ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1885.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1886 Session I, B-11

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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1885.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of section 42 of " The Public Trust Offi™ Am 1872," as amended by "The Public/ BeveivuesAct. 1882 • 'S,;f °Mce A°h

WELLINGTON.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1885.

Balances on 31st December, 1884. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1885. Name of Account. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. Or. £ s. d. 11,352 3 11 57,437 13 1 35,503 7 1 4,701 8 11 5,290 10 1 100 3 6 3,350 18 6 1,913 3 6 179 2 10 284 11 10 172 15 6 262 14 0 25 2 2 244 13 9 443 12 4 98 12 9 69 18 0 6,181 16 5 6 6 0 4,559 3 7 679 17 7 38 11 11 1,990 0 4 5 7 5 1 12 7 218 16 7 0 10 0 3 2 1 219 7 1 1,014 15 1 121 7 5 210 4 6 11 10 10 53,416 12 2 1,857 16 8 184 18 7 482 3 1 468 15 4 764 3 6 785 17 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. 81,194 18 11 56,022 12 8 32,305 6 4 1,406 13 6 6,322 14 2 145 0 2 7,592 19 9 5,580 0 1 112 14 3 £ s. d. 80,423 1 2 42,980 7 8 25,137 6 5 558 3 7 5,811 5 10 75 1 10 6,190 18 0 6,510 19 6 104 0 0 27 2 6 £ s. d. 12,124 1 8 70,479 18 1 42,671 7 0 5,549 18 10 5,801 18 5 170 1 10 4,753 0 3 982 4 1 187 17 1 257 9 4 172 15 6 26 7 7 37 5 2 255 15 5 448 2 1 89 13 10 691 0 3 667 0 11 6 6 0 6,651 12 5 609 8 3 38 11 11 2,079 3 3 5 7 5 1 12 7 227 10 11 0 10 0 3 0 6 219 7 1 1,055 6 1 211 18 3 218 12 6 11 10 10 60,756 5 4 1,932 2 0 192 5 7 501 8 5 487 9 8 874 15 9 1,194 2 1 £ s. d. Properties placed in the office Proceeds of estates specially invested Intestates' estates Real estates Lunatics' estates Convicts' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Special 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 .. " Bating Act, 1882" .. .. •• •• •■ " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1878," section 13, No. 2 " Native Land 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 " Harbours Act, 1878," section 73 .. " Destitute Persons Act, 1877," sections 33 and 34 .. " Industrial Schools Act, 1882 " " Nelson Province Impounding Act, 1861," section 20 " Wellington Impounding Act, 1874" .. .. . • • Lands Clauses Consolidation Act Trustees Relief Act Auckland Hospital Reserves Act Grey Biver Railway Repayment Supreme Court Land Assurance Fund Native 10 per cents., Auckland Native 5 per cents., Wairarapa Natives at Wellington .. .. • ■ . • • Unclaimed Dividends Railway Servants' Fund Returned Cheque Deposit Account Imprest Account Suspense Account.. " Trustee Act, 1883 " " Bankruptcy Act, 1883," Unclaimed Dividend Account Expenses Account Interest Account Consolidated Fund Account Special Investment Account General Investment Account Cash 1,353 6 5 15 5 9 11 1 8 7 16 8 3 0 0 1,090 8 9 76 9 3 6,370 5 0 129 8 2 99 18 3 *8 14 4 1,589 12 10 3 2 9 3 6 11 11 18 11 469 6 6 5,591 4 9 4,277 16 2 199 17 6 10 15 4 '6 1 7 40 11 0 2,657 10 6 8 8 0 2,506 19 8 785 11 3 89 6 7 7,962 11 2 74 5 4 7 7 0 19 5 4 18 14 4 114 8 8 2,476 15 11 771 18 5 4,662 12 9 997 14 1 225 0 4 12,328 11 5 9,079 11 8 2,922 14. 0 43,320 7 8 58,732 4 4 190,401 12 5 622 18 0 3 16 5 2,068 10 11 1,698 15 11 1,207 11 0 49 0 3 11 6 3 7,407 5 11 9,079 11 8 2,922 4 0 56,362 12 8 82,600 6 4 196,094 9 8 4,240 13 0 948 13 10 213 14 1 15,024 0 2 1,016 4 1 10,102 14 8 0 10 0 70,479 18 1 155,930 2 10 15,645 10 3 57,437 13 1 132,062 0 10 15,952 13 0 205,541 13 6 205,541 13 6 542,670 18 5 542,670 18 5 243,071 15 3 243,071,10 3

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Publio Trust Office,— £ s. 3. £ s. A. £ s. d By Salaries of Officers,— Public Trustee .. .. .. 800 0 0 Chief Clerk .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Accountant .. .; .. .. 350 0 0 Assistant Accountant .. .. 250 0 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. 220 0 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. 160 o^o Ledger Keeper .. .. .. 159 0 -0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Clerk (Record) .. .. .. 135 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 162 10 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 75 16 6 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 112 10 0 ~ Cadet.. .. .. .. •■..57 10 0 Cadet.. .. .. .. .. 18 6 1 Messenger .. .. 17 16 6 3,118 9 1 Commissions paid to agents .. .. .. .. 895 711 Advertising office .. .. .. .. .. .. 257 2 10 Advertising under " The Rating Act, 1882 " .. .. .. 182 16 0 Stamping cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 3 0 Exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. ~ 58 15 2 Stationery, printing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 168 14 1 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. 175 4 2 Postages, telegrams, and stamps .. .. .. .. 147 16 6 Refund of commissions, &c. .. .. .. .. 91 19 4 Legal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 19 5 Paid in settlement of Boseley's claims .. .. .. 175 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 Insurance paid on mortgaged property to be refunded .. .. 20 0 0 Advance made to estate of M. A. Kennedy, to be refunded .. 375 3 6 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. .. 311 8 1 Telephone rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 749 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 6 6 Cleaning office .. .. .. • .. .. .. 17 5 0 Gas account .. .. :.. .. .. .. 817 Expenses of travelling agent .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 17 1 Native Reserves Branch,— 6,393 4 0 By Salaries of Officers,— Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. £120 0 0 120 0 0 , Commission paid .. .. .. .. .. .. 278 5 3 Stamping cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 4 1 Stationery, &c .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 Expenses Native members of Board .. .. .. .. 13 14 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 1 10 6 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— 475 5 % By Salaries of Officers,— Reserves Trustee .. .. .. 205 0 0 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. 120 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Office-cleaner .. .. .. .'. 6 0 0 381 0 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 Stamps .. .. .. .... .. .. 21 6 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. ~ .. 24 3 1 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. 71 7 9 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. ~ 965 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 221 532 5 7 Unauthorized—Rebate of commission .. .. .. .. 6 11 2 Balance on 31st December, 1885 .. .. .. .. .. 15,024 0 2 £22,431 6 1

Dk] Public Trust Office Expenses Account. Cr.

e s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a, Public Trust Office,— To Balance on Ist January, 1885 .. .. .. .. 10,102 14 8 Commissions, postages, and charges received .. 6,443 11 2 Profit on redemption of Government scrip .. 186 0 0 Commission on stamps purchased .. .. 4 10 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. 0 10 6 Purchase-money of Boseley's property .. 30 0 0 Balance of Interest Account transferred .. 3,747 11 6 10,411 14 2 Refund of travelling expenses .. .. 3 11 0 Refund advance to Kennedy's estate .. 178 16 9 Kefund of telephone .. .. .. 12 6 Refund of advertising under " The Rating Act, 1882" .. .. .. ... 120 19 0 Legal charges paid .. .. .. .. 48 5 6 Certificates of Death .. .. .. 0 7 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 15 9 354 8 0 , 10,766 2 2 4 Native Reserves Branch,— To Commission and charges received .. .. .. .. 791 7 5 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— To Commissions and charges received .. .. .. 734 18 0 Refund of spoiled stamps ... .. .. 0 10 0 Travelling expenses and advertising .. .. 35 13 10 36 3 10 771 1 10 Total .. .. .. .. .. £22,431 6 1

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■Db< Interest Account. q b To Interest received on Government securities held .. « nno i in T5„ T„*™,„i —-J • i , -, . £ s. d. . added by bank to current account .. .. " &'^l f 2 B ylnterest P^dm respect of estates during the year 50 9 10 on mortgages received " 1 798 qqn " • ?dded t.O fecoymts at the close of the year 4,766 6 8 . on advances to estates .. .. 1,7 f? I I Commission on interest received 415 3 8 . amounts paid over to the Consolidated Fund.. .. .'.' " 758 16 0 Re undnSZl.°^ Penses account .... .. ~ .. .. 3,747 116 Amount credited m error \\ \\ {qO 0 0 Ke£und of amoun * credited this account temporarily 100 0 0 £9'07911 8 £9,079 11 8 E> . Consolidated Fund Account. q s To Amounts unclaimed for siz years in intestate estates 2,922 14 1) By Amount paid over to Consolidated Fund .. 2 922 4 % Balance ]!! ' 010 0 f2'92BM ° £2,922 14 0

Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1885.

Audited and found correct. E- C- Hamebton, Public Trustee. James Edward FitzGerald, _ Controller and Auditor-General. J * °' MoGINIE > Accountant.

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Description. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. General Investment Account, — General Purposes Loan, 1873 .. • » (scrip) New Zealand Loan, 1876* Deficiency Bills Mortgages .. .. .. " \\ £ s. d. 400 0 0 800 0 0 24,900 0 0 96,120 4 4 33,782 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. a. 340 0 0 696 0 0 24,991 18 6 96,120 4 4 33,782 0 0 £ a. a. Special Investment Account, — Deficiency Bills Deposit in Post-Office Savings-Bank .' '. Borough of South Invercargill Loan debentures Town of North Invercargill bonds Mortgages Totals .. '.'. .[ L56.002 4 4 L55.930 2 10 17,279 15 8 50 0 0 600 0 0 500 0 0 52,042 12 5 70,472 8 1 17,279 15 8 50 0 0 600 0 0 507 10 0 52,042 12 5 70,479 18 1 Grand Totals • • 226,474 12 5 .. 226,410 0 11 * These debentures are in the custody of the Agent-General in London.