POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1917. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1918 Session I-II, F-02

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Session 11. 1918. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st DECEMBER, 1917. 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, 1917.

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Balances on 1st January, 1917. Transactions Balances on :31st December, 1917. Cr. Dr. Cr. l*r. Cr. Dr. MONEY-ORDER ACCOUNTS Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &e. United States of America Australia Austria Canada Ceylon Fiji France Germany Hong Kong India Norway Samoa Straits Settlements Tonga Union of South Africa 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. Account C.P.M.'s Account ,, London Account B.P.O. commission Postal revenue .. Telegkaph 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 Cash deposits Telegraph revenue j * * i £ s. d. 72,347 13 3 23,795 5 6J 5,589 17 1 129 11 0 8,326 9 7 8,380 18 6 330 2 1 . 1,337 15 6 304 19 11 7,257 16 7 227 11 7 13 8 4 25,603,208 11 3 11,902 15 4 303,111 18 9 16 13 2 178,609 15 1J 15,726 12 6 25,084 0 6 20,926 1 5J 2,301 9 8 440 16 9 3,292 19 1 2,068 7 9 4,249 18 6 693 17 7 1,051 6 10 1,195 6 11 3,311 3 10 93 4 8 493 5 2 16 4 9 £ s. <l. 3,647,557 2 3 281,168 7 lOJ 63,880 19 9 185,953 6 10 10,013 2 7 1.874 8 6 6.339 8 8 730 3 1 1,920 6 1 18,793 13 6 262 0 4 138 3 10 5,277 13 9 2,315 8 11 2,359 6 2 18,054,350 11 4 1,493,394 3 6 1,245,704 8 10J 475 6 4 655,226 13 4 16,209 5 4 17,058 16 2 65,137 10 0 56,488 2 6 56,767 12 8i 591 5 OJ 974,097 5 7J 46,836 17 11 11,987 4 3 89,044 16 7 339,920 14 1 131 12 5 3,519 14 0 1,627 14 5 22,087 14 5i 1,055,586 10 11 £ s. d. 3,630,455 9 1 264,051 6 0 65,355 3 3 193,953 3 8 16,029 16 6 2,111 18 7 6,043 16 1 1,024 7 8 2,052 16 9 17,271 17 10 339 16 6 140 0 0 3,125 6 2 2,530 0 2 2,301 10 1 14,461,169 3 7 1,493,861 7 2 £ s. d. 89,449 6 5 40,912 7 5 4,115 13 7 8,326 9 7 2,364 4 7 92 12 0 1,043 10 11 172 9 3 - 8,779 12 3 149 15 5 il 12 2 I 29,196,389 19 0 11,435 11 8 j £ s. d. 7,870 5 10 398 5 0 1,051 6 10 1,195 6 11 I,io8 16 3 307 15 11 435 9 1 1,210,491 15 1 479 14 10 641,691 2 4J 16,209 5 4 17,058 16 2 56,487 13 4 57,308 5 8 56,751 7 11J 591 5 0J 988,781 3 9 338,324 12 U 12 4 8 192,145 6 1 24,376 9 2 24,263 17 4 6,242 3 4 43,640 8 4 11,420 13 3 87,515 4 4 339.920 14 1 131 12 5 3,519 14 0 1,627 14 5 21,787 13 11 i 1,050,226 19 l| 5,497 19 3 1,007 7 9 4,822 11 4 2,368 8 3 9,609 10 3£

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jiENEKAL AcCOCXTS Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments .. Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Foreign Mail Settlement Account .. Miscellaneous expenses Discount stamps Commonwealth Savings-bank State Savings-bank of Australia .. For othek Departments — Advances to Settlers Agriculture Department Arms Act licenses Audit fees Beer duty Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) .. Customs duty (parcels) Education Department Electoral receipts Examination fees Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Government Printer Health Department Hospital and Charitable Aid Imperial pensions Hospital ship receipts Income-tax Industrial schools Land-tax Labour Department Licensing Act Machinery Marine Department Military pensions .. Miners' pensions Mining Act National Provident Fund receipts. . Old-age pensions Ofehard-tax Public Trust Public Service Superannuation Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs 16,207 4 31 1,448 15 5J 6,100 10 9 1,991 11 0 565 13 10 439 2 6 54,673 15 1 141 14 7 10 0 2,270 0 1 1 14 0 24 6 1 20,657 3 6 0 10 0 1 9 10 95 6 0 "8 8 9 14,738 3 11 144 19 10 7 13 7 5,809 15 5 0 11 0 3,534 13 5i 34,548 1 11 898 12 6 9 15 0 1,714 4 5 399 0 0 432 15 0 1,364 16 5 17,565 14 9 203 13 11 42,990 6 9 18,046 6 10 284 18 10 34 11 8 187 6 8 I 768,613 15 3 1,114,192 5 5 25,173,954 9 7 274,720 4 7 203,931,18 1 I 23,792,337 10 4J 24,466,398 5 5£ 38,177,672 17 8 38,409,542 17 7J 2,649,313 14 5 5,942,650 14 5 274,720 4 7 328,417 17 7 30,644 3 9 39,853 13 9£ 8,048 13 11 13,082 6 11 12,100 5 5 2,884 12 0 6,066,598 15 4 5,775,145 7 7 530 0 0 594 15 0 9,475 14 10 7,685 7 6 27,148 5 0 27,057 0 11 1,444,137 1 11 1,461,323 0 4 1,673 11 10 1,714 11 7 128 0 0 125 0 0 2 13 4 2 13 4 15,132 11 6 15,288 6 7 137 7 3 134 12 8 17 10 0 17 10 0 899 4 2 879 10 11 97,723 2 7 108,936 2 11 1,152 7 9 1,141 14 0 0 10 0 10 110 0 0 109 5 0 26 13 0 27 12 10 1,302 17 6 1,274 8 6 3,837 7 0 3,837 7 0 72 2 6 73 14 3 268,254 17 10 258,896 3 9 4 2 0 4 2 0 1,249 10 4 1,239 1 2 18 4 2 25 17 9 22,500 0 0 30,167 4 10 2,749,398 12 7* 2,730,755 9 1 4,770 3 5 4,390 19 3 1,012,496 2 1 824,450 0 0 0 10 0 10 20 10 0 20 10 0 11,549 7 6 11,113 15 0 169 18 7 170 6 11 45,600 0 0 47,292 11 5 11,850 0 0 11,815 16 4 189 15 0 195 5 0 28,919 16 1 29,794 6 3 544,500 0 0 564,183 6 2 1,595 4 2 1,535 18 4 1,047,408 9 9 1,041,870 9 4 195,611 12 2 215,853 6 10 2,713 17 2 2,689 3 6 241 9 4 259 3 0 1,822 11 10 1,704 16 3 6,997 14 3 15,316 4 2 87,521 9 8 1,926 16 0 2,356 1 2 530 6 7 37,487 16 8 100 14 10 4 0 0 2,i]4 5 0 4 8 7 43 19 4 9,444 3 2 10 13 9 15 0 0 10 0 123 15 0 6 17 0 24,096 18 0 155 9 0 0 11 0 22,177 17 0 379 4 2 222,594 4 0 1.334 5 0 9 0 8 21 13 0 433 3 8 427 5 0 490 6 3 262 19 9 48,528 7 2 309 12 6 16 18 0 305 2 3 1,442,674 10 4 1,346,062 5 4| 28,467,291 9 7 328,417 17 7 3,584 17 6J 1.857 9 5 2,il7 11 5 2,195 7 10

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General Post Office. Wellington, loth October, 1918. J, G. Ward, Examined and -found correct.—P. Purvis Webb, Deputy Controller and Auditor. Postmaster-General.

Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1917— continued.

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1918.

Approximate Cost of Paper. — Preparation, not given; printing (800 copies), £4 15s.

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Balances on 1st January, 1917. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1917. Dr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cγ. Cr. For other Departments — continued. Stock Department Teachers' Superannuation Fund Valuation revenue Widows' pensions Miscellaneous revenue War pensions Workers' dwellings Suspense Account Profit and loss Post Office 5-per-cent. War Bonds New Zealand Government Loan Debentures War Loan Certificates —H.O. Account „ C.P.M.'s Account . . „ Fund Account ,, Interest Account .. .. ,, Sales Investment Account .. ,, Interest Investment Account „ for Custody Account Y.M.C. A. coupons —H.O. Account „ C.P.M.'s Account Y.M.C.A. Adjustment Account Fixed Deposit Account .. „ Investment Account £ s. d. 0 10 0 378 1 3 1,898 7 7 1 8 9 12,558 16 0 41 18 1 2 1 0 343,110 3 7 4,750 0 0 367,920 0 0 221,330 14 0 1,192,749 6 0 £ s. d. 1,149,000 0 0 £ s. d. 3 5 0 75,085 0 1 7,041 7 1 47,450 0 0 48 1 6 371.300 0 0 137 10 3 1,319,628 10 10 1,518,265 0 0 1,803,092 10 0 1,780,900 0 0 1,779,696 6 0 1,688.720 1 0 56,136 15 0 764,787 0 0 28,125 0 0 ' 22.515 12 6 12,055 3 0 42,000 0 0 £ s. cl. 3 0 0 71,201 11 2 6,769 2 10 49,627 15 10 43 10 3 377,201 5 6 179 8 4 1,254,672 18 6 1.496,465 0 0 1,793,062 10 0 1.775,694 6 0 1.690,637 13 0 4,659 17 0 1,737,500 0 0 56,200 0 0 764,787 0 0 22,515 12 6 12.055 13 0 8.189 6 6 21,000 0 0 21,000 0 0 £ s. d. 0 15 0 3,883 8 11 650 5 6 6 0 0 6,567 10 6 ■2 1 0 408,065 15 11 21,800 0 0 14,780 0 0 373,125 14 0 310,387 7 0 2,876,809 10 0 i 56,136 15 0 5,609 7 6 10,459 19 6 3,865 16 6 21,000 0 0 : £ s. d. 279 8 3 2,886,500 0 0 56,200 0 0 21,000 0 0 Totals.. • 28,691,267 2 8 28,691,267 2 8 118,317,639 15 10 118,317,639 15 10 34,570,598 3 2 34,570,598 3 2