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Revenue Account of the State Fire Insurance Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1907. £ s. d. £ s d Amount of Fire Insuranoe Funds at the Losses by fire (after deduotion of reinsurbeginning of the year .. .. 699 10 4 anoes) .. .. 12 701 8 9 Premiums after deduotion of reinsurances 23,194 13 0 Appropriated to Reserve for unearned pr'eOther receipts— miums (in addition to £6,987 9s. 4d. Interest .. .. .. .. 107 14 4 already reserved) .. .. .. 744 1 8 Interest on Capital guaranteed by the Government .. .. ,. 72 10 0 Commissions .. .. .. .. 2,122 13 0 Salaries .. .. .. 3,702 2 4 Contributions to Fire Boards under '• The Fire Brigades Act, 1907" .. .. 223 3 1 Expenses of Management— £ s. d. Travelling-expenses .. 234 12 10 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. .. 376 11 2 Rent .. .. .. 635 1 8 Exchange .. .. 10 18 8 Postages and telegrams, cablegrams, and sundry oharges .. .. 899 19 4 Furniture written off .. 77 12 9 2,234 16 5 Preliminary Expenses written off .. 634 5 0 Amount of Fire Insuranoe funds at end of year .. .. .. .. 1,566 17 5 £24,001 17 8 £24,001 17 8 J. W. Brindley, 30th May, 1908. General Manager. Examined and found correct.— J. K Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

Balance-sheet of the State Fire Insurance Office on the 31st December, 1907. Liabilities. Assets Capital authorised by "The £ s. d. £ s. d. Investments- ' £ s d £ s A w^iol 1 " Insuranoe inn Government 4.per-cent.Deben. " ' Act, 1903" .. 100,000 0 0 tures .. .. 10 000 0 0 Less not raised .. 98,000 0 0 Agents , Balances- " „ 2,000 0 0 Head Office .. 142 2 1 Keserve for unearned premiums .. 7,73111 0 Christchurch 48 11 Fire Insurance Funds, as per Revenue Dunedin 25 0 9 Aooount .. .. .. .. 1,566 17 5 „.- .„ „ Premiums and other deposits .. .. 101 18 7 Outstanding Premiums . 761 Jfi 11 Outstanding Fire Losses .. .. 1,080 0 0 Interest accrued but not due 67 18 11 Other sums owing by the offioe— £ s. d. Cash .. ., 466 3 9 Interest on Capital .. 48 6 8 Cash in bank in transit " \\ 2,313 4 11 Reinsurance premiums Preliminary Expenses .. *634 5 3 due .. .. 2,419 7 5 Offioe Furniture .. " 62fi 1 q Contributions to Fire " Boards under "The Fire Brigades Act, 1907" .. .. 137 5 10 2,604 19 11 £15,085 6 11 £15,085 6 11 J. W. Brindley, 30th May, 1908. General Manager Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Coat of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (1,600 copies;, £116s. Od. _ . B y Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1908 Price 3d.]