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Public Trust Office Pkopit and Loss Account. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended *31st March, 1903. Dk. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ck. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Expenses of Managemeut:— By Balance on Ist April, 1902 .. .. .. .. .. 26,628 10 10 Salaries,— Commissions and charges .. .. .. .. 10,133 18 3 Head Office .. ... .. ~ .. 6,251 5 1 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 12,777 11 5 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. .. 2,891 18 6 Rents from securities taken over .. .. .. 237 9 1 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 26 19 6 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 527 12 6 Agents' commission .. .. .. .. 1,777 15 5 Sundries ....... .. .. 116 110 Cost of audit .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 23,792 13 1 Services of Agent-General's Office .. .. .. 100 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Postages, General Post Office .. .. .. .. 2SO 0 0 Rent,— Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 475 0 0 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. .. 341 J 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 590 3 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 208 14 0 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. .. 804 13 4 Cleaning and lighting .. .. .. .. 188 1 9 Furnishing .. .. .. .. .. 97 13 5 Chubb's safe-deposit.. .. .. .. .. 330 15 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 439 4 6 Refunds, commission, and charges .. .. .. 66 15 2 Expenses, Members Native Reserves Board .... '27 4 1 Stamps, telegrams, and petties .. .. .. 56 18 7 Premiums on fidelity polices .. .. .. .. 21 10 0 Exchange on remittances by wire .. .. .. 22 8 0 Stamping and registering leases .. .. .. 38 6 6 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 546 13 0 Compassionate allowance to Mrs. F. Townsend .. .. 300 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 196 10 8 Transfer to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,676 12 6 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,954 3 7 £50,421 3 11 £50,421 3 11

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