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E xpendituee— continued. Public Trust Office — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d Brought forward 3,180 15 4 To Clerical assistance ~, ... ... ~, 109 16 8 Expenses of Travelling Agent ... ... ... 277 3 1 Travelling expenses of Public Trustee ... ... 73 4 0 Legal charges... ... .., ..,« ... 166 15 4 Sundries ... ... ... 3 16 0 Eefund of commission, &c. ... ... ... 7410 3,885 11 5 Native Eeserves Branch, — To Salaries of Officers, — Commissioner ... ... ... 204 3 4 Clerk 75 0 0 ■ 279 3 4 Stamps ... ... ... 9 2 6 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 65 13 0 Travelling expenses of Native members of Public Trust Office Board ... 7 15 0 Eefund of commission ... ... ... ... 026 — 361 16 4 West Coast Settlement Eeserves Branch, — To Salaries of Officers, — Eeserves Trustee ... 600 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 165 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 815 0 0 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... 131 15 5 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 348 710 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 1170 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... 13 9 2 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... 212 6 Cleaning offices ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 Cost of erecting chimney to office ... ... 10 0 0 1,324 11 11 *Balance on 31st December, 1883 ... 6,413 18 3 •Total ... ... ... ... ... £11,985 17 11 * But for the alteration in the date of paying interest, and the deficit on West Coast Settlement Reserves as noted above, the balance at credit of the account, representing the accumulated profits of the office, would have amounted to £8,412 15s. 63. E. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee. J. C. MOGINIE, Accountant. Public Trust Office, Wellington, 6th February, 1884. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.