PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1900.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1900 Session I, B-09

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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1900.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 36 of " The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894."

The Controller and Auditor-General to the Eight Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. Sir,— Audit Office, 14th May, 1900. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of section 36 of " The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894," to transmit to you the attached balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March last, and to report that I have examined this balance-sheet and found it correct. I have, &c, J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. The Eight Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1900.

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Balances on let April, 1899. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1900. Name of Account. Cr. Dr. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Wills ana trust properties placea in the office Intestates' estates Lunatics' estates Convicts' estates Real estates .. " Unclaimea Laruls Act, 1894 " West Coast Settlement Reserves .. .. .. .. Native reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. Aucklana Hospital reserves " Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " .. " Post ana Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890 " " Shipping ana Seamen's Act, 1877 " " Inaustrial Schools Act, 1882 " " Little Barrier Islana Purchase Act, 1894 " .. " Bankruptcy Act, 1892 " Trustees' Relief Act " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 ana 65 .. " Public Works Act, 1894," section 77 " Rating Act, 1894" .. .. .. .. " Government Aavances to Settlers Act, 1894," Debenture Sinking Fun3 " Government Aavances to Settlers Act, 1894," Assurance Funa " Mangatu Empowering Act, 1893 " " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1878," section 13, No. 2 " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," section 14 .. .. .. J " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," section 71 -. " Native Land Court Act, 1894," section 68 .. " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " " Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888" Land Assurance Puna .. .. .. .. .. Coal-miners' Relief Puna . . .. .. .. Railway Servants' Fund Police Reward Fund Police Provident Pund .. .. .. .. .. .. J Permanent Militia Rewara Fund ., .. .. .. .. [ New Lease Deposit Account . . .. .. .. .. j Returned Cheque Deposit Account Mortgage Realisation Account Agents' Deficiency Account Suspense Account Imprest Account Interest Account .. . . .. .. .. .. ! Accruea Interest Account General Investment Account Special Investment Account Special Loan Account Assurance ana Reserve Funa, " Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894" .. Cash Profit and Loss Account £ s. a. 640,124 16 11 56,949 14 10 32,444 16 8 158 3 0 5,732 2 2 2,992 4 2 26,560 4 1 15,448 12 0 22,375 15 0 1,488 5 5 264 12 5 307 5 9 551 12 2 3,029 6 6 318 18 3 135 12 8 47 11 3 1,893 7 10 31,589 16 1 329 18 6 875 19 7 1,484 8 2 247 17 11 7 2 8 5 18 3 15,005 13 6 78,128 11 2 1,655 8 0 2,775 8 3 1,683 3 6 1,378 16 6 26 8 11 40 5 6 1,048 13 10 712 10 7 2,748 16 10 11,845 12 2 334 7 2 £ s. a. £ s. a. 150,989 1 10 64,587 11 0 23,639 8 7 6 16 169 9 9 1,602 6 4 23,264 14 7 16,661 0 9 2,731 14 2 4,434 17 4 838 7 9 365 15 5 399 1 2 5 15 6 148 12 8 137,841 10 4 2,199 19 10 106 0 0 23 10 2 394 11 5 12,163 15 7 £ s. a. 95,504 11 11 52,683 18 3 21,219 11 10 10 17 6 215 10 11 459 0 5 20,660 4 7 11.084 13 2 2,306 17 11 1,928 17 5 58 3 3 363 14 11 586 12 1 200 5 4 66 19 6 400 19 0 119,752 11 2 329 18 6 32 5 11 312 1 1 30 0 0 7,845 5 6 £ s. d. 695,609 6 10 68,853 7 7 34,864 13 5 153 7 0 5,686 1 0 4,135 10 1 29,164 14 1 21,024 19 7 90 9 1 24,881 14 11 2,268 9 11 266 12 11 307 5 9 551 12 2 2,841 15 7 118 12 11 74 8 8 47 11 3 1,641 1 6 49,678 15 3 2,199 19 10 949 13 8 1,195 17 3 612 9 4 4,325 12 9 5 18 3 13,232 9 7 68,669 7 5 1,969 5 5 2,967 5 9 £ s. a. 2,633 3 4 4,178 16 1 621 11 4 194 18 0 56 7 6 3,281 8 8 56 6 2 71 5 6 4,406 7 3 13,637 19 10 307 13 11 3 0 6 1,739 11 0 24 11 3 106 17 9 36 6 8 40 5 6 205 1 1 786 2 10 3,358 0 7 200 0 0 45,889 18 4 14,476 15 5 206,672 1 7 10,258 11 5 7,880 14 7 3,256 17 5 1,328 4 11 61 7 9 205 1 1 786 2 10 200 0 0 5,725 8 10 656,844 2 8 285,796 17 9 2,744 3 2 25 0 0 45,889 18 4 13,119 2 9 68,529 10 10 62,054 5 0 8,132 12 6 1,113 12 9 514,308 16 7 20,856 13 11 434 16 5 375 0 0 7,083 1 6 794,986 13 5 234,001 4 2 964 8 6 3,862 9 7 13,512 14 7 528,676 3 8 15,886 15 10 16,815 10 3 27,880 1 8 962,413 11 0 962,413 11 0 1,190,645 19 2 1,190,645 19 2 1,065,112 3 7 1,065,112 3 7 James C. Mabtin, Public Trustee. M. C. Babnett, Accountant.

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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account.

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Summary of Ebvenub and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. £>R- £ s. d. £ s. d. ! o Balance on 1st April, 1899 .. .. .. .. .. 11,845 12 2 By Expenses of management— £ s. d. Commission and charges on properties placed in the office .. 10,415 7 2 Salaries, — Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 9,835 4 6 Head Office .. .. .. 5,579 16 2 Bents from securities taken over .. .. .. 205 1 1 Branch offices and agencies .. .. 2,633 8 7 Valuation-fees received .. .. .. .. 297 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 103 14 2 Agents' commissions 20,856 13 11! Cost of audit Services of Agent-General's Office Services of General Post Office Legal expenses Valuation-fees paid Travelling-expenses Native Eeserves Board members' expenses General Post Office, postages Stamps, telegrams, and petties Printing, stationery, and office requisites Rent,— Head Office .. .. .. .. 475 0 0 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. 272 1 8 Gβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,213 4 9 1,398 19 8 240 0 0 75 0 0 450 0 0 245 11 6 318 14 0 674 16 6 23 11 0 250 0 0 43 4 8 425 6 9 Advertising Lighting, firing, and cleaning, Head Office and agencies Furniture and fittings, Head Office and agencies Refund, commission and charges Sundries .. 747 1 8 82 12 9 161 1 1 121 10 4 87 16 2 124 11 7 Stamping and registering leases, <fec. Assurance and Reserve Fund Amount written off in respect of Kaihu Valley Railway Company (Limited) debentures Balance 13,683 2 5 99 19 0 1,003 14 5 1,100 0 0 2,203 13 5 16,815 10 3 £32,702 6 1 £32,702 6 1

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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.

Dβ. Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. Oβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Accrued and overdue interest at 30th September, 1899.. .. 7,393 13 11 By Accrued and overdue interest at 31st March, 1899, transferred .. 5,725 8 10 Interest on mortgages .. ..~ .. .. 24,579 4 10 Accrued and overdue interest at 30th September, 1899, transferred 7,393 13 11 Interest on Government securities .'. '.'. .. 5,074 19 5 Interest transferred to estates .. .. .. .. 22,905 12 9 Interest on Kaihu Valley Railway Company (Limited) debentures 550 0 0 Amounts refunded .. .. .. .. JM *■» * Interest on local bodies'debentures ' .. .. .. 546 0 8 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 9,83o 4 b Interest on fixed deposits at banks .. .. .. 122 8 6 Interest on current account in bank .. .. .. 333 18 2 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. 206 11 4 Accrued and overdue interest at 31st March, 1900 .. .. 7,083 16 £45,889 18 4 £45,889 18 4 " The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886." j) B Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. Cβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. J £ s. a. £ s. d. To Balance on 1st April, 1899 ... .. ■■ •■ •• 22,375 15 0 ] By Amounts paid on retirement from the Service.. .. .. 1,898 17 5 Deductions from salaries .. ■• •• 3,574 17 9 Amounts paid Government Life Insurance Department under Amounts lodged on account of J. A. Wilson's compensation " The Civil Service Insurance Act, 1893 " .. .. 1 12 8 account .. •• •• ■■ 368 Amounts lodged in error refunded to Government Life Insurance Deductions recredited not claimed .. .. 14 19 0 Department _••„.-• •• •• •• o = i? Interest added to account .. .. .. •• 84113 11 Amounts refunded to Public Account .. .. .. 25 13 11 4,434 17 4 J., 1/ o Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,881 14 11 £26,810 12 4 £26,810 12 4 D B _ Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1900. Cβ. X900 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1900. £ s. d. £ 3. d. March '31 To Balances in the under-mentioned accounts, unclaimed March 31. By Amounts paid to Public Account in terms of section 76 for six years: of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " .. 2,297 7 9 Wills and trusts .. .. .. . ■ 4 6 5 Intestates' estates .. •• •■ 1,295 4 6 " The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " .. 11 12 10 " The Rating Act, 1882" .. ■.. .. 380 16 4 Returned Cheque Deposit Account .. .. 29 7 6 " The Bankruptcy Act, 1883" .. .. 576 0 2 1 y £2,297 7 9 £2,297 7 9

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Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st March, 1900.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9oo.

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Nominal Value. Cost Price. New Zealand Treasury bills Nos. 132, 133, and 134 .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 60,000 " Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Aot, 1894," debentures Nos. 270 to 284 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 15,000 "Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894," debentures Nos. 399 to 408 and Nos. 439 to 453 .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 25,000 " Land for Settlements Act, 1894," and Amendment Act, 1897, debenture No. 290 10,000 0 0 10,000 " New Zealand Consols Act, 1894," Consols, inscription Nos. 41 and 49 .. 25,000 0 0 25,000 "New Zealand Consols Act, 1894," Consols, inscription Nos. 120, 139, and 155 .. 570 0 0 570 " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," debentures Nos. 4 to 11 and Nos. 1921 to 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,300 0 0 1,172 " General Purposes Loan Act, 1873," debentures Nos. 32 to 35, and certificate No. 74 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 1,036 " Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board Loan Act, 1894," Rate Account, debentures Nos. 1 to 3.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 3,000 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board, Brown's Rook Subdivision Loan, debentures Nos. 1 to 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 3,000 Borough of Onslow, debentures Nos. 1 to 5 .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 5,000 Borough of Onslow, debentures Nos. 1 and 2 .. .. .. .. 2,600 0 0 2,600 " Dunedin Waterworks Loan Act, 1874," debentures Nos. 1032, 1033, 1044, 1074, 1075, 1137, and 1143 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 639 Borough of South Invercargill, debentures Nos. 1 to 50 .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 5,000 Borough of Masterton Gasworks Loan, debentures Nos. 1 and 2 .. .. 200 0 0 200 Mortgages— General Investment Aooount .. .. .. .. £644,039 13 5 Special Investment Account .. .. .. .. 227,731 4 2 871.770 17 7 871.770 £ s. d. 60,000 0 0 £ s. d. 60,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 570 0 0 25,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 570 0 0 1,300 0 0 1,172 0 0 1,200 0 0 1,036 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,600 0 0 3,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,600 0 0 600 0 0 5,000 0 0 200 0 0 639 0 0 5,000 0 0 200 0 0 871,770 17 7 871,770 17 7 ou,nu Xt I 0(1. MU Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,029,240 17 7 £1,028,987 £1,029,240 17 7 £1,028,987 17 General Investment Account .. .. .. £794,986 13 5 Special Investment Account .. .. .. 234,001 4 2 ,986 13 5 ,001 4 2 £1,028,987 17 7 ,987 17 7 J. C. Martin, Public Trustee. M. 0. Barnett, Accountant. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation not given; printing (1,910 copies), £5 9s. 6d.