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. Fred Fitchett, Public Trustee. Examined and found correct. W Barr Accountant. Robert ,1. Collins, Controller suid Auditor-General.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities of the Public Trust Office Eor the War ended 31st. March, 1911.

Freehold premises as office-sites— £ .-. d. £ s. d. Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 4 t x.24(> 15 l<) Christchurch.. . . .. . . . . ~ 3,766 7 6 Auckland . . .. . ... .. . . 3,805 l(i 6 • 55,807 in D Furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,911 0 !i Stocks, bonds, and debentures Government securities .. .. .. .. 340,468 0 o Municipal Corporation debentures .. .. .. 12!».7<>0 (I 0 County Council debentures .. . . .. .. 62,000 0 0 Harbour Board debentures .. .. .. .. 10,400 0 0 Town Board debentures .. .. .. .. 22,389 0 0 Land Settlement Finance Act . . . . (>3,680 li i; Water-supply Board debentures .* .. .. 13,000 0 n 1>41.1197 (i l> Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .". 3,346,49(> 4!) Properties acquiied by foreclosure .. .. .. .. .. 6,713 7 7 Advances (on overdraft) to estates .. .. .. .. .. 71,792 19 (i Interest accrued due and overdue .. .. .. .. .. 39,892 12 7 Kent accrued and due .. .. .. .. .. .. 2(iO IS 1 Agents' balance (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,250 (I 0 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 1,803 7 2 Cash in hand and on current account .. .. .. .. 156,728 8 8 £4,327,349 5 4 Ii: i : i > XiK i rr 1 1 kit. Public Trustee. \V. Barr, Accountant.

< Liabilities. Amounts hold on account of sundry estates and funds: £ s . d. £ g, d Wills and trust estates .. .. .. .. 1,206,905 15 2 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. '200,2(>4 0 3 Mental patients'estates .. .. .. .. 148,284 12 ."> Convicts" estates .. .. .. .. .. 2.384 010 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. .. 19,600 IS lo West ('nasi settlements and Native reserves .. .. 70,506 19 1 Auckland Hospital reserves .. .. .. .. 989 13 I! Maori hand Boards Fund .. .. .. .. 46,491 :i 2 Coal and Gold -Miners' Relief Funds .. .. .. 7.47(1 1(1 2 Land Assurance Fund .. .. ... . . 26,490 7(i Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 675,489 2 1 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies) .. .. 1,711,060 0i! Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. .. :'.(il4 ii i; Dairy Industry Advances Account .. .. .. 1,500 0 2 Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 9,488 IN 3 Sundry statutes .. .. .. .. .. 14,70~> o:j Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 50009 1-4 i> Special loans (mortgagors' balances) .. .. .. i>0!) 14 2 4,195,963 14 0 suspense and new lease deposit .. .. .. ~ 7 tilli 7(I Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 39*621 II S Investment Fluctuation Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. ,-,(;;> |_| Profits invested .. .. .. .. .. IM) 645 17 9 Profit and loss .. .. .. .. . 22 939 13 7 E4,327,349 5 4 Examined anil found correct. Robert .J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

Balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1911— continued.

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„ , , Balances on let April, 1910. Transactions. Balances on 81st March, 1911 Naniu ot Account. D ' . Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. a £ s. d. £ 8 . d. £ s. (1. £ s. d. ! I s. (1. £ s. (I. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 74,453 17 11 3.414,570 III 8 1,317,584 7 2.106,998 0 4 74.(142 ID f> 4,203 580 I (I ." Ulvst . . ■ •• •■ •• •• •• •• •• ■• .. 152.121 14 2 152,12114 2 Accrued interest .. .. .. ;;.s.74OI9 9 .. 39.S92 12 7 38.740 19 9 39,892 12 7 Accrued rent 211 5 6 .. 2HO18 1 211 5 0 2110 18 1 l.tiieral investment .. .. .. 2,189,551 I I :! .. 1,142.094 17 I 419,402 18 2 2.912.843 10 2 Special investment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 954.041 IS :>, .. 224,109 0 0 101,057 10 0 1.077,153 8 3 ftoperties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,13110 10 418 !t :! ii 713 7 7 Freehold property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,586 15 10 .. 7.700 12 11 539 9 o 55,807 19 9 V"' 11 "" 1 ' 1 ' •• •• •• •• •■ ■■ •• ■■ :5.95s SI .. 38< ; !) 5 43:! 10 9 3,911 0 9 '.'■"•' s " 1V,, -";' 1 •■ •• ■ ■■ •• •■ •■ •• 52,545 :i II .. 8,100 13 10 .. i>0.045 17 !i As uranoe and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,162 IS 0 .. 4,458 12 2 . 39,62111 8 investment Fluctuation Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. -,,;.) | j '- )(i ., 4 ',, asl ! •■ •• •• ■■ •• ■■ •• 216,030 :.i 0 .. 1,978,405 17 I 2.037.712 II 5 J5H.723 8 8 I mfit tiiKl loss .. .. .. .. .. ., . 23,295 16 6 72.911 3 2 72.555 (I 3 . 2''939 13 7 .\cw premises .. . . .. .. .. ,. 19 8 19 8 3,525,580 19 7 3,525,580 19 7 4.943.320 17 7 4.943.320 17 7 4,327,349 5 4 4,827,349 5 4 Note.- The .ash balance includes £82,042 7s. 7d. received on :!lst .March. 1911. on account of the New Zealand State-euaranteetl Advances Sinking Fund, and £20,000 on account of the [karoa Maori ijaiKl Hoard.