POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANKS, AND THE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS UP TO 1918 AND YEARLY PERIODS THEREAFTER FROM THE DATE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1923 Session I-II, F-04

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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANKS, AND THE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1923, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS UP TO 1918 AND YEARLY PERIODS THEREAFTER FROM THE DATE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 82 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.-GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in the various Postal Districts in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Postal Districts. Number of Post Office Number of Savings- Deposits banks : received Open at duringthe the Close Period. of the Period. Total Amount of Deposits received (hiring the Period. Average ... , A- . dumber mount of ,..... oach • j ™.'Ji i Total Amount of Deposit | a r„J"7 Withdrawals received 11, y during the Period, duringthe „ , Period. Perlod - . Average Amount of Excess of each Deposits over Withdrawal Withdrawals during during the Period, the Period. Excess of C° st ol Withdrawals Manageover Deposits , ment during dl " ln S the Period. „ tnc . Period. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Interest for the Period. Number of Accounts opened during the ; Period. Number Nu ™ ber Total Amount of , , standing to the . . Accounts - ,.. & c ., Accounts „, . credit of a . , remain- ,-, . c osed . Open Accounts, . ing Open -. , . . ' during VXl inclusive of the of the interest to the Period. p er , 0( t Close of the Period. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each Open Accountat Close of the Period. Auckland 178 £ s. d. 205,580 4,984,450 3 6 £ s. d.: 24 4 11 216,191 £ s. d. 5,520,833 12 0 £ s. d. 25 10 9 £ s. d. £ S. ci. 536,383 8 6 £ d. £ s. d. 268,078 0 1 14,734 13,354 121,644 £ s. d. 7,358,002 10 9 £ s. d. 60 9 9 Blenheim 16 11,919 257,482 11 4 21 12 1 11,301 257,302 3 7 22 15 4 180 7 9 20,207 11 9 790 671 9,609 569,195 17 9 59 4 8 Christchurch 71 186,2381 4,376,758 14 2 23 10 0 177,615 4,358,433 0 0 24 10 9 18,325 14 2 253,005 14 11 172,699 14 6 34,013 19 11 31,073 3 4 9,624 7,186 | 103,554 7,006,713 15 7 67 13 3 Dunedin 72 108,571 2,406,719 19.10 22 3 4 94,055 2,479,849 16 0 26 7 4 73,129 16 2 5,670S 5,317 68,834 4,686,155 18 10 68 1 7 Gisborne 25 24,930 505,156 17 1 20 5 3 24,890 548,297 0 11 22 0 7 43,140 3 10 1,640 1,676 16,782 929,555 2 4 55 7 9 Greymouth 25 18,818 419,271 5 1 22 5 7 14,827 526,273 14 5 35 9 11 107,002 9 4 1,560 2,161 12,233 795,910 6 6 65 1 3 Hamilton 84 63,697 1,330,199 6 10 34,846 797,807 12 9 20 17 8 52,914 1,334,755 14 9 25 4 6 : 4,556 7 11 65,597 0 11 66,764 8 111 7,044 4,417 26,630 1,875,963 0 7 70 8 11 Invercargill 36 22 17 11 30,30b 827,720 19 1 27 6 2 29,913 6 4 2,467 2,168 27,229' 1,825,454 9 7 67 0 10 Napier 45 55,287 1,280,139 15 9 23 3 1 48,435 1,297,853 1 2 26 15 11 17,713 5 5 78,890 9 5 3,824 3,395 35,3371 2,204,689 13 1 62 7 10 Nelson .. 30 19,816 469,531 2 0 23 13 10 19,435 543,758 14 2 27 19 8 74,227 12 2 34,185 3 8 1,361 1,140 15,298 909,363 9 11 59 8 10 New Plymouth .. 34 43,422 1,035,533 4 5 23 10 11 34,747 1,026,926 8 8 29 11 1 8,606 15 ' i 60,180 9 5 24,220 18 9 37,455 13 2 57,275 12 3 65,002 6 0 3,250 2,765 25,808 1,713,374 1 3 66 7 9 Oamaru 11 12,950 356,247 1 6 27 10 2 11,219 337,351 8 2 30 1 5 18,895 13 4 967 695 8,4671 675.693 9 1 79 16 1 Thames 38 25,695 539,071 4 9 20 19 2 18,898 568,472 16 8 30 1 8 29,401 11 11 2,627 2,178 19,846; 1,028,791 8 1 51 16 9 Timaru 18 31,139 904,832 10 1 29 1 2 27,401 885,219 19 1 32 6 1 19,612 11 0 2,289 1,790 20,209! 1,592,845 8 1 78 16 4 Wanganui 43 51,194 1,106,918 2 0 21 12 5 48,8571 1,130,060 11 9 23 2 5 23,142 9 9 3,576 3,399 31,789 1,821,201 12 9 57 5 10 Wellington 95 275,093 5,686,751 9 8 1 20 13 5 246, 29i 6,020,616 10 7 24 8 11 333,865 0 111 325,328 5 3 15,520 13,668 141,585 8,987,542 1 6 63 9 8 *Westport 18 4,878 196,312 0 11 40 4 11 „ -»X 3,262: 83,760 13 5 25 13 7 112,551 7 6 10,443 10 10! 1,407 576 5,570 342,237 12 8 61 8 10 Western Samoa .. 1 1,027 29,243 9 8| 28 9 7 646 21,776 11 10 33 14 2 7,466 17 10 1,102 18 9 140 74 366 : 37,703 3 2 1103 0 3 • Totals for year ended 31st March, 1923 I 840 840 1,175,1041 26,682,426 11 4 22 14 21,081,300 27,769,262 16 3 25 13 8 1,086,836 4 11 70,650 7-51 1,605,525 1 10! 78,490! 60,630 690,790| J44,360,393 1 6 64 4 * Westport reconstituted a postal district on 1st September, 1922. Previously included in Greymouth District.

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.-GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, by Ten-year Periods, from the Date they were established in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1918, and Yearly Periods thereafter to the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

By Authority : W. A. G. Seinsee, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1923.

Approximate Cost of Paper. — Preparation, not given ; printing (500 copies), £3 10s.

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Year. Number of Post Office Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Year. Average Average Number of t.i« . I Amount of Number Arerap Cost of Co3t of r, ,<.-. Total Amount ! , cw-.u r . , * . t Amount of Excess of Excess of .7 each Deposits of Deposits ' n each ., °!™ lt *- w,^ 0Un ° <*ch Deposits over Withdrawals Transac . I'""'!* received during the , *Pos.j drawals Withdrawals Withdrawal Withdrawals over Deposits , me . nt tion, Deduringthe v - received during amine: the Year. , , . .. ,, , >u v during !. Year. Year - i during the the Year. du " n g M«nng the Year, during the Year. | posit or 1 v & the \ ear. ■ i WithYear - drawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts opened ' during the Year. Number of Accounts closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all Open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to 1 he Credit ol each Open j Account at Close of the Year. Year ended 31st March, 1923 1,175,104; 26,682,426 11 4 22 14 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 27,769,262 16 3 25 13 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,086,836 4 11 £ 70,650! s. d. o 7-5i £ s. d. 1,605,525 1 10 44,36o,393 1 6 £ s. d. 64 4 4 840 1,081.300 78,490 66,630 690,790 Year ended 31st March, 1922 831 1,227,591 : 29,125,997 10 o 23 14 6: 44.3 02 . s 5 2 5 4 26 12 5 29,758,448 9 7 23 1 8 18,101,104 18 1 14 18 4 1,119,662 30,236,231 6 - 27 o o 1,110,233 z 6 5 60,OOO o 6-13 1,599.907 2 o 89,859! 75,748 678,930 43,841,704 4 7 64 11 6 "Fifteen months ended 31st March, 192 1 Totals for 1919 819 1,664,206. 1,458,008 41,162,486 9 10 28 4 8 3,140,365 15 6 80,000 o 6-14 1,818,534 5 2 152,930 118,894 664,819 43,352,030 19 o. 65 4 2 794 1.289. 161 : 994,24/! 125,962,378 2 f 26 2 3 3.796.070 7 1 52,000 o 5-46 1,178,935 6 6 118,109 77,53i 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 1918 .. 786 I.2I3.353I 727 729 14,938.841 10 o 20 10 7 3,162,263 8 1 32,000 o 3-96 1,059,471 17 8 76,869! 53,°i5: 590,205 33,418,125 4 9 56 12 5 1908 593 706, 101 9,674.075 4 13 14 o 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 S 8 256,254 13 9 27,OOO o 5'44 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829 342,077 12,159,293 18 1 35 10 11 1898 .. 409 281,749 3,279,611 7 5 11 12 10 196,764 3,194,893 16 7 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 8,50c o 4-26 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628 169,968 4,957,77! 5 5 29 3 5 1888 .. 290 M5,355 1,544. 747 7 « 10 12 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 ic 14 S 5 157,276 6 1 4,000 o 3'97 78,080 6 o 21,307 i6,543 84,488! 2,048,441 10 9 24 4 10 1878 .. 147 69,908 762,084 12 o 10 iS o 42,746 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 •• 2,500 o 533 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634, 32,132: 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 r868 .. 55 13,014 194,535 11 6 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 7 8 9 ! o 9-77 4,88o 7 3 3,282 1,186 4,252; 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 Totals from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, r867 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 13 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 g, 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 822 1 10-18 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 o 5 ! * Termini ition of Savings-bank year altered from 31st December to 31st March, with effect from 31st March, 1921. General Post Office, Wellington, 7th June, 192 3R. B. Morris, Secretaiy.