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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Bevenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. Dr £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. * a - d - To Expenses of management:- By Balance on Ist April, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 23,804 2 4 Salaries Commission and charges .. .. •• •• •• i»,/40 lo 6 Head Office .. •• •• 10,938 14 4 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. .. 17,878 11 5 \gencies •■ •■ 5,869 1 1 Rents from securities taken over .. .. .. .. .. 441 6 9 Hi,807 15 5 Rents from freehold property .. .. .. •• 2,170 0 6 Clerical assistance .. .. .. •• 674 1* 5 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. •• •• 619 210 Agents'commission .. .. .. .. •• •• 3,171 0 5 Sundries .. ~ .. .. ■• •• •• 57a 18 / Cost of audit .. .. .. • • • ■ • • • • 240 0 0 Services of High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. •• • • 650 0 0 Postages .. .. .. ■• •• •• •• 495 13 5 Rent,— Head Office.. .. .. •• •• 1,65116 6 Agencies .. .. .. ■• • • 683 0 0 2,334 16 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .■• • • • • • • &50 H 1 Legal expenses .. .. .. •••• • • 218 4 2 Printing, stationery, and office requisites .. •• •• 1,264 13 5 Cleaning, lighting, &c. .. • • • • • • 877 H 2 Advertising .. .. .. ■ •• • • • • • 259 1 6 Valuation fees .. .. . ■ • ■ 730 0 6 Freehold property, sundry expenses, and extras, including expenses re opening ceremony of new building .. .. • ••• • • 503 9 5 Alterations to Christchurch offices .. .. .. .. • • 273 211 Profits invested .. .. .- •• •• •• 9,031 1 5 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. •• •• 2,712 12 10 Sundries .. .. .. .•• • • • • • 747 13 7 Balance .. .. .. .. •■ •• •• 23,295 16 6 £65,237 18 8 £65,237 18 8 Interest Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. D R- • £ 8. d. £ s. d. Ck. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Accrued' interest at 31st March, 1909, transferred .. .. 27,472 18 6 By Interest on mortgages .. .. .. ..86,872 14 10 Interest transferred to estates.. .. .. .. 85,716 7 9 Interest on Government securities .. .. .. 1,458 12 7 \mounts refunded .. .. •• ■• •■ 414 17 11 Interest on local bodies'debentures .. .. .. 7,799 14 10 Balance transferred to Profit and Loss Account .. .. 17,878 11 5 Interest on advances to estates .. .. .. 3,63H 10 9 Interest on current account in bank .. .. .. 344 15 2 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. 44 13 11 Accrued interest to 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. 31,325 13 6 £131,482 15 7 £131,482 15 7 Consolidated Fund Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1910. D X . £ s. d. £ 3. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Amount paid to Public Account in terms of section 15 of the ,By Mental patients' estates .. .. .. .. 10 3 1 Public Revenues Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 1,645 10 6 The Bankruptcy Act .. .. .. .. 350 5 1 The Civil Service Reform Act .. .. .. .. 510 1 The Rating Act .. .. .. .. .. 1,166 7 3 The Shipping and Seamen Act.. .. .. .. 13 5 0 £1,545 10 6 £1,545 10 6

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