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Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Public Trust Office on the 31st March, 1915. Liabilities. Assets. Amounts held for sundry estates and funds,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Wills and trusts estates .. .. .. .. 1.888,377 19 11 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,832 10 1 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 261,766 311 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 4,129 5 2 Mental patients'estates .. .. .. .. 183,773 4 0 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 1,528 12 3 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. .. 2,013 19 2 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,964 17 0 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 14,329 5 6 Invereargill .. .. .. .. .. 3,239 8 8 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 114,173 7 9 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,706 10 11 West Coast Settlement and Native reserves .. .. 87,884 16 5 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 44J276 8 4 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 1,382,421 14 5 —■ 82,677 12 5 Local Bodies' Superannuation Funds .. .. .. 13.894 12 8 Furniture and plant,— National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 46,266 0 1 Furniture.. .. .. .. .. .. 4,168 2 4 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies) .. .. 2,508,574 5 6 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 1,239 0 6 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 45,088 0 8 Motor cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 508 5 9 Auckland education reserves .. .. .. 887 5 0 5,915 8 7 Coal and Gold Miners' Relief Fund .. .. .. 6,746 5 7 Stocks, bonds, and debentures,— Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 12,022 13 4 Government securities .. .. .. .. 236,040 0 0 Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. .. 21,408 7 5 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 77,341 17 3 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 30,933 711 Local bodies'debentures .. .. .. ... 625,302 2 0 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 38,340 2 6 938,683 19 3 Maori Land Boards Fund .. .. .. .. 185,134 5 6 Mortgages, &c,— Special loans (mortgagors' balance-) .. .. .. 2,729 9 9 Mortgages.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,476,181 19 10 War Regulations Act .. .. .. .. 46,764 13 11 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 6,143 13 5 Workers' Dwellings Act .. .. .. .. 10,795 18 2 5,482,325 13 3 Sundry statutes and accounts .. .. .. 27,876 14 9 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and account* .. .. .. .. 141,345 14 1 6,932,202 13 10 Interest and rent accrued, due and overdue,— Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 139,721 8 8 Interest accrued, due and overdue .. .. .. 85,823 10 7 Investment fluctuation reserve .. .. .. .. 11,439 810 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. .. 173 1 5 Profits invested .. .. .. .. .. 99.052 16 2 85,996 12 0 250.213 13 8 Cash and fixed deposits,— Cash in hand and on current account .. .. .. 443,497 16 5 Agents'balances (imprest) .. .. .. .. 1,875 0 0 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. 98 11 6 445,471 7 11 £7,182.416 7 6 I £7,182,416 7 6 Pred. Fitchett. Public Trustee. W. Barr, Accountant.