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Table No. 8. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1899. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st Withdrawals during 1899 .. .. 3,417,298 19 8 January, 1899 .. .. .. 4,957,771 5 5 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during 1899 .. .. 3,644,980 9 10 December, 1899 .. ' .. .. 5,320,370 14 10 Interest credited depositors, 1899 .. 134,917 19 3 £8,737,669 14 6 £8,737,669 14 6 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 7).. .. 5,336,904 7 8 December, 1899 .. ' .. .. 5,320,370 14 10 Amount of accumulated profits invested 16,533 12 10 £5,336,904 7 8 £5,336,904 7 8 Profit and Loss. , Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1899 .. 130,187 11 1 Interest credited to depositors, 1899 .. 134,917 19 3 Interest received ..£182,568 8 6 189S accrued interest written off .. 44,89111 3 Interest accrued on 31st Paid Public Account, for expenses of December, 1899 .. 48,847 5 5 management .. .. .. 9,500 0 0 231,415 13 11 Savings-bank profits carried to revenue .. 20,000 0 0 Interest on securities purchased from other departments .. .. .. 203 10 8, Balance to next account .. .. 152,090 3 10 £361,603 5 0 £361,603 5 10

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1899, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1898.

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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. ! ■S IO ■I* X CD H.S Total ' Number of Accounts open. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 16,976 2,724 26,446 18,787 1,796 2,282 911 5,141 6,286 3,966 3,430 2,002 4,795 3,790 7,104 25,844 1,571 2,780 297 3,092 3,180 323 384 170 943 946 566 533 349 725 613 949 3,526 230 1,817 190 2,176 1,812 158 250 132 591 542 400 323 247, 473 368 498 2,123 186 1,619 158 2,010 1,625 110 226 163 454 476 389 227 233 365 352 386 1,449 101 601 53 887 545 28 83 83 157 168 130 80 82 122 127 152 556 61 189 16 228 154 16 32 13 43 49 50 21 11 41 37 ' 35 187 23 89 13 126 98 9 8 13 16 27 23 15 9 17 16 31 132 12 110 5 123 74 7 9 17 14 23 14 8 2 27 21 33 96 3 24,181 3,456 35,688 26,275 2,447 3,274 1,502 7,359 8,517 5,538 4,637 2,935 6,565 5,324 9,188 33,913 2,247 Totals, 1899 133,851 125,190 20,206 18,001 12,286 10,403 3,915 1,145 | 654 | 586 183,046 169,968 Totals, 1898 11,238 9,641 3,573 1,111 1 j 639 I I 575