POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st MARCH, 1921. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1921 Session I-II, F-02

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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF) TO 31st MARCH, 1921. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

/'resented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Fifteen Months ended 31st March, 1921.

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Balances on 1st January, 1920. Transactions. I Balances on 81st March, 1921. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. MONEY-ORDER ACCOUNTS : Honey-orders (general) United Kingdom, &e. United States of America Australia Austria Canada Ceylon .. .. .. ... Fiji France Germany Hong Kong India .. Norway Samoa Straits Settlements Tonga Union of South Africa Commission (foreign) .. .. ., Savings-bakk Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Investments Accrued interest on investments Fixed Deposit Account Fixed Deposit Investment Account Post Office Savings-bank Reserve Account.. Transfers — New Zealand Commonwealth S.B. of Australia State Savings-bank of Australia United Kingdom Profit and Loss Account Postal Accousts :— Stamps .. .. .. Postal Guides Postal notes Trade charges (M.O. Account) Private box and bag rents . . Safe-deposit receipts Money-order commission British postal orders — Head Office Account C.P.M.'s Account London Account British postal-order commission Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts -.— New South Wales telegraphs ■ New Zealand and Australian cable (Kastern Extension) £ s. d. .. j 95,827 3 10 ■ .. 9,959 7 104, .. I 12,595 18 10 .. : 10,888 16 74 .. i 8,326 9 7" 9.718 1 4 120 14 9 378 7 3 .. 888 4 3 274 19 3 13,306 0 74 420 11 3 '.'. 12 3 11 .. | 354 7 0 .. | 38,393,130 18 4 20,000 0 0 378,560 0 0 21,766 4 5 2,607 15 5 .. | 188,056 7 11 .. i 268,365 19 5 ..I 50 9 10 .. i 181,364 18 9 .. 61,786 15 5 21,565 16 7 19,902 15 7 .. , 1,016 5 2 ..I 621 1 10 £ s. d. 1,051 6 10 1,195 6 11 1,362 13 7 579 17 9 36,368,616 0 7 410,601 9 5 20,008 0 0 904 12 3 0 3 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,801,997 10 11 6,783.705 18 2 514,698 13 74 449,939 17 0|34,970 12 l" 41,324 6 8" 342,995 15 6 357,754 16 34 6.928 7 2 16,465 6 1 1.741 10 7 1.616 14 104 7,996 9 7 8.390 7 7~ 1,352 18 7 1,883 0 9 2.640 0 5 2,783 10 11 24,284 3 5 28,353 19 64 1,045 4 7 1,332 19 1 317 18 416 1 5 3,620 1 5 3,815 9 8 10.330 11 9 8,869 6 1 3,612 9 1 j 3,426 17 5 46.121,386 10 6 ■ 41,102.486 9 10 10,531,847 0 0 16,956,767 0 0 908,737 17 4 994,611 15 2 800 0 0 800 0 0 21.295 0 0 5.979,298 7 4 5,968,710 14 8 47,066 16 9 50,297 1 11 143,477 2 10 i 144.533 10 5 187,607 7 9 187,607 7 9 2,961,994 18 5 2,908,707 2 6 2,098,265 2 64 1.968,999 10 0 586 9 4 586 13 4 870,299 11 94 S69.029 10 11J 889 17 7" 258 4 2" . 44.296 16 6 44,296 16 6 142 2 0 142 2 0 40,584 17 11 40,584 17 11 41,108 6 8 62,467 16 3 62,467 16 3 69.043 12 1 61,182 3 54 61,182 0 04 482 13 64 482 13 64 1,642,982 9 3 1,676,346 6 11 57.082 4 3 56,638 10 4 15,790 12 6 15,981 11 3 I £ s. d. 114,118 16 7 74,718 4 54 6,242 4 3" 8,326 9 7 181 2 5 245 10 54 358 2 1 131 8 9 9,236 4 6 132 16 9 1,815 12 S 43,352,030 19 0 20,000 0 0 399,855 0 0 32,353 17 1 1,551 7 10 241,344 3 10 397,631 11 11J 50 5 10 182,634 19 7 631 13 5 40,427 5 10 14,990 0 9 1,459 19 1 430 3 1 | I £ • s. d. 3,870 4 2 15 10 9 1,051 6 10 1,195 6 11 86 15 10 1,558 1 10 394 6 1 42,793,530 9 7 496,475 7 3 20,000 0 0 4,134 17 5 13,461 2 1

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Pacific Cable Board Radio Account Telephone-exchange receipts Special-messenger receipts .Maintenance of private wires Registration of code addresses Cash deposits Telegraph revenue .. I '. enekal Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and telegraphists Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Foreign Mail Settlement Account Miscellaneous expenses Discount stamps For other Departments :— Advances to settlers Agriculture Arms Act licenses Audit fees Beer duty Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) .. Customs duties (parcels) Education Department Electoral receipts Examination fees (P.S.C.) Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Firewood Depot Government Housing Act Government Insurance Government Printer Homing-pigeons Protection Act .. Hospital and Charitable Aid receipts Hospital-ship receipts Imperial pensions Income-tax Industrial-school receipts Labour Department Land-drainage receipts Land revenue Land-tax Licensing Act Machinery fees Marine Department receipts Mental Hospital receipts Mining Act .Miscellaneous revenue National Provident Fund receipts Orchard-tax 9,820 7 11 2,368 12 10 3,449 1 1 12,557 18 5| ] ] 23,705 9 7. 1 , 6,861 16 31 23,787 16 11 2,026 1 0 87,816 8 7 68 0 0 . i o o 3,124 9 2 0 2 0 119 15 0 18,986 12 10 9 10 0 2 7 0 0 5 0 i 0 10 142 7 6 18 0 0 5 14 9 24,037 17 8 0 1 0 23 18 10 0 6 0 16,792 8 0 1,037 4 0 171 13 1 35,362 7 11 1,251 10 0 19 3 7 406 0 0 2,956 8 10 j 106 3 0 I 1,789,314 8 2 1,304,984 3 4 891,659 2 8 9,712 9 9 ! I 164,040 18 8 10,244 16 1 637,647 16 8 7,705 6 7 6,192 1 9 54,172 7 3 1,759,178 6 4 46,330,583 15 74 83,428,624 2 I0~ ! 86,610 10 4 25,582 10 84 18,914 4 0 7,362,654 6 7 752 10 0 3,897,784 13 1 2,705 13 8 149 0 0 55 0 0 39,840 14 10 121 2 4 163 9 10 925 14 8 541,109 7 1 4,646 11 3 0 17 0 145 19 0 14 2 0 1.857 5 0 5,544 13 0 103 10 9 6,520 3 5 162,298 13 0 297", 4S7 17 6 4 18 9 0 6 0 36 2 0 103,000 0 0 7,262,075 13 6 23,707 1 7 15 2 0 8,652 4 0 : 13 13 0 1,264,924 8 44 61 10 0 16,635 5 0 318 9 2 14 13 7 204 5 0 715 0 3 88,191 12 11 - - - 1,820 3 7 167,385 18 8 11,011 11 1 637,647 16 8 7,705 6 7 6,192 1 9 53,663 18 11 1,790,489 19 7 45,333,614 13 24 83,382,889 6 44 87,521 6 94 29,576 14 9 4,795 6 2 6,463,620 8 11 784 8 0 3,896,574 18 6 2,673 19 10 146 0 0 55 0 0 39,950 8 9 121 4 4 163 9 10 1,026 1 2 537,632 18 3 4,606 19 11 3 4 0 145 19 0 14 3 0 1,974 17 6 4,517 9 0 98 4 0 6,306 5 5 159,131 7 5 311,714 18 5 4 18 9 0 7 0 60 0 10 0 6 0 88,582 10 0 7,278,462 11 3 23,988 11 6 14 1 0 8,556 19 3 13 13 0 1,295,311 10 6 61 10 0 17,046 15 0 320 10 0 14 13 7 234 10 0 706 3 7 89,034 12-2 1,908 9 5 6,475 7 11 1,601 17 10 3,957 9 5 22,794 13 2 2,867 12 3 37,906 14 9 7,374 15 0 1,994 3 0 89,026 3 2 . 159 13 10 4 0 0 3,014 15 3 19 8 6 22,463 1 8 49 1 4 "o 5 0 24 15 0 1,045 4 0 11 1 6 213 18 0 3,167 5 7 9,810 16 9 4,705 0 3 405 10 3 755 14 1 1 1 0 266 17 10 4,975 5 9 J 840 0 0 17 2 9 375 15 0 8 16 8 2,413- 9 7— . 17 17 2 18,753 14 94 792,345 5 9 1,259,249 6 10.J

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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Fifteen Months ended 31st March, 1921— continued.

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Qovei-nment Printer, Wellington.— 1921

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Balances on 1st January, 1920. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1921. Or. Dr, Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. 'ok other Departments — continue/!. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pensions Department — Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 1,824 17 9 War pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,421 16 8 Miscellaneous pensions .. .. .. .. 9,394 13 11 Public Health Department .. .. .. .. 149 18 1 Public Trust .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,728 2 0 Public Service superannuation .. .. .. .. 22,419 15 8 Registration of births, &c. .. .. .. .. ; 438 5 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 13 4 Samoan revenue .. .. .. .. Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs .. .. .. ... 229 13 10 School Journal receipts .. .. .. .. .. I 10 5 4 State Fire Insurance Department .. .. .. I 18 0 10 Stock Department .. .. .. .. Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. 8,958 17 3 Treasury postal drafts .. .. .. .. Valuation revenue .. .. .. .. .. 398 5 0 New Zealand Government loan debentures, 4} per cent. .. 51,237 10 0 Post Office 5-per-cent. inscribed stock .. .. .. 6,190 0 0 5J-per-eent. war-loan inscribed stock War-loan certificates — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. .. 357,723 14 0 Chief Postmaster's Account .. .. .. .. 333,307 11 0 Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 4,572,481 5 7 Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 4, 63,000 0 0 For Custody Account .. .. .. .. .. \ Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. j 419,269 16 10 ; Interest Investment. Account .. .. .. .. .. 419,300 0 0 Post-office Investment certificates — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. .. \ C.P.M.'s Account .. .. .. .. Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. I Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. [ Interest Account .. .. .. .. Interest Investment Account . . .. .. Suspense Account .. .. .. .. ..! 210 £ s. d. £ s. d. 912,800 0 0 913,710 2 8 2,?42,323 8 2 2,214,451 6 3 382,400 0 0 391,355 2 2 2,407 10 8 2,317 7 9 1,809,355 1 10 1,802,770 2 5 341,826 0 0 334,455 5 9 5,386 9 1 5,523 3 10 612 9 0 593 13 9 1,154 15 0 1,152 9 5 3,332 18 5 3,339 10 8 197 15 10 208 1 2 18 0 10 2 0 0 1 15 0 159,423 14 11 170,588 15 9 26,349 16 6 26,349 16 6 21,437 16 11 20,720 17 11 148,440 0 0 199,677 10 0 109,900 0 0 116,090 0 0 851,040 0 0 845,556 0 0 630,850 0 0 ! 988,573 14 0 988,573 14 0 1,321,881 5 0 40,721 6 0 48,000 0 0 260,916 0 0 260,916 0 0 261,466 3 7 261,090 0 0 358,610 16 8 305,417 10 0 305,417 10- 0 160,637 0 10 160,636 5 6 154,500 0 0 0 6 0 0 13 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 914 15 1 7,549 14 9 439 11 9 240 1 0 41,313 15 29,790 9 11 301 10 3 ' 36 8 7 2 5 7 223 1 7 0 5 0 '.'. 2,206 3 7 1,115 4 0 '.'. 5,484 0 0 '.'. 4,613,202 11 7 '.'. 4,611,000 0 0 680,736 0 5 680,390 0 0 53,193 6 8 144,780 9 2 160,636 5 6 154,500 0 0 1 13 11 '.'. £ s. d. 914 15 1 439 11 9 240 1 0 41,313 1 5 29,790 9 11 301 10 3 36 8 7 2 5 7 223 1 7 •• 0 5 0 1,115 4 0 .. £ s. d. 7,549 14 9 2,206 3 7 •• 5,484 0 0 4,613,202 11 7 4,611,000 0 0 680,736 0 5 680,390 0 0 53,193 6 8 144,780 9 2 160,636 5 6 154,500 0 0 •• 1 13 11 , Totals .. .. .. .. .. I 45,817,704 0 4 45,817,704 0 4 243,248,614 2 6 243,248,614 2 6 J 50,861,773 14 6 50,861,773 14 6 I General Post Office, Wellington, 20th July, 1921. j a DoatF.S Pnc:r,inactpr.npn(irnl J. G. Coates. Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct. — R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. J. (j. . tjOATES. Jfostmaster-lieneral.