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Table No. 8. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1895, with Classified Balances, and the Number open at the end of 1896.

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Dr. £ s. d. i Cr. £ s. a. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st I Withdrawals during the year .. 2,591,558 19 4 January, 1896 .. .. .. 3,895,543 0 3 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during the year .. .. 2,881,152 16 3' December, 1896 .. .. .. 4,311,634 13 5 Interest credited depositors .. .. 126,497 16 3 £6,903,193 12 9 £6,903,193 12 9 £6,903,193 12 9 Dr. Liabilities and Assets. Cr. £ s. d. i £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 7).. .. 4,190,577 7 8 December, 1896 .. .. .. 4,311,634 13 5 Cash in Post Office Account on 31st December, 1896 121,057 5 9 £4,311,634 13 5 £4,311,634 13 5 Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. £ s. d. ■£ s- d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1896 ..46,468 5 3 Interest credited to depositors .. 126,497 16 S Interest received .. £168,361 6 8 1895 accrued interest written off .. 33,665 8 4 Interest accrued on 31st Paid Public Account, for expenses of December, 1896 .. 33,32110 7 management .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 . 201,682 17 3 Savings-bank profits carried to revenue .. 7,000 0 0 Balance to next account .. .. 73,987 17 11 £248,151 2 6 £248,151 2 6

Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding £100 and up to £200. Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500. "Si M to Total. Auckland Blenheim Christchuroh .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oainaru Thamea Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 13,894 2,452 20,880 35,500 1,389 1,856 824 4,177 5,206 3,236 2,747 1,761 3,642 3,064 5,653 20,814 1,154 2,061 258 3,189 2,450 190 241 155 760 704 428 384 309 602 505 670 2,487 176 1,279 172 1,924 1,478 94 190 108 447 462 301 214 208 328 299 401 1,444 119 1,271 130 2,564 1,299 73 181 129 391 382 279 171 200 273 288 310 1,196 109 512 64 559 505 25 72 68 127 136 118 55 59 96 113 114 461 54 136 20 203 129 9 22 22 19 41 36 20 21 34 19 32 173 12 93 15 143 88 4 13 8 17 19 29 8 10 17 17 26 102 6 95 9 91 75 6 9 18 16 11 20 2 7 27 25 30 80 5 19,341 3,120 29,553 21,524 1,790 2,584 1,332 5,954 6,961 4,4i7 3,601 2,575 5,019 4,330 7,236 26,756 1,635 Totals, 1896 108,249 15,569 9,468 9,245 3,138 948 615 526 147,758 Totals, 1895 101,337 14,417 8,988 8,399 2,772 810 520 440 137,683