POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANKS, AND THE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR THE YEAR 1915, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, YEAR BY YEAR, FROM THE DATE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.

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1916. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANKS, AND THE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR THE YEAR 1915, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, YEAR BY YEAR, FROM THE DATE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 82 of the Post and Telegraph Act. 1908.

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in the various Postal Districts in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st December, 1915.

Number of Post Office Numberol T .„, Am .-_. r -. .. Total Am Savings- Deposits ,- j-) eno I'ostal Districts. banks received jrf £a Open at duringthe Year the Close Year, of the Year. Average Number of T ,„,,„„ „, Amount of Number Deposits T0t f a n A T, ' each of Withreceived of Deposits ,, i( drawate duringthe rece.ved dvmng the during Year. duringthe the Year. Year. Averag Amount no " nt each 3 ? lts ( . Deposi LTing the during tl Year. S e t of sit ed the Average j Number ; T . Amount Average Average Cost of Number Number: of the Amount Total Amount ol Amount of Excess of Excess of £" . each of of Accounts: Credit of all standin B to Withdrawals eacil Deposits over Withdrawals „.„, Transac- lnterestfor Accounts Accounts remain- n__ »„„.,. the Credit of durinc the Year Withdrawal Withdrawals over Deposits "="< tion, De- the Year. opened closed ing Open "f ' =ach Open ~ diir . during the Year, during the Year. i" v "f r posit or during during : at Close .n-'Sto the Account at the Year. the Year. w ; the Year, the Year.: of the ; c?"'" f tn ° Y eL Close of drawal. Year. Close of the Year. the Year . ! _ I I I I I £ £ c3. d. £ s. d. 188,273 2,622,810 7 4 13 18 7 143.081 ! 10,915 ! 170,376 12 1 15 12 2 6,950 144,128 ; 2,079,387 6 3 14 8 7 105,579 106,999 1,478,885 14 0 13 16 5 68,365 24,291 : 319,716 0 0 I 13 3 3 17,675 13,532 | 186,382 17 2 ! 13 15 6 8,095 2,441 ' 35,847 16 2 14 13 9 1,557 s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ cc. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,166,843 IS 8 15 2 11 455,006 8 8 .. .. .. 128,910 2 8 16,988 10,994 95,194:4,087,116 4 1 42 18 8 151,108 15 3 21 14 10 19,267 16 10 .. .. .. 10,271 16 0 947 766 7,527 311,156 19 8 41 6 9 1,716,387 11 8 16 5 2 362,999 14 7 .. .. .. 110,253 2 0 9,397 6,324 80.174 3,446,364 3 6 42 19 9 1,227,182 3 3 I 17 19 0 251.703 10 9 .. ,. .. 92,950 7 6 6,729 4,763 I 56,715 2,849,649 .5 7 50 4 11 283,769 10 11 16 1 1 35,946 9 1 .. .. .. 14,681 8 2 2,400 1,907 12,737 j 457,531 2 7 35 18 5 173,311 17 3 21 8 2 13,070 19 111 .. .. .. j 13,779 19 1 1,248 ! 1,046 8,492 412,778 8 9 48 12 2 37,747 1 10 24 4 10 .. 1,899 5 8 .. .. 3,922 18 3 285 245 2,422 112,581 15 11 46 9 8 .... .„ L„„ * s. a. 3. c. Auckland .. | 229 j 18.8,273 [ 2,622,810 7 4 13 18 Blenheim .. ; 16 10,915 170,376 12 1 15 12 2 . Christchureh .. 72 144,128 ; 2,079,387 6 3 14 8 Dimedin .. 66 1106,999 1,478,885 14 0 I 13 16 5 _ . Gisbome .. 21 24,291 \ 319,716 0 0 I 13 3 3 Greyinouth .. j 19 13,532 j 186.382 Hokitika .. 9 ; 2,441 ' 35,847 17 2 i 13 15 16 2 14 13 Inveixargill .. i 32 j 33,072 \ 487,500 Napier .. .. 46 47,998 713,090 j 33,072 j 487,500 3 4 j 14 14 10 20,433 i 47,998 713,090 0 4 . 14 17 2 31,125 18,169 : 298,537 19 5 16 8 7 11,010 3 4 j 14 14 0 4 I 14 17 10 2 414,399 17 5 20 5 7 73,100 5 11 .. .. .. 31,548 2 2 3,077 2,146 20,968 ! 952,187 7 6 45 8 3 617,770 5 1 19 17 0 95:319 15-3 .. .. .. 35,227 7 4 4,265 3,239 26,285 j 1,094,534 11 4 4112 10 237,363 16 6 21 11 2 61,174 2 II .. .. .. 16,777 17 8 ! 1,639 1,030 12,449 ; 527,055 11 4 42 6 9 Nelson .. .. 27 18,169 '■ 298,537 19 5 16 8 7 "- New Plymouth .. : 30 29,871 i 602,808 29,871 | 602,808 19 8 ; 20 3 7! 14,533 10,501 ! 213,538 5 5 20 6 8 6,652 : 19 8 20 3 7 318,035 6 4 21 17 8 284,773 13 4 .. .. .. 20,479 1! 1 5,571 ! ,552 16,118 j 779,573 13 0 48 7 4 178,10% 4 1 26 15 6 35,430 14 .. .. .. 12,006 11 3 1,037 685 6,366 368,145 5 1 57 16 7 Oamaru .. 11 10,-501 213,538 5 5 20 6 I I Thames .. • 30 22,007 310,356 22,007 ! 310,356 1 10 . 14 2 1 13,452 1 10 14 2 1 281,666 4 4 20 18 9 28,689 17 6 .-. .. .. 17.661 17 8 2,482 1,842 : 14.700 538,676 J1 10 36 12 9 Timaru .. .. 16 26,765 ; 517,250 ] 26,765 j 517,250 18 11 19 6 6 16,843 i 50,779 724,566 8 6 14 5 5 34,924 232,256 2,820,646 13 2 , 12 2 IL 151,733 8,762 124,355 2 1 14 3 10 5,230 18 11 : 19 0 6| 411,49413 7 . 24 8 7 105,756 54 ... .. .. 25,875 6 4 2,468 1,737 15,303 808,690 1 1 521611 760,085 11 3 21 15 3 .. | 35,519 2 9 .. .. 31,991 6 1 : 4,759 6,574 24,652 911,868 6 7 36 19 10 2,201,800 4 9 14 10 3 618,846 8 5 ... .. .. 133,027 16 3 19,166 11,751 103,697:4,275,288 8 0 41 4 7 117,898 14 3 22 10 10 6.456 7 10 .'.* .. .. 7,886 14 3 786 820 5,286 233,166 16 3 44 2 2 i i Wanganui .. 43 50,779 724,566 8 6 14 5 5 Wellington .. 103 232,256 2,820,646 ] 13 2 ! 12 2 I 11 Westport .. : 18 8,762 ' 124,355 2 1 14 3 : 10 Totals for 1915 787 970,759 13,706,057 5 8 | 14 2 5 6.57,237 11,294,973 16 5 17 3 9|2,411,083 9 3 30,000 -142 i 707,252 3 9 83,244 57,421 509,085 22,166,364 12 1 t 43 10 H

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1915.

Bv Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer. Wellington.— 1916. Price 3d.]

General Post Office, W. E. Morris, Wellington, 15th April, 1916. Secretary.

Number of PostOffice Savingsbanks Open at the Close of the Year. j Average Numberof .,. . . . . ! Amount of Number D.. lota Amount . . .... . eposits ( .,, .. each : of With---ed Deposi, drawafdunngthe v & received during Year. ,ear - during the I *he Yeai Year. Average Average Cost of , Cost of T „.. Amount of Excess o( Excess of \i,„,„, : each Total Amount of A Deposilsorer Withdrawals * vI * n *f" Transac Jnll'S'St Withdrawal Withdrawals over Deposits . m ™ , or tion, Deduring the Year. dmiBg during thc Yea,. during the Year. P°sit or the Year, j ' Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number Number of of Accounts Accounts opened closed during during the Year, the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close ol 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 the Credit of each Open Account at Close of the Year. 1 ' i I I £ s - d- £ s - d - £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.j £ s. d. | / a. d. Totals for 1915 .. .. | 787 | 970,75913,706,0.57 5 8 14 2 5 657,23711,294,973 16 5 17 3 912,411,083 93 .. ! 30,00a 1 o 442 707,252 3 9 83,244 57.4 2I | 1914 ■• •• 766 884,40511,904,322 19 8 13 9 2 657,62210,603,018 6 3 16 2 611,301,304 13 5 .. j 30,000: o 467 615,310 9 4 78,519 53,851] 1913 •• •• 747 907,87611,286,702 7 5 12 8 8 634,80111,041,454 8 10 17 7 10 245,247 18 7 .. 30,000! o 467 555,908 9 7 81,260 54,865 1912 .. .. 724 877,88911,725,182 16 5 13 7 1 589,38811,449,711 3 7 19 8 6 275,471 12 10 .. 2g,ooo ! o 474 511,598 18 8 85,529 58,8g6 : 19" -• •• 687 823,83211,627,367 14 3 14 2 3 546,02210,662,045 15 2 19 10 6 965,321 19 1 .. ; 29,000 o 508 472,874 18 5 60,931 19 10 •• •■ 647 768,82410,708,938 16 io| 13 18 7 520,413 9,695,514 16 1 18 12 71,013,424 09 .. 28,000 o 521 424,668 1 o 78,5661 57,695 1909 .. .. 619 724,501 9,611,119 11 3 13 5 4 520,971 9,499,319 16 4 18 4 8 111,799 14 ni .. ] 27,000! o 520 395,804 4 5 77,400 55,763 r 9 oS •• •• j 593 706,101 9,674,075 4 o 13 14 o 484,672 9,417,820 10 3 19 S S: 256,254 13 9 .. 27,000 o 544 379,808 6 7 80,133 57,829' r 9°7 •■ ■■ 563 650,990 9,351,663 19 7 14 7 4 433,796] 8,125,123 o o iS 14 71,226,54c 19 7 .. 19,000 o 420 343,424 7 2 74,671 53,644 I9° 6 •• •• 54 1 593,764 7,907,154 12 5 - T 3 6 4 386,536 6,907,103 17 7 17 17 51,000,050 14 io, .. 17,000, o 4-16 291,191 19 I 70,2061 47,526, r 9°5 •• •■ 5 2 ° 509,112 6,625,744 o 10 13 o 3 346,022 ! 5,984,184 12 2! 17 5 11 641,559 8 8| .. 16,500] o 4-63 259,081 7 6 60,015' 43,"3 : r 9°4 •■ •• 5 JO 4 6 9,799 5.836,540 o o 12 S 6 323,609 5,664,770 3 g ! 17 10 1 171,769 16 3J .. 16,000; o 4-84 200,930 6 1 57,769 42,280' I9°3 •• -• I 493 j 444>5 I0 j 5.661,592 15 2 12 14 9 301,076! 5,343,828 5 o 17 15 o 317,764 10 2 .. 15,000 o 483 187,130 2 8 57,047; 40,837! 1902 .. .. 481 411,215! 5,069,619 6 2 12 6 7 273,454! 4,708,771 11 2 17 4 5 360,847 15 o .. 14,000: o 490 172,926 1 7 53,587 38,558' i9°i •• •- 466 j 380,808 4,611,456 6 1 12 2 2 247,854 4,230,193 6 2 17 1 4 381,262 19 11 .. 11,500: o 439, 159,198 4 0[ 50,046] 35,018 I9°° ■• •• 445 347. 0 56j 4,170,428 15 3 12 o 4 227,079 3,827,416 7 3 16 17 1 343,012 80 .. 10,500 o 4-39! 146,169 2 5 46,086] 31,724 1899 .. .. 427 3I3>7 8 3 3.644,980 9 10 11 12 4 206,940 3,417,298 19 8 16 10 3 227,681 10 2 .. 9,500' o 438 134,917 19 3 41,362 28,284] '898 .. .. 409 281,749 3,279,611 7 5: 11 12 10 196,7641 3,194,893 16 7; 16 4 9 84,717 10 10 .. 8,500 o 426: 128,128 16 6! 37,265! 26,628] 1S97 •• .. 388 1 267,615 3,187,219 2 4 11 18 2 I79,555 ! 2,891,169 5 8! 16 2 o 296,049 16 8 .. 8,000 o 429 137,240 8 o 36,394 24,821 !8g6 .. .. 371 242,283 2,881,152 16 3 11 17 10 167,248 2,591,558 19 4 15 9 10 289,593 16 n .. 7,000 o 410 126,497 16 3 32,982 22,907 1895 .. .. 357 217,393 2,794,506 16 o 12 17 il 159,904 2,369,333 6 7 14 16 4 425,173 9 5 .. 7,000 o 4-45 129,489 19 6 30,261 22,001 l8 94 .. •• 348 204,545 2,252,862 6 11 11 o 3 152,136 2,268,624 8 4 14 iS 3 .. 15,762 1 5 6,500! o 437 114,643 4 11 28,669 21,930 !893 .. •• 327 202,276 2,386,089 10 7 11 15 11 136,739 2,122,521 16 8 15 10 5 263,567 13 ii] .. 6,500' o 460 114,760 1 1 29,755 19,599 ■892 .. .. 318 186,945 1,878,270 6 4 10 o 11 120,628 1,821,348 18 1 15 2 o 56,921 8 31 .. 3,500 o 4-29: 111,301 13 I 26,232 18,171 l8 9i •• ■■ 311 176,971 1,842,987 15 2 10 8 3' 111,603 r >693, 515 9 3 15 3 5 !49,472 5 II •• 5,000 o 416! 104,098 17 o 25,131 17,872 : 890 ■■ .. 296 162,938 1,658,543 3 5 10 3 6 106,868 1,500,437 9 5 14 o 9 158,105 14 o .. 5,000 o 445] 92,319 o 6 23,719; 17,256: l8 89 .. .. 294 153,920 1,515,281 11 3 9 16 10 99,185 1,457,081 5 o 14 13 9 58,200 63 .. 4,000 o 379 84,809 17 1 21,778] 15,521 1888 .. .. 290 145,355 J >544.747 7 " 10 12 6: 96,204 | 1,387,471 i 10 14 S 5 157,276 61 .. 4,000 o 397 78,080 6 o; 21,307 16,543. 1887 .. .. 283 136,197 1,312,151 15 9 12 8 89,962 1,182,409 7 6 13 2 10 129,741 13 11 .. 4,000 o 424 67,363 15 3 20,368: 15,515 '886 .. .. 271 137.989 1.248,405 6 11 9 o 11 89,182 1,336,287 6 4 14 19 8; .. 87,881 19 5 4,000 o 423 65,825 9 6 21,671! 16,757 1885 .. .. 256 13 J .373 I .34 I .ooi 3 2 10 4 1 84,832. 1,264,305 8 3 14 18 o 76,695 14 11 .. 4,000 o 444 62,228 3 11 20,661 16,421 '884 .. .. 243 129,279 1,227,909 11 4 9 9 n 80,800 1,195,931 o 11 14 16 o 31,978 10 5 .. 4,000 o 457 57,381 13 7 20,228! 16,447 ■883 .. .. 222 127,609 1,178,474 41948 78,405 1,295,719 18 3 16 10 6 ; .. 117,245 14 2 4,000 o 466, 56,046 17 3 20,386: 15,967 ■882 .. .. 207 129,952 1,325,852 2 11 10 4 o 69,308 1,142,599 o 1 16 9 S 183,253 2 10 .. 4,000 o 482 54,909 13 11 21,014 '4,505 '88i .. .. 190 125,855 1,189,012 27 9 8 11] 60,137 902,195 1 8 15 o 1 286,817 o 11 .. 3,500 o 452 42,204 19 o 25,059 12,718 • _ ! 88o .. .. j 178 81,660] 864,441 iS 10 10 11 9! 57,446 780,504 13 4 13 11 8} 83,937 56 .. : 3,500 o 604 32,822 12 4 16,137 12,217 r 8?9 -- •■ 165 71,8651 812, 3gg 11 11 11 6 1 54,698 876,180 '.9 3 16 o 4 .. 63,781 7 4 3,000 o 569 31,715 18 2 15,401 12,786 J 878 ■• •• 147 69,908 762,084 12 o 10 18 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 l8 77 •• ■• 138 60,953 681,294 : 3 2 11 3 6 39,363' 667,023 7 5 16 18 10! 14,271 59 .. 2,500! o 598. 29,193 14 6 11,235! 8,591 '876 •■ .. I 124 57.295] 664,134 12 6| 11 11 9 39,486, 696,281 7 4: 17 12 8 .. 32,146 14 10 2,500 o 620; 28,762 4 7 11,255, 9,472 '875 •■ •• 119 56,129 657,653 4 oJ 11 14 4 36,977] 729,759 17 9 19 14 8 .. 72,106 13 9 2,500! o 6-44] 28,565 3 5 11,273! 8,681 l8 74 •• •• !03 52,627 699,249 14 3 13 5 8 29,778 620,155 8 9, 20 16 5 79,094 56 .. 2,250 o 655 26,935 6 8 10,346 5,736 '873 •■ -• j 97 39.223 580,542 5 5 14 16 2 2i,268j 425,908 3 5 20 o 5 154,634 20 .. 1,800 o 714 20,106 16 10 7,382] 3,816 '872 ■• -• 92 3 r .68i 430,877 o o 13 12 o 17,254] 313,176 7 n| 18 3 o 117,700 12 1 .. 1,556 o 7-63! 14,711 o 5 6,205: 3,188 '871 •• •■ 81 24.642 312,338 18 4 12 13 6 14,773] 261,347 l6 3! 17 13 9 50,991 21 .. 1,351 o 823, 11,291 10 10 4,615] 2,383 '87° •• ■• 7° 20,489 264,328 5 7 12 18 o 11,934: 209,509 13 2 17 11 1 54,818 12 5 .. 1,264 ° 9'36' 9,242 3 11 4,304. 2,277 ■869 .. .. 59 I7. J 33 240,898 5 9: 14 1 2 9,292' 180,518 4 t 19 8 7 60,380 1 R .. i,i86| o 10-77! 7,412 8 o 3,839 1,801 l8 68 .. .. 55 13,014 194,535 " 6 14 18 11 6,365 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 .. 789J o 9-77] 4,880 7 3 3,282, 1,186 Totals from ist Feb. to 31st 46 6,977 96,372 7 10: 13 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 q 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 .. 822! 1 1018; 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 Dec, 1867 509,085' 483, 262 +58,594 432,199 405, 566' 380,585^ 359,714; 342,077! 319,773 298,746 276,066 259,164 243.675 227,4651 212,4361 197,408! 183,046169,968 i59,33i: 147,758; 137,683 I2 9,423 122,684 112,528 104,467 97,208 90,745 84,488' 79,724 74,871; 69,957; 65,717: 61,936. 57.517 5i,oo8 : 38,667 34.747] 32,132; 28,761: 26,117; 24,334] 21,742] 17,132: 13,566 10.549: 8,317! 6,290 4,252! 2,156 £ s. d. ■22,166,364 12 1 19,048,028 19 1 17,131,413 16 4 16,330,257 8 2 115,543. 186 16 8 114,104,989 19 2 12,666,897 I 7 5 112,159,293 18 1 11,523,230 17 9 9,953,265 11 o 8,662,022 17 1 1 7,761,382 o 11 7,388,681 18 7 I 6,883,787 5 9 j 6,350,013 9 2 I 5,809,552 5 3 I 5,320,370 14 10 4.957.77 1 5 5 4.744.924 l8 1 : 4,311,634 13 5 3,895,543 o 3 3,340,879 " 4 3,241,998 7 10 2,863,670 12 10 2,695,447 n 6 2,441,876 8 7 , 2,191,451 14 1 2,048,441 10 9 1,813,084 18 8 [ i.6i5,979 9 6 1,638,035 19 5 ! 1,499,112 o 7 1,409,751 16 7 1,470,950 13 6 1,232,787 16 9 903,765 16 10 787,005 19 o 819,071 8 2 767,375 17 8 723,910 17 5 727,295 7 8 770,836 18 o 664,807 5 10 490, 066 7 o 357,654 14 6 295,372 1 7 231,3" 5 3 163,518 15 7 71,197 14 1 £ s. d. 43 10 10 39 8 4 37 7 2 37 15 8 38 6 6 37 1 3 35 4 3 35 10 11 36 o 9 33 6 4 31 7 6 29 18 11 30 6 5 30 5 3 29 17 10 29 8 7 29 1 4 29 3 5 29 15 7 29 3 7 28 5 10 25 16 3 26 8 6 25 9 o 25 16 o 25 2 4 24 2 11 24 4 10 22 14 10 21 11 8 23 8 4 22 16 3 22 15 2 25 " 5 24 3 4 23 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 o 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 33 o 5