POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1894. Prepared in accordance with the 74th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, F-02

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1895. NEW ZEALAND

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1894. 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, 1894.

Examined and found correct. James Edward FitzGeeald, A. J Cadman, Controller and Auditor-General. For the Postmaster-General. 4th May, 1895.

Balances on 1st January, 1894. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1894. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. rtoNBY Order Accounts: — Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America, &c. Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts:— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers . Telegraph Accounts: — Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable 3 ostal Revenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Money-order commission Total revenue ieneral 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 Official Assignee Oyster licenses Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Registration of births, &c. Rents General Post Office Pine Fund Registration of code addresses Government Printer Advances to settlers New Zealand Consols Profit and loss £ s. d. 17*931 9 o 7,696 7 1 25 14 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. 849,917 14 6 74 778 4 3 6,295 6 7 £ s. d. 847,833 7 6 74,947 15 8 6,772 5 7 419 2 5 623 3 1 42 19 8 523 17 4 332 8 3 32 767 14 6 20,501 17 4 2,492 10 8 7 10 6 3 805 o o 34,021 12 4 1,650 6 7 1 219 10 7 £ s. d. 20,015 16 o 7,526 15 8 £ s. d 451 4 1 4 ; 9 2 5 142 8 11 8 o 10 194 17 8 480 14 2 80 1 5 472 15 6 329 10 o 29 324 14 6 21 311 10 3 1 678 8 11 18 12 10 5,074 7 2 31 221 4 1 1 539 17 o 1 247 8 10 45 2 7 143 15 10 1 339 15 11 249 16 7 378 8 3 13 12 2 1 059 9 6 2 18 3 2,103 4 1 435 13 6 24 14 6 93 5 8 4.00 1 3 5 1,362 12 10 1 200 15 2 3,241,998 7 10 1,486 16 7 199 12 5 396 5 6 3 340,879 « 4 829 2 2 310 2 o 368 7 3 2,3 6 7 505 11 10 146,337 12 6 2 268,624 8 4 146,995 6 11 .1 398 10 11J 1 325 14 4 374 5 5 142,852 5 4 22,588 5 9 6,208 10 7 148,625 13 0 22 301 6 10 6,092 9 10 1,612 13 3 490 6 2 4,374 16 &i 116,250 o ij 290,867 8 6 327 7 6 4.944 15 0 568 10 ij 10,600 19 7 212 855 9 8 298 927 7 4 327 5 o 4,944 15 o 33i 4 3 10,600 19 7 213.355 18 9 108,190 1 3J 026 237 5 i°i 908 1 3 407 12 2 79,375 3 5 204,151 7 1J 3 189,422 7 8 24,750 o 2 1 885,691 7 o 4,78o,557 5 5i 664,614 o o 24,750 O 2 118 866 o 10 1 246 10 6 23 100 14 8 7 598 18 5 381,307 5 4 6,095 6 6 1 496 10 o 57 16 o 23,575 9 2 1 919,492 19 11 4 786,878 6 6 693,644 o o 28,071 17 11 120,146 15 1 1 246 10 6 23,100 14 8 4,000 o o 395,885 o 6 5 969 13 10 1,496 10 o 72 17 6 23,998 13 10 594 ° ° 14 14 II 52 313 10 6 217 722 g 10 20 o o 17,626 2 o 4 006 o o 4 13 o 797 o o 100 5 9 4 10 o 4 5 11 202 16 o 119,149 12 10 1 830 13 3 81 17 8 6 10 o 290 10 o 129 8 9 113,176 16 4 210,472 8 2 3,218,452 7 8 28 071 17 11 42 671 3 6 41 390 9 3 3,494 2 4 9,630 13 8 498 14 10J 7 093 o 9 4 947 1 6 624 7 6} 15 4 6 2,146 9 11 594 o o 030 1 723 5 3 131 7 2 6,920 3 8 2 16 o 166 10 o 4 13 o 3,024 10 o 196 29 11 5 4,620 4 1 167 12 o I 10 o I 10 o 14 14 11 52 834 14 1 211 021 15 7 20 o o 17 623 6 o 4,050 o o o 10 6 755 10 o 100 18 3 4 10 o 2 16 5 198 10 1 118,694 I2 7 1,819 ° 9 95 7 8 600 290 10 o 193 o 6 87 13 6 2,000 o o 168,997 7 IO 652 10 9 219 9 5 210 10 o o 10 6 2,983 o o o 12 6 25 5 6 4,165 3 10 155 19 6 15 o o 100 I,000 o o 158,204 11 7 63 11 9 87 13 6 1,000 o o 42,062 10 10 31,269 14 7 Totals 3,500,065 1 3* 3,500,065 1 02 J2,727,195 9 1 12,727,195 9 1 3 584,729 15 8j| |3,584,7 2 9 15 8J

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Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the PostOffice Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1894.

* Includes £330 due 11th November. General Post Office, Ist March, 1895. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,375 copies), £Z 16s.

By Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9s. Price, 'id.]

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest accrued but not received at Close of Y ear. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. " Cheviot Estate Payment Act 1893 " Debentures, 4J per.cent. 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 456 3 3 Consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cent. 13,000 0 O 12,480 0 0 109 13 11 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4| per cent. 1,131 988 O 0 1 131 988 0 0 4,605 8 5 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 0 418 17 0 District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 0 36,076 17 8 District Railways 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, 73,000 0 0 73,000 0 0 440 8 8 4 per cent. " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 249,800 0 0 249,800 0 0 3 726 9 5 Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 90,000 0 0 90,000 0 0 2,141 15 7 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 *318 9 10 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per 173 200 0 0 166,272 0 0 1,461 10 4 cent. Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per 20,900 0 0 20,527 10 0 198 8 1 cent. Imperial Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Guaranteed Debentures, 4J per cent. 324,000 0 0 324,000 0 0 1,065 4 O " Land for Settlements Act 1892 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 1 100 0 0 1,100 0 0 7 2 2 " Land for Settlements Act 1892 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 53,966 0 0 53,966 0 0 405 17 0 " Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 31,800 0 0 31 800 0 0 62 14 7 " Native Land Purchases Act 1892 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 125,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 940 1 3 North Rakaia 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 Oamaru Gas Bonds, 5 per cent. 8,800 0 0 8,800 0 0 36 8 3 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cent. 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 628 15 4 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cent. 32,000 0 0 32,000 0 0 737 15 0 Patea Harbour Board Mortgages, 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 Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 250 0 0 Treasury Bills, 4 per cent. 312,800 0 0 312,800 0 0 7,553 4 4 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 302,800 0 0 302,800 0 0 Post Office Account 850 2 5 Totals 28,071 17 11 3,236,054 0 0 3 218,452 7 8