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Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Liabilities. Assets. Amounts held on account of sundry estates and funds:— £ s. d. £ s. d. Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites— £ s. d. £ s. d; Wills and trust estates .. .. .. .. 1,739,259 12 7 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 45,415 8 4 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 242,042 0 1 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 4,307 5 2 Mental patients'estates .. •.. .. .. 162,198 19 5 Auckland.. .. .. .. .. .. 23,332 10 1 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. .. 1,719 13 2 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,010 17 0 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 23,503 19 2 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 3,381 13 9 West Coast settlements and Native reserves .. .. 74,946 13 3 Greymouth (leasehold) .. .. .. .. 1,568 12 3 Auckland Education reserves .. .. .. 529 19 8 80,016 6 7 Maori Land Boards Fund .. .. .. .. 117,849 15 9 Furniture and mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 5,421 17 2 Coal and Gold Miners' Relief Fund .. .. !. 7,870 6 10 Stocks, bonds, and debentures— Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 36,945 8 6 Government securities .. .. .. .. 157,505 0 0 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 1,177,430 2 4 Local bodies'debentures .. .. .. .. 509,850 0 0 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 25,056 6 5 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 266,680 17 3 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 19,766 10 0 934,035 17 3 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies) .. 2,408,337 13 7 Mortgages ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,983,666 1 8 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 34,324 16 9 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. ! .. .. 6,240 19 0 Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. 18,447 1 5 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. ; .. .. 147,602 10 1 Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 11,606 16 9 Interest accrued, due and overdue .. .. i .. I .. 79,448 7 10 Workers' Dwellings Act .. .. .. .. 4,274 16 3 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 16 4 Local Bodies' Superannuation Funds .. .. 6,152 13 8 Agents'balances (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. 1,625 0 0 Sundry statutes and accounts .. .. .. 19,496 14 1 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,348 11 3 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 97,424 19 2 Cash in hand and on current account .. .. : .. .. 206,749 19 8 Special loans (mortgagors' balances) .. .. .. 2,031 1 9 6,231,216 0 7 Suspense .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 2,082 1 0 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. 112,209 10 2 Investment Fluctuation Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 7,915162 Pronts invested .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,774 18 11 £6,446,198 6 10 £6,446,198 6 10 Audited and found correct. Feed. Fitchett, Public Trustee. Eobebt J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General W. Bare, Accountant.