POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1892. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, F-02

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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1892. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Balance-sheet of t .e New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year em .st •eceni; ier, 1892. Balances on 1st January, 1892. Transactions. Balances 01a 31st December, 1892. Cr. Dr. Or, Dr. Cr. Dr. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. tfoNET Oedeb Accounts:— Money orders . -. • .: United Kingdom, &c. United States of America, &e. Hongkong Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Commission Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers .. Pelegraph Accounts:— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable Postal Revenue Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money-order commission Total revenue Jenebal Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires.. Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses Customs duty Game-license fees Goldfields revenue Goldminers' Guides Government Insurance Gum licenses Hospital and charitable aid .. Land-tax Live-stock Machinery fees Mining Act Native lands Oyster licenses Property-tax Public baths Registration of births, &o. Rents Advances to Treasury for payments to London office on Money Order Account Public Trust General Post Office Pine Pund Profit and loss 17,612 16 4 79i 14 3 1,565 6 9 256 5 3 219 4 1 2,695,447 11 6 94 1 5 9 1,320 4 5 423 19 7 506 7 7 111,745 4 11 7,324 16 4 J i5>542 6 3 205 10 o 2,094 10 10 37 15 9 129 17 11 70,902 3 5 186,899 15 7 2,609,137 7 8 20,645 9 5 765,865 18 o 89,921 II o 5,070 2 I 42 5 10 26,941 14 o 1,541 I 2 41,755 12 4 3,183 14 7 7,211 15 5 615 10 8 1,128 9 3 1,989,571 19 5 123,903 5 6 128,387 7 9 11,487 3 o 13,197 10 7 275,879 6 10 . 361 8 6 4,703 10 o 43° 3 4 9,452 o o 192,124 4 8 2,043,659 5 10 4,093,026 4 9J 801,546 o o 20,645 9 5 87,913 6 8 1,008 18 6 13,862 11 8 350,553 16 3 5,340 17 10 1,503 10 o 239 12 2 3 10 6 2i,755 9 4 600 o o 12 19 4 233.939 12 4 10,147 6 6 3,247 15 3 3,361 16 o 766,971 19 o 72,614 16 10 4,873 19 8 12 17 9 25,835 7 9 1,227 z 3 39,320 3 11 3,oi3 14 8 5,870 7 8 goi 2 7 1,241 17 3 1,821,348 18 1 123,313 9 10 127,540 4 irj n,493 13 4 12,912 I II 273,001 9 7J 361 7 o 4,703 10 o 43° 3 4 9,452 o o 197,727 1.8 o 2,024,896 18 9 4,107,052 10 7J 1,013,600 o o 21,284 II 2 86,490 8 2 1,008 18 6 11,839 9 6 354,920 11 8 5,434 14 7 1,503 10 o 238 16 8 16,506 15 4 1,764 7 n 987 16 8 29 8 1 2,671 13 o 57° 4 2 2,654 I2 6 2,863,670 12 10 i,53i 1 5 2,167 7 2J 417 9 3 791 16 3 114,623 2 ij 016 1,721 3 °i 35 10 1 753 3 1 323 7 8 243 5 11 52,139 16 4 200,926 1 5 2,821,191 7 8 21,284 11 2 38,023 8 3 39,446 6 9 i,348 4 3 11,936 12 2 652 2 10J 3,371 6 5 7,569 16 9 558 6 ij 5 1 6 890 3 5 21,176 13 6 600 16 2 6 231,000 o o 10,147 6 6 3,09i o 3 619 6 o 5 17 0 3 10 6 1,468 19 3 594 ° 0 o 2 11 2,939 12 4 *3 6 1 67 15 o 224 10 o 2,742 10 o 432 7 5 97 4 6 100 91,945 4 3 225 19 2 1,680 17 6 56 13 6 5,794 9 " 100 92,367 o o 195 8 2 1,648 14 o 56 3 6 10 11 8 30 11 o 129 8 o o 10 o 5,794 9 " 152 10 o 86,901 9 10J 300 145,453 10 8 79,992 9 2J 300 144,447 2 6 7,061 10 8 19,625 14 6 20,632 2 8 Totals 2,911,389 6 9 2,911,389 6 9 11,717,206 1 2 11,717,206 1 2 3,096,897 3 4 3,096,897 3 4 Examined and found era J. •rect. ames Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General. 10th June, 1893. G. Ward, Postaaaste: ■-General.

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Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1892.

By Authority; Samuel Costall, Government Printer for the time being, Wellington.—lB93. Price 3d.~\

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest accrued but not received at Close oi Year. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. Consoliaatea Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cent. 13,000 o o 12,480 o o 109 13 11 " Consoliaated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 992,793 o o 992,881 o o 4,038 17 4 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 5 per cent. 250,000 o o 250,000 o o 1,130 2 10 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 75, 000 o o 72,OOO o 0 632 17 6 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. 5,000 o o 5,000 0 0 District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 o o 36,076 17 8 418 17 o District Railways Purchasing Act Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 o o 34,100 o 0 34° I 3 General Purposes Loan 1873 Debentures, 4 per cent. 5,200 o o 4,342 o 0 43 17 7 " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 65,000 o o 65,OOO o o 977 13 5 Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 69,000 o o 69,080 o o 1,685 15 1 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5J per cent. 3,000 o o 3,000 o o 68 14 3 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 o o 10,000 o o 68 9 10 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 173,200 o o 166,272 o o 1,461 10 4 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. 14,900 o o 14,527 10 o 141 8 11 Imperial Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Guaranteed Debentures, 4 per cent. 324,000 o o 324,000 o o 1,065 4 o " Native Land Purchases Act 1892 " Debentures, 4J per cent... 20,000 o o 20,000 0 O 147 18 11 North Rakaia River Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 3,500 o o 3,500 O O 72 17 6 Oamaru Borough Debentures, 5 per cent. 5,000 o o 5,000 o 0 94 10 5 Oamaru Gas Bonds, 5 per cent. 8,800 o o 8,800 o 0 36 3 3 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cent. 33,000 o o 33,000 o o 760 16 1 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cent. 30,000 o o 30,000 0 o 628 15 4 Patea Harbour Board Mortgages, 5 per cent. 10,000 o o 10,000 o o 72 12 1 Thames Borough Debentures, 6 per cent. 6,500 o o 6,500 o o 190 3 9 Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 o o 10,000 o o 124 13 2 Treasury Bills, 4J per cent. 366,500 0 o 366,500 o o Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 268,500 o o 269,132 o o 6,514 2 10 Post Office Account 458 14 7 Totals 2,837,993 o o 2,821,191 7 8 21,284 11 2 General Post Office, Wellington, 8th March, 1893. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, nil; printing (1,300 copies), £2 7s. 6d.