POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1909. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1910 Session I, F-02

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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1909. 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 Hit Excellency.

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1909.

Halances on Jst January, WOO. TrausactionB. Balances on :ilst December, 1909. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cγ. Dγ: Money-order Accounts :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &o. United States of America Australia Austria Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Fiji Germany Hong Konu 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/c C.P.M.'s a/c „ London a/c B.P.O. commission Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts :— New South Wales Telegraphs .. New Zealand and 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 . . £ s. d. £ s. d. 38,858 14 18,994 16 4 764 11 4 3,493 3 5 1,521 12 10 345 11 7 13 0 0 3 12 8 728 19 9 1,932 0 0 183 18 0 1,009 r> 4 77 1 8 11 4 1 3,930 0 0 59 1 2 1,545 19 11 161 6 1 2,lifi7 ti 4 12,159,293 18 1 6,225 7 6 185,747 9 11 12 18 0 108,786 16 8* 51,487 5 10 53,661 14 '.'. 5,352 7 11J '.'. 225 17 1 144 16 4 2,048 13 8 '.'. 180 11 10} '.'. 4,923 17 3 204,182 14 3 503,122 9 6 12,182,157 9 5 ] £ s. d. £ s. el. 2,453,506 15 11 2,452,521 13 1 235,072 3 11 236,638 3 11J 21,174 15 8 20,588 1 11 198,210 7 4 198,945 18 2£ .',2,836 1 4 32,053 18 7 3,370 1 6 3,611 3 9 1,221 8 3 1,161 15 11 939 19 10 809 12 4 3,811 1 11 3,111 17 1 2,390 17 2 2,250 14 .5 1,430 13 7 1,500 13 1 3,190 10 4 3,563 17 6 575 3 0 685 13 2 176 7 7 252 15 2 0.333 17 7 3,656 18 4 234 12 3 261 11 5 4,194 15 2 3,823 0 9 2,111 15 8 2,295 16 0 i 4,437 15 3 2,185 6 7 10,006,923 15 8 9,499,319 16 4 989,858 13 11 989,475 8 9 771,893 0 1 771,781 15 7 653 0 0 653 17 0 438,604 15 10 440,477 14 10£ 10,534 9 6 10,534 9 6 13,820 4 4 13,820 4 4 28,146 18 1 32,698 15 0 32,698 15 0 29,135 9 8 28,776 12 10 28,776 12 10 315 0 0 315 0 0 530,524 7 10J 536,912 10 6 8,931 5 4 8,793 1 2 4,186 0 9 4,152 0 2 51,005 1 8 50,958 12 5 143,142 18 7 143,142 18 7 455 2 2 455 2 2 2,602 4 1 2,602 4 1 1,073 11 4 1,073 11 4 4,780 9 5 4,662 18 6J 455,691 1 Hi 455,824 18 2£ 6,851,781 1(3 7 7,192,720 6 9 17,171,914 7 2 17,181,597 14 10 2,164.<i:S.-) 17 1 2,284,2.".O 19 11 £ s. iL E e. d. 39,843 4 2 17,428 Iβ 3i 177 17 7 2,757 12 (H 2,303 15 7" 586 13 10 72 13 1 126 14 10 29 14 11 2,072 2 113 18 6 635 18 2 33 S ti 87 11 8 1,253 0 9 86 0 4 1,174 5 6 345 6 5 414 17 8 12,666,897 17 5 6,f>08 12 s 185,858 14 5 12 1 0 106,913 17 8 46,935 8 11 57,224 6 8 1,035 14 8 364 1 3 178 16 11 2,095 2 11 298 2 9 4,790 10 545,121 4 5 512,805 17 2 12,301,772 12 3

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1909— continued.

General Post Office, Wellington, 30th March, 1910. J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct.— Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.— 10th June, 1910.

Approximate Oott of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing i 1,550 copies), i"2 10r. 6<l.

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Balances on 1st January, 1909. Transac Transactions. ctions. Balances on 31st Balances on 31st December, 1909. t Dec cember, 1!K)9. Cr. Dr. Cr. Or. Dr. Dr. Cr. Cr. Dr. Dr. Genb&al Accounts — continued. .. Accrued interest on investments .Miscellaneous receipts (general). . Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses Discount-stamps .. For (iTheu Departments :— Advances to Settlers .. Arms Act licenses Audit fees Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duty (parcels) Education Department Electoral receipts Factories Act Fishing licenses .. Game licenses (Joldfields revenue < lOvernment debentures Government Insurance (Government Printer .. Homing-pigeons Protection Act Imperial pensions I iK •oiiiu-tax Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery Marine light dues Mining Act Miners' Guides New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Old-age pensions Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs Sheep rates Stock Department Valuation revenue Miscellaneous revenue .. Savings-Bank Funds in hands ofjfrreasury Aooount Suspense Account Profit and loss ,, £ s. d. £ s. d. 139,852 8 3 2,649 14 0 7,845 5 Si 20,608 15 6 1,999 14 0 17,480 7 2 2 0 0 15 14 0 '.. 156 17 0 '.'. 5,035 5 2 0 5 0 '.'. 0 2 0 135 le^jja 4 14 0 2,603 6 4 '.'. 1 18 6 1,191 17 7 '.'. 230 18 2 5,084 16 5 7W oo '.'. 418 0 0 '.'. 15 6 0 12 6 28,378 15 4 27,473 11 0 262 15 7 192 9 0 27 14 4 148 15 3 12 0 2 9 6 (i(> 10 2 15 13 8 272,570 12 3 £ s. d. 139,852 f> 3 12.506 8 11J 978 14 8 1,095,925 11 6 2,120 15 0 1,139,660 6 0 195 15 0 13 0 0 72 5 9 87 14 11 908 18 6 .56,091 15 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 36 11 0 1,251 6 6 3,189 2 0 97 18 8 15,700 0 0 28,352 3 6 23 19 9 0 3 0 27,000 0 0 201,861 3 8 463,195 1 6 67 15 6 8,872 15 0 0 13 4 325 5 0 80 0 0 328,600 o 0 698,075 16 11 2,885 19 8 2,359 8 0 263 16 10 1,573 17 9 0 7 0 35 4 9 4,346 12 6 34 1 8 44,354 0 10 1 11 6 575,949 1 10 e s. a. 160,096 9 8 11,853 2 6 8,514 9 6 1,050,631 0 10 2,182 4 0 1,144,438 16 5 191 15 0 13 0 0 87 19 9 81 14 11 1,024 12 3 55,108 13 5 0 2 0 0 11 0 36 13 0 1,321 19 0 3,189 2 0 !l!t 0 7 15,700 0 0 28,676 9 9 -•5 18 3 0 2 0 28,617 10 11 201,450 0 0 466,080 0 0 67 15 6 9,060 0 0 0 11 8 32 1 5 0 80 o 0 357,791) 0 10 (599,300 19 0 2,921 0 5 2,321 8 0 281 17 4 1,587 4 0 1 9 0 37 14 3 4,388 2 2 41 8 7 45,269 16 8 1 11 6 .-)88,0«2 7 5 £ s. d. 3,303 0 5i 309 10 10J 65,903 6 2 1,938 5 0 12,701 16 9 6 0 0 ti 0 0 41 3 3 6,018 6 11 65 4 0 3 12 1 2,279 0 1 0 1 0 642 1 10 2,199 17 11 563 15 0 0 1 8 422 0 0 1 .-> 6 0 12 26,248 8 11 227 14 10 230 9 0 9 13 10 135 9 0 25 0 I) 8 6 9 260,457 ti 8 £ -. d. 160, 96 9 8 425 13 4 917 5 6 915 Iβ 10 Totals I.13,039,532 14 4 •'» ,039,532 14 4 13,039,532 14 4 13,039,532 14 4 47,545,016 11 101 47,545,016 11 10?, 7,545,016 11 IIII 7,545,016 11 10A li 13,527,279 10 0 3,527,279 10 0 13,527,279 10 0 13,527,279 10 0