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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how invested, from 1907 to 31st March, 1912.

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 March on each of the years 1907 to 1912.

On On On 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 1907. 1908. 1909. On 31st March, 1910. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1911. 1912. 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 £ 2,127,700 2,507,661 £ 2,850,111 £ 3,414,168 £ 4,287,195 £ 5,070,305 9,776 62,949 15,741 218,030 158,973 141,432 Leaving a balance invested of 2,117,924 2,444,712 2,834,370 3,196,138 4,128,222 4,928,873 The investments consisted— Of those made by the Public Trustee out of the Common Fund Of those made by the Public Trustee for estates Of those made by the Public Trustee out of profits Of those made by other trustees of properties afterwards transferred to the office ( 1,695,897 417,607 1,887,920 552,372 1,986,750 843,200 2,189,551 950,792 52,545 2,991,350 1,075,028 59,719 4,707,755 154,844 64,149 4,420 4,420 4,420 3,250 2,125 2,125 2,117,924 2,444,712 2,834,370 3,196,138 4,128,222 4,928,873 The capital funds invested were applied to investments— In advances to estates In Government securities of the Dominion In Land Settlement Finance Act debentures In local bodies' securities In mortgages of real estate In fixed deposits In freehold property and furniture 123,047 217,462 334,180 337,968 i 71,793 340,468 63,680 I 68,421 189,208 215,664 111,344 1,883,533 131,859 2,095,391 190,774 2,309,410 218,159 2,587,466 237,549 3,353,210 1,803 59,719 265,784 4,125,116 531 64,149 52^545 Total 2,117,924 2,444,712 2,834,370 3,196,138 4,128,222 4,928,873

JTw iber of Estate! and Accounts. Class. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1907. 1908. On 31st March, 1909. On 31st March, 1910. On 31st March, 1911. On 31st March, 1912. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts to 31st March, 1907) Intestates' estates Mental patients' estates Convicts' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands Sinking funds Pension funds Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 Miscellaneous 1,240 1,510 1,533 1,737 1,810 2,217 1,164 1,082 1,270 1,037 1,389 1,128 1,558 1,238 1,788 1,422 1,747 1,520 12 94 460 406 190 6 22 20 119 333 338 94 460 347 54 4 94 460 342 69 4 94 460 379 94 4 94 460 392 143 3 Total 4,276 4,776 5,019 5,564 6,112 6,694 'alue of Estates and Accounts. Class. On 31st March, 1907. On 31st March, 1908. On 31st March, 1909. On 31st March, 1910. On 31st March, 1910. On 31st March, 1911. On 31st March, 1912. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts to 31st March, 1907) Intestates' estates Mental patients' estates Convicts' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Miscellaneous Native accounts Unclaimed lands Sinking funds Pension funds Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 Maori Land Board funds Miscellaneous funds Office funds Office premises, furniture, &e. £ 2,608,942 £ 2,000,107 £ 2,504,614 £ 2,803,724 £ 3,257,297 £ 3,619,753 343,376 284,004 353,760 323,542 370,484 364,985 385,755 395,642 385,090 429,958 457,366 462,149 4,295 430,000 940,000 171,074 37,668 1,991,451 812,976 245,493 79,765 93,225 84,595 64,149 425!000 900,000 425,000 935,000 940,000 1,100,000 430,000 940,000 28i835 28,580 973,946 241,144 34,712 1,166,000 387,988 34,719 1,438,877 536,609 I 1,711,060 675,489 174,595 133^276 71,072 167,629 62,950 20,000 106,481 54,303 40,000 87,618 58,458 52,545 46,491 78,785 63,123 59,719 Total 4,969,100 5,531,658 6,399,567 7,358,947 8,112,342 9,493,959