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£ 6. d. Brought forward ... ... ... ... 22,324 19 5 V. Expenses Account— By payments for Salaries, Interest, &c, as per account ... ... ... 1,781 18 1 VI. Investment Account* — By Balance on July 1, 1874 ... ... ... ... ... ... 20,064 0 0 Cash paid for G-overnment Securities during the year... ... ... 5,696 0 0 25,760 0 0 VII. Cash in Bank of New Zealand, June 30, 1875 ... ... ... ... 4,136 18 10 £54,003 16 4 Public Trust Office, ■ J. "Woodwaed, Wellington, July 21st, 1875. Public Trustee. * Securities held by the Public Trustee on June 30, 1875. £ s. d. 209 Debentures of the G-eneral Purposes Loan, for £100 each ... ... 20,900 0 0 Scrip Certificate for Debentures of ditto ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Ditto Defence Loan ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,300 0 0 Nominal value ... ... £27,000 0 0 We hereby certify that we have examined the securities in the Public Trustee's safe, and find these securities to be as described above. J. Woodward, Public Trustee. W. Best, Chief Clerk and Cashier, Treasury. J. Or. Andeeson, Wellington, 23rd July, 1875. Chief Clerk, Audit. Expenses Account. Included in General Account, but here shown separately, in terms of Section 42 of " The Public Trust Office Act, 1872." 1874, Db. £ s. d. £ b. d. July 1, To Balance on July 1, 1874 ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 0 10 to Less Amount subsequently refunded to re-credit an Estate with Commission 1875, charged in error ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 14 9 June 30. 19 6 1 Balance of Advance from Consolidated [Fund received during year, 1873-74 ... 225 0 0 Commissions received from Estates ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,081 0 8 Kefund of Charges incurred for Estates ... ... ... ... ... 21 5 1 Fees for Begistration of Policies of Life Assurance ... ... ... 19 5 0 Fees on Deposits of Wills ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 0 21 15 0 Interest Account, as under :— Balance on July 1, 1874 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 10 Interest on Investments ... ... ... ... ... 834 19 4 Interest allowed by Bank on current Account ... ... ... 253 4 6 1,089 5 8 Advance for Expenses, repaid at close of year ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 £2,507 12 6 1874. Cb. £ s. d. £ s. d. July 1, By Repayment of Advance from Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... 225 0 0 to Salaries of Office, — 1875. Public Trustee' ... ... ... ... £800 0 0 Less Salary as Accountant in Bankruptcy ... ... 600 0 0 — 200 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 —«■ 500 0 0 Commissions paid to Agents ... ... ... ... ... 370 12 0 Interest paid to next of kin on account of Estates closed during the year ... 108 6 9 Interest added on June 30, 1875, to Estates the accounts of which are still current ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66J 0 6 768 7 3 Incidental Expenses,— Stationery, Furniture, &c, for Office ... ... ... ... 17 12 6 Legal Charges ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 4 0 Postages, Telegrams, Stamps, and Sundries ... ... ... 38 2 4 92 18 10 Advance to Public Trustee for expenses connected with Estates prior to receipt of funds for such Estates ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 Balance carried down ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 14 5 £2,507 12 6 1875. =—=_ July 1. To Balance of account brought down ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 14 5 J. WoODWABD, Public Trust Office, Public Trustee. Wellington, 21st July, 1875. By Authority : Geobge Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—1875. Price 3d.~\