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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, 1928.

By Authority : W. A. G. Sklshek, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1928.

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Number _ Number [ Aver age of Post Average Average 1 - Nurn ber Number ' - Total Amount | Amount Office Number of m-t., i mnn11 t Amountof Number f®. f.tmbr <if E s „e s ,„f of . of icmnnts standing to the standingto Savings- Deposits of A™its each of With- Total Amount of ±Xwith Deposits over Withdrawals Inter- st for Accounts Accounts remain Credit of all the Credit Year. banks received ° s J* Deposit drawals Withdrawals Withdrawals over Deposits the Year °P ened closed inaXen Open Accounts, ! of each Open at during received during during the Year. ""J™ d uri"2 t li B Year dSnne the Year during during ™ inclusive of Open the the Year. the Year. during the the Year. during the lear. during the iear. the fche at Close iuterest to the Account at Close of Year. Year. Year. Close of the Year. Close of the Year ' j * ear - t he Year. . : £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. Year ended 31st Mar., 870 1,570,493 27,611,066 5 1 17 11 71,274,906130,584,997 14 4 23 19 10 .. 2,973,931 9 31,747,155 13 9 93,331 72,443 804,725 47,758,726 2 11 59 6 11 1928 rear ended 31st Mar., 875 1,509,909 29,456,383 2 7 19 10 21,224,764 30,149,628 17 3 24 12 4 .. 693,245 14 81,767,426 2 8 97,713 72,041 783,827:48,985,501 18 5 62 9 11 1927 rear ended 31st Mar., 870 1,446,530 31,833,621 9 5 22 0 11,197,98532,602,505 17 2 27 4 3 .. 768,884 7 91,731,577 17 2 104,447 81,440 758,15547,911,321 10 5 63 3 11 1926 rear ended 31st Mar., 855 1,371,009 29,582,897 2 9 21 11 7 1,108,29130,413,609 3 11 27 8 10 .. 830,712 1 21,680,919 10 10 95,595 70,604 735,148 46,948,628 1 0 63 17 3 1925 rear ended 31st Mar., 846 1,261,14129,598,372 4 8 23 9 41,075,037 29,510,320 19 6 27 9 0 88,051 5 2 .. 1,649,976 4 8 92,465 73,098 710,157 46,098,420 11 4 64 18 3 1924 rear ended 31st Mar., 840 1.175,10426,682,426 11 4 22 14 2 1,081,300 27,769,262 16 3 25 13 8 .. 1,086,836 4 11 1,605,525 1 10 78,490 66,630 690,790 44,360,393 1 6 64 4 4 1923 rear ended 31st Mar., 831 1,227,59129,125,997 10 0 23 14 61,119,662 30,236,231 6 5 27 0 0 .. 1,110,233 16 51,599,907 2 0 89,859 75,748 678,93043,841,704 4 7 64 11 6 1922 "Fifteen months ended 819 1,664,206 44,302,852 5 4 26 12 51,458,008 41,162,486 9 10 28 4 8 3,140,365 15 6 .. 1,818,534 5 2152,930118,894 664,819 43,352,030 19 0 65 4 2 31st March, 1921 • Totals for 1919 .. 794 1,289,161 29,758,448 9 7 23 1 8 994,247 25,962,378 2 6 26 2 33,796,070 7 1 .. 1,178,935 6 6 118,109 77,531 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 1918 .. 786 1,213,35318,101,104 18 1 14 18 4 727,72914,938,841 10 0 20 10 7 3,162,263 8 1 .. 1,059,471 17 8 76,869 53,015 590,20533,418,125 4 9' 56 12 5 1908 .. 593 706,101 9,674,075 4 0 13 14 0 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 8 8 256,254 13 9 .. 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829 342,07712,159,293 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 .. 128,128 16 6 37,265 26,628 169,968 4,957,771 5 5 29 3 5 1888 .. 290 145,355 1,544,747 7 11 10 12 6 96,204 1,387,471 1 10 14 8 0 157,276 6 1 .. 78,080 6 0 21,307 16,543 84,488 2,048,441 10 9 24 4 10 1878 .. 147 69,908 762,084 12 0 10 18 0 42,746 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 .. 31,664 12 9 13,005 9,634 32,132 819,071 8 2 25 9 9 1868 .. 55 13,014 194,535 11 6 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 .. 4,880 7 3 3,282 1,186 4,252 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 Totals from 1st Feb. to 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 13 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 .. 1,241 5 0 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 53 0 5 31st Deo., 1867 * Termination of Savings-bank year altered from 31st December to 31st March, with effect from 31st March, 1921. G. McNajiaea, Secretary. General Post Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1928.