POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1908. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of "The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, F-02

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1908. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of "The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908."

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, 1908.

Balances on I it January, 1906. Transi Balances on 31sl December, 1908. tions. Vr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. Money-order Accounts :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Australia Austria Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Fiji Germany Hong Kong.. India Natal Orange River Colony Samoa Straits Settlements Tonga 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/o C.P.M'sa/e 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 addressee 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 Fob other Departments:— Advances to Settlers Arms Act licenses Audit fees .. Clerks of Court Customs dues (H.M.C.) Cuetoms duty (parcels) Education Department Electoral receipts Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licensee Goldfields revenue Government debentures Government Insurance Government Printer.. Homing-pigeons Protection Act 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 Valuation revenue .. Miscellaneous revenue Savings Bank Funds in hands of Treasury Account Suspense Account Profit and loss £ s. d. 34,225 2 1 7.139 11 ij 5,284 19 oj 1,207 i° 10 58 6 1 255 19 4 2,017 ° 6 88 9 11 485 1 2 87 1 6 11,523,230 17 9 6,360 9 9 198,194 7 o 7 15 o 160,655 6 4} 54,887 I 8 50,669 12 2 004 8,741 10 10 251 3 4 140 14 2 1,961 1 6 134 17 2 2,598 2 5 £ s. d. - 794 2 11 141 2 6 154 17 1 73 14 8 3,576 13 10 87 11 1 920 3 11 589 16 10 1.231 5 3 134.452 7 o 575.225 5 3i 11,473,254 13 o 119,378 12 11 £ 8. d. 2,191,972 8 1 ! 214,031 11 iij 18,874 13 11 212,681 2 7 24,071 9 7 3.244 M 3 1,918 19 2 826 9 10 2,014 6 * 2,546 19 2 1,409 7 11 3.3" 13 4 671 11 8 199 12 5 4,716 7 10 201 6 3 3,035 12 6 3.347 9 5 641 6 4 10,053,883 10 7 1. O35. 091 10 3 709,766 10 2 598 II 6 • 367.7 8 7 M 2 10,386 16 6 12,640 19 9 23,087 10 o 26,360 12 6 22,926 3 10 268 11 9 463,409 6 8J 6,807 o 7 3,939 '8 6 52,441 2 11 131,078 16 6 391 3 2 2,047 16 11 1.083 4 3 5,202 6 8J 432,763 8 3 7,032,692 6 1 17,507.658 5 2 I.49O.37 6 19 O 119,378 12 II 10,533 5 3j 2.224 13 5$ 1,267,619 2 2 2,555 o o £ 8. d. 2.187,339 8 10 202,176 6 9 18,845 2 4 214,472 l8 2| 23.757 7 7 3.449 3 4 1.751 1 4 888 8 7 2,999 5 2 2,631 19 8 1,313 19 10 2,788 9 2 681 11 6 137 1 10 5,069 14 o 172 16 4 3,661 8 6 2,918 18 8 2,077 7 5 9,417,820 10 3 1,035,226 12 6 722,213 7 3 593 3 6 419,656 3 10 10,386 16 6 12,640 19 9 26,487 5 10 23.369 3 4 22,926 4 2 268 11 9 466,798 9 7 6,832 6 10 3,935 16 4 52,353 10 9 131,078 16 6 391 3 2 2,047 J 6 11 1.083 4 3 5,156 12 o 430,437 13 5 7,102,422 13 4 17.435.555 9 4j 2,199,279 15 5 139,852 8 3 9,596 7 9 8,976 18 11J 1,136,846 17 11 2,723 2 o £ s. d. 38,858 I 4 18,994 16 4 3.493 3 5 1,521 12 10 13 o 9 1,932 o o 183 18 o 1,009 5 4 77 1 8 12,159,293 18 1 6,225 7 6 '85,747 9 11 12 18 o 108,786 16 8J 51.487 5 10 53,661 1 4 5.352 7 11J 225 17 1 144 16 4 2,048 13 8 180 11 10J 4,923 17 3 204,182 14 3 503,122 9 6 12,182,157 9 5 139,852 8 3 £ 8. d. 764 11 4 345 11 7 3 12 8 728 19 9 11 4 1 3.930 o o 59 1 2 1,545 19 11 161 6 1 2,667 6 4 1,712 16 5j 14,597 II 2i 110,163 8 9 2,649 14 o 7,845 5 8J 20,608 15 6 1,999 14 o 2,167 16 o 15,402 10 9 800 4 18 o "3 5 3 5,857 1 10 010 020 116 12 6 1,625,838 3 6 180 o o 14 10 o 152 18 I 2,370 12 4 64,378 4 o I 19 6 18 10 o 39 3 o 1.333 5 o 2,966 16 o 106 8 6 52,000 o o 28,681 18 9 40 9 1 040 22,000 o o 196,343 14 5 43 I >934 17 2 20 o o 7,846 15 o 302 5 o 1,623,760 7 1 186 o o 14 10 o 142 2 I 2,327 o 7 65,200 o 8 1 19 6 18 6 o 39 3 o 1,314 1 o 2,966 16 o 107 on 52,525 o o 28,271 6 10 38 18 8 040 28,551 17 8 196,125 o o 428,535 o o 20 o o 7,827 2 6 318 15 o 17,480 7 2 200 15 M o 156 17 o 5.C35 5 2 050 020 135 .16 6 4 14 o 5 6 5 525 o o 2,192 14 5 o 8 1 2,603 6 4 1 18 6 7,743 15 3 12 3 9 1,684 19 3 1,191 17 7 230 18 2 5,084 16 5 731 7 6 434 10 o 1 5 6 .. 751 o o 418 o o i 5 6 120 o o 120 o o o 12 6 27.537 5 6 332,158 IO 2 700 721,698 II I 2,643 2 6 2,510 7 o 343 16 9 1,983 o 5 136 10 o 39 1 9 4.297 15 3 161 1 9 IOO O O o 12 6 28,378 15 4 333,000 o o 25,234 12 10 230 2 3 261 11 o 32 19 o 227 11 9 47 8 o 700 723.937 9 3 2,675 15 10 2,441 5 o 338 12 I 1,904 3 II 90 4 o 41 II 3 4.363 M I 159 7 4 100 o o 27,473 11 o 262 15 7 192 9 o 27 14 4 148 15 3 1 20 296 66 10 2 15 13 8 o 11 4 17 8 1 1 19 2 254.457 7 5 814 '3 5 545,046 13 8 8l6 12 7 526,933 8 10 272,570 12 3 Totals 12,420,043 15 oj 12,420,043 15 oj 47.536.33O 5 oj 47.536,330 5 °i 13.039,532 14 4 13.039,532 14 4 General Post Office, Wellington, 1st M( Examined and found correct.—Jas. 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