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Table No. 8. Post-Office" Sayings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1901. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, Ist Withdrawals during 1901 .. .. 4,230,193 6 2 January, 1901' .. .. .. 5,809,552 5 3 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during 1901 .. .. 4,611,456 6 1 December, 1901 .. .. .. 6,350,013 9 2 Interest credited depositors, 1901 .. 159,198 4 0 £10,580,206 15 4 £10,580,206 15 4 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 7).. .. 6,361,959 7 8 December, 1901 .. .. .. 6,350,013 9 2 Amount of accumulated profits invested 11,945 18 6 £6,361,959 7 8 £6,361,959 7 8 Profit and Loss. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Balance forward, Ist January, 1901 .. 172,396 13 3 Interest credited to depositors, 1901 .. 159,198 4 0 Interest received ..£204,38116 11 Accrued interest written off .. .. 47,989 17 8 Interest accrued on 31st Paid Public Account, for expenses of December, 1901 .. 56,934 10 7 management .. .. .. 11,500 0 0 261,316 7 6 Savings-bank profits carried to postal Premium for release of loan .. .. 975 0 0 revenue .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Interest on debentures purchased, ex div. 46 0 6 Balance to next account .. .. 195,953 18 7 £434,688 0 9 £434,688 0 9

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1901, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1900.

Exceeding Exceeding £300 and £400 and up to £400. up to £500. 03 ic H.S i Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding .620 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding Exceeding £100 and £200 aud up to £200. up to £300. Total Number of Accounts open. Auckland Blenheim Christehurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 19,633 2,981 29,412 - 21,392 2,220 2,638 973 5,794 7,024 4,466 4,188 2,167 5,378 4,291 8,2i9 31,013 1,769 3,196 334 4,240 3,754 378 451 209 1,127 1,050 680 640 472 827 811 1,191 4,062 321 2,229 221 2,716 2,263 217 308 147 729 627 448 398 305 512 476 603 2,344 162 1,998 190 2,743 1,884 159 264 169 582 537 430 316 263 371 381 499 1,818 193 758 65 1,014 695 34 117 59 219 195 167 99 74 145 159 165 727 73 233 136 18 , 12 300 137 204 101 18 12 20 20 11 12 48 25 62 37 41 . 31 30 17 20 10 43 21 40 ; 18 59 i 32 230 I 139 22 8 116 9 123 106 7 W s 18 29 22 12 6 18 24 43 114 6 28,299 3,830 40,685 30,399 3,040 3,828 1,593 8,542 9,561 6,285 5,700 3,317 7,315 6,200 10,841 40,447 2,554 Totals, 1901 153,593 142,368 23,743 14,705 12,797 4,765 1,394 : 768 671 212,436 Totals, 1900 22,333 18 704 11,173 5,151 238 773 668 197,408