8.—9.

Public Trust Office Expenses Account. Receipts and Disbursements for the Year ended 31st December, 1892.

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■ublic Trust Office,— £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on 1st January, 1892 .. .. .. .. .. 4,697 6 4 Commission and charges received .. .. .. .. 4,445 7 9 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. .. .. 2 11. 3 Profit on purchasing mortgage .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 Commission on stamps bought .. .. .. .. 1 15 6 Net rent received from temporary leasing of land at Katikati .. 69 9 9 Amount transferred from Interest Account during the year .. 6,177 7 7 10,771 11 10 Refund of value of stamps on unused cheques .. .. 35 13 8 Refund of expenditure incurred on behalf o'f an estate . , 17 10 0 Refund of an overcharge in Royal Commission Accounts .. 22 19 0 Valuation-fees received .. .. .. .. .. 46 0 6 Refund on account of one telephone .. .. .. 2 10 0 Refund of costs re Maria Guard .. .. .. .. 14 6 Sundry refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 13 5 132 11 1 Advance from Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 'ublio Trust Office,— By Salaries of officers, — • Public Trustee Solicitor Chief Clerk Accountant, from 1st January, 1892, to 31st March, 1892 .. Accountant, from 1st April, 1892, to 31st December, 1892 .. Examiner Ledger Keeper, from 1st January, 1S92, to 31st March, 1892 Ledger Keeper, from 1st January, 1892, to 31st December, 1892 Ledger Keeper (January and February) • Ledger Keeper (January, February, and March) Clerk .. Clerk .. Clerk .. Clerk .. Cadet Cadet .. .. .. .. Messenger .. .. .. .. ... Type-writer Type-writer Temporary Clerk Temporary Clerk C. D. de Castro (January and February, 1892) J. C. Mogime, three months' salary on retirement R. J. Buckland, amount paid on retirement Clerical assistance .. .. Commission paid to agents Exohange on remittances Stationery, printing, and office requisites Travelling-expenses Postages, &c. Refunds of commission Legal charges Rent, head office Rent, agencies Advertising Gas and coal Office-cleaning Auditing accounts General Post Office, postages General Post Office, services Agent-General, contribution towards cost of services of AgentGeneral's office .. .. .. .. .. Salaries paid to agents £ s. d. 800 0 0 500 0 0 337 10 0 87 10 0 210 0 0 240 0 0 52 10 0 226 5 0 33 G 8 45 0 0 167 10 0 107 10 0 107 10 0 115 0 0 78 15 0 82 10 0 103 0 0 206 5 0 41 5 0 174 3 4 136 4 0 66 13 4 87 10 0 60 0 0 489 9 9 1,149 6 6 46 12 2 820 3 7 32 7 2 24 10 7 118 9 11 38 1 4 400 0 0 70 0 0 239 6 10 24 9 4 41 1 6 240 0 0 150 0 0 300 0 0 62 10 0 26 2 0 £ s. 3,851 14 214 3 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 16,601 9 3 Carried forward .. 4,272 10 8 4,065 17