POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (STATEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS OF) TO THE 31st MARCH, 1925. Prepared in Accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, F-02

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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (STATEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS OF) TO THE 31st MARCH, 1925. Prepared in Accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

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

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Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Balances on 1st April, 1924. Transactions. j Halances on 31st March, 1926. Cr. j Dr. | Cr. j Dr. j Cr. I Dr. Monby-okder Accounts :— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Money-orders (general) .. .. .. .. 93,645 11 6 .. 5,002,968 4 2 5,006,796 2 6 89,817 13 2 United Kingdom, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 9,385 15 1| 447,498 14 10| 450,647 16 9 .. 12,534 17 0 United States of America. .. .. .. .. 7,039 1 10 .. 28,200 19 9 29,988 0 0 5,252 1 7 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,405 0 8 280,211 18 10 284,053 0 1 .. 7,246 111 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 645 1 10£ .. 5,437 17 2 4,477 11 1 1,605 7 11J Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 7 9 .. 619 19 4 848 7 3 .. 105 0 2 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 926 17 6 5,735 2 9 6,895 12 10 .. 2,087 7 7 Hong Kong.. .. .. .. .. .. I 63 7 7 .. 1,116 16 8 1,203 10 2 .. 23 5 11 India .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,573 19 5J .. 12,140 13 11 12,896 2 5 2,818 10 11J Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 10 1 .. 534 13 9 533 13 8 72 10 2 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. 60 7 10 .. 158 4 10 200 3 0 18 9 8 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,973 10 5 5,002 9 4 5,496 9 7 .. 2,467 10 8 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. 240 111 3,284 127 3,188 63 .. 143 157 Commission (foreign) .. .. .. .. .. .. 393 6 6 2,839 9 5 2,824 3 10 .. 378 0 11 Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals .. .. .. .. j 46,098,420 11 4 .. 31,263,816 13 7 30,413,609 3 11 46,948,628 1 0 Investments.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,102,780 9 7 9,300,046 9 0 10,458,777 16 2 ! .. 47,261,511 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. 552,921 11 11 552,921 11 11 571,644 10 4 .. 571,644 10 4 Post-office Savings-bank Reserve Account .. . 1,000,000 0 0 .. .. •• 1,000,000 0 0 Transfers — New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 25,619 11 5 .. j 3,219,309 6 6 3,228,959 4 6 15,969 13 5 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 2,453 0 3 ! 43,619 19 9 42,884 3 0! .. 1,717 3 6 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 982 10 8 .. j 92,063 4 4 90,549 9 11 I 2,496 5 1 United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. j .. .. | 58,198 10 3 58,198 10 3 j Home Savings-bank .. .. .. .. ..j 49 40 .. I .. 49 0 0 0 4 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 160,179 7 6 .. | 2,547,559 5 1 2,492,777 2 4 j 214,961 10 3 Postal Accounts :— Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .1 349,690 9 2 .. 1,439,109 1 2J 1,470,522 4 7| j 318,277 5 9 Postal Guides .. .. .. .. ..I 31 19 2 . . 1,250 7 3 1,091 2 2 1 191 4 3 Postal notes .. .. .. .. ... .. I 206,470 3 2 .. 872,187 10 0 858,979 6 7 219,678 6 7 Parcel-post (senders' charges collected on delivery (trade j 2,482 1 0 .. 15,825 17 10 9,412 9 7 8,895 9 3 eharge, money- orders) Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,544 1 9 35,544 1 9 Rural-delivery fees ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,313 7 5 14,313 7 5 Safe-deposit receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 139 8 5 139 8 5 Money- order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,216 18 10 31,216 18 10 British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. 42,711 7 1 .. 67,174 15 6 73,227 13 10 36,658 8 9 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. j 17,558 12 7 .. 73,227 13 10 75,974 4 11 14,812 1 6 London Account .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 74,548 8 0-|- 74,548 8 0|British postal-order commission .. .. .. ( .. 1,254 17 11$ 1,254 17 11$ Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. 3,197 15 9 3,197 15 9 Postal Revenue Account .. .. .. .. ., 1,536 5 7$ 1,412,327 3 11 1,406,107 1 10$ 4,683 16 5 .. Telegkaph, Toll, and Telephone Accounts :— Cable Accounts — New South Wales .. .. .. .. 4,046 6 0 .. 64,325 14 4 65,688 2 3 2,683 18 1 Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. 1,046 2 3 .. 15,492 0 0 15,812 2 5 725 19 10 Pacific Cable Board .. .. .. .. 5,085 5 3 .. 125,750 0 1 125,184 15 2 5,650 .10 2 Radio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,359 11 7 8,986 9 11 8,975 3 4 .. 1,348 5 0 Radio license receipts.. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 425 0 0 425 0 0 Code addresses fees .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 7,719 13 1 7,719 13 1

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Deposits iodged for telegraph and telephone charges .. 2,2l6 17 lif .. 33,464 12 10J i 34,584 1 1 1,097 9 9 Maintenance of private wires .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,765 13 6 j 6,765 13 6 Telephone-exchange receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. 863,754 15 3 863,754 15 3 Telegraph, Toll, and Telephone Revenue Account .. 60 1 7 .. 1,847,829 18 0 1,839,704 14 2 8,185 5 5 Foe othek Departments :— Acclimatization societies — Deer licenses .. .. .. .. .. 908 8 0 .. 1,372 8 0 1,164 19 0 1,115 17 0 Fishing licenses .. .. .. .. .. 695 0 6 .. 1,922 5 0 2,042 7 6 574 18 0 Game licenses .. .. .. .. .. 16 13 6 .. 4,978 10 0 | 4,981 10 0 13 13 6 Opossum licenses.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,040 0 0 [ 1,040 0 0 Agriculture Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 61 14 8 .. 573 17 9 | 598 5 11 37 6 6 Orchard-tax .. .. .. .. .. 44 6 4 .. 1,505 8 11 ! 1,537 3 1 12 12 2 Customs Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 11 3 6 .. 537 1 7 522 16 10 25 8 3 Duty collected on parcels .. .. .. .. 22,671 6 8 .. 294,199 2 3 I 316,822 12 3 47 16 8 Beer duty . . .. .. .. .. 4,163 1 6 .. 50,439 6 4 | 53,745 17 6 856 10 4 Defence Department —General receipts .. .. 355 8 1 .. 7,509 7 10 J 7,601 4 1 263 11 10 Education Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 26 2 10 .. 5,915 1 7J 5,922 17 1 18 7 4J Industrial-school receipts .. .. .. .. 361 7 11 .. 12,871 15 5 | 12,600 7 8 632 15 8 Electoral Department —Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 j 030 Examination fees (Public Service Commissioner) .... .. .. 89 10 0 89 10 0 Government Life Insurance .. .. .. .. 11,045 17 3 .. 197,053 1 0 200,827 6 0 7,271 12 .3 Internal Affairs Department — Licensing Act receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 2 6 91 2 6 Arms Act license .. .. .. .. .. .. 070 070 Labour Department — Homing Pigeons Protection Act .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 0 | 010 General receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 ! 10 10 0 Lands Department —Drainage receipts .. .. .. 33 3 3 .. 1,155 7 7 1,057 14 6 130 16 4 Land and Income Tax Department — Land revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 18 0 2 18 0 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 8,507 16 2 .. 865,889 7 4 869,807 16 2 4,589 7 4 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 4,093 14 3 .. 1,598,897 16 7 1,598,793 14 3 4,197 16 7 Main highways —Motor- vehicle receipts .. .. .. .. .. 278,279 9 6 267,500 0 0 10,779 9 6 Marine Department — Machinery fees .. .. .. .. .. , 786 12 6 .. 16,406 13 4 16,511 1 8 682 4 2 General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 38 12 3 .. 399 12 9 430 15 0 7 10 0 Mines Department — Mining Act receipts .. .. .. .. 387 10 0 .. 112 10 0 161 0 0 339 0 0 Goldfields revenue .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 150 100 National Provident Fund receipts .. .. .. 6,284 10 2 .. 88,913 17 7 88,620 16 0 6,577 11 9 Pensions Department — Imperial pensions .. .. .. .. .. 4,221 2 11 202,000 0 0 208,761 3 5 .. 10,982 6 4 Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 326 17 8 808,288 6 8 807,088 2 8 873 6 4 War pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,303 19 10 1,170,120 17 11 1,168,388 10 0 .. 571 11 11 Miscellaneous pensions .. .. .. .. .. 191 1 4 330,344 19 8 331,259 12 0 .. 1,105 13 8 Public Health Department — General receipts .. .. .. .. .. 1,356 6 2 .. 12,735 17 11 12,652 4 10 1,439 19 3 Hospital and charitable aid receipts .. .. 520 .. 84 1310 88 44 1116 Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs .. .. .. 275 18 7 .. 7,800 19 6 7,789 17 2 287 0 11 Public Trust .. .. .. .. .. 18,670 4 0 .. 851,041 1 8 822,898 16 6 46,812 9 2 Registrar-General's Department— Registration of births, &c. 157 12 0 .. 3,630 15 6 3,646 19 6 141 8 0

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General Post Office, Wellington, 21st July, 1925. C. J. Pake, Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct— J. H. Fowleb, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925—continued.

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Balances on 1st April, 1924. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1925. Cr. | Dr. Cr. Dr. j Or. Dr. Fob other Departments —continued. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Samoan revenue .. .. .. .. .. 97 12 5 j .. 4,009 5 6 4,071 19 8 34 18 3 State Accident Insurance receipts .. .. .. .. .. 305 9 4 222 18 5 82 10 11 State Advances Department .. .. .. .. j 120,665 16 3 .. 6,328,655 8 8 6,331,321 2 11 118,000 2 0 State Forests Department .. .. .. .. 3,212 5 10 .. 93,847 7 4 90,667 3 5 6,392 9 9 Superannuation funds — Public Service Superannuation .. .. .. 15,782 0 11 .. 321,712 2 0 334,336 10 7 3,157 12 4 Teachers'Superannuation .. .. .. .. 912 2 3 .. 158,198 6 3 156,985 6 10 2,125 1 8 Treasury Department — Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. 271 16 5 .. 3,474 4 1 3,720 16 0 25 4 6 Rents collected .. .. .. .. .. 644 6 3 .. 8,818 2 0 8,777 9 5 684 18 10 Loan receipts —5£-per-cent. War Loan inscribed stock .. 1,150 0 0 .. 251,450 0 0 241,580 0 0 11,020 0 0 Valuation Department —General receipts .. .. , 588 17 6 .. 8,580 11 1 8,701 18 1 467 10 6 War Loan Certificates :— Fund Account .. .. .. .. .. 898,979 7 7 .. 135,032 12 0 675,163 0 0 358,848 19 7 Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 367,450 0 0 709,950 0 0 364,610 0 0 .. 22,110 0 0 For Custody Account.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,341 0 0 125,341 0 0 Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. 222,783 15 11 .. 50,277 13 11 135,032 12 0 138,028 17 10 Interest Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 774,610 0 0 324,610 0 0 .. .. 450,000 0 0 Interest Investment Interest Account .. . . .. 423 6 2 .. .. .. 423 6 2 Post Office Investment Certificates Head Office Account .. .. .. .. .. 31,093 6 8 .. 49,938 6 8 12,585 0 0 68,446 13 4 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. .. 32,032 14 0 .. 12,585 0 0 15,419 1 4 29,198 12 8 Fund Account .. .. .. .. 280,847 14 5 .. 15,419 14 .. 296.266 15 9 Sales Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 279,000 0 0 .. 15,520 0 0 .. 294,520 0 0 Interest Account .. .. .. .. .. 32,495 2 6 .. 17,870 12 8 .. 50,365 15 2 Interest Investment Account .. .. .. .. .. 41,050 0 0 .. 8,600 0 0 .. 49,650 0 0 General Account :— Miscellaneous receipts (general) .. .. .. 3,128 12 6 60,374 0 11J 63,492 9 11J- 10 3 6 Postage Account (other Administrations), (Foreign postage) 35,210 10 7J .. 36,582 11 4 23,131 18 5 48,661 3 6| Mail Settlement Account (other Administrations).. .. 17,840 16 11 .. 30,850 0 0 23,187 1 6 25,503 15 5 Departmental and Treasury Expenditure Account .. j 12,903 7 4 .. 5,021,133 6 4 5,088,891 3 6 .. 54,$54 9 10 Treasury postal drafts .. .. .. .. ' .. .. 153,489 1 6 153,489 1 0 Discount stamps .. .. .. .. ..I 2,001 17 6 .. 250 0 0 243 3 0 2,008 14 6 Post Office Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 563,524 14 2 33,454,946 8 3|- 33,249,340 16 9| .. 357,919 2 8 Postmasters and telegraphists .. .. .. .. .. 1,105,842 13 1 57,883,966 8 8|- 57,825,867 5 5|- .. 1,047,743 9 10 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 49,815,896 0 1 49,815,896 0 1 171,966,999 12 Of ' 171,966,999 12 0J 50,150,664 9 7 50,150,664 9 7