§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Assistant Postmaster-General the numbers of withdrawals and the total amounts withdrawn from the Post Office Savings Bank for each of the 12 months, June, 1951 to May, 1952, inclusive; and how these figures compare with past experience.
§ Mr. GammansThe numbers and amounts of withdrawals from the Post Office Savings Bank for each of the 12 months June, 1951 to May, 1952, inclusive, together with similar details in respect of the 12 preceding months (June, 1950 to May, 1951, inclusive) are shown in the table below:
Date Number of Withdrawals Amount 1950 £ June … 4,089,509 35,801,524 July … 4,177,805 38,581,075 August … 4,303,405 34,595,053 September … 3,823,891 32,872,289 October … 3,507,505 31,723,162 November … 3,474,711 31,426,083 December … 4,596,797 37,964,497 1951 January … 3,063,054 29,535,100 February … 2,978,452 36,784,959 March … 3,613,734 38,599,443 April … 3,359,576 36,893,144 May … 3,800,305 43,961,446 June … 3,981,942 40,904,262 July … 4,114,225 41,495,290 August … 4,200,846 37,376,422 September … 3,330,698 29,188,988 October … 3,266,502 30,377,194 November … 3,318,861 32,327,641 December … 4,502,673 39,137,159 1952 January … 3,046,382 34,508,745 February … 2,834,104 35,788,158 March … 3,239,235 36,251,352 April … 3,460,508 30,723,294 May … 4,003,035 40,142,553