ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1888.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, B-10

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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1888.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 42 of " The Public Trust Office Act, 1872," as amended by " The Public Revenues Act, 1882," Section 15.

WELLINGTON.

1889.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1888.

Balances on 1st January, 1888. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1888. Name of Account. Cr. Dr.' Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. & s. a. 14,198 0 0 106,965 4 1 46,141 10 6 5,579 7 8 6,710 6 11 14 11 5 6,174 4 8 838 14 10 10,028 17 5 173 1 9 172 15 6 378 4 5 48 3 5 276 11 5 337 13 1 96 1 1 1,896 4 9 1,037 16 10 6 6 0 8,645 1 4 13 0 0 768 3 5 38 11 11 2,285 16 8 946 13 8 5 7 5 1 12 7 246 1 4 456 4 10 0 10 0 3 0 6 331 4 7 9 13 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 124,456 14 6 82,647 4 4 31,762 18 8 724 16 11 6,520 6 7 £ s. d. 122,546 3 0 27,583 10 5 27,221 2 1 407 10 1 7,119 14 10 5 0 7 7,304 16 1 9,543 9 8 5,581 13 7 £ s. d. 16,108 11 6 162,028 18 0 50,683 7 1 5,896 14 6 6,110 18 8 9 10 10 7,450 11 8 £ s. d. Properties placed in the office Proceeds of Estates specially invested Intestates' Estates Real Estates Lunatics' Estates Convicts' Estates Native Reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Special Deposits " Public Works Act, 1876," sections 65 and 66 " Public Works Act, 1876," section 161 " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 and 65 " Public Works Act, 1882," section 151 " Sale for Non-Payment of Rates Act, 1870," section 10 " Rating Act, 1876," section 63 " Rating Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1879," section 4 " Rating Act, 1882 " " Native 'Land Act Amendment Act, 1878," section 13, No. 2 " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1882," section 6 " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," section 14 " Native Lands Court Act, 1886," section 87 " Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " Merchant Shipping Act " Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876," section 209 " Bankruptcy Act, 1883 " .. " Harbours Act, 1878," section 73 .. " Destitute Persons Act, 1877," sections 33 and 34 .. " Industrial Schools Act, 1882 " .. " Trustee Act, 1883 " " Nelson Province Impounding Act, 1861," section 20 " Wellington Impounding Act, 1874 " " Land Transfer Act, 1885," section 109 " Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " .. " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " Lands Clauses Consolidation Act Trustees' Relief Act Auckland Hospital Reserves Act Grey River Railway Repayment Supreme Court Land Assurance Fund Native 10 per cents., Auckland Native 5 per cents., Wairarapa Natives at Wellington Unclaimed Dividends Railway Servants' Fund Police Reward Fund Account Permanent Militia Reward Fund Account General Investment Account Special Investment Account Returned Cheque Deposit Account.. Consolidated Fund Account Consolidated Funds Advance Account Expenses Account Interest Account Imprest Account Suspense Account Cash 8,581 3 1 6,810 17 4 9,374 8 3 598 0 11 11 0 10 27 6 5 3 8 0 1,120 13 5 260 3 2 399 13 2 '4 6 0 74 9 6 108 19 0 1,530 2 4 9 16 0 245 11 11 0 2 9 886 16 0 147 2 10 1,099 19 0 272 6 8 564 1 6 0 10 0 456 4 10 13,821 12 1 173 1 9 172 15 6 730 13 5 48 3 5 287 12 3 364 16 9 99 9 1 2,130 2 2 1,150 17 2 6 6 0 7,945 1 6 17 6 0 570 6 3 38 11 11 2,394 15 8 1,912 14 6 5 7 5 1 12 7 255 7 4 0 10 0 3 0 6 274 19 5 22 9 6 11 5 5 219 7 1 1,151 12 3 6 10 5 245 17 4 11 10 10 76,137 5 11 2,173 5 11 216 3 11 563 19 8 548 5 8 1,280 9 2 108 9 3 78 3 8 ' »:: 1,893 17 6 1,831 8 10 667 18 4 286 10 0 1,887 14 0 655 1 10 275 4 7 219 7 1 1,107 6 8 677 4 0 236 8 6 11 10 10 71,114 13 3 2,089 14 9 207 18 4 542 6 1 527 4 1 1,147 14 1 175 11 6 180 12 0 44 5 7 2,505 15 9 9 8 10 5,248 19 7 83 11 2 8 5 7 21 13 7 21 1 7 132 15 1 200 3 5 56 19 3 59,126 4 4 27,583 10 5 726 18 10 3,956 14 2 1,926 15 7 11,337 10 9 11,371 5 5 6,089 9 7 2,055 5 1 140,777 1 3 3,176 9 4 226 6 11 194,261 3 6 106,965 4 1 267 5 8 159 7 7 69,722 0 0 82,647 4 4 752 14 8 3,881 15 5 204,856 19 2 162,028 18 0 1,596 15 5 » 1,570 19 7 74 18 9 1,926 15 7 20,085 17 1 17,517 19 9 8,769 13 5 11,371 5 5 7,994 9 8 1,607 15 11 146,715 15 10 1,033 2 8 3,668 14 6 1,480 11 10 5^573 14 7 8,315 9 11 14^254 4 6 388,607 13 9 Totals 313,210 12 0 313,210 12 0 551,096 0 5 551,096 0 5 388,607 13 9

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Public Trust Office Expenses Account.

Db. : Eeceipts and Disbubsements for ti .e Year ended 31st December, 1888. Ob. Public Trust Office,— To Balance on 1st January, 1888 Commission, postages, and charges received Commission on stamps purchased Exchange on cheques Balance of interest account transferred Refund of half cost of one telephone Refund of legal charges Refund of fire-insurance premiums paid Refund of portion of salary of Ledger Keeper .. Sundry refunds »* £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 17,517 19 9 5,862 2 5 5 16 0 2 6 3 4,011 17 0 9,882 1 8 4 5 0 4 11 6 52 1 9 30 0 0 9 5 9 100 4 0 — — 9,982 5 8 Public Trust Office,— By Salaries of officers, — Public Trustee Solicitor Chief Clerk Accountant Assistant Accountant Examiner Ledger Keeper Ledger Keeper Ledger Keeper Ledger Keeper Ledger Keeper Clerk Clerk (Record) Journal Keeper ... Cadet Cadet Cadet .. Messenger Commissions paid to agents Advertising Exchange on remittances Stationery, printing, &c. Travelling expenses Postages, telegrams, and stamps Refund of commissions Legal charges Rent Fire-insurance premiums paid Office furniture and fittings Telephone rent, &c. Clerical assistance Gas, coal, &c. .. .. . • Paid for auditing office accounts Compensation for loss of office.. Sundries .. . • • • • • • • & s. d. £ 8. d. 800 0 0 500 0 0 429 3 4 339 11 8 245 16 8 231 13 4 180 0 0 204 2 2 170 0 0 170 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 127 10 0 108 15 0 65 0 0 87 10 0 87 10 0 100 0 0 4,H6 12 2 1,421 2 2 323 2 8 68 4 6 171 14 1 136 11 9 199 5 8 72 0 5 10 12 6 377 0 0 41 14 9 9 18 0 23 15 0 242 7 10 25 17 2 125 0 0 79 12 1 10 0 £ s. d. Native Reserves Branch, — To Commissions and charges received Exchange on cheques Refund of stamps. 874 18 5 0 0 6 0 15 0 Native Reserves Branch, — By Salaries of officers, — Clerk (moiety of salary) Commission paid Stationery, &c. Expenses of Native Members of Board .. Stamps Refund of commission .. •. 116 17 6 319 15 1 6 19 0 30 4 8 24 0 0 12 10 0 7,475 10 9 875 13 11 Carried forward 28,375 19 4 Carried forward * . ■ v * ■ 510 6 3 7,985 17 0

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Public Trust Office Expenses Account— continued.

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£ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 28,375 19 4 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 7,985 17 C West Coast Settlement Beserves Branch, — i West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch, — , To Commissions and charges received .. .. .. 470 19 6 By Salaries of officers,— I Refund of spoiled stamps .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Reserves Trustee .. .. .. .. 289 11 8 Refund of salaries .. .. .. .. .. 868 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. .. 116 17 6 479 11 2 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 29 3 4 Office-cleaner .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 441 12 6 Clerical assistance . . .. .. .. .. 168 15 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 14 0 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. 116 19 2 Stationery, &o. .. .. .. .. .. 30 9 2 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 050 Paid for services, serving notices .. .. .. 21 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 030 Refund of commission .. .. .. .. 3 18 7 ■ 783 16 t Balance on 81st December, 1888 .. .. .. .. 20,085 17 1 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £28,855 10 6 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £28,855 10 t De. Inteeest Account for the Year ended 81st December, 1888. Ce. £ s. a. £ s. d. To Interest received on Government securities held .. .. .. .. 7,222 7 7 By Interest paid in respect of estates during the year .. .. .. .. 154 15 £ „ added by bank to current account .. .. .. .. .. 338 9 10 „ added to accounts at close of the year .. .. .. .. 6,062 14 £ „ on mortgages received .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,629 13 5 Commission on interest received .. .. .. .. .. .. 568 11 c „ on advances to estates .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 1 8 Refund of interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 17 £ refunded on amounts paid over to Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 1,134 17 9 Interest paid Government Insurance Department on account of Kaihu Valley refunded .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 8 15 2 Railway Debentures purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 445 9 1 Balance transferred to Expenses Account .. .. .. .. .. 4,011 17 C £11, 3U 5 5 £11,371 5 £ De. Consolidated Fund Account to 31st December, 1888. Ce. £ s. d. £ s. d 1 To Amounts unclaimed for six years in intestate estates .. .. .. .. 3,751 2 4 By Amount paid over to the Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. .. 3,881 15 c unclaimed for six years in estates of deceased seamen .. .. .. 205 11 10 Balance in hand to be paid over .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 18 9 £3,956 14 2 £3,956 14 5 * \

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Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1888.

E. C. Hameeton, Audited and found correct. Public Trustee. James Edwaed FitzGeeald, J. C. Moginie, Controller and Auditor-General. Accountant. Public Trust Office, Wellington, 21st January, 1889.

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Authority: (Jeoege Didsbubt, Government PrinU•■, Wellington. —1889.

Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. General Investment Account, — General Purposes Loan, 1873 New Zealand Inscribea Stock Scrip Consolidatea Stock Debentures unaer " The.Public Revenues Act, 1886 " Deficiency Bills Mortgages Debentures, Kaihu Valley Railway Company (Limitea) .. £ s. d. 1,200 0 0 25,398 0 0 11,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 87,357 0 0 45,463 19 2 22,000 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. a. 1,036 0 0 24,900 0 0 11,000 0 0 12,000 0 0 87,357 0 0 45,463 19 2 23,100 0 0 £ s. a. ,418 19 2 204,856 19 2 Special Investment Account, — Borough of South Invercargill Loan debentures 600 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 507 10 0 61,043 0 0 99,318 8 0 60 0 0 Borough of East Invercargill Loan aebentures Town of North Invercargill bonas Deficiency Bills Mortgages Bank fixed deposit receipts 600 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 500 0 0 61,043 0 0 99,318 8 0 60 0 0 162,021 8 0 162,028 18 0 Totals .. 366,440 7 2 366,885 17 2