PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1905.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, B-09

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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1905.

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

The Controller and Auditor-General to the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. Sib,— Audit Office, 21st June, 1905. I have the honour, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36 of " The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894," to transmit to you the attached balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office for the year which ended on the 31st March last, and to report that I have examined this balance-sheet and found it correct. I am, &c, J. K. Warburton, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington. Controller and Auditor-General.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1905.

Balances on 1st April, 1904. Transactions to 31st March, 1905. Balances on 31st March, 1905. Name of Account. Dr. Or. Dr. Cγ. Dr. Or. Wills and trust properties placed in the office Intestates' estates Lunatics' estates Convicts' estates ileal estates " Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894 " West Coast settlement reserves Native reserves Auckland Hospital reserves " Civil Service Reform Act, 1886 " .. .. ... " Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890 " " Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " " Industrial Schools Act, 1882 " .. " Little Barrier Island Purchase Act, 1894 " .. " Bankruptcy Act, 1892 " "The Reserves and other Lands, Sales, Disposal and Enabling and Puuiiu Bodies' Empowering Act, 1901 " " The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896," section 10 " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 and 65 .. " Public Works Act, 1894," section 77 " Rating Act, 1894 " .. " Foreign Insurance Companies' Deposits Act, 1894" " Advances to Settlers Act, 1894," Debenture Sinking Fund Account " Advances to Settlers Act, 1894," Assurance and Reserve Fund Account " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1878 (No. 2)," section 13 " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," section 14 .. " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," section 71 and 72 " Native Land Court Act, 1894," section 68 .. .. .. ... " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " " Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888" " Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900 " Coal-mines Act Dairy Industry Advances Account Land Assurance Fund Coal-miners' Relief Fund Government Railways Superannuation Fund Police Provident Fund Permanent Militia Reward Fund New Lease Deposit Account Mortgage Realisation Account Suspense Account .. .. .. .. . • .. I Imprest Account Interest Account Accrued Interest Account General Investment Account Special Investment Account Special Loan Account Assurance and Reserve Fund Account Cash Profit and Loss Account £ s. d. 775 0 0 15,353 8 3 1,477,122 16 6 118,206 14 2 65,386 9 4 £ s. d. 976,768 12 10 96,675 3 7 48,998 0 5 1,466 16 0 159 9 6 13,020 17 3 34,183 9 3 22,391 14 8 974 17 5 36,427 3 0 9,607 19 7 215 5 I' 479 17 8 551 12 2 1,813 0 6 894 19 6 50 8 2 244 9 11 2,507 14 10 158,520 4 9 91,418 10 3 524 0 0 1,052 13 8 969 17 4 166 4 4 5 18 3 9,548 13 3 174 4 6 1,000 0 0 535 2 8 45,864 2 10 3,025 19 3 40,357 17 3 21,793 11 3 1,418 0 4 19 2 2 1,083 7 7 W7 5 9 12,466 4 7 38,851 16 11 £ s. a. 255,330 7 6 85,383 10 0 28,289 11 9 935 6 6 110 14 5 1,033 16 3 25,558 0 7 15,492 6 6 2,520 4 7 2,586 5 11 576 4 11 70 9 0 39 0 0 345 14 3 207 4 8 521 11 5 25 8 2 1,679 4 8 398 2 2 2,007 9 9 189,179 5 1 53 5 4 10 17 1 758 8 3 1,844 15 6 1,692 16 3 52 12 2 796 2 10 1 11 2 12,038 9 11 734 4 2 17,686 13 8 4,231 19 1 35 12 7 8 18 0 98 6 7 15,147 10 6 100 0 0 84,051 8 8 16,218 18 5 338,694 14 8 185,980 12 0 1,972 5 2 1,147,110 9 3 40,842 4 8 £ s. d. 377,461 13 1 89,664 14 11 34,714 8 6 554 1 11 7 7 0 1.637 18 5 35,489 5 2 9,012 10 8 2,753 4 3 6,275 11 7 3,675 9 8 75 6 8 405 6 2 1,574 14 4 406 15 5 1.638 9 3 308 7 6 2,007 9 9 224,546 10 9 34,306 5 3 106 0 0 2,933 6 3 1,873 4 2 1,389 10 4 2 12 2 2,750 0 0 180 1 1 3,428 4 1 1,017 2 4 45,999 4 1 7,313 19 0 112 16 10 98 6 7 15,423 17 2 50 0 0 84,051 8 8 15,353 8 3 267,705 6 2 38,590 0 0 1,644 0 9 2,947 15 8 1,129,981 9 6 32,385 10 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,098,899 18 5 100,956 8 6 55,422 17 2 1,085 11 5 56 2 1 13,624 19 5 44,114 13 10 16,511 18 10 1,207 17 1 40,116 8 8 12,707 4 4 220 2 9 440 17 8 551 12 2 1,872 12 5 1,367 9 8 780 3 6 25 0 0 203 14 6 2,418 0 2 193,887 10 5 125,724 15 6 576 14 8 1,041 16 7 3,144 15 4 194 13 0 5 18 3 9,245 7 4 124 4 6 2,953 17 2 713 12 7 37,253 17 0 3,308 17 5 68,670 7 8 24,875 11 2 1,495 4 7 10 4 2 825 0 0 1,359 14 3 16,218 18 5 1,548,112 5 0 265,597 6 2 289 1 4 15,414 0 3 82,515 9 1 30,395 2 11 1,676,844 8 3 1,676,844 8 3 2,482,452 14 0 2,482,452 14 0 1,913,268 18 8 1,913,268 18 8

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Public Tkust Office Peofit and Loss Account. Summary of Ebvbnue and Expenditukk for the Year ended 31st March, 1905. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ce. £ a. d. £ a. d. To Expenses of Management:— By Balance on Ist April, 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 38,851 16 11 Salaries,— Commissions and charges .. .. .. .. 13,784 8 0 Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 7,098 6 7 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 17,796 15 6 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. .. 3,265 8 7 Rents from securities taken over .. .. .'. 97 14 7 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. 195 0 5 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 598 2 3 Agents'commission .. .. .. .. .. 2,360 8 7 Sundries . .. .. .. .. .. 108 ]0 4 Cost of audit (eighteen months) .. .. .. 360 0 0 32,385 10 8 Services of Agent-General's Office .. .. .. 100 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Postages, General Post Office .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Rent,— Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 475 0 0 Branch offices and agencies . . .. .. .. 429 13 8 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. ■ ■ ■ • 609 9 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 236 18 9 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. .. 785 1 0 Cleaning and lighting .. .. .. .. 235 3 6 Furnishing .. .. .. .. .. 84 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. 240 1 1 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 631 9 6 Sundries .. .. .. . . .. .. 379 8 1 Expenses for Reserve Agent's Office, Hawera .. .. 194 0 3 Transfer to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,412 1 2 *Payments to Consolidated Fund, being portion of accumulated "profits.. .. .. . . •. .. 20,000 0 0 Balance .. .. .. .. .. . 30,395 211 £71,237 7 7 £71,237 7 7 * Paid to the Consolidated Fund in terms of section 37 ol " The Public Truat Office Consolidation Act, 1894.'

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" The Civil Service Befobm Act, 1886." Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1905. Dr. £ s. a. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Amounts paid on retirement from the Service.. .. .. .. 2,492 10 4By Balance on Ist April, 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 36,427 3 0 Amounts paid in error refunded .. .. .. .. .. 91 84 I Deductions from salaries .. .. .. .. 4,876 11 10 Amounts refunded to Public Account .. .. .. .. 27 3 Amounts paid on retirement refunded .. .. .. 217 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,116 8 8 Amount lodged on account of J. A. Wilson's compensation .. 20 0 0 Interest added to account .. .. .. .. 1,376 18 2 6,275 11 7 £42,702 14 7 £42,702 14 7 Intebest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1905. Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. Oβ. £ s. d. £ 8. d. To Accrued and overdue interest at 31st March, 1904, transferred .. 15,353 8 3 By Interest on mortgages .. .. .. .. 61,649 5 11 Interest transferred to estates .. .. .. .. 50,855 5 5 Interest on Government securities .. .. .. 3,729 2 5 Amounts refunded .. .. .. .. .. 45 19 6 Interest on local bodies' debentures .. .. .. 696 3 0 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 17,796 15 6 Interest on current account in bank .. .. .. 547 9 3 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. 1,710 7 3 Acorued and overdue interest at 31st March, 1905 .. .. 15,719 0 10 £84,051 8 8 '£84,051 8 8 Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1905. Dk. £ s. d. £ 3. d. I Cβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Amount paid to Public Account in terms of section 76 of " The By Balances in the undermentioned accounts, unclaimed for six Public Revenues Act, 1891" .. .. .. 3,300 2 8 years:— Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 2,668 7 9 "The Shipping and Seamen Act, 1877" .. .. 13 8 The Bating Acts .. .. .. .. .. 323 12 6 The Bankruptcy Acts .. .. .. .. 273 14 10 " The Public Works Act, 1882" .. .. .. 25 8 2 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 7 15 9 £3,300 2 8 I £3,300 2 8

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Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st March, 1905.

J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee. T. D. Kendall, Accountant. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warhukton, Controller and Auditor-General. 20ch June, 190.",.

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Norainal Value. Cost Price. I " New Zealand Consols Act, 1894," Consols, inscriptions Nos. 41, 49, 82, 120, 139, 155, 192, 204, 206, 222, 231, 244, 251, 258, 265, and 261 " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," thirteen debentures, Nos. 4 to 11 and Nos. 1921 to 1925 " General Purposes Loan Act, 1873," four debentures, Nos. 32 to 35, and certificate No. 74 " Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894," twenty-five debentures, Nos. 399 to 408, and 439 to 453 "Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903," debentures Nos. 61, 1158, to 1167, Nos. 1374, 1664, to 1667 .. ■" Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board Loan Act, 1894," three debentures, Nos. 1 to 3 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board, Brown's Rock Subdivision, three debentures, Nos. 1 to 3 Borough of Onslow, five debentures, Nos. 1 to 5 Borough of Onslow, two debentures, Nos. 1 and 2 Borough of Onslow, ten debentures, Nos. 1 to 10 Borough of Gladstone, ten debentures, Nos. 1 to 10 Borough of South Invercargill, fifty debentures, Nos. 1 to 50 .. Borough of East Invercargill, fifty-five debentures, Nos. 1 to 25 and Nos. 1 to 30 Borough of North Invercargill, forty-seven debentures, No». 1 to 47 Borough of Sydenham, Loan No. 3, seventeen debentures, Nos. Iβ to 17b Borough of Lower Hutt, special loan of £8,000, debentures Nos. 1 to 8 .. Borough of Lower Hutt, special loan of £1,000, debenture No. 1 Borough of Lower Hutt, Hutt Bridge Loan, of £2,500, debentures Nos.l to 5 Borough of Lower Hutt, special loan of £2,800 debentures Nos. 1 to 2 .. Borough of Lower Hutt, special loan of £6,000, debentures Nos. 1 to 4.. Borough of Lower Hutt, special loan of £750, debentures Nos. 1 to 10 .. City of Christchurch, Richmond Ward, debentures Nos. 1 to 41 City of Ohristchurch, loan of £35,000, debentures Nos. 312 to 328 City of Wellington Fire Brigade loan, debentures Nor. 1 to 10.. " Dunedin Waterworks Act, 1894," seven debentures, Nos. 1032, 1033, 1044, 1074, 1075, 1137, and 1143 .. The Bluff Harbour Board Loan of £30,000, debentures Nos. 1 to 95 Mortgages— General Investment Account .. .. .. ..£1,398,815 5 0 Speoial Investment Account .. .. .. .. 234,080 6 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 26,177 0 0 26,177 0 0 1,300 0 0 1,172 0 0 1,200 0 0 1,036 0 0 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 64,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,600 0 0 800 0 0 1,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 4,700 0 0 1,700 0 0 8,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 1,300 0 0 •4,000 0 0 750 0 0 1,640 0 0 850 0 0 1,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,600 0 0 800 0 0 1,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 4,700 0 0 1,700 0 0 8,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 1,300 0 0 4,000 0 0 750 0 0 1,640 0 0 850 0 0 950 0 0 600 0 0 9,500 0 0 639 0 0 9,500 0 0 1,632,895 11 2 1,632,895 11 2 Total £1,814,012 11 2 £1,813,709 11 2 Total General Investment Account .. .. .. £1,54!: Total Special Investment Account .. .. .. 26E ,112 5 0 ,597 6 2 £1,81£ ,709 11 2