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Bevenue Account of the State Fire Insurance Office for the Year ended 31st December, 1914. £ a. d. £ s. d. Premiums after deduction of reinsurances 64,645 16 2 Losses by fire (after deduction of reinsurOther reoeipts— £ s. d. ances) .. .. .. .. 28,109 17 6 Interest and commission 3,003 11 9 Appropriated to reserve for unearned pre-Consoienoe-money .. 44 0 0 miumn (in addition to £23,767 Os. 6d. ,047 11 9 already reserved) .. .. .. 2,091 6 0 Investments Fluctuation Reserve Fund 1,000 0 0 Commission .. .. .. .. 5,812 0 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 7,352 5 5 Contributions to Fire Boards under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908 .. .. 1,230 11 9 Expenses of management— £ s. d. Travelling-expenses .. 354 1 9 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. .. 569 17 9 Rent .. .. .. 982 1 0 Exchange .. .. 17 2 2 Postages, telegrams, cablegrams, and sundry charges .. .. 1,226 18 7 Office equipment written off 287 4 0 3,437 5 3 Profit for the year appropriated to Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 18,060 1 2 £67,693 7 11 £67,693 7 11 ====== ' 22nd February, 1915. C. E. C. Eobieson, General Manager. Examined and found correct. —Eobert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Balance-sheet of the State Fire Insurance Office on the 31st December, 1914. Liabilities. Assets. Capital authorized by the £ s. d. £ s. d. Investments'—Government Debentures £ s. d. State Fire Insurance and Consols .. .. .. 68,996 6 6 Act, 1908 .. .. 100,000 0 0 Outstanding premiums .. .. 3,792 1111 Less not raised .. 100,000 0 0 Interest accrued but not due .. .. 915 14 3 Nil. Cash in Bank of New ZeaReserve Fund .. .. .. 60,564 17 6 land at Wellington, or in £ s. d. Investments Fluctuation Reserve Fund .. 1,000 0 0 transib to Wellington .. 21,612 9 10 Reserve for unearned premiums .. 25,858 6 6 Imprest Account balancesPremiums and other deposits .. .. 216 6 9 £ s. d. Outstanding fire losses .. .. 1,443 0 0 Head Office .. 50 3 7 Other amounts owing by the Auckland .. 59 18 11 Office— Christchureh 169 0 8 Reinsurance premiums £ s. d. Dunedin .. 63 0 3 due .. .. 6,247 15 8 Palmerston Commission .. 997 5 0 North .. 52 12 8 R»nt .. .. 165 12 8 New Plymouth 31 0 5 Printing, stationery, 425 16 6 and advertising .. 17 17 0 22,038 6 i Postages and sundry Office equipment .. .. .. 826 2 11 charges .. .. 58 010 7,486 11 2 £96,569 1 11 £96,569 1 11 C. E. C. Eobieson, 22nd February, 1915. General Manager. Examined and found correct. —Eobert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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