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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

Examined and found correct. J. K. Waebubton, c. J. Seddon, sth May, 1897. Controller and Auditor-General. Postmaster-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,375 copies), £1 18s. 6d

Price 3d.] By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97.

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lances on January, 'ransad tions. Hal lances on 31st December, 1P9 ; Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dl Money Obdee Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Telegbaph Accounts :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable Postal Revenue Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Money-order commission Total revenue Genebal Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Telephone exchanges Foreign postage Gable Subsidy Account Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Fine Fund Foe Other Departments— Advances to settlers Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs duty (parcels) (H.M.C.) Factories Act Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Government Printer.. Government Audit Gum licenses Treasury deposits Hospital and charitable aid .. Income-tax.. Industrial schools Land-tax Licensing Act Live-stock Lunacy Machinery Miners' Guides Mining Act New Zealand consols Official Assignee Native schools Geraldine County Council Receiver-General's Deposit A/c. Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Totalisator-tax Alcoholic Liquors Act Auctioneers' license-fees Education Department Fishing licenses Profit and loss £ s. d. 20,919 9 5 5,502 1 7 46 15 1 159 10 5 461 10 7 646 15 8 2,456 n o 2,129 16 10 251 2 6 21 9 o 334 I 6 2,505 14 4 3,895,543 O 3 872 15 6 175 4 7 2,276 7 11 658 19 3 121,885 5 6 3 7° 188 15 10 2,157 13 9 70,428 12 10 4,909 o 3 o 10 o £ s. d. 30 16 9 561 3 1 1,745 6 11 411 12 5 84,264 17 8 243,403 4 I 3,800,248 7 8 33,665 8 4 31,250 4 9 £ s. d. 979,294 18 7 76,994 11 11 6,665 17 7 669 10 10 1,680 o 8 170 18 11 1,331 o 2 1,445 9 8 28,918 2 3 2,351 14 6 1,688 6 10 22 17 5 38,385 15 3 30,772 5 7 8,907 5 5 1,287 6 6 3,007,650 12 6 168,143 o 4 183,741 3 9 4 2 ,375 4 4 8,616 2 4 345,360 10 6J 320 1 o 5,384 o o 1,820 6 1 12,734 6 7 223,772 13 7 3,284,226 3 3 5,604,598 17 o 1,293,071 o o 33,665 8 4 126,893 2 6 776 8 7 35i 10 o 28,901 11 2 12,758 3 11 2,730 19 5 463,565 15 3 600 £ s. d. 979,806 10 1 70,874 7 2 5,458 2 7 718 3 11 1,391 16 1 283 4 1 1,362 3 10 i,746 5 7 28,473 19 7 4,752 6 10 i,775 16 5 3 2 x 3 4 37,889 15 4 29,149 19 8 9,049 2 5 i,3 r 3 6 11 2,591,558 19 4 167,355 14 3 182,867 1 o 42,240 18 6 8,719 4 10 345,081 1 ij 322 7 o 5,384 o o 1,712 8 1 12,734 6 7 224,734 11 11J 3,405,473 5 5 5,607,142 10 oj 1,683,400 o o 33,321 10 7 i3o,559 3 2 776 8 7 351 10 o 28,901 11 2 11,163 I0 2 2,730 19 5 415,017 9 4 600 £ s. d. 20,407 17 11 11,622 6 4 1,176 18 3 47 5 3 430 6 11 345 19 9 2,goo 13 8 163 12 11 11 13 1 830 1 5 4,128 o 3 4,3",634 13 5 1,660 1 7 1,049 7 4 2,410 13 9 555 16 9 122,164 14 11 1 1 o 296 13 10 1,195 15 4i 66,762 12 2 6,503 14 O 17,298 I 2 0 10 o £ .1 i iS 272 i ! 270 1^ 1,887 3 J 437 12 i< 205,511 19 10 245,946 17 1, 4>' I 9°>577 7 « 33,321 10 7 5,629 17 9 588 7 6 102 11 9 608,943 2 9 030 152 14 5 7,693 11 2 1,300 11 5 15 11 o 1,356 o o 597,241 9 6 030 152 14 5 7,590 14 5 1,297 4 8 15 11 o 1,356 o o 17,331 II o 691 4 3 105 18 6 030 1,300 2 5 92 15 4 500 26,626 14 4 404 16 1 14 10 o 7 10 o 7 16 o 7 11 3 50,840 19 5 18 o o 200,818 15 6 40 o o 17,131 2 o 69 5 o 3,594 5 o 046 1,487 13 o 7,570 2 o 25,928 13 7 466 7 2 19 10 o 7 10 o 7 16 o 7 " 3 50,855 o o 27 o o 200,814 o o 40 o o 17,131 2 O 47 5 o 3,650 O O 030 i,998 3 2 3i 4 3 57 l6 ° 900 319 13 7 43 15 5 324 9 1 1 10 o 297 o o o 13 6 3,247 o o 23 10 o 241 5 o o 18 o 3,139 17 o 1,594 16 0 7,570 2 o o 12 6 1 1 8 477 6 4 500 200 266 4 3 205,731 11 8 12,343 15 10 2,029 12 o 158 1 o. 604 56 1 o 29 10 o 100 35 o o 201,682 17 3 o 12 6 300 20 2 4 1,907 17 8 844 4 o 147 5 0 1 12 6 1 1 8 477 6 4 800 200 262 12 11 202,664 7 o 11,690 12 6 1,980 6 6 146 3 6 604 58 2 o 29 10 o 100 23 13 8 4,975 2 4 i,497 7 4 196 10 6 13 10 o 210 46,468 5 3 32 o o 174,163 4 7 300 73,987 17 11 Totals 4,195,581 1 8 4,195,581 1 8 17,382,975 1 . 8 ii ! I 7.382,975 1 8J 4,678,228 3 uj 4,678,228 3 11J