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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, 1879. Also List of Securities, &c, held by the Postmaster-General on account of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund. Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1879.

Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund.

£ s. d. £ s. d. 3,000 0 0 Balance forward, being the profit for the year, 1878 [nteresfc received from investment?, &c. ... | interest accrued, but not received at end j of year 2,747 11 3 30,842 5 0 8,108 17 4 Paid for expenses of management Credited to depositors for interest to 31st December Balance—■ Profit for 1878 ... £2,747 11 3 „ for 1879 ... 4,235 4 2 31,715 18 2 6,982 15 5 Total .., 41,698 13 7 Total ... 41,698 13 7

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued, but not received, at end of the Year, Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents. ... Westland 5 per cents. Immigration and Public Works, 1870, 4 per cents. 4i per cents Waimakariri Eiver Bonds, 6 per cents. General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents. ,, 4 per cents. Defence Loan, 4 per cents. „ 4J per cents. ... Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5i per cents. Patea Mortgages, 6 per cents. Worth Otago 5 per cents. ... ■■■ Treasury Bills, 3id. per cent, per diem • ■• £ s. d. 13,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 173,200 O 0 14,900 0 0 4,500 0 0 142,600 0 0 5,200 0 0 75,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 510 10 2 23,200 0 0 65,500 0 0 45,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 44,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 £ s. d. 12,480 0 0 50,800 0 0 166,272 0 0 14,527 10 0 4,500 0 0 142,600 0 0 4,342 0 0 72,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 510 10 2 23,200 0 0 65,500 0 0 45,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 44,689 15 4 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 £ s. d. 109 18 11 527 7 11 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 44 7 8 898 11 5 43 17 7 632 17 S 3) )! » North Eakaia Riyer Bonds, 6 per cents. 806 18 3 23 1 0 241 10 1 561 17 4 386 0 4 15 15 7 29 18 5 729 6 4 50 16 4 132 6 6 818 4 3 238 7 1 215 0 7 » »' M New Zealand 10-40 Loan, 5 per cents. Patea Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents. Oamaru Town Corporation Debenture, 7 pel' cent. Fixed Deposit in Bank, 5-J-per cent „ 5 per cent. Post Office Account .... Totals 774,010 10 2 764,421 15 6 8,108 17 4