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Statement of Peofit and Loss Account to 31st March, 1897. Dβ. . £ s. d. Gr. £ g, d. To Balance at 31st March, 1896.. .. 31,159 0 6 By Management Account, balance of inManagement Account, expenses .. 8,092 111 teiest .. .. .. .. 9,702 5 0 Profits on sale of debentures 344 5 6 Balance .. .. .. .. 29,204 11 11 £39,251 2 5 £39,251 2 5

Statement of the Total Ebcbipts and Expenditubb for the Year ending 31st March, 1897. Dβ. Receipts. £ s. (5. Ck. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Gash in hand, 31st March, 1896 .. 657,576 13 8 By Advances on mortgages .. .. 607,305 0 0 Instalments repaid .. . .. 23,843 3 0 Public Trustee, Debenture Sinking Proceeds of sale of debentures .. 285,194 6 6 Fund investments .. .. 23,843 17 6 Advances from Consolidated Fund 55,200 0 0 Temporary investments, Govern-Valuation-fees .. .. .. 2,966 1 11 ment securities .. .. 305,125 0 0 Mortgage-forms .. .. .. 217 6 0 Pees and disbursements on debenKeleaso and consent fees.. .. 18 16 1 ture loan .. .. .. 14 0 6 Interest on mortgages .. .. 29,848 12 2 Valuers'fees .. .. .. 3,170 8 0 Interest from Bank of New Zealand, Valuation-fees refunded .. .. 141 17 0 London .. 433 19 8 Printing and stationery .. .. 296 12 6 Interest from Bank of New Zealand, Travelling-expenses .. .. 426 14 0 Wellington .. .. .. 1,287 19 8 Advertising .. .. .. 201 13 2 Interest on debentures, temporary . Law-costs .. .. .. 0 5 2 investments .. .. .. 13,121 3 5 Furnishing .. .. .. 50 4 6 Interest on Debenture Sinking Fund Salaries .. .. .. 4,496 0 4 investments, Public Trustee .. 435 1 7 Rent, fire, and light .. .. 298 11 6 Suspense Account, sundry receipts 2,444 0 4 Contribution for services of Public Trust Office .. .. .. 125 0 0 Audit Department .. .. 75 0 0 Registering mortgages .. .. 17 10 0 Land-tax .. .. .. 1,774 3 5 Sundries .. .. .. 203 5 6 Unauthorised expenditure .. 17 0 10 Interest on advances from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. 919 16 11 Interest on repayments .. .. 5 13 4 Interest on loan, one year and a half to Ist April, 1897 .. 67,500 0 0 Refund of Treasury advances .. 29,200 0 0 Suspense Account, sundry payments 1,925 15 11 Gash in hand and at bank at 31st March, 1897 .. .. .. 25,453 13 11 £1,072,587 4 0 £1,072,587 4 0

Statement of Advances from, and Bepayments to, the Consolidated Fund for the Year ending 31st March, 1897. Dβ. Or. 1896. £ s. a. j 1896. £ s. d. May 19. To Cash refunded .. .. 1,000 0 0 ! March 31. By Balance .. .. 20,500 0 0 June 9. „ .. 1,500 00 J April 15. Gash advance .. .. 17,500 0 0 29. „ .. .. 1,500 0 0 ! Oct. 8. „ .. .. 15,200 0 0 July 24. , .. .. 1,000 0 0 1897. Aug. 27. „ .. .. 2,000 0 0 March 30. „ .. .. 22,500 0 0 Nov. 3. „ .. .. 4,200 0 0 26. „ .. .. 2,000 0 0 28. , .. .. 1,000 0 0 Dec. 17. „ •• •■ 1,000 0 0 23. . -. .. 1,500 0 0 1897. Jan. 26. , .. .. 2,000 0 0 Feb. 3. „ .. .- 2,000 0 0 March 1. „ .. .. 3,500 0 0 March 31. , .. -. 5,000 0 0 Balance.. .. .. 46,500 0 0 £75,700 0 0 £75,700 0 0

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