This section is from the book "The History, Principles And Practice Of Banking", by J. W. Gilbart. Also available from Amazon: The History, Principles And Practice Of Banking.
Total Amount Received from, and Paid to, Depositors in the Post-Office Savings' Banks, and Total Amount due to Depositors in the Banks at the end of each year.
Years. | England AND Wales. | Scotland. | Ireland. | United Kingdom. | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | ||
1886 | Received1 .... | 14,814,915 | 366,159 | 945,733 | 16.126,807 |
Paid...... | 12,171,027 | 299,807 | 731,908 | 13,202,742 | |
Due to Depositors | 44,289,875 | 969,791 | 2,438,172 | 47,697,838 | |
1886 | Received .... | 15,463,426 | 384,935 | 1,018,081 | 16,866,442 |
Paid...... | 12,636,813 | 299,952 | 753,178 | 13,689,943 | |
Due to Depositors | 47,116,488 | 1,054,774 | 2,703,075 | 50,874,337 | |
1887 | Received .... | 16 305 994 | 414,104 | 1 059 908 | 17,780,006 |
Paid...... | 13,524,074 | 326,253 | 829,951 | 14,680,278 | |
Due to Depositors | 49,898,408 | 1,142,625 | 2,933,032 | 53,974,065 | |
1888 | Received .... | 18,743,829 | 450,057 | 1,191,178 | 20,385,064 |
Paid...... | 14,572,033 | 340,214 | 890,488 | 15,802,735 | |
Due to Depositors | 54,070,204 | 1,252,468 | 3,233,722 | 58,556,394 | |
1889 | Received .... | 19,572,041 | 500,607 | 1,184,845 | 21,257,493 |
Paid...... | 15,494,852 | 375,869 | 943,546 | 16,814,267 | |
Due to Depositors | 58,147,393 | 1,377,206 | 3,475,021 | 62,999,620 | |
1890 | Received .... | 20,769,803 | 558,307 | 1,215,937 | 22,544,047 |
Paid...... | 16,495,202 | 436,429 | 977,229 | 17,908,860 | |
Due to Depositors | 62,421,994 | 1,499,084 | 3,713,729 | 67,634,807 | |
1891 | Received .... | 21,170,281 | 560,964 | 1,261,805 | 22,993,050 |
Paid...... | 17,574,047 | 445,242 | 1,000,566 | 19,019,855 | |
Due to Depositors | 66,018,228 | 1,614,806 | 3,974,968 | 71,608,002 | |
1892 | Received .... | 22,653,356 | 635,287 | 1,302,651 | 24,591,294 |
Paid...... | 18,798,013 | 481,227 | 1,066,977 | 20,346,217 | |
Due to Depositors | 69,873,571 | 1,768,866 | 4,210,642 | 75,853,079 | |
1893 | Received .... | 24,352,782 | 741,479 | 1,414,867 | 26,509,128 |
Paid...... | 19,949,093 | 530,120 | 1,285,353 | 21,764,566 | |
Due to Depositors | 74,277,260 | 1,980,225 | 4,340,156 | 80,597,641 | |
1 The amounts received include interest credited.
Years. | England and Wales. | Scotland. | Ireland. | United Kingdom. | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | ||
1894 | Received .... | 29,602,953 | 988,234 | 1,864,165 | 32,455,352 |
PAID................. | 21,919,841 | 638,445 | 1,228,641 | 23,786,927 | |
Due to Depositors | 81,960,372 | 2,330,014 | 4,975,680 | 89,266,066 | |
1895 | Received .... | 31,071,405 | 1,236,372 | 1,993,428 | 34,301,205 |
PAID............... | 23,611,750 | 721,680 | 1,364,866 | 25,698,296 | |
Due to Depositors | 89,420,027 | 2,844,706 | 5,604,242 | 97,868,975 | |
1896 | Received .... | 35,177,703 | 1,420,754 | 2,120,537 | 38,718,994 |
PAID......... | 26,066,652 | 851,675 | 1,571,001 | 28,489,328 | |
Due to Depositors | 98,531,078 | 3,413,785 | 6,153,778 | 108,098,641 | |
1897 | Received .... | 34,772,070 | 1,477,123 | 2,173,947 | 38,423,140 |
Paid...... | 28,047,895 | 954,982 | 1,622,118 | 30,624,995 | |
Due to Depositors | 105,255,253 | 3,935,926 | 6,705,607 | 115,896,786 | |
1898 | Received .... | 36,382,192 | 1,566,930 | 2,251,020 | 40,200,142 |
PAlD...... | 30,132,440 | 1,088,523 | 1,731,866 | 32,952.829 | |
Due to Depositors | 111,505,005 | 4,414,333 | 7,224,761 | 123,144,099 | |
1899 | Received, .... | 38,154,169 | 1,663,247 | 2,328,565 | 42,145,981 |
Paid...... | 32,039,450 | 1,289,770 | 1,842,255 | 35,171,475 | |
Due to Depositors | 117,619,724 | 4,787,810 | 7,711,071 | 130,118,605 | |
1900 | Received .... | 39,596,852 | 1,671,225 | 2,394,335 | 43,662,412 |
Paid...... | 34,851,383 | 1,332,736 | 2,047,253 | 38,231,372 | |
Due to Depositors | 122,365,193 | 5,126,299 | 8,058,153 | 135,549,645 | |
1901 | Received .... | 40,600,981 | 1,672,592 | 2,459,741 | 44,733,314 |
Paid...... | 36,391,001 | 1,417,423 | 2,081,619 | 39,890,043 | |
Due to Depositors | 126,575,173 | 5,381,468 | 8,436,275 | 140,392,916 | |
1902 | Received .... | 41,117,126 | 1,776,469 | 2,714,377 | 45,607,972 |
Paid...... | 37,791,371 | 1,495,749 | 2,108,680 | 41,395,800 | |
Due to Depositors | 129,900,928 | 5,662,188 | 9,041,972 | 144,605,088 | |
1903 | Received .... | 39,854,146 | 1,699,716 | 2,762,222 | 44,316,084 |
Paid...... | 38,955,622 | 1,575,006 | 2,255,397 | 42,786,025 | |
Due to Depositors | 130,799,452 | 5,786,898 | 9,548,797 | 146,135,147 | |
1904 | Received .... | 39,795,478 | 1,675,423 | 2,637,699 | 44,108,600 |
Paid...... | 38,019,294 | 1,550,814 | 2,334,285 | 41,904,393 | |
Due to Depositors | 132,575,636 | 5,911,507 | 9,852,211 | 148,339,354 | |
1905 | Received .... | 41,313,924 | 1,828,833 | 2,725,066 | 45,867,823 |
Paid...... | 38,221,110 | 1,535,001 | 2,339,926 | 42,096,037 | |
Due to Depositors | 135,668,450 | 6,205,339 | 10,237,351 | 152,111,140 | |
 
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