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Balance-sheet of the State Fire Insurance Office on the 31st December, 1916. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital authorized by the £ s. d. £ s. d. Government debentures and Consols .. 68,196 6 6 State Fire Insurance Mortgages on proporty .. .. 2,600 0 0 Act, 1908 .. .. 100,000 0 0 Fixed deposits and at short call .. 30,000 0 0 Less not raised .. 100,000 0 0 Freehold land and buildings .. .. 25,990 11 9 Nil Outstanding premiums .. .. 4. 839 11 1 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 86,217 16 10 Interest accrued but not due .. .. 1,150 7 8 Investment Fluctuation Reserve Fund .. 3,000 0 0 Rent accrued but not due .. .. 29 14 5 Reserve for unearned premiums .. 31,043 12 9 Cash in Bank of Now ZoaPremiums and other deposits .. .. 484 0 I land at Wellington, or £ s. d. Outstanding fire losses .. .. 1,708 0 0 in transit to Wolhngton 33,429 8 4 Other amounts owing by the Office— Imprest Account balances — Reinsurance premiums £ s. d. £ s. d. due .. .. 7,188 4 6 Head Office 264 15 5 Commission .. 1,218 11 3 Auckland.. 74 5 7 Rent .. .. 166 14 7 Christohurch 122 2 2 Printing, stationery, Dunedin .. 48 5 9 and advertising .. 2116 Palmcrston Postages and sundry North .. 56 7 6 charges .. .. 135 12 New Ply8,729 13 0 mouth .. 78 12 0 Fire - insurance funds, as per Revenue 644 8 5 , Account .. .. .. .. 35,697 5 6 34,073ji16 9 £166,880 8 2 £166,880 8 2 12th February, 1917. C. R. C. Robieson, General Manager. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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