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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how Invested, from 1895 to 31st March, 1900.

Number and Estimated Value of Estates in the Public Trust Office. The following was the number and estimated value of estates in the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1893, and on the 31st March in each of the years 1895 to 1900.

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On 31st March, 1895. On 31st On 31st On 31st March, March, March, 1896. 1897. 1898. On 31st March, 1899. On 31st March, 1900. £ £ £ £ £ £ 'he capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to )f which the amount held in cash at credit of the Public Trustee's Account was ... 668,937 774,533 858,638 961,638 956453 1,056,868 12,101 16,960 16,664 48,667 13,512 27,880 Leaving a balance invested of... 656,836 757,573 841,974 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 'he investments consisted— Of those made by the Public Trustee out of the common fund, and amounting to Of those made by the Public Trustee for estates, and amounting to Of those made by other trustees of properties afterwards transferred to the office 358,296 259,279 492,788 206,629 588,483 205,942 631,816 251,643 653,710 264,296 794,987 214,411 39,261 58,156 47,549 29,512 24,635 19,590 656,836 '757,573 841,974 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 'he capital funds invested were applied to investments— In Government securities of the colony, to the amount of In local bodies' securities, to the amount of... In mortgages of real estate, to the amount of In fixed deposits, to the amount of... In companies, to the amount of 295,108 1,839 354,933 444 4,512 319,108 1,839 432,455 354,108 1,839 482,206 251,708 7,839 651,160 380 1,884 160,308 12,839 766,371 1,689 1,434 137,778 19,439 871,771 4,171 3',821 Total 1656,836! 1757,573 841,974 912,971 942,641 1,028,988

Number of Est! ites. Class. On ' 31st Dec, 1893. On 31st March, 1895. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1896. 1897. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1898. 1899. On 31st March, 1900. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates' estates.. Real estates Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Unclaimed lands 371 868 117 271 102 293 392 850 113 335 103 293 447 812 91 434 107 293 52 466 781 86 510 112 293 86 493 797 84 558 112 293 76 538 821 79 507 115 293 138 576 903 75 555 110293 155 Total .. 2,022 2,236 2,334 2,667 2,086 2,413 2,491 due of Estate >s. Class. On 31st Dec, 1803. On 31st March, 1895. On 31st March, 1896. On 31st March, 1897. On 31st March, 1898. On 31st March, 1899. On 31st March, 1900. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates'estates.. Real estates Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Unclaimed lands 543,239 84,436 23,465 51,278 348,500 400,000 586,814 80,287 22,462 72,706 350,000 450,000 673,478 86,132 14,686 73,995 350,000 600,000 8,662 744,742 88,751 11,161 88,133 355,000 600,000 10,376 789,162 97,140 10,572 85,890 355,000 600,000 12,550 865,446 133,409 8,414 111,793 357,500 620,000 13,754 933,567 136,697 8,313 113,525 363,076 622,604 14,812 Total .. 1,898,163 2,110,316 2,192,594 1,450,918 1,562,269 1,806,953 1,950,314