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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended the 31st December, 1884.

Table No. 6. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General, on Account of the PostOffice Savings Bank Fund, on the 31st December, 1884.

Balances on 1st January, 1884. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1884. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Money Oedeb Accounts :— Money orders Commission United Kingdom United States of America Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia £ s. a. 12,596 8 8 16,042 14 8 937 0 3 453 1 7 £ s. d. 991 16 8 258 5 3 £ s. a. 618,019 12 3 1,874 9 3 98,017 13 2 5,389 18 6 21,258 9 8 1,671 12 4 13,008 3 Hi 1,622 3 7 2,907 0 4j 204 0 3 £ s. d.l 617,461 6 2 1,355 18 3 95,216 7 4 5,955 7 5 20,963 10 7| . 1,156 19 7i 13,483 3 Hi 1,825 4 II 1 3,265 4 1 174 9 0 & s. d. 13,154 14 9 18,844 0 6 371 11 4 748 0 8 256 7 6 £ s. d. 473 5 8 171 11 1 303 8 11 346 3 0 630 1 7 13 18 3 143 1 8 271 17 10 43 9 6 ! I Savings Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers 1,409,751 16 7 836 1 3 1,285,329 0 5| 85,100 11 6 1,195,931 0 11 83,720 16 0 1,499,149 16 1 2,215 10 9 Telegeaph Accounts:— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand and Australian Cable 244 8 5 718 10 2 321 0 2 126,473 18 10 21,153 14 8 9,925 18 11 124,366 4 11' 20,907 18 i' 9,854 18 9 2,352 2 4 964 6 6 392 0 4 Revenue Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Private-box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Revenue—Total 67,036 4 5 0 6 6 199,580 7 7 311 5 6 4,038 16 0 410 7 7 9,525 3 8 180,093 9 10 166,510 8 9 311 12 0 4,038 16 0 410 7 7 9,525 3 8 179,500 19 1 100,106 3 3 1,958 13 0 2,551 3 9 &BNEKAL 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 .. Registration of births, &c. Receipts under Live Stock Acts .. Machinery fees Property-Tax Maintenance private wires Credits to votes Profit and loss 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 1 564,336 7 3 2,310,257 12 11 500 0 0 17,876 8 7 21,449 18 2 557 1 8 5,223 11 4 15,187 16 4 1,532 19 0 8,707 11 1 1,019 9 6 16,666 12 5 2,740 10 0 55,672 2 7 348 16 8 202 7 0 70,027 16 3 655,135 7 10 2,351,717 5 5 6,100 0 0 7,131 16 8 33,000 0 0 512 13 10 5,110 4 7 15,019 15 0 1,532 19 0 8,610 19 0 1,011 4 6 16,466 17 1 2,711 10 0 47,346 7 1 348 16 8 202 7 0 70,328 17 7 119,975 15 1 128,552 1 7 1,383,521 10 0 7,131 16 8 2,168 18 10 12 1 8 421 17 5 1,123 0 9 522 18 11 70 2 6 298 19 6 198 0 0 5,209 19 8 619 11 0 78 7 6 498 14 10 227 0' 0 13,535 15 2 ■ V 7,909 8 6 7,608 7 2 Totals 1,525,277 5 10 1,525,277 5 10 5,778,222 18 6 '5,778,222 18 6 1,663,673 19 5 1,663,673 19 5

Description of Securities, &o. Nominal Value. : Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not received at End of the Year. Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cents Patea Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents Oamaru Town Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents .. North Bakaia River Bonds, 6 per cents „ ,, 6 per cents Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents Westland Loan, 5 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870, 4 per cents „ 4J per cents „ 5 per cents Waimakariri Eiver Bonds, 6 per cents General Purposes Loan, 4 per cents Defence Loan, 4 per cents .. 4£ „ Deficiency Bills, 5 per cents Inscribed Stock, 5 per cents Consolidated Stock, 4 per cents General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents Post Office Account £ s. d. 33,000 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 0 131,600 0 0 4,500 0 0 5,200 0 0 75,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 483,100 0 0 250,000 0 0 83,400 0 0 49,500 0 0 £ s. d. 33,000 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 0 131,600 0 0 4,500 0 0 4,342 0 0 72,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 483,100 0 0 250,000 0 0 83,400 0 0 49,500 0 0 £ s. a. 760 16 1 276 12 8 132 6 6 29 18 5 15 15 7 109 13 11 527 7 11 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 558 16 10 44 7 8 43 17 7 632 17 6 1,027 7 11 557 10 5 108 • 9 10 702 18 7 Totals 1,394,400 0 0 1,383,521 10 0 7,131 16 8