8.—9.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Public Trust Office for the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

Balances on 1st April, 1896. Transactions. Balances on 31st March, 1897. Name of Account. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Wills and trust properties placed in office Intestates' estates Lunatics' estates Convicts' estates Real 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, 1883 " "Defence Act, 1886" .. Trustees' Relief Act " Public Works Act, 1882," sections 64 and 65 .. " Rating Act, 1882 " " Rating Act, 1876," section 63 " Foreign Insurance Companies' Deposits Act, 1894 " " Advances to Settlers Act, 1894," Debenture Sinking Fund Account " Mangatu Empowering Act, 1893 " " Native Land Act Amendment Act, 1878," section 13, No. 2 " Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883," section 14 .. " Native Equitable Owners Act, 1886 " " Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888 " .. " Native Lana Laws Amenament Act, 1895," section 71 .. Natives at Wellington Native 5-per-cents, Wairarapa Native 10-per-cents, Auckland Land Assurance Fund Coal-miners' Relief Fund Railway Servants' Funa Police Reward Fund .. .. .. .. Permanent Militia Reward Fund New Lease Deposit Account Returned Cheque Deposit Account Mortgage Realisation Account Deficiency in Realisation of Mortgage Securities Agents' Deficiency Account Suspense Account Interest Account Accrued Interest Account General Investment Account Assurance and Reserve Fund Account Cash Profit and Loss Account £ s. d. 497,232 9 10 47,255 1 9 19,007 19 4 £ s. a. £ s. d. 138,697 13 8 39,231 10 9 11,157 9 1 22 12 10 363 0 1 2,169 17 10 16,592 2 1 19,394 9 4 2,257 3 2 3,938 10 11 276 16 5 81 1 0 £ s. d. 88,052 10 1 38,580 14 8 8,695 13 5 23 11 7 891 3 9 1,143 1 5 18,375 2 3 21,339 7 7 2,364 6 6 889 8 3 8 18 4 109 17 0 45 12 0 500 0 0 1,043 6 10 £ s. a. 547,877 13 5 47,905 17 10 21,469 15 0 £ s. a. 7,866 16 8 0 18 9 22,959 15 9 22,074 19 4 563 4 8 7,338 13 0 463 11 9 21,176 15 7 20,130 1 1 152 18 9 260 2 1 13,698 11 0 212 9 1 345 1 11 379 19 9 917 0 0 5,209 14 5 19 2 8 318 18 3 191 16 4 1,909 2 9 8 11 14,887 1 8 3,369 12 7 475 0 0 604 18 1 1,797 10 2 5 18 3 19,553 6 7 16 8 0 659 13 2 252 16 7 2,542 7 5 85,941 18 7 915 4 6 2,102 18 6 1,582 0 7 1,230 16 0 148 7 8 79 17 1 200 0 0 365 4 7 302 2 2 8,011 5 0 24,278 19 1 250 0 0 106 0 0 16 5 1 132 3 9 2,898 6 8 435 1 7 320 5 2 15 12 10 61 17 5 16,747 13 8 480 7 2 316 5 11 334 7 9 617 0 0 4,531 12 2 19 2 8 318 18 3 191 16 4 2,079 1 2 8 11 20,000 0 0 27,213 10 1 404 14 10 695 5 3 1,751 17 10 5 18 3 20,274 8 5 16 8 0 659 13 2 252 16 7 2,542 7 5 85,017 3 1 1,132 3 2 2,370 11 2 1,714 4 2 1,345 18 2 194 4 6 79 17 1 12,094 17 2 11,373 15 4 4,262 10 2 468 2 0 268 8 5 170 3 11 115 2 6 91 15 3 5,187 5 8 251 3 4 0 15 9 38 0 4 0 0 4 45 18 5 14 4 1 180 7 4 41 11 8 755 7 2 180 7 4 38 0 6 4,314 12 0 42,945 4 7 4,988 11 3 100,130 8 8 503 17 10 367,903 1 7 14,500 12 8 744 11 7 "3 8 6 249 7 3 4,988 11 3 757,573 5 0 25 7 9 3,579 8 7 42,945 4 7 5,437 3 9 184,531 11 0 180 7 4 367,606 17 0 13,569 14 3 984 10 8 28 18 11 5,437 3 9 841,974 7 4 822 11 10 l,i46 2 4 3,630 7 2 16,960 18 10 16,664 14 3 4,561 5 7 780,475 1 7 780,475 1 7 821,443 6 1 821,443 6 1 864,369 13 7 864,369 13 7 James C. Mabtin, Public Trustee. M. C. Barnett, Accountant.