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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1912. Dr. Or. £ s. d. To Expenses of management :— By Balance on Ist April, 1911 .. .. .. . . .. .. 22,939 13 7 Salaries,— £s.d.£ s. d. Commission and charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,071 5 2 Head Office.. .. .. .. .. .. 14,457 4 6 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. .. .. 31,505 14 5 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,265 12 8 Rent from mortgage securities acquired .. .. .. .. .. 174 710 ■ 21,722 17 2 Rent from freehold property .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,222 15 8 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,444 9 3 Valuation fees not yet paid to Valuation Department .. .. .. 141 11 9 Agents' commission .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,713 18 10 Fees, rates, and premiums .. .. .. .. .. .. 356 13 0 Cost of audit .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 305 0 0 Contribution by Justice Department to salaries of officers acting as Official Services of High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Assignees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 175 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. ... .. .. .. .. 1,147 1 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 224 18 10 Postages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 730 3 8 Exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 1 10 Rent,— Head Office.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,090 18 1 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. .. 577 7 10 2,668 5 11 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 854 19 1 Motor-car, motor-cycle, and upkeep . . .. .. .. .. 296 14 4 Printing, stationery, and office requisites.. .. .. .. .. 2,470 3 8 Cleaning, lighting, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,092 6 0 Advertising ................ 232 9 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,737 13 11 Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 343 8 9 Remuneration to officers acting as Official Assignees .. .. .. 73 15 0 Appropriations and reserves :— Expenditure on account of new premises at— Auckland.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,111 7 6 Hawera ............ 220 10 0 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 45 12 3 Greymouth .......... 60 0 0 5,437 9 9 Furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 730 3 9 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. ..9,513145 Investment Fluctuation Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 2,011 0 3 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,167 4 1 £87,812 0 3 £87,812 0 3