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Table No. 6. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1897.

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Balances on 1st January, 1897. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1897. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. Money Obdeb Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Germany Hongkong Hawaii India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Telegeaph Accounts:— Eeceipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable Postal Revenue Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Money-order commission Total revenue Genebal Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Telephone exchanges Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Fine Fund Cable Subsidy Account Fob Othee Depabtments— Auctioneers' license-fees Advances to settlers Alcoholic Liquors Act County Clerks Customs duty (parcels) (H.M.O.) Education Department Factories Act Election deposits Game licenses Fishing licenses Goldfields revenue Geraldine County Council Government Insurance Government Audit Government Printer.. Gum licenses Harbourmasters Hospital and charitable aid .. Income-tax.. Industrial schools Land-tax Licensing Act Live-stock Lunacy Machinery Miners' Guides Mining Act New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Profit and loss £ s. d. 20,407 17 11 11,622 6 4 1,176 18 3 & s. d. i 18 o 272 18 6 & s. d. 1,046,886 14 1 8 5,774 9 4 7.574 o 1 1,019 0 11 1,088 4 4 361 12 8 1,562 6 1 1,340 1 11 3°4 1,228 19 o 30,627 13 7 3,206 9 8 2,108 4 7 49 10 6 44.727 7 7 33.787 8 5 9,232 4 3 1,368 10 5 & s. d. 1,046,086 12 3 82,503 7 5 8,057 5 2 1,068 19 11 1,475 12 o 392 16 4 I.O73 17 3 1,260 15 o 11 8 11 £ s. d. 21,207 I 9 9 I4, 8 93 8 3 693 13 2 £ s. d. 51 17 o 660 6 2 47 5 3 430 6 11 16 1 7 488 8 10 509 13 10 345 19 9 2,900 13 8 257 13 5 2,695 8 o '887 163 12 11 11 13 1 830 1 5 4,128 o 3 270 15 6 1.317 5 4 30,832 19 3 3,149 6 2 2,130 9 3 27 16 0 44>577 16 4 35,518 18 11 8,460 4 1 1,474 12 7 141 8 3 33 7 7 979 12 8 2,396 9 9 213 12 o 1,887 3 11 437 12 10 l>"5 3 9 543 15 o 4,311,634 13 5 1,660 1 7 3,324,459 10 4 182,489 2 8 2,891,169 5 8 182,229 8 7 4,744,924 18 1 1,919 15 8 1,049 7 4 2,410 13 9 555 16 9 181,586 15 6J 37,112 1 6 8,829 2 8 181,216 1 10 36,787 11 8 8,637 5 o 1,420 1 oj 2,735 3 7 747 14 5 122,164 14 11 1 1 o 296 13 10 337,126 5 6J 33° 17 6 5,390 15 o 2,985 2 10 13,878 10 4 239,557 2 10J 342.771 4 5 331 16 o 5,39° 15 o 2.527 3 54 13,878 10 4 241,996 7 8 116,519 16 o| 026 754 13 2J i,i95 15 4* 1,243 9 5 66,762 12 2 205,511 19 10 245,946 17 ii 4.190,577 7 8 33.321 10 7 !2,976.673 5 10 6,086,895 ii 5 j 801,837 ° o 33.321 10 7 141,387 7 S^ 1,127 4 1 367 o o 34,658 i 8 12,970 16 11 415,526 5 10 400 1,232 11 1 2,881,975 4 3 6,087,392 14 1 1,284,306 o o 40,560 12 5 136.348 9 3i 1,127 4 1 367 o o 34,658 i 8 5.504 o 3 471,861 8 9 3 10 o 1,232 11 1 71,801 10 7 110,813 I 8 3 246,443 19 9i 4,673,046 7 8 40,560 12 5 6,503 14 o 17,298 1 2 o 10 o 13,970 10 8 39,037 1 9 100 17,331 11 o 691 4 3 105 18 6 25 10 o 439,590 13 4 43 5 o 316 5 6 9,567 12 11 1,309 18 6 r o o 17 17 o 1000 25 10 o 452,8lO 2 5 43 5 o 316 5 6 9,318 8 4 1,310 11 4 100 17 17 o 10 o o 1,724 10 o 246 o o 4,112 1 11 940 8 10 105 5 8 300 030 1,724 10 o 271 15 o 28 15 o 030 1,998 3 2 3 1 4 3 477 6 4 28,059 1 9 7 10 13 4 331 7 9 400 38 11 11 3 17 6 62,633 on 900 191,975 16 11 20 0 o 17,891 4 7 7100 3,508 11 o 030 1,380 6 o 10,315 o o 477 6 4 27,286 o 11 700 353 17 " 400 38 11 11 3 17 6 62,556 o o 900 191,963 o 0 20 o o 17,891 4 7 89 10 o 3,426 2 6 2,772 1 10 3 13 4 8 14 1 120 16 4 43 15 5 324 9 1 337 6 o 23 10 o 241 5 o o 18 o 3,139 17 0 500 323 13 6 1 1 o 3.145 15 o 1,374 8 o 10,315 o o 012 6 10 8 3 334 o 2 302,358 6 7 15,338 8 11 2,053 6 6 160 8 o 217,751 2 6 o 12 6 23 13 8 4,975 2 4 1,497 7 4 196 10 6 13 10 o 73,987 17 11 10 8 3 327 18 6 301,872 10 4 15,609 12 4 2,036 7 o 152 18 2 195,965 15 2 29 15 4 5,460 18 7 1,226 3 11 213 10 o 20 19 10 95,773 5 3 Totals 4,678,228 3 114 4,678,228 3 11J 17,419,306 6 8 17,419,306 6 8 5,113,738 11 91 5,113,738 11 9 J