POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1905. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1906 Session I, F-02

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1906. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1905. 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.

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1905.

Balances on li it January, 1905. Transs stions. Balances on 31si December, 1905. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. MONEY-ORDER ACCOUNTS :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Australia Canada Gape of Good Hope Ceylon Fiji Germany Hong Kong.. India Natal Orange Eiver Colony Samoa Straits Settlements Transvaal • .. Commission .. .. Savings-bank Accounts:— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Postal Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Postal notes Private box and bag rents Money-order commission British postal orders—H.O. a/c C.P.M'sa/o „ London a/o B.P.O. commission .. Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts:— New South Wales Telegraphs New Zealand & Australian Cable Pacific Cable Board Telephone-exchange receipts .. Special messenger receipts Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Cable deposits Telegraph revenue .. General Accounts: — , Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses • Discount-stamps For other Departments :— Advances to Settlers Arms Act licenses Auctioneers' licenses Company licenses Clerks uf Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duty (parcels) Electoral receipts Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licensee Geraldine County Council Goldfields revenue .. Government Audit Government debentures Government Insurance Government Printer.. Homing-pigeons Protection Act Imperial pensions Income-tax.. Industrial schools Land revenue Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery .. Matakana East Road Board .. Mining Act Miners' Guides New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Old-age pensions Old-age pensions (miscellaneous) Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs Sheep rates Stock Department Treasury imprests refunded .. Tourist receipis Valuation revenue Miscellaneous revenue SuBpense Acoount Profit and loss £ s. d. 30.990 6 4 1,828 16 7 904 1,608 o 4 8 10 9 184 10 7 51 12 2 7,761,382 o 11 4,157 16 2 148,649 15 2j 9 o 10 81,732 14 5 iot,445 o o 49,762 2 8 012 4,382 6 10J 218 o 2 119 4 2 1,569 16 10 ci2 19 5 1,083 7 2 1,383 1 81 10,161 6 8 12,575 16 o 1,825 4 o £ a. d. 3.O99 5 34 546 4 5 403 17 11 182 13 8 252 16 1 601 13 o 1,624 11 7 381 o 3 785 13 4 3IO;622 2 3 380,633 8 oj 7,764,998 5 8 73,379 10 2 £ S. d. 1,663,428 16 2 163,660 16 2 21,754 14 I 174,254 17 7 2,408 19 o 1,729 5 5 455 6 o i,932 4 9 2,045 9 o i,i37 8 5 1,868 3 11 i,7°3 5 11 31 o 1 3,214 6 3 H5 3 o 3,!57 3 11 2,273 2 1 6,884,825 8 4 517,413 6 8 549,882 11 2 J 556 12 4 276,279 7 8 8,064 17 3 17,418 19 6 12,971 15 o 12,810 16 8 151 10 7 366,688 18 8 5,039 4 1 3,242 7 10 42,055 18 2 88,463 3 5 248 13 6 2,098 1 11 539 15 o 2,565 14 1 321,945 17 7 4,559.922 18 5 11,471,141 13 5 952,076 17 8 73.379 10 2 11,972 6 3 4,725 10 1 754,920 10 o 3,378 o o £ s. d. 1,663,989 4 7 154,594 8 8 21,431 8 8 174,411 18 3 2,214 19 10 1,895 2 1 366 16 2 1,994 9 7 2,683 9 5 1.161 7 9 1,455 14 8 1,414 9 2 20 15 1 4.162 9 2 190 19 4 3.5" 4 IO 2,075 12 7 5,984,184 12 2 516,444 16 2 534, J 34 7 44 553 6 o 273,800 15 6 8,064 17 3 17,418 19 6 12,626 19 2 13,284 15 1 12,809 7 6 151 10 7 372,103 12 3 5,117 11 6 3,244 1 2 40,931 8 8 88,463 3 5 248 13 6 2,098 1 11 539 '5 o 2,562 15 4$ 319,023 9 4,789,069 9 11 11,506,367 1 5j 1,629,575 o o 82,733 17 o 11,896 13 4 2,254 r 4 ° 752,069 5 8 3,389 19 o £ s. d. 30,429 17 11 5.967 2 2j 1,671 15 II 97 10 2 969 19 11 596 19 10 10 5 o 8,662,022 17 1 5,126 6 8 164,397 19 oj 12 7 2 84,211 6 7 88,Si8 o 10 49,449 2 7 1 10 4 139 12 9 117 10 10 2,694 6 4 ■ 115 18 ij 4,005 15 6J j>458 14 7j 12,632 2 9 15,427 o 4 1,813 5 ° £ a. d. 222 19 o 209 18 9 348 10 4 315 o 11 15 8 7 .. *• ":. it 312 16 3 2,572 14 6 24 4 2 735 1 2 588 3 10 1,032 6 8J 539,768 13 9 415,858 16 1 8,442,496 8 o 82,733 17 o 3.7 r 9 13 " 32 o o 142 14 3 3.893 17 8 639.930 10 o 261 o o 30 o 0 IO O O 30 4 o 366 13 10 2,318 15 8 42,658 7 6 26 3 o 60 16 o i,578 17 6 2,126 o o 551 9 1 133 19 4 '5 13 4 55,050 o o 28,504 11 7 719 14 7 1 3 o 15,500 o o 155,109 i o 640,754 10 10 278 o o 30 o o IOOO 28 14 o 366 13 10 2,281 i 9 42,603 10 1 21 1 o 61 7 o 1,589 4 o 2,126 o o 2,895 13 1 15 o o I 10 O 180 8 2 3-948 15 1 520 O II O 158 3 6 147 17 o 4 13 6 2,471 15 6 I7 8 13 4 551 9 1 133 8 4. 12 13 4 54,350 o o 28,196 16 5 707 o 6 1 3 o 7,357 8 o 156,010 o o 546 300 700 o o 2,779 10 8 I9i 7 5 1.033 5 8 400 8,142 12 o 132 6 8 1,743 o 6 480 15 o 22 5 O 289,897 6 i 20 o o 6,746 17 6 200 314 6 o 400 22 5 O 287,400 o o 20 o o 6,662 17 6 200 358 16 o 4,240 6 7 564 15 o 443 o ° 1 5 6 398 10 o i 5 6 14 o 1 16,336 1 3 12,767 7 3 854 o 10 243 o 6 32 14 6 260 7 9 77 6 o 1,130 o o 5,172 8 6 236,450 o o 3 3 7 468,040 14 11 9,573 16 11 2,286 4 o 277 15 11 2,026 16 5 20,074 13 4 22 I O 49 3 8 1,099 J 9 2 3,968 12 5 19 1 6 o 15 io£ 367,114 15 5 I,130 0 O 5,143 9 9 228,275 13 7 3 3 7 448,484 7 3 9,552 9 1 2,288 13 o 280 5 5 2,052 9 2 20,090 13 4 22 1 o 49 3 8 1,242 19 9 3,965 o o 16 5 9 O93 371,971 12 1 42 18 10 24,510 7 8 32,323 15 4 875 8 8 240 11 6 3° 5 o 234 15 ° 61 6 o 143 o 7 20 5 8 o 1 6$ 6 8,537.5" I 8 23 18 1 2 15 9 082 272,347 17 IO Totals 8,537.5" 1 8 3 1,349,246 3 10 31,349,246 3 if 9,487,234 19 o\ 9,487,234 19 o§ General Post Office, Wellington, 11th May, Examined and found corr< J. W. Poynton, 1906. Albbbt . ;ting Postmasti .ITT, ir-General. ect. Ac Deputy Controller and Auditor. Avmmxiina.ti', Clout <tf , Pimer.— Prenaration. nocRiveu; i.riutme (1,450 copies) £2 H 5.