B.—9a.

Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how invested, from 1901 to 31st March, 1906.

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 1900 to 1906:—

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On 31st I On 31st March, March, nr\t -i (iAO 1901. 1902. On 31st I On 31st March, March, 1901. 1902. £ £ ! I On 31st J On 31st | On 31st March, March, ! March, 1903. 1904. 1905. ~ — ~ [ £ £ On 31st March, 1905. i £ £ a The capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to ... ... 1,672,304J1,782,951! Of which the amount held in cash at credit of the Public Trustee's Account B72,8041,782,951 ■ jl,936,073Jl,660,7161,896,225! I l;880,798 was ... ... ... ... 53,925 59,501 ! 53,925 59,501 I ! 618,379:1,723,450J 74,765! 65,386 82,516 ; [ ■ ; ' l 1,861,3081,595,3301,813,709 ! i ■ ! I i i i 29,402 j 1 1,851,366 j Leaving a balance invested of ... 1,618,37911,723,450 1 ■ The investments consisted — Of those made by the Public Trustee out of the Common Fund, and amounting to ... ... ...1,407,4191,049,885! Of those made by the Public Trustee j for estates, and amounting to ... 196,230 667,587 Of those made by other trustees of properties afterwards transferred to the office ... ... ... U.730, 5,978 1,618,37911,723,450 407,4191,049,885! 196,230 667,587 ■ ■ I 1,239,0271,477,1231,548,lid 616,7981 112,6891 260,084 ■ 1,526,967 319,571 14,730; 5,978 5,483 5,518] 5,513 4,858' 618,37911,723,450: 1,861,308)1, 595,3301,813,709! i jl, 851,396 The capital funds invested were applied to investments — In Government securities of the colony, to the amount of ... 607,798 578,323 In local bodies' securities, to the . amount of ... ..." ... 19,239 28,129 In mortgages of real estate, to the amount of ... ... ... 991,261J1,116,998 In fixed deposits, to the amount of... 81 ■ I 607,798 578,323 19,239 28,129 I ■ ■ 578,3431 103,363 117,385; 31,129! 44.129 1 63,429; 41,896 91,249 991,26lll, 116,998 : 81 1, 251 ,836:1,447,2381,632,895,1 600! jl, 718,251 Total ... ... 1,618,3791,723,450 618,3791,723,450 : 1,861,308 1,595,38ojl, 813,709 1,851,396

Number of Estates. Class - On Ou On On On On 31st March, 81st March, 31st March, I 31st March, 31st March, Mist March, 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. I I _J L _ _L " __ j I Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts).. .'. .. 576 684 651 744 836 955 Intestates'estates.. .. .. 903 867 923 989 1,062 1,070 Real estates' .. .. .. 75 69 69 71 Menial patients'estates .. .. 555 626 I 728 802 854 940 Native reserves .. .. .. 110 110 143 143 ! 119 119 West Coast settlement reserves .. I 293 293 309 312 333 338 Unclaimed lands ... .. .. j 155 249 226 253 266 268 Total .. .. .. J 2,667 2,898 3,049 3,314 ' 3,470 ! 3,685 i i ( _J_ _J I 684 651 867 923 69 69 626 i 728 110 143 293 309 249 226 Oi) »lst March, 1906. 1,091 1,092 1,031 119 333 311 2,898 3,049 3,977 Value of Estates. Va Class - On On On On On On 31st March, 31st March, ! 31st March, 31st Maroh, 81st March, 31st March, 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1004. 190>. i _J . - - - - --.- .. , £ £ £ £ '. £ & Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) .. .. .. 933,567 1,022,888 1,122,404 1,279,743 1,605,143 1,922,803 Intestates' estates.. .. .. 136,697 134,820 163.304 197,368 232,695 1 277,779 Real estates* .. .. .. 8,313 7,459 7,317 7,585 * Mental patients'estates .. .. 113,525 159,087 163,306 170,585 208,573 j 256,645 Native reserves .. .. .. 363,076 363,076 366,000 375,000 380,000] 380,000 West Coast settlement reserves .. 622,604 622,604 625,000 655,000 700,000 j 715,000 Unclaimed lands .. .. .. 14,812 17,070 j 20,283 21,504 26,471 | 25,628 Total .. .. .. 2,192,594 2,326,954 |2,467,614 12,706,785 3,152,882 8,677,855 II! II I I Class. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. On On 31st March, ! 31st March, 1901. 1902. On 31st March 1906 i • £ £ £ Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts) Intestates'estates.. Real estates* Mental patients' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands 933,567 136,697 8,313 113,525 363,076 622,604 14,812 2,192,594 1,022,838 134,820 7,459 159,087 363,076 622,604 17,070 2,326,954 1,122,404 163,304 7,317 163,306 366,000 625,000 20,283 2,252,818 318,490 280,402 400,000 730,000 28,287 4,009,992 Total .. ! ! ■2,467,614 i * Now included with unclaimed lands.