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POST AND TELEGRAPH STATISTICS, 1938.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE POST OFFICE.

POSTAL SERVICE.

C.

C.

REVENUE-

Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books, and Parcels, Fees for Private Letter Boxes,

Fees for Private Bags,

Fees for Reply Permits,

Commission on Money and Postal Orders, ete.........................................................................

2,747,618.10 15,500,00 196.00

30.00

27,782.90

Total Postal Revenue,.....

EXPENDITURE :—

Salaries and Wages of Postal Service (including Money and Postal

Order business) within the Colony,

Air Mail Parment

Air Mail Subsidy,

Conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony, Miscellaneous,

REVENUE:

Total,

Balance of Revenue over Expenditure,

TELEGRAPH SERVICE,

2,791,127.00

347,786.47

29,782.45

100,722.74

389.235.58

70,189.76

912,717.00

1,848,410.00

Message Fees,

126,901.82

Wireless Licences,

134,527.25

Total Telegraph Revonue,

261,129.07

EXPENDITURE :—

Salaries and Wages, &c.,

Miscellaneous Services (Broadcasting),..........

Total,

Balance of Expenditure over Revenue.

291,788.94

79.000.00

370,788.84

109,359.77

NUMBER OF POST, MONEY ORDER, AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES IN 1938.

Post Offices,

1 General, 18 Branches.

Money Order Offices.

One.

Telegraph Offices.

One Central.

One Brauch.

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