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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ON THE 31st MARCH, 1921. LIABILITIES. £ s. d. £ s. d. ASSETS. £ s. d. £ s. d Amount held for sundry estates and funds .. .. .. .. 13.283,869 4 9 Freehold and leasehold premises and sites •...... .• 183,620 13 8 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133,072 19 2 Furniture and plant— Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. 142,147 11 7 Furniture and library, &c. .. .. .. .. 15.2(31 8 8 Investment fluctuations reserve .. ■■ •• 43,395 510 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 7,745 19 2 Reserve for interest on enemy property moneys .. .. 38,773 4 4 Motor cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 3,044 13 2 Profits invested .. .. .. .. .. 251,870 12 2 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 7.209 5 6 Bonuses to estates unexpended .. .. .. .. 10,162 18 8—— 33,261 6 6 Branch Adjustment Account .. .. .. .. 15,614 8 4 Stocks, bonds, and debentures— 501,964 011 Government securities .. .. .. .. 1,049,130 9 5 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 52,071 0 0 Local bodies'debentures .. .. .. .. 2,809,358 6 2 3,910,559 15 7 Mortgages, feeMortgages .. .. .. .. .. 9.129,709 811 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 6,892 10 3 9,136,601 19 2 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. • • 374,071 11 9 Interest and rent accrued— Interest accrued, due, and overdue .. •■ 211,848 6 9 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. ■. 399 3 8 212,247 10 5 Sundry debtors for expenses paid in advance .. ■. ■ • 624 10 0 Cash and deposits— Cash in hand, on current account, and Agents" balances 65,149 3 9 Land and income tax deposits .. .. .. 2.169 14 0 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. (500 0 0 67,918 17 9 £13.918,906 4 10 £13,918,906 4 10 Wellington, N.Z. J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. Examined and found correct. W. Barr, Acting Chief Accountant. Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.