POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1906. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, F-02

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1906. 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, 1906

* Balances on 1st January, 1906. it January, 1906. Transi actions. Balances on 31st December, 1906. Cr. Dr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Money-order Accounts :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Australia Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Fiji Germany Hong Kong. . India Natal Orange River Colony Samoa Straits Settlements Transvaal Tonga 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/c London a/c 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 £ s. d. £ s. d. 30,429 17 11 5,967 2 2j 222 19 O I,671 15 II 209 18 9 348 10 4 97 10 2 315 0 11 969 19 11 £ s. d. 222 19 O 209 18 9 348 10 4 315 0 II 15 8 7 £ s. d. 1,813,549 19 3 174,633 12 2 20,951 o 11 182,302 0 3 2,573 13 6 1,969 14 10 536 9 4 1,664 ] 1 4 3,l68 l6 2 1,088 5 6 2,450 19 9 940 O IO 15 3 6 3,92i 3 8 209 13 11 3,635 3 2 311 15 4 1,749 16 1 £ s. d. 1,808,704 3 5 151,857 15 7 20,435 11 4 i79,74i 5 7 2,904 19 5 1,898 o 8 563 10 7 2,140 13 1 1,640 8 8 943 I 1 3 2,731 9 5 681 16 5 245 3 10 4,428 7 o 185 12 6 3,368 3 9 872 o 7 1,828 5 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 35,275 13 9 I 28,742 18 94 292 10 7 4,232 10 7 541 4 8 276 16 2 70 8 11 j 791 2 8 2,498 7 5 I 129 5 8 316 IO 2 54 II IO 219 15 4 3,079 17 IO 029 468 I 9 560 5 3 666 13 5 15 8 7 596 19 10 312 16 3 312 16 3 10 5 o 2,572 14 6 24 4 2 2,572 14 6 24 4 2 735 1 2 735 1 2 588 3 10 588 3 10 ! 8,662,022 17 1 5,126 6 8 8,198,346 11 6 638,314 13 6 6,907,103 17 7 1 638,346 15 4 9,953,265 11 0 5,094 4 10 164,397 19 °i 1272 84,211 67 I. 88,818 o 10 49.449 27 1 10 4 I 629,804 12 6 577 6 2 326,410 12 6 9,077 6 9 18,588 12 9 801 10 10 16,965 4 2 16,100 13 7 194 2 2 407,314 6 2.\ 595,517 I2 3i 582 9 6 315,035 15 8 9,077 6 9 I 18,588 12 9 16,965 4 2 16,260 18 10 16,102 3 11 194 2 2 397,448 8 3 198,684 19 3 7 3 10 j 95,586 35 :: 1 :: 72,654 76 50,153 7 11 8,83311 3 j ••' .. —... c o 1,032 6 SJ 1,032 6 8 139 12 9 117 IO IO 2,694 64 5,472 14 2 3,°79 9 3 49,907 2 8 100,888 17 4 300 6 1 2,141 j 10 768 16 9 3,237 13 34 358,069 11 oj 5,303 16 7 3,083 19 o 50,792 5 3 100,888 17 4 300 6 1 2,141 3 10 768 16 9 3,236 9 9 360,776 17 6 308 10 4 113 1 1 1,809 39 ii? 1 8 ;; 1,298 9 1 1 115 18 l4 4,005 15 6j 539.768 13 9 415,858 16 I 8,442,496 8 o 82,733 17 o i,458 14 74 12,632 29 15,427 04 1,813 50 5,475,016 19 o 13,440,240 15 10 881,200 O o 82,733 17 o 8,403 13 94 4,707 19 5 841,811 7 8 3,342 10 o 5,493,i7i 14 3 13,513,212 5 11 2,137,696 5 o 94,399 12 4 8,063 5 2 3,191 4 9 826,305 13 4 3,267 15 o 557,923 9 o 488,830 6 2 9,698,992 13 o 94,399 12 4 1,799 3 3 14,148 17 5 30,932 14 8 1,888 o o Carried forward 9,132,187 7 64 9,487,234 19 04 33,722,994 13 9410,508,252 16 i4j 10,846,804 12 2 33,739,490 9 3

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1906 — continued.

General Post Office, Wellington, Ist March, 1907. J- G. Ward, Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct, except that old-age pension instalments to the amount of £339 16s. 4d. were paid by the Postmaster-General before the moneys necessary in order to enable such instalments to be paid had, by the Colonial Treasurer, been paid out of the Consolidated Fund into the Post Office Account by way of imprest, in accordance with the provisions of section 58 of " The Old-age Pensions Act, 1898." J. K. Wabbukton, Controller and Auditor-General. 25th June, 1907.

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Balances on 1st January, 1906. Cr. Dr. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1906. Or. i Dr. Cr. Dr. Brought forward 'or other Departments :— Advances to Settlers Arms Act licenses Auctioneers' licenses Alooholic Liauors Sales Control Act, 1895 " Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duty (parcels) Education Department Electoral Department Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Geraldine County Council Goldfields revenue Government Audit Department Government debentures Government Insurance Government Printer.. Homing-pigeons Protection Ac! Imperial pensions Income-tax.. Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery 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 .. Valuation revenue Miscellaneous revenue Probation officers Suspense Acoount Profit and loss £ s d. 9,132,187 7 6J £ s. d. 9,487,234 19 oj £ s. d. 33,739,490 9 3 £ a. d. 33-722,994 13 9j £ s. d. 10,508,252 16 ij;: £ s. d. 10,846,804 12 2 2,895 13 1 15 o o 897,953 19 5 215 o o 17 IO o 7 5 8 895,202 4 7 224 o o 17 10 o 7 5 8 5,647 7 11 600 .. I 10 o 90 5 1 355 7 11 2,331 18 7 49,885 5 8 690 360 79 o 3 1,539 16 6 2,076 0 o 551 6 2 122 IO O 33 6 8 j 77,095 i° o ! 29,726 2 IO i 744 2 10 060 21,000 o 0 160,506 13 7 318,705 11 o 20 o o 7,058 12 4 372 IO 0 85 15 1 355 7 11 2,208 18 4 48,485 10 9 690 870 78 o 3 1,530 10 6 2,076 o o 55i 6 2 117 11 11 33 6 8 73,095 10 o 29,171 11 11 • 781 13 11 060 27,808 18 2 159,328 4 9 321,531 18 6 20 o o 6,916 7 4 294 o #0 600 180 8 2 3,948 15 ' 303 8 5 5,348 10 o 520 147 17 o 010 100 157 3 o " 5 4 6 300 700 o o 2,779 10 8 191 7 5 I .. 1 10 2 7 300 4,700 O O j 3,334 1 7 153 16 4 ■"' ■• •• 8,142 12 o 132 6 8 4,240 6 7 i,333 13 10 1,310 15 6 1,413 19 1 564 15 o 398 10 o 1 5 6 707 o o 477 o o 1 5 6 42 18 10 24,510 7 8 32,323 15 4 875 8 8 240 11 6 30 5 o 234 15 o 61 6 o 1,725 o 0 6,067 o 5 311,500 o o 2 3 7 602,658 16 4 8,318 9 o 2,409 3 o 278 o 4 1,847 9 1 21,141 17 2 57 15 8 218 7 7 4,784 2 10 180 10 7 500 5 15 io4 399.357 1 7 1,725 o o 2,798 16 1 309,322 o 7 2 3 7 609,802 9 4 8,359 2 7 2,399 2 3 282 1 o 1,815 12 9 21,152 4 2 57 5 8 218 7 7 4,805 18 11 165 9 1 500 527 I 414,697 13 5 3,3n- 3 2 26,688 7 1 25,180 2 4 834 15 1 250 12 3 26 4 4 266 11 4 50 19 o o 10 o .. 1 23 18 1 2 15 9 220 17 17 3 082 272,347 17 10 1 1 54 257,007 6 o Totals 9,487,234 19 04I 19,487,234 19 oj 136,670,544 17 gji 136,670,544 17 94 10,846,804 12 2 10,846,804 12 2