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Post Office Savings Bank. The Secretary to the Post Office has been so good as to furnish the following statement of savings paid in by means of postage-stamps: —

-. • -Eeserves under "The University Endowment Act, 1868." The accumulated income from these reserves, which is applicable to the purposes of higher education in such manner as the General Assembly may direct, was, at the end of 1892, as follows : In Taranaki, £489 Os. lid.; in Westland, £155 12s. 6d. ; in Canterbury, £971 Is. 4d. Civil Service Examinations. The examinations required by " The Civil Service Eeform Act, 1886," were held in January, at the same time and under the same arrangements as the examinations for teachers' certificates (see paper E.-1a). There were 230 candidates for the Junior Examination, and 64 for the Senior.

Postal District. Number of Accounts opened during 1892. Number of Accounts open on 31st December, 1892. Amount at Credit of Accounts open on 31st Dec, 1892., Auckland Blenheim Hhristchurch Dunedin jisborne 3-reymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier . i kelson.. Slew Plymouth .. Damaru Ihames rimaru Wanganui Wellington vVcstport 12 4 9 7 7 'i 12 124 105 586 354 21 8 2 22 65 305 96 64 114 127 37 179 14 £ s. d. 85 0 6 159 4 7 714 3 9 119 6 8 2 7 6 11 5 10 0 14 0 13 12 8 38 8 4 613 15 0 25 9 1 149 8 2 96 9 2 176 11 1 101 14 9 80 5 9 13 18 9 1 3 10 h Totals .. 71 2,223 2,401 15 7