Canada Yearbook - 1897

CURRENCY AND BANKING. 289
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANKS—Concluded.
PROVINCES.
Number
of
Offices.
Number
of
Depositors
Amount
on
Deposit.
Average amount
. to each Depositor.
Average amount
per head of
population,
*Grand total Post Office and Government
Savings Banks combined :—
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890.
1889
1888
807
788
7G6
735
712
681
674
535
507
480
184,104
180,62s
175,560
172,835
169,314
165,601
167,379
169,618
171,237
158,060
8
48,934,976
46,799,319
44,450,498
t 42,436,012
41,849,658
39,529,547
39,400,026
41,012,465
42,956,356
41,371,057
8 cts. 8 cts.
265 80 9 44
259 09 9 13
253 19 8 77
245 53 8 47
247 17 8 45
238 70 8 07
235 40 8 13
241 80 8 56
250 86 9 06
260 10 8 82
* The total population of Canada is used in working out the amounts per head,
t Including $1,383, transferred to 1894-95.
The amount on deposit in the Government savings banks (postal and
other) in 1892 to 1897 per head of the population, by provinces, is
given in the next table :
PROVINCES.
1897. 1896. 1895. 1894. 1893.
1892.
Ontario
*Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island..
* The Territories
8 cts. $ cts. 8 cts. S cts. 8 cts.
9 33 9 02 8 75 8 53 8 38
3 44 3 23 2 89 2 83 2 70
19 89 19 46 18 87 18 49 18 41
26 73 25 43 24 09 23 13 22 32
4 22 5 05 4 70 4 57 4 52
10 18 9 81 9 02 8 91 9 15
19 86 20 05 20 27 21 01 20 67
1 33 1 14 0 92 0 82 0 59
8 cts.
7 78
2 52
18 19
21 22
4 78
10 61
19 61
0 65
* Post Office Savings Banks only.
The next table gives the particulars of the transactions of the Post
Office and Government savings banks in Canada for the eight years
ended 30th June, 1890-97.
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