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POST OFFICE ACCOUNT. Statement of Transactions for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Balances on 1st April, 1928. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1929. Cr. Dr. Cr. |, Dr. Cr. Dr. Money-ordeb Accounts. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Money-orders (general) .. .. .. .. -• 70,402 2 10 .. 5,258,979 8 11 5,250,095 1 8 79,286 10 1 United Kingdom, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 133,580 0 8| .. 594,287 6 1 582,213 12 7 145,653 14 2* United States of America .. .. .. .. 7,611 9 4 .. 34,879 13 2 38,128 7 9 4,362 14 9 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,725 5 9 .. 241,235 8 5 226,886 2 9 18,074 11 5 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,153 1 11 .. 5,387 18 3 5,989 9 1 551 11 1 Ceylon.. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 4114 0 .. 791 3 11 752 2 8 80 15 3 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,003 3 10 9,526 15 10 9,365 3 2 .. 841 11 2 Hong Kong .. .. ■. • • • ■ • • 136 15 5 .. 866 16 4 887 14 11 115 16 10 .. India .. .. .. .. .. •• 3,497 3 8 .. 16,577 13 4 15,312 11 6 4,762 5 6 Irish Free State .. .. .. .. .. .. 783 12 8 .. 10,894 2 7 11,134 1 6 543 13 9 Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 5 3 .. 847 18 10 824 6 6 136 17 7 Straits Settlements .. .. .. ■ ■ .. • • 8 10 4 417 12 1 441 15 1 .. 32 13 4 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,210 9 10 2,985 6 5 2,677 2 6 .. 902 5 11 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. •• 211 6 11 2,961 8 4 2,381 10 2 368 11 3 Commission (foreign) .. .. .. .. ■■ •• 396 3 1 2,751 5 11 2,769 9 8 .. 414 6 10 Savings-bank Accounts. Deposits and withdrawals.. .. .. * .. .. 47,758,726 2 11 .. 28,997,431 14 4 28,111,940 16 9 48,644,217 0 6 Savings-bank letters of credit .. .. .. .. 1,355 0 0 .. 33,025 10 0 31,398 0 0 2,982 10 0 Investments .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 48,232,841 16 9 15,050,165 0 0 15,628,065 0 0 .. 48,810,741 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. 547,779 1 3 547,779 1, 3 558.698 14 2 .. 558,698 14 2 Post Office Savings-bank Reserve Account .. .. .. 1,000, 000 0 0 .. .. .. 1,000, 000 0 0 Transfers — New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 12,958 6 7 .. 2,474,309 13 8 2,473,677 13 6 13,590 6 9 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. 5,491 9 6 .. 37,811 8 5 46,994 3 1 .. 3,691 5 2 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. .. Ill 14 8 111,099 19 7 119,004 0 10 .. 8,015 15 11 United Kingdom .. .. ■■ .. .. •• .. 93,105 17 8 93,105 17 8 Home savings-banks .. .. .. .. .. 176 0 0 .. 321 15 6 429 10 6 68 5 0 Savings-bank Head Office Account .. .. .. 27,868 18 2 .. 2,493,903 10 6 2,476,303 15 7 45,468 13 1 Postal Accounts. Stamps .. .. .. 316,961 11 11| .. 1,616,346 5 4 1,593,990 9 4 339,317 7 11£ Departmental publications .. .. .. .. 336 16 9 .. 1,160 11 4 1,225 10 8 271 17 5 Postal notes .. .. •• •• .. .. 233,315 2 0 .. 1,086,895 8 4 1,055,145 15 4 265,064 15 0 Parcel-post (senders' charges collected on delivery) (trade charge money-orders), — United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 52,031 5 6 .. 156,189 6 1 159.627 8 5 48,593 3 2 Fiji .. .. • • ■ • .. .. .. .. 30 9 8 30 9 8 Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,507 18 6 29,507 18 6 Rural-delivery fees .. .. 15,629 17 0 15,-629 17 0 Safe-deposit receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138 12 0 138 12 0 Money-order commission .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 27,257 27 27,25727 .. ,. British postal orders — Head Office Account .. ... .. .. 54,840 8 4 .. 118,537 10 0 90,713 0 5 82,664 17 11 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. .. 18,062 4 3 .. 90,741 0 10 87,265 18 6 21,537 6 7 London Account .. .. .. .. .. 4,898 14 .. 86,637 0 9 91,535 2 1 British postal-order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 720 10 2 720 10 2 Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. 4,180 10 5 4,180 10 5 Postal Revenue Account .. •• ■. .. .. 775 14 4 1,635,114 5 2 1,634,338 10 10 Aperture plates .. •• - • 15110 .. 210 11114 5116 Telegraph, Toll and Telephone Accounts. Cable Accounts — New South Wales .. .. 3,359 2 9 .. 73,822 4 10 72,779 18 4 4,401 9 3 Eastern Extension .. .. .. •• .. 784 14 10 .. 16,728 10 10 16,893 11 2 619 14 6 Pacific Cable Board 5,391 12 2 .. 118,165 3 1 112,431 11 8 11,125 3 7