POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (STATEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1927. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, F-02

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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (STATEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1927. 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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Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Balances on 1st April, 1926. Transactions. Balances on Blst March, 1927. Cr. | Dr. J Cr. j Dr. Cr. j Dr. Money-ordeb Accounts. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Money-orders (general) .. .. .. .. .. 93,998 2 3 .. 5,219,067 5 11 5,246,029 2 10 67,036 5 4 United Kingdom, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,375 10 11 497,241 13 3 415,006 4 8 74,859 17 8 United States of America .. .. .. .. 5,477 17 0 .. 35.050 11 7 32,797 5 8 7.731 2 11 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,802 0 6 241,379 1 10 230,698 8 2 1,878 13 2 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,635 19 8J .. 20,167 11 2 6,286 3 4£ 15,517 7 6 Ceylon.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 18 3 .. 818 6 1 776 12 9 125 11 7 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,178 9 6 7,418 0 1 6,999 3 0 .. 759 12 5 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 12 7 .. 973 0 10 864 15 5 164 18 0 India .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I 3,341 9 .. 15,221 2 1 14,042 13 6 4,519 18 2J Irish Free State .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,391 4 9 .. 11,940 3 10 12,827 9 7 503 19 0 Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 154 10 5 .. 424 13 5 467 17 9 111 6 1 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 17 10 223 15 11 207 16 4 .. 20 18 3 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,629 6 11 3,959 16 1 3,497 3 2 .. 1,166 14 0 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. 863 3 11 3,419 17 2 2,586 0 4i .. 29 7 1J Commission (foreign) .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 7 8 2,800 0 10 2,836 10 11 .. 410 17 9 Savings-bank Accounts. Deposits and withdrawals.. .. .. .. .. 47,911,321 10 5 .. 31.223,809 5 3 ' 30,149,628 17 3 48,985,501 18 5 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,221,311 16 9 1,706,980 0 0 2,820,460 0 0 .. 49,334,791 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. 561,475 11 5 561,475 11 5 567,696 10 6 .. 567,696 10 6 Post-office Savings-bank Reserve .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 r | 1 ransfersNew Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 20,098 1 5 .. 2,902,638 18 10 2,905,130 14 6 17,606 5 9 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 1,759 18 8 56,501 19 2 58,605 10 1 .. 3,863 9 7 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. .. 8,941 13 5 138,018 14 8 121,402 10 10 7,674 10 5 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,522 3 1 69,522 3 1 Home Savings-banks .. . . .. .. .. 25 12 0 .. 693 8 0 620 8 0 98 12 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. 190,282 10 2 .. 2,532,126 2 6 2,617,971 7 1 104,437 5 7 Savings-bank letters of credit .. .. .. .. 6,493 5 0 .. 34,931 4 3 39,444 9 3 1,980 0 0 Postal Accounts. Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 355,307 12 6 .. 1,558,034 17 8 1,543,530 4 1 369,812 6 1 Departmental Publications . . .. .. .. 469 68 .. 1,364 103 1,5383 3 295 138 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. .. 231,259 17 1 .. 1,003,330 8 4 984,752 6 0 249,837 19 5 Parcel- post (senders' charges collected on delivery ; trade charge money-orders), — United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 18,185 19 3 .. 60,791 4 1 58,220 18 1 20,756 5 3 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 488 488 Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,794 12 10 31,794 12 10 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,289 9 7 14,289 9 7 Safe-deposit receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 7 6 89 7 6 Money-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,191 2 5 27,191 2 5 British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. 32,257 1 8 .. 109,920 16 8 82,238 8 9 59,939 9 7 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. .. 20,288 17 8 .. 80,024 12 6 82,325 17 4 17,987 12 10 London Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,663 14 2 81,663 14 2 British postal-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 659 13 6 659 13 6 Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,081 0 11 4,081 0 11 Postal Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. 2,877 9 11 .. 1,555,609 1 li 1,549,240 13 2| 9,245 17 10 Telegkaph, Toll, and Telephone Accounts. Accounts 'New South Wales .. .. .. ■■ •• 3,281 2 3 .. 73,719 8 4 74,023 8 8 2,977 111 Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. .. 853 3 11 .. 17,025 0 1 17,157 5 4 720 18 8 Pacific Cable Board .. .. .. .. .. 5,244 2 5 .. 114,462 7 6 114,921 18 5 4,784 11 6 Radio Account .. .. .. •• •• •• 1,581 10 11 8,149 6 5 8,698 8 1 .. 2,130 12 7 Radio license receipts .. .. .. •• •• •• 29,336 12 4 17,261 7 0 12,075 5 4

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Radio Settlement Account .. .. .. .. 1,284 9 1 14 12 7 1,269 16 6 Code addresses fees .. .. ■. . • • ■ • • .. 6,667 1 2 6,667 1 2 Deposits lodged for telegraph and telephone charges .. .. 1,063 16 2 .. 31,810 17 2J 31,415 16 9£ 1,458 16 7 Maintenance of private wires .. .. .. ■. .. .. 7,540 4 8 7,540 4 8 Telephone-exchange receipts .. .. .. .. .. 995,053 11 10J 995,053 11 10 1 Telegraph, Toll, and Telephone Revenue Account .. .. 24,548 1 3J .. 2,035,275 10 2,055,778 12 0J 4,044 19 5J Fob other Departments. Acclimatization societies — Deer licenses .. .. .. .. .. 952 17 6 .. 924 1 0 1,105 16 0 771 2 6 Fishing licenses .. .. .. •• .. 657 5 6 .. 3,541 17 6 1,971 7 6 2,227 15 6 Game licenses .. .. .. . - .. 41 0 0 .. 5,233 0 0 5,243 10 0 30 10 0 Opossum licenses .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. .. 2,482 10 0 2,482 10 0 Agriculture Department — General receipts .. .. .. ■ ■ .. 20 3 1 .. 298 12 2 284 12 3 34 3 0 Orchard-tax .. .. .. ■■ .. 55 6 4 .. 1,033 10 7 1,082 9 5 6 7 6 Customs Department — General receipts .. .. •. • • • • 47 9 9 .. 445 9 9 472 5 4 20 14 2 Duty collected on parcels .. .. .. • • 7.994 7 4 .. 367,519 4 2 340,469 17 6 35,043 14 0 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,675 3 7 .. 51,334 19 6 52,075 4 0 934 19 1 Defence Department — General receipts .. .. ■■ .. ■■ 107 15 4 .. 4,604 18 11 4,571 9 6 141 4 9 Education Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 12 3 2| .. 5,626 17 10 5,638 19 7 0 1 5^ Child welfare receipts .. .. -. .. 489 16 11 .. 14,410 18 10 13,976 10 6 924 5 3 Electoral Department — Receipts .. .. .. .. 060 .. 110 170 Public Service Commissioner — Examination fees .. .. .. •• •• 200' .. 124 15 0 126 15 0 Government Life Insurance .. .. .. .. 7,389 10 11 .. 149,375 9 7 147,647 7 8 9,117 12 10 Government Printer .. .. .. .. • ■ 0 18 0 .. .. 0 18 0 Internal Affairs Department — Arms Act receipts .. ■■ .. •• •• .. 090 090 Homing Pigeons Protection Act receipts .. .. .. .. 010 010 Labour Department — General receipts .. .. . • ■ • ■ • .. .. 7 9 0 7 19 0 .. 0 10 0 Lands Department — Drainage Receipts .. .. •• •• 1,866 13 0 .. 1,228 7 10 2,986 11 9 108 9 1 Land and Income Tax Department — Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,308 17 0 .. 859,944 6 11 851,700 0 0 15,553 3 11 Income-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 11,794 13 2 .. 1,628,916 17 10 1,633,500 0 0 7,211 11 0 Main Highways — Motor-vehicle receipts .. .. .. .. 2,030 9 0 .. 501,934 5 2 420,025 0 0 83,939 14 2 Marine Department — Machinery fees .. .. .. .. .. 447 5 4 .. 10,772 14 8 10,666 5 0 553 15 0 General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 29 10 10 .. 330 14 10 348 5 8 12 0 0 Mines Department — Mining Act receipts .. .. .. .. .. 303 10 0 .. 163 0 0 139 0 0 327 10 0 Goldlields revenue .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 .. 1 15 0 200 050 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. .. 4,935 14 6 .. 140,112 7 10 140,809 19 9 4,238 2 7 Pensions Department — Imperial pensions .. .. .. .. .. 7,014 2 2 .. 189,000 0 0 227,008 4 1 .. 30,994 1 11 Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 9,058 14 2 .. 995,000 0 11 982,450 17 5 21,607 17 8 War pensions .. •• •• •• .. .. 351 8 8 1,077,000 0 0 1,077,595 1 2 .. 946 9 10 Miscellaneous pensions .. .. .. .. .. 9,418 13 3 383,540 0 0 391,271 11 4 .. 17,150 4 7 Public Health Department — General receipts .. .. .. •• .. 1,104 8 0 .. 13,764 4 3 13,512 8 1 1,356 4 2 Hospital receipts, &c. .. .. .. .. 34 9 1 .. .. 34 9 1 Sanatorium Account .. .. .. .. .. 331 9 8 .. 9,831 17 0 9,745 7 10 417 18 10 Public Trust .. .. •• •• 20,446 11 4 .. 1,065,979 4 0 1,067,472 3 10 18,953 11 6 Railway Department — Rents .. •• •• •• •• •• •• .. 283 15 0 259 0 0 24 15 0 | Parcel fees .. •• •• •• •• •• .. .. 1,476 2 4 1,476 2 4

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Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927—continued

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Balances on 1st April, 1926. Transactions. Balances on 31sfe March, 1927. Cr. t Dr. i Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Foe other Departments —continued. Registrar-General's Department — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Registration of births, &c. .. .. .. .. 209 2 6 .. 3,480 7 6 3,535 12 0 153 18 0 Samoan revenue .. .. .. ,. .. 259 .. 2,090 0 11 2,065 7 9 26 18 11 State Accident Department .. .. .. .. 37 11 1 .. 1,222 19 1 1,240 7 11 20 2 3 State Advances Department .. .. .. .. 135,073 5 2 .. 7,092,337 10 3 7,143,665 15 6 83,744 19 11 State Forests Department .. .. .. .. 37 16 11 .. 83,174 9 7 76,210 6 10 7,001 19 8 Superannuation funds — Public Service Superannuation .. .. .. 13,936 9 2 .. 365,009 10 7 380,947 6 2 .. 2,001 6 5 Teachers'Superannuation .. .. .. .. 4,999 9 9 .. 201,198 15 7 207,092 18 0 .. . 894 12 8 Treasury Department — Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. 513 0 0 .. 929 14 11 1,376 12 9 66 2 2 Rents collected .. .. .. .. .. 726 11 9 .. 10,849 11 4 10,626 4 4 949 18 9 Loan receipts 6,750 0 0 .. 602,650 0 0 602,350 0 0 7,050 0 0 Valuation Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 645 12 6 .. 11,039 6 5 11,501 8 5 183 10 6 Land revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 6 1 15 6 War-loan Certificates. Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. .. | 318,136 2 11 .. 21,434 3 9 9,429 0 0 330,141 6 8 Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 154,420 0 0 107,670 0 0 68,500 0 0 .. 115,250 0 0 Custody Account .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 38,869 0 0 38,869 0 0 Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. j 137,452 4 0 .. 21,434 3 9 21,434 3 9 137,452 4 0 Interest Investment Account .. .. ..I .. 317,890 0 0 66,700 0 0 66,700 0 0. .. 317,890 0 0 Post Office Investment Certificates Head Office Account .. .. .. .. ... 59,438 6 8 .. 2,672 8 4 12,542 8 4 49,568 6 8 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. .. 24,557 5 0 .. 12,542 8 4 13,990 0 4 23,109 13 0 FundAccount .. .. .. .. ... .. j 170,282 11 8 .. 21,063 5 0 80,336 0 0 111,009 16 8 Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. 154,480 0 0 73,850 0 0 10,730 0 0 .. 91,360 0 0 Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. 32,826 15 2 .. 10,227 8 0 10,227 8 0 32,826 15 2 Interest Investment Account .. .. .. .. j .. 58,900 0 0 5,000 0 0 .. .. 53,900 0 0 General Account. Miscellaneous receipts (general) .. .. .. ! 7,816 13 5 .. 68,850 6 5 73,673 13 5 2,993 6 5 Postage Account (other Administrations), ( reign postage) ..| 68,736 19 51 .. 42,727 13 9 45,417 19 0 66,046 14 2J Mail Settlement Account (other Administrations) .. .. 49,851 15 0 .. 23,087 12 6 27,357 2 11 45,582 4 7 Departmental and Treasury Expenditure Account .. .. 80,027 15 6 .. 4,443,390 4 10 4,502,486 8 8 20,931 11 8 Treasury postal drafts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178,957 2 10 178,957 2 10 Discount-stamps.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,968 13 6 .. .. 83 13 0 1,885 0 6 Post Office Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 507,937 8 1 25,551,879 4 11 25,570,507 0 51 .. 526,565 4 5 Postmasters and Telegraphists .. .. .. .. .. 1,111,448 13 61 57,874,008 12 1 57,863,993 13 8 .. 1,101,433 15 11 Totals .. „ .. .. .. 1 51,130,176 11 111 51,130,176 11 111 I 157,560,568 10 U 157,560,568 10 11 52,169,256 3 11 52,169,256 3 11 General Post Office, Wellington. W. Nosworthy, Postmaster General. Examined and found correct — G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.