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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended the 31st December, 1883.

Examined and found correct. E. Oliver, James Edward FitzGebald, Postmaster-General. Auditor and Controller-General. —3rd June, 1884.

Securities, &c, standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General, on Account of the PostOffice Savings Bank Fund, on the 31st December, 1883.

Examined and found correct. E- Oliver, James Edward FitzGebald, Postmaster-General. Controller and Auditor-General.

Authority : George Didsbub?, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.

Balances on 1st January, 1883. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 18&1. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. (fONEY OBDEB ACCODNTS :— Money orders Commission United Kingdom United States of America Victoria South Australia Hew South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia £ s. d. 11,451 13 1 21,932 9 5 531 16 4 121 5 9 £ s. d. 1,299 12 2 2,133 14 11 £ s. d. 580,042 7 7 1,637 19 9 92,662 4 1 4,233 4 3 • 25,214 13 3 1,384 11 6 12,806 4 7 1,597 10 6 2,380 2 3 251 18 6 £ s. d. 578,897 12 0 1,330 4 3 98,551 18 10 1,162 9 1 25.293 8 0 1,764 2 6 12,046 1 1 1,511 8 8 2,586 0 5 185 15 6 £ s. d. 12,596 8 8 16,042 14 8 937 0 3 453 1 7 £ s. d. 991 16 8 ■ 258 5 3 588 12 5 229 3 6 65 19 8 109-12 6 I 171 11 1 143 1 8 271 17 10 43 9 6 Savings Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers 1,470,950 13 6 752 12 4 ■• 1,234,521 1 4 91,727 10 1 ! 1,295,719 18 3 91,044 1 2 1,409,751 16 7 836 1 3 . ~ i Pelegraph Accounts :— Beoeipts New South Wales New Zealand and Australian Cable * 699 14 5 352 8 6 78 4 0 123,950 16 8 20,075 5 8 9,653 10 10 123,628 3 10 20,056 9 11 9,684 19 2 244 8 5 718 10 2 321 0 2 I Revenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private-box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Bevenue —Total 63,157 1 o' 0 12 6 j 132,158 8 2 293 0 0 4,150 0 0 27,120 12 10 9,022 10 6 165,024 15 7 128,279 4 9 293 6 0 4,150 0 0 27,120 12 10 9,022 10 6 163,490 4 3 67,036 4 5 0 6 0 424 1 8 " 1,958 13 0 jtenebal Accounts ;—- Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists .. Investments Accrued interest on investments Advances to Treasury for payment of foreign money orders Commission on postage stamps .. Gratuities for carriage of mails .. Miscellaneous expenses License fees Government Insurance receipts .. Kegistration of births, &c. Beceipts under Live-Stock Acts .. Machinery fees ... Property-Tax Oyster fees Vaccination fees Profit and loss Commission to Postmasters from Government Insurance General —Miscellaneous receipts 494 7 9 78 4 6 546 3 0 39,521 10 7 86,256 19 5 1,424,021 10 0 6,944 8 10 18,883 4 5 10 1 8 369 14 7 210 13 1 1,180,013 1 7 2,457,033 5 0 '430,100 0 0 6,944 8 10 35,264 7 5 356 18 8 4,172 11 1 4,762 11 11 1,808 1 0 7,532 7 2 886 2 3 17,180 14 4 2,415 0 0 262,375 16 5 0 5 0 3 8 11 08,456 6 9 1,169,668 5 6 2,457,868 14 8 384,000 0 0 17,876 8 7 26,000 0 0 403 6 6 4,338 0 8 5,843 0 11 1,808 1 0 7,503 16 0 894 4 3 17,427 17 10 2,217 0 0 258,069 16 3 0 5 0 3 8 11 68,872 15 9 522 18 11 70 2 6 298 19 6 198 0 0 5,209 19 8 29,176 14 6 87,092 9 1 1,377,921 10 0 17,876 8 7 9,618 17 0 56 9 6 535 4 2 1,291 2 1 903 19 6 8,325 18 6 7,909 8 6 180 19 5 15 10 0 180 19 5 15 10 0 Totals 1,580,723 1 9 1,580,723 1 9 7,019,410 2 3 7,019,410 2 3 1,525,277 5 10 1,525,277 5 1'

| Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not received at ond of the Year. Description of Securities, &c. i )amaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cents .. ?atea Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents )amaru Town Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents .. STorth Rakaia River Bonds, 6 per cents ,, 6 per cents Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents .Vestland Loan, 5 per cents immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870, 4 per cents 4J per cents iVaimakariri River Bonds, 6 per cents General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents ,, 4 per-cents Defence Loan, 4 per cents .. 4J „ General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents Debentures issued under Treasury Bills Acts, 1879 „ 1880 .. Deficiency Bills, 5 per cents nscribed Stock, 5 per cents Short-dated Debentures issued under-Treasury Bills Act (sold on 1st December, 1883) .. Post Office Account £ s. d. 33,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 173,200 0 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 49,500 0 0 138,900 0 0 159,200 0 0 251,300 0 0 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. 33,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 6,000 -0 0 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 49,500 0 0 £ s. d. 772 6 8 101 12 8 132 6 6 29 18 5 15 15 7 109 13 11 527 7 11 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 44 7 8 898 11 5 43 17 7 632 17 6 108 9 10 ] 298,100 0 0 10,616 17 8 251,300 0 0 250,000 0 0 1,027 7 11 958 18 1 253 0 0 Totals 1,388,800 0 0 |l, 377,921 10 0 17,876 8 7