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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Balances on 1st April, 1925. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1926. Cr. I Dr. Cr. L)r. Cr. j Dr. Money-order Accounts: — £ . d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. Monev-orders (general) .. .. .. .. 89,817 13 2 . ...= ■: 5,205,888 11 6 5,201,708 2 5 } 93,998 2 3 United Kingdom, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 12,534 17 0 438,790 5 0 433,630 18 11 ! .. 7,375 10 11 United States of America .. .. .. ... 5,252 1 7. .. 34,7C9 9 0 34,483 13 7 5,477 17 0 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.246 1 11 249.715 9 5 251,271 8 0 ; .. 8,802 0 6 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,605 7 11 J .. 5,396 4 2 5,365 12 5 ! 1,635 19 8| Cevlon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 0 2 601 1 4 412 2 11 I 83 18 3 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,087 7 7 7,712 19 10 6,804 1 9 j .. 1,178 9 6 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 5 11 979 10 1 899 11 7 j 56 12 7 India .. .. '.. .. .. .. 2,818 10 11J .. 13.328 10 5 12,805 11 9 j 3,341 9 7£ Irish Free State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,903 2 6 10,511 17 9 ! 1,391 4 9 Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 10 2 .. 544 4 7 462 4 4 154 10 5 . • • Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. 18 9 8 .. 191 12 2 246 19 8 I .. 36 17 10 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,467 10 8 6,592 1 7 5,753 17 10 .. 1,629 6 11 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. 143 15 7 2,964 8 10 3,683 17 2 .. 863 3 11 Commission (foreign).. .. .. .. .. .. 378 0 11 2,769 1 7 2,765 8 4 .. 374 7 8 Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals .. .. .. .. 46,948,628 ! 0 .. 33,565,199 6 7 32,602,505 17 2 47,911,321 10 5 Investments .. .. .. .. .. 47,261,511 16 9 20,882,371 0 0 21,842,171 0 0 .. 48,221,311 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. 571,644 10 4 571,644 10 4 561,475 11 5 .. 561,475 11 5 Post-office Savings-bank Reserve Account .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 Transfers — New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 15,969 13 5 .. 4,322,438 8 1 4,318,310 0 1 20,098 1 5 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 1,717 3 6 42,140 7 7 42,183 2 9 .. 1,759 18 8 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 2,496 5 1 .. 86,329 2 10 97,767 1 4 .. 8,941 13 5 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,103 2 7 56,103 2 7 Home Savings-banks .. .. .. .. .. 0 4 0 .. 74 0 0 48 12 0 25 12 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 214,961 10 3 .. 2,534,335 16 5 2,559,014 16 6 190,282 10 2 Savings-bank letters of credit .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,287 3 1 41,793 18 1 6,493 5 0 Postal Accounts :— Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 318,277 5 9 .. 1,603,087 10 0 1,566,057 3 3 355,307 12 6 Postal Guides .. .. .. .. .. 191 4 3 .. 1.547 16 5 1.269 14 0 469 6 8 Postal notes.. .. .. .. .. .. 219,678 6 7 .. 932,382 10 0 920,800 19 6 231,259 17 1 Parcel-post (senders' charges collected on delivery; trade 8,895 9 3 .. 37,381 1 4 28,090 11 4 18,185 19 3 charge money-orders) Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,249 6 9 17,249 6 9 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,297 5 2 7,297 5 2 Safe-deposit ieceipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 9 0 176 9 0 .. .. Money-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,692 14 6 27,692 14 6 British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. 36,658 8 9 .. 79,848 17 1 84,250 4 2 32,257 1 8 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. 14,812 1 6 .. 83.866 7 1 78,389 10 11 20,288 17 8 London Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,582 13 7 77,582 13 7 British postal-order commission .. .. .. .. .. 715 4 2 715 4 2 Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. 3,907 2 0 3,907 2 0 Postal Revenue Account .. .. .. .. 4,683 16 5 .. 1,475,062 12 10J 1,476,868 19 4J 2,877 9 11 Telegraph, Toll, and Telephone Accounts — Cable Accounts — New South Wales .. .. .. .. 2,683 18 1 .. 70,060 4 7 69,463 0 5 3,281 2 3 Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. 725 19 10 .. 17.207 18 6 17,080 14 5 853 3 11 Pacific Cable Board .. .. .. .. 5,650 10 2 I .. 124,110 13 5 124,517 1 2 5,244 2 5