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Consolidated Eund Account. Cr. £ s. d. By amounts unclaimed for six years in intestates'estates ... ... 1,425 11 2 Dr. To amount paid over to Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... £1,425 11 2 B. C. Hamerton, i Public Trustee. , ', ' Public Trust Office, J. C. Moginie, Wellington, 15th May, 1885. Accountant. Audited and found correct, James Edward FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Beceipts and Expenditure of the Public Trust Office Expenses Account for the year ended 31st December, 1884. Beceipts. Public Trust Office,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance on Ist January, 1884 ~. ... ... ... 6,413 18 3 Commission and charges received ... 2,553 8 5 -j .:■■ Commission on stamps purchased ... 3 13 9 1 '• Exchange on cheques... ... ... 14 6 i Profit on debentures redeemed... ... 836 0 0 Balance of Interest Account transferred* 4,027 14 9 7,422 1 5 Befund of stamps on leases ... ... 050 „ legal charges paid ... ... 29 10 6 „ advertising ... ... 29 1 6 „ travelling expenses ... ... 60 19 8 119 16 8 7,541 18 1 Native Beserves Branch, — By Commission and charges received ... ... 548 2 11 Exchange on cheque ... ... 0 1 0 Stamps cancelled ... ... ... 050 .vr— 0 6 0 _ 548 8 11 1 .' West Coast Settlement Beserves Branch, — By Commission and charges received ... ... 740 8 11 Befund of advertising paid ... ... 82 5 4 „ part of clerk's salary ... 64 3 4 146 8 8 886 17 7 Total ... ... £15,391 2 10 Expenditure. Public Trust Office — To Salaries of Officers, — Public Trustee ... ... ... 800 0 0 Chief Clerk ... ... ... 450 0 0 Accountant ... ... ... 342 10 0 Assistant Accountant ... ... 243 15 0 Ledger Keeper ... ... ... 215 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 157 10 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 146 5 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 102 1 5 Clerk ... ... ... ... 87 10 0 Cadet ... ... ... ... 47 10 0 2,592 1 5 Commissions paid to agents ... ... ... 390 18 9 Stationery ... ... ... ... ... 62 1 6 Postages, telegrams, and stamps ... ... 137 18 6 Exchange on remittances ... ... ... 42 9 0 Advertising .. ... ... 282 14 10 Expenses of Travelling Agent ... ... ... 10 0 0 Travelling expenses of Public Trustee ... ... 60 4 8 Legal charges ... ... ... ... 42 2 4 Sundries ... ... ... 16 17 2 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 39 14 6 3,677 2 8 Carried forward ... ... ... £3,677 2 8

* Includes £1,161 16s. Bd. received too late to go into the accounts of the year 1883.