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10. The increase in Expenditure is directly attributable to the increased traffic involving heavier outgoings for air and sea conveyance of mails. Additionally, as a result of persistent pressure by shipping lines on the grounds of increased working costs, it was necessary to accept a considerable increase in the rates of conveyance of mails as from 1st December, 1947. This followed the lead adopted by the United Kingdom in May of the same year.
The full effect of the revision of salary scales will not be apparent until 1948/49 as many adjustments had not been completed by 31st March, 1948.
11. The revenue of $6,900,003 represents a new high record accounted for in part only by increased parcel charges to offset the increased conveyance costs, but chiefly caused by the general increases in mail postings,
Money Order Office.
12. Details are given in Tables VII and VIII.
13. The remittance service in general still suffers from restrictions imposed by the Sterling areas and, with few exceptions, the inability to re-open services with countries outside that area except on a limited basis.
14.
Efforts are still being made, with some
with some measure of success, to effect settlement of accounts for the closing part of 1941 where supporting documents were lost through enemy action. The Postal Note service has not been resumed.
15.
Chinese Delivery Section.
16. Whilst the results are considerably in excess of those for 1946/47, they still fall short of traffic for 1939. The biggest comparative decrease was in registered items from the United States of America and Canada which totalled only 11,894 items as against a pre-war figure of over 100,000. As against this there was a large increase of approximately 34% in traffic from China and other countries.
17. During the year 6,885,915 ordinary letters and 762,664 other articles were delivered as compared with 6,204,515 and 645,605 respectively in 1946/47.
18. Registered articles delivered totalled 235,280 as compared with 197,220 in 1946/47. Of the former total 11,894 were from the United States of America and Canada and 223,386 from China and other countries.
19. Only 11 insured packets were dealt with.
(B) TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
20. Extensive rehabilitation and some expansion have been effected, and towards the end of the year these processes became markedly accelerated with the arrival of new equipment and new
A detailed summary is annexed to this report.
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