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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

Table No. 6. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General, on Account of the Post-Office Savings Bank Fund, on the 31st December, 1887.

Balances on 1st January, 1887. Transi .ctions. Balances on 31s December, 1887. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. .Ioney Order Accounts :— Money orders United Kingdom, &c. United States of America, &c. Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Commission Savings Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Tranfers ACCOUNTS : — Eeceipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable 'ostal Revenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Total revenue ienebaij Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists investments Accrued interest on investments Advances to Treasury for payments to London office on Money Order Account Commission on postage-stamps Gratuities for carriage of mails Miscellaneous expenses License-fees —Game Government Insurance receipts Registration of births, &o. Receipts under Live Stock Acts Machinery-fees Property-tax Postal notes Maintenance of private linos .. San Francisco contributions, moiety to Sydney Consolidated revenue Under District Railways Purchasing Act Oyster licenses Postage from London Imperial Institute Samoan Government Profit and loss £ s. d. 13,892 7 o 14,144 17 10 549 3 9 1,831 13 o 188 5 4 636 8 5 1,615,979 9 6 186 16 6 2,692 11 9 978 16 5 373 4 8 97,958 14 5 6,456 o 8J £ a. a. 600 14 1 364 3 4 27 15 3 383 8 11 36,507 15 11 154,996 12 6 1,586,331 10 o 11,984 16 o 21,247 J8 1 £ s. d. 613,107 13 5 85,415 4 6 5,621 2 8 20,396 o 8 1 > 399 7 5 15,099 16 2 2,554 IX 3 2,501 13 6 424 6 4 1,247 1 « i,379,5i4 16 8 66,331 11 1 137.407 1 5 21,228 o 10 9,708 16 10 287,479 14 3 314 15 o 4,029 15 o 325 7 6i 8,532 10 5 199,447 10 6 1,426,084 10 7 2,433,987 12 34 649,210 o o 11,984 16 0 £ s. d. 612,328 14 8 96,847 15 7 5,073 6 o 24,469 18 2 1,165 11 4 12,515 2 5 2,907 15 2 2,258 o 5 502 9 4 1,245 17 3 1,182,409 7 6 66,324 I 10 135,521 3 o 20,940 14 8 9,498 16 9 263,506 12 9J 314 15 o 4,029 15 o 325 7 6-J 8,532 10 5 204,076 1 10 1,429,956 14 7 2,463,734 J4 9i 803,584 o o 15,406 C 2 £ s. a. I4>67i 5 9 2,712 6 g 1,097 ° 5 422 I 5 3,221 2 2 1,813,084 18 8 194 5 9 4,578 10 2 1,266 2 7 583 4 9 121,931 15 10J 1,827 9 4i £ s. a. 2,242 4 6 953 18 o 120 10 3 105 18 3 382 4 3 40,379 19 11 l84,743 15 o 1,740,705 10 o 15,406 6 2 21,247 18 1 63 3 6 384 2 2j 1,232 I 4 782 16 9 5,4 85 1 ° 26,180 2 8 960 13 o 12,303 14 o 1,057 Io ° 14,747 12 6 3,113 o o 82,466 7 9 51,510 8 4 1,049 14 6 3,894 4 10 822 14 o 5,749 12 4-1 27,34i 13 4 960 13 o 12,426 19 11 1,077 I2 9 15,423 6 o 3,130 o o 106,811 3 10 45,726 14 9 1,049 14 6 5.025 6 3 103 o 9 648 13 7 2,393 12 o 752 14 8 93 1 3 1,031 16 o 124 o o 24,384 o 3J 26,686 12 6J 629 8 9 72 18 6 356 2 6 107 o o 39 4 2J 32,470 6 ij 881 4 1 249 17 4 030 457 12 1 66 9 11 1,574 ° 8 66 9 11 2,031 12 9 030 050 22,478 8 8 3 5 1 89 5 4 86,338 2 4 050 18,750 o o 3,728 8 8 3 5 1 3,844 7 " 89 5 4 83,496 2 8 6,686 7 7 Totals Ii 14 7,697,454 18 7 7.697,454 18 7 2,009,683 8 1 1,814,124 I 1,814,124 1 2,009,68 8 1

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Valuo at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not received at Close of Year. Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 6 per cents Borough of Thames Debentures, 6 per cents Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cents Borough of Hamilton Debentures, 5J per cents North Rakaia Eivcr Bonds, 5 per cents Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 5J per cents .. Oamaru Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents Consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870, Debenture No. 1994, 4J per cents Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cents Defence Loan Debentures, 4J per cents 3eneral Purposes Loan, 1873-9, 5 per cents 3-eneral Purposes Loan, i per cents Westland Loan 1873 Scrip, 5 per cents ' Inscribed Stock Act, 1882," 5 per cents ' State Forest Act 1885 " Debentures, 5 per cents ' Public Revenues Act 1886 " Debentures, 5 per cents ' Public Revenues Act 1886 " Debentures, 4J per cents Damaru Gas Bonds, 6 per cents District Railways Debentures, 4 per cents Deficiency Bills, 5 per cents Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 6 per cents Loans to Local Bodies' Scrip, 5 per cents Consolidated Stock Scrip, &c, 5 per cents .. Post Office Account £ s. d. 4,000 o o 6,500 o o 33,000 o o 6,000 o o 5,500 o o 10,000 o o 5,000 o o 13,000 o o 173,200 o o 14,900 o o £ s. d. 4,000 o o 6,500 o o 33,000 o o 6,000 o o 5,500 o o 10,000 o o 5,000 o o 12,480 o o 166,272 o o 14,527 10 o s b. a. 120 O O 191 5 0 4,205 16 I 137 8 6 114 10 5 79 17 3 307 6 6 109 13 11 1,461 10 2 141 8 11 75,000 o o 5,000 o o 49,500 o o 5,200 o o 50,000 o o 250,000 o o 6,000 o o 38,000 o o 100,000 o o 9,300 o o 34, 000 o o 424,900 o o 9,000 o o 100,000 o o 324,584 o o 72, 000 o o 5,000 o o 49,500 o o 4,342 o o 50,800 o o 250,000 o o 6,000 o o 38,000 o o 100,000 o o 9,300 o o 34,000 o o 424,900 o o 9,000 0 o 100,000 o o 324,584 o o 632 17 6 108 9 11 43 17 7 527 7 11 2,054 16 1 57 5 2 421 12 10 1,109 11 10 47 7 9 342 15 10 73 19 5 931 10 o 1.467 5 9 718 11 10 Totals 1,751,584 o o 15,406 6 2 i,74°>7°5 io °