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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how invested, on 31st March, 1909 to 1914.

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, 1909 to 1914 :—

On 31st March, 1909. On 31st March, 1910. On On 31st March, | 31st March, 1911. 1912. On 31st March, 1913. On 31st March, 1914. The capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to Of which the amount held in cash was £ 2,850,111 £ 3,414,168 £ 4,287,195 £ 5,070,305 £ 5,799,446 £ 6,366,707 15,741 218,030 158,973 141,432 283,749 208,375 Leaving a balance invested of .. 2,834,370 3,196,138 4,128,222 4,928,873 5,515,697 6,158,332 The investments consisted —■ Of those made out of the Common Fund Of those made for estates ()f those made out of profits Of those made by other trustees of properties afterwards transferred to the Office 1,986,750 843,200 2,189,551 950,792 52,545 3,250 2,991,350 1,075,028 59,719 2,125 4,707,755 154,844 64,149 2,125 5,255,660 177,964 82,073 5,923,606 149,288 85,438 4,420 The capital funds invested were applied to investments— In advances to estates and accounts In Government securities of the Dominion In Land Settlement Finance Act debentures In local bodies' securities In mortgages of real estate In fixed deposits In freehold property and furniture; 2,834,370 3,196,138 4,128,222 4,928,873 5,515,697 6,158,332 71,793 340,468 68,421 189,208 88,743 161,513 147,603 157,505 334,180 337,968 63,680 215,664 279,281 266,681 190,774 2,309,416 218,159 2,587,466 237,549 3.353,210 1,803 59,719 265,784 4,125,116 531 64,149 321,804 4,581,671 612 82,073 509,850 4,989,907 1,348 85,438 52,545 Totals . . 2,834,370 3,196,138 4,128,222 4,928,873 5,515,697 6,158,332

Number of Estates and Accounts Class. On On On On On 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. On 31st March, 1914. Wills and trusts [nvestment agencies Intestates' estates Mental patients' estates Donvicts' estates .. Native reserves SVest Coast settlement reserves Unclaimed lands Sinking funds Pension funds Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Native accounts . . 1,533 1,389 1,128 94 460 342 69 4 1,737 1,558 1,238 94 460 379 94 4 1,810 1,788 1,422 94 460 392 143 3 2,217 1,747 1,520 12 94 460 406 190 6 22 20 2,455 221 1,828 1,953 17 94 460 418 242 8 35 99 666 2,921 284 1,747 1,877 19 94 460 420 408 11 38 105 839 Totals 5,019 5,564 6,112 6,694 8,496 9,223 Class. Value of Bst On Oα On 31st March, j 31st March, 31st March, 1909. 1910. 1911. [ Value of Esta' tes and Accounl On 31st March, 1912. On 31st March, 1914. On 31st March. 1913. Wills and trusts .. .. ' .. [nvestment agencies Intestates' estates Mental patients , estates jonvicts' estates .. Native reserves West Coast settlement reserves Miscellaneous Native accounts Jnelairaed lands Sinking funds Pension funds Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909. . Maori Land Board funds Miscellaneous funds Dffice funds Dffice premises, furniture, &c. £ 2,504,614 £ 2,803,724 £ 3,257,297 £ 3,619,753 £ 4,366,450 162,362 474,072 524,095 8,450 430,000 940,000 213,027 39,465 2,300,603 997,284 465,516 75,347 94,963 94,604 82,073 £ 4,771,855 199,984 590,456 509,442 6,485 430,000 940,000 233,449 40,209 2,408,337 1,208,825 501,493 117,850 118,935 120,125 85,438 370,484 364,985 430,000 940,000 34,712 1,166,000 387,988 385,755 395,642 465,000 1,100,000 34,719 1,438,877 536,609 385,090 429,958 430,000 940,000 35,330 1,711,060 675,489 457,366 462,149 4,295 430,000 940,000 171,074 37,668 1,991,451 812,976 245,493 79,765 93,225 84,595 64,149 106,481 54,303 40,000 87,618 58,458 52,545 46,491 78,785 63,123 59,719 Totals. . 6,399.567 7,358,947 8,112,342 9,493,959 11,268,311 12,282,883