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Table No. 9. Post-Office Sayings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1908. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals during 1908 .. .. 9,417,820 10 3 January, 1908 .. .. .. 11,523,230 17 9 Balance to credit of depositors on 31st Deposits during 1908 .. .. 9,674,075 4 0 December, 1908 .. .. ..12,159,293 18 1 Interest credited to depositors, 1908 .. 379,808 6 7 £21,577,114 8 4 £21,577,114 8 4 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ a. d. Balance to credit of depositors on 31st Securities .. .. .. .. 12,182,157 9 5 1908 .. .. .. 12,159,293 18 1 Balance uninvested .. .. .. 249,707 011 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 272,570 12 3 £12,431,864 10 4 * £12,431,864 10 4 - Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1908 379,808 6 7 Balance forward, Ist January, 1908 .. 254,457 7 5 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Interest received during £ s. d. Department .. .. 637 5 9 the year .. .. 405,165 5 6 Paid Public Account, for cost of Savings- Acorued interest on 31st bank management .. .. .. 27,000 0 0 December, 1908 .. 139,852 8 3 Loss on debentures at maturity .. 109 3 7 Balance to next account .. .. 272,570 12 3 545,017 13 9 Less acorued interest on 31st December, 1907 .. 119,378 12 11 425,639 0 10 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 28 19 11 £680,125 8 2 £680,125 8 2

Table No. 10. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1908, classified according to the Balances at Credit.

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PoRtal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding Exceeding' £100 and j £200 and up to £200. up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500. Exceeding -500 and up to £600. -8 w.2 Total Number of Accounts open. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth .. Hokitika Invercargill .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington .. Westport 36,214 4,170 42,314 30,258 5,345 4,316 1,119 9,363 12,039 6,329 6,044 2,915 7,928 7,056 13,438 52,627 2,984 5,287 498 6,359 4,702 848 709 219 1,758 1,869 1,040 942 554 1,050 1,156 2,018 7,570 490 3,496 377 4,029 3,219 487 498 183 1,200 1,172 626 559 410 687 740 1,246 4,747 345 3,137 272 3,424 2,738 315 474 147 994 946 522 500 374 511 619 909 3,615 293 1,429 151 1,469 1,248 127 194 83 398 374 222 195 147 226 275 375 1,556 122 617 71 639 608 80 96 38 187 207 109 88 82 105 132 164 612 37 338 37 347 259 26 62 10 86 96 51 59 45 58 57 102 334 21 239 21 240 193 26 31 6 56 71 24 23 22 53 62 70 204 20 182 8 152 123 15 22 7 31 36 27 14 13 23 26 35 198 14 50,939 5,605 58,973 43,348 7,269 6,402 1,812 14,073 16,810 8,950 8,424 4,562 10,641 10,123 18,357 71,463 4,326 Totals, 1908 244,459 37,069 24,021 19,790 8,591 3,872 1,988 1,361 926 342,077 Totals, 1907 226,012 34,708 23,830 19,005 8,219 3,921 •3, 62 816 319,773 l-'.x. seeding £400 and up t< £800.