No. 28-Continued.

SAVINGS BANKS.

POSSESSIONS, AMOUNTS DEPOSITED and WITHDRAWN in each Year and AMOUNTS at the end of each Year-Continued.

(g) Exclusive of £119, representing 248 accounts, forfeited to Colonial Revenue. (k) Savings Bank established February 13th, 1890.

(1)For the year ended 30th September 1889, then for the 12 months ended 31st March of the year following

For the ended 31st March of the year following that stated.

that stated.

(*) Including interest.

SAVINGS BANKS.

No. 28-Continued.

NUMBER of DEPOSITORS in the SAVINGS BANKS of the various COLONIAL standing to the CREDIT of DEPOSITORS

(a) Savings Bank established in 1893.

(g) 8,177 (g) 181,772 (g) 168,325 (g) 595,897

(b) Including interest.

(d) British sterling money became legal tender from 1st October, 1898, and the bank was closed to further deposits in Spanish currency.

(e) Tobago is included with Trinidad in 1899 and subsequent years.

(ƒ) The amounts for 1894 and subsequent years are shown in gold dollars; for prior years the amounts are shown insilver dollars or sols. For rate of conversion into £ Sterling, see Table No. 2, p. 5.

(g) For the 15 months ended 31st March, 1904.

No. 28-Continued.

SAVINGS BANKS.

POSSESSIONS, AMOUNTS DEPOSITED and WITHDRAWN in each Year and AMOUNTS at the end of each Year-Continued.

(a) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the years stated.

(b) Gold Coins only are struck at the Australian Mints; at Sydney,however,Silver and Copper Coins are issued but are struck in London.