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DETAILED INDEX.

A. PAGE Absentee mortgagees .. .. .. 19 Accounts— Estate .. .. .. .. .. 16 Office .. .. .. .. .. 10 Administration — Abroad .. .. .. .. .. 16 Applications for .. .. .. 21 Estates .. .. .. .. 14-20 Advisory Trustees .. .. .. 6 Advances — Common Fund .. .. .. 3, 4, 22-25 Estates and beneficiaries, to .. 10 Aged and Infirm persons .. .. 15 Agency work .. .. .. .. 16 Agents, Office .. .. .. .. .. 28 Assets abroad .. .. .. .. 16, 17 Audit.. .. .. .. .. ..26 B. Bankruptcy : Unclaimed surpluses and dividends .. 18 Buildings, Office .. .. .. 4, 12 Business —■ New 1,11,14 Prospective (new wills deposited) .. 2, 21 C. Charges— Elasticity in scale .. .. .. 6 Reasonable .. .. .. .. .. 6 Services covered by .. .. .. .. 6 Charitable Trusts .. .. .. .. 15 Clearing Office for Enemy Debts .. .. 27, 28 Common Fund— Advantages of .. .. .. 2, 7, 12 Investments ' .. .. 3, 4, 22-25 Preference by investors for .. .. .. 8 Complaints, absence of .. .. .. .. 4 Convicts .. .. .. .. .. 15 D. Damages, claims for .. .. .. 17 Death duties .. .. .. .. .. 10 Debenture-holders, trustee for .. .. 12 Decentralization .. .. .. 2, 5, 22, 24 Depreciation funds .. .. .. .. 12 District Managers .. .. ... 2, 25 District Public Trustees .. .. 2, 24 Duty, estate and succession, advances to meet .. 10 E. Economic position .. .. .. .. 8 Elections to administer .. .. .: .. 21 Ex-enemy property and debts .. .. 27, 28 Estate duty, advances to meet .. .. .. 10 Estates — Acceptance .. .. • ■ •. .. 14 Accounts .. .. .. .. .. 16 Administration of .. .. .. 14—20 Aged and Infirm persons .. .. .. 15 Convicts .. .. .. • • .. 15 Intestate .. .. .. .. .. 14 Investments .. .. .. .. 7 Mental patients .. .. .. .. 15 Missing persons .. .. . ■ .. 18 Review of .. . • • ■ .. 26 Value of .. .. .. ■ • 1, 11, 14 Wills and Trust .. .. • ■ .. 14 1*

p. PAGE Finance .. .. .. .. 10 G. Government assistance, Hawke'a Bay Earthquake .. 3 Government Superannuation Funds, &c. .. 11 Growth of Public Trust Office .. .. .. 1 H. Hawke's Bay Earthquake— Deeds and records intact .. .. .. 4 Effect on mortgage investments .. 4, 23 Government assistance .. .. .. 3 Office buildings .. .. .. 4, 12 Relief fund .. .. .. .. 3, 19 Safe deposit lockers .. .. .. .. 4 I. Inspections .. .. .. .. 26 Insurance Companies' Deposits .. .. 11 Interest, collection of .. .. .. 2, 3, 8, 25 Intermediate Credit, Rural .. 25 Internal check .. .. .. 26 Intestate estates .. .. .. 14 Investment of trust funds .. .. 2, 3, 7 Investments .. .. .. .. 3, 10, 22-25 L. Legal work .. .. .. .. 21 Life insurance, minors' policies .. .. 19 Loans .. .. .. .. 3, 22-25 Local Bodies— Depreciation and Reserve Funds .. 12 Loans to .. .. .. .. 25 Sinking Funds .. .. .. .. 12 M. Macarthy Trust, Thomas George .. 16 Mental-patient estates .. .. .*. 15 Minors' life policies .. .. .. 19 Mortgage work .. .. .. 22-25 Mortgages — Absentee mortgagees .. .. .. .. 19 Instalment Table .. .. .. .. 23 Investments from Common Fund .. 22 Mortgagors Relief Act, 1931 .. .. .. 23 N. New business .. .. .. ..1,2,11,14 0. Office buildings .. .. .. 4, 12 Officers — Deceased .. .. .. • • .. 13 Qualifications of .. .. .. 2, 5-6, 13 Retirement .. .. • • • • .. 14 Organization .. .. .. . ■ .. 2, 5

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