86 58,405,17 14,765.26

336,885.29

130,361.81

123,837.72

302.05

124,139.77

70,381,31

53,758.46

NUMBER OF POST, MONEY ORDER, AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES IN 1927.

Post Offices.

1 General, 18 Branches.

Money Order Offices.

Two.

Telegraph Offices.

One.

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