ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1887.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, B-10

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1887.

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

WELLINGTON.

1888.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

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Balances on 1st January, 1887. Transactions. Balances on Slat December, 1887. Name of Account, Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. 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-Pavmcnt of Rates Act, 1870," section 10 " Bating Act, 1876," section 63 " Rating Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1879," section 4 " Rating 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 " Native Lands Court Act, 1886," section 87 " Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " Merchant Shipping Act " Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876," section 209 " Bankruptcy Act, 1883 " .. " Harbours Act, 1878," section 73 .. " Destitute Persons Act, 1877," sections 33 and 34 " Industrial Schools Act, 1882 " .. '• Trustee Act, 1883" " Nelson Province Impounding Act, 1861," section 20 " Wellington Impounding Act, 1874 " " Land Transfer Act, 1885," section 109 " Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " .. Lands Clauses Consolidation Act Trustees' Relief Act Auckland Hospital Reserves Act Grey River Railwa} 7 Repayment .. .. Supreme Court .. Land Assurance Fund Native 10 per cents., Auckland Native 5 per cents., Wairarapa Natives at Wellington Unclaimed Dividends Railway Servants' Fund Police Reward Fund Account Permanent Militia Reward Fund Account General Investment Account Special Investment Account Returned Cheque Deposit Account Consolidated Fund Account Expenses Account Interest Account Imprest Account Suspense Account Cash & s. d. 10,577 10 0 84,916 18 1 ' 48,785 10 7 4,923 7 0 5,619 3 10 24 11 7 4,837 9 1 1.422 0 11 i 7,193 19 9 201 3 9 172 15 6 1,641 10 1 37 18 11 265 19 5 . 448 2 1 92 16 3 1,667 8 8 739 3 9 6 6 0 8,261 12 11 13 0 0 642 1 6 38 11 11 2,184 1 7 434 15 6 5 7 5 1 12 7 236 12 6 1,101 18 5 0 10 0 .3 0 6 219 f 1 1,064 15 6 187 13 5 227 6 11 11 10 10 66,800 18 7 2,009 7 7 199 19 2 521 9 3 506 19 3 9'J7 15 2 196 ■ 4 7 136 11 1 1,591 7 11 16,010 13 8 759 16 2 £ s. d. 182,610 4 4 84,916 18 1 3,433 14 7 6,983 5 9 £ s. d. ■ 71,659 13 4 41,215 6 0 24,643 8 11 840 13 3 7,505 18 7 1 17 6 7,815 19 11 6,939 15 9 8,460 17 1 215 1 0 10 4 6 10 12 0 16 1 7 3 4 10 324 16 2 317 5 4 2,677 10 1 229 15 11 102 9 10 667 15 6 9 8 10 63 16 5 688 0 3 402 4 11 42 11 2 2,704 4 5 9 17 4,908 1 1 80 7 2 7 19 2 20 16 10 20 " 4 10 153 2 11 1,280 1 1 886 19 2 28,071 15 10 19,167 0 0 1,014 1 8 656 4 0 9,913 7 0 10,337 17 10 6,989 5 0 1,943 4 6 107,698 9 9 £ s. d. 68,039 9 10 19,167 0 0 27,287 9 0 184 12 7 6.414 15 6 11 17 8 6,479 4 4 7,523 1 10 5.630 19 5 28 2 0 1,478 0 8 126 10 7 96 0 1 18 12 3 2,293 15 8 103 14 0. 0 14 9 155 17 4 £ s. d. 14,198 0 0 100,965 4 1 46,141 10 6 5,579 7 8 6,710 6 11 14 11 5 6,174 4 8 838 14 10 10,028 17 5 173 1 9 172 15 6 378 4 5 48 3 5 276 11 5 337 13 1 96 1 ] 1,896 4 9 1,037 16 10 6 6 0 8,645 7 4 13 0 0 768 3 5 38 11 11 2,285 16 8 946 13 8 5 7 5 1 12 7 246 1 4 456 4 10 0 10 0 3 0 6 331 4 7 9 13 0 219 7 1 1,107 6 8 677 4 0 236 8 6 11 10 10 71,114 13 3 2.089 14 9 207 18 4 542 6 1 527 4 1 1,147 14 1 175 11 6 180 12 0 I & s. d. 709 10 0 356 15 8 392 11 11 r . 2,214 13 10 594 6 5 182,610 4 4 84,916 18 1 3 4 0 1,300 14 2 842 18 3 39,722 15 0 41,215 6 0 1,008 14 2 656 4 0 8,400 0 11 10,337 17 10 7,224 4 11 1,669 18 0 109,030 13 11 1,596 15 5 194,261 3 6 106,965 4 1 17,517 19 9 3,433 14 7 3,668 14 6 6,983 5 9 1,033 2 8 8,315 9 11 Totals 277,944 2 9 277,944 2 9 370,726 12 6 370,726 12 6 313,210 12 0 313,210 12 0

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Public Trust Office Expenses Account.

Db Receipts and Disbcbsements for the Year ended Slsfc - December, 1887. Cr. Public Trust Office, — To Balance on 1st January, 1887 Commission, postages, and charges received Commission on stamps purchased Exchange on cheques.. .. Balance of interest account transferred Refund of half cost of one telephone Refund of legal charges Refund of fire-insurance premiums paid Sundry refunds £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. i Public Trust Office,— 1G,010 13 8 By Salaries of officers,— 4,778 17 0 Public Trustee 4 11 0 Solicitor 2 0 3 Chief Clerk 3,734 17 5 Accountant 8,520 5 8 Assistant Accountant 3 3 9 Examiner 10 15 7 Ledger Keeper 11 12 9 Ledger Keeper ... 3 7 7 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. • 28 19 8 Ledger Keeper 8,549 5 4 Ledger Keeper .. Clerk Clerk (Record) Cadet Cadet .. Cadet Messenger Commissions paid to agents Advertising Exchange on remittances Stationery, printing, &c. Travelling expenses Postages, telegrams, and stamps Refund of commissions Legal charges Eent Insurance paid on property Office furniture and fittings Telephone rent, &c. Clerical assistance (las Expenses of travelling agent Paid for auditing office accounts Plan.&e. Payments on account of estates £ s. cl. £ s. d. 800 0 0 500 0 0 450 0 0 350 0 0 250 0 0 240 0 0 380 0 0 180 0 0 170 0 0 170 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 120 0 0 75 0 0 40 0 0 27 1G 5 100 0 0 3,952 16 5 1,007 3 8 340 19 1 59 9 9 ■ 245 12 6 111 4 6 198 8 5 209 10. 0 53 3 G 361 9 5 26 12 9 156 17 11 15 4 0 167 12 7 .. 12 12 11 40 0 0 .. 125 0 0 110 61 16 9 £ s. a. Native Reserves Branch, — To Commissions and charges received Exchange on cheques Refund of stamps Native Reserves Branch, — 816 2 6 By Salaries of officers,— 0 0 6 Clerk (moiety of salary) 15 0 ■ 817 8 0 ' Commission paid Stationery, &c. Expenses of Native Members of Board .. Clerical assistance Stamps 120 0 0 120 0 0 326 10 2 11 8 0 7 5 8 16 10 0 20 10 11 7,146 15 8 Carried forward 25,377 7 0 Carried forward 502 4 9 502 4 9 7,146 15 6 7,140 IS

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Public Trust Office Expenses Account— continued.

£ s. a. I Brought forward .. .. .. .. 25,377 7 0 '■ Brought forward Native Eeserves ~Bj&nck^continued. Advertising Plans, &c. Exchange Refund of commission, &c. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 502 4 9 7,146 15 8 5 15 6 0 12 0 0 0 6 14 5 0 , 522 17 9 ■ West Coast Settlement Eeserves Branch, — To Commissions and charges received .. .. .. .. 546 13 8 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch, — By Salaries of officers, — Reserves Trustee .". Clerk (moiety of salary) Clerk Office-cleaner 225 0 0 120 0 0 50 0 0 6 0 0 Clerical assistance Advertising Travelling expenses Stationery, &c. Stamps Plans, &c. .. Legal expenses Refund of commission 401 0 0 154 10 0 5 16 6 108 10 6 4 15 6 5 10 0 29 4 10 24 10 2 2 10 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £25,924 0 8 Balance on 31st December, 1887 736 7 6 • .. 17,517 19 9 Total £25,924 0 8 Db. Intbeest Account for the Ye; ii ended 31st December, 1887. Cb. £ s. a. To Interest received on Government securities held .. .. .. .. 7,206 12 11 „ added by bank to current account .. .. .. .. .. 267 11 3 on mortgages received .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,722 10 9 „ on advances to estates ... .. .. .. .. .. 20 14 8 „ refunded on amounts paid over to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 70 2 11 „ on fixed deposits with bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 0 0 „ refunded .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 954 By Interest paid in respect of estates during the year „ added to accounts at close of the year Commission on interest received Refund of interest Balance transferred to expenses account £ s. d. 212 8 2 .. 5,871 15 0 516 17 10 1 19 5 .. 3,734 17 5 £10,337 17 10 £10,337 17 10 Db. - Consolidated Fund Accoui et to 31st December, 1887.' Cb. £ s. a. i To Amounts unclaimed for six years in intestate estates .. .. .. .. 656 4 0 : By Amount paid over to the Consolidated Fund .. £ s. a. 656 4 0 £656 i 0 j £656 4 0

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Audited and found correct. -X- C. Hameeton, James Edwabd FitzGeeald, - n Public Trustee Controller and Auditor-General. Jl Cl M. OGINIE > Public Trust Office, Accountant. Wellington, 17th January, 1888.

Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1887.

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Nominal Value. "Value at Cost Price. General Investment Account, — General Purposes Loan, 1873 .. New Zealand Inscribed Stock Debentures under " The Public Eevenues Act, 1886 " Deficiency Bills Mortgages .. ,. ., " £ s. d. 1,200 0 0 25,398 0 0 12,000 0 0 104,974 4 4 51,350 19 2 £ s. a. £ s. d. 1,036 0 0 24,900 0 0 12,000 0 0 104,974 4 4 51,350 19 2 £ s. d. ,26 31 3 6 Special Investment Account, — Borough of South Invercargill Loan debentures Borough of East Invercargill Loan debentures Town of North Invercargill bonds Deficiency Bills Mortgages .. ,. .. " Fixed deposit receipts, Wellington Trust,' Loan, aid Investment Company! ', 600 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 500 0 0 29,425 15 8 75,627 3 5 4 15 0 600 0 0 300 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 507 10 0 29,425 15 8 75,627 3 5 4 15 0 106,957 14 1 j 106,965 4 1 Totals ,. 301,880 17 7 301,226 7 7