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Public Trust Ob-fice Expenses Account. Dr. Receipts and Disbursements for the Year ended 31st December, 1890. Cr. Public Trust Office,— £ s. d. £ s. d. £. s. d. Public Trust Office,— £ s . d. £ g. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist January, 1890 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,855 14 3By Salaries of officers,— Commission, postages, and charges received .. 4,640 5 7 Public Trustee .. .. .. .. 800 0 0 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. .. 2 17 Solicitor .. .. .. ~ .. 500 0 0 Amount short-cashed on cheques .. .. 0 13 Chief Clerk .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Balance of Interest Account transferred .. .. 3,080 2 2 Accountant ■...... .. 343 15 0 —■ ■ 7,722 10 7 Assistant Accountant .. .. .. 247 10 0 Refund of half cost of one telephone .. ■ .. 40 0 Examiner .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 Refund of fire-insurance premiums paid .. .. 17 15 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. .. 210 0 0 Refund of commission, &c. ...... 37 13 9 2 Ledger Keepers at £200 ~ ~ .. 400 0 0 Refund of advertising .. .. .. .. 45 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. .. 180 0 0 Refund of travelling-expenses .. .. .. 27 16 11 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. .. 157 10 0 Refund of salary .. .. .. .. 3 6 8 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Valuation fees received .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Journal Keeper .. .. .. .. 117 10 0 Proceeds of watches from wreck of" Taiaroa" .. 2 0 0 Cadet .. .. .. .. .. 95 0 0 119 7 4 Cadet .. .. .. .. .. 87 10 0 7,84117 11 2 Cadets at £77105. .. .. .. 155 0 0 Residue of the estate of John Walker escheated .. .. 2,29114 2 Clerk, Agent-General's office.. .. .. 75 0 0 Imprest advances accounted for .. .. .. .. 4,463 17 2 Messenger.. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 — 6,750 11 4 _ 4,258 15 0 Commissions paid to agents .. .. .. .. 1,264 13 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 15 8 Exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. 88 10 3 Stationery, printing, &c. .. .. .. .. 214 2 1 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 39 12 6 Postages, telegrams, and stamps .. .. .. .. 251 19 J Refund of commissions .. .. .. .. ~ 157 5 4 Legal charges .. .. .. .. .. ~ 770 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 0 0 Fire-insurance premiums paid .. .. ~ .. 12 0 0 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 7 13 6 Telephone rent, &c. .. .. ~ ~ .. 18 10 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 92 13 0 Gas, coal, &c. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 23 3- 9 Paid for auditing office accounts .. ~ .. .. 143 15 0 Valuation fees paid .. .. .. .. .. 35 2 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. ~ 116 Preparation of parliamentary returns .. .. .. 80 13 4 Cleaning office .. .. ~ .. ~ .. 13 1 6 Residue of the estate of John Walker, paid to his sisters .. 2,291 14 2 On account of transactions of previous years,— Expenses in connection with confirmed leases .. 824 0 3 Interest paid to E. Hackett .. .. ~ 20 17 7 Amounts paid on account of estates .. .. 164 14 11 Unauthorised,— Judgment and costs, Hatfield v. Public Trustee .. 942 1 7 Deficiency on sale of realty mortgaged .. .. 181 7 (> Imprest advances .. ~ .. ~ .. 2,760 11 \i Advance from Treasury refunded .. .. .. 3,000 0 0 10,183 16 5 Oarried forward .. .. .. .. . 21,453 3 6 Carried forward .. .. .. 17~704 10 3

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