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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1899.

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 Right Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. glB _ Audit Office, Ist May, 1899. 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 Right Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington.

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