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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE ACCOUNT (BALANCE-SHEET OF), TO 31st DECEMBER, 1888. Prepared in Accordance with the 9th Section of "The Public Revenues Act, 1878."

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1888.

Examined and found correct. C. T. Batkin, H. A. Atkinson, Assistant Controller and Auditor-General. Postmaster-General. Ist May, 1889.

lances on ranuary, 'ransi bions. lances on 31s lecember, 1888. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. (Jr. Dr. iIoney Obdee Accounts: — Money orders United Kingdom, &c. United States of America, &o. Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Commission Savings Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers ?elegkaph Accounts :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable 'ostaij Revenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Total revenue 5-ENEEAL Accounts: — Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Advances to Treasury for payments to London office on Money Order Account Commission on postage-stamps Gratuities for carriage of mails Miscellaneous expenditure License-fees —Game Government Insurance receipts Oyster licenses Registration of births, &c. Receipts under Live Stock Acts Machinery-fees Property-tax Postal notes Maintenance of private lines .. San Francisco contributions, moiety to Sydney Consolidated revenue Under District Railways Purchasing Act Postage from London Imperial Institute Customs duties Profit and loss £ s. d. 14,671 5 9 2,712 6 9 1,097 o 5 422 1 5 3,221 2 2 £ s. d. 2,242 4 6 & s. d. 638,934 11 9 77,613 2 10 5,oi4 3 7 34,368 3 10 984 2 7 16,746 9 8 4.835 13 4 2,214 18 o 291 18 9 1,373 3 4 £ s. d. 638,142 9 10 81,931 18 3 7,044 7 o 33.O7 1 5 5 1,495 8 8 20,855 1 8 4.377 JI ° 2,732 2 2 254 17 1 1,201 10 5 £ s. a. 1,606 8 8 933 3 ° 945 6 1 89 4 8 887 9 10 495 15 8 637 14 5 68 16 7 210 11 4 £ s. a. 15,463 7 a 953 18 o 120 10 3 105 18 3 382 4 3 1,813,084 18 8 194 5 9 1,622,827 13 11 78,919 1 1 1,387,471 1 10 77,828 o 11 2,048,441 10 9 1,285 5 11 4,578 10 2 1,266 2 7 583 4 9 142,529 12 5 23,982 16 9 14,298 1 8 147,870 6 6 23,«39 9 2 14,017 6 7 762 3 11 1,409 10 2 863 19 10 121,931 15 IOJ 260,379 6 6 288 11 o 4,255 ° o 363 12 o 8,377 6 4 193.154 Z 9 7 265,106 10 II J 288 11 o 4.255 o o 363 12 o 8.377 6 4 192,779 8 3 117,204 11 5 1,827 9 4i 2,203 ° 8 J 4°.379 19 11 i84,743 J 5 ° 1,740,705 10 o 15,406 6 2 21,247 18 1 1,488,677 1 o 3,125,666 7 oj 221,787 7 11 15,406 6 2 4,500 o o 1,491,124 18 o 3,128,311 10 1 465,733 5 7 14,612 18 5 42,827 16 11 187,388 18 o£ 1,984,651 7 8 14,612 18 5 16,747 18 1 629 8 9 72 18 6 356 2 6 107 o o 39 4 2i 32,470 6 1 J 103 o 9 648 13 7 2,393 12 o 315 18 11 2,091 12 o 241,502 2 4 933 13 ° 14.583 9 4 050 1,261 1 3 14,840 8 o 3,284 o o 410,314 11 1 60,748 2 6 1,249 18 11 5,689 12 11J 212 18 2 1,442 18 5 224,372 13 7 933 13 o 14,210 0 3 050 1,221 9 3 14,611 10 6 3,209 o o 415,950 o o 55,494 5 8J 1,249 18 11 5,220 5 o 14,735 16 9 1,002 17 10 112 10 6 585 o o 182 o o 5.596 4 8J 37,724 2 11 249 17 4 219 10 7J 030 307 9 10 019 300 18 10 6 14 o 019 3,728 8 8 3 5 1 4,453 15 6 8,720 10 o 538 5 10 3 5 1 4 3 I 17,552 14 10 6,686 7 7 4 3 1 108,352 19 5 97,486 12 2 Totals 2,009,683 8 1 2,009,683 8 1 8,857,722 15 11 8,857,722 15 11 2,259,000 3 10 2,259,000 3 10

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Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General, on Account of the PostOffice Savings Bank Fund, on the 31st December, 1888.

\_Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,300 copies), £1 18s. 6d.

Authority : George Didsbtjry, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB9.

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not received at Close oi Year. Chames Harbour Board Debentures, 6 per cents Borough of Thames Debentures, 6 per cents Damaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cents Damaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cents Borough of Hamilton Debentures, 5J per cents North Rakaia Eiver Bonds, 5 per cents Patea Harbour Board Mortgages, 5 J per cents Damaru Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cents [mmigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debenture, 4J per cents Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cents Defence Loan Debentures, 4J per cents general Purposes Loan, 1873-9, 5 per cents .. 3-eneral Purposes Loan, 4 per cents Westland Loan 1873 Scrip, 5 per cents ■' State Forests Act 1885 " Debentures, 5 per cents District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cents .*. ;< Public Revenues Act 1886 " Debentures, 5 per cents ' Public Revenues Act 1886 " Debentures, 4 J per cents Damaru Gas Bonds, 6 per cents District Railways Debentures, 4 per cents Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 6 per cents Loans to Local Bodies' Scrip, 5 per cents Consolidated Stock Scrip, &c, 5 per cents Consolidated Stock Debentures, 5 per cents [mmigration and Public Works Loan Guaranteed Debentures, i per cents Deficiency Bills, part of No. 250, 5 per cents. 3reymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cents Post Office Account £ s. a. 4,000 o o 6,500 o o 33,000 o o 20,000 o o 6,000 o o 5,500 o o 10,000 o o 5, 000 o o 13,000 o o 173,200 o o 14,900 o o £ s. a. 4,ooo o o 6,500 o o 33,000 o o 20,000 o o 6,000 o o 5,500 o o 10,000 o o 5,000 o o 12,480 o o 166,272 o o 14,527 10 o £ s. d. 120 o o 191 5 o 760 16 1 90 8 3 137 8 6 114 10 5 79 17 3 132 6 6 109 13 11 1,461 10 2 141 8 11 75, 000 o o 5,000 o o 49,500 o o 5,200 o o 50,000 o o 8,000 o o 72, 000 o o 5,000 o o 49,500 o o 4,342 o o 50,800 o o 8,000 o o 34,145 17 8 38,000 o o 100,000 o o 8,800 o o 34, 000 o o 10,000 o o 175,000 o o 508,184 o o 66,400 o o 324,000 o 6 632 17 6 42,100 o o 38,000 0 o 100,000 o o 8,800 o o 34,000 o o 10,000 o o 175,000 o o 508,184 o o 66,400 o o 324, 000 o o 108 9 11 43 17 7 527 7 11 132 12 o 419 16 11 426 17 o I,010 19 2 43 7 11 339 1 4 82 3 8 2,729 9 1 2,297 5 5 3°o 3 4 1,065 3 8 178,200 o o 35,000 o o 178,200 o o 35,000 o o 52 14 9 1,061 6 3 Totals 1,984,651 7 8 14,612 18 5 2,003,484 o o