POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st MARCH, 1926. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, F-02

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1926. NEW ZEALAND

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st MARCH, 1926. 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 March, 1926.

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Balances on 1st April, 1925. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1926. Cr. I Dr. Cr. L)r. Cr. j Dr. Money-order Accounts: — £ . d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. Monev-orders (general) .. .. .. .. 89,817 13 2 . ...= ■: 5,205,888 11 6 5,201,708 2 5 } 93,998 2 3 United Kingdom, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 12,534 17 0 438,790 5 0 433,630 18 11 ! .. 7,375 10 11 United States of America .. .. .. ... 5,252 1 7. .. 34,7C9 9 0 34,483 13 7 5,477 17 0 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.246 1 11 249.715 9 5 251,271 8 0 ; .. 8,802 0 6 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,605 7 11 J .. 5,396 4 2 5,365 12 5 ! 1,635 19 8| Cevlon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 0 2 601 1 4 412 2 11 I 83 18 3 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,087 7 7 7,712 19 10 6,804 1 9 j .. 1,178 9 6 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 5 11 979 10 1 899 11 7 j 56 12 7 India .. .. '.. .. .. .. 2,818 10 11J .. 13.328 10 5 12,805 11 9 j 3,341 9 7£ Irish Free State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,903 2 6 10,511 17 9 ! 1,391 4 9 Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 10 2 .. 544 4 7 462 4 4 154 10 5 . • • Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. 18 9 8 .. 191 12 2 246 19 8 I .. 36 17 10 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,467 10 8 6,592 1 7 5,753 17 10 .. 1,629 6 11 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. 143 15 7 2,964 8 10 3,683 17 2 .. 863 3 11 Commission (foreign).. .. .. .. .. .. 378 0 11 2,769 1 7 2,765 8 4 .. 374 7 8 Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals .. .. .. .. 46,948,628 ! 0 .. 33,565,199 6 7 32,602,505 17 2 47,911,321 10 5 Investments .. .. .. .. .. 47,261,511 16 9 20,882,371 0 0 21,842,171 0 0 .. 48,221,311 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. 571,644 10 4 571,644 10 4 561,475 11 5 .. 561,475 11 5 Post-office Savings-bank Reserve Account .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 Transfers — New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 15,969 13 5 .. 4,322,438 8 1 4,318,310 0 1 20,098 1 5 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 1,717 3 6 42,140 7 7 42,183 2 9 .. 1,759 18 8 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 2,496 5 1 .. 86,329 2 10 97,767 1 4 .. 8,941 13 5 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,103 2 7 56,103 2 7 Home Savings-banks .. .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 .. 74 0 0 48 12 0 25 12 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 214,961 10 3 .. 2,534,335 16 5 2,559,014 16 6 190,282 10 2 Savings-bank letters of credit .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,287 3 1 41,793 18 1 6,493 5 0 Postal Accounts :— Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 318,277 5 9 .. 1,603,087 10 0 1,566,057 3 3 355,307 12 6 Postal Guides .. .. .. .. .. 191 4 3 .. 1.547 16 5 1.269 14 0 469 6 8 Postal notes.. .. .. .. .. .. 219,678 6 7 .. 932,382 10 0 920,800 19 6 231,259 17 1 Parcel-post (senders' charges collected on delivery; trade 8,895 9 3 .. 37,381 1 4 28,090 11 4 18,185 19 3 charge money-orders) Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,249 6 9 17,249 6 9 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,297 5 2 7,297 5 2 Safe-deposit ieceipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 9 0 176 9 0 .. .. Money-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,692 14 6 27,692 14 6 British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. 36,658 8 9 .. 79,848 17 1 84,250 4 2 32,257 1 8 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. 14,812 1 6 .. 83.866 7 1 78,389 10 11 20,288 17 8 London Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,582 13 7 77,582 13 7 British postal-order commission .. .. .. .. .. 715 4 2 715 4 2 Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. 3,907 2 0 3,907 2 0 Postal Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 4,683 16 5 .. 1,475,062 12 10J 1,476,868 19 4J 2,877 9 11 Telegraph, Toll, and Telephone Accounts — Cable Accounts — New South Wales .. .. .. .. 2,683 18 1 .. 70,060 4 7 69,463 0 5 3,281 2 3 Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. 725 19 10 .. 17.207 18 6 17,080 14 5 853 3 11 Pacific Cable Board .. .. .. .. 5,650 10 2 I .. 124,110 13 5 124,517 1 2 5,244 2 5

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Radio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,348 5 0 8,148 7 6 8,381 13 5 .. 1,581 10 il Radio license fees .. .. .. .. ... .. j .. 6,863 113 6,863 113 Code addresses fees .. .. ... .. .. .. j .. 4,909 3 6 4,909 3 6 Deposits lodged for telegraph and telephone charges .. 1,097 9 9 j .. 30,786 19 4J 30,820 12 11 1 1,063 16 2 Maintenance of private wires .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,227 16 4,227 16 ll| Telephone-exchange receipts .. .. .. .. .. i .. . 978,874 17 2 978,874 17 2 Telegraph, Toll, and Telephone Revenue Account .. 8,185 5 5! .. 2,003,149 4 11 1,986,786 9 0J 24,548 1 3J For other Departments Acclimatization societies — Deer licenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,115 17 0 .. 1,286 13 0 1,449 12 6 952 17 6 Fishing licenses .. .. .. .. .. 574 18 0 .. 2,079 10 0 1,997 2 6 657 5 6 Game licenses .. .. .. .. .. 13.13 6 .. 5,261 0 0 5,233 13 6 41 0 0 Opossum licenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,577 10 0 1,577 10 0 Audit Department —Fees collected ...... .. .. 3 12 0 3 12 0 Agriculture Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 37 6 6 .. 393 3 3 410 6 8 20 3 1 Orchard-tax .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 2 .. 1,320 0 10 1,277 6 8 55 6 4 Customs Department: — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 25 8 3 .. 697 7 1 675 5 7 47 9 9 Duty collected on parcels .. .. .. 47 16 8 .. 337,473 5 0 329,526 14 4 7,994 7 4 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 856 10 4 .. 51,223 14 0 50,405 0 9 1,675 3 7 Defence Department —General receipts .. .. 263 11 10 .. 3,936 6 0 4,092 2 6 107 15 4 .. Education Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 18 7 4| .. 6,024 18 5 6,031 2 7 12 3 2J Industrial-school receipts .. .. .. .. 632 15 8 .. 12,942 17 1 13,085 15 10 | 489 16 11 Electoral Department - Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 46 1 0 45 15 0 j 0 6 0 Examination fees (Public Service Commissioner) .. .. .. .. 87 5i 0 85 5 0 200 Government Life Insurance .. .. .. .. 7,271 12 3 .. 166,532 1 7 166,414 2 11 | 7,389 10 11 Government Printer .. .. .. .; .. .. .. 1 10 0 0 12 0 0 18 0 Internal Affairs Department — Arms Act receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 0 2 7 0 Homing Pigeons Protection Acts receipts .... .. .. 010 010 Labour Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 2 0 10 2 0 Factories Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 0 10 0 Lands Department —Drainage receipts .. .. .. 130 16 4 .. j 3,777 7 0 2,041 10 4 1,866 13 0 Land and Income Tax Department — Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 4,589 7 4 .. 844,019 9 8 841,300 0 0 7,308 17 0 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 4,197 16 7 .. 1,687,596 16 7 1,680,000 0 0 11,794 13 2 Main Highways — Motor-vehicle receipts .. .. .. .. 10,779 9 6 .. 76,250 19 6 85,000 0 0 2,030 9 0 Marine Department — Machinery fees .. .. .. .. .. 682 4 2 .. 10,051 3 9 10,286 2 7 447 5 4 General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 .. 504 16 7 482 15 9 29 10 10 Mines Department-^-Mining Act receipts .. .. .. .. 339 0 0 1 .. 88 10 0 124 0 0 303 10 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. .. 100 1 .. | 3 0 0 3 10 0 0 10 0 National Provident Fund receipts .. .. .. 6,577 11 9 I .. J 99,476 4 3 101,118 1 6 4,935 14 6 Pensions Department — Imperial pensions .. .. .. .. .. 10,982 6 4 222,000 0 0 204,003 11 6 7,014 2 2 Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. 873 6 4 j .. 911,666 8 9 903,481 0 11 9,058 14 2 War pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. I 571 11 11 1,091,793 2 10 1,091,572 19 7 .. 351 8 8 Miscellaneous pensions .. .. .. .. .. | 1,105 13 8 370,318 2 5 378,631 2 0 .. 9,418 13 3 Public Health Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 1,439 19 3 .. 13,836 3 7 14,171 14 10 1,104 8 0 Hospital and charitable-aid receipts .. .. Ill 6 i .. 114 1 1 81 3 6 34 9 1 Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs .. .. .. 287 0 1.1 .. , 6.741 13 8 6.697 4 11 331 9 8 Public Trust .. .. .. .. .. 46,812 9 2! .. 1,588,889 18 1 1,615,255 15 11 20,446 11 4 Registrar-General's Department — Registration of births, &c. .. .. .. 141 8 0 .. ' 3,720 14 0 3,652 19 6 209 2 6 Samoin revenue .. .. .. .. .. 34 18 3 ! .. ! 1,925 5 7 1,957 18 1 2 5 9 State Accident Department .. .. .. ... 82 10 11 j .. 1 2,020 7 11 2,065 7 9 37 11 1

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General Post Office, Wellington. 9th July, 1926. W. Nosworthy, Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct— J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926—continued.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1926.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (565 copies), £6 15s

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Balances on 1st April, 1925. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1926. Cr. j Dr. | Cr. Dr. Cr. I Dr. For other Departments —continued: — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. State Advances Department .. .. .. .. 118,000 2 0 .. 7,043,732 3 11 7,026,659 0 9 135,073 5 2 State Forests Department .. .. .. . ■ 6,392 9 9 .. 92,841 9 7 99,196 2 5 37 16 11 Superannuation Funds — Public Service Superannuation .. .. .. 3,157 12 4 .. 378,874 17 9 368,096 0 11 13,936 9 2 Teachers'Superannuation .. . .. 2,125 1 8 .. 187,090 3 2 184,215 15 1 4,999 9 9 Treasury Department — Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. 25 4 6 .. 9,146 17 6 8,659 2 0 513 0 0 Rents collected .. .. .. .. .. 684 18 10 .. 9,267 3 5 9,225 10 6 726 11 9 Loan receipts * .. .. .. .. .. 11,020 0 0 .. 802,420 0 0 806,690 0 0 6,750 0 0 Valuation Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 467 10 6 .. 9,378 0 2 9,199 18 2 645 12 6 Land revenue .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 117 6 6 117 6 6 War Loan Certificates :— Head Office Account Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 358,848 19 7 .. 23,508 3 4 64,221 0 0 318,136 2 11 Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. •• 22,110 0 0 125,990 0 0 258,300 0 0 .. L54,420 0 0 For Custodv Account .. .. .. .. •• .. 70,254 0 0 70,254 0 0 Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. 138,028 17 10 .. 22,931 9 6 23,508 3 4 137,452 4 0 Interest Investment Account .. .. .. .. •• 450,000 0 0 151,750 0 0 19,640 0 0 .. 317,890 0 0 Interest Investment Interest Account . . .. .. 423 6 2 .. . . 423 6 2 Post Office Investment Certificates :— Head Office Account .. .. .. .. .. 68,446 13 4 .. .. 9,008 6 8 59,438 6 8 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. .. 29,198 12 8 .. , 9,008 6 8 13,649 14 4 24,557 5 0. Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 296,266 15 9 .. j 49,269 15 11 175,254 0 0 170,282 11 8 Sales Investment Account .. .. ... .. •• 294,520 0 0 154,500 0 0 14,460 0 0 .. 154,480 0 0 Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. 50,365 15 2 .. 18,081 1 7 35,620 1 7 32,826 15 2 Interest Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 49,650 0 0 .. « 9,250 0 0 .. 58,900 0 0 General Account :— Miscellaneous receipts (general) .. .. .. 10 3 6 .. 66,724 13 6 58,918 3 7 7,816 13 5 Postage Account (other Administrations), (foreign postage) 48,661 3 6| .. 20,360 0 10 284 4 11 68,736 19 5£ Mail Settlement Account (other Administrations) .. I 25,503 15 5 .. 24,360 0 0 12 0 5 49,851 15 0 Departmental and Treasury Expenditure Account .. ! .. 54,854 9 10 5,015,659 7* 7 4,880,777 2 3 80,027 15 6 .. Treasury postal drafts .. .. .. .. •• .. 167,045 14 7 167,045 14 7 Discount-stamps .. .. .. .. •• 2,008 14 6 .. 200 0 0 240 1 0 1,968 13 6 Post Office Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 357,919 2 8 45,446,914 16 9 45,596,933 2 2 .. 507,937 8 1 Postmasters and telegraphists .. .. .. .. j .. 1,047,743 9 10 62,352,589 0 62,416,294 4 5 .. 1,111,448 13 6£ Totals .. .. .. .. .. 50,150,664 9 7 50,150,664 9 7 205,464,854 9 1 205,464,854 9 1 51,130,176 11 11| 51,130,176 11 11|