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Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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Balances on 1st April, 1926. Transactions. Balances on Blst March, 1927. Cr. | Dr. J Cr. j Dr. Cr. j Dr. Money-ordeb Accounts. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Money-orders (general) .. .. .. .. .. 93,998 2 3 .. 5,219,067 5 11 5,246,029 2 10 67,036 5 4 United Kingdom, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,375 10 11 497,241 13 3 415,006 4 8 74,859 17 8 United States of America .. .. .. .. 5,477 17 0 .. 35.050 11 7 32,797 5 8 7.731 2 11 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,802 0 6 241,379 1 10 230,698 8 2 1,878 13 2 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,635 19 8J .. 20,167 11 2 6,286 3 4£ 15,517 7 6 Ceylon.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 18 3 .. 818 6 1 776 12 9 125 11 7 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,178 9 6 7,418 0 1 6,999 3 0 .. 759 12 5 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 12 7 .. 973 0 10 864 15 5 164 18 0 India .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I 3,341 9 .. 15,221 2 1 14,042 13 6 4,519 18 2J Irish Free State .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,391 4 9 .. 11,940 3 10 12,827 9 7 503 19 0 Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 154 10 5 .. 424 13 5 467 17 9 111 6 1 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 17 10 223 15 11 207 16 4 .. 20 18 3 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,629 6 11 3,959 16 1 3,497 3 2 .. 1,166 14 0 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. 863 3 11 3,419 17 2 2,586 0 4i .. 29 7 1J Commission (foreign) .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 7 8 2,800 0 10 2,836 10 11 .. 410 17 9 Savings-bank Accounts. Deposits and withdrawals.. .. .. .. .. 47,911,321 10 5 .. 31.223,809 5 3 ' 30,149,628 17 3 48,985,501 18 5 Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,221,311 16 9 1,706,980 0 0 2,820,460 0 0 .. 49,334,791 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. 561,475 11 5 561,475 11 5 567,696 10 6 .. 567,696 10 6 Post-office Savings-bank Reserve .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 r | 1 ransfersNew Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 20,098 1 5 .. 2,902,638 18 10 2,905,130 14 6 17,606 5 9 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 1,759 18 8 56,501 19 2 58,605 10 1 .. 3,863 9 7 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. .. 8,941 13 5 138,018 14 8 121,402 10 10 7,674 10 5 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,522 3 1 69,522 3 1 Home Savings-banks .. . . .. .. .. 25 12 0 .. 693 8 0 620 8 0 98 12 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. .. 190,282 10 2 .. 2,532,126 2 6 2,617,971 7 1 104,437 5 7 Savings-bank letters of credit .. .. .. .. 6,493 5 0 .. 34,931 4 3 39,444 9 3 1,980 0 0 Postal Accounts. Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 355,307 12 6 .. 1,558,034 17 8 1,543,530 4 1 369,812 6 1 Departmental Publications . . .. .. .. 469 68 .. 1,364 103 1,5383 3 295 138 Postal notes .. .. .. .. .. .. 231,259 17 1 .. 1,003,330 8 4 984,752 6 0 249,837 19 5 Parcel- post (senders' charges collected on delivery ; trade charge money-orders), — United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 18,185 19 3 .. 60,791 4 1 58,220 18 1 20,756 5 3 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 488 488 Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,794 12 10 31,794 12 10 Rural-delivery fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,289 9 7 14,289 9 7 Safe-deposit receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 7 6 89 7 6 Money-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,191 2 5 27,191 2 5 British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. 32,257 1 8 .. 109,920 16 8 82,238 8 9 59,939 9 7 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. .. 20,288 17 8 .. 80,024 12 6 82,325 17 4 17,987 12 10 London Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,663 14 2 81,663 14 2 British postal-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 659 13 6 659 13 6 Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,081 0 11 4,081 0 11 Postal Revenue Account .. .. .. .. .. 2,877 9 11 .. 1,555,609 1 li 1,549,240 13 2| 9,245 17 10 Telegkaph, Toll, and Telephone Accounts. Accounts 'New South Wales .. .. .. ■■ •• 3,281 2 3 .. 73,719 8 4 74,023 8 8 2,977 111 Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. .. 853 3 11 .. 17,025 0 1 17,157 5 4 720 18 8 Pacific Cable Board .. .. .. .. .. 5,244 2 5 .. 114,462 7 6 114,921 18 5 4,784 11 6 Radio Account .. .. .. •• •• •• 1,581 10 11 8,149 6 5 8,698 8 1 .. 2,130 12 7 Radio license receipts .. .. .. •• •• •• 29,336 12 4 17,261 7 0 12,075 5 4