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Consolidated Fund Account. Ce. £ s. d. By amounts unclaimed for six years in intestate estates ... ... ... 1,220 16 9 „ received for maintenance of patients in lunatic asylums ... 4,272 4 3 £5,493 1 0 De. To amount paid over to Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... 5,493 1 0

Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Public Trust Office Expenses Account, for the Tear ended 30th June, 1881. Ce. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance on Ist July, 1880 ... ... 2,720 4 11 Commission and charges received from estates 2,237 3 4 Fees on deposit of wills ... ... 2 10 0 Commission on fee stamps purchased ... 11 3 2 Exchange on cheques ... ... ... 0 2 0 2,250 18 6 Balance of interest account transferred ... ... 1,777 7 0 Refund of salary ... ... ... ... 0 16 11 - • • _—. 4,029 2 5 Dr. * £6,749 7 4 To Salaries of Office, — Public Trustee ... ... ... 422 10 5 Chief Clerk... ... ... ... 354 5 0 Accountant... ... ... ... 202 10 0 Cadet ... ... ... ... 44 5 11 Cadet ... ... ... ... 22 16 10 1,046 8 2 Commission and postages paid to agents ... ... 318 8 7 Furniture, stationery, &c, for office ... ... 48 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and stamps ... ... ... 47 9 9 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... • 81 9 6 Exchange on remittances ... ... ... 27 18 11 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 23 19 0 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... 60 10 10 Legal charges ... ... ... ... ... 22 13 3 Compensation paid for surrender of interest in a lease 75 0 0 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... 21 7 11 1,773 5 11 Balance carried forward ... ... ... £4,976 1 5 R. C. Hamerton, "Wellington, 21st July, 1881. Public Trustee.