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Balance-sheet of the State Fiee Insueance Office on the 31st December, 1908. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital authorised by "The £ s. d. £ s. d. Investments —Government 4-per-cent. DeState Fire Insuranoe bentures .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 Act, 1908" .. .. 100,000 0 0 Agents'balances— £ s. d. m Less not raised .. .. 98,000 0 0 Head Office .. .. 10 1 7 / 2,000 0 0 Auckland.. .. .. 56 9 8 Reserve for unearned premiums .. 10,663 0 8 Christchurch .. .. 28 11 4 Premiums and other deposits .. .. 101 7 4 Dunedin .. .. .. 63 1 2 Outstanding fire losses .. .. 284 0 0 Timaru .. .. .. 21 2 0 Other sums owing by the office— £ s. d. Palmerston North .. 46 4 2 Interest on capital .. 48 6 8 New Plymouth .. .. 23 16 1 Reinsurance premiums 249 6 0 due .. .. 3,576 7 7 Outstanding premiums .. .. 1,045 13 8 Commission .. .. 197 5 3 Interest accrued but not due .. .. 100 0 0 Rent .. .. 165 11 3 Cash .. .. .. .. 2,737 7 7 Postages and sundry Cash in bank in transit .. .. 3,288 9 0 charges .. .. 73 11 1 Office furniture .. .. .. 548 10 6 4,061 110 Balance of Revenue Aocount .. .. 4,140 3 1 £17,109 9 10 £17,109 9 10 For the State Fire Insurance Office General Manager. J. H. Jeeeam, Deputy General Manager. The State Fire Insurance Office, 27th February, 1909. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,600 copies), £1 15s. 6d

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