AN INTERESTING COMPARISON.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10060, 30 January 1909, Page 1

AN INTERESTING COMPARISON.

The following; stuu-mer.! compiled from reports furnished by tho I'ost-mustcr-General is -. alueblo lo;- jiiirpoN'-s of comparison :

TIIO years 1900 and 11107 wore the drought years, and worn also the yours of the Christclmroh Exhibition. 111 1907 and 19(18, owing; to the linaiicial stringency throughout Oanium many largo deposits were withdrawn. rlhcsmaller deposits wore, however, not affected by it to any extent. Tlie following. gives the amount at credit of depositors in the Oamaru postal district as'at :11st December tor the years named :

The following gives the average amount standing to credit of each open account (depositor) at close of yettr namocl. For. the ypar 1007 HokitiKa, was highest with £4B Bs, Oamaru being next: —

' '1904 £36 9 4 1905 ' 35) 1 4 1906 43 3 10 1907 ... •••• 45 310 190S ••• ••• :1G 18 7

—Tun and a-liali' \ear.s under License.Year. Deposits. Withdrawals. Excess deposits. t k. d. t *. d. t s. (1 19UJ 19()o 1901! (.Jan.-.Iune) 95.'271 11 1 103.721 19 7 71.711 7 fi 93.o(>2 3 S S9..-.3S 3 -2 57,031 17 10 1 .71)!) 7 5 14-. 1 S3 1 C» 5 1 -1,079 '.) S —Two and a-liall' years under No-license Year. Deposits. Y\"ithdrr.wu!.s. Kxcess depesii S C 1 s. d. I: s. d. C s. d 1900 1907 19iW (July-Doc.) (10,993 18 3 132,1.47 R 5 l-lo,l23 19 9 l! 11 () 1'29. 209 9 5 13-1 >3- 10 7 7.179 r. 9 •2.S77 19 II 1! 9 2

1904 ... ... .£1-10,959 4 7 1905 ... 160,162 19 U 1906 ... .. lSV.oSo 13 0 1907 ... ... 196,811 2 5 1908 ... ... 214,050 13 0