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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how Invested, from 1893 to 31st March, 1899.

Number and Estimated Value of Estates in the Public Trust Office. The following was the number and estimated value of estates in the Public Trust Office on the 31st December in each of the years 1892 and 1893, and on the 31st March in each of the years 1895 to 1899:—

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On 31st Dec, 1893. On 31st March, 1895. On 31st March, 1896. On 31st On31sfc March, j March, 1897. ! 1898. On 31st March, 1899. The capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to Of which the amount held in cash at credit of the Public Trustee's Account was ... £ 615,663 £ 668,937j £ 774,538 £ ■ 858,638 £ 961,638 £ 956,153 21,326 12,101 16,960 16,664 48,667 13,512 Leaving a balance invested of... 594,337 656,836 757,573 841,974 912", 971 942,641 The investments consisted — Of those made by the Public Trustee out of the common fund, and amounting to Of those made by the Public Trustee for estates, and amounting to Of those made by other trustees of properties afterwards transferred to the office 406,220 |l44,198 358,296 259,279 492,788 206,629 588,483 205,942 631,816 251,643 653,710 264,296 43,919 39,261 58,156 47,549 29,512 24,635 594,337 656,836 757,573 841,974 912,971 942,641 The capital funds invested were applied to investments — In Government securities of the colony, to the amount of In local bodies' securities, to the amount of... In mortgages of real estate, to the amount of In fixed deposits, to the amount of... In companies, to the amount of 300,108 2,067 289,680 630 1,852 295,108 1,839 354,933 444 4,512 319,108 1,839 432,455 354,108 1,839 482,206 251,708 7,839 651,160 380 1,884 160,308 12,839 766,371 1,689 1,434 4,171 3',821 Total 594,337 656,836 757,573 841,974 912,971 942,641

Number of Estates. Class. On On On 31st Dec, 31st Dec, 31st March, 1892. 1893. 1895. Ou. On 81st March, 31st March, 1896. 1897. On 31st March, 1898. On 31st March, 1899. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates' estates.. Real estates Lunatics'estates .. Native reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Unclaimed lands 354 371 392 447 466 493 538 84.5 117 202 101 293 868 117 271 102 293 850 113 335 103 293 812 781 91 86 434 510 107 112 293 293 52 86 797 84 558 112 293 76 821 79 507 115 293 138 Total 1,912 2,022 2,086 2,236 2,334 2,413 2,491 Jue of Estates. Class. Ou Ou 31st Dec, 31st Dec, 1892. 1803. On 31st March, 1895. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1896. 1897. On 31st March, 1898. On 31st March, 1899. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates' estates.. Real estates Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Unclaimed lands .. £ 442,671 £ 543,239 £ 586,814- £ 673,478 £ 744,742 £ 789,162 £ 865,446 81,650 22,706 40,380 346,499 350,839 84,436 23,465 51,278 348,500 400,000 80,287 22,462 72,706 350,000 450,000 86,132 14,686 73,995 350,000 600,000 8,662 88,751 11,161 88,133 355,000 600,000 10,376 97,U0 10,572 85,890 355,000 600,000 12,550 133,409 8,414 111,793 357,500 620,000 13,754 Total .. 1,284,755 1,450,918 1,562,269 1,806,953 1,898,163 1,960,814 2,110,316j