POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANK FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1929, AND 31st MARCH, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, AND 1922; ALSO FOR THE FIFTEEN MONTHS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1921, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS, FROM 1868, THE FIRST COMPLETE YEAR OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND. (THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1929 Session I, F-04

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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND PAID BY THE POST OFFICE SAVINGSBANK FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1929, AND 31st MARCH, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, AND 1922; ALSO FOR THE FIFTEEN MONTHS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1921, TOGETHER WITH SIMILAR PARTICULARS, BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS, FROM 1868, THE FIRST COMPLETE YEAR OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND. (THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINION IN FEBRUARY, 1867.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 91 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928.

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POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK'S— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-banks in the various Postal Districts in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

Number of oTthe Number Number Average f , t of Number Number NuJ *> ber Total Amount Amount Post Office of m 4- i a -w 4- «*«««£ of Amount Excess of Excess of M9 . Q „ of of A*n»rt«r»+e standing to the standing to Savings- Deposits T ®J a i With- Total Amount of of each Deposits over Withdrawals m p n t " Interest Accounts Accounts vpmfliri ' Credit of all the Credit Postal Districts. bank received received durine received dra wals Withdrawals Withdrawal Withdrawals over Deposits d for the opened closed . Q " Open Accounts, of each Open at during Period during during during the Period. during during during th ° Period. during during a f cl £ inclusive of Open Actlie the Period. during t]ae tlle tlie Period. the Period. p Pr inH tlie tlie nf Interest to the count at Close of Period. P«5nfl Period. Period. er oa * Period. Period, p Close of the Period. Close of the Jrerioa. renou. the p eri0( j # Period. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d.| £ s. d. Auckland .. .. 187 267,909 4,649,545 18 7 17 7 1 243,477 4,898,092 2 9 20 2 4 .. 248,546 4 2 .. 281,046 16 5 15,368 13,389 141,979 7,882,956 7 0 55 10 7 Blenheim . .. 16 16,046 280,649 15 10 17 9 10 13,387 301,624 6 3 22 10 7 .. 20,974 10 5 .. 21,763 15 10 975 727 10,904 600,400 1 2 55 1 5 Christehurch .. 73 255,595 4,388,234 11 3 17 3 5 219,139 4,504,916 18 5 20 11 2 .. 116,682 7 2 .. 282,297 15 7 11,301 7,773 123,388 7,798,616 5 o| 63 4 1 Dunedin .. .. 78 113,046 1,997,199 2 5 17 13 5 93,659 2,255,471 8 5 24 1 8 .. 258,272 6 0 .. 164,012 4 5 5,766 5,308 72,920 4,397,558 18 2 60 6 2 Gisborne 26 37,478 611,889 1 5 16 6 7 28,554 633,115 3 11 22 3 5 .. 21,226 2 6 .. 40,027 0 7 2,426 1,638 21,307 1,124,606 5 5 52 15 8 Greymouth .. 24 17,737 312,503 16 9 17 12 5 12,011 319,881 18 9 26 12 8 .. 7,378 2 0 .. 29,164 19 3 1,271 1,032 13,478 794,179 11 6 58 18 6 Hamilton .. .. 90 93,741 1,393,815 13 11 14 17 5 61,705 1,414,026 12 10 22 18 4 .. 20,210 18 11 .. 83,880 6 5 7,634 4,992 41,478 2,389,059 2 5 57 12 0 | Invercargill.. .. 38 38,655 716,796 7 0 18 10 11 32,054' 787,539 13 7 24 11 5 .. 70,743 6 7 .. 63,541 2 5 3,209 2,563 30,195 1,715,583 1 1 56 16 5 ■ Napier .. .. 39 73,684 1,305,861 2 7 17 14 5 59,331 1,334,108 2 7 22 9 8 .. 28,247 0 0 .. 81,224 10 3 4,867 3,534 39,882 2,286,297 8 7 57 6 7 Nelson .. .. 32 28,630 491,432 7 10 17 3 4 20,846 453,179 13 2 21 14 938,252 14 8 .. •• 36,094 18 0 1,679 1,057 17,481 1,017,336 7 7 58 5 0 New Plymouth .. 37 58,641 1,127,962 0 2 19 5 9 43,820 1,099,113 13 9 25 1 828,848 6 5 .. .. 66,672 13 6 3,805 2,903 31,350 1,930,727 1 6 61 11 10 Oamaru .. .. 12 17,210 366,914 16 10 21 6 5 14,621 363,550 3 3 24 17 4 3,364 13 7 .. .. 24,398 17 4 1,153 795 10,002 671,921 17 4 67 3 8 Palmerston North .. 41 84,462 1,472,081 4 10 17 4 7 62,514 1,426,151 2 4 22 16 345,930 2 6 .. .. 84,618 10 3 5,744 3,562 33,767 2,438,424 2 0 72 4 3 Thames .. .. 39 35,652 524,596 15 2 14 14 3 20,226 : 560,601 8 11 27 14 4 .. 36,004 13 9 .. 38,532 9 11 3,111 2,386 1,067,499 16 5 45 2 8 Timaru .. .. ' 18 42,430 907,335 10 0 21 7 9 34,190 882,359 4 4 25 16 224,976 5 8 .. .. 60,692 18 3 2,459 1,879 23,788 1,700,732 7 10 71 9 11 Wanganui .. .. 42 67,550 1,047,399 16 1 15 10 1 51,821 1,076,711 8 7 20 15 7 .. 29,311 12 6 .. 69,414 12 1 4,301 3,235 36,914 1,949,265 12 11 52 16 1 Wellington .. 60 356,197 5,451,802 14 7 15 6 1 265,070 5,595,774 9 4 21 2 3 .. 143,971 14 9 .. 301,149 5 8 16,839 11,983 146,758 8,430,325 15 4 57 8 11 Westport .. .. 20 10,088 155,017 0 3 15 7 3 5,695 152,087 17 8 26 14 1 2,929 2 7 .. •• 13,802 4 5 712 469 6,627 378,035 3 1 57 0 11 Western Samoa .. 2 2,647 38,108 8 10 14 7 11 1,879 42,475 19 11 22 12 1 .. 4,367 11 1 .. 1,911 18 0 290 267 1,451 48,147 5 5 33 3 9 Rarotonga .. .. 5 1,258 13,235 4 8 10 10 5 1,257 11,159 8 0 8 17 7 2,075 16 8 .. .. 803 6 9 201 48 975 j 22,544 10 9 23 2 6 Totals for year ended 879 1,618,656 27,252,381 9 0 16 16 91,285,256:28,111,940 16 9 21 17 6 .. 859,559 7 9105,0001,745,050 5 4 93,111 69,540' 828,296 48,644,217 0 6[ 58 14 7 31st March, 1929 —: f ! . " Totals for year ended 870 1,570,493 27,611,066 5 1 17 11 7il,274, 90630, 584, 997 14 4123 19 10 .. 2,973,931 9 3 95,0001,747,155 13 9 93,331 72,433 804,725 47,758,726 2 11 59 6 11 31st March, 1928 j L 1 1 1 L 1 . - 1 I

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General Post Office, Wellington, 21st June, 1929. J. Robertson, Acting Secretary.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK.—GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-bank in New Zealand, by Ten-year Periods, from 1868 to the 31st December, 1918, and Yearly Periods thereafter to the Year ended 31st Narch, 1929.

By Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— -1929.

Approximate Cost oj Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (490 copies), £5 10s.

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NnmhflT Average Number of Average Number Number Total Amount Amount Branches Num ber of nw i Amount of Number Ammirif nf TCxparr of nf of . of Accounts standing to the standing to of the Post Deposits Total Amount h G f With- Total Amount of Interest for Accounts Accounts remain Credit of all the Credit — W a». S SS sS " « «SS -oSf a^ k the Yea, t dunng the Yea, dunn g th e Yea, S," of the Year. 1:ear - the Year. ! j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Year ended 31st Mar., 879 1,618,65627,252,381 9 0 16 16 91,285,25628,111,940 16 9 21 17 6 .. i 859,559 7 91,745,050 5 4 93,111 69,540 828,29648,644,217 0 6 58 14 7 iq9Q Year ended 31st Mar., 870 1,570,493 27,611,066 5 1 17 11 71,274,90630,584,997 14 4 23 19 10 .. 2,973,931 9 31,747,155 13 9 93,331 72,433 804,725 47,758,726 2 11 59 6 11 1928 Year ended 31st Mar., 875 1,509,909 29,456,383 2 7 19 10 21,224,76430,149,628 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 Year ended 31st Mar., 870 1,446,53031,833,621 9 5 22 0 1 1,197,98532,602,505 17 2 27 4 3 .. 768,884 7 91,731,577 17 2 104,447 81,440 758,155 47,911,321 10 5 63 3 11 1926 Year 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 .. I 830,712 1 2 1,680,919 10 10 95,595 70,604 735,148 46,948,628 1 0 63 17 3 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 Year ended 31st Mar., 840 1,175,10426,682,426 11 4 22 14 21,081,30027,769,262 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 Year ended 31st Mar., 831 ! 1,227,591 29,125,997 10 0 23 14 6 1,119,662 30,236,231 6 5 27 0 0 .. 1,110,233 16 51,599,907 2 0 89,859 75,748 678,930 43,841,704 4 7 64 11 6 1922 ♦Fifteen months ended 819 1,664,206 44,302,852 5 4 26 12 5 1,458,008 41,162,486 9 10 28 4 83,140,365 15 6 .. 1,818,534 5 2 152,930 118,894 664,819 43,352,030 19 0 65 4 2 Ql st Miroh I QOl Totals for 1919 .. 794 'l,289, 16129,758,448 9 7 23 1 8 994,247 25,962,378 2 6 26 2 33,796,070 7 1 .. 1,178,935 6 6118,109 77,531 630,783 38,393,130 18 4 60 17 4 1918 7 86 1,213,35318,101,104 18 1 14 18 4 727,72914,938,841 10 0 20 10 73,162,263 8 1 .. 1,059,471 17 8 76,869 53,015 590,205 33,418,125 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 57,829 342,077 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 .. 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 5 157,276 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 f 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 33 0 5 31st Dec., 1867 _____ - - * Termination of Savings-bank year altered fro n 31st December to 31st March, with effect fro n 31st March, 1921. t The Post Office Savings-bank was established in the Dominion in February, 1867.