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Table No. 6. Statement of the Profit and Loss of the Post Office Account (Savings Banks) for the Year ended 31st December, 1878. Also List of the Securities, &c, held by the Postmaster-General on account of the Savings Bank Fund, and the Interest Accrued thereon, but not paid, on the 31st December, 1878. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1878.

Interest received on investments £ 8. d. 28,737 13 6 Sundry expenses £ s. .1. 157 16 8 Interest accrued... 7,652 9 8 Written off, being deficiency in funds received from Treasury 570 2 4 Credited to depositors for interest to 31st December 31,664 12 11 Total Expenses unpaid Balance 1,250 o o 2,747 11 3 36,390 3 2 Total 36,39° 3 2 Securities, &c, Standing in the Name of the Postmast Fund, and the Interest Accrued thereon, :r-General on Account of th but not paid, on the 31st I Post Office _ 'ecember, 187 Javings Bank _ i. Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends Accrued, but not Received, at the end of the Year. £ s- d. £ *■ d. £ s. d. Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents. 13,000 o o 12,480 o o 109 13 11 Westland 5 per cents. 50,000 o o 50,800 o o 527 7 11 Immigration and Public Works 1870, 4 per cents. 173,200 o o 166,272 o o 1,461 10 4 „ „ 4l P« cents. 14,900 o o 14,527 10 o 141 8 11 Waimakariri River Bonds, 6 per cents. 4,500 o o 4,500 o o 45 2 s General Purposes Loan, s per cents. 142,600 o o 142,600 o o 898 11 s „ „ 4 per cents. 5,200 o o 4,342 o o 43 17 7 Defence Loan, 4 per cents. 75,000 o o 72,000 o o 632 17 6 ,, 4! per cents. ... 5,000 o o 5, 000 o o Wellington Debts Act Bonds, 5 per cents. 53,000 o o 53,000 o o 287 10 o Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5^ per cents. 3S,ooo o o 35,000 o o 806 18 3 Patea Mortgages, 6 per cents. 510 10 2 510 10 2 23 1 o North Otago s per cents. 38,900 o o 38,900 o o 360 16 s Treasury Bills, 3$d. per cent, per diem 65,500 o o 65,500 o o 561 17 4 North Rakaia River Bonds, 6 per cents. 6,000 o o 6,000 o o IS '5 7 New Zealand 5 per cents. 44,000 o o 44,689 15 4 729 6 3 Fixed Deposit in Bank, 6 per cent. 30, 000 o o 30,000 o o 404 7 7 Post Office Account 602 7 3 Totals 756,310 10 2 746,121 15 6 7,652 9 8