STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of SAVINGS BANK TRANSACTIONS at the several Chief and Accounting Post Offices in the Colony of New Zealand
during the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1870; and SUMMARY of the TRANSACTIONS during the corresponding Quarter in 1869.

| CHIEF AND ACCOUNTING OFFICES. | NO. OF BANKS. | DEPOSITS. | | | TOTAL DEPOSITS. | | WITHDRAWALS. | | BALANCES. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | NEW ACCOUNTS OPENED. | ADDITIONS TO OPEN ACCOUNTS. | | No. | Amount. | | ACCOUNTS CLOSED. AMOUNT INCLUDED IN PRINCIPAL WITHDRAWN. | DR. AMOUNT. | CR. AMOUNT. | REMAINING IN DEPOSIT. |
| | | No. | Amount. | No. | Amount. | No. | Amount. | No. | Amount. | INTEREST PAID ON CLOSED ACCOUNTS. No. Amount. | No. | Amount. | | | |
| Auckland | 13 | 181 | £ 4,756 10 0 | 703 | £ 5,846 4 0 | 884 | £ 10,602 14 0 | 606 | 788 | £ 9,867 14 7 | £ 81 12 3 | 143 | £ 3,063 3 5 | £ 1,569 6 0 | £ 834 6 7 | ... |
| The Thames | 1 | 54 | 1,410 17 0 | 153 | 1,140 13 0 | 207 | 2,551 10 0 | 109 | 128 | 1,321 1 8 | 11 19 8 | 20 | 466 18 8 | 1,230 8 4 | ... |
| New Plymouth | 2 | 26 | 631 3 6 | 96 | 1,053 11 0 | 122 | 1,684 14 6 | 83 | 94 | 1,658 16 6 | 11 7 2 | 18 | 558 8 6 | 244 6 9 | 218 8 9 | ... |
| Napier | 4 | 18 | 486 7 0 | 129 | 782 11 0 | 147 | 1,268 18 0 | 42 | 61 | 1,094 3 5 | 7 18 10 | 6 | 297 4 5 | 575 14 7 | 401 0 0 | ... |
| Wellington | 7 | 86 | 2,935 6 0 | 385 | 3,828 18 6 | 471 | 6,764 4 6 | 213 | 264 | 3,317 4 7 | 19 11 10 | 33 | 796 3 0 | 3,446 19 11 | ... |
| Blenheim | 4 | 19 | 557 2 0 | 52 | 594 15 5 | 71 | 1,151 17 5 | 21 | 21 | 386 12 0 | 2 4 10 | 4 | 143 10 7 | 765 5 5 | ... |
| Nelson | 3 | 27 | 367 10 0 | 116 | 642 7 0 | 143 | 1,009 17 0 | 57 | 67 | 1,312 15 11 | 12 14 9 | 8 | 612 2 7 | 223 18 0 | 526 16 11 | ... |
| Charleston | 1 | 10 | 413 0 0 | 67 | 730 12 0 | 77 | 1,143 12 0 | 32 | 36 | 918 2 8 | 3 9 7 | 7 | 149 17 8 | 419 10 0 | 194 0 8 | ... |
| Westport | 1 | 28 | 591 11 0 | 109 | 1,532 3 0 | 137 | 2,123 14 0 | 96 | 115 | 1,708 6 10 | 11 4 11 | 20 | 550 17 10 | 550 1 9 | 134 14 7 | ... |
| Greymouth | 1 | 38 | 1,506 12 0 | 160 | 2,299 4 0 | 198 | 3,805 16 0 | 126 | 141 | 3,072 15 1 | 21 13 2 | 22 | 713 8 1 | 963 10 6 | 230 9 7 | ... |
| Hokitika | 2 | 31 | 687 4 0 | 228 | 1,851 13 0 | 259 | 2,538 17 0 | 119 | 139 | 1,532 15 8 | 13 14 5 | 15 | 479 15 4 | 1,031 2 8 | 25 1 4 | ... |
| Christchurch | 9 | 176 | 4,679 15 0 | 794 | 7,208 18 0 | 970 | 11,888 13 0 | 499 | 579 | 10,601 13 11 | 68 8 1 | 61 | 3,026 5 3 | 2,014 0 10 | 727 1 9 | ... |
| Dunedin | 18 | 218 | 7,577 13 0 | 994 | 7,730 17 0 | 1,212 | 15,308 10 0 | 612 | 733 | 13,689 15 4 | 128 2 7 | 133 | 4,937 10 1 | 2,498 10 5 | 879 15 9 | ... |
| Invercargill | 4 | 42 | 1,320 18 0 | 105 | 1,103 12 0 | 147 | 2,424 10 0 | 83 | 90 | 1,583 16 11 | 7 10 10 | 12 | 234 6 2 | 840 15 4 | 0 2 3 | ... |
| Total for 4th Quarter in 1870 | 70 | 954 | 27,921 8 6 | 4,091 | 36,345 18 11 | 5,045 | 64,267 7 5 | 2,698 | 3,256 | 52,065 15 1 | 401 12 11 | 502 | 16,029 11 7 | 16,373 10 6 | 4,171 18 2 | 12,201 12 4 |
| Total for 4th Quarter in 1869 | 59 | 881 | 23,317 1 0 | 3,408 | 32,553 9 6 | 4,289 | 55,870 10 6 | 2,164 | 2,559 | 41,665 5 6 | 338 10 9 | 470 | 14,006 16 10 | 16,792 17 5 | 2,587 12 5 | 14,205 5 0 |

*** The total balance at credit of Depositors on the 31st December, including interest up to 31st December, 1869, was £287,113 3s. 3d.

W. PAGAN, Controller.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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