STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of MONEY-ORDER and SAVINGS-BANK TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1910.

| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | Money-order Offices open at End of Quarter. | MONEY-ORDERS. | | Savings Bank Offices open at End of Quarter. | Accounts. | | Number of Deposits. | Number of Withdrawals. | Amount of Deposits. | Amount of Withdrawals. | Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals. | Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Issued. | Paid. | | Opened. | Closed. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| | | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | | | | | | | |
| Auckland | 177 | 32,722 | 136,735 3 6 | 31,431 | 139,309 15 6 | 171 | 3,712 | 2,281 | 33,458 | 23,340 | 515,820 12 6 | 439,673 14 8 | 76,146 17 10 |
| Blenheim | 11 | 1,935 | 8,016 10 9 | 1,014 | 7,588 8 6 | 11 | 195 | 195 | 2,100 | 1,599 | 31,502 0 11 | 34,855 12 10 | | 3,353 11 11 |
| Christchurch | 69 | 13,609 | 61,418 1 9 | 12,865 | 75,079 19 10 | 69 | 2,528 | 1,956 | 31,284 | 22,922 | 433,475 5 2 | 415,812 3 1 | 18,163 2 1 | |
| Dunedin | 60 | 14,305 | 53,918 18 5 | 15,064 | 72,699 9 3 | 58 | 1,901 | 1,379 | 25,028 | 14,789 | 323,473 18 9 | 283,159 14 3 | 40,314 4 6 | |
| Gisborne | 15 | 3,310 | 14,635 5 7 | 1,270 | 6,499 5 7 | 15 | 548 | 393 | 4,761 | 3,558 | 60,995 11 1 | 52,833 1 8 | 8,162 9 5 | |
| Greymouth | 15 | 4,386 | 17,684 16 11 | 1,798 | 8,468 3 1 | 15 | 513 | 350 | 4,556 | 2,024 | 55,134 13 3 | 47,873 13 2 | 7,261 0 1 | |
| Hokitika | 7 | 1,016 | 4,145 9 7 | 608 | 2,464 6 9 | 7 | 75 | 60 | 635 | 387 | 9,654 5 8 | 8,304 8 1 | 1,349 17 7 | |
| Invercargill | 32 | 6,957 | 26,133 1 6 | 4,075 | 16,758 3 0 | 30 | 799 | 495 | 6,838 | 3,935 | 115,796 12 8 | 94,447 13 7 | 21,348 19 1 | |
| Napier | 37 | 7,374 | 38,971 3 5 | 4,641 | 31,605 17 10 | 33 | 948 | 735 | 8,919 | 6,029 | 124,477 16 1 | 124,829 19 6 | | 352 3 5 |
| Nelson | 20 | 3,826 | 18,507 5 5 | 2,815 | 16,998 14 11 | 20 | 344 | 284 | 3,402 | 2,530 | 57,776 1 11 | 58,988 11 5 | | 1,212 9 6 |
| New Plymouth | 14 | 3,888 | 16,164 2 4 | 2,381 | 14,693 6 0 | 15 | 547 | 439 | 4,295 | 3,012 | 70,943 5 1 | 77,523 8 8 | | 6,580 3 7 |
| Oamaru | 10 | 2,482 | 23,430 5 5 | 979 | 4,171 19 7 | 10 | 213 | 191 | 2,050 | 1,485 | 39,251 10 2 | 37,871 16 2 | 1,379 14 0 | |
| Thames | 22 | 7,094 | 26,737 11 7 | 2,686 | 12,559 7 3 | 22 | 693 | 432 | 5,596 | 2,850 | 79,861 19 1 | 63,134 18 5 | 16,727 0 8 | |
| Timaru | 16 | 4,384 | 35,880 6 6 | 2,128 | 11,598 1 10 | 16 | 571 | 466 | 5,529 | 3,793 | 96,654 7 11 | 86,514 18 0 | 10,139 9 11 | |
| Wanganui | 49 | 9,664 | 43,947 7 7 | 4,835 | 21,631 1 5 | 47 | 1,143 | 872 | 9,919 | 6,502 | 133,102 9 8 | 140,755 12 9 | | 7,653 3 1 |
| Wellington | 83 | 23,686 | 99,934 9 7 | 25,268 | 116,315 8 7 | 84 | 3,933 | 3,068 | 44,012 | 30,713 | 491,504 12 0 | 463,130 15 1 | 28,373 16 11 | |
| Westport | 19 | 3,706 | 17,698 9 10 | 1,129 | 7,395 15 6 | 18 | 340 | 261 | 3,422 | 1,313 | 39,410 4 6 | 29,036 13 3 | 10,373 11 3 | |
| Totals 3rd quarter in 1910 | 656 | 144,344 | 643,958 9 8 | 114,987 | 565,837 4 5 | 641 | 19,003 | 13,857 | 195,804 | 130,781 | 2,678,835 6 5 | 2,458,246 14 7 | 220,588 11 10 | |
| Totals 3rd quarter in 1909 | 629 | 137,056 | 595,006 2 1 | 107,726 | 517,035 13 4 | 613 | 18,435 | 14,578 | 185,117 | 131,299 | 2,340,640 16 11 | 2,364,187 11 2 | | 23,546 14 3 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1910.

D. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.