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Table No. 8—continued. Securities, etc., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-bank Fund on the 31st December, 1917 -continued.

Table No. 9. Post Office Savings-bank. Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1917. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d, Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, 1917 .. .. .. 14,461,169 3 7 January, 1917 .. .. .. 25,603,208 11 3 Balance at credit of depositors on 31st Deposits, 1917 .. .. .. 17,106,529 5 4 December, 1917 .. .. .. 29,196,389 19 0 Interest credited to depositors, 1917 .. 947,821 6 0 £43,657,559 2 7 £43,657,559 2 7 Fixed Deposit Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at orodit on Ist January, 1917 .. Withdrawals, 1917 .. Deposits, 1917 .. .. .. 21,000 0 0 Balance at credit on 31st December, Interest credited, 1917 .. .. .. 1917 .. .. .. .. 21,000 0 0 £21,000 0 0 | £21,000 0 0 Liabilities atnd Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balanoeat credit of Post Office Savings- Securities (Post Office Savings-bank).. 28,467,291 9 7 bank depositors on 31st December, „ (fixed deposit) .. .. 21,000 0 0 1917 .. .. .. .. 29,196,389 19 0 Balance uninvested.. .. .. 1,151,486 4 9 Balanoe on fixed deposit .. .. 21,000 0 0 Balance on transfer .. .. 14,321 19 5 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 408,065 15 11 £29,639,777 14 4 £29,639,777 14 4 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1917 947,821 6 0 Balance forward, Ist January, 1917 .. 343,110 3 7 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Interest received during £ s. d. the Department .. .. .. 93 711 the year .. .. 988,221 14 9 Loss on conversion in London of Irish Accrued interest on 31st Land StooK at 2| per cent, into India December, 1917 .. 328,417 17 7 Stock at 2£ per oent. .. .. 38 . 0 0 Paid Public Account, for cost of Savings- 1,316,639 12 4 bank management .. .. .. 32,000 0 0 Less accrued interest on Balance forward to next account .\ 408,065 15 11 31st Deoember, 1916 274,720 4 7 —1,041,919 1 9 Sundry reoeipts .. .. .. 2,988 18 6 £1,388,018 9 10 £1,388,018 9 10

Description of Securities. Nominal Value. Cost-priee. Accrued Interest on 31st December, 1917. £ s. d. 45,000 0 0 £ s. d. 45,000 0 0 £ t. d. 596 14 3 'he Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act 1913 and Amendment Act 1914 Debentures, 4 per oent. 'he Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 3J per cent. .. 'he Scenery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 3| per cent. .. 'he Soonery Preservation Act 1908 Debentures, 4 per oent. 'he Soenery Preservation Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cont. iouth Australian Stock, 4 per cent. ioutb Australian Stock, 3J per cent. 'he State Advances Act 1913 (Advances to Settlers Branoh) Debentures, 4 per cent. 'he State Advances Act 1913 (Advanoes to Workers Branch) Debentures, 4 per oent. 'he State Advanoes Act 1913 (Local Authorities Branch) Debentures, 4 per cent. 'he Swamp Drainage Aot 1915 Debentures, 4 per cent. 'hames Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. 'imaru Borough Council Debentures, 4 per oent. Victorian Stook, 3 per oent. 'he Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act 1910 Debentures, 3J per oent. 'he Waikaka Branoh Railway Act 1905 Debentures, 4 per cent. Vellington City Council Debentures, 4 per oent. Vellington City Council Debentures, 4 per cent. Vellington Harbour Board Debentures, i\ per oent. Vellington Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. Vellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Aot 1908 Debentures, 4 per cent. Vestport Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. .ccrued interest on Post Office Aooount 30,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 1,772 16 2 12,000 0 0 573,200 0 0 50,000 0 0 200,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 12,379 19 10 100,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 19,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 1,861 9 0 11,760 0 0 573,200 0 0 50,000 0 0 v200,000 0 0 16,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 10,708 13 10 100,000 0 0 172 12 0 123 5 9 124 18 8 131 10 2 88 11 10 210 0 0 1,884 9 8 164 7 8 657 10 7 105 4 1 99 14 6 80 0 0 185 13 11 1,457 10 7 53,476 0 0 100,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 27,100 0 0 49,400 0 0 499,700 0 0 53,476 0 0 99,000 0 0 24,500 0 0 27,100 0 0 49,400 0 0 499,700 0 0 351 12 6 2,000 0 0 394 8 8 676 14 2 6,626 3 0 489,500 0 0 489,500 0 0 9,790 0 0 257 17 3 Totals 28,489,411 15 10 28,467,291 9 7 328,417 17 7