POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (STATEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1928. Prepared in accordance with the 116th Section of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1928 Session I, F-02

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1928. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (STATEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1928. 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, 1928.

Balauces on 1st April, 1927. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 192m. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. _ jIo.n sy-OKDEK Accounts. Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Australia Canada Ceylon Fiji Hong Kong India Irish Free State Norway Straits Settlements Tonga Union of South Africa Commission (foreign) .. .. ■. .. . ■ I £ s. d. 67,036 5 4 74,859 17 8 7,731 2 11 1,878 13 2 15,517 7 6 125 11 7 164 18 0. 4,519 18 2\ 503 19 0 111 6 1 £ s. d. 759 12 5 £ s. d. 5,218,364 5 11 50.1,721 11 9-| 36,287 16 1 233,850 7 2 6,068 9 6 644 10 0 7,920 18 9 1,086 4 5 13,854 10 4 11,980 19 11 709 6 11 309 16 0 2,628 6 0 2,418 1 2 2,795 15 1 £ s. d. 5,214,998 8 5 443,001 8 9 36,407 9 8 232,003 14 7 20,432 15 1 728 7 7 8,164 10 2 1,114 7 0 14,877 4 10A 11,701 6 3 707 7 9 297 8 1 2,672 1 10 2,600 0 11J 2,781 0 5 £ s. d. 70,402 2 10 133,580 0 8J 7,611 9 4 3,725 5 9 1.153 1 11 41 14 0 136 15 5 3,497 3 8 783 12 8 113 5 3 £ s. d. 1,003 3 10 20 18 3 1,166 14 0 29 7 H 410 17 9 8 10 4 1,210 9 10 211 6 11 396 3 1 Savings-bank Accounts. Deposits and withdrawals Savings-bank letters of credit Investments Accrued interest on investments Post-office Savings-bank Reserve Account Transfers — New Zealand Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia State Savings-bank of Australia United Kingdom Home savings-banks Savings-bank Profit and Loss Account 48,985,501 18 5 1,980 0 0 .. 1,000,000 0 0 17,606 5 9 49,334,791 16 9 567,696 10 6 29,358,221 18 10 32,591 10 10 9,168,456 0 0 567,696 10 6 2,741,556 8 11 75,637 17 6 129,611 12 5 90,036 15 8 597 0 0 2,530,351 9 0 30,584,997 14 4 33,216 10 10 8,066,506 0 0 547,779 1 3 2,746,204 8 1 66,282 18 5 137,397 17 6 90,036 15 8 519 12 0 2,606,919 16 5 47,758,726 2 11 1,355 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 48,232,841 16 9 547,779 I 3 3,863 9 7 12,958 6 7 5,491 9 6 7,674 10 5 111 14 8 98 12 0 104,437 5 7 176 0 0 27,868 18 2 Postal Accounts. 369,812 6 1 295 13 8 249,837 19 5 1,568,377 14 10$ 1,208 12 10 996,579 3 4 1,621,228 9 0 1,167 9 9 1,013,102 0 9 Stamps Departmental publications Postal notes Parcel-post (senders' charges collected on delivery) (trade charge money-orders), — United Kingdom .. .. .. Fiji Private box and bag rents Rural- delivery fees Safe-deposit receipts Money-order commission British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. . .* Chief Postmasters' Account London Account British postal-order commission Clearance fees on overseas parcels Postal Revenue Account .. .. Aperture plates .. 316,961 11 11J 336 16 9 233,315 2 0 20,756 5 3 i •• . •• 109,257 15 9 4 19 1 31,378 3 9 15,610 1 2 155 6 2 27,269 2 1 77,982 15 6 4 19 1 31,378 3 9 15,610 -1 2 155 .6 2 27,269 2 1 52,031 5 6 59,939 9 7 17,987 12 10 80,337 10 0 87,650 7 6 86,537 11 0J 683 5 0-1 3,967 17 3 1 , 593, 989 9 10J 64 3 4 85,436 11 3 87,575 16 1 81,639 9 84 683 5 0£ 3,967 17 3 1,604,011 2 0J 49 1 6 54,840 8 4 18,062 4 3 4,898 1 4 9,245 17 10 775 14 4 15 1 10 Telegkafh, Toll, and Telephone Accounts. Cable Accounts — New South Wales Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. Pacific Cable Board .. .. Radio Account .. 2,977 1 11 720 18 8 4,784 11 6 71,329 15 8 16,083 17 9 110,951 6 7 9,802 2 11 70,947 14 10 16,020 1 7 110,344 5 11 9,283 .8 7 3,359 2 9 784 14 10 5,391 12 2 2,130 12 7 1,611 18 3

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Radio Settlement Account Radio license receipts Code addresses fees Deposits lodged for telegraph and telephone charges Maintenance of private wires Telephone-exchange receipts Telegraph, toll, and Telephone Revenue Account 1,269 16 6 ! 12,075 5 4 j 1,458 16 7 4,044 19 54 i 2,106 18 8 67,147 14 9 7,038 6 8 34,581 7 5 8,567 16 11 1,056,504 7 14. 2,098,584 16 8J 2,660 1 6 65,607 10 4 7,038 6 8 35,140 16 4 8,567 16 11 1,056,504 7 lj 2,089,351 2 8J 716 13 8 13,615 9 9 899 7 8 13,278 13 54 For other Departments. Acclimatization societies — Deer licenses Fishing licenses Game licenses Opossum licenses Agriculture Department — General receipts Orchard-tax Customs Department — General receipts Duty collected on parcels Beer duty Defence Department —General receipts Education Department — General receipts Child welfare Rotorua electric-light collections Examination fees (Public Service Commissioner) Government Life Insurance Internal Affairs Department —Arms Act receipts Labour Department —General receipts Lands Department —Drainage receipts Land and Income Tax Department-Land-tax Income-tax Main Highways —Motor- vehicle receipts Marine Department — Machinery fees General receipts .. .. .. Mines Department — Mining Act receipts .. .. .. .. Goldfields revenue National Provident Fund receipts Pensions Department — Imperial pensions Old-age pensions War pensions Miscellaneous pensions Family allowances Public Health Department — General receipts Hospital and charitable aid receipts Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs Public Trust Railway parcel fees Railway rents . . .. .. Registrar-General's Department —Registration of births, &e. .. Samoan revenue State Accident Insurance receipts .. .. State Advances Department State Forests Department Superannuation Funds — Public Service superannuation.. Teachers' superannuation 771 2 6 2,227 15 6 30 10 0 34 3 0 6 7 6 20 14 2 35,043 14 0 934 19 1 141 4 9 0 1 54 924 5 3 9,117 12 10 108 9 1 15,553 3 11 7,211 11 0 83,939 14 2 553 15 0 12 0 0 327 10 0 0 5 0 4,238 2 7 21,607 17 8 1,356 4 2 417 18 10 18,953 11 6 24 15 0 153 18 0 26 18 11 20 2 3 83,744 19 11 7,001 19 8 0 10 0 30,994 1 11 946 9 10 17,150 4 7 2,001 6 5 894 12 8 774 11 0 2,785 1 6 4,779 10 0 2,055 5 0 570 17 7 1,004 16 0 492 12 2 358,333 10 0 51,630 6 6 3,264 4 4 6,607 4 11 11,680 3 2 190 7 11 150 17 6 140,551 15 11 1 5 0 6 13 0 5,721 0 5 822,620 10 6 1,654,135 3 11 384,052 19 4 10,815 13 6 391 10 9 112 15 0 1 10 0 143,527 19 3 233,000 0 0 1,008,993 12 7 1,076,250 11 0 411,410 16 8 37,900 0 0 12,421 6 5 10,408 13 3 826,663 3 5 1,833 18 6 462 10 0 3,691 14 0 2,176 15 2 1,393 0 10 4,555,030 5 9 42,481 6 2 415,796 8 6 221,966 6 8 1,012 0 0 3,988 13 6 4,661 10 0 2,055 5 0 560 5 11 967 8 9 497 16 4 386.303 2 2 51,854 1 9 3,198 4 1 6,589 16 0 11,894 12 1 176 19 7 150 17 6 143,109 7 2 1 4 0 6 13 0 5,598 5 4 820,000 0 0 1,664,000 0 0 353,500 0 0 11.156 9 0 393 10 9 141 0 0 15 0 140.304 16 3 202,591 16 10 1,029,739 0 3 1,071,315 8 3 393,857 2 2 37,651 10 4 13,507 15 9 10,685 17 5 841,903 3 4 1,833 18 6 462 10 0 3,744 0 6 2,184 8 8 1,381 9 3 4.557,252 0 1 49,087 1 3 393,380 11 5 222,231 1 11 533 13 6 1,024 3 6 148 10 0 44 14 8 43 14 9 15 10 0 7,074 1 10 711 3 10 207 5 0 17 10 4J 709 16 4 13 8 4 6,560 1 7 0 10 231 4 2 18,173 14 5 114,492 13 6 212 19 6 10 0 0 299 5 0 0 10 0 7,461 5 7 862 10 0 3,988 12 11 403 9 11 248 9 8 269 14 10 140 14 8 3,713 11 7 24 15 0 101 11 6 19 5 5 31 13 10 81,523 5 7 396 4 7 20,414 10 8 0 10 i 2,653 5 585 18 ! 1,159 7 1

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W. Nosworthy, Postmastor General. Examined and found correct— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928— continued.

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By Authority : W. A. G, Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1928.

Price -3d.

Balances on 1st April, 1927. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1928. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. For other Departments — continued. Treasury Department — Miscellaneous revenue Rents collected Loan receipts Valuation Department —General receipts £ s. d. £ s. d. 66 2 2 949 18 9 7,050 0 0 183 10 6 £ s. d. 1,637 8 2 11,714 4 5 568.025 0 0 10,265 12 6 £ s. d. 1.685 12 4 11,931 2 6 571,575 0 0 10,276 15 0 £ s. d. 17 18 0 733 0 8 3,500 0 " 172 8 0 £ s. d. War-loan Certificates. Fund Account Sales Investment Account Custody Account Interest Account Interest Investment Account Post Office Investment Certificates. Head Office Account Chief Postmasters' Account Fund Account Sales Investment Account (old issue) Interest Account Sales Investment Account — One year Two years Five years Interest Investment Account Interest Account — One year Two years Five years •' I 330,141 6 8 115,250 0 0 137,452 4 0 317,890 0 0 49,568 6 8 23,109 13 0 111,009 16 8 91,360 0 0 32,826 15 2 '.'. 53,900 0 0 17,252 2 4 208,300 0 0 507,520 0 0 18,252 2 4 317,890 0 0 1,699,045 16 8 1,093,545 16 8 552,548 13 4 358,870 0 0 6,856 17 2 53,900 0 0 66 2 4 25 11 7 275 16 7 230,038 6 10 337,890 0 0 507,520 0 0 17,252 2 4 1,093,545 16 8 616,491 4 4 38,627 0 0 378,660 0 0 6,856 17 2 35,620 0 0 153,400 0 0 295,870 0 0 117,355 2 2 138,452 4 0 655,068 6 8 500,164 5 4 624,931 10 0 32,826 15 2 66 2 4 25 11 7 275 16 7 244,840 0 0 111,150 0 0 35,620 0 0 153,400 0 0 295,870 0 0 General Account. Miscellaneous receipts (general) Postage Account (other Administrations), (foreign postage) Mail Settlement Account (other Administrations) Departmental and Treasure Expenditure Account Discount-stamps Treasury postal drafts Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists 2,993 6 5 66,046 14 24 45,582 4 7 20,931 11 8 1,885 0 6 526,565 4 5 1,101,433 15 14 [ 81,986 0 14 41,010 7 64 6,202 11 2 5,025,464 7 6 187,177 S 1 33,258,716 1 104 57,031,7.87 2 4 79,899 15 7 62,683 16 0 • 22,865 5 1 4.985,807 4 4 1,885 0 6 187.177 8 1 33,744,277 6 04 57,515,798 12 4~ 5.079 10 114 44,373 5 9 28,919 10 8 60,588 14 10 1,012,126 8 7 1,585,445 5 1J Totals " 52,169,256 3 11 \ 52,169,256 3 11 172,347,641 12 9 1 172,347,641 12 9 5 172,347,641 12 9 52,228,800 14 84 52,228,800 14 84 52,228,800 14 84 52,228,800 14 8J General Post Office, Wellington.