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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE (REPORT RELATING TO THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in accordance with Section 47 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913.

BE PORT.

Pursuant to section 47 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913. I have the honour to lay before Parliament the following report of the operations of the Public Trust Office during the financial year ended the 31st March, 1915: — 1. The net profits for the year were £32,508, an increase of £3,286 over those of last year, and the highest in the history of the Office. The growth of the business is shown by the following table, which covers the past six years :—

The increase in the salary-list for the same period is as follows: — Total Salaries. £ ' 1909 15,772 1910 .. .. .. .. 16,807 1911 .. .. .. .. 18,444 1912 .. .. .. 21,722 1913 .. .. .. .. 27,221 1914 . .. .. 32,837 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,219

Year ended Nnmber Num f ber 31st March. g ™ ff _ Re0 ° iptSNumber of Payments. Number of Estates. Value of Estates. I Number of I Wills deposited duriing the Year. Capital Funds. Net Profits. 1909 ... 103 23,414 1910 ..I 112 25,823 1911 .. 138 30,401 1912 .. 160 41,159 1913 .. 182 40,843 1914 .. 206 45,362 1915 .. 237 54,633 43,359 49,613 54,789 62,280 65,790 68,406 77,132 5,019 5,564 6,112 6,694 8,496 9,223 9,989 6,399,567 : 7,358,947 8,112,342 9,493,959 11,268,311 I 12,282,883 13,580,936 I 718 844 993 1,024 1,035 1,047 1,572 £ 2,850,111 3,414,168 4,287,195 5,070,305 5,799,446 6,366,707 7,096,420 £ 10,850 11,738 11,241 25,919 27,551 29,222 32,508