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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.-GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, by Ten-year Periods, from the Date they were established in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1918, and Yearly Periods thereafter to the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

By Authority : W. A. G. Seinsee, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1923.

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Year. Number of Post Office Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Year. Average Average Number of t.i« . I Amount of Number Arerap Cost of Co3t of r, ,<.-. Total Amount ! , cw-.u r . , * . t Amount of Excess of Excess of .7 each Deposits of Deposits ' n each ., °!™ lt *- w,^ 0Un ° <*ch Deposits over Withdrawals Transac . I'""'!* received during the , *Pos.j drawals Withdrawals Withdrawal Withdrawals over Deposits , me . nt tion, Deduringthe v - received during amine: the Year. , , . .. ,, , >u v during !. Year. Year - i during the the Year. du " n g M«nng the Year, during the Year. | posit or 1 v & the \ ear. ■ i WithYear - drawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts opened ' during the Year. Number of Accounts closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all Open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to 1 he Credit ol each Open j Account at Close of the Year. Year ended 31st March, 1923 1,175,104; 26,682,426 11 4 22 14 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 27,769,262 16 3 25 13 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,086,836 4 11 £ 70,650! s. d. o 7-5i £ s. d. 1,605,525 1 10 44,36o,393 1 6 £ s. d. 64 4 4 840 1,081.300 78,490 66,630 690,790 Year ended 31st March, 1922 831 1,227,591 : 29,125,997 10 o 23 14 6: 44.3 02 . s 5 2 5 4 26 12 5 29,758,448 9 7 23 1 8 18,101,104 18 1 14 18 4 1,119,662 30,236,231 6 - 27 o o 1,110,233 z 6 5 60,OOO o 6-13 1,599.907 2 o 89,859! 75,748 678,930 43,841,704 4 7 64 11 6 "Fifteen months ended 31st March, 192 1 Totals for 1919 819 1,664,206. 1,458,008 41,162,486 9 10 28 4 8 3,140,365 15 6 80,000 o 6-14 1,818,534 5 2 152,930 118,894 664,819 43,352,030 19 o. 65 4 2 794 1.289. 161 : 994,24/! 125,962,378 2 f 26 2 3 3.796.070 7 1 52,000 o 5-46 1,178,935 6 6 118,109 77,53i 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 1918 .. 786 I.2I3.353I 727 729 14,938.841 10 o 20 10 7 3,162,263 8 1 32,000 o 3-96 1,059,471 17 8 76,869! 53,°i5: 590,205 33,418,125 4 9 56 12 5 1908 593 706, 101 9,674.075 4 13 14 o 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 S 8 256,254 13 9 27,OOO o 5'44 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829 342,077 12,159,293 18 1 35 10 11 1898 .. 409 281,749 3,279,611 7 5 11 12 10 196,764 3,194,893 16 7 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 8,50c o 4-26 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628 169,968 4,957,77! 5 5 29 3 5 1888 .. 290 M5,355 1,544. 747 7 « 10 12 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 ic 14 S 5 157,276 6 1 4,000 o 3'97 78,080 6 o 21,307 i6,543 84,488! 2,048,441 10 9 24 4 10 1878 .. 147 69,908 762,084 12 o 10 iS o 42,746 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 •• 2,500 o 533 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634, 32,132: 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 r868 .. 55 13,014 194,535 11 6 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 7 8 9 ! o 9-77 4,88o 7 3 3,282 1,186 4,252; 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 Totals from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, r867 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 13 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 g, 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 822 1 10-18 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 o 5 ! * Termini ition of Savings-bank year altered from 31st December to 31st March, with effect from 31st March, 1921. General Post Office, Wellington, 7th June, 192 3R. B. Morris, Secretaiy.