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Appendix G.

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE (taken speed into consideration). DIVISION OF COST in accordance with the principles embodied in the AWARD of LORD MORLEY.

195

Cost of Sections (Corrected

for speed).

Amount payable by

Cost of

Sections as Approxi- Correction

Section of the Service.

given in

Appendix

mate

speed.

in respect of speed.

Approxi-

Less Sea

Postage credited to

Straits

Approxi- India. Ceylon. Settle-

F.

mate

Gross.

Sections

Hong- Austra- kong. lia.

mate

inents.

United

King-

dom.

under

Net.

Certain Places in respect of which the Cost is borne

by the United Kingdom.

Clause B

of Award.

Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount.

Amount.

£

Kuots.

Per cent.

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Subsection A.

16,155

14.5

Brindisi and Port Said

+ 9

17,620

17,620

7,980

80

8,810

750

Subsection B.

16,156

14.5

9

17,620

17,620 4,380

490

290

820 2,730

8,810

600

Subsection A.

24,225

14.5

Port Said and Aden

26,420

26,420 12,820

120

13,210

270

Subsection B.

24.225

14.5

26,420

26,420

6,550

710

410

380 4,230

13,210

930

Aden and Bombay Aden and Colombo Colombo and Singapore, Singapore and Hongkong Hongkong and Shanghai.. Colombo and Adelaide..

57,774

14.5

62,990

52

62,940 31,470

31,470

36,329

13.7

35,620

32

35,590

1,830

1,070

1,175

11,490

17,795

2,230

29,031

12.6

24,690

439*

24,250

M

3,115

3,000

12,125

6,010

24,981

12.6

15

21,250

386*

20,860

4,730

10,430

5,700

14,821

12.6

15

12,610

174*

12,440

P

6,220

6,220

77,803

13.7

76,260

1,917*

74,340

37,170

37,170

159,250

22,710

181,960

Cost of Sections

321,500

3,000

318,500

Cost of Sea Sorting

Subsidy to P. & O. Co..

8,500

7,500

.£

330,000

63,200 3,030 5,085 9,605 55,620

70,700 3,030 5,585 10,105 55,620

500

500

181,960

Add :—Share of Incidental Expenses (£6,090*).

1,208

58

97

183

1,063

3,481

GROSS AMOUNT payable

71,908

Deduct-Share of Extra Receipts (£15,000*) for Sea Postage on Foreign Closed Mails

2,975

-3,088

143

5,682

239

10,288 56,683

451

2,618

185,441

8,574

NET AMOUNT payable l'OOLING ACCOUNT :-Allow one-half of excess collected in the United Kingdoin

68,933

6,513

2,915

320

5,443

98

9,837

230

54,065

176,867

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION

62,420

2,625

5,345

9,607

* See Notes to Appendix F.