Thirdly.
The Postal Savings Bank receives in like manner for the benefit of holders of cheque-books, dividend warrants due from the Austrian public funds. It records the amount of them to the credit of the holder's account and receives a fee of 1 kreutzer a piece.
It is the least important of the agencies which feed the credit of the adherents of the system.
| In | 1884 | the amount received was | 3,310 | florins |
| » | 1885 | 44,056 | » | |
| » | 1886 | 114,684 | » | |
| » | 1887 | 134,588 | » | |
| » | 1888 | 147,833 | » | |
| » | 1889 | 131,944 | » | |
| » | 1890 | 148,104 | » | |
| » | 1891 | 167,199 | » | |
| » | 1892 | 165,139 | » | |
| » | 1893 | 176,524 | » | |
| » | 1894 | 223,757 | » | |
| » | 1895 | 254,497 | » |
Fourthly.
The amount of claims to debts and bills rendered payable at the post office can in like manner be placed to the credit of the adherent to the cheque and clearing service in favour of whom these bills have been drawn.
The importance of this agency is more considerable, but its progressive development is said to move at an irregular rate.
Introduced in 1886, it was absolutely insignificant during the first two years.
| 1886 | 17,916 | florins |
| 1887 | 23,370 | » |
| 1888 | 1,013,478 | » |
| 1889 | 1,072,812 | » |
| 1890 | 1,511,822 | » |
| 1891 | 2,303,012 | » |
| 1892 | 2,740,125 | » |
| 1893 | 2,623,893 | » |
| 1894 | 3,001,165 | » |
| 1895 | 4,301,265 | » |