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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Permanent .. .. 134,054 0 4 By Commission and charges .. .. .. 96,748 9 5 Temporary .. .. 3,171 1 7 Interest, being surplus from investments .. 147,502 3 4 Unclassified .. .. 500 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,441 13 10 137,725 1 11 Overtime .. .. .. .. 199 2 10 Service charges— Agents'commission .. 4,655 0 9 Services of High Commissioner .. .. 1,050 0 0 Services of General Post Ollice S4S 5 11 6,553 6 8 Audit of books and accounts. . .. 945 0 0 Maintenance of premises and plant— Repairs and insurances, &c.— Offices .. .. 1,341 10 10 Motorcars and cycles .. 1,407 17 2 Offioe appliances .. 351 15 0 Furniture, &c. .. .. 254 18 6 Insurance premiums on offioe premises .. 14 2 8 3,370 4 2 Rent .. .. .. .. 3,072 2 0 General charges— Advertising .. .. 2,985 16 6 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and power .. .. 2,747 I 9 Legal expenses .. .. 223 11 11 Miscellaneous payments .. 786 2 6 Postages and freight .. 3,584 9 3 Stamp duty on receipts and cheques . . .. 341 19 10 Telephone subscriptions .. 779 19 2 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. 5,024 10 8 Travelling-expenses .. 3,919 18 5 Rangers' expenses in excess of fees charged .. 344 14 2 Extension of business .. 1,345 3 3 Wages of custodian and staff 4,759 I 5 26,842 13 10 Amounts written off under section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913 .. 100 12 1 Depreciation on office premises, furniture, and plant, &c. .. .. .. .. 8,705 10 0 Retiring allowance : Mr. M. C. Barnett .. 477 15 0 Balance, being net profit for year, transferred to Appropriation Account .. .. 58,700 18 1 £246,692 6 7 . £246,692 6 7 J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Chief Accountant. Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Reserve for in. iome-tai, 1923-24 .. .. 19,500 0 0 By Profit and Loss Account: Balance transferred 58,700 18 1 General Legal Expenses Account .. .. 3,000 0 0 Profit on realization of investments .. 134 4 7 Investment Fluctuation Acoount .. .. 20,000 0 0 Balance transferred to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. 16,335 2 8 £58,835 2 8 £58,835 2 8 J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Chief Accountant.

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