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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st March, 1921.

J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Acting Chief Accountant. The Controller, and Auditor-General to the Right Hon. the Minister op Finance. Sir, — Audit Branch, Public Trust Office, Wellington, 10th August, 1921. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of section 39 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, to transmit to you the attached balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March last, and to report that I have examined the balance-sheet and found it correct. I have, &c, Robert J. Collins, The Right Hon. the Minister of Finance, Wellington. Controller and Auditor-General.

Balances on 31 it March, 1920. Transai ;tions. Balances on 31i March, 1921. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Estates under administration Investment agencies War Regulations Act Miscellaneous accounts and funds Unclaimed lands Unclaimed property Rating Act Bankruptcy Act, 1908 Relief funds Sundry Native accounts Teachers' Superannuation Fund Account Public Service Superannuation Board Account Superannuation funds — Civil Service Act, 1908 Deferred (Naval) Pay Account Education Act, 1908, section 243 Government Railways National Provident Fund Post and Telegraph Act Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908, s. 31 Local authorities' superannuation funds — Westport Harbour Board Auckland Harbour Board Buller County Council Wellington Harbour Board Sinking funds Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 General accounts — Various interna] accounts Unpaid Vouchers Account Profit and Loss Account Interest Interest receivable Overdue interest .'. Mortgage sundries Instalments receivable Ove.due instalments General investments Special investments... Mortgage securities acquired Moitgage securities in possession Office property— Office premises and building-sites Furniture, fittings, library, &c. Stationery stocks PlantMechanical appliances Motor cars and cycles Deferred expenditure Business extension Cash £ s. d. 349,908 0 4* 2,208 16 9* 416 4 7 23 7 0* 52 7 2 13 0 £ s. d. 3,562,714 14 10 595,296 10 2 282,914 11 3 657,494 19 4 8,925 0 0 10,456 11 8 2,921 12 10 1,833 0 11 24,249 19 9 262,541 9 4 16,549 10 6 £ s. d. 4,812,176 6 4 155,120 11 6 20,317 9 4 76,712 4 5 959 2 5 7,328 10 4 1,362 9 1 367 14 8 4,643 19 8 105,586 1 8 204,042 5 7 £ s. d. 5,114,364 8 6 139,341 12 4 29,936 16 5 354,110 2 10 589 16 11 3,290 17 5 461 12 3 1,511 5 4 . 4,310 12 9 135,146 11 9 204,488 3 8 £ s. d. 348,726 18 7 3,066 11 10 124 2 5 23 13 11 £ J. d. 3,863,721 15 3 577,308 14 3 295,184 5 7 934,993 13 2 8,527 1 3 6,417 15 9 2,020 16 0 2,976 11 7 22,605 0 11 291,890 4 6 3,063 13 9 1,411 11 11 430 15 6* 13,941 14 10 21.9 0 7 14,578 11 0 45,938 10 9 598,216 2 11 606,149 0 7 15,326 12 0 54,619 9 5 7,460 1 1 534 2 7 82 12 10 394,955 14 9 330,585 3 5 1,405 17 8 5,077 3 10 31 0 0 485 19 5 533,976 15 1 7,846 19 10 137 8 5 490 4 11 1,081 3 2 517 15 4 4 7 3 585,591 2 11 148,912 0 3 519 13 10 257 7 7 8,610 4 3 565 18 6 87 0 1 446,570 2 7 471,650 3 10 1,788 3 1 4,844 6 6 1,124 12 6 7,661 5 9 1,712 12 5 47,922 14 1 4,981,904 13 6 113,708 4 0 735 15 5 1,669 2 1 621 7 0 11,744 0 6 124,903 4 10 116,217 6 0 1,359 10 5 3,272 7 7 760 0 8 22.234 10 8 1,255,916 11 8 104,770 12 7 1,748 7 6 9,264 11 3 1,851 6 1 58,413 4 3 6,112,774 13 1 102,582 2 4 143 8 8 234 3 6 '6 1 5 554 15 3 184,956 3 10» 472,033 8 1 2,096,072 12 10 3,031,619 14 5 849,999 17 2 2,172,593 5 7 599,766 11 6 62,680 2 1 45,312 0 5 43,755 9 8 13,160 3 6 3,191,540 4 2 15,440 18 4 6,200 4 0 809 7 4 2,168,967 1 1 3,084,455 10 10 790,737 17 3 2,172,593 5 7 599,766 11 6 62,680 2 1 40,075 0 2 43,755 9 8 13,160 3 6 1,236,372 2 11 12,201 10 0 7,154 4 9 745 1 11 215,011 14 5 575;013 6 11 52,886 16 5 59,261 19 11 1,947 12 10 12,469 17 10 '4 0 0 5,289 4 9 11,045,257 17 5 37,086 13 6 7,547 0 8 8 3 9 1,000 0 0 239 6 9 314 3 1 13,000,543 2 8 40,326 1 10 6,892 10 3 0 17 0 117 4 0 1,000 0 0 538 17 1 242 10 11 151.269 18 3 11,626 19 4 7,162 13 10 39,950 8 0 6,421 2 10 7,209 5 6 7,599 12 7 2,786 13 6 7,162 13 10 183,620 13 8 15,261 8 8 7,209 5 6 5,854 17 9 2,429 4 4 2,254 10 7 2,004 12 3 68,533 12 10 3,322 1 5 2,061 18 10 5,396 15 7 9,372,877 0 7 1,431 0 0 1,446 10 0 638 12 0 2,992 7 8 9,376,261 9 8 7,745 19 2 3,044 13 2 1,615 18 7 4,409 0 2 65,149 3 9 11,911,290 5 5 11,911,290 5 5 :8,351,881 5 2 28,351,881 5 2 13,918,906 4 10 13,918,906 4 10 • The balances brought forward in these classes differ from the closing t of classes effect! jalances in the previous balance-sheet owing to the many amalgamations sd during the year.