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Table No. 9. Post Office Savings-bank. Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance at credit of depositors on Ist Withdrawals, 1916 .. .. .. 12,957,420 3 10 January, 1916 .. .. .. 22,166,364 12 1 Balance at credit of depositors on 31st Deposits, 1916 .. .. .. 15,576,408 3 9 Docombor, 1916 .. ' .. .. 25,603,208 11 3 Intorest croditod to depositors, 1916 .. 817,855 19 3 £38,560,628 15 1 £38,560,628 15 1 Liabilities and Assets. Dr. £ s. d. | Cr. £ g, d. Balance at credit of depositors on 31st j Seouritios .. .. .. .. 25,173,954 9 7 December, 1916 .. .. .. 25,603,208 11 3 Balance uninvested.. .. .. 772,364 5 3 Balanoe of assets over liabilities .. 343,110 3 7 £25,946,318 14 10 £25,946,318 14 10 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1916 817,855 19 3 Balance forward, Ist January, 1916 .. 303,454 15 6 Interest paid on debentures purchased by ! Interest received during £ s. d. the Department .. .. .. 32 4 4 the year .. .. 826,198 17 3 Paid Public Account, for cost of Savings- j Accrued interest on 31st bank management .. .. .. 32,000 0 0 ; December, 1916 .. 274,720 4 7 Purchase of home savings-banks .. 350 9 4 Sundry expenditure .. .. .. 0 3 10 1,100,919 1 10 Balance forward to noxt account .. 343,110 3 7 Less aoorued interest on 31st Deoember, 1915 214,131 6 9 836,787 15 1 Sundry receipts .. .. .. 3,106 9 9 £1,193,349 0 4 £1,193,349 0 4