POLITICAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8149, 5 July 1906, Page 3

POLITICAL NOTES.

UNDESIKADK IMMIGKANTS. From January 1, 1902, to Decembei 31, 191)1-, 17 undesirable immigrant.'! were refused admission into New Zea-1-iiid. Of these 40 wire refused admission because they failed to pass the education test, three because they were consumptive.-, and four on the ground of insanity. Of the total number 35 came from New South Wales, included in this list being a batch of 20 AusI nans. Seven Englishmen were refused admission. Three of them who came from London were consumptives, and three wlio came from New South Wales, were insane. The seventh came from London, and was refused on the ground of insanity. GOVERNMENT ACCIDENT INSI'IiANCE. The revenue account of the accident branch of the Government Insurance Department for the year 1905 shows that £23,970 was received in premiums and £905 in interest, On the expenditure side claims amounted to £11,242, and commission to £3295, salaries to i'2B6U, management expenses £B3B, laud and income tax £6l, and appropriation to reserve £BO. The amount of the accident funds on December 31 last was £12,186, as against £5095 at the end of the previous year. The total of the unearned premiums reserve fund is £9588. POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK. The annual return of the Post Office Savings Bank presented to the House shows that during the yei>r 1905, the number of new accounts opened totalled 60,015. the number closed being 13,113. The number ot accounts opened at the end of the year was 276,066, the total amount standing to the Aedit of the accounts being £8.662,022, as against £7,761,382 at the close of the previous year. The during the year amounted to £6,625,741, and the withdrawals £5,984,185, thus leaving a balance of deposits to the extent of £641,559 The excess of deposits in 1904 was only £171,769. The interest paid last year was £259,081, as against £200,930 in 1904.