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Prime Minister's Statement. page Administration op Estates—eld. page New Business .. -. . . 1 Intestate Estates .. .. .. 31 Value of Estates .. , , .. 1 Mental-patient Estates .. .. 34 Wills on Deposit .. .. 2 Aged and Infirm Persons' Protection Act 37 Prospective Business .. .. 2 Convicts .. .. .. .. 39 Will-making .. .. 2 Claims under Workers' Compensation Act 39 Personal Touch in Estates Work .. 2 Claims for Damages for Personal Injury Appreciation .. .. 2 or Death .. .. 41 Organization .. .. .. 3 Estate Investments .. ... 41 Representation .. .. 3 Shares .. .. .. 42 Common Fund .. .. 3 Agencies .. .. . . 44 Investments .. .. 3 Resealing .. .. .. 44 Concessions to Clients .. .. 4 Administration of Assets Abroad .. 45 Sharing of Beneficiaries in Profits from Family Protection Act, 1908 .. .. 45 Successful Working .. . . 4 Claims against Estates .. 46 Services covered by Charges .. .. 4 Deatli Duty .. .. .. 47 Conduct of Departmental Work .. 4 Life Policies .. .. 49 Accounting System .. .. 5 Providing for Liabilities of an Estate .. 50 Remittances .. .. 5 Absentee Mortgagees .. .. 51 Public Trust Office System .. 6 Life Insurance Act —Minors' Policies .. 51 Organization .. .. 6 Unclaimed Lands and Unclaimed ProInvestment of Trust Funds .. .. 10 perty .. .. .. .. 52 Common Fund .. .. 11 Charitable and Public Trusts .. .. 53 Concessions to Clients .. .. 12 Education Reserves .. .. .. 57 Legislation .. .. .. .. 14 Documents in Estates .. .. 57 Finance .. .. .. .. 14 Wills deposited .. .. .. 58 Investments .. .. .. 15 Legal Division .. .. .. 60 Advances to Estates and Beneficiaries .. 15 Mortgage Division .. .. .. 61 Trustee for Debenture-holders .. 15 Investments from Common Fund .. 61 Annual Accounts .. .. ..15 Loans on Country Properties .. .. 62 General Legal Expenses Account .. 15 Loans on Business Blocks .. ..63 Value of Estates under Administration.. 15 Loans on Residential Properties .. 63 Value of New Estates accepted .. 16 Diversified Investments . . 64 Growth of Office Business .. .. 16 Volume of Business .. .. 64 Government Superannuation and other Decentralization of Investment Work .. 64 Funds .. .. .. 16 Collection of Interest .. .. 65 Local Bodies' Superannuation Funds .. 16 Supervision of Securities .. 65 Local Bodies' Sinking Funds .. .. 17 Repayment of Mortgages prior to MaRenewal Funds of Local Bodies .. 17 turity .. .. .. ..65 Miscellaneous Accounts and Funds ad- Legal Charges for Mortgage Work .. 66 ministered .. .. 17 Loans to Local Bodies .. 66 Safe-deposit Lockers .. 17 Tongariro National Park Board .. 66 Office Buildings .. .. 17 Consents to Leases of Mortgage SeeuriStaff .. .. .. 18 ties .. .. .. .. 67 Training of Junior Officers .. .. 19 Rural Intermediate Credit .. .. 67 Shorthand-typing Wop.k .. .. 20 Inspections .. .. .. .. 69 Library .. .. .. 20 Enemy Property in New Zealand, and Records .. .. .. .. 21 Clearing Office Operations .. 71 Administration of Estates .. .. 21 Realization and Disposal of Ex-enemy New Business .. .. 21 Property in New Zealand .. 72 Efficiency of Administration .. 22 Amalgamation of Accounts .. 73 Accounts and Remittances .. 23 Clearing Office Duties —Progress regardPersonal Effects and Belongings .. 24 ing Disposal of Claims .. 73 War Medals and Decorations .. .. 25 Releases .. .. .. .. 74 Real Estate .. ~ ~ 25 Conclusion ~ ~ ~ .. 75

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