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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ON THE 31st MARCH, 1918. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Amounts held for sundry estates and funds— £ s. d. £ s. d. Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites — £ s. d. £ s. d. Will, and trusts estates .. .. .. .. 2,502,976 5 7 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 21,332 10 1 Deceased soldiers' estates .. .. .. .. 98,132 11 7 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 5,595 5 2 Soldiers'agencies .. .. .. .. .. 16,158 15 8 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 6,230 15 0 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 372,799 7 3 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 1,408 12 3 Mental patients'estates .. .. .. .. 255,513 411 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,826 17 0 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. .. 3,508 17 1 lnvercargill .. .. .. .. .. 3,019 13 2 Unclaimed land and j.roperty .. .. .. 18,540 2 0 Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 2,100 0 0 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 140,312 18 2 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,259 19 2 West Coast Settlements and Native Reserves .. .. 89,454 19 8 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 4,441 12 2 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 816,625 8 7 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 53,466 10 10 Public Service Superannuation Board's Fund .. .. 29,464 11 9 102,681 14 10 Local Bodies' Superannuation Funds.. .. .. 37,683 12 9 Furniture and plant — National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 171,953 2 9 Furniture and library .. .. .. .. 4,451 1 6 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies') .. .. 3,326,535 5 5 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 2,351 17 6 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 69,350 15 9 Motor-cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 322 17 4 Auckland education reserves .. .. .. 1,555 17 2 7,125 16 4 Relief funds .. .. .. .. .. 24,585 7 5 Stocks, bonds, and debentures — Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 14, 61461 Government securities .. .. .. .. 690,270 9 8 Education Reserves Amendment. Act .. .. 17,316 1 5 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 77,194 4 8 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 53,328 19 5 Local-body debentures .. .. .. .. 1 ,161 ,100 19 5 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 46,579 6 7 1,928,565 13 9 Maori Land Boards' Fund .. .. .. .. 345,673 19 3 Mortgages, (feeSpecial loans (mortgagors' balances) .. .. .. 4,200 3 2 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. 6,493,762 611 War Regulations Act .. .. .. .. 234,253 9 9 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 6,571 6 3 Sundry statutes and accounts .. .. .. 51,168 4 2 6,500,333 13 2 8,742,285 13 4 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. 194,728 16 2 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. .. 295,154 11 1 Investment fluctuation reserve .. 24,373 11 8 Interest and rent accrued, due and overdueProfits invested .. .. .. .. 126,770 310 Interest accrued, due and overdue .. .. .. 135,100 8 5 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 51,363 14 8 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. .. 361 13 6 397,234 6 4 135,462 1 11 Cash and fixed deposits — Cash in hand on current account and Agents' balances (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. 167,148 2 5 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. 3,048 6 2 170,196 8 7 £9,139,519 19 8 £9,139,519 19 8 Examined and found correct, R. Teiggs, Public Trustee. E. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. M. C. Barnett, Chief Accountant.