Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1967 - 1968::23 July, 1969::Appendix

APPENDIX 20.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK

ACCOUNT of all deposits received and paid during the Year ended 31st December 1967, together with (1) a Statement showing the aggregate amount of the liabilities of the Government to depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank at 31st December, 1967, and the nature and nominal amount of the securities held by the Minister for Finance to meet those liabilites at that date; and (2) an Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1967, showing the interest accrued in respect of the securities standing to the credit of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund, the interest paid and credited to depositors in pursuance of the Acts relating to the Post Office Savings Bank, and the expenses incurred in the execution of those Acts.


(Presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas pursuant to the Post Office Savings Bank Acts, 1861 to 1958).


(The Comptroller and Auditor General in his report on the Appropriation Account of the Vote for Posts and Telegraphs for the Year 1967/68 will report on his examination of the Accounts within).


TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANKS

ACCOUNT of all sums received from and paid to the Banks by the Minister for Finance during the Year ended 20th November, 1967, together with a Statement showing in the case of each Bank the amount of the liability of the Government at the 20th November, 1967, and the liability at that date of the British Government.


POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK

I. ACCOUNT of all deposits received and paid during the year ended 31st December 1967, showing also the total amount due to depositors at the close of the year.


 

£

 

£

Balance at 31st December,

 

Repayments during the

 

1966

..

..

..

130,469,307

year ended 31st

 

 

 

December, 1967

..

..

24,577,771

Deposits received during the year ended 31st

 

Balance (inclusive of Interest) due at the close

 

December, 1967

..

26,958,798

of the year 1967 to all

 

 

 

depositors

..

..

137,509,299

*Provision for interest due to depositors for the

 

 

 

said year

..

..

4,658,965

 

 

 

162,087,070

 

162,087,070

Charges of Management and Expenses incurred for the Post Office Savings Bank for the year ended 31st December, 1967, £424,856.


J. A. SCANNELL,


Secretary.


Department of Posts and Telegraphs.


14th June, 1968.


POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK

II. ACCOUNT for the year ended 31st December, 1967, showing the interest accrued in respect of the securities standing to the credit of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund, the interest paid and credited to depositors in pursuance of the Acts relating to the Post Office Savings Bank, and the expenses incurred in the execution of those Acts. (Customs, Inland Revenue and Savings Banks Act, 1877—section 17).


 

£

 

£

Interest accrued on securities standing to credit of the Post Office Savings Bank

 

Interest paid and credited to

 

 

 

 

depositors

..

..

..

4,682,958*

Fund

..

..

8,078,397

Expenses incurred in the year

424,855

 

 

Amount set aside towards provision against depreciation in value of

 

 

 

 

securities

..

2,970,584

 

8,078,397

 

8,078,397

T. K. WHITAKER,


Secretary.


Department of Finance.


27th June 1968.


POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK

III. STATEMENT showing the aggregate amount of the liabilities of the Government to depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank at 31st December, 1967, and the nature and nominal amount of the securities held by the Minister for Finance to meet those liabilities at that date. (Savings Banks Act, 1904— section 9).


Liabilities

Nature and Nominal Amount of Securities held

 

£

3½% Fourth National Loan,

£

Balance due to

1950-70

..

..

..

184,122

depositors at

 

3% Exchequer Bonds, 1965-70

494,430

31st December,

 

3½% Exchequer Bonds, 1965-70

635,499

1967 (including

 

5% National Loan 1962-72

..

293,837

interest)

..

137,509,300

4½% National Loan, 1973-78

..

700,550

 

4¼% National Loan, 1975-80

..

343,050

5% National Savings Bonds,

 

1971-81

..

..

..

175,207

5½% Exchequer Stock, 1971-74

511,300

5¼% National Decelopment Loan,

 

1979-84

..

..

..

1,415,563

6% Exchequer Stock, 1980-85

1,823,356

5¾% National Loan, 1982-87

..

2,097,260

4½% Exchequer Stock, 1968

..

4,893,246

5¾% Exchequer Stock, 1984-89

889,140

6% Exchequer Loan, 1985-90

..

1,306,680

National Bonds, 1966-77

..

129,200

6% Funding Loan, 1969

..

1,019,288

6¾% National Loan, 1986-91

..

773,023

7½% National Loan, 1981-86

..

3,914,565

6½% Exchequer Stock, 2,000-05

7,754,650

7% National Loan, 1987-92

..

6,691,860

7½% Exchequer Stock, 1973

..

1,809,384

Ireland 7½% Stock, 1981-83

50,000

Exchequer Bills

..

..

4,700,000

4½% Land Bonds

..

..

..

191,375

Notes

4½% New Land Bonds

..

..

13,299

1. The figure of £137,509,300

4% Land Bonds

..

..

..

41,742

above includes £21,244,600

Bórd na Móna 6% Stock

..

8,005

in respect of the liability to Trustee Savings Banks.

Agricultural Credit Corporation Ltd. 3½% State Guaranteed

 

 

Mortgage Stock, 1966-76

..

133,000

2. The aggregate value of the assets listed in the adjoining column based on the Stock Exchange Securities being taken at (a) cost, and (b) market value (exclusive of accrued interest) as at 31st December, 1967, was (a) £151,677,369 and (b) £149,609,741.

Irish Sugar Company 4%

 

Guaranteed Debenture Stock

93,000

Electricity Supply Board 5%

 

Stock, 1966-75

..

..

..

75,000

5% Transport Stock, 1970-75

..

500,000

6% Transport Stock, 1977-82

..

778,750

Dublin Corporation 3%

 

Redeemable Stock, 1968-78

..

145,000

Dublin Corporation 6%

 

Redeemable Stock, 1975-80

..

4,266,812

 

Dublin Corporation 5% Mortgage

 

 

(31/12/74)

..

..

..

189,200

 

Cork Corporation 3% Redeemable

 

 

Stock, 1969-79

..

..

..

242,700

 

Cork Corporation 5% Mortgage

 

 

(31/12/75)

..

..

..

50,289

 

3% Funding Loan, 1959-69

..

500,000

 

3% Savings Bonds, 1960-70

..

400,000

 

Ways and Means Advances to

 

 

Exchequer

..

..

..

26,235,625

 

Advances under the Local Loans

 

 

Fund Acts, 1935-64

..

..

3,008,000

 

Advances under Telephone Capital

 

 

Acts, 1924-63

..

..

..

43,891,178

 

Interest accrued but not due for

 

 

payment (computed amount)

..

1,932,864

 

Cash Balance

..

..

..

86,173

 

Income Tax recoverable

..

..

1,925

 

Deposit Account—Central Bank

 

 

of Ireland

..

..

..

25,850,000

 

Deposit Account—Bank of Nova

 

 

Scotia

..

..

..

..

2,275,474

Department of Finance.

T. K. WHITAKER,

27th June, 1968.

Secretary.

TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANKS

IV. ACCOUNT of all sums received from and paid to the Banks by the Minister for Finance during the year ended 20th November, 1967.


 

£

 

£

Balance at 20th

 

Amounts paid to Banks

 

November, 1966

..

..

20,553,182

during the year

..

974,000

Amounts received from Banks during the year

1,420,000

Balance (inclusive of interest) due to Banks at the 20th November,

 

Interest credited to Banks in the year ended 20th

 

1967

..

..

..

21,828,482

November, 1967

..

829,300

 

 

£

22,802,482

£

22,802,482

V. STATEMENT showing in the case of each Bank the amount of the liability of the Government at the 20th November, 1967, and the liability at that date of the British Government.


Bank

Amount due

Nominal amount of stocks and bonds held for depositors by the British National Debt Commissioners

By the Minister for Finance

By the British National Debt Commissioners

Total

 

£

£

£

£

Cork

..

8,372,884

1,056

8,373,940

11,197

Dublin

..

9,712,954

3,318

9,716,272

21,021

Limerick

..

672,073

634

672,707

910

Monaghan

1,080,139

5,804

1,085,943

4,348

Waterford

..

1,990,432

7,119

1,997,551

10,759

Totals

..

21,828,482

17,931

21,846,413

48,235

T. K. WHITAKER,


Secretary.


Department of Finance.


27th June, 1968.


*The provision in the case of Trustee Savings Banks is for the year of account ended 20th November, 1967.


*Including in the case of Trustee Savings Banks, the interest payable for the year ended 31st December, 1967.