THE Waihi Daily Telegrah WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1046, 21 July 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegrah WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER.

THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904.

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The business done by tlio Post Offices and Savings Bunks is a safe indication of Iho Colony's linance. A brief summary of the progress o? the various centres may therefore bs of interest. Tlio Premier baa repeatedly spoken of the large and increasing amount of money in the Savings Banks, and his words ar e verified by the returns just issued from the Government Printing Office. In the Post Office Savingg B-tnk thoro has been a very large increase, no less than £5,001,529 having been deposited during the year just passed. The total amount standing to the credit, of al| j open accounts to the iilst Decembor was £7,388,(181. i'lio excass of deposits over withdrawals for the year was£,JL7,7til. Wellington Province holds pride of place in the value of deposits, with Auckland Province's quota is £l,lll,Si;i, Coming home, we find that Wnihi had money deposited to tho amour t of £27,985, the withdrawals being £19,315. We find that ten years ago the deposits for tho colony totalled Thus in that time the deposits have doubled, which speal{ K well for tlio wiving capacity of I lie workers of Now Zealand, A pleasing tale is told in each of the brunches of the departinoni, A huge volume of business was done '! Pi :V :hi.' 1; livery Olliee, no | lu than 1it),51",115 letters, 2,628,87 ii 'letter cards, 19,5117,731 books, etc. 19,006,131 newspapers, and 327,621) I bating been po«t«d in th« «01.

ony and received from outside, This allows an increase of over five million articles on the previous year. For the year ending iilst March, 1901, -1,ti11,1101 telegrams were despatched, an increase of (1.3S per cent on tlio previous year. In conclusion, it may bo stated that Now Zealand has a greater number of Tost Offices per head than any other country in the Postal Union, there being one office to every 405 inhabitants. Great Britain has one to every .1818 inhabitants. ________