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POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT— continued. SAVINGS-BANK BRANCH. Profit and Loss Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1931. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest credited to depositors'accounts .. 1,761,288 10 9 By Interest received .. 1,956,795 14 9 Management expenses .. .. .. 123,483 9 1 Plus interest accrued to Balance carried to Appropriation Account.. 51,343 7 1 31st March, 1931 .. 554,13119 0 2,510,927 13 9 Less interest accrued on 31st March, 1930 .. 581,505 110 1,929,422 11 11 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 6,692 15 0 £1,936,115 6 11 £1,936,115 6 11 Appropriation Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Savings-bank profits paid to Consolidated Eund 80,000 0 0 By Balance brought forward .. .. .. 35,793 18 9 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 7,137 510 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 51,343 7 1 £87,137 5 10 £87,137 5 10 BALANCE-SHEET OF THE NEW ZEALAND POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK AS AT THE 31st MARCH, 1931. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Balances at credit of depositors'accounts .. 47,668,547 1 1 Cash on hand and at bank .. .. 127,155 16 9 Letters of credit and other liabilities .. 22,335 10 11 Investments .. .. .. .. 48,014,811 16 9 Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. 1,920 5 4 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account .. 7,137 510 Interest accrued on investments .. .. 554,131 19 0 £48,698,019 17 10 £48,698,019 17 10 A. Marshall, A.E.A.N.Z., Controller of Accounts. G. McNamara, Secretary, General Post Office. I hereby certify that the Profit and Loss Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. — G. P. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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