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Statement of Transactions of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Balances on 1st April, 1924. Transactions. j Halances on 31st March, 1926. Cr. j Dr. | Cr. j Dr. j Cr. I Dr. Monby-okder Accounts :— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Money-orders (general) .. .. .. .. 93,645 11 6 .. 5,002,968 4 2 5,006,796 2 6 89,817 13 2 United Kingdom, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 9,385 15 1| 447,498 14 10| 450,647 16 9 .. 12,534 17 0 United States of America. .. .. .. .. 7,039 1 10 .. 28,200 19 9 29,988 0 0 5,252 1 7 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,405 0 8 280,211 18 10 284,053 0 1 .. 7,246 111 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 645 1 10£ .. 5,437 17 2 4,477 11 1 1,605 7 11J Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 7 9 .. 619 19 4 848 7 3 .. 105 0 2 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 926 17 6 5,735 2 9 6,895 12 10 .. 2,087 7 7 Hong Kong.. .. .. .. .. .. I 63 7 7 .. 1,116 16 8 1,203 10 2 .. 23 5 11 India .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,573 19 5J .. 12,140 13 11 12,896 2 5 2,818 10 11J Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 10 1 .. 534 13 9 533 13 8 72 10 2 Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. 60 7 10 .. 158 4 10 200 3 0 18 9 8 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,973 10 5 5,002 9 4 5,496 9 7 .. 2,467 10 8 Union of South Africa .. .. .. .. .. 240 111 3,284 127 3,188 63 .. 143 157 Commission (foreign) .. .. .. .. .. .. 393 6 6 2,839 9 5 2,824 3 10 .. 378 0 11 Savings-bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals .. .. .. .. j 46,098,420 11 4 .. 31,263,816 13 7 30,413,609 3 11 46,948,628 1 0 Investments.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,102,780 9 7 9,300,046 9 0 10,458,777 16 2 ! .. 47,261,511 16 9 Accrued interest on investments .. .. .. .. 552,921 11 11 552,921 11 11 571,644 10 4 .. 571,644 10 4 Post-office Savings-bank Reserve Account .. . 1,000,000 0 0 .. .. •• 1,000,000 0 0 Transfers — New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 25,619 11 5 .. j 3,219,309 6 6 3,228,959 4 6 15,969 13 5 Commonwealth Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 2,453 0 3 ! 43,619 19 9 42,884 3 0! .. 1,717 3 6 State Savings-bank of Australia .. .. .. 982 10 8 .. j 92,063 4 4 90,549 9 11 I 2,496 5 1 United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. j .. .. | 58,198 10 3 58,198 10 3 j Home Savings-bank .. .. .. .. ..j 49 40 .. I .. 49 0 0 0 4 0 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. .. 160,179 7 6 .. | 2,547,559 5 1 2,492,777 2 4 j 214,961 10 3 Postal Accounts :— Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .1 349,690 9 2 .. 1,439,109 1 2J 1,470,522 4 7| j 318,277 5 9 Postal Guides .. .. .. .. ..I 31 19 2 . . 1,250 7 3 1,091 2 2 1 191 4 3 Postal notes .. .. .. .. ... .. I 206,470 3 2 .. 872,187 10 0 858,979 6 7 219,678 6 7 Parcel-post (senders' charges collected on delivery (trade j 2,482 1 0 .. 15,825 17 10 9,412 9 7 8,895 9 3 eharge, money- orders) Private box and bag rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,544 1 9 35,544 1 9 Rural-delivery fees ., .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,313 7 5 14,313 7 5 Safe-deposit receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. ., 139 8 5 139 8 5 Money- order commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,216 18 10 31,216 18 10 British postal orders — Head Office Account .. .. .. .. 42,711 7 1 .. 67,174 15 6 73,227 13 10 36,658 8 9 Chief Postmasters' Account .. .. .. j 17,558 12 7 .. 73,227 13 10 75,974 4 11 14,812 1 6 London Account .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 74,548 8 0-|- 74,548 8 0|British postal-order commission .. .. .. ( .. 1,254 17 11$ 1,254 17 11$ Clearance fees on overseas parcels .. .. .. .. .. 3,197 15 9 3,197 15 9 Postal Revenue Account .. .. .. .. ., 1,536 5 7$ 1,412,327 3 11 1,406,107 1 10$ 4,683 16 5 .. Telegkaph, Toll, and Telephone Accounts :— Cable Accounts — New South Wales .. .. .. .. 4,046 6 0 .. 64,325 14 4 65,688 2 3 2,683 18 1 Eastern Extension .. .. .. .. 1,046 2 3 .. 15,492 0 0 15,812 2 5 725 19 10 Pacific Cable Board .. .. .. .. 5,085 5 3 .. 125,750 0 1 125,184 15 2 5,650 .10 2 Radio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,359 11 7 8,986 9 11 8,975 3 4 .. 1,348 5 0 Radio license receipts.. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 425 0 0 425 0 0 Code addresses fees .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 7,719 13 1 7,719 13 1