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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how invested, from 1904 to 31st March, 1909.

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 1903 to 1909 :—

On 31st March, 1904. On 31st March, 1905. On 31st March, 1906. On 31st March, 1907. On 31st March, 1908. On 31st March, 1909. 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 Leaving a balance invested of £ 1,660,716 65,386 £ 1,896,225 82,516 £ 1,880,798 29,402 £ 2,127,700 9,776 £ 2,507,661 62,949 £ 2,850,111 15,741 1,595,330 1,813,709 1,851,396 2,117,924 2,444,712 2,834,370 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 1,477,123 112,689 1,548,112 260,084 1,526,967 319,571 1,695,897 417,607 i 1,887,920 552,372 1,986,750 843,200 5,518 5,513 4,858 4,420 4,420 4,420 1,595,330 1,813,709 1,851,396 2,117,924 2,444,712 2,834,370 The capital funds invested were applied to investments— In Government securities of the Dominion, 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 103,363 117,385 41,896 123,047 217,462 334,180 44,129 1,447,238 600 63,429 1,632,895 91,249 1,718,251 111,344 1,883,533 131,859 2,095,391 190,774 2,309,416 Total .. 1,595,330 1,813,709 1,851,396 2,117,924 2,444,712 2,834,370

imber of Estal £, Class. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1903. 1904. On 31st March, 1905. On 31st March, 1906. On 31st March, 1907. On 31st March, 1908. On 31st March, 1909. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts to 31st March, 1907) Intestates' estates Real estates* Mental patients' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves .. Unclaimed lands Sinking funds Pension funds 744 989 71 802 143 312 253 836 1,062 * 854 119 333 266 955 1,070 940 119 333 268 1,091 1,092 1,031 119 333 311 1,240 1,164 1,082 119 • 333 338 1,510 1,270 1,037 94 460 347 54 4 1,533 1,389 1,128 94 460 342 69 4 Total 3,314 3,470 3,685 3,977 4,276 4,776 5,019 r alue of Estat* )s. Class. On 31st March, 1903. On 31st March, 1904. On 31st March, 1905. On 31st March, 1906. On 31st March, 1907. On 31st March, 1908. On 31st March, 1909. Wills and trusts (including sinking funds accounts to 31st March, 1907) Intestates' estates Real estates* Mental patients' estates Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves .. Unclaimed lands Sinking funds Pension funds Miscellaneous funds Office funds Office premises £ 1,279,743 £ 1,605,143 £ 1,922,303 £ 2,252,813 £ 2,608,942 £ 2,0.00,107 £ 2,504,614 197,368 7,585 170,585 375,000 655,000 21,504 232,695 * 277,779 318,490 343,376 353,760 370,484 208,573 380,000 700,000 26,471 256,645 380,000 715,000 25,628 280,402 400,000 730,000 28,287 284,004 425,000 900,000 28,835 323,542 425,000 935,000 28,580 973,946 241,144 167,629 62,950 20,000 364,985 430,000 940,000 34,712 1,166,000 387,988 106,481 54,303 40,000 25,474 124,868 41,233 62,150 119,775 51,317 93,545 123,630 45,809 123,230 111,943 58,515 174,595 133,276 71,072 Total 2,898,360 3,386,124 3,840,339 4,303,680 4,969,100 5,531,658 6,399,567 * Wow included with unclaimed lj tnds.