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Table No. 6. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1898.

Balances on 1st January, 1898. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1898. Balances on 1st January, 1898. Cr. Dr. Trans, C r . Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Momy Oedeb Accounts:- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d £ .. d. Money orders (General) .. 21,20719 9 •• 1,110,98711 21,111,12313 o 21,0711711 United Kingdom, &c. .. 14,893 8 3 •• 100,85911 1 107,679 811 8,07310 5 United States of America .. 693 13 2 •• 7,576 1 6 8,26019 7 8 15 1 Canada .. .. .. ■• 5*17 ° 88613 7 772 18 6 61 18 1 .. Gape of Good Hope .. . .. ■• 66° 6 2 ° 3 2,153 5 o .. 1,2821011 Ceylon .. .. .. 16 1 7 •■ 7° *9 5 6 5 *4 3 21 6 9 •• Pi« .. .. .. 213 o 4 233 18 4 .. 20 18 o Germany .. •■ 488 8 10 .. 1,241 19 9 1.333 4 3 397 4 4 Hawaii .I 8 8 7 23 11 32 2 9 •• *7 10 3 Hongkong 509131° •• 1,64015 7 2,083 4 1 67 5 4 . India 25713 5 •• i,i« o 5 1,149 5 5 233 8 5 New South Wales .. .. 2,695 8 o .. 36,3121010 38,22314 8 784 4 2 .. Queensland .. .. • «• 213 12 o 3,161 611 3,18316 2 .. 236 1 South Australia .. .. 141 8 3 •• 2,338 2 1 2,520 7 S .. 40 17 4 Straits Settlements .. .. 33 7 7 •• 47 10 6 79 16 11 1 1 2 Tasmania 979 12 8 .. 47,014 * 9 47,369151° 62318 7 Victoria 2,396 9 9 •• 31.97° 3 3 32,994 12 5 1,378 07 Western Australia .. .. .. 1,"5 3 9 7.584" \ 7,459 110 .. 98914 Commission .. .. •• 543 *5 ° 1,58413 6 1,6541511 .. 613 17 5 Sayings-Bank Accounts:— ■ 1 Deposits and withdrawals ..4,744,92418 1 .. 3,4°7,740 3113,194,89316 7 4,957,771 55 Transfers .. .. .. 1,91915 8 .. 198,3" 9 ° 198,95613 9 1,2741011 Postal Accounts:— ' ' „ Stamps .. .. 116,51916 oA .. 363,705 3 H 369,4 J 7 17 I 110,807 28 Postal Guides .. .. 026 .. 368 10 o 359 2 6 9 10 o .. Postalnotes .. .. 71,80110 7 .. 145,439 12 7* 144,09612 7 73,144™ 7 J Private box and bag rents .. .. •• 5.5H 10 0 5,51410 o Money-order commission .. .. - 14*795 16 ° J4.795 16 o .. .. Postal revenue .. .. .. 1,243 9 5 264,184 8 1 263,88915 4* •• 94816 Telegraph Accounts:— . New South Wales Telegraphs 2,735 3 7 '• 33,8491011 35,32716 7 1,2561711 New Zealand* Australian Cable 74714 5 •• 9,"5 5 ° 9,2601811 602 06 Telephone-exchange receipts .. .. ..- 38,791 16 2 38,791 16 2 Maintenance of private wires.. .. ■• 1,338 11 6 1,338 n b Registration of code addresses .. •• 3°4 \ 6 364 26 .. Telegraph revenue .. .. 1,420 1 oj .. 187,46318 5* 187,967 97 916 9 11 General Accounts: — . ... Post Office Account .. .. .. 110,81318 34,328,72013104,307,79515 6 .. 89,8881911 Postmasters and Telegraphists ., 246,44319 9*6,307,774 4 ioj 6,304,360 7 °i •■ 243,030 1 iij Investments .. •• •• 4,673,046 7 8 2,218,066 o o 2,514,974 00 .. 4,969,954 7 8 Accrued interest on investments .. 40,560 12 5 40,560 12 5 46,260 11 .. 46,260 1 1 Miscellaneous receipts-general 75413 *i •• 3,08312 5* 3,346 13 10 j 491 11 9 J Foreign postage .. .. 13,970 10 8 ... 14,25219 8 14,48919 6 13,7331010 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. 39,°37 J 9 523,051 6 o 474,44016 7 9,573 7 8 General Post Office Pine Fund 100 .. ■• ■• 100 Cable subsidies .. .. .. •• 2,178 o 8 2,178 08.. For other Departments— Advances to Settlers .. 4, "2 1 11 .. 345,64514 o 344,987 5 o 4,770 10 it Alcoholic Liquors Act .. .. ■ • 60 12 6 60 12 6 Arms Act Licenses .. .. .. •• 201 o o 151 o o 50 o o Clerks of Court .. .. •• •■ 1 ° ° J ° ° County Clerks .. .. . • • • 335 15 6 335 15 6 Customs dues (H.M.C.) .. 105 5 8 .. 1,184 9 7 1,242 3 5 47 " 10 duty (parcels) .. 940 810 .. 13,30211 4 13,021 2 9 1,22117 5 Education Department .. .. •• 100 100 Factories Act .. •• •• •• 21 o o 21 o o Fishing licenses .. .. 28 15 o .. 274 5 o 283 10 o 19 10 o Game licenses .. .. .. •• 2,234 8 o 2,234 8 o Geraldine County Council .. .. .. 477 6 4 477 6 4 Goldfields revenue .. .. 030 .. •• •• 030 Government Audit .. 3 13 4 •• 14 o o 17 13 4 .. Government Insurance .. 2,772 no .. 30,412 o 2 30,860 510 2,32316 2 Government Printer.. .. 8 14 1 .. 451 8 5 34615" "367 Harbourmasters .. .. .. •• W ' 5 182 7 1 134 14 4 Hospital and charitable aid .. .. .. o 10 7 o 10 7 Income-tax 120 16 4 .. 71,964" 1 72,010 00 75 7 5 Land-tax .... .. 337 6 o .. 207,154 9 o 206,915 15 3 575 19 9 Lunacy .. •• •• 500 .. 66 17 2 68 17 2 300 Machinery 32313 6 .. 3,68412 6 3,791 13 6 216 12 6 Mining Act 3.M5 15 o .. 1,265 3 o 1,26918 o 3,141 00 Miners' Guides .. .. 110 .. 030 .. 140 New Zealand Consols .. .. .. 20,415 o o 20,415 00 Official Assignee .. .. 0126 .. • • "00 0126 Public baths .. .. 29 15 4 •• 423 9 2 401 8 8 51 15 10 PublicTrust .. •• 5,46018 7 .. 264,3781b 7 263,587 5 7 6,25211 7 Railways 1,226 311 ..' 11,9191111 12,36516 9 77919 1 Registration of births, &c. .. 213 10 o .. 2,14318 o 2,15616 o 200 12 o Rents .. •• •• 20 19 10 .. 210 19 3 228 8 10 3 10 3 Sanatorium, Hanmer Plains .. .. ... 788 1 9 702 1 1 86 o 8 Sheep-rates .. .. .. •• 20 > 2 44 6 o 19,670 3 o 574 3 o Registration of electors ... .. .. 160 160 Valuation revenue .. .. .. .. 3,322 2 8 3,174 4 9 147 17 " Profitandloss .. .. 95,773 5 3 •• 225,644 5 10 191,230 o 130,187 11 1 Cr. Totals .. .. 5,113,738 11 9*5,113,738 11 9*20,693,406 19 8120,693,406 19 845,353,283 16 11 5,353,283 16 11 1