B.—No. 5.

ANNUAL ACCOUNT of DEPOSITS RECEIVED and PAID at the several POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS in the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND, during the Year 1869; the Balance remaining remaining at Credit of Depositors on 31st December, including Interest; the Expenses incurred in working the Department; with Summaries of the Annual Accounts for 1867 and 1868, and Total since Savings Banks were opened on 1st February, 1867.

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DEPOSIT RECEIPTS OE POST OEEICE SAVINGS BANKS, &c.

Depos: 'S AND WlTHDEAWALS. Expenses Incueeed. Peovinces Accounting NuMBEB OF Banks Balance at Cr. of Depositors on 31st Dec, including Interest. Proportion of PostalOffieers' Salaries chargeable to the Department. Paper, Printing, Ruling, Binding, and Forms. OlTICES, &C. OPES-. Deposits. Withdrawals, including Interest. Interest paid on Accounts Closed during the Year. Interest accrued ou and added to Accounts Open on 31st December. Commission to Storekccping Postmasters in lieu of Salary. Office Furniture and Eittings. Estimated Amount of Postage chargeable to the Department. Total Expenses. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Controller's Office, Ci-.P.O. 382 10 0 129 6 0 5 5 6 ... ... 517 1 6 Auckland 13 3,571 43,171 4 8 2,251 35,701 2 3 8,754 0 0 207 8 10 1,076 12 0 111 0 0 2 14 10 19 12 6 Taranaki 1 1,417 8 2 518 6,403 16 4 263 4,709 1 10 1,848 19 6 33 4 0 120 11 0 7 10 0 3 0 6 164 5 6 Hawke's Bay 3 235 3,178 3 9 96 783 17 2 2,478 11 1 2 2 3 82 2 3 | 16 6 10 16 3 Wellington 3 101 17 7 1,326 17,262 2 1 753 13,731 4 2 4,005 14 6 69 5 0 405 11 7 58 16 8 7 12 6 541 5 9 Marlborough ... 4 195 3,289 18 0 80 1,771 4 9 1,627 10 4 7 4 8 101 12 8 14 12 7 113 Nelson 3 322 5,204 6 6 ... 124 11 2 210 4,057 19 2 1,326 11 9 9 9 9 170 14 11 25 3 4 0 3 4 J I 1 16 0 207 7 4 'Charleston ... a •H § Westport g O Greymouth ,.. _Hokitika 1 343 5,122 5 0 170 I 4,062 11 10 1,152 5 7 11 3 2 I i 81 9 3 6 0 0 I ... 1 10 0 100 2 5 1 522 9,171 8 0 307 I 5,296 5 10 4,057 3 0 21 19 8 160 1 2 13 16 8 2 14 0 198 11 6 1 798 15,749 17 0 445 11,738 7 4 4,469 8 7 56 17 9 401 1 2 21 13 4 4 0 0 483 12 3 2 1,028 14,099 4 6 547 11,572 2 5 2,947 15 3 36 6 2 385 7 0 29 4 0 15 4 5 3 6 457 6 0 Canterbury 1 4,279 49,910 0 1 1,655 30,915 1 10 20,570 10 11 126 14 0 1,448 18 8 100 3 4 0 8 10 19 4 0 1,695 8 10 Otago 17 3,410 59,303 4 10 2,141 48,448 6 10 12,896 6 1 292 17 11 j j 1,748 10 2 I I 143 6 7 2 3 0 24 11 6 2,211 9 2 Southland 3 586 9,033 15 0 374 7,730 18 5 1,657 19 7 44 0 5 311 2 7 19 0 2 0 9 4 3 2 6 377 15 0 All New Zealand in 1869 59 17,133 240,898 5 9 9,292 180,518 4 1 67,792 16 2 918 13 7 6,493 14 5 949 3 6 7 4 8 129 6 0 100 0 0 8,598 2 2 » „ 1868 55 13,014 194,535 11 6 6,365 107,094 17 3 92,320 18 9 527 11 2 4,352 13 4 622 10 0 6 7 0 136 4 0 24 0 0 5,740 12 3 » ,, 1867 All New Zealand since the commencement 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 1,919 26,415 18 9 71,197 14 1 71 0 4 j ! 1,170 4 5 572 14 2 4 19 2 228 18 0 15 12 0 I 2,063 8 4 69 37,124 531,806 5 1 17,576 314,029 0 1 231,311 9 0 1,517 5 1 12,016 12 2 2,144 7 8 18 10 10 494 8 0 39 12 0 100 0 0 16,402 2 9 Sayings Bank Office, General Post Office, "Wellington, 8th June, 1870, W". Pai (AST, iontroller.