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expended under the head of posts and telegraphs extraordinary amounted in the same period to £P.l,193,000. On 31st March, 1946, the renewal fund of the Posts and Telegraphs Department stood at £P.467 ,283.

(§ 10)

During the period from 1922-23 to 1946-47 the total revenue accruing to Government from railway surplus earnings has been £P.969,985, while the excess expenditure of the railways borne on the Government accounts has been £P.1,772,162. A summary of the financial results of railway working during the year 1945/46, the revised estimate for 1946-47 and the preliminary estimate for the year 1947-48 is given below

(p. 542) (T. 4)

Revised I Estimate
Item I 1945-46 I estimate
1946-47 1947-48
LP I LP I J-1P.
Earnings I 3,007,379 2,430,000 2,698,000
Expenditure 2,653,341 2,895,455 2,826,950
Surplus 354,038
Deficit 465,455 128,950 (p. 542) (§ 11)

The results of the working of the ports during the year 1945-46 and the estimates of the two succeeding years are shown below

Revenue j Expenditure I Surplus
LP. LP. LP.
194546 I 676,574 468,995 207,579
1946-47 1,101,757 793,412 308,345
(revised estimate)
1947•48 1,083,930 1,026,239 57,691
(estimate) (p. 544)

The revenue derived from property taxes in the year 1945-46 and the estimated revenue for the year 1947-48 are shown below:-

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