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Table No. 8. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1898, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1897.

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Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1898. Dr. £ s. d. I Balance to credit of depositors, 1st January, 1898 4,744,924 18 1 Deposits during 1898 .. .. 3,279,611 7 5 Interest credited depositors, 1898 .. 128,128 16 6 Cr. £ e. d. Withdrawals during 1898 .. .. 3,194,893 16 7 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st December, 1898 .. .. .. 4,957,771 5 5 £8,152,665 2 0 £8,152,665 2 0 Liabilities < Dr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st December, 1898 .. .. .. 4,957,771 5 5 Amount of accumulated profits invested 12,183 2 3 and Assets. ] Or. & s. d. Securities (vide Table No. 7).. .. 4,969,954 7 8 £4,969,954 7 8 £4,969,954 7 8 Profit ai rid Loss. Dr. & s. d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1898 .. 95,773 5 3 Interest received .. £179,134 17 8 Interest accrued on 31st December, 1898 .. 46,260 1 1 225,394 18 4 Profits derived from sale of securities .. 249 7 6 Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors, 1898 ..128,128 16 6 1897 accrued interest written off .. 40,560 12 5 Paid Public Account, for expenses of management .. .. .. 8,500 0 0 Savings-bank profits carried to revenue .. 13,000 0 0 Interest on securities purchased from other departments .. .. .. 1,040 11 1 Balance to next account .. .. 130,187 11 1 £321,417 11 1 £321,417 11 1

Auckland Blenheim Chrisfcchureh .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invorcargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport Postal District. 1.5,780 2,568 25,131 17,478 1,602 2,149 , 874 4,823 5,945 3,590 3,122 1,882 4,485 3,577 6,564 24,175 1,444 i Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. 2,517 277 3,346 2,807 255 342 180 851 842 467 476 308 694 510 843 I 3,051 235 1,682 172 2,144 1,723 142 210 119 519 518 344 269 232 411 308 456 1,833 156 Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding' Exceeding Exceeding .£100 and £200 and £300 and up to £200. up to £300. up to £400. 1,563 588 197 136 i 54 24 1,800 681 240 [ 1,510 557 > 142 ! 81 27 17 203' 89 ! 22 150 07 ! 16 447 147 ■ 29 440 146 55 327 134 39 203 75 21 246 08 13 311 i 109 35 319 120 '28 346 I 129 37 1,406 522 180 153 : 60 16 ; Exceeding: £400 and I up to £800. 1 111 I 15 120 99 0 10 11 16 28 16 11 9 22 15 22 120 8 it g> *i H.S ! 98 8 : 128 82 9 13 20 14 20 15 10 5 24 16 22 87 9 Total. 22,537 3,254 33,590 24,393 2,139 3,038 1,437 6,846 7,994 4,932 4,187 2,763 6,091 4,893 8,419 31,374 2,081 Totals, 1898 125,190 18,001 11,238 ._ . ' , 1 , 9,641 ! 3,573 1,111 I 9,837 j 3,314 1,039 639 645 575 598 169,968 159,331 Totals, 1897 117,'201 16,562 10,135