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Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1898.

E. J. Seddon, . , , j „, ■ Postmaster-General. Examined and found correct. J. K. Wabbtjkton, Controller and Auditor-General. 25th May, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper. -Preparation, not given; printing (1,400 c ipiea), £1 5s. 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB99. Price 3d.]

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Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1898. Balances on 1st January, 1898. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Money Ordeb Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Fiji Germany Hawaii Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Postal Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Postal notes Private box and bag rents Money-order commission Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts :— New South Wales Telegraphs New Zealand & Australian Cable Telephone-exchange receipts .. Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Telegraph revenue General Accounts: — Post Office Account .. Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investmen ts Miscellaneous receipts—general Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Pine Fund Cable subsidies .. - For other Departments— Advances to Settlers Alcoholic Liquors Act Arms Act Licenses .. Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues(H.M.C) „ duty (parcels) Education Department Factories Act Fishing licenses Game licenses Geraldine County Council Goldfields revenue Government Audit Government Insurance Government Printer.. Harbourmasters Hospital and charitable aid . Income-tax.. Land-tax Lunacy Machinery Mining Act Miners' Guides New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Sanatorium, Hanmer Plains . Sheep-rates Registration of electors Valuation revenue .. Profit and loss £ s. d. 21,207 19 9 I4, 8 93 8 3 693 13 2 £ s. d. ] £ s. d. 1,110,987 11 2 100,859 11 1 7.57 6 I 6 886 13 7 I.53 1 ° 3 7° 19 5 213 o 4 1,241 19 9 23 1 1 1,640 15 7 1,125 o 5 36,312 10 10 3,161 6 11 2,338 2 1 47 10 6 47,014 1 9 3i>976 3 3 7,584 11 2 1,584 13 6 £ s. d. ,111,123 13 o 107,679 8 11 8,260 19 7 772 18 6 2,153 5 o 65 14 3 233 18 4 1,333 4 3 32 2 9 2,083 4 x 1.149 5 5 38,223 14 8 3,183 16 2 2,520 7 8 79 16 11 47,369 15 10 32,994 12 5 7,459 1 10 1,654 15 11 £ s. d. 21,071 17 11 8,073 10 5 8 15 1 61 18 1 £ s. d. 51 17 o 660 6 2 1,282 IO II 16 1 7 21 6 9 20 l8 O 488 8 10 397 4 4 17 10 3 887 67 5 4 233 8 5 784 4 2 509 13 10 257 13 5 2,695 8 o 213 12 o 236 1 3 40 17 4 141 8 3 33 7 7 979 12 8 2,396 9 9 112 623 18 7 1,378 o 7 l,«5 3 9 543 r 5 ° 989 14 5 613 17 5 4,744,924 18 1 1,919 15 8 3,407,740 3 11 198,311 9 o 3,194,893 16 7 198,956 13 9 4.957.771 5 5 1,274 IO TI 116,519 16 oj 026 71,801 10 7 363.705 3 8 i 368 10 o 145.439 12 7i 5,514 10 o 14,795 16 o 264,184 8 1 369,417 17 1 359 2 6 144,096 12 7 5,514 10 o 14,795 16 o 263,889 15 4j 110,807 2 8 9 10 o 73.M4 Io 7i 1,243 9 5 948 16 8J 2,735 3 7 747 14 5 33,849 10 11 9.115 5 ° 38,791 16 2 1,338 11 6 364 2 6 187,463 18 5J 35.327 16 7 9,260 18 11 38,791 16 2 1,338 11 6 364 2 6 187,967 9 7 1,256 17 11 602 o 6 1,420 1 oj 916 9 11 110,813 18 3 246,443 19 94 4.673.°4° 7 8 40,560 12 5 4,328,720 13 10 \ 6,307.774 4 i°i 2,218,066 o o ■ 46,560 12 5 3,083 12 5j 14,252 19 8 - 523,051 6 o 4.307.795 15 6 6,304,360 7 o\ 2,514.974 o o' 46,260 i 1; 3.346 13 ioj 14,489 19 6 474.44° 16 7 491 11 g§ 13.733 10 10 9.573 7 8 100 89,888 19 11 243,030 1 11J 4,969,954 7 8 46,260 1 1 754 J 3 2j 13,970 10 8 39.037 1 9 100 2,178 o 8 2,178 o 8 4,112 in 105 5 8 940 8 10 345,645 14 o 60 12 6 201 o o 100 335 15 6 1,184 9 7 13,302 11 4 100 2100 274 5 o 2,234 8 o 477 6 4 344,987 5 o 60 12 6 151 o o 100 335 15 6 1,242 3 5 13,021 2 9 100 21 o o 283 10 o 2,234 8 o 477 6 4 4,770 10 n 50 o o 47 11 10 1,221 17 5 28 15 o 19 10 o 030 3 13 4 2,772 1 10 8 14 1 14 o o 30,412 O 2 451 8 5 317 T 5 o 10 7 71,964 11 1 207,154 9 o 66 17 2 3,684 12 6 1,265 3 o 030 20,415 o o 17 13 4 30,860 5 10 346 15 11 182 7 1 o 10 7 72,010 o o 206,915 15 • 68 17 2 i 3.791 13 6 ) 1,269 l8 ° 030 2,323 l6 2 113 6 7 134 14 4 120 16 1 337 6 o 500 323 X 3 6 3, r 45 15 o 1 1 o 75 7 5 575 19 9 300 216 12 6 1 3.141 ° ° 1 4 o ) > 20,415 o 0 o 12 6 I 51 i5.i° r 6,252 II 7 ) 779 19 1 ) 200 12 O ) 3 IO 3 [ 86 o 8 ) 574 3 ° o 12 6 29 15 4 5,460 18 7 1,226 3 11 213 10 o 20 19 10 423 9 2 264,378 18 7 11,919 11 11 2,143 18 o 210 19 3 788 1 9 20,244 ,6 o 160 3,322 2 8 225,644 5 10 ! 401 8 8 7 263,587 5 7 c 12,365 16 9 n 2,156 16 o 3 228 8 10 3 702 1 1 d 19,670 3 o D 160 8 3.174 4 9 0 191,230 o o .. 95.773 5 3 3 ) 147 17 1 3 130,187 11 Totals 5,113,738 II gj 5,113,738 II 94 20,693,406 19 S) 20,693,406 19 8J 5,353,283 16 I 5,353.283 16 I