Savings Banks—Government and Private.

Total Amount of Deposits in the Colony at the end of Year 1885, £1,638,036; Interest thereon, £62,228, and an increase of £138,924 on the year.

Depositors, 69,557, being an increase of 3,840, averaging £23 8s. 4d. each Depositor.

In addition to the above, there were in Private saving Banks Deposits amounting to £504,691, with 15,812 Deposits, averaging £31 18s. 4d. each Depositor.

The total Deposits at the end of the year amounted to £2,142,729, an increase of £216,119.