POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932, AND 31st MARCH, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, AND 1922; ALSO FOR THE FIFTEEN MONTHS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1921, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS, FROM 1868, THE FIRST COMPLETE YEAR OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND. (THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1932 Session I-II, F-04

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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932, AND 31st MARCH, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, AND 1922; ALSO FOR THE FIFTEEN MONTHS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1921, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS, FROM 1868, THE FIRST COMPLETE YEAR OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND. (THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 91 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928.

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-bank in the various Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

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i CO <D O I © o p I Average looC Niimhpr 1 Average Number Average rw of I Number Number N ™ ter Total Amount Amount g j<? Number | Amount of Amount Excess of Excess of -uanJt oi of Accounts ■ standing to the standing to «|ā» Delimit.! Total Amount With- Total Amount of of each Deposits over Withdrawals merit Interest Accounts Accounts remain Credit of a11 the Credit Pistil Districts received of Deposits Deposit drawals Withdrawals Withdrawal Withdrawals over Deposits for the [opened closed Open Accounts, of each Postal Districts. o recei.ea rec eived during received d { during the Period. during during during ai S l ° g Period. I during during ™ g 0 °P en inclusive of Open Ac- $£%£% dl ™ g the Period. during u b t^ 18 the Peribd. the Period. pS®, the the a * c }S»® Interest to the count at |:|:| Period. p e^ e d . Period. Period. Perloi Period. Period. »ljhe Close of the Period, ! i§ i ■ ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 182 223,390 3,089,305 12 4 13 16 7 265,281 4,086,567 15 11 15 8 1 .. 997,262 3 7 .. 251,130 9 7 13,205 13,975 145,163 6,807,860 6 4 46 18 0 Blenheim .. .. 16 14,877 212,641 18 11 14 5 11 16,850 266,275 11 4 15 16 1 .. 53,633 12 5 .. 20,901 3 9 826 792 11,527 563,616 8 11 48 17 11 Chxistchurch .. 73 221,126 3,064,546 1 0 13 17 2 259,205 4,026,180 13 7 15 10 8 .. 961,634 12 7 .. 265,413 15 1 8,398 8,419 130,743 7,113,151 1 2 54 8 1 Dunedin .. .. 80 89,474 1,301,618 111 14 11 0 102,885 1,834,795 19 8 17 16 8 .. 533,177 17 9 .. 141,132 2 10 4,347 5,408 74,082 3,742,407 16 7 50 10 4 Gisborne .. .. 26 31,177 419,382 12 10 13 9 0 33,337 542,676 4 4 16 5 7 .. 123,293 11 6 ... 37,685 12 4 1,783 1,770 22,522 1,024,634 5 7 45 9 11 Greymou th.. .. 25 16,261 224,983 19 10 13 16 9 18,083 342,187 7 0 18 18 6 .. 117,203 7 2 .. 27,858 1 4 1,127 1,166 14,511 729,933 17 1 50 6 1 Hamilton .. .. 91 88,402 1,085,225 14 5 12 5 6 82,886 1,379,659 7 11 16 12 11 .. 294,433 13 6 .. 81,210 8 2 6,501 5,601 47,804 2,214,985 2 8 46 6 9 Invercargill .. 38 31,519 418,182 17 5 13 5 4 37,080 608,814 3 2 16 8 5 .. 190,631 5 9 .. 54,518 18 2 2,093 2,321 31,424 1,457,576 2 10 46 7 9 Napier .. .. 43 68,518 1,105,495 2 10 16 2 8 74,487 1,316,701 3 10 17 13 6 .. 211,206 1 0 .. 76,227 7 3 5,222 4,415 42,603 2,083,781 4 7 48 18 3 Nelson .. .. 30 27,410 373,289 1 1 13 12 5 28,330 494,090 0 5 17 8 10 .. 120,800 19 4 .. 35,212 6 9 1,571 1,317 19,355 942,501 6 9 48 13 11 New Plymouth .. 37 54,009 711,843 19 9 13 3 7 51,950 945,101 11 6 18 3 11 .. 233,257 11 9 .. 58,873 7 3 3,281 3,170 34,327 1,606,304 6 1 46 15 11 Oamaru .. .. 12 16,165 257,474 9 10 15 18 7 18,143 325,329 0 11 17 18 8 .. 67,854 11 1 .. 23,094 0 7 912 861 10,861 618,389 16 0 56 18 9 Palmerston North .. 41 81,275 1,045,985 14 10 12 17 5 81,849 1,334,687 9 1 16 6 1 .. 288,701 14 3 .. 80,876 19 2 4,506 4,206 37,842 2,173,008 17 9 57 8 6 Thames .. .. 42 32,356 533,964 10 2 16 10 1 26,140 648,749 0 8 24 16 4 .. 114,784 10 6 .. 35,716 12 6 4,250 3,783 25,750 972,528 15 5 37 15 5 Timaru .. .. 18 38,976 742,917 6 5 19 1 2 44,475 921,776 2 6 20 14 6 .. 178,858 16 1 .. 55,497 8 1 3,537 3,410 25,337 1,475,613 12 2 58 4 10 Wanganui .. .. 41 56,285 886,611 4 2 15 15 1 56,743 1,102,872 3 11 19 8 9 .. 216,260 19 .9 .. 61,225f5 9 4,520 4,561 37,728 1,659,191 2 7 43 19 7 Wellington .. 61 '317,849 3,846,100 10 0 12 2 0 326,461 5,106,863 14 10 15 12 11 .. 1,260,763 4 10 .. 289,230 11 7 11,856 13,604 155,751 7,670,139 17 1 49 5 0 Westport .. .. 19 6,525 107,091 13 4 16 8 3 8,134 161,724 13 1 19 17 8 .. 54,632 19 9 .. 13,095 8 6 450 630 7,099 342,256 16 11 48 4 3 WesternSamoa .. 2 1,833 22,508 9 3 12 5 7 1,765 27,733 4 5 15 14 3 .. 5,224 15 2 .. 1,318 16 9 186 163 1,498 35,048 3 5 23 7 11 Rarotonga.. .. 5 823 14,816 10 2 18 0 1 1,284 15,295 15 11 11 18 3 .. 479 5 9 .. 828 17 11 103 55 1,163 22,570 1 0 19 8 2 Totals for year ended 882 1,418,25019,463,985 10 6 13 14 61,535,368 25,488,081 4 0 16 12 0 .. 6,024,095 13 6109,1001,611,047 13 4 78,674 79,627 877,090 43,255,499 0 11 49 6 4 31st March 1932 : Totals for year ended 884 1,695,143 24,531,569 1 3 14 9 51,473,027 28,063,338 6 0 19 1 0 .. 3,531,769 4 9110,5001,763,824 17 3 98,298 73,012 878,043 47,668,547 1 1 54 5 9 31st March, 1931. — - -

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-bank in New Zealand, by Ten-year Periods, from 1868 to the 31st December, 1918, and Yearly Periods thereafter to the Year ended 31st March, 1932.

General Post Office, Wellington, 15th August, 1932. G. McNamara, Secretary.

By Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1932.

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Number of Average a Number Number Number Total Amount Amount A ~° f Total Amount of D S£er wSSwIls Interest for Aclt, — «*?<» tS ™* S S? dSSL IS over Deposits « g *" °E5l$SW* tteYe«. to g he & & *"£8 during the Year, during the Tear. ™ at Close Account at at the Close Year. the Year. Tear Tear of the clos6 o( the Year. Close of of the Year. Yeai. the Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Year ended 31st Mar., 882 1,418,25019,463,985 10 6 13 14 61,535,368 25,488,081 4 016 12 0 .. 6,024,095 13 61,611,047 13 4 78,674 79,627 877,090 43,255,499 0 11 49 6 4 1932 Year ended 31st Mar., 884 1,695,143 24,531,569 1 3 14 9 51,473,027 28,063,338 6 0 19 1 0 .. 3,531,769 4 91,763,824 17 3 98,298 73,012 878,04347,668,547 1 1 54 5 9 1931 year ended 31st Mar., 882 1,700,460 28,561,854 4 10 16 15 11 1,342,11329,575,993 16 10 22 0 9 .. 1,014,139 12 01,806,414 0 1 97,932 73,471 852,757 49,436,491 8 7 57 19 5 1930 Year ended 31st Mar., 879 1,618,656 27,252,381 9 0 16 16 91,285,25628,111,940 16 9 21 17 6 .. 859,559 7 91,745,050 5 4 93,11] 69,540 828,296 48,644,217 0 6 58 14 7 1929 Year ended 31st Mar., 870 1,570,493 27,611,066 5 1 17 11 7 1,274,906 30,584,997 14 4 23 19 10 .. 2,973.931 9 31,747,155 13 9 93,331 72,433 804,725 47,758,726 2 11 59 6 11 1928 Year ended 31st Mar., 875 1,509,909 29,456,383 2 7 19 10 21,224,76430,149,628 17 3 24 12 4 .. 693,245 14 81,767,426 2 8 97,713 72,041 783,827 48,985,501 18 5 62 9 11 1927 Year ended 31st Mar., 870 1,446,530 31,833,621 9 5 22 0 1 1,197,985 32,602,505 17 2 27 4 3 .. 768,884 7 91,731,577 17 2104,447 81,440 758,15547,911,321 10 5 63 3 11 1926 Year ended 31st Mar., 855 1,371,009 29,582,897 2 9 21 11 71,108,29130,413,609 3 11 27 8 10 .. 830,712 1 21,680,919 10 10 95,595 70,604 735,148 46,948,628 1 0 63 17 3 1925 Year ended 31st Mar., 846 1,261,14129,598,372 4 8 23 9 41,075,037 29,510,320 19 6 27 9 0 88,051 5 2 .. 1,649,976 4 8 92,465 73,098 710,157 46,098,420 11 4 64 18 3 1924 Year ended 31st Mar., 840 1,175,10426,682,426 11 4 22 14 2 1,081,300 27,769,262 16 3 25 13 8 .. 1,086,836 4 11 1,605,525 1 10 78,490 66,630 690,790 44,360,393 1 6 64 4 4 1923 Year ended 31st Mar., 831 1,227,59129,125,997 10 0 23 14 61,119,662 30,236,231 6 5 27 0 0 .. 1,110,233 16 51,599,907 2 0 89,859 75,748 678,930 43,841,704 4 7 64 11 6 1922 * Fifteen months ended 819 1,664,206 44,302,852 5 4 26 12 5 1,458,00841,162,486 9 10 28 4 83,140,365 15 6 .. 1,818,534 5 2 152,930118,894 664,819 43,352,030 19 0 65 4 2 31st* 1921 Totals for 1919 .. 794 1,289,16129,758,448 9 7 23 1 8 994,247 25,962,378 2 6 26 2 33,796,070 7 1 .. 1,178,935 6 6118,109 77,531 630,78338,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 1918 .. 786 1,213,35318,101,104 18 1 14 18 4 727,72914,938,841 10 0 20 10 73,162,263 8 1 .. 1,059,471 17 8 76,869 53,015 590,205 33,418,125 4 9 56 12 5 1908 .. 593 706,101 9,674,075 4 0 13 14 0 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 8 8 256,254 13 9 .. 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829 342,07712,159,293 18 1 35 10 11 1898 .. 409 281,749 3,279,611 7 5 11 12 10 196,764 3,194,893 16 7 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 .. 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628 169,968 4,957,771 5 5 29 3 5 1888 .. 290 145,355 1,544,747 7 11 10 12 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 10 14 8 5 157,276 6 1 .. 78,080 6 0 21,307 16,543 84,488 2,048,441 10 9 24 4 10 1878 .. 147 69,908 762,084 12 0 10 18 0 42,746 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 .. 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634 32,132 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 1868 .. 55 13,014 194,535 11 6 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 .. 4,880 7 3 3,282 1,186 4,252 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 tTotals from 1st Feb. to 46 I 6,977 96,372 7 10 13 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 .. 1,241 5 0 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 0 5 31st Dec., 1867 ! ♦ Termination of savings-hank year altered from 31st December to 31sfc March, with effect from 31st March, 1921. t The Post Office Savings-hank was established in the Dominion in February, 1867.