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PUBLIC TRUST OFFlCE— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1924. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amounts held in Common Freehold and leasehold preFund for sundry estates mises and sites .. .. 338,830 10 4 and funds .. .. 10,201,782 12 3 Furniture and plant— Amounts held for special Furniture and library, &e. 17,954 9 5 investment on behalf of Mechanical appliances .. 4,709 7 2 certain funds, but not yet Motor cars and cycles .. 3,734 10 0 invested .. .. 49,251 1 II 26,458 12 7 Amount specially invested Stationery, stores, &c. .. .. 5,548 13 9 on behalf of certain . Stocks, bonds, and debenestates and funds .. 2,229,482 5 1 lures — 18,480,515 19 3 Government securities .. 999,453 19 0 Sundry creditors .. .. 134,838 13 0 Land Settlement Finance Reserve for income-tax .. 18,725 9 7 Act debentures .. 50,192 0 0 Reserve in respect of enemy- . Local bodies'debentures 4,549,570 S 7 property moneys '.. 00,624 8 4 5,599,222 S I Special reserve for securities 15,000 0 0 Mortgages, &c. — General Legal Expenses Mortgages ... .. 9,667,079 9 8 Account .. .. 0,903 4 0 Advances for protection Investment Fluctuation Ac- of securities in possession 2,783 0 0 count .. .. 95,142 19 10 9,669,862 9 8 196,396 2 3 Properties acquired .. 72,289 13 10 Assurance and Reserve Less reserve .. .. 20,790 0 0 Fund .. .. .. 103,037 7 10 51,499 13 10 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts, &c. .. 315,203 9 4 Interest and rent accrued due and overdue— Interest accrued up to 31st March, 1924, but not yet due, and interest overdue .. .. 271,215 10 2 Rent due or accrued .. 209 12 3 271,485 2 5 Sundry debtors .. .. ..- 13,363 12 11 ('ash and deposits— Cash in hand and on current accounts in New Zealand* .. .. 665,528 13 7 Cash in hand and on current account in London 21,834 14 4 Cash on deposit in London 7,001 16 5 694,425 4 4 Special investments held on behalf of certain estates and funds— Government securities .. 114,738 18 8 Local bodies'debentures 446,553 10 0 Private shares and debentures .. .. 4,942 1 0 Mortgages .. .. 1,056,008 I 10 Overdue interest on investments .. .. 7,239 13 1 2,229,482 5 1 £19,215,388 2 4 £19,215,388 2 4 —; m in * Includes an amount of £612,104 received on 31st March, 1924. J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.