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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1888.

Balances on Is; January, 1888. Trans: itions. Balances on 31s; December, 1888. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Money Obdeb Accounts :— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Money orders 14,671 5 9 638,934 11 9 638,142 9 10 15.463 7 8 United Kingdom, &o. 2,712 6 9 77,613 2 io 81,931 18 3 1,606 8 8 United States of America, &o. 1,097 ° 5 5>°i4 3 7 7,044 7 o 933 3 o Victoria 2,242 4 6 34,368 3 10 33,07i 5 5 945 6 1 South Australia 422 1 5 984 2 7 1,495 8 8 89 4 8 New South Wales 3,221 2 2 16,746 9 8 20,855 1 8 887 9 10 Queensland 953 18 o 4. 8 35 13 4 4,377 1I ° 495 15 8 Tasmania 120 10 3 2,214 18 o 2,732 2 2 637 14 5 Western Australia 105 18 3 291 18 9 254 r 7 1 68 16 7 Commission 382 4 3 i>373 3 4 1,201 10 5 210 11 4 Savings Bank Accounts :— 1,813,084 18 8 Deposits and withdrawals 1,622,827 13 11 1,387,471 1 10 2,048,441 10 9 Transfers 194 5 9 78,919 1 1 77,828 0 11 1,285 5 11 Telegraph Accounts :— Beceipts New South Wales 4,578 10 2 142,529 12 5 147,870 6 6 762 3 11 1,266 2 7 23,982 16 g 23,839 9 2 1,409 10 2 New Zealand & Australian Cable 5 8 3 4 9 14,298 1 8 14,017 6 7 863 19 10 Postal Eevenue Accounts :— Stamps 121,931 15 ioj 260,379 6 6 265,106 10 11J 117,204 11 5 Postal Guides 288 11 o 288 11 o Private box and bag rents 4,255 o o 4,255 o o Miscellaneous revenue 363 12 o 363 12 o Money order commission Total revenue 8,377 6 4 8,377 6 4 1,827 9 4i 193.154 19 7 192,779 8 3 2,203 o 8| General Accounts :— Post Office Account 40,379 19 11 1,488,677 1 o 1,491,124 18 o 42,827 16 11 Postmasters and Telegraphists I 184,743 15 o 3,125,666 7 oj 3,128,311 10 1 187,388 18 o^ Investments 1,740,705 10 o 221,787 7 11 465,733 5 7 1,984,651 7 8 Accrued interest on investments 15,406 6 2 15,406 6 2 14,612 18 5 14,612 18 5 Advances to Treasury for payments to London office on 21,247 18 1 4,500 o o 16,747 lS 1 Money Order Account Commission on postage-stamps Gratuities for carriage of mails Miscellaneous expenditure 103 o 9 315 18 11 212 18 2 648 13 7 2,091 12 o 1,442 18 5 2,393 12 o 241,502 2 4 224,372 13 7 14,735 16 9 License-fees —Game 933 13 o 933 13 ° Government Insurance receipts 629 8 9 14.583 9 4 14,210 o 3 1,002 17 10 Oyster licenses 050 050 Registration of births, &c. 72 18 6 1,261 1 3 1,221 9 3 112 10 6 Receipts under Live Stock Acts 356 2 6 14,840 8 o 14,611 10 6 585 0 o Machinery-fees 107 o o 3,284 o o 3,209 o o 182 o o Property-tax 39 4 2j 410,314 II I 4 I 5,95° o o 5.596 4 8£ Postal notes 32,470 6 1 J 60,748 2 6 55,494 5 $i 37,724 2 11 Maintenance of private lines .. 1,249 18 II 1,249 18 11 San Francisco contributions, 249 17 4 5,689 12 IlJ 5,220 5 o 219 10 7J moiety to Sydney Consolidated revenue 030 307 9 IO 300 18 10 6 14 o Under District Railways PurOig 019 chasing Act 3,728 8 8 8,720 10 o Postage from London 4.453 15 6 538 5 10 Imperial Institute Customs duties 3 5 1 3 5 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 Profit and loss 6,686 7 7 108,352 19 5 97,486 12 2 17,552 14 10 Totals 2,009,683 8 I 2,009,683 8 1 8,857,722 15 II 8,857,722 15 11 2,259,000 3 10 2,259,000 3 10