POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1893. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, F-03

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1894. NEW ZEALAND

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1893. 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 the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1893.

Examined and found correct. J G. Waed, James Edwaed FitzGebald, Postmaster-General. Controller and Auditor-General.

14th June, 1894.

Balances on 1st January, 1893. Transactions. Balances on Slst December, 1893. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Cr. Dr. tloNEY Oedeb Accounts :— Money orders United Kingdom, &e. United States of America, &o. Ceylon Hongkong Straits Settlements Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Commission Javings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers ACCOUNTS:— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable 3 OSTAL EEVENUE ACCOUNTS : — Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money-order commission Total revenue 3-ENERAL Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires Telephone exchanges Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses Customs duty Game-license fees Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Gum licenses Hospital and charitable aid Income-tax. Land-tax Licensing Act Live-stock Machinery fees Miners' Guides Mining Act Native lands Oyster licenses Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Registration of births, &c. Rents General Post Office Pine Fund Registration of code addresses Profit and loss £ s. d. 16,506 15 4 1 764 7 11 987 16 8 29 8 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 825,032 2 8 823,607 9 o 80,112 1 1 74,180 1 11 8 796 10 o 9,758 11 9 16 1 5 807 222 28 56 13 1 15 16 8 246 34,056 2 11 32 726 12 6 2,091 18 6 2 283 14 5 36,829 15 2 38 144 11 9 10,345 11 5 10,060 4 9 5 106 o 9 5 715 10 6 1 642 17 10 1 519 2 7 1,118 9 11 1 271 9 6 £ s. d. 17 931 9 o 7,696 7 1 25 14 11 8 o 10 194 17 8 13 12 2 4,001 3 5 378 8 3 1 339 15 11 249 16 7 £ s. d. 2 671 13 o 57° 4 2 2,654 I2 6 35 10 1 753 3 1 323 7 8 243 5 11 1 362 12 10 199 12 5 396 5 6 2,863,670 12 10 1 531 I 5 2 500,849 11 8 2,122 521 16 8 128 807 12 2 128 851 17 0 3,241,998 7 10 1,486 16 7 2,l67 7 7.\ 417 9 3 791 16 3 141 220 4 8J 141,989 o nj 21,955 4 o 21,046 18 in 6,593 3 6 7,oio 14 4 1 398 10 11J 1 325 14 4 374 5 5 114,623 2 ij 016 292 711 18 4J 291,085 o i,\ 333 46 333 G o 4,912 10 o 4,912 10 o 280 6 5 280 6 5 10,248 14 5 10,248 14 5 202,656 5 gj 204,785 1 o 116,250 o ij 1,721 3 oj 407 12 2 39,446 6 9 3 371 6 5 7 569 16 9 558 6 ii 52,139 16 4 200,926 1 5 2 821 191 7 8 21 284 II 2 2 358,810 4 11 2,386,045 12 o 4,334,483 7 10 4 337 708 13 6j 953,091 001 321,322 o o 21 284 II 2 24 75O O 2 103,110 14 8 99,885 17 11 i 278 11 3 i 278 11 3 21,105 14 10 21,105 14 10 8,722 15 11 8 600 o o 351,603 9 1 349 542 12 2 5,735 18 5 5 795 9 8 1,351 00 1 351 o o 270 6 o 260 18 6 23 327 16 3 22 650 5 7 42,671 3 6 3,494 2 4 9,630 13 8 498 14 10^ 79 375 3 5 204,151 7 1 J 3,189,422 7 8 24,750 o 2 5 17 o 1,468 19 3 594 o o o 2 11 15 4 6 2 I46 9 II 594 0 o 2,939 12 4 10 10 7 10 13 6 46,156 17 9 46,025 10 7 211,656 0 11 207 675 9 7 20 0 o 20 o o 10,787 17 o 10 785 1 o 3 768 5 o 3 826 5 0 126 930 10 o 648 10 o 131 7 2 6,920 3 8 2 16 o 166 10 o 4 13 o 3,024 10 o 224 10 o 3 10 6 2,742 10 o 10 11 8 30 11 o 7,061 10 8 129 8 o 0100 300 300 214 12 2 223 14 4 241 12 1 242 11 8 101 464 19 5 103,906 6 o 1 787 o 3 1 748 16 3 83 19 6 82 19 6 600 4 10 o 279 10 o 279 10 o 160,982 4 2 150 344 12 3 i 9 6 29 11 5 4,620 4 1 167 12 o I IO O I IO O 20,632 2 8 31,269 14 7 Totals 3,096,897 3 4 3,096,897 3 4 13,038,523 18 2j 13,038.523 18 3,500,065 1 3* 3 500,065 1 3$

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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, 1893.

General Post Office, 9th March, 1894. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,373 copies), £2 11s.

Ey Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lS94.

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Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest accrued but not received at Close of *£ear. Consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 13,000 0 0 £ s. d. 12,480 0 0 £ s. d. 109 13 11 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4£ per cent. 1,278,602 0 0 1,278,602 0 0 5 188 17 10 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 75,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 632 17 6 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 District Eailways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 0 36,076 17 S 418 17 0 District Bailways Purchasing Act Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 0 0 34,100 0 0 340 1 3 General Purposes Loan 1873 Debentures, 4 per cent. 5 200 0 0 4,342 0 0 43 17 7 " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 169,800 0 0 109,800 0 0 2,307 8 5 Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 73,000 0 0 73,000 0 0 1,825 0 0 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5J per cent. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 68 14 3 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 68 9 10 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 173 200 0 0 166,272 0 0 1,461 10 4 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4A per cent. 20,900 0 0 20,527 10 0 161 8 4 Imperial Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Guaranteed Debentures, 4 per cent. 324,000 0 0 324,000 0 0 1,065 4 0 " Land for Settlements Act 1892 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 33,522 0 0 33,522 0 0 249 10 9 " Native Land Purchases Act 1892 " Debentures, per cent. 75,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 564 0 9 North Eakaia River Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 62 9 4 Oamaru Borough Debentures, 5 per cent. 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 94 10 5 Oainaru Gas Bonds, 5 per cent. 8,800 0 0 8,800 0 0 36 3 3 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cent. 32,500 0 0 32,500 0 0 749 5 6 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cent. 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 628 15 4 Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4J per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 225 0 0 Thames Borough Debentures, 6 per cent. 6,500 0 0 6,500 0 0 190 3 9 Thame3 Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 250 0 0 Treasury Bills, 4 J per cent. 467,500 0 0 467,500 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 295 300 0 0 295,300 0 0 7,275 10 11 Post Office Account 732 9 11 Totals 3,207,024 0 0 3,189,422 7 8 24,750 0 2