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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1897.

E. J. Seddon, Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct, except that the payments charged to the Miscellaneous Expenses Account exceeded by £39,037 Is. 9d. the amount of the Imprest advances which the Post Office had received for the purpose, and out of which alone the payments could lawfully have been made, and that consequently the payments have been made to that amount out of Post Office funds not applicable thereto. J. K. Waebubton, 11th May, 1898. Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,120 copies), £2 ss. 63.

Price, 3d.] By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1898.

Balances on 1st January, 1897. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1897. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. iIoney Order Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Germany Hongkong Hawaii India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania .. Victoria Western Australia Commission SAVINGS-BANK ACCOUNTS I — Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Pelegraph Accounts :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable 'ostal Revenue Accounts:— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Money-order commission Total revenue general 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 Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Fine Fund Cable Subsidy Account ?or Other Departments— Auctioneers' license-fees Advances to settlers Alcoholic Liquors Act County Clerks Customs duty (parcels) (H.M.C.) Education Department Factories Act Election deposits Game licenses Fishing licenses Goldfields revenue Geraldine County Council Government Insurance Government Audit Government Printer.. Gum licenses .. Harbourmasters Hospital and charitable aid .. Income-tax.. Industrial schools Land-tax Licensing Act Live-stock Lunacy Machinery Miners' Guides Mining Act New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Profit and loss £ s. d. I 20,407 17 n 11,622 6 4 1,176 18 3 £ s. d. £ "s. d. 1,046,886 14 1 85,774 9 4 '■ 7,574 o 1 1,019 o 11 1,088 4 4 361 12 8 1,562 6 1 1,34° 1 11 304 1,228 19 o 30,627 13 7 3,206 9 8 2,108 4 7 49 10 6 44,727 7 7 33,787 8 5 9,232 4 3 1,368 10 5 £ s. d. 1,046,086 12 3 82,503 7 5 8,057 5 2 1,068 19 11 1,475 12 o 392 16 4 i|°73 17 3 1,260 15 o 11 8 11 £ s. d. 21,207 19 9 14,893 8 3 693 13 2 £ s. d. 1 18 o 272 18 6 51 17 o 660 6 2 47 5 3 16 1 7 488 8 10 509 13 10 430 6 n 345 19 9 2,900 13 8 257 13 5 2,695 8 o 887 163 12 n n 13 1 830 1 5 4,128 o 3 270 15 6 1,317 5 4 30,832 19 3 3,149 6 2 2,130 9 3 27 16 o 44,577 16 4 35,518 18 11 8,460 4 1 1,474 12 7 141 8 3 33 7 7 979 12 8 2,396 9 9 213 12 o 1,887 3 11 437 12 10 1,115 3 9 543 15 o 4,311,634 13 5 1,660 1 7 3,324,459 10 4 182,489 2 8 2,891,169 5 8 182,229 8 7 4,744,924 18 1 1,919 15 8 1,049 7 4 2,410 13 9 555 16 9 181,586 15 6J 37,112 1 6 8,829 2 8 181,216 1 10 36,787 11 8 8,637 5 o 1,420 1 oj 2,735 3 7 747 14 5 122,164 14 n 1 1 o 337,126 5 6J 330 17 6 5,390 15 o 2,985 2 10 13,878 10 4 239,557 2 10J 342,771 4 5 331 16 o 5,390 15 o 2,527 3 54 13,878 10 4 241,996 7 8 116,519 16 oj 026 296 13 10 754 13 2 i 1,195 15 44 1,243 9 5 66,762 12 2 205,511 19 10 245,946 17 1J 4,190,577 7 8 33,321 10 7 2,976,673 5 10 6,086,895 n 5 801,837 o o 33,321 10 7 141,387 7 84 1,127 4 1 367 o o 34,658 1 8 12,970 16 11 415,526 5 10 400 1,232 11 1 2,881,975 4 3 6,087,392 14 1 1,284,306 o o 40,560 12 5 136,348 9 34 1,127 4 1 367 o o - 34,658 1 8 5,504 o 3 471,861 8 9 3 10 o 1,232 11 1 71,801 10 7 110,813 18 3 246,443 19 9J 4,673,046 7 8 40,560 12 5 6,503 14 o 17,298 I 2 O IO O 13,970 10 8 100 39,037 1 9 17,331 II O 691 4 3 105 18 6 25 10 o 439,590 13 4 43 5 o 316 5 6 9,567 12 11 1,309 18 6 100 25 10 o 452,810 2 5 43 5 o 316 5 6 9,318 8 4 1,310 11 4 100 17 17 o 10 o o 1,724 10 o 246 o 0 4,112 1 11 940 8 10 105 5 8 17 17 o 10 o o 1,724 10 o 271 15 o 3°o 030 28 15 o 030 1,998 3 2 31 4 3 43 15 5 324 9 1 477 6 4 28,059 19 7 10 13 4 33i 7 9 400 38 11 n 3 17 6 62,633 on 900 191,975 16 11 20 o o 17,891 4 7 71 o o 3,508 II o 030 1,380 6 o 10,315 o o 477 6 4 27,286 on 700 353 17 11 400 38 11 11 3 17 6 62,556 o o 900 191,963 o o 20 o o 17,891 4 7 89 10 o 3,426 2 6 2,772 1 10 3 13 4 8 14 1 120 16 4 337 6 o 23 10 0 241 5 o 0 18 O 3,139 17 o 500 323 13 6 1 1 o 1,374 8 o 10,315 o o 3,145 15 o o 12 6 10 8 3 334 o 2 302,358 6 7 15,338 8 11. 2,053 6 6 160 8 o 217,751 2 6 o 12 6 23 13 8 4,975 2 4 i,497 7 4 196 10 6 13 10 o 73,987 17 11 10 8 3 327 18 6 301,872 10 4 15,609 12 4 2,036 7 o 152 18 2 195,965 15 2 29 15 4 5,460 18 7 1,226 311 213 10 o 20 19 10 95,773 5 3 Totals 4,678,228 3 IM 4,678,228 3 11J 17,419,306 6 8 17,419,306 6 8 5,113,738 n 9J 5,113,738 11 gi