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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1919. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Permanent .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,616 77 By Commission and charges .. .. .. •• -■ •• 52,027 11 3 Temporary .. .. .. ..• .. .. 27,676 19 4 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. .. .. 137,259 15 9 83,293 611 Rent from freehold property .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,065 7"6 Overtime .. .. .. .- ■■ -- 2,693 7 0 Offiee solicitor's fees, &e. .. .. .. .. .. ... 4.099 6 5 War bonus to staff .- -- -- ■• -- 5-675 10 11 Service charges — Agents' commission .. .. .. .. .. 6,330 3 0 Services of High Commissioner .. .. .. 175 0 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. 1,296 810 Services of Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 44 17 0 7,846 8 10 Audit of books and accounts .. .. .. .. ■ ■ 900 0 0 Maintenance of premises and plant — Repairs and Ixsurakces— Offices .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,529 2 0 Motor cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 552 11 0 Office appliances .. .. .. .. 180 17 9 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 454 2 4 Insurance premiums on office premises and furniture .. 243 1 11 2,959 15 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. ■- ■■ 1-423 7 5 General charges — Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 963 2 2 Cleaning, lighting, and firing .. .. .. .. 1, 881 310 Legal expenses .......... 66 18 11 Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. .. 664 19 0 Postages and freight .. .. .. .. .. 2,489 19 8 Telephone subscriptions ~.. .. .. .. 401 4 1 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. .. 4,474 0 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,028163 Wages of custodian and staff .. .. .. .. 2,378 5 2 15,348 9 7| Depreciation (office premises, furniture, &c).. .. .. .. 4,156 0 0 Balance, being net profit to Appropriation Account .. .. .. 70,155 15 3 £194,452 0 11 £194,452 0 11 Robert Triggs, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Acting Chief Accountant.

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