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No. 6. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

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Balances on 1st January, 1896. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1896. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Gr. Dr. Money Obdeb Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &o. United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania .. Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Telegraph Accounts :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable Postal Revenue Accounts:— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Money-order commission Total revenue Geneeal Accounts:— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Telephone exchanges Foreign postage Cable Subsidy Account Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Fine Fund Fob Otheb Depabtments— Advances to settlers Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs duty (parcels) (H.M.O.) Factories Act Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Government Printer.. Government Audit Gum licenses Treasury deposits Hospital and charitable aid .. Income-tax.. Industrial schools Land-tax Licensing Act Live-Btock Lunacy Machinery Miners' Guides Mining Act New Zealand consols Official Assignee Native schools Geraldine County Council Receiver-General's Depoeit A/c. Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Totalisator-tax Alcoholic Liquors Act Auctioneers' license-fees Education Department Fishing licenses Profit and loss £ s. d. 20,919 9 5 5,502 1 7 46 15 1 159 10 5 461 10 7 646 15 8 2,456 11 o 2,129 16 10 251 2 6 21 9 o - 334 1 6 2,505 14 4 £ s. d. 30 16 9 561 3 1 £ s. d. 979,294 18 7 76,994 " " 6,665 X 7 7 669 10 10 1,680 o 8 170 18 11 1,331 o 2 1,445 9 8 28,918 2 3 2,351 14 6 1,688 6 10 22 17 5 38,385 15 3 30,772 5 7 8,907 5 5 1,287 6 6 £ s. d. 979,806 10 1 70,874 7 2 5,458 2 7 718 3 11 1,391 16 1 283 4 1 1,362 3 10 1-746 5 7 28,473 19 7 4,752 6 10 1.775 16 5 32 13 4 37,889 15 4 29,149 19 8 9,049 2 5 i.3 r 3 6 11 £ s. d. 20,407 17 11 11,622 6 4 1,176 18 3 47 5 3 430 6 11 345 19 9 2,900 13 8 £ s. d. 1 18 o 272 18 6 270 13 6 163 12 11 11 13 1 830 1 5 4,128 o 3 1,745 6 11 411 12 5 1,887 3 IJ 437 12 10 3,895,543 o 3 872 15 6 3,007,650 12 6 168,143 o 4 2,59I»558 19 4 167-355 M 3 [4,311,634 13 5 1,660 1 7 175 4 7 2,276 7 11 658 19 3 183,741 3 9 4 2 ,375 4 4 8,616 2 4 182,867 I ° 42,240 18 6 8,719 4 10 1,049 7 4 2,410 13 9 555 16 9 121,885 5 6 3 7 0 188 15 10 345,360 10 6J 320 1 o 5,384 o o 1,820 6 1 12,734 6 7 223,772 13 7 345,081 1 1 J 322 7 o 5,384 o o 1,712 8 1 12,734 6 7 224,734 11 iij 122,164 14 11 1 1 o 296 13 10 2,157 13 9 1,195 15 4i 70,428 12 10 84,264 17 8 243,403 4 1 3,800,248 7 8 33,665 8 4 3,284,226 3 3 1 5,604,598 17 o j I,293,O7I O O ! 33,665 8 4 : 126,893 2 6 776 8 7 351 10 o 28,901 11 2 12,758 3 11 2,730 19 5 463.565 15 3 600 ,3,405,473 5 5 (5,607,142 10 oi| 11,683,400 o o 33,321 10 7 130,559 3 2 • 776 8 7 351 10 o 28,901 11 2 11,163 Io 2 2,730 19 5 I 415,017 9 4 ; 6' o o ! I •• 66,762 12 2 i 205,511 19 10 245,946 17 H 4,I9O,577 7 8 33,321 10 7 4,909 o 3 6,503 14 o 3I.25O 4 9 17,298 1 2 o 10 o 0 10 o 5,629 17 9 588 7 6 102 11 9 608,943 2 9 030 152 14 5 I 7,693 11 2 1,300 11 5 15 11 o 1,356 o o 597,241 9 6 ! 030' 152 H 5 7,59O 14 5 1,297 4 8 ; 15 11 o 1,356 o o 17.33 1 II o 691 4 3 105 18 6 030 1.300 2 5 92 15 4 500 26,626 14 4 J 404 16 1 14 10 o ! 7 10 o 7 16 o 7 11 3 50,840 19 5 1800 200,818 15 6 40 o 0 17,131 2 o 69 5 o 3,594 5 o 046 1,487 13 o 7.57° 2 o I 25,928 13 7 466 7 2 19 10 o 7 io o 7 16 o 7 " 3 50,855 o o 27 o 0 200,814 o ° 40 o o 17,131 2 o 47 5 o 3,650 o o 030 1,998 3 2 3i 4 3 57 16 o 900 319 13 7 43 15 5 324 9 1 1 10 o 297 o o o 13 6 3,247 o o 23 10 o 241 5 o o 18 o 1,594 l6 o 7,570 2 o 3.139 17 o o 12 6 o 12 6 300 20 2 4 1,907 17 8 844 4 0 '47 5 o 1 12 6 1 1 8 477 6 4 500 200 266 4 3 205,731 11 8 12,343 15 10 2,029 12 o 158 1 o 604 56 i o 29 10 o 100 35 o 0 201,682 17 3 1 I 8 477 6 4 800 200 262 12 11 202,664 7 ° 11,690 12 6 : 1,980 6 6 146 3 6 604 58 2 o 29 10 o 100 32 o o j 174, ie 3 4 7 ' ' 23 13 8 4,975 2 4 i>497 7 4 196 10 6 13 10 o 2 1 o 46,468 5 3 300 73,987 17 11 Totals 4.I95i58i 1 8 4>i95,58i 1 8 17.382,975 1 81 17,382,975 I s i\ [4,678,228 3 114 4,678,228 3 11J