BALANCE-SHEET OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR 1876-77.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, B-12a

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1877. NEW ZEALAND.

BALANCE-SHEET OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR 1876-77.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 42 of " The Public Trust Office Act, 1872." Balance-Sheet showing the whole Receipts and Expenditure of the Public Trust Office for the Year 1876-77. In terms of Section 42 of " The Puliic Trust Office. Act, 1872." 1876, Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. July 1, I. Properties placed in the Office, — to To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... 5,589 3 8 1877, „ Cash received during year ... ... ... ... 2,603 17 6 June 30. ~ Interest added „ ... ... ... ... 185 2 8 2,789 o 2 8,378 3 10 11. Intestate Estates,— To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... .... 25,207 16 8 „ Cash received during year ... ... ... ... 16,550 14 11 „ Interest added „ ... ... ... ... 632 6 8 17,183 1 7 42,39° l 8 3 111. Real Estates,— To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... 2,607 7 10 „ „ transferred from special deposits ... ... ... 136 13 o „ Cash received during year ... ... ... ... 844 on „ Interest added „ ... ... ... ... 85 3 2 929 4 1 ■ 3,«73 4 " IV. Lunatics' Estates, — To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... , 3i*3l <3 3 „ Cash received during year ... ... ... ... 2,141 12 5 „ Interest added „ ... ... ... ... 107 o 11 2,248 13 4 ■ 5,480 6 V. Convicts' Estates, — To Cash received during year ... ... ... ... ... 88 4 o „ Interest added „ ... ... ... ... ... o 17 2 89 I 2 VI. Special Deposits,—■ To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... 421 n 9 Less amount transferred to Real Estates Account ... 136 13 o 284 18 9 „ Charges refunded to this account ... ... ... ... 4 610 289 5 7 VII. Suspense Account,' — To Cash received as rent of property, pending the legal transfer of such property to the office 10 13 4 VIII. Section 161 of " The Public Works Act, 1876,"— To Cash received for goods sold on railways ... ... ... ... ... 27 2 3 IX. Expenses Accouut, — To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 01 '9 ° „ Amounts received or credited during year ... ... ... ... 1,785 3 5 2,687 2 5 X. Imprest Account, — To Amounts credited during year ... ... ... ... ... ... 553 I" lo XI. Investment Account ... £63,579 '5 2

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1876. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. July 1, I. Properties placed in the Office, — to By Cash paid on account of such Properties ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,936 19 10 1877, 11. Intestate Estates, — June 30. By Cash paid to Claimants on such Estates ... ... ... ... 14,840 8 10 „ Interest on Accounts transferred to Revenue, recredited to Interest Account 104 16 2 „ Amounts paid to Consolidated Fund in terms of section 18 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1867" ... ... ... ... i,447 II li 16,392 16 11 111. Real Estate,— By Cash paid to Claimants on such Estates ... ... ... ... ... ... 517 14 10 IV. Lunatics' Estates, — By Cash paid to Claimants on such Estates ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,953 ° 9 V. Convicts' Estates, — By Cash paid in terms of sections 13 and 15 of "The Convicts' Forfeiture Act, 1871 " ... 89 1 2 VI. Special Deposits,— By Amounts claimed by Treasury in terms of section 57 of "The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1863," and paid in conformity ... ... ... ... ... ... 289 5 7 VII. Suspense Account VIII. Section 161 of "The Public Works Act, 1876,"— By Charges deducted ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 082 IX. Expenses Account, — By Amounts paid as per account herewith ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,509 310 X. Imprest Account, — By Amounts advanced for various Estates ... ... ... ... ... ... 660 o o XI. Investment Account, — By Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32,726 o c* XII. Cash Account, — By Cash in Bank of New Zealand, 30th June, 1877 ... ... ... ... ... 5,505 4 1 £"3,579 '5 * Public Trust Office, J. Woodward, Wellington, 19th July, 1877. Public Trustee. Audited and found correct. James Edward FrTzGERALD, 7th August, 1877. Commissioner of Audit. The Investments mentioned above are represented by the following Debentures of the Government of New Zealand : — Debentures of General Purposes Loan of 1873, bearing interest at 4 per cent, per annum ... £20,900 o o Scrip for do „ „ „ 4 „ „ ... 800 o o Scrip for do. ~ ~ „ 4_ „ „ ... 6,200 o o Debentures of Immigration and Public Works Loan of 1870, bearing interest at 4J per cent. per annum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,200 o o £34,100 o o • J. Woodward, Public Trustee. We hereby certify that we have counted and examined the Securities in the custody of the Public Trustee and find them to represent a nominal value of thirty-four thousand one hundred pounds, and that they are correctly described in the above list. J. G. Anderson, Chief Clerk, Audit. T. Truman, 9th August, 1877 Clerk for Loans, Treasury. The Public Trust Office Expenses Account. (Included in General Account, but shown separately in terms of Section 42 of" The Public Trust Office Act, 1872.") •876, Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. July 1, To Balance on Ist July, 1876 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 901 19 o to „ Commissions received from Estates (and Charges) ... ... ... ... ... 1,081 9 3 1877, „ Fees on deposit of Wills ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 June 30. „ Interest charged on sum advanced to an Estate ... ... ... ... ... 0123 ~ Commission on Fee Stamps purchased ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 n 3 „ Balance of Interest Account as under, — Interest on Government Securities held ... ... ... ... 1,426 o o „ allowed by Bank on Current Account ... ... ... 177 5 1 ~ recredited from Accounts transferred ... ... ... 104 16 2 1,708 1 3 Less Amounts paid with balances of Estates during year ... £110 8 7 ~ Amounts added at close of year to Accounts still current ... 900 2 o ———— 1,010 10 7 697 10 8 £2,687 2 5 1877, July 1. To Balance brought down ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £1,177 '8 7

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1876, Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. July I, By Salaries of Office, — to Public Trustee ... ... ... ... ... ... 800 o o 1877, Clerk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 350 o o June 30. Cadet (from 23rd April, 1877) ... ... ... ... ... 9 8 n Extra Clerical Assistance ... ... ... ... ... 29 12 6 1,189 I 5 „ Commission and Postages paid to Agents ... ... ... ... ... ... 222 n 3 „ Stationery and Furniture for Office ... ... ... ... ... 10 14 4 „ Postage, Duty, and Fee Stamps, Telegrams, and Sundries ... ... 86 16 10 97 n a „ Balance carried down ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,177 '8 7 £2,687 2 5 Public Trust Office, J. Woodward, Wellington, 19th July, 1877. Public Trustee. Audited and found correct. James Edward FitzGerald, 7th August, 1877. Commissioner of Audit. By Authority 1 G_o__B Didsb u»Y, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB77. Price 3d.]