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Table No. 9. Post Office Savings-bank. Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1913. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals during 1913 .. .. 11,041,454 810 January, 1913 .. .. .. 16,330,257 8 2 Balance at credit of depositors on 31st Deposits during 1913 .. ..11,286,702 7 5 December, 1913 .. .. .. 17,131,413 16 4 Interest credited to depositors, 191.3 .. 555,908 9 7 £28,172,868 5 2 . £28,172,868 5 2 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d, Balanoe at oredit of depositors on 31st Securities .. .. .. .. 17,088,638 9 7 December, 1913 .. .. .. 17,131,413 16 4 Balanoe uninvested.. .. .. 349,024 1 0 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 301,248 14 3 £17,432,662 10 7 . £17,432,662 10 7 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1913 555,908 9 7 Balance forward, Ist January, 1913 .. 288,157 14 5 Interest paid on debentures purchased by Interest received during £ s. d. Department .. .. .. 815 10 the year .. .. 587,481 1 5 Paid Publio Account, for cost of Savings- Accrued interest on 31st bank management .. .. .. 30,000 0 0 December, 1913 .. 184,52112 7 Purchase of home savings-banks .. 1,567 14 2 Balance to next account .. .. 301,248 14 3 772,002 14 0 Less accrued interest on 31st Deoember, 1912 .. 180,063 13 7 591,939 0 5 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 1,958 9 0 Profit on redemption of securities at maturity .. .. .. .. 11,678 10 0 £888,733 13 10 • £888,783 13 10 ===== |

Table No. 10. Return showing the Total Number of Post Office Savings-bank Accounts remaining open on 31st December, 1913, classified according to the Balance at Credit of each Account.

Postal District. Not Exceeding exceeding £20 and £20. up to £50. Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding' Exceeding Exceeding £50 and £100 and £200 and £300 and £400 and up to £100. up to £200. up to £300. up to £400. up to £500. Exceeding! "2§ £500 and I g=rt up to £600. * gJ Total Number of Accounts open. Auckland .. 59,971 8,639 5,595 Blenheim .. 5,153 i 668 438 Christchurch.. ; 53,861 7,383 j 4,768 Dunedin .. j 36,321 ; 5,823 | 4,053 Gisborne .. 8,644 j 1,259 753 Greymouth . . : 5,660 681 594 Hokitika .. 1,622 214 165 Invercargill . . 13,018 2,226 1,546 Napier .. 16,998 < 2,484 1,643 Nelson .. 8,155 1,205 821 New Plymouth ! 8,335 j 1,169 759 Oamaru .. 3,578 j 776 505 Thames .. I 9,940 1,303 817 Timaru .. ! 9,342 1,615 I 1,132 Wanganui .. 18,352 2,520 1,675 Wellington .. ; 66,972 8,930 : 5,561 Westport .. 3,747 492 ; 371 4,764 352 4,091 3,522 567 511" 139 1,363 1,260 640 677 442 716 899 1,256 4,598 312 2,009 167 1,820 1,591 250 255 91 595 523 272 299 [ 202 313 395 507 1,970 147 1,053 86 964 889 123 149 i 43 300 270 142 146 I 105 167 222 244 1,013 73 561 55 489 433 45 71 24 141 147 60 76 55 89 85 146 582 48 371 40 302 268 39 49 14 81 95 40 42 50 54 79 81 355 26 401 27 258 223 31 39 8 56 ' 97 31 39 31 41 52 79 314 18 83,364 6,986 73,936 53,123 11,711 8,009 2,320 19,326 23,517 11,366 11,542 5,744 13,440 13,821 24,860 90,295 5,234 Totals, 1913 329,669 : 47,387 31,196 26,109 11,406 5,989 3,107 1,986 1,745 458,594 Totals, 1912 311,389 ; 43,952 29,602 24,195 10,832 I 5,667 ; 2,850 2,020 1,692 432,199