ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1890.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, B-09

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Sbss. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1890.

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

WELLINGTON.

1891.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

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Balances on 1st January, 1890. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1890. Name of Account. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Properties placed in the office Proceeds of estates specio lly 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, 1882," sections 64 and 65 " Public Works Act, 1882," section 151 " Eating Act, 1876," section 63 " Rating Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1879," section 4 .. " Eating 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 Land Court Act, 1886," section 87 .. " Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " " Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876," section 209 " Bankruptcy Act, 1883 " .. " Harbours Act, 1878," section 73 .. " Destituto Persons Act, 1877," sections 83 and 34 11 Industrial Schools Act, 1882" " Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888 " " Nelson Province Impounding Act, 1861," section 20 " Wellington Impounding Act, 1874 " •' Land Transfer Act, 1885," section 109 " Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " .. " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " Trustees' Relief Act Auckland Hospital Reserves Act Supreme Court Land Assurance Fund Native 10-per-cents, Auckland Native 5-per-cents, Wairarapa Natives at Wellington 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 Consolidated Fund Advance Account Expenses Account.. Interest Account .. .. .. Suspense Account,. Cash £ s. d. ( £ s. d. .. : 15,630 16 7 .: .. 1 245,839 3 2; .. ; 49,304 11 7 : 6,864 18 2 I 5,666 14 4 i 5 3 3 ; 8.589 15 2 352 2 10 10.697 4 4 1 173 1 9 1,868 18 48 3 5 ! 404 13 0 99 9 1 I 2.824 2 5 I 655 19 5 j 6 6 0 6,832 14 4 17 6 0 513 4 5 2,394 15 8 8,925 13 5 7 5 1 12 7 ' 352 6 0! 1,055 0 10 1 0 ID 0 3 0 6 299 18 7 54 6 7 807 4 8 327 8 8 '.'. 10 0 0 '.'. 81,068 9 3 2,260 4 3 224 16 8 586 10 0 1,420 2 1 ... 142 19 10 120 14 11 216,943 9 2 245,839 3 2 1,790 5 10 .. 4,469 2 1 6,855 14 3 '.'. 1,373 8 9 .'. 964 13 7 £ s. d. 230,348 6 3 183,352 2 4 27,342 8 4 1.140 2 7 7,168 3 4 3 0 0 9,882 0 9 7.437 12 7 18,979 4 0 1 151 0 10 0 4 6 32 18 2 7 3 1 628 9 7 153 18 3 708 6 1 49 5 9 195 7 2 1,665 7 10 '74 0 0 j ' 2,748 16 6 £ s. d. 237,442 12 2 148,918 2 8 27,587 19 11 182 14 8 8,109 6 5 2 5 3 8.046 7 4 6,536 14 6 16,292 3 8 1,781 9 7 i "o 0 10 j 406 5 7 280 4 5 219 0 2 J '78 10 5 1,047 11 4 148 18 6 3,051 9 10 £ s. d. 8,580 10 8 280,273 2 10 49,058 15 0 7.322 6 1 4,725 11 8 8 18 0 10.425 8 7 , 548 15 3 I 13,384 4 8 j 173 1 9 j 237 12 11 : 48 7 11 j 437 10 4 106 12 2 3,046 6 5 529 13 3 6 6 0 7,322 0 3 17 6 0 483 19 9 2,590 2 10 3,542 17 9 5 7 5 1 12 7 277 7 G 752 7 6 0 10 0 8 0 6 £ ft, d. 5 19 7 1,587 16 5 42 15 4 26 13 7 2,681 5 8 305 18 2 1,556 0 11 50 5 10 86 2 1 793 14 2 354 2 3 126 5 0 10 0 0 84,796 12 7 2,850 12 3 233 15 10 609 18 10 1,528 8 9 230 17 8 161 14 5 1,895 5 6 198,622 15 6 280,273 2 10 2,555 0 8 -4,290 8 11 90 8 0 8 19 2 23 8 10 108 G 8 90 14 8 56 9 10 65,094 8 5 148,571 2 8 695 4 11 3,632 10 5 562 5 7 •• 2 16 10 15 10 4 46,773 14 9 183,005 2 4 596 5 3 3.632 10 5 3,014 10 7 18,942 13 4 10,310 5 2 6.633 4 2 143,386 10 8 16,046 14 1 10,310 5 2 6,663 15 8 129,385 11 4 1,454 11 6 3,959 15 0 1,404 0 3 14,965 12 11 Totals .. 464,099 8 9 ! 464,099 8 9 493,861 11 3 881,480 12 3 881,480 12 3 493,861 11 3

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Public Trust Ob-fice Expenses Account. Dr. Receipts and Disbursements for the Year ended 31st December, 1890. Cr. Public Trust Office,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £. s. d. Public Trust Office,— £ s . d. £ g. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist January, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,855 14 3By Salaries of officers,— Commission, postages, and charges received .. 4,640 5 7 Public Trustee .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. .. 2 17 Solicitor .. .. .. ~ .. 500 0 0 Amount short-cashed on cheques .. .. 0 13 Chief Clerk .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Balance of Interest Account transferred .. .. 3,080 2 2 Accountant ■...... .. 343 15 0 —■ ■ 7,722 10 7 Assistant Accountant .. .. .. 247 10 0 Refund of half cost of one telephone .. ■ .. 40 0 Examiner .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 Refund of fire-insurance premiums paid .. .. 17 15 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. .. 210 0 0 Refund of commission, &c. ...... 37 13 9 2 Ledger Keepers at £200 ~ ~ .. 400 0 0 Refund of advertising .. .. .. .. 45 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. .. 180 0 0 Refund of travelling-expenses .. .. .. 27 16 11 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. .. 157 10 0 Refund of salary .. .. .. .. 3 6 8 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Valuation fees received .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Journal Keeper .. .. .. .. 117 10 0 Proceeds of watches from wreck of" Taiaroa" .. 2 0 0 Cadet .. .. .. .. .. 95 0 0 119 7 4 Cadet .. .. .. .. .. 87 10 0 7,84117 11 2 Cadets at £77105. .. .. .. 155 0 0 Residue of the estate of John Walker escheated .. .. 2,29114 2 Clerk, Agent-General's office.. .. .. 75 0 0 Imprest advances accounted for .. .. .. .. 4,463 17 2 Messenger.. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 — 6,750 11 4 _ 4,258 15 0 Commissions paid to agents .. .. .. .. 1,264 13 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 15 8 Exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. 88 10 3 Stationery, printing, &c. .. .. .. .. 214 2 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 39 12 6 Postages, telegrams, and stamps .. .. .. .. 251 19 J Refund of commissions .. .. .. .. ~ 157 5 4 Legal charges .. .. .. .. .. ~ 770 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 0 0 Fire-insurance premiums paid .. .. ~ .. 12 0 0 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 7 13 6 Telephone rent, &c. .. .. ~ ~ .. 18 10 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 92 13 0 Gas, coal, &c. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 23 3- 9 Paid for auditing office accounts .. ~ .. .. 143 15 0 Valuation fees paid .. .. .. .. .. 35 2 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. ~ 116 Preparation of parliamentary returns .. .. .. 80 13 4 Cleaning office .. .. ~ .. ~ .. 13 1 6 Residue of the estate of John Walker, paid to his sisters .. 2,291 14 2 On account of transactions of previous years,— Expenses in connection with confirmed leases .. 824 0 3 Interest paid to E. Hackett .. .. ~ 20 17 7 Amounts paid on account of estates .. .. 164 14 11 Unauthorised,— Judgment and costs, Hatfield v. Public Trustee .. 942 1 7 Deficiency on sale of realty mortgaged .. .. 181 7 (> Imprest advances .. ~ .. ~ .. 2,760 11 \i Advance from Treasury refunded .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 10,183 16 5 Oarried forward .. .. .. .. . 21,453 3 6 Carried forward .. .. .. 17~704 10 3

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Public Trust Office Expenses Account— continued. D»- Receipts and Disbursements for the Year ended 31st December, 1890— continued. Cr, £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 21,453 3 6 Brought forward .. .. .. .. ..17,704 10 3 Native Reserves Branch,— Native Reserves Branch,— To Commissions and charges received .. .. .. .. 865 12 8 By Salaries of officers, Exchange on cheques .. .. .. .. .. 010 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. .. .. 90 0 0 865 13 8 Commission paid .. .. .. .. .. 339 810 Stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 19 6 Expenses of Native members of Board .. .. .. 27 14 11 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 10 6 Refund of commission .. .. .. .. .. 52 0 2 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 15 6 566 9 5 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— To Commissions and charges received .. ~ .. .. 575 07 By Salaries of Officers,— Refund of commission .. .. .. .. .. 810 7 Reserves Trustee .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 — 583 11 2 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. .. 90 0 0 390 0 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 157 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 100 14 3 Stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 917 0 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 311 5 Cleaning office .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 14 0 . Office requisites and repairs .. .. .. .. 37 0 671 13 8 Balance on 31st December, 1890 .. .. 3,959 15 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £22,902 8 4 Total .. .. .. .. ... ..£22,902 8 4 Db - Interest Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1890. Cr. £ s. d. £ s d To Interest received on Government securities held .. .. .. .. 6,59115 7 By Interest added to estates during year .. 6 683 9 8 on Kaihu Valley Railway Debentures .. .. .. .. 1,100 0 0 Commission on interest received .. .. .. .. .. '515 10 3 on Dunedin Corporation Bonds and Debentures .. .. .. 50 0 0 Refund of interest.. ... 31 3 1 on Bank fixed deposit .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Balance transferred to Expenses Account '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. !! 3,080 2 2 added by Bank to Current Account .. .. .. .. ~ 235 19 4 on mortgage received .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,233 15 2 „on advances to estates .. .. .. .. .. ".. 92 1 9 „ refunded .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 3 13 4 Tota! £10,310 5 2 Total ... .. £10,310 ~i 2

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Dr. Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1890. Cr. £ s. d. £ b. d. To Amounts unclaimed for six years in intestate estates .. .. .. .. 3,514 89 By Amount paid over to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. •• 8,632 10 °5 „ „ deceased seamen's estates.. .. .. 59 10 8 miscellaneous accounts .. .. .. 58 11 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,632 10 5 Total .. .. .. '.. -. .. ■• £3,632 10 5 The Invercargill Road Board Sinking Eund. Dr. Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1890. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist January, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 13 11 By Refund of advance made by Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Borough of South Invercargill debenture matured .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Charges on advance made by Public Trust Office .. ~ .. .. 7 5 4 Interest on Borough of South Invercargill debenture .. .. .. .. 310 0 Payment to Bank of New Zealand to take up three mortgage bonds .. .. 300 0 0 Payments by Receiver .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 306 5 11 Commissions and postages .. .. .. .. • ■ . • 15 4 6 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £422 910 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £422 910 The Lindhurst Road Board Sinking Fund. Dr. Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1890, Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist January, 1890 " .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 4 10 By Balance on 31st December, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 4 10 Total .. .. . - .. .. • • ■ •£74 10 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £7 410

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" Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," Account. Df - Statement of the Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1890. Cr. Current Account,— £ „, d . Current Account,— £ s d To Balance on Ist January, ±.890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 67 By Amounts paid to officers on leaving the Service .. .. .. .. 372 0 6 .B lye per cent, deductions from salaries received .. .. .. .. 1,476 15 1 Refunds to Treasury 3 7 11 Interest on investments .. .. .. 11l 1 4 Refunds to Government Insurance Department ,"'' '.'. '.'. '.'. 0 12 6 Amount transferred to Investment Account .. .. .. .. 1,180 0 0 Balance in hand 31st December, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. 86 2 1 Total •• •• ■■ •■ £1,642 3 0 Total .. .. .. .. £1,642 S~~O Investment Account,— , Investment Account — To Balance on Ist January, 1890 .. ... .. .. .. .. 1,617 00 By Balance 31st December, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,797 0 0 Amount invested during the year .. .. .. .. .. 1 180 0 0 Total ■• •- •• •• •• •• •• 52J97 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,797~~(T~0 Balance,— Balance — To Balance of Current Account brought down 86 2 1 By Total amount of the fund 31st December, 1890 ...'".. .. .. 2,883 2 1 Balance of Investment Account brought down .. .. .. .. 2,797 0 0 Total £2,883 2 1 Total £2,883 2 1

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Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1890.

E. 0. HAMEETON, Audited and found correct. Public Trustee. JAMES EDWAED FITZGEBALD, J. C. MOGINIE, Controller and Auditor-General. Accountant. Wellington, 7th April, 1891.

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Nominal Value. Value at Oost Price. General Investment Account, — ■ Debentures, Immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870 General Purposes Loan, 1873 ■ .. .. .. .. Scrip, Consolidated Stock Debentures under " The Public Revenues Act, 18S6 " Deficiency Bills Debentures, Kaihu Valley Railway Company (Limited) Mortgage Bonds, City of Dunedin Debentures, City of Dunedin Waterworks Loan Mortgages £ a. d. 800 0 0 1,200 0 0 11,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 102,575 0 0 22,000 0 0 200 0 0 600 0 0 47,372 15 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 672 0 0 1,036 0 0 11,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 102,575 0 0. 23,100 0 0 228 0 0 639 0 0 47,372 15 6 & B. a. 198,622 15 6 Special Investment Account, — Deficiency bills Borough of South Invercargill Loan Debentures Town of North Invercargill Bonds Debentures, Borough of Masterton Gasworks Loan Bank fixed deposit receipts Fixed deposit receipt of tho Wanganui Loan, Finance, and Investment Company Scrip, Wellington Trust, Loan, and Investment Company .. Share certificate, Wellington Gas Company Share certificate, Northern River Steam Navigation Company (Limited) Share certificate, National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) Share certificate, National Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited) Share certificate, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) Mortgages 48,825 0 0 600 0 0 500 0 0 200 0 0 59,751 2 4 250 0 0 85 0 0 300 0 0 87 10 0 747 10 0 182 0 0 48,825 0 0 600 0 0 507 10 0 200 0 0 59,751 2 4 250 0 0 101 5 0 300 0 0 87 10 0 747 10 0 182 0 0 185 0 0 168,536 5 6 185 0 0 168,536 5 6 ! 280,273 2 10 477,997 3 4 478,895 18 i