JUNE 4.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

New Plymouth Savings-bank.

RECEIPTS and Payments Account for the year ended 31st March, 1931:-

RECEIPTS.
To Cash and bank balances as at lst April, 1930
7,423 17 1
Cash on fixed deposit at Bank of New Zealand
24,000 0 0
Cash on deposit at Post Office Savings-bank
571 9 2
31,995 6 3
Deposits
386,789 2 7
Interest credited to depositors and Staff Provident Fund
19,110 19 4
Loans repaid.
11,060 0 0
Interest on mortgages and investments
28,676 4 2
Post Office Certificates matured
20 0 0
Sale of money-boxes
2 9 0
Insurance premiums refunded
19 16 4
Charges refunded
1 11 0
Insurance claims
900 0 0
£478,575 8 8

PAYMENTS.
By Withdrawals
345,875 10 5
Interest credited to depositors and Staff Provident Fund
19,110 19 4
Insurance premiums advanced
25 1 11
Insurance money refunded
900 0 0
Management charges, including salaries, audit fees, and trustees' fees
3,094 14 8
Office furniture
543 8 1
New Zealand Government Inscribed Stock purchased
10,000 0 0
Taranaki County Council debentures purchased
415 0 0
Egmont County Council debentures purchased
500 0 0
Opunake Power Board debentures purchased
500 0 0
Loans
47,635 0 0
Payments on account of new bank
4,331 11 7
Donations
350 10 0
Advertising, printing, and stationery
269 7 5
£ s. d.
Cash and bank balances
9,991 10 2
Cash on Fixed Deposit, Bank of New Zealand
25,000 0 0
Cash on Deposit, Post Office Savings-bank
10,032 15 1
45,024 5 3
£478,575 8 8

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1931.
Dr.
To Interest credited to depositors-
On accounts closed during year
1,230 0 9
On open accounts at 31st March, 1931
17,844 10 1
Management expenses-
Salaries and audit fee
1,896 7 10
Trustees' fees
229 0 0
Printing, stationery, and advertising
266 18 5
Contribution to Staff Provident Fund, and interest thereon
151 6 10
General office expenses
566 1 9
Donations
350 10 0
Balance, being net profit for year, transferred to Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
6,598 7 0
£29,133 2 8

Cr.
£ s. d.
By Interest received and accrued on mortgages, Government stock, local body debentures, and deposits at Bank of New Zealand and Post Office Savings-bank, and sundry receipts
29,133 2 8
£29,133 2 8

PROFIT AND LOSS APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1931.

Dr.
To Amount written off building
2,191 14 5
Amount written off furniture and plant
843 8 1
Balance carried forward
35,036 8 0
£38,071 10 6

Cr.
By Balance at l st April, 1930
31,473 3 6
Net profit for year ended 31st March, 1931
6,598 7 0
£38,071 10 6
By Balance brought down
£35,036 8 0

BALANCE-SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH, 1931.
Liabilities.
Credit balances of depositors
489,675 11 10
Staff Provident Fund
875 11 0
Profit and Loss Appropriation Account, balance carried forward
35,036 8 0
£525,587 10 10

Assets.
Cash and Bank balances-
Cash in hand
1,432 1 9
Cash at Bank of New Zealand-
On Current Account
8,559 8 5
On Fixed Deposit
25,000 0 0
Accrued interest thereon
208 19 8
33,768 8 1
Post Office Savings-bank
10,032 15 1
Government Stock and local body debentures at par
70,815 0 0
Accrued interest thereon
725 16 7
71,540 16 7
Loans on first mortgage of freehold property
390,835 6 8
Interest due and accrued
2,978 2 8
393,813 9 4
Land and bank premises
17,191 14 5
Less amount written off premises
2,191 14 5
15,000 0 0
£525,587 10 10

R. COCK, President.
G. W. BROWNE, Deputy President.

JAMES McLEOD,
R. H. GEORGE,
W. C. WESTON,
C. E. BELLRINGER,
L. A. NOLAN
G. E. DINNISS, Manager.

Trusteds.

We, being the Auditors of the New Plymouth Savings-bank, appointed in terms of section 4 of the Savings-banks Amendment Act, 1923, hereby certify : (1) That we are satisfied that the foregoing balance-sheet has been properly drawn up from the books, accounts, and vouchers of the Savings-bank so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Savings-bank's affairs as at the date thereof, in accordance with the requirements of the Savings-banks Amendment Act, 1923. (2) That we have verified the cash, investments, securities, and assets of the Savings-bank as at the date of the balance-sheet. (3) That we have obtained all the information and explanations we have required. (4) That the manager has certified that in his opinion all the requirements of the Savings-banks Act, 1908, and amendments, have been complied with.

DUFF AND WYNYARD,
Auditors.

New Plymouth, 17th April, 1931.
Approved-
BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
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