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Statements of Assets and Liabilities of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Liabilities. Assets. Amounts held on account of sundry estates and funds:— £ s. d. £ s. d. j Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites— £ s. d. E s. d. Wills and trust estates .. .. .. .. 1,431,677 16 6 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 47,118 18 4 Intestate estates .. .. .. 233, 633 3 4 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 3,655 5 8 Mental patients' estates .. .. .. .. 157,061 16 4 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. .. 8,917 4 0 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. .. 1,424 16 11 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 10 0 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 20,924 15 4 Greymouth (leasehold) .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 West Coast settlements and Native reserves .. .. 71,815 2 8 59,971 18 0 Auckland Hospital reserves.. .. .. .. 15,211 16 8 Furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,177 2 1 Maori Land Boards Fund .. .. .. .. 79,765 4 2 Stocks, bonds, and debentures— Coal and Gold Miners' Relief Funds .. .. .. 10,060 0 8 Government securities .. .. .. '.. 189,208 0 0 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 29,615 9 4 Municipal Corporation debentures .. .. .. 138,784 0 0 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 812,879 8 5 County Council debentures .. .. .. .. 81,000 0 0 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 2,053 13 6 Harbour Board debentures .. .. .. .. 10,400 0 0 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies) .. 1,991,458 4 9 Town Board debentures .. .. ..' .. 22,600 0 0 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 11,775 0 6 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 215,663 17 3 Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. 10,909 10 4 Water-supply Board debentures .. .. .. 13,000 0 0 Dairy Industry Advances Account .. .. .. 1,497 14 11 670,655 17 3 Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 10,057 17 11 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,119,261 15 7 Sundry statutes .. .. .. .. .. 16,378 13 0 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. .. .. 5,854 2 5 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 67,060 8- 4 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. .. .. 68,420 15 2 Special loans (Mortgagors' balances) .. .. 528 15 3 Interest accrued, due and overdue .. .. .. .. .. 57,641 6 2 4,975,789 810 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 254 17 4 Suspense and new lease deposit .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,002 14 7 Agents' balances (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,900 0 0 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,832 10 11 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 531 7 1 Investment Fluctuation Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. 2,595 11 2 Cash in hand and on current account .. .. .. .. .. 138,531 19 fl Profits invested .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66,813 11 3 Profit and loss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,167 4 1 £5,128,201 0 10 £5,128,201 0 10 Examined and found correct. Feed. Fitchett, Public Trustee. „ T „ r. „ , . ... „ , W. Bare, Accountant. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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