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Table No. 9. Post-Office Sayings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1905. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, Ist Withdrawals during 1905 .. .. 5,984,184 12 2 January, 1905 .. .. .. 7,7,61,382 011 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during 1905 .. .. 6,625,744 010 December, 1905 .. .. ..8,662,022 17 1 Interest credited to depositors, 1905 .. 259,081 7 6 £14,646,207 9 3 £14,646,207 9 3 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 8).. .. 8,442,496 8 0 December, 1905 .. .. .. 8,662,022 17 1 Accumulated profits .. .. 272,347 17 10 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 272,347 17 10 S.B. cash in Post Office Account .. 219,526 9 1 £8,934,370 14 11 £8,934,370 14 11 Profit and Loss. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1905 259,081 7 6 Balance forward, Ist January, 1905 .. 277,204 14 6 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Gain on sale of debentures purchased Department, ex div. .. .. 10 14 5 below par .. .. .. .. 5,923 2 4 Paid Public Account, for expenses of Interest received during £ s. d. Savings-bank management during 1905 16,500 0 0 1905 .. .. 278,379 2 1 Savings-bank profits carried to postal Accrued interest on 31st revenue .. .. .. .. 23,000 0 0 December, 1905 .. 82,733 17 0 Balance to next account .. .. 272,347 17 10 £361,11219 1 Less accrued interest on 31st Deoember, 1904 .. 73,379 10 2 287,733 8 11 Savings-bank fines .. .. .. 78 14 0 £570,939 19 9 £570,939 19 9

Table No. 10. Table showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open, on the 31st December, 1905, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1904.

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Table No. 9. No. 9. Post-Opeice Savings-Bank. 3avings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1905. ended 31st December, 1905. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. A. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st Withdrawals during 1905 .. .. 5,984,184 12 2 January, 1905 .. .. .. 7,7,61,382 0 11 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during 1905 .. .. 6,625,744 0 10 December, 1905 .. .. .. 8,662,022 17 1 Interest credited to depositors, 1905 .. 259,081 7 6 Cr. £ s. A. Withdrawals during 1905 .. .. 5,984,184 12 2 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st December, 1905 .. .. .. 8,662,022 17 1 £14,646,207 9 3 £14,646,207 9 3 £14,646,207 9 3 Liabilities and Assets. and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 8).. .. 8,442,496 8 0 December, 1905 .. .. .. 8,662,022 17 1 Accumulated profits .. .. 272,347 17 10 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 272,347 17 10 S.B. cash in Post Office Account .. 219,526 9 1 Cr. £ s. d. Securities (vide Table No. 8).. .. 8,442,496 8 0 Accumulated profits .. .. 272,347 17 10 S.B. cash in Post Office Account .. 219,526 9 1 £8,934,370 14 11 £8,934,370 14 11 £8,934,370 14 11 Profit and Loss. id Loss. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1905 259,081 7 6 Balance forward, 1st January, 1905 .. 277,204 14 6 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Gain on sale of debentures purchased Department, ex div. .. .. 10 14 5 below par .. .. .. .. 5,923 2 4 Paid Public Account, for expenses of Interest received during £ s. d. Savings-bank management during 1905 16,500 0 0 1905 .. .. 278,379 2 1 Savings-bank profits carried to postal Accrued interest on 31st revenue .. .. .. .. 23,000 0 0 December, 1905 .. 82,733 17 0 Balance to next account .. .. 272,347 17 10 Cr. £ s. d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1905 .. 277,204 14 6 Gain on sale of debentures purchased below par .. .. .. .. 5,923 2 4 Interest received during £ s. d. 1905 .. .. 278,379 2 1 Accrued interest on 31st December, 1905 .. 82,733 17 0 £361,11219 1 Less accrued interest on 31st Deoember, 1904 .. 73,379 10 2 287,733 8 11 Savings-bank fines .. .. .. 78 14 0 £570,939 19 9 £570,939 19 9 Table No. 10. Table showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1905, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1904. Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding £100 and up to £200. Exceeding Exceeding £200 and £800 and up to £300. up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500. , ri I •a 8 Total SS§ Number of x M Accounts H.S open. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 27,932 3,538 36,419 26,056 3,552 3,302 1,070 7,605 9,723 5,539 5,156 2,629 6,610 5,767 10,459 40,747 2,377 3,718 409 5,357 4,349 531 550 214 1,387 1,337 895 769 550 843 944 1,447 6,417 387 2,675 273 3,399 2,879 306 425 140 981 867 587 459 378 501 652 879 3,962 248 2,380 246 2,764 2,543 210 333 177 786 709 503 362 329 451 547 671 3,601 223 1,041 107 1,130 1,051 86 159 58 267 252 188 153 126 167 195 242 1,116 73 352 50 464 332 26 67 16 89 93 85 41 38 57 93 95 446 26 192 16 223 195 10 33 6 33 55 33 25 22 34 57 56 184 20 189 19 178 165 11 24 5 36 29 27 22 12 26 49 46 209 13 38,479 4,658 49,934 37,570 4,732 4,893 1,686 11,184 13,065 7,857 6,987 4,084 8,689 8,304 13,895 56,682 3,367 Totals, 1905 198,481 30,104 19,611 16,835 6,411 2,370 1,194 |1,060 276,066 Totals, 1904 187,631 28,231 18,363 15,583 5,624 1,918 956 858 259,164