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PUBLIC TEUST OFFICE. De. Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1897. Cβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 23,109 1 1 By Accrued interest at 31st March, 1896 .. .. .. 4,988 11 3 Add interest accrued and overdue at 31st March, Interest transferred to estates .. .. .. .. 30,926 10 9 1897 .. .. .. .. 2,621 5 8 Advances to Settlers Office, Interest on dehentures purchased 25,730 6 9 from .. .. .. .. .. .. 534 4 11 Interest on Government securities .. .. 12,781 8 0 Refunds .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 12 6 Add interest accrued at 31st March, 1897 .. 2,256 18 1 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 6,376 5 2 15,038 6 1 Interest on Kaihu Valley Railway debentures .. 1,100 0 0 Add interest accrued at 31st March, 1897 .. 550 0 0 1,650 0 0 Interest on Dunedin Corporation bonds .. 35 19 0 Add interest accrued at 31st March, 1897 .. 9 0 0 , 44 19 0 Interest on current account in bank .. .. .. 326 7 0 Interest on sundries .. .. .. .. 155 5 9 £42,945 4 7 £42,945 4 7 Inteeest acceued and oveedue at 31st March, 1897, as shown above. £ s. d. On Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,621 5 8 Government securities .. .. .. .. .. 2,256 18 1 Kaihu Valley Railway debentures .. .. .. .. • • 550 0 0 Dunedin Corporation bonds .. .. .. .. •• 900 £5,437 3 9 " Civil Seevice Eepoem Act, 1886." De. Statement of Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1897. Cβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. • £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April, 1896 .. .. .. ■■ .. 13,698 11 oBy Amounts paid on retirement from the service .. .. 850 1 0 Deductions from salaries .. .. .■ .. .3,400 0 0 Amounts paid Government Life Insurance Department under the Refund on account of J. A. Wilson .. .. .. 43 4 provisions of " The Civil Service Insurance Act, 1893" .. 39 7 3 Interest added to account .. .. .. .. 534 7 7 88 9 8 3 . 3,938 10 11 Balance carried forward .. ... ...• .. 16,747 13 8 £17,637 1 11 £17,637 1 11 De. Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1897. Cβ. 1897. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1897. £ s. d. £ 3. d. March 30. To Balances in the under-mentioned accounts, unclaimed March 30. By Amount paid to Public Account .. .. 4,047 0 10 for six years:— Intestates' estates.. .. .. .. 2,967 10 5 " The Rating Act, 1882" .. .. .. 125 211 " The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877 " .. 16 15 0 " The Bankruptcy Act, 1883" .. .. 937 12 6 F 3 £4,047 0 10 J £4,047 0 10

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