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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how invested, from 1898 to 31st March, 1903.

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 March on each of the years 1897 to 1903: —

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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Of: 'ice, and how invested, from 1898 to 31st March, 1903. On 31st On 31st March, March, 1898. 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. On 3ist March, 1902. On 31st March, 1903. £ £ £ £ £ £ The capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to Of which the amount held in cash at credit of the Public Trustee's Account was 961,638 956,153 1,056,868 1,672,304 1,782,951 1,936,073 48,667 13.512J 27,880 53,925 59,501 74,765 Leaving a balance invested of 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 1,723,450 1,861,308 The 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 631,816 :251,643 653,710 264,296 794,987 214,411 1,407,419 196,230 1,049,885 667,587! 1,239,027 616,798 29,512 24,635 19,590 14,730 5,978 5,483 The 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 ... j In companies, to the amount of 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 1,723,450 1,861,308 251,708 7,839 651,160 380 1,884 160,308 12,839' 766,37l! 1,689 1,434 137,778 19,439 871,771 607,798 19,239 991,261 81 578,323 28,129 1,116,998 578,343 31,129 1,251,836 Total ... 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 1,723,450 1,861,308 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 March on each of the years 1897 to 1903:— On 31st March, 1897. Number of Estates. Class. On 31st March, 1898. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1899. 1900. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1901. 1902. On 31st March, 1903. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates'estates.. .. Real estates .. ■ ■ • ■ | Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands 466 781 86 510 112 293 86 493 797 84 558 112 293 76 538 821 79 507 115 293 138 576 903 75 555 110 293 155 684 867 69 626 110 293 249 651 923 69 728 143 309 226 744 989 71 802 143 312 253 Total .. .. .. ! 2,334 2,667 2,898 3,049 3,314 2,334 2,413 2,491 ■liw. of Estati is. Class. On 31st March, 1897. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1898. 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. On 31st March, 1902. On 31st March, 1903. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates' estates.. Real estates Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands 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 1,950,314 865,446 133,409 8,414 111,793 357,500 620,000 13,754 2,110,316 933,567 136,697 8,313 113,525 363,076 622,604 14,812 1,022,838 134,820 7,459 159,087 363,076 622,604 17,070 1,122,404 163,304 7,317 163,306 366,000 625,000 20,283 1,279,743 197,368 7,585 170,585 375,000 655,000 21,504 Total .. 1,898,163 2,192,594 2,326,954 2,467,614 2,706,785

Capital Funds of the Public Trust Of: 'ice, and how invested, from 1898 to 31st March, 1903. On 31st On 31st March, March, 1898. 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. On 3ist March, 1902. On 31st March, 1903. £ £ £ £ £ £ The capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to Of which the amount held in cash at credit of the Public Trustee's Account was 961,638 956,153 1,056,868 1,672,304 1,782,951 1,936,073 48,667 13.512J 27,880 53,925 59,501 74,765 Leaving a balance invested of 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 1,723,450 1,861,308 The 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 631,816 :251,643 653,710 264,296 794,987 214,411 1,407,419 196,230 1,049,885 667,587! 1,239,027 616,798 29,512 24,635 19,590 14,730 5,978 5,483 The 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 ... j In companies, to the amount of 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 1,723,450 1,861,308 251,708 7,839 651,160 380 1,884 160,308 12,839' 766,37l! 1,689 1,434 137,778 19,439 871,771 607,798 19,239 991,261 81 578,323 28,129 1,116,998 578,343 31,129 1,251,836 Total ... 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 1,723,450 1,861,308 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 March on each of the years 1897 to 1903:— On 31st March, 1897. Number of Estates. Class. On 31st March, 1898. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1899. 1900. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1901. 1902. On 31st March, 1903. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates'estates.. .. Real estates .. ■ ■ • ■ | Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands 466 781 86 510 112 293 86 493 797 84 558 112 293 76 538 821 79 507 115 293 138 576 903 75 555 110 293 155 684 867 69 626 110 293 249 651 923 69 728 143 309 226 744 989 71 802 143 312 253 Total .. .. .. ! 2,334 2,667 2,898 3,049 3,314 2,334 2,413 2,491 ■liw. of Estati is. Class. On 31st March, 1897. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1898. 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. On 31st March, 1902. On 31st March, 1903. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates' estates.. Real estates Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands 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 1,950,314 865,446 133,409 8,414 111,793 357,500 620,000 13,754 2,110,316 933,567 136,697 8,313 113,525 363,076 622,604 14,812 1,022,838 134,820 7,459 159,087 363,076 622,604 17,070 1,122,404 163,304 7,317 163,306 366,000 625,000 20,283 1,279,743 197,368 7,585 170,585 375,000 655,000 21,504 Total .. 1,898,163 2,192,594 2,326,954 2,467,614 2,706,785