THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1883.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1884 Session I, B-10

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1884. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEET OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1883.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 42 of " The Public Trust Office Act, 1872," as amended by " Ihe Public Eevenues Act, 1882," Section 15,

Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1883.

E. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee, Public Trust Office, J. C. Moginie, Wellington, 6th February, 1884. Accountant. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Inteeest Account, cc. £ s. a. By Interest received on Government securities held ... ... ... 4,067 1 8 added by Bank to current account ... ... ... 150 9 5 on mortgages ... ... ... ... ... ... 232 4 2 on amounts paid over to Consolidated Fund ... ... 84 3 5 £4,533 18 8 De. £ s. d. To Interest paid in respect of estates during year ... 88 15 5 ~ added to accounts at close of year... ... 3,450 17 4 Balance transferred to Expenses Account ... ... 994 5 11 £4,533 18 8 B. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee. Public Trust Office, J. C. Moginie, Wellington, 6th February, 1884. Accountant. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General,

Description. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. General Investment Account, — General Purposes Loan, 1873... it }> ' • • * • • • • • (scrip.) ... ,, ,, ,, ... ... New Zealand Loan, 1876 " Treasury Bills Act, 1879 " (debentures) 1880" Deficiency bills Mortgages ... £ s. d. 400 0 0 20,900 0 0 800 0 0 6,200 0 0 24,750 0 0 42,759 14 4 4,000 0 0 5,900 0 0 17,162 0 0 £ s. (3. 340 0 0 20,064 0 0 696 0 0 6,014 0 0 24,841 6 6 42,759 14 4 4,000 0 0 5,900 0 0 17,162 0 0 ipecial Investment Account, —■ New Zealand Loan, 1876 " Treasury Bills Act, 1879 " (debentures) Deficiency bills Deposit in Post-Office Savings-Bank Borough of South Invercargill Loan debentures ... Town of North Invercargill bonds Mortgages ... 122,871 14 4 121,777 0 10 150 0 7,440 5 6,100 0 50 0 600 0 500 0 24,311 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 5 150 12 0 7,440 5 8 6,100 0 0 50 0 0 600 0 0 507 10 0 24,311 5 5 Total 162,023 5 5 160,936 13 11

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Consolidated Fund Account. Ce. • £ s. d. By Amounts unclaimed for six years in intestates' estates ... ... 762 4 4 Amounts received for maintenance of patients in lunatic asylums to the 31st March, 1883, after which date such receipts were not (with two small exceptions) paid into the Public Trust Office ... ... 1,031 15 8 £1,794 0 0 De. To Amounts paid over to Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... £1,794 0 0 *■ E. C. Hamebton, Public Trustee. Public Trust Office, J. C. Moginie, Wellington, 6th February, 1884. Accountant. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Beceifts and Expenditure of the Public Teust Office Expenses Account, for the Year ended 31st December, 1883. Beceipts. Public Trust Office,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance on Ist January, 1883 . ... ... 7,301 4 11 Commission and chargesreceivedfrom estates 2,343 10 1 Fees on deposit of wills ... ... 2 10 0 Commission on stamps purchased ... 440 Fees on registration of life policies ... 0 10 0 Exchange on cheques ... ... ... 010 2,350 15 0 *Balance of Interest Account transferred ... ... 994 5 11 Befund of travelling expenses ... ... ... 7340 Behind of legal charges paid ... ... ... 16 010 — 3,434 5 10 Native Eeserves Branch, — By Commission and charges received ... ... 523 9 2 Befund of part of Commissioner's salary ... ... 16 3 4 *— 540 2 6 t West Coast Settlement Eeserves Branch,- — By Commission and charges received ... ... 361 16 10 Eefund of advertising paid ... ~. ... 348 710 710 4 8 Total ... £11,985 17 11 ExPENDITUEE. Public Trust Office, — To Salaries of Officers, — Public Trustee ... ... ... 800 0 0 Chief Clerk ... ... ... 412 10 0 Accountant ... ... ... 320 0 0 Assistant Accountant ... ... 218 15 0 Ledger-keeper ... ... ... 150 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 131 5 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 87 10 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 77 10 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 20 8 4 Cadet ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 2,247 18 4 Commissions paid to agents ... ... ... 429 1 6 Stationery ... ... ... 64 12 0 Postages, telegrams, and stamps ... ... 149 2 2 Exchange on remittances ... ... ... 46 7 0 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 243 14 4 Carried forward ... ... £3,180 15 4 * Owing to an exchange of securities, the balance of Interest Account transferable to Expenses Account lias been reauced by the sum of £1,161 16s. Bd., as under the old securities the interest was payable on the 31st December, and under the new on the Ist January£lBB4. The profits of the year 1883 are therefore apparently less by the above sum than the amount earned, and the profits of the year 1884 will be correspondingly increased. t Owing to the large expense attending the initiatory management of the West Coast Settlement Reserves, the expenditure has exceeded the receipts during the year 1883 by £614 7s. 3d., and during the previous period by £222135, 4d., making a deficit up to the present time of £837 os. 7d., which has been met out of the profits of the office.

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E xpendituee— continued. Public Trust Office — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d Brought forward 3,180 15 4 To Clerical assistance ~, ... ... ~, 109 16 8 Expenses of Travelling Agent ... ... ... 277 3 1 Travelling expenses of Public Trustee ... ... 73 4 0 Legal charges... ... .., ..,« ... 166 15 4 Sundries ... ... ... 3 16 0 Eefund of commission, &c. ... ... ... 7410 3,885 11 5 Native Eeserves Branch, — To Salaries of Officers, — Commissioner ... ... ... 204 3 4 Clerk 75 0 0 ■ 279 3 4 Stamps ... ... ... 9 2 6 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 65 13 0 Travelling expenses of Native members of Public Trust Office Board ... 7 15 0 Eefund of commission ... ... ... ... 026 — 361 16 4 West Coast Settlement Eeserves Branch, — To Salaries of Officers, — Eeserves Trustee ... 600 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 165 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 815 0 0 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... 131 15 5 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 348 710 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 1170 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... 13 9 2 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... 212 6 Cleaning offices ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Cost of erecting chimney to office ... ... 10 0 0 1,324 11 11 *Balance on 31st December, 1883 ... 6,413 18 3 •Total ... ... ... ... ... £11,985 17 11 * But for the alteration in the date of paying interest, and the deficit on West Coast Settlement Reserves as noted above, the balance at credit of the account, representing the accumulated profits of the office, would have amounted to £8,412 15s. 63. E. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee. J. C. MOGINIE, Accountant. Public Trust Office, Wellington, 6th February, 1884. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Balances on ls1 January, 1883. Transactions. Balances on 3ls1 December, 1883. "o. Name of Account. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. £ s. d. 7,504 10 10 25,070 0 10 35,107 4 3 3,330 16 4 3,664 18 7 0 0 9 69 18 1 442 12 9 172 15 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 36,690 12 7 29,421 10 11 23,335 8 9 1,390 18 2 8,260 14 1 123 3 7 102 11 2 5 19 6 £ s. d. 32,250 14 1 15,331 18 8 22.017 8 1 666 14 4 8,110 11 3 14 13 4 £ s. d. 11,944 9 4 39,159 13 1 36,425 4 11 4,055 0 2 3,815 1 5 108 11 0 172 9 3 339 13 1 172 15 6 226 18 0 12 16 9 235 5 9 469 14 2 5 8 7 628 14 1 6 6 0 1,306 6 0 392 5 5 38 11 11 1,884 6 2 150 0 0' 5 7 5. £ s. a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Properties placed in the office Proceeds of estates specially invested Intestates' estates Real estates Lunatics' estates Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. ■ Spejiial deposits " Public Works Act. 1876," sections 65 and 66 " Public Works Act', 1876," section 161 " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 and 65 " Public Works Act, 1882," section 151 " Sale for Non-payment of Rates Act, 1870," section 10 " Rating Act, 1876," section 63 " Rating Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1879," section 4 .. " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1878," section 13 (No. 2) .. " Native Lands Act Amendment Act, 1882," section 6 "Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," section 14 " Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " Merchant Shipping Act " Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876," section 209 ■" Land Transfer Act, 1870," section 67 "Harbours Act, 1878," section 73 " Destitute Persons Act, 1877," sections 33 and 34 " Nelson Province Impounding Act, 1861," section 20 Trustees Relief Act Lunatic Asylums, — Auckland Wellington Napier Nelson Christchurch .. ' Hokitika Dunedin Native Reserves, — Hokonui endowment General Auckland Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. Wellington Nelson Greymouth West Coast settlement reserves 9 17 6 227 19 0 782 1 9 5 8 7 €58 6 11 3 3 0 351 8 9 38 11 11 1,802 8 2 535 10 0 411 5 2 3 0 1 7 6 9 43 1L 2 30 7 2 3 3 0 1,330 17 0 95 2 3 81 18 6 155 7 0 5 12 0 108 19 2 184 7 2 0 0 10 355 18 9 60 0 0 24 11 0 54 5 7 0 0 6 540 17 0 0 4 7 2 10 0 °2 10 0 952 8 11 0 10 0 37 10 4 14 4 2 6 10 0 975 15 1 101 19 4 50 8 4 6 18 57 15 10 57 2 4 6 8 0 302 4 1 145 0 10 247 0 2 50 8 4 7 7 6 59 2 11 57 2 4 9 19 0 617 10 11 1 5 10 17 1 3 11 0 315 6 10 •37 425 6 9 607 16 9 19 12 2 133 1 2 303 0 4 222 2 3 1,700 14 7 10,822 5 6 8,891 5 7 607 16 9 19 12 2 133 1 2 303 0 4 222 2 3 1,700 14 7 1,003 11 1 2,356 6 8 1,607 1 3 603 10 2 28 Carried forward 84,723 16 0 114,432 7 6 93,667 13 7 * 105,490 19 11 2 10 0

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Examined and found correct. E. C. Hameeton, James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Public Trustee. Controller and Auditor-General. J. C. Moginie, Wellington, 6th February, 1884. Accountant.

BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1883— continued.

Authority: George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.

Balances on 1st January, 1883. Transactions. Balances on 31s1 December, 1883. No. Name ot Account. Or. Dr, Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. 1 Brought forward Grey River Railway repayment Lands Clauses Consolidation Act Supreme Court Land Assurance Fund Native Ten-per-Cents, Auckland Native Five-per-Cents, Wairarapa .. Natives at Wellington Unclaimed dividends Railway Servants' Fund Auckland Hospital reserves General Investment Account Special Investment Account Returned Cheque Deposit Account .. Expenses Aceount Interest Account Consolidated Fund Account Imprest Aceount Suspense Account Cash £ s. d. 84,723 16 0 194 7 9 254 10 7 11 10 10 39,580 3 0 1,717 14 4 171 0 3 445 16 9 433 9 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 114,432 7 6 7 15 2 £ s. d. 93,667 13 7 £ s. d. 105,490 19 11 202 2 11 254 10 7 11 10 10 46,018 19 11 1,786 7 11 177 17 0 463 12 9 450 15 4 642 4 2 215 11 7 54 18 10 6,413 18 3 £ s. d. 2 10 0 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 100,965 5 7 25,070 0 10 •• 6,573 6 4 68 13 7 6 16 9 17 16 0 17 6 4 651 18 0 1,106 14 9 52,858 19 1 15,331 18 8 24 5 5 4,684 13 0 4,533 18 8 1,794 0 0 531 18 7 1,319 10 5 97,024 12 3 •• 134 9 5 9 13 10 891 3 2 73,670 14 4 29,421 10 11 8 15 3 5,571 19 8 4,533 18 8 1,794 0 0 530 0 0 632 18 7 90,119 13 1 300,986 10 6 121,777 0 10 39,159 13 1 '39 8 8 7,301 4 11 55 18 3 53 19 8 227 13 2 9,009 10 7 914 5,0 2,104 11 5 « •• 135,100 15 3 135,100 15 3 300,986 10 6 163,097 15 0 163,097 15 0