PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1907.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, B-09

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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (ACCOUNTS OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1907.

Laid before the General Assembly in pursuance of Section '16 of " The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894." The Controller and Auditor-General to the Hon. the Colonial Trkasurer. Sir,— Audit Office, 4th July, 1907. 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, 1907.

Name of Account. Balances on 1st April, 1906. Dr. Cr. Transactions to 31st March. 1907. Dr. Cr. Transactions to 31st March. 1907. balances on 31st Dr. balances on 31st March. 1907. t March, 1907. Cr. Cr. Or. Dr. Wills and trust- .. .. .. ' .. Intestacies Mental patients Convicts Ileal estates Unclaimed lands West Coast settlement reserves Native reserves Auckland Hospital reserves Auckland Hospital reserves special loan account " Advances to Settlers Act, 1894," Debenture Sinking Fund " Civil Service Reform Act. 1886 " .. " Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890" " Teachers' Superannuation Act, 1905," section 20 Teachers' Superannuation Fund Government Railways Superannuation Fund Police Provident Fund .. Permanent Militia Reward Fund Coal-miners' Relief Fund Land Assurance Fund " Taranaki Scholarships Act, 1905 " " Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " " Industrial Schools Act, 1882 " .. " Little Barrier Island Purchase Act, 1894 " •' Bankruptcy Act, 1892" •' Rating Act, 1894 " .. " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 and 65.. •' Public Works Act. 1894." section 77 " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1878 (No. 2)," section 13 .. .. •' Native Laud Laws Amendment Act, 1883," section 14 .. " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895," sections 71 and 72 " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896," section 10 .. " Native Land Court Act, 1894," section 68 .. " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " " Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888 " .. •'Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900" " Reserves and other Lands Sale, Disposal, and Enabling and Public Bodies' Empowering Act, 1901 " Dairy industry advances Mining Acts deposits New lease deposit Special loans Mortgage realisation Oswin's defalcations Suspense Imprest Interest Accrued interest General investment Special investment Assurance and Reserve Fund Cash Profit and loss _ L !_ £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,242,274 4 0 116,202 6 10 65,264 4 5 1,112 8 6 49 7 10 14,524 19 9 44,179 12 7 16,203 8 1 1,332 18 8 83,887 10 5 44,775 3 5 16,664 12 6 16 1 0 5,125 17 5 90,984 11 10 27,121 2 6 1,594 5 4 3,612 1 8 27,886 19 6 5,410 5 7 286 18 9 422 17 8 551 12 2 1,660 19 10 2,519 17 4 2 4 0 2,926 14 5 646 17 5 1,041 16 7 591 17 3 1,274 19 4 403 9 1 5 18 3 7,938 8 2 919 4 6 450 6 11 648 4 11 6,553 17 2 26 16 2 354 9 5 2,753 1 5 1,275 0 0 17,919 18 4 '.'. 1,526,967 9 3 324,428 15 2 19,619 3 5 28,126 18 8 38,896 5 5 l_ £ s. d. £ s. d. 428,600 18 0 658,231 13 5 117,324 10 5 138,873 6 10 33,413 11 11 49,764 9 9 1,280 14 4 266 1 7 639 0 10 940 3 2 26,195 17 11 30,671 2 7 8,705 17 9 10,323 5 2 2,685 12 1 2,939 11 8 7,469 11 0 (i.000 0 0 245,545 0 2 161,657 9 9 4,735 18 0 7,363 9 0 612 13 7 4,872 14 7 243 9 4 2,132 13 2 3,617 1 0 33,224 19 9 38,204 17 9 57,956 18 2 6,728 1 6 » 8,733 0 3 5 12 8 93 7 3 974 0 11 1,292 15 1 13,408 13 3 3,856 19 0 29 18 7 810 1 10 286 14 0 334 14 10 19 10 0 382 9 8 730 3 11 154 19 11 699 1 5 25 8 2 25 8 2 302 9 11 240 8 9 31 15 2 106 0 0 418 10 8 136 3 6 192 7 6 853 0 10 23 4 7 4 12 10 364 12 10 199 15 6 3,347 10 11 3,056 5 3 19 12 3 5,466 1 10 5,884 6 4 63 17 10 184 11 1 500 0 0 600 0 0 22 2 0 5 10 0 1,564 15 7 1,801 13 7 345 6 11 345 6 11 1,709 17 4 10 10 8 9,194 16 7 8,034 0 8 300 0 0 90,802 1 6 90,802 1 6 21,473 17 6 17,919 18 4 541,069 0 0 . 372,139 6 11 146,901 0 0 49,302 17 ti 3 902 2 10 1,421,636 16 6 l,44l',562 3 1 24,900 4 6 33,555 18 3 £ s. d. 1,469 11 0 1,699 6 8 1,575 0 U 21,473 17 6 1,695,897 2 4 422,026 17 8 8,201 12 1 £ s. d. 1,471,904 19 5 137,751 3 3 81,615 2 3 97 15 9 49 7 10 14,826 2 1 48,654 17 3 17,820 15 6 1,586 18 3 17,402 14 5 20,924 13 6 1,905 4 10 34,733 16 2 110,736 12 3 29,126 1 3 1,681 19 11 3,930 15 10 18,335 5 3 6.190 8 10 334 19 7 403 7 8 551 12 2 2,008 14 1 3,068 18 10 2 4 0 2.364 13 3 721 2 3 Toil 9 •"> 1,252 10 7 1.256 7 7 238 11 9 5 18 3 7,647 2 6 899 12 3 868 11 5 768 18 2 6,653 17 2 10 4 2 591 7 5 1,592 5 6 23,521 6 3 47,551 19 2 1,898,718 1 5 1,898,718 1 I 3,212,440 4 8 3,2! 2,11 12,343

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Public Tkust Office Profit and Loss Account. Si-mmaky of Revenue ami BxPENUiTUBK for the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Dr. c s. d. t s. d. i Or. t s. d. £ •. d. tpenaea of Management :■ By Balance ou Ist April, 1900 .. .. .. .. 38,896 5 5 Salaries,— Commissions and charges .. .. .. 16,844 11 13 Head Office .. .. 7,810 2 9 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 15,688 5 1 Agencies .. .. .. 4,361 9 7 Rents from securities taken over ' .. .. 345 0 5 Clerical assistance .. .. 360 3 1 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 512 16 0 Agents'commission .. .. .. .. 2,904 4 1 Sundries . .. .. .. .. 165 4 10 Cost of audit .. .. .. 240 0 0 33,555 18 3 Services of High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 100 0 0 Services of General Post Office 31st December. 1900 i six months) 325 0 0 Postages .. .. .. .. 405 10 0 Rent,— Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 609 16 1 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. 537 15 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 708 16 4 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 287 8 7 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. 903 311 Cleaning and lighting .. .. .. .. 250 4 7 Furnishing .. .. .. 239 17 0 Advertising .. .. 326 6 2 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 626 9 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. 548 0 1 Plans and advertising for tenders for new building .. .. 320 7 8 1 lansfer to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. 2,997 9 9 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,551 19 2 £72,452 3 8 £72,452 3 8

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"The Civil Service .Reform Act, 1886." Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1907 Dr. £ s. d. £ a. d. 1 Cb. £ a. d. £ a. d. To Amounts paid on retirement from the Service .. .. 3,018 8 4 By Balance on Ist April, 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 44,775 8 5 Amount transferred to Teachers' Superannuation Fund Account 8 15 0 Deductions from salaries .. .. .. .. 5,47113 0 Amounts transferred to Teachers' Superannuation Act, sec- Amount lodged on account of J. A. Wilson's compensation .. 20 0 0 tion 20, Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,702 18 2 Interest added to account .. .. .. .. 1,865 19 6 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,402 14 5 7,357 12 6 £52,132 15 11 £52,132 15 11 Teachers' Superannuation Act, Section 20, Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. £ a. d. To Amounts paid on retirement from the service .. .. 219 6 11 By Amounts transferred from Civil Service Reform Act Accounts .. 1,702 18 2 Amounts transferred to Teachers' Superannuation Fund Account Surrender Values of Policies .. .. .. .. 443 17 4 (January deductions) .. .. .. 24 2 5 Interest added .. .. .. .. .. 1 18 8 Balance.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,905 4 10 .. ~ £2,148 14 2 £8,148 1* Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Dr. £ a. d. £ s. d. I Cr. £ s. d. £ a. d. To Accrued interest at 31st March, 1906, transferred .. .. 16,421 29 By Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 64,263 5 0 Amounts refunded .. .. .. .. .. 100 16 8 Interest on Government securities .. .. 2,157 17 11 Interest transferred to estates .. .. .. .. 58,591 17 0 Interest on local bodies'debentures .. 3,018 12 11 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 15,688 5 1 Interest on current account in bank .. 287 13 11 Sundry receipts .. .. •• 1,581411 Accrued interest at 31st March, 1907 .. 19,493 6 10 £90,802 1 6i £90,802 1 6 Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Dr. £ s. d. £ a. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. T'i Amount paid to Public Account in terms of section 76 of "The By Balances in the undermentioned accounts, uuclaimed for six Public Revenues Act. 1891" .. .. .. 5,394 8 years:— Intestate estates .. .. .. 5 037 11 10 The Bankruptcy Acts .. .. .. 260 15 3 The Rating Act .. .. .. 77 18 7 " The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877" .. 11 13 4 Suspense Account .. .. 6 9 9 £5,394 8 9 £5,394 B_9

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Securities held by the Public Trust Office on the 31st March, 1907.

J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee. Public Trust Office, 2nd May, 1907. T. D. Kendall, Accountant. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, 4th July, 1907 Controller and Auditor-General.

Approximate Colt of P<i(»(r. -Preparation, uot given; printing (2,500 copiee i. i' 7 4k.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. —1907.

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Nominal Value. Cost Price. £ s. d. £ 8. d. "New Zealand Consols Act, 1894," inscriptions Nos. 82, 120, 139, 155, 192, 204, 206, 222, 231, 244, 251, 258, 261, 265, 269, 270, 275, 280 .. .. 1,224 0 0 " Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," eight debentures, Nos. 4 to 11 800 0 0 " General Purposes Loan Act, 1873," four debentures, Nos. 32 to 35, and certificate No. 74 .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 " Lands for Settlements Consolidation Aot, 1900 " .. .. .. 50,165 0 0 "Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906," three debentures, Nos. 297, 298, 299, and scrip .. .. .. .. .. 69,950 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board, three debentures, Nos. 1 to 3 .. 3,(XX) 0 0 Waimakariri Ashley Water-supply Board, Brown's Rock Subdivision, three debentures, Nob. 1 to 3 .. .. 3,000 0 0 Borough of Onrlow, five debentures, Nos. 1 to 5 .. .. ..I 5,000 0 0 Borough of Onslow, two debentures, Nos. 1 and 2 .. .. .. 2,600 0 0 Borough of Onslow, nine debentures, Nos. 3 to 10 .. .. 640 0 0 Borough of North Invercargill, forty-seven debentures, Nos. 1 to 47 .. 4,700 0 0 Borough of South Invercargill, fifty debentures, Nos. 1 to 50 .. .. j 5,000 0 0 Borough of East Invercargill, fifty-five debentures, Nos. 1 to 25 and Nos. 1 to 30 5,500 0 0 Borough of Gladstone, ten debentures, Nos. 1 to 10 .. .. ..' 1,000 0 0 Borough of Sydenham, seventeen debentures, Nos. 1b to 17b .. 1,70!) 0 0 Borough of Lower Hutt, loan of £8,000 u eigbt debentures, Nob. 1 to 8 8,000 0 0 Borough of Lower Hutt, loan of £1,000, one debenture, No. I .. 1,000 0 0 Borough of Lower Hutt, loan of £2,500, five debentures, Nos. 1 to 5 .. 2,500 0 0 Borough of Lower Hutt, loan of £2,800, two debentures, Nos. 1 and 2 .. : 1,300 0 0 Borough of Lower Hutt, loan of £6,000, six debentures, Nos. 1 to 6 .. .. j 6,000 0 0 Borough of Lower Hutt, loan of £750, nine debentures, Nos. 2 to 10 675 0 0 Borough of Blenheim, loan of £3,600, thirty-five debentures, Nos. 1 to 85 .. 3,500 0 0 Borough of Peione, loan of £8,000, eight debentures, Nos. 1 to 8 .. 8,000 0 0 Borough of Petone, loan of £5,000, five debentures, Nob. 1 to 5 .. 5,000 0 0 Borough of Petone, loan of £500, one debenture, No. 1 .. .. .. 500 0 0 Borough of Petone, loan of £1,000, one debenture, No. 1 .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Borough of Masterton, loan of £4,000, four debentures, Nos. 1 to 4 .. ..| 4,000 0 0 Borough of Dannevirke, loan of £15,000, debentures Nos. 51 to 190 .. 14,000 0 0 Borough of Dannevirke, loan of £7,500, seventy-five debentures, Nos. 1 to 75 .. 7,500 0 0 Borough of Levin, loan of £750, fifteen debentures, Noa. 1 to 15 .. 750 0 0 City of Christchurch, Richmond Ward, forty-one debentures, Nos. 1 t<. 11 ..! 1,640 0 0 City of Christchurch, loan of £35,000, seventeen debentures, Nos. 312 to 328 .. j 850 0 0 City of Wellington Fire Brigade Loan, ten debentures, Nos. 1 to 10 .. 1,000 0 0 " City of Dunedin Waterworks Act, 1874," loan, seven debentures, Nos. 1032, 1033, 1044, 1074, 1075, 1137, and 1143 .. .. .. ii00 o (I Bluff Harbour Board, loan of £30,000, one hundred and four debentures, Nos. 1 ! to 95, and Nos. 156 to 164 .. .. .. .. 10,400 0 0 Mataongaonga Road Board, loan of £2,800, ten debentures, Nos. 13 to 16, and Nos. 22 to 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Mortgage^— General Investment Account .. .. £1,583,585 2 4 Special Investment Account .. .. .. 299,947 17 8 I 11,883,533 0 0 1,224 0 0 672 0 0 1,036 0 0 50,165 0 0 69,950 0 0 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,600 0 0 640 0 0 4,700 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,500 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,700 0 0 8,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 1,300 0 0 6,000 0 0 675 0 0 3,500 0 0 8,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 500 0 0 1,000 0 0 4,000 0 0 14,000 0 0 7,500 0 0 750 0 0 1,640 0 0 850 0 0 950 0 0 639 0 0 10,4(X) 0 0 I,000 0 0 1,883,533 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. {£2,118,227 0 0 2,117,924 0 0 Total General Investment Account .. .. £1,695,897 2 4 Total Special Investment Account .. .. 422,026 17 8 £2,117,924 0 0