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Table No. 9. Post-Office Sayings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1909. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals during 1909 .. .. 9,499,319 16 4 January, 1909 .. .. .. 12,159,293 18 1 Balance to credit of depositors on 31st Deposits during 1909 .. 9,611,119 11 3 December, 1909 .. .. .. 12,666,897 17 5 Interest credited to depositors, 1909 .. 395,804 4 5 £22,166,217 13 9 £22,166,217 13 9 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. Balanoe to credit of depositors on 31st Securities .. .. .. 12,301,772 12 3 December, 1909 .. .. .. 12,666,897 17 5 Balance uninvested .. .. .. 625,582 1110 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 260,457 6 8 £12,927,355 4 1 £12,927,355 4 1 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. , Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1909 395,804 4 5 Balance forward, Ist January, 1909 .. 272,570 12 3 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Interest received during £ s. d. Department .. .. .. 151 5 2 the year .. .. 412,347 4 11 Paid Publio Account, for cost of Savings Accrued interest on 31st bank management .. .. .. 27,000 0 0 December, 1909 .. 160,096 9 8 Loss on debentures at maturity .. 254 9 7 Savings-bank profits for 1908 paid to 572,443 14 7 revenue .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 Less acorued interest on Balance to next account .. .. 260,457 6 8 31st Deoember, 1908 .. 139,852 8 3 432,591 6 4 Profit on debentures at maturity .. 3,295 16 7 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 209 10 8 £708,667 5 10 £708,667 5 10

Table No. 10. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1909, classified according to the Balances at Credit.

Not Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding "S§ Total Postal District. exceeding £20 and £50 and £ 100 and £200 and £300 and £400 and £500 and Number of £20. up to £50. Uμ to £100.: np to £200. up to £300. up to £400. up to £500. up to £600. S oo Accounts I H.S open. Auckland .. 39,181 6,609 ' 8,894 8,468 1,492 788 340 226 174 55,169 Blenheim .. 4,459 531 386 ! 295 129 75 27 24 9 5,935 Christohuroli -44,204 j 0,652 4,818 i 8,467 1,460 (174 368 235 173 61,551 Dunedin .. 31,135 5,193 8,520 2,920 1,306 687 328 183 • 115 45,337 Cxisborne .. 5,950 j 854 528 : 356 , 137 71 29 26 22 7,973 Greymouth .. 1,692 824 553 j 477 | 223 124 60 37 19 7,009 Hokitika .. 1,164 230 170 : 152 74 33 17 7 7 1,854 Invercargill .. 10,174 1,856 1,220 1,004 448 187 108 47 23 15 067 Napier .. 12,825 1,851 , 1,235 , 890 401 201 79 62 i 45 17 589 Nelson .. ' 6,517 1,087 j 657 : 521 244 100 59 33 26 9,244 New Plymouth 6,488 ' 1,012 i 648 ! 528 211 89 56 36 19 9 087 Oamaru .. 3,030 608 i 150 i 383 161 67 45 28 13 : 4,785 Thames .. 8,192 ' 1,024 ! 689 610 238 117 44 40 28 10,982 Timaru .. 7,331 1,329 i 820 638 276 130 63 54 31 10 732 Wanganui .. 14,080 2,027 1,177 919 374 188 85 57 31 18 938 Wellington .. 54,531 7,804 4,767 3,673 : 1,632 730 356 | 230 215 73,938 Westport ... 3,161 507 377 279 96 48 24 . fcl8 14 4 524 Totals, 1909 257,174 38,998 25,409 20,577 8,902 4,259 2,088 1,343 964 359,714 Totals, 1908 | 244,459 37,069 24,021 19,790 8,591 3,872 1,988 1,361 I 926 . 342,077 I