286 



Post Office Savings Banks. 



Preliminary Statement compiled from the Returns 

 collected on the 4th June, 1898, showing the ACREAGE 

 under Hops in each County of England in which 

 Hops were grown, with a Comparatwe Statement for 

 the years 1897, 1896, and 1895. 



Counties. 



1898. 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Berks - - - - 







4 





Gloucester - - - - 



40 



40 



49 



38 



Hants ----- 



2,263 



2,306 



2,494 



2,875 



Hereford ----- 



6,651 



6,542 



6,895 



7>553 



Kent ------ 



30,941 



31,661 



33,300 



35,018 



Monmouth - . . - 



2 









Salop ----- 



126 



129 



140 



150 



Suffolk ----- 



3 



2 



4 



10 



Surrey ----- 



1,313 . 



1,416 



• 1,623 



1,783 



Sussex ----- 



4,829 



5,174 



5,908 



7,489 



Worcester - - . . 



3,567 



3,591 



3,800 



4,024 



Total - - - - 



49,735 



50,863 



54,217 



58,940 



POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS, WITH 

 GOVERNMENT SECURITY. 



Advantages to Depositors. 



Security. — The Post Office Savings Banks are estab- 

 lished by Act of Parliament, and every depositor has the 

 direct security of the State for the repayment of his deposits. 



Deposits. — Any sum from a shilling upwards, excluding 

 pence, may be deposited at one time, and any number of 

 deposits may be made in the course of a year (ending 

 31st December) up to a limit of 50/. A person may have 

 200/. in all on his deposit account, including interest. 



Withdrawals can be made with the utmost promptitude 

 by sending notice by post to the London Chief Office on the 

 form provided for the purpose, which is obtainable at any 

 Post Office Savings Bank, and payment can be received at 

 any Post Office Savings Bank in the United Kingdom 

 convenient to the depositor without regard to the office of 

 deposit. During any year ending 31st December a depositor 



