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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1886. Prepared in Accordance with the 9th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1878."

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1886.

Examined and found correct. C. T. Batkin, ~ Julius Vogel, Assistant Controller and Auditor-General. Postmaster-General.

Balances on lsi t January, 1880. Transi actions. Balances on :ilsi t December, 1880. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. I tfoNEY Order Accounts: — Money orders Commission United Kingdom United States of America Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia £ s. a. 13,839 18 4 £ s. a. £ s. a. 607,519 11 4 1,366 1 7 89,020 14 10 5,265 19 5 21,240 18 1 1,400 5 1 16,663 15 3 2,503 16 1 2,819 17 8 375 19 7 £ s. a. 607,467 2 8 1,292 6 6 8G,465 18 8 4,812 3 1 19,751 15 10 1,254 18 5 10,659 13 8 3,001 5 9 2,798 14 8 402 10 2 £ s. a. 13,892 7 0 £ s. d. 457 4 0 383 8 11 11,590 1 8 95 7 5 342 10 9 42 18 8 632 6 10 i 14,144 17 10 549 8 9 1,831 13 0 188 5 4 630 8 5 ■" 103 4 S 385 6 4 14 8 600 14 1 364 3 4 27 15 3 Savings Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers 1,038,090 6 8 831 2 10 1,314,230 16 5 78,661 3 6 1,336,341 13 7 79,305 9 10 1,015,979 9 6 186 16 6 ACCOUNTS:— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand and Australian Cable 689 12 9 365 3 9 237 16 2 138,111 17 8 21,101 14 2 10,469 3 5 135,181 9 9 20,812 10 6 10,461 2 G 2,692 11 0 978 16 5 373 4 8 tevBNnK Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Bevenue—Total 108,842 9 9 0 6 6 254,237 12 4 351 18 0 3,965 5 0 364 10 10 8,541 7 10 196,560 11 5J 265,121 7 8 352 4 6 3,965 5 0 364 10 10 8,541 7 10 192,865 7 0 97,958 14 5 2,760 16 3 6,456 0 8j iEneral 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 —Game Government Insurance receipts .. Registration of births, &c. Receipts under Live Stock Acts .. Machinery fees Property-tax Postal notes Maintenance private wires Profit and loss New South Wales share of contributions to San Francisco service Consolidated revenue District railway rates 648 11 10 101 10 10 835 16 0 168 0 0 8,148 3 2 8,007 14 2 246,483 0 9 142,377 17 0 1,383,021 10 0 11,263 15 2 19,297 17 1 61 16 7 409 15 5 2,294 7 9 1,293,491 8 9 2,521,738 8 4J 362,090 0 0 11,263 15 2 8,049 19 0 755 18 8 5,501 6 5 24,651 0 0 1,103 6 0 11,152 17 5 1,070 17 3 14,066 18 0 2,876 0 0 211,205 12 9J 52,650 19 6| 1,054 15 8 73,069 17 5 1,083,516 3 11 2,534,357 3 104 565,400 0 0 11,984 16 0 10,000 0 0 757 5 7 5,535 13 2J 23,588 13 7 1,103 6 0 11,048 14 7 1,079 6 10 13,870 18 0 2,920 0 0 194,969 15 8 33,972 1 2 1,054 15 8 80,187 6 8 752 14 8 93 1 8 1,031 16 0 124 0 0 24,384 0 8j 26,686 12 6J 36,507 15 11 154,996 12 C 1,586,331 16 0 11,984 1C 0 21,247 18 1 63 3 6 384 2 2J 1,232 1 4 10,361 17 2 3,844 7 11 3,279 7 3 179 9 8 457 12 1 2,398 3 2 179 6 8 881 4 1 0 8 0 457 12 1 Totals 1,806,394 15 4 1,806,394 15 4 7,375,142 9 0 7,375,142 9 0 1,814,124 1 1J 1,814,124 1 1