SAVINGS BANKS-TRUSTEE.

No. 134-TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED from, PAID to, and DUE to DEPOSITORS IN OPEN and the AMOUNT of GOVERNMENT STOCK

SAVINGS BANKS-TRUSTEE.

the TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANKS, together with the NUMBER of ACCOUNTS REMAINING held for DEPOSITORS at the end of each YEAR.

NOTE.-The above statement includes the sums received and paid for Government Stock bought and sold for Depositors, as well as dividends credited, but it is exclusive of Government Stock held for Depositors, shown separately in last column. The number of accounts of, and amount due to, Penny Banks, Charitable Institutions, and Friendly Societies included above are as follows

(b) The figures include particulars for the whole of Ireland as in previous years.

(c) Exclusive of Exchequer Bonds and National War Bonds held on the Post Office Register.

(d) As at 20th November, 1920, the accounts formerly kept in the Post Office Register in respect of Bonds held through Trustee Savings Banks were closed, and this figure represents the total amount of Stock and Bonds of all description held through those Banks at that date.

SAVINGS CERTIFICATES.

196

No. 135.-AMOUNTS SUBSCRIBED, and REPAID in each YEAR and remaining INVESTED on the 31st MARCH of each YEAR.

(Compiled from the Reports of the National Savings Committee.)

(a) Inclusive of conversions of Old Series Savings Certificates amounting to £181,619. (b) Inclusive of conversions into New Series Savings Certificates and other Loans amounting to £487,532.

(c) The interest accrued on Certificates outstanding at 31st March, 1927, amounted to about £121,000,000.

BUILDING SOCIETIES-GREAT BRITAIN.

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No. 136.-NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP, ADVANCES, SHARE CAPITAL BALANCE due upon MORTGAGE and other ASSETS BUILDING SOCIETIES.

(Supplied by the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies.)

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES-GREAT BRITAIN. No. 137.-NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP and ASSETS of all CLASSES of INDUSTRIAL and PROVIDENT SOCIETIES registered under the INDUSTRIAL and PROVIDENT SOCIETIES ACTS. (Supplied by the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies.)

(a) In 1925 and prior years figures are expanded owing to investment of some societies with cthers. In 1926, such investments, amounting to £49,000,000, are omitted.

CO-OPERATIVE TRADING SOCIETIES-GREAT BRITAIN.

No. 138.-PRODUCTIVE and DISTRIBUTIVE TRADING SOCIETIES, classified, showing NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP, SALES, CAPITAL, VALUE of GOODS PRODUCED and SALARIES and WAGES.

(Supplied by the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies.)

CO-OPERATIVE TRADING SOCIETIES-GREAT BRITAIN.

No. 138.-PRODUCTIVE and DISTRIBUTIVE TRADING SOCIETIES, classified, showing NUMBER, MEMBERSHIP, SALES, CAPITAL, VALUE of GOODS PRODUCED, and SALARIES and WAGES.

(a) These figures include the sale of goods purchased from the Wholesale Societies which are included in the Sales of those Societies shown in Section (2) of this Table on p. 197.

(b) Excludes Reserves and Insurance Funds, for which separate figures are not now available. The omission is important, as for many years the Reserves have been outweighed by accumulated losses.