POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1898. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section fo "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1899 Session I, F-02

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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1898. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section fo "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1898.

E. J. Seddon, . , , j „, ■ Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct. J. K. Wabbtjkton, Controller and Auditor-General. 25th May, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper. -Preparation, not given; printing (1,400 c ipiea), £1 5s. 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB99. Price 3d.]

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Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1898. Balances on 1st January, 1898. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Money Ordeb Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Fiji Germany Hawaii Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Postal Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Postal notes Private box and bag rents Money-order commission Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts :— New South Wales Telegraphs New Zealand & Australian Cable Telephone-exchange receipts .. Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Telegraph revenue General Accounts: — Post Office Account .. Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investmen ts Miscellaneous receipts—general Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Pine Fund Cable subsidies .. - For other Departments— Advances to Settlers Alcoholic Liquors Act Arms Act Licenses .. Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues(H.M.C) „ duty (parcels) Education Department Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Geraldine County Council Goldfields revenue Government Audit Government Insurance Government Printer.. Harbourmasters Hospital and charitable aid . Income-tax.. Land-tax Lunacy Machinery Mining Act Miners' Guides New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Plains . Sheep-rates Registration of electors Valuation revenue .. Profit and loss £ s. d. 21,207 19 9 I4, 8 93 8 3 693 13 2 £ s. d. ] £ s. d. 1,110,987 11 2 100,859 11 1 7.57 6 I 6 886 13 7 I.53 1 ° 3 7° 19 5 213 o 4 1,241 19 9 23 1 1 1,640 15 7 1,125 o 5 36,312 10 10 3,161 6 11 2,338 2 1 47 10 6 47,014 1 9 3i>976 3 3 7,584 11 2 1,584 13 6 £ s. d. ,111,123 13 o 107,679 8 11 8,260 19 7 772 18 6 2,153 5 o 65 14 3 233 18 4 1,333 4 3 32 2 9 2,083 4 x 1.149 5 5 38,223 14 8 3,183 16 2 2,520 7 8 79 16 11 47,369 15 10 32,994 12 5 7,459 1 10 1,654 15 11 £ s. d. 21,071 17 11 8,073 10 5 8 15 1 61 18 1 £ s. d. 51 17 o 660 6 2 1,282 IO II 16 1 7 21 6 9 20 l8 O 488 8 10 397 4 4 17 10 3 887 67 5 4 233 8 5 784 4 2 509 13 10 257 13 5 2,695 8 o 213 12 o 236 1 3 40 17 4 141 8 3 33 7 7 979 12 8 2,396 9 9 112 623 18 7 1,378 o 7 l,«5 3 9 543 r 5 ° 989 14 5 613 17 5 4,744,924 18 1 1,919 15 8 3,407,740 3 11 198,311 9 o 3,194,893 16 7 198,956 13 9 4.957.771 5 5 1,274 IO TI 116,519 16 oj 026 71,801 10 7 363.705 3 8 i 368 10 o 145.439 12 7i 5,514 10 o 14,795 16 o 264,184 8 1 369,417 17 1 359 2 6 144,096 12 7 5,514 10 o 14,795 16 o 263,889 15 4j 110,807 2 8 9 10 o 73.M4 Io 7i 1,243 9 5 948 16 8J 2,735 3 7 747 14 5 33,849 10 11 9.115 5 ° 38,791 16 2 1,338 11 6 364 2 6 187,463 18 5J 35.327 16 7 9,260 18 11 38,791 16 2 1,338 11 6 364 2 6 187,967 9 7 1,256 17 11 602 o 6 1,420 1 oj 916 9 11 110,813 18 3 246,443 19 94 4.673.°4° 7 8 40,560 12 5 4,328,720 13 10 \ 6,307.774 4 i°i 2,218,066 o o ■ 46,560 12 5 3,083 12 5j 14,252 19 8 - 523,051 6 o 4.307.795 15 6 6,304,360 7 o\ 2,514.974 o o' 46,260 i 1; 3.346 13 ioj 14,489 19 6 474.44° 16 7 491 11 g§ 13.733 10 10 9.573 7 8 100 89,888 19 11 243,030 1 11J 4,969,954 7 8 46,260 1 1 754 J 3 2j 13,970 10 8 39.037 1 9 100 2,178 o 8 2,178 o 8 4,112 in 105 5 8 940 8 10 345,645 14 o 60 12 6 201 o o 100 335 15 6 1,184 9 7 13,302 11 4 100 2100 274 5 o 2,234 8 o 477 6 4 344,987 5 o 60 12 6 151 o o 100 335 15 6 1,242 3 5 13,021 2 9 100 21 o o 283 10 o 2,234 8 o 477 6 4 4,770 10 n 50 o o 47 11 10 1,221 17 5 28 15 o 19 10 o 030 3 13 4 2,772 1 10 8 14 1 14 o o 30,412 O 2 451 8 5 317 T 5 o 10 7 71,964 11 1 207,154 9 o 66 17 2 3,684 12 6 1,265 3 o 030 20,415 o o 17 13 4 30,860 5 10 346 15 11 182 7 1 o 10 7 72,010 o o 206,915 15 • 68 17 2 i 3.791 13 6 ) 1,269 l8 ° 030 2,323 l6 2 113 6 7 134 14 4 120 16 1 337 6 o 500 323 X 3 6 3, r 45 15 o 1 1 o 75 7 5 575 19 9 300 216 12 6 1 3.141 ° ° 1 4 o ) > 20,415 o 0 o 12 6 I 51 i5.i° r 6,252 II 7 ) 779 19 1 ) 200 12 O ) 3 IO 3 [ 86 o 8 ) 574 3 ° o 12 6 29 15 4 5,460 18 7 1,226 3 11 213 10 o 20 19 10 423 9 2 264,378 18 7 11,919 11 11 2,143 18 o 210 19 3 788 1 9 20,244 ,6 o 160 3,322 2 8 225,644 5 10 ! 401 8 8 7 263,587 5 7 c 12,365 16 9 n 2,156 16 o 3 228 8 10 3 702 1 1 d 19,670 3 o D 160 8 3.174 4 9 0 191,230 o o .. 95.773 5 3 3 ) 147 17 1 3 130,187 11 Totals 5,113,738 II gj 5,113,738 II 94 20,693,406 19 S) 20,693,406 19 8J 5,353,283 16 I 5,353.283 16 I