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Estimate of the Revenue which would be derived from the Post Office under the proposed arrangement.
Heads of charge.—See page 14 | Present cost of primary distribution, (See page 14, column D.) | Estimated Cost of Primary Distribution, assuming the number of Newspapers and Franked Letters to remain under all ciscumstances as at present, but the number of Chargeable letters, | ||||||
1st. To remain as at present, viz. 88,608,000 per ann. |
2nd. To increase two-fold. |
3rd. To increase three-fold. |
4th. To increase four-fold. |
5th. To increase five-fold. |
6th. To increase six-fold. |
7th. To increase seven-fold. | ||
Such increase would augment the whole number of packets to be distributed, whether Chargeable Letters, Franks, ar Newspapers, in the ratio of | ||||||||
1710 to 1 | 2410 to 1 | 3110 to 1 | 3810 to 1 | 4510 to 1 | 5210 to 1 | |||
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Salaries and allowances | 222,510 | 190,000 | 209,000 | 224,000 | 230,000 | 246,000 | 255,000 | 263,000 |
Allowances for special services and travelling charges | 8,039 | 8,039 | 9,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | 14,000 |
Conveyance of mails, &c. | 135,919 | 135,919 | 179,000 | 223,000 | 267,000 | 310,000 | 354,000 | 398,000 |
Packet services &c. | 4,987 | 4,987 | 6,200 | 7,400 | 8,700 | 10,000 | 11,300 | 12,600 |
Tradesmen's bills, &c. | 9,974 | 9,974 | 12,000 | 13,000 | 14,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 |
Rents, tithes, and taxes | 4,085 | 4,085 | 4,700 | 5,200 | 5,600 | 6,000 | 6,400 | 6,800 |
Law charges | 5,913 | 5,913 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 |
Stationery, printing, & postage | 3,539 | 3,539 | 4,200 | 4,800 | 5,400 | 6,000 | 6,600 | 7,200 |
Superannuation allowances, &c. | 30,248 | 30,248 | 30,248 | 30,248 | 30,248 | 30,248 | 30,248 | 30,248 |
Menai and Conway bridges (tolls) | 1,303 | 1,303 | 1,800 | 2,200 | 2,600 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 3,800 |
Total cost of primary dist. | 426,517 | 393,094 | 462,148 | 526,848 | 582,548 | 647,248 | 705,948 | 763,648 |
Receipts | 369,200 | 738,400 | 1,107,600 | 1,476,800 | 1,846,000 | 2,215,200 | 2,584,400 | |
Net revenue or profit | …… | 23,894 Loss. |
276,752 | 580,752 | 894,252 | 1,198,752 | 1,509,252 | 1,820,752 |