STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of MONEY ORDER and SAVINGS BANK TRANSACTIONS in the several Postal Districts of the Colony of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1891.

| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | Money Order and Savings Bank Offices open. | MONEY ORDERS. | | | | SAVINGS BANKS. | | | | | | | | |
| | | Issued. | | Paid. | | Accounts. | | Number of Deposits. | Number of Withdrawals. | Amount of Deposits. | Amount of Withdrawals. | Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals. | Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits. |
| | | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | Opened. | Closed. | | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| Auckland .. | .. | 76 | 8,836 | 29,058 4 9 | 9,226 | 32,686 18 1 | 789 | 458 | 4,815 | 3,163 | 60,311 14 0 | 53,710 12 5 | 6,601 1 7 | .. |
| Blenheim .. | .. | 8 | 1,249 | 4,229 4 9 | 549 | 1,948 18 11 | 140 | 97 | 995 | 514 | 10,267 8 2 | 7,705 1 9 | 2,562 6 5 | .. |
| Christchurch .. | .. | 40 | 5,694 | 19,042 12 11 | 5,698 | 19,331 2 3 | 1,011 | 757 | 9,020 | 5,674 | 87,199 3 10 | 84,596 13 3 | 2,602 10 7 | .. |
| Dunedin .. | .. | 42 | 6,615 | 20,782 1 0 | 7,442 | 26,018 13 7 | 937 | 692 | 7,893 | 4,710 | 62,175 1 11 | 56,322 18 10 | 5,852 3 1 | .. |
| Gisborne .. | .. | 2 | 643 | 2,103 2 0 | 191 | 697 2 6 | 97 | 71 | 581 | 437 | 5,018 8 3 | 4,077 7 2 | 941 1 1 | .. |
| Greymouth .. | .. | 8 | 1,657 | 5,348 15 9 | 816 | 2,872 16 9 | 108 | 115 | 813 | 454 | 8,125 2 11 | 8,492 2 3 | .. | 366 19 4 |
| Hokitika .. | .. | 5 | 728 | 1,941 8 11 | 362 | 1,232 8 0 | 46 | 43 | 254 | 194 | 2,728 3 11 | 2,480 15 11 | 247 8 0 | .. |
| Invercargill .. | .. | 24 | 2,759 | 8,694 12 2 | 1,635 | 5,736 8 6 | 239 | 174 | 1,648 | 807 | 13,700 9 5 | 13,813 5 6 | .. | 112 16 1 |
| Napier .. | .. | 20 | 3,192 | 10,787 19 1 | 1,810 | 6,672 3 8 | 320 | 164 | 2,111 | 1,329 | 20,289 1 3 | 16,905 9 3 | 3,383 12 0 | .. |
| Nelson .. | .. | 9 | 1,235 | 4,430 12 10 | 1,338 | 5,375 17 7 | 176 | 88 | 1,110 | 626 | 13,317 14 4 | 10,252 6 7 | 3,065 7 9 | .. |
| New Plymouth .. | .. | 6 | 1,156 | 4,308 0 2 | 1,178 | 5,912 12 2 | 198 | 97 | 1,049 | 687 | 14,421 13 3 | 13,962 1 3 | 459 12 0 | .. |
| Oamaru .. | .. | 8 | 1,016 | 3,389 8 9 | 575 | 2,149 3 6 | 100 | 102 | 740 | 519 | 7,891 5 9 | 10,687 6 9 | .. | 2,796 1 0 |
| Thames .. | .. | 12 | 1,593 | 5,000 15 3 | 720 | 2,878 8 2 | 163 | 161 | 1,109 | 716 | 9,778 3 5 | 13,033 7 0 | .. | 3,255 3 7 |
| Timaru .. | .. | 9 | 1,363 | 4,239 12 1 | 703 | 2,462 6 7 | 181 | 160 | 1,341 | 836 | 11,033 13 9 | 13,869 10 7 | .. | 2,835 16 10 |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 14 | 2,913 | 11,312 15 3 | 1,193 | 4,404 0 7 | 339 | 228 | 2,048 | 1,184 | 25,410 15 5 | 25,299 10 3 | 111 5 2 | .. |
| Wellington .. | .. | 31 | 9,116 | 31,712 10 0 | 7,890 | 31,301 3 0 | 1,368 | 833 | 10,024 | 5,678 | 99,149 17 10 | 83,965 3 5 | 15,184 14 5 | .. |
| Westport .. | .. | 8 | 1,342 | 4,576 5 6 | 387 | 1,388 6 1 | 154 | 116 | 877 | 375 | 7,086 3 0 | 8,534 19 2 | .. | 1,448 16 2 |
| Total third quarter in 1891 | | 322 | 51,107 | 170,958 1 2 | 41,713 | 153,068 9 11 | 6,366 | 4,356 | 46,428 | 27,903 | 457,904 0 5 | 427,708 11 4 | 30,195 9 1 | .. |
| Total third quarter in 1890 | | 311 | 43,795 | 151,534 11 3 | 38,489 | 139,763 1 11 | 6,033 | 4,224 | 42,059 | 26,454 | 413,706 19 10 | 377,406 8 4 | 36,300 11 6 | .. |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th October, 1891.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Oct. 22.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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