ACCOUNT of all Deposit Recieved and Paid at the several post office SAVINGS BANKS in the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND,during the YEAR 1876; OF the BALANCE remaining at the CREDIT of DEPOSITORS on the 31st DECEMBER, including INTERST; and the EXPENSES incurred in working the DEPARTMENT,&C.

Post office savings Banks were established in colony on Ist February 1867. Being interest at the rate of sper cent for the years 1872,1873,1874,1875, and 1876, and at 6 per cent. for previous year.

By Authority : Geoege Diesbuby, Government Printer, Wei lington. —1877. Frice 3d

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a. si Deposits and Withdrawals. Expenditure. Postal Districts. Withdrawals, including Interest on Closed Accounts. For Paper, Printing, Binding, Forms, Postage, and Furniture. Excess of Revenue. Revenue.* Deposits Received. Balance at Credit of Depositors on Interest for the Year. Proportion of Salaries chargeable to the Department. Total Expenses. I including Interest. £ s- d. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ s. d. 3.S5 1 3 1 850 o 8 576 12 o 9°3 3 10 4,421 6 4 710 17 9 1,132 o 2 423 11 8 720 5 6 474 '3 8 6,984 18 o 6,942 3 9 1,071 8 2 £ »• d. £ s. d. 76,892 15 8 20,073 5 2 13,030 o 7 2o,i39 "3 4 127,157 17 11 11,475 12 ° 17,242 7 7 8,270 15 9 15,139 18 7 11,413 1 7 i57, 896 7 5 167,887 15 10 17,515 « " I £ •• d. Auckland ... ... Thames ... Taranaki ... Hawke's Bay Wellington... Marlborough Nelson ... ... Westport ... Greymouth Hokitika ... Canterbury Otago Southland ... 27 1 8 4 4 2 3 3 3° 6 6>5 23 1,618 1,049 12,063 947 1.579 616 995 657 H,533 i>39 6 5.37S 1,697 845 1,146 7.25° 880 482 789 598 8,185 10,485 1,184 £ s. d. 85,823 1 2 17.136 o 5 14,227 5 6 '9,5'S 3 5 121,130 6 1 11,574 10 4 17,259 12 2 10,113 19 3 17,231 o 1 10,871 12 o 156,429 o o 187,803 II II 27,166 5 o £ s. d. 85.344 1 1 25>3'9 '3 4 14,246 5 6 24.275 '3 2 118,880 17 7 18,396 8 7 29,048 11 1 10,322 15 1 17-654 14 3 K3-37 1 '7 5 175.650 2 6 167,910 14 10 23,489 3 o £ s. d. ... 28,762 4 7 28,565 3 5 26,935 6 8 20,106 16 10 14,711 o 5 11,291 10 10 9,242 3 11 7,412 8 o 4,880 7 3 I I 800 o o 830 o o 730 o o 610 o o j 470 18 2 ' 34O 4 6 220 5 o 229 6 o 160 4 o 31,362 4 7 3 I,° 6 5 3 5 29,185 6 8 21,906 16 10 16,268 o 3 12,692 16 o 1°, 5°S J5 7 8, 598 2 2 5.6f>9 8 3 Totals for colony in 1876.., 1875... 1874... 1873... n .. 1872... „ „ 1871... „ „ 1870... „ „ 1869... 1868... Totals for colony frcm 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867... 124 119 97 92 81 7° 59 55 56,129 39.223 31,681 24,642 20,489 i3.<"4 664,134 12 6 657,653 4 o 699,249 14 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 o o 312,338 18 4 264,328 5 7 240, 898 5 9 194,535 » 6 39,486 36,977 29,778 21,268 17.254 '4,773 n,934 9,292 6,365 696,281 7 4 729,759 '7 9 620, 155 8 9 425, 9° 8 3 5 313.176 7 " 261,347 i6 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 723,910 17 5 727,295 7 8 770,836 18 o 664,807 5 10 490,066 7 o 357,654 14 6 295,372 1 1 231,3" 5 3 l63>5' 8 15 7 3 5,000 o o 35,400 o o 3^ ,500 o o 28,100 o o 20,436 13 o 18,808 16 o 15-394 12 9 11,789 14 o 6,4 69 3 3 1,700 o o 1,670 o o 1,520 o o 1, 190 o o 1,086 1 8 i, 06 1 o 8 1,04:5 6 8 956 8 2 628 17 o 3,737 !5 5 4,334 16 7 4.3H 13 4 6, 19.S 3 2 4,168 12 9 6, 116 o o 4,888 17 2 3,191 11 10 i 354 >6 5 I 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 1,919 26,415 18 9 71,197 14 1 1,618 9 9 1,241 5 o 577 '3 4 244 10 o I 2,063 8 4