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Table No. 9. Post-Office Sayings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. dBalance to credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals during 1907 .. .. 8,125,123 0 0 January, 1907 .. .. .. 9,953,265 11 0 Balanoe to credit of depositors on 31st Deposits during 1907 .. .. 9,351,663 19 7 December, 1907 .. .. ..11,523,230 17 9 Interest credited to depositors, 1907 .. 343,424 7 2 £19,648,353 17 9 £19,648,353 17 9 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors on 31st Securities (vide Table No. 8).. .. 11,473,254 13 0 December, 1907 .. .. .. 11,523,230 17 9 Accumulated profits .. .. 254,457 7 5 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 254,457 7 5 S.B. cash in Post Offioe Account .. 49,976 4 9 £11,777,688 5 2 £11,777,688 5 2 Profit and Loss. Dr. ' £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1907 343,424 7 2 Balance forward, Ist January, 1907 .. 257,007 6 0 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Interest received during £ s. d. Department, ex div. .. .. 532 0 7 1907 .. .. 335,313 0 10 Paid Public Account, for expenses of Accrued interest on 31st management during 1907 .. .. 19,000 0 0 December, 1907 .. 119,378 12 11 Balance to next acoount .. .. 254,457 7 5 . 454,691 13 9 Less accrued interest on 31st December, 1906 .. 94,399 12 4 360,292 1 5 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 114 7 9 £617,413 15 2 £617,418 15 2

Table No. 10. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1907, classified according to the Balances at Credit.

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Table No. 9. Post-Office 1 Savings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Tear ended 31st December, 1907. Dr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors on 1st January, 1907 .. .. .. 9,953,265 11 0 Deposits during 1907 .. .. 9,351,663 19 7 Interest credited to depositors, 1907 .. 343,424 7 2 Cr. £ s. dWithdrawals during 1907 .. .. 8,125,123 0 0 Balance to credit of depositors on 31st December, 1907 .. .. ..11,523,230 17 9 £19,648,353 17 9 £19,648,353 17 9 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Securities (vide Table No. 8).. -.11,473,254 13 0 Accumulated profits .. .. 254,457 7 5 S.B. cash in Post Offioe Account .. 49,976 4 9 Balance to credit of depositors on 31st December, 1907 .. .. .. 11,523,230 17 9 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 254,457 7 5 £11,777,688 5 2 £11,777,688 5 2 Profit a; >id Loss. Dr. ' £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1907 343,424 7 2 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Department, ex div. .. .. 532 0 7 Paid Public Account, for expenses of management during 1907 .. .. 19,000 0 0 Balance to next account .. .. 254,457 7 5 Cr. £ s. d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1907 .. 257,007 6 0 Interest received during £ s. d. 1907 .. .. 335,313 0 10 Accrued interest on 31st December, 1907 .. 119,378 12 11 454,691 13 9 Less accrued interest on 31st December, 1906 .. 94,399 12 4 £617,413 15 2 Sundry receipts 292 1 114 7 £617,418 15 Table No. 10. Return showing the Total N December, 19i umber o 07, classi )f Post-Office Savings-Ban ified according to the Balar ik Acco: nces at C mts open on the 31si Iredit. Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. Exceeding Exceeding £50 and £100 and up to £100. up to £200. Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £600. ■o 8 Total co® Number of * dc Accounts H .2 j open. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oam aru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 32,189 3,958 40,080 27,467 4,571 3,893 1,100 8,751 11,028 5,942 5,556 2,816 7,324 6,526 12,508 49,552 2,751 4,927 507 5,839 4,834 760 620 201 1,570 1,782 963 856 522 1,066 1,106 1,749 6,986 420 3,610 336 3,998 3,709 460 471 165 1,145 1,119 631 565 357 619 753 1,150 4,439 303 3,245 273 3,411 2,550 309 415 157 886 936 556 431 363 473 604 838 3,301 257 1,313 151 1,396 1,221 119 179 87 417 477 218 202 165 211 261 402 1,300 100 605 70 652 633 61 86 34 171 • 194 102 196 71 107 124 176 600 39 546 57 604 436 51 83 16 144 139 88 74 50 85 126 149 571 43 135 14 138 107 19 10 2 25 40 19 16 11 17 37 51 165 10 46,570 5,366 56,118 40,957 6,350 5,757 1,762 13,109 15,715 8,519 7,896 4,355 9,902 9,537 17,023 66,914 3,923 Totals, 1907 226,012 34,708 23,830 19,005 8,219 3,921 3,262 816 319,773 Totals, 1906 212,605 33,314 21,748 17,752 7,585 2,841 -1,506 tl,395 298,746 * Excel Ml inc. £400 HI id up to 3)3500, t Exceeding £500,