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Table No. 8. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1897. Dr. £ s. a. Cr. & s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, Ist Withdrawals during 1897 .. .. 2,891,169 5 8 January 1897 .. .. .. 4,311,634 13 5 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during 1897 .. .. 3,187,219 2 4 December, 1897 .. .. .. 4,744,924 18 1 Interest credited depositors .. .. 137,240 8 0 £7,636,094 3 9 £7,636,094 3 9 2)r. Liabilities and Assets. Or. £ s. d. £ s- d - Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities {vide Table No. 7).. .. 4,673,046 7 8 December 1897 .. .. .. 4,744,924 18 1 Cash in Post Office Account on 31st December, 1897 .. .. •• 71,878 10 5 £4,744,924 18 1 £4,744,924 18 1 Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance forward, Ist January, 1897 .. 73,987 17 11 Interest credited to depositors, 1897 ..137,240 8 0 Interest received .. £177,190 10 1 1896 accrued interest written off .. 33,32110 7 Interest accrued on 31st Paid Public Account, for expenses of December, 1897 .. 40,560 12 5 management .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 217,751 2 6 Savings-bank profits carried to revenue .. 15,000 0 0 Interest on securities purchased from other departments .. .. .. 2,403 16 7 Balance to next account .. .. 95,773 5 3 £291,739 0 5 £291,739 0 5

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1897, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1896.

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Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding £100 and ; up to £200. Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500. 3 H.3 Total. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Holritika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 14,861 2,436 22,980 16,500 1,481 2,013 864 4,581 5,585 3,375 2,948 1,818 4,300 3,258 6,064 22,840 1,297 2,372 235 3,207 2,461 226 280 168 741 726 451 413 345 780 533 779 2,642 203 1,536 145 1,933 1,493 105 205 115 461 511 354 237 203 406 322 443 1,521 145 1,356 115 2,622 1,520 83 211 139 378 414 322 178 234 312 297 318 1,206 132 601 63 571 531 25 73 72 168 133 121 64 55 1.10 116 131 421 59 174 23 219 120 10 25 22 29 54 40 22 20 30 33 36 ' 160 22 109 11 127 111 8 11 11 16 23 18 6 9 15 28 27 108 7 99 10 101 82 4 12 18 12 15 21 6 6 34 32 32 104 10 21,108 3,038 31,760 22,818 1,942 2,830 1,409 6,386 7,461 4,702 3,874 2,690 5,987 4,619 7,830 29,002 1,875 Totals, 1897 ! 117,201 i I 16,562 j 10,135 9,887 3,314 1,039 645 598 159,331 Totals, 1896 I 108,249 15,569 526 147,758 9,468 9,245 3,138 948 615