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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ON THE 31st MARCH, 1919. LIABILITIES I ASSETS. Amounts held for sundry estates and funds— £ s. d. £ s. d. ! Freehold and leasehold premises as offiosites— £ s. d. Wills and trusts estates .. .. .. .. 2,591,042 14 11 Auckland .. .. .. .. .- 21,885 13 9 Deceased soldiers' estates .. .. .. .. 262,371 10 6 Christchurch .. .. .. .. •• 5,425 12 10 Soldiers'agencies .. .. .. ... .. 41,274 11 10 Dunedin .. .. .. .. ■■ 6,062 15 0 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 457,259 14 8 Greymouth .. .. .. .. •• 1,368 12 3 Mental patients'estates .. .. .. .. 276,253 7 1 Hamilton .. .. -■ ■■ •- 1.510 0 0 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. .. 1,431 17 6 Hawcra .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 1,780 17 0 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 18,362 19 7 Invercargill .. .. .. .. •■ 2,982 13 2 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 140,218 6 5 Masterton .. .. .. .. •• 2,100 0 0 West Coast Settlements and Native Reserves .. .. 101,102 1 1 Napier .. .. .. - ■, ■■ 1.565 0 0 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 366,769 7 9 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 3,561 8 2 Public Service Superannuation Board's Fund .. .. 42,314 9 6 Palmerston North .. .. .- - 1.2.8 6 3 Teachers' Superannuation Board's Fund .. .. 1,719 911 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .- 4,338 12 2 Local Bodies'Superannuation Funds.. .. .. 47,223 3 1 Wellington .. .. .. .. -• 69,321 010 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 243,016 0 0 123,180 11 5 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies') .. .. 3,990,912 510 Furniture and plant— Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 91,768 11 9 Furniture and library .. .. .. .. 7,926 13 3 Auckland education reserves .. .. .. 808 011 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. •■ 2,988 15 0 Relief funds .. .. .'. .. .. 23,701 1 0 Motor-cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 772 5 7 Taranaki Scholarships .Account .. .. .. 15,271 19 6 Stationery.. .. .. .. .. •• 2.307 5 9 Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. 16,378 2 6 13,994 19 7 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 65,008 2 3 Stocks, bonds, and debenturesLand Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 48,417 6 5 Government securities .. .. .. .. 910,660 18 10 Maori Land Boards' Fund .. .. .. .. 386,270 1 3 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 77,194 4 8 War Regulations Act .. .. .. .. 266,659 17 11 Local-body debentures .. .. .. .. 1,224,124 15 2 Sundry statutes and accounts .. .. .. 123,531 4 2 2.211.979 18 8 9,618,086 7 4 Mortgages, AcAssurance and Reserve Fund .. .. 201,733 11 3 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. 7,118,932 6 6 Investment fluctuation reserve .. .. .. .. 30,072 17 8 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 8.726 10 3 Profits invested .. .. .. .. 161,570 5 3 7,127,658 16 9 Profit and Loss Account .. .. 53,564 2 0 446,940 16 2 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. • • 338,704 011 Interest accrued, due and overdue .. .. .. ■ ■ 153, 582 2 6 Cash and fixed depositsCash in hand on current account and Agents' balances (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. 95,336 9 9 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. 590 311 95,926 13 8 £10,065,027 ~. 3 6 Examined and found correct. > Robert Triggs, Public Trustee. R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. W. Barr, Acting Chief Accountant.