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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended the 31st December, 1885.

Table No. 6. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General, on Account of the Post-Office Savings Bank Fund, on the 31st December, 1885.

Balances on 1st January, 1885. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1886. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. tfoNEY Okdeb Accounts :— Money orders Commission United Kingdom United States of America Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia £ s. d. 13,154 14 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 632,689 13 5 1 1,364 16 4 97,063 5 4 5,658 13 0 20,565 7 0 1,346 2 6 14,541 19 9 2,658 7 6 3,132 8 5 179 19 6 £ s. d.' i 632,004 9 10' 1,348 14 8 ; 104,317 4 2 i 5,934 16 11 i 20,970 16 11 1,559 11 4 13,606 4 0 2,415 8 11 2,887 13 2. 167 5 ll 1 I £ s. d. ' 13,839 18 4 £ s. d. 473 5 8 1 457 4 0 18,844 0 6 371 11 4 748 0 8 256 7 6 11,590 1 8 95 7 5 342 10 9 42 18 8 632 6 10 J i 303 8 11 346 3 0 630 1 7 13 18 3 .. i 103 4 5 385 6 4 14 8 "" I Javtngs Bank Accounts :—• Deposits and withdrawals Transfers 1,499,149 16 1 2,215 16 9 1,403,191 11 7 89,983 5 2 I 1,264,305 8 3 91,307 19 l! I 1,638,035 19 5 831 2 10 ['eleoeapii Accounts :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand and Australian Cable 2,352 2 4 964 6 6 392 0 4 135,608 2 5 22,676 19 0 10,613 4 8 138,198 0 11 22,951 12 9 10,640 1 3 689 12 9 365 3 9 237 16 a Ievenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Revenue —Total 100,106 3 3 261,806 6 1 320 0 0 4,153 0 0 370 2 0 9,553 0 7 190,252 13 3 253,069 19 7; 319 13 6 4,153 0 0 370 2 0 9,553 0 7 190,043 0 9 108,842 9 9 0 6 6 2,551 3 9 2,760 16 3 rENEKAL ACCOUNTS : — Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists .. Investments Accrued interest on investments Advances to Treasury for payment of foreign money orders Commission on postage stamps .. Gratuities for carriage of mails .. Miscellaneous expenses.. License fees—Game Government Insurance receipts .. Registration of births, &c. Receipts under Live Stock Acts .. Machinery fees Property-tax Maintenance private wires Postal notes Profit and loss 119,975 15 1 128,552 1 7 1,383,521 10 0 7,131 16 8 21,168 18 10 12 1 8 421 17 5 1,123 0 9 721,777 18 7 2,558,179 19 10 2,500 0 0 7,131 16 8 29,871 1 9 623 13 2 4,954 16 10 20,426 1 1 1,051 18 0 9,773 1 3 1,145 13 3 14,819 19 5 2,536 0 0 181,041 2 3 1,143 19 9 8,007 14 2 72,606 12 10 848,285 4 3 2,572,005 15 3 2,000 0 0 11,263 15 2 28,000 0 0 673 8 1 4,942 14 10 21,597 8 1 1,051 18 0 9,744 0 5 1,122 9 11 14,482 18 3 2,595 0 0 187,028 14 3 1,148 19 9 246,483 0 9= 142,377 17 0 1,383,021 10 0 11,263 15 2 19,297 17 1 61 16 7 409 15 5 2,294 7 9 619 11 0 78 7 6 498 14 10 227 0 0 13,535 15 2 648 11 10 101 10 10 835 16 0 168 0 Oj 8,148 3 2 7,608 7 2 69,798 15 7 8,007 14 2 10,416 4 5 Totals 1,603,673 19 5 1,663,673 19 5 6,545,925 16 4 6,545,925 16 4 1,800,394 15 4 1,806,394 15 4 •

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not rocoived at End of tbo Year. Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cents Patca Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents Oamaru Town Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents Westland Loan, 5 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870, 4 per cents ,, „ 4J per cents General Purposes Loan, 4 per cents Defence Loan, 4 per cents Waimakariri River Bonds, 6 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan, guaranteed 5 per cents. Waimakariri River Bonds, 5J per cents North Rakaia River Bonds, 5 per cents General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents Defence Loan, 4J per cents Deficiency Bills, 5 per cents Inscribed Stock, 5 per cents Post Office Account £ s. d. 33,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 173,200 0 0 14,900 0 0 5,200 0 0 75,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 553,600 0 0 2,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 49,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 144,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. 33,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 12,480 0 0 50,800 0 0 106,272 0 0 14,527 10 0 4,342 0 0 72,000 0 0 4,500 0 0 553,600 0 0 2,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 49,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 144,500 0 0 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. 2,575 16 1 101 12 8 132 6 6 109 13 11 527 7 11 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 43 17 7 632 17 6 44 7 8 2,350 18 1 27 14 6 114 10 5 108 9 10 1,027 7 11 1,863 15 4 Totals 1,393,900 0 0 1,383,021 10 0 11,203 15