MONEY ORDERS AND SAVINGS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4264, 19 November 1874, Page 2

MONEY ORDERS AND SAVINGS.

A iiETUitN of an interesting character, showing the number and amount of the Money Order and Postal Savings Bank transactions, during the quarter ending with September last, was published in the Gazette yesterday. It shows that the number of Money Order and Savings Bank offices open during that period was ninety-nine, as compared with ninetyfive in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. These offices issued 10,580 orders, representing, in round numbers, £08,170, as compared with 14,128 orders, for sums aggregating £59,228, in the corresponding quarter. The orders paid were 11,540, representing £47,209, as compared with 9895, for a sum of £41,4G8. Thev chief towns wore represented thus: — Orders Uepre- Orders EopreIssucd. Renting Paid. seating Dunedin .. ... 3838 .. £18,00(i •• 2687 .. £U,009 Christchurch .. 2072 .. 10,922 .. 1871 .. M4O Wellington .. 2088 .. 10,018 .. 1080 .. _ 7,008 Auckland .. 2504 .. 10,137 •■■2122 .. 10,315 Groymouth .. 812 .. 3,433 .. 442 .. 1,708 The number of Savings Bank accounts opened was 2822 (corresponding quarter, 1901), and those closed 1433 (compared

with 969). The deposits were £14,085, and the withdrawals £7996, as compared with £10,386 and £5426 respectively. The total amount of the deposits was £182,263, and the withdrawals £153,244 ; the amounts respectively in the same quarter of last year being £149,378 and £108,825. The excess of "deposits was £29,018; in the corresponding quarter the amount was £40,552. The chief towns already referred to were represented as follows : Amount .of Amount of Excess of deposits, withdrawals, deposits. Dunedin .. £48,754 .. £40,307 .. £8,447 Christchurch 39,530 .. 37,164 .. 2,376 Wellington 27,434 .. 22,415 .. 5,018 Auckland .. 23,465 .. 17,082 .. 0,372 Greymouth 4,736 .. 4,206 .. 530