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Table No. 6. Post Office Savings-bank. Receipts and Payments for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, Ist April, 1925, to 31st April, 1925 .. .. .. 46,948,628 1 0 March, 1926 .. .. .. 32,602,505 17 2 Deposits, Ist April, 1925, to 31st Balance at credit of depositors, 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 31,833,621 9 5 March, 1926 .. .. .. 47,911,321 10 5 Interest credited to depositors, Ist April, 1925, to 31st March, 1926 .. 1,731,577 17 2 £80,513,827 7 7 £80,513,827 7 7 Reserve Fund Account. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ g. d. Balance at credit on Ist April, 1925 .. 1,000,000 0 0 Amount at credit of Reserve Fund Account on 31st March, 1926 .. 1,000,000 0 0 £1,000,000 0 0 £1,000,000 0 0 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of Post Office Savings• Securities (Post Office Savings-bank) 48,221,311 16 9 bank depositors on 31st March, 1926 47,911,321 10 5 Balance uninvested .. .. 889,688 13 2 Balance on transfer .. .. 9,396 9 4 Balance at credit of Reserve Fund Account .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 190,282 10 2 £49,111,000 9 11 £49,111,000 9 11 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during Balance forward .. .. .. 214,961 10 3 the year ended 31st March, 1926.. 1,731,577 17 2 Interest received dur- £ s. d. Savings-bank profits carried to Postal ing the year .. 1,965,503 5 8 Revenue .. .. .. 160,000 0 0 Accrued interest, 31st Paid Public Account for cost of Sav- March, 1926 .. 561,475 11 5 ings-bank management .. .. 95,000 0 0 Balance forward to next account .. 190,282 10 2 2,526,978 17 1 Less accrued interest on 31st March, 1925 571,644 10 4 1,955,334 6 9 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 6,564 104 £2,176,860 7 4 £2,176,860 7 4

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