POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1901. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1902 Session I, F-02

F.—2.

1902. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1901. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

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

Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1901.

General Post Office, Wellington, 21st May, 1902. Examined and found correct. J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General. 10th June, 1902. J. K. Wabbtjeton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,400 copies), £2 ss.

Price 3d.] By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o2.

Balances on 1st January, 1901. Cr. Dr. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1901. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Cr. MONEY-OEDBB ACCOUNTS :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Cook Islands Fiji Germany Hongkong India Natal New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Samoa 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.. Begistration of code addresses Special messenger Telegraph revenue General Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses For other Departments :— Advances to Settlers Arms Act licenses Auctioneers' license fees Bath receipts, Rotorua Clerks of Court Bath receipts, Hanmer Plain County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duty (parcels) Factories Act Fishing licenses Eduoation Department Game licenses Geraldine County Council Goldfields revenue Government Audit Government Insurance Government Printer Harbourmasters Homing-pigeons Protection Act Income-tax.. Land-tax Licensing Act Lunacy Machinery Mining Act Miners' Guides New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Old-age Pensions Outside, patients, Rotorua Public Trust Eailways Begistration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Plain; .. Sheep rates Stock Department Valuation revenue Water rates Coal-mines Act Immigration Restriction Act.. Loan-debenture receipts Discount-stamps Suspense Account Profit and loss' £ s. d. 29,633 8 4 £ s. d. £ s. a. 1,391,672 17 o '109,529 2 4 16,104 13 o 2,083 13 I 2,888 18 6 i 338 7 11 1.620 3 o 1,222 9 5 2,875 1 2 852 12 5 J 2,045 12 4 987 14 5 45,465 15 3 4,870 o 6 2.621 3 5 152 6 o 442 3 5 62,511 11 o 43,519 11 5 5,880 13 1 1,952 17 10 £ s. a. 1,393,333 19 5 95, OI 5 7 7 16,038 1 6 1,639 on 3,095 14 11 315 7 3 1,580 8 9 1,241 15 4 3, 000 9 2 822 4 10 2,140 5 11 1,134 4 7 43,111 16 3 5,025 19 9 2,957 4 ° 86 3 1 2,248 6 9 62,130 19 0 44,023 15 ° 5,840 8 11 1,967 15 8 £ s. d. 27,972 5 11 12,599 5 11 164 6 10 £, s. • 97 X 5 4 r,914 8 10 603 10 9 1,035 3 5 158 18 7 1,241 19 10 12 I 5 i 35 2 1 I 206 1 9 215 8 7 I 166 7 6 234 14 6 941 19 4 259 3 2 749 13 " 816 11 4 289 10 9 655 ° 4 147 18 5 J 294 8 7 2,010 11 6 4,364 10 6 466 14 9 517 9 8 310 15 6 181 9 1 63 4 o 2 18 II 1,806 3 4 114 10 10 1,638 11 o 495 2 10 1,134 7 5 552 I 2 689 13 6 511 17 o 704 11 4 5,809,552 5 3 2,575 13 4 4,770,654 10 1 286,234 3 6 4,230,193 6 2 286,545 11 10 6,350,013 9 2 2,264 5 O 133,208 6 2J 15 4 6 134,760 11 o 397,133 0 3 358 2 o 155,085 8 4 6,430 3 4 17,553 10 o 255,725 13 °h 397,814 17 5 373 6 6 224,956 1 5 6,43° 3 4 17,553 10 o 254,662 6 10 132,526 9 o^ 64,889 17 II 475 9 54 587 16 9 2,997 1 5 7 912 14 6 35,502 17 9 10,851 13 3 54,843 11 5 i,935 15 6 408 10 o 38 12 1 254,911 10 10J 36,191 13 o 10,893 10 3 54, 8 43 11 5 i,935 15 6 408 10 o 38 12 1 255,625 19 o 2,309 O 4 870 17 6 2,266 4 11 1,551 16 gj 97,034 4 § 360,771 3 7j 5,905,959 7 8 47,989 17 8 4,452,734 19 10 8,458,553 8 2 1,733,400 0 o 47,989 17 8 3,329 10 9 6,338 10 5 573,226 17 1 4,526,694 15 5 8,375.374 i° " 2,189,400 o o 56,934 10 7 2,473 15 9 15,753 17 8 580,159 o 2 170,994 o 3 277i592 12 4 J 6,36i,959 7 8 56,934 10 7 804 8 oj 17,800 4 o 18,268 10 1 'i ,660 3 8,384 16 9" ",336 7 ° 3, O2 5 5 5 56 o o 563,976 7 2 . 435 o o 1 15 o 1,274 15 8 4 8 3 813 14 6 299 13 2 2,093 6 2 23,671 8 o 30 6 o 717 12 6 100 564,246 15 6 431 o o 1 15 o 1,219 8 10 4 8 3 544 4 6 299 13 2 2,052 7 o 24,074 7 2 30 7 o 702 12 6 2,754 17 1 60 o o 126 9 2 181 16 o 154 J 3 2 424 3 2 207 5 3 2,238 19 2 010 60 o o 248 4 5 1,836 o o 75 o o 100 17 9 6 2,860 16 8 205 3 3 32 7 8 010 510 9 1 48,347 5 8 2,509 10 o 429 11 8 243 5 6 900 28,726 2 4 584 4 6 248 4 o 1 8 o ■ 111,605 I2 11 240,499 15 5 25 o o 40 6 o 4,487 12 2 1,041 17 o 2,509 10 o 429 11 8 243 9 3 600 29,543 14 11 645 2 2 201 8 4 190 112,080 o o 278,910 o o 25 o o 37 8 o 4,213 19 8 1,502 7 o 17 5 9 300 2,043 4 1 144 5 7 79 3 4 36 2 o 9,937 J ! 3 10 o 3°4 5 o 991 5 ° 1 5 6 500 o 12 6 17,994 1 4 69 16 6 7,177 2 4 1,405 o 9 269 8 6 26 14 8 183 2 10 77 8 o 20 5 10 3 4O 680 577 T 7 6 53° J 5 o 1 5 6 500 o 12 6 11,815 o o 11,815 o o " 210,200 o o 39O 12 O 381,390 17 8 13,086 10 10 2,041 8 3 289 5 o 2,237 5 5 21,143 13 ° 87 18 10 3,764 8 5 70 TO O OIO 150 o 0 48 10 o 2,112 10 0 250 o o 262,291 7 6 206,522 5 7 404 15 6 381,034 12 5 13,010 8 1 2,063 10 3 241 13 8 2,126 8 9 21,143 o o 107 3 6 3,760 o o 70 10 o 010 150 o o 48 10 o 822 6 o 21,671 15 9 55 13 o 7,533 7 7 1,481 3 6 247 6 6 74 6 o 293 19 6 78 1 o 112 7 12 5 1,290 4 0 250 0 o 195,953 18 7 172,396 13 3 238,734 2 2 Totals 6,417,908 3 11 '6,417,908 3 II 25,118,018 5 8 25,118,018 5 8 6,873,066 6 3j 6,873,066 6 3j