ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1896.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, B-09

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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

ACCOUNTS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1896.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 36 of " The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894."

WELLINGTON.

1896.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1896.

Balances on 1st April, 1895. Transactions. Balances on 31st Alarch, 1896. Name of Account. Or. Dr. Or. Dr. at. Dr. • Wills ana trust properties placea in office Intestates' estates Real estates .. .. .. .. .. .. Lunatics' estates .. .. Native reserves .. .. .. .. .. West Coast Settlement Reserves .. .. .. .. Special deposits Police Bewara Funa " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 and 65 .. ■' Rating Act, 1876," section 63 " Rating Act, 1882 " " Native Lana Act Amendment Act, 1878," section 13, No. 2 " Native Lana Laws Amenament Act, 1883," section 14 .. " Shipping ana Seamen's Act, 1877 " Permanent Militia Reward Fund " Industrial Schools Act, 1882 " .. .. .. ..'. ■■ Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " .. .. .. .. ... Trustees' Relief Act Auckland Hospital Reserves Act " Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888" Land Assurance Fund Native 10-per-cents, Auckland Native 5-per-cents, W'airarapa Natives at Wellington " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " Railway Servants' Fund General Investment Account Returned Cheque Deposit Account Profit and Loss Account Interest Account .. .. .. Suspense Account •■ Bankruptcy Act, 1883 " Cash Consolidated Fund Advance Account Coal-miners' Relief Fund Deficiency in Realisation of Mortgage Securities " Defence Act, 1886 " New Lease Deposit Account (" The West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1892 ") Accepted tenders " Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894 " " Native Land Court Act Amendment Act, 1888 " Agents' Deficiency Account Mortgage Realisation Account " Mangatu Empowering Act, 1893 " " Foreign Insurance Companies' Deposits Act, 1894 " Accrued Interest Account " Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890 " " Little Barrier Island Purchase Act, 1894 " .. Advances to Settlers Assurance Fund Account .. Aavances to Settlers Debenture Sinking Funa Account Assurance ana Reserve Fund Account " Native Land Laws Act Amenament Act, 1895," section 71 £ s. a. 424,582 1 6 52,091 17 11 8,639 12 3 20,560 9 4 19,968 6 5 6,337 13 10 2,247 6 1 1,618 19 3 191 16 4 47 17 4 2,376 1 0 661 11 3 1,723 1 6 280 19 5 1,232 16 10 407 2 5 10,996 3 7 318 18 3 13,918 0 10 86,848 9 3 2,542 7 5 252 16 7 659 13 2 5 18 3 2,054 19 5 925 2 10 3,482 14 11 0 10 0 274 19 5 5,650 3 3 1,414 6 9 849 9 7 19 2 8 52 11 3 7 13 1 31 0 4 250 0 0 2,215 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. 118,606 6 9 30,762 10 6 533 7 6 10,163 6 2 11,475 11 11 34,432 11 5 547 16 1 28 7 0 171 0 0 £ s. a. 45,955 18 5 35,599 6 8 1,306 3 1 11,715 16 2 9,368 19 0 17,810 9 6 2,795 2 2 65 5 8 171 0 0 39 16 3 692 8 2 169 6 6 43 16 8 66 7 2 6 0 10 45 12 0 1,352 4 11 £ s. a. 497,232 9 10 47,255 1 9 7,866 16 8 19,007 19 4 22,074 19 4 22,959 15 9 £ s. a. • 225 9 11 112 13 4 118 5 4 130 9 8 4 0 0 18 9 4 4,054 12 4 1,582 0 7 191 16 4 8 11 1,909 2 9 604 18 1 1,797 10 2 345 1 11 1,230 16 0 379 19 9 13,698 11 0 318 18 3 586 15 5 3,980 4 11 14,650 6 2 4,486 15 7 3,546 8 3 9,015 0 5 5,393 6 3 19,553 6 7 85,941 18 7 2,542 7 5 252 16 7 659 13 2 5 18 3 2,102 18 6 152 18 9 656,836 0 6 52 9 7 40,699 16 9 4 10 6 141,437 1 3 845 5 9 15,514 2 1 39,421 1 1 1,566 0 4 1,083 2 6 258,372 9 11 1,414 6 9 390 6 8 180 7 4 757,573 5 0 12,100 16 3 15,661 14 4 39,420 11 1 1,540 8 2 642 13 8 253,512 7 4 79 17 1 )!, 630 7 2 249 7 3 5,209 14 5 16,960 18 10 1,272 4 8 456 1 7 1,272 4 8 915 4 6 180 7 4 183 11 4 90 13 6 21 5 5 4,646 6 5 185 11 0 12 0 0 176 0 4 300 0 0 50 5 10 33 13 10 250 0 0 15,365 9 2 4,646 6 5 214 14 1 917 0 0 329 6 3 3,390 9 10 822 11 10 16 8 0 89 14 7 19 13 1 555 13 8 331 0 4 14 0 26 12 6 25 0 0 2,693 7 6 4,988 11 3 2 5 0 19 2 8 148 7 8 563 4 8 41 11 8 14 4 1 475 0 0 14,887 1 8 212 9 1 917 0 0 4,988 11 3 329 6 3 20 17 3 3,369 12 7 822 11 10 16 8 0 675,737 13 6 675,737 13 6 614,470 7 8 614,470 7 8 780,475 1 7 780,475 1 7

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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Bevenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d- Cr. To Balance on Ist April, 1895 .. .. .. .. .. 3,290 74 By Expenses of management— £s.d.£s.d. £ s. d. Commission and charges on properties placed in the Salaries,— office .. .. .. .. .. 6,513 11 3 Head Office .. .. .. 5,333 13 10 Interest, being surplus from investments .. 2,571 15 11 Branch offices and agencies .. .. 2,104 14 3 Accrued and overdue interest .. .. 4,988 11 3 7,438 8 1 7,560 7 2 Agents' commission .. .. .. .. .. 538 4 1 Rents from securities taken over .. .. .. 186 5 9 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 21 13 3 To part proceeds of securities realised .. .. , 51 18 0 Cost of audit .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 Valuation-fees .. .. .. .. .. 137 13 0 Services of Agent-General's Office .. .. .. 75 0 0 Refund of expenses for advertising, lithographs, Ac, account West Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Coast Settlement Reserves .. .. .. 154 13 8 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 542 8 7 Refund of salaries, &c. account Advances to Settlers Department 449 9 5 Valuation-fees .. .. .. .. .. 105 17 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 188 10 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 15,242 14 10 Native Board members' expenses .. .. .. 43 310 General Post Office, for postages .. .. .. 150 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and petties .. .. .. 45 3 7 Printing, stationery, and office requisites .. .. .. 506 2 4 Rent, Head Office .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Rent, branches and agencies .. .. .. 285 15 0 735 15 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 262 2 5 Office lighting and cleaning .. .. .. .. 172 8 9 Removing into and furnishing new offices .. .. .. 268 6 5 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 231 13 7 11,997 7 5 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 697 11 6 Stamping and registering leases .. .. .. .. 100 8 0 Deficiency on realisation of mortgage securities .. .. .. 1,272 4 8 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. 822 11 10 Unauthorised expenditure— Costs incurred in J. Young's lunatic estate .. .. 62 1 Payment in Wm. Hayes's lunatic estate .. .. 519 0 Costs incurred in J. Kjellstrom's estate .. .. 010 6 12 11 7 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,630 7 2 £18,533 2 2 £18,533 2 2

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PUBLIC TBUST OFFICE. Dr. Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 20,72115 BBy Accrued interest at 31st March, 1895 .. .. .. 4,646 6 5 Add interest accrued and overdue at 31st March, Interest transferred to estates .. .. .. .. 27,157 1 6 1896 .. .. .. .. 2,542 210 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 16 0 23,263 18 6 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. : 7,560 7 2 Interest on Government securities .. .. 11,938 9 0 Add interest accrued at 31st March, 1896 .. 1,887 8 5 13,825 17 5 Interest on Kaihu Valley Railway debentures .. 1,100 0 0 Add interest accrued at 31st March, 1896 .. 550 0 0 1,650 0 0 Interest on fixed deposits in banks .. .. .. 24 19 8 Interest on Current Account in bank .. .. .. 343 11 5 Interest on Dunedin Corporation bonds .. 35 19 0 Add interest accrued at 31st March, 1896 .. 9 0 0 44 19 0 Interest on sundries .. .. .. .. 81 3 8 Dividends on shares .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Refunds of interest .. .. .. .. 141 1 5 —£39,420 11' 1 . £39,420 11 1 Interest accrued and overdue at 31st March, 1896, as shown above. £ s. d. On Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,542 210 Government securities .. .. .. .. .. 1,887 8 5 Kaihu Valley Railway debentures .. .. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Dunedin Corporation bonds .. .. .. .. .. 900 £4,988 11 3 "Civil Service Beform Act, 1886." Dr. Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April, 1895 .. .. .. .. .. 10,961 54 By Amounts paid on retirement from the service .. .. 1,233 310 Deductions from salaries .. .. .. .. 3,494 12 9 Amounts paid Government Life Insurance Department under the Refund on account of J. A. Wilson .. .. .. 50 0 0 provisions of " The Civil Service Insurance Act, 1893" .. 84 2 10 Interest added to account .. .. .. .. 509 19 7 1,317 6 8 4,054 12 4 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 13,698 11 0 £15,015 17 8 £15,015 17 8 Dr. Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1896. Cr. 1896. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1896. £ s. d. £ s. d. March 30. To Balances in the under-mentioned accounts, unclaimed March 30. By Amount paid to Public Account .. .. 4,579 8 8 for six years :— Intestate estates .. .. .. .. 2,136 17 3 Wills .. .. .. .. .. 116 11 1 Section 63 of "The Rating Act, 1876" .. .. 39 16 3 " The Bankruptcy Act, 1883".. .. .. 956 0 2 The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 ".. .. 21 16 3 Returned Cheque Deposit Account ~ 43 16 7 " The Rating Act, 1882" .. .. .. 400 14 0 Real estates ~ ~ .. .. 863 17 1 £4,579 8 8 £4,579 8 8

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Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st March, 1896.

J. K. Warburton, Public Trustee. M. C Barnett, Accountant. Examined and found correct. —James C. Gavin, Assistant Controller and Auditor. Approximate Cost not given; printing (1,4£0 copies), £5.

By Authority : James Bubus, Government Printer for the time being, Wellington.—lB96. Price 6d.]

„ 1 \7 a 1 no Nominal Value. Cost Price. Nominal value. £ s. d. Treasury bill No. 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 163,400 0 0 Treasury bill No. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,000 0 0 Consolidated stock debentures Nos. 835, 920, and 921 .. .. .. ..! 20,400 0 0 Consolidated stock debenture No. 998 .. .. .. .. ..i 11,000 0 0 Consolidated stock, parts of debentures Nos. 1000 and 1001 .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870, debentures Nos. 4 to 11, 1921 to 1925 1,300 0 0 General Purposes Loan, 1873, debentures Nos. 32 to 35, and certificate No. 74 .. 1,200 0 0 Debentures issued under section 18 of " The Lands Improvement and Native i 15,000 0 0 Lands Acquisition Act, 1894," Nos. 270 to 284 Debenture issued under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," No. t> .. j 5,000 0 0 Kaihu Valley Railway Company (Limited), debentures Nos. 6 to 27 .. .. 22,000 0 0 Dunedin Waterworks Loan, debentures Nos. 1032, 1033, 1044, 1074, 1075, 1137, and 1143 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Borough of South Invercargill, debentures Nos. 11 to 20 .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Borough of Masterton Gasworks Loan, debentures Nos. 1 and 2 . .. 200 0 0 Wellington Gas Company (Limited), shares certificate .. .. ... 300 0 0 National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), sha,res certificate .. .. .. 747 10 0 National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited), shares certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 304 0 0 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), shares certificate 481 0 0 Wellington Trust, Loan, and Investment Company (Limited), shares certificate.. 350 0 0 Kaitangata Railway and Coal Company (Limited), shares certificate .. .. 450 0 0 The South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, shares certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, shares certificate .. .. .. 1,294 10 0 Bank of New Zealand, shares certificate .. .. .. .. .. 234 19 0 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. 432,455 C 0 £ s. d. 163,400 0 0 59,000 0 0 20,400 0 0 11,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 1,172 0 0 1,036 0 0 15,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 23,100 0 0 639 0 0 1,000 0 0 200 0 0 300 0 0 747 10 0 364 0 0 407 0 0 350 0 0 450 0 0 23 0 0 1,294 10 0 234 19 0 432,455 6 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £756,800 5 0 £757,573 5 0