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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s d Amounts held in Common Freehold and leasehold preFund for sundry estates mises and sites .. .. 455 738 ] g g and funds .. ..25,164,532 211 Furniture and plant, &o. .. .. 0 8 Amounts held for special Stationery and stores, &c. .. 6 364 14 4 investment on behalf of Business Extension Account .. 2 693 11 7 certain funds, but not yet Stocks, bonds, and debeninvested .. .. 71,050 11 7 tures— Amounts specially invested Government securities .. 2,238.541 13 7 on behalf of certain Rural Intermediate Credit estates and funds .. 11,252,851 11 8 Board debentures .. 72.050 0 0 — 36,488,434 6 2 Land Settlement Finance Sundry creditors, including Act debentures .. 38,500 0 0 . accounts passed for pay- Local bodies' debentures 7,852'111 9 7 ment but not yet paid .. 112,724 6 5 10,201 203 3 2 Overdraft at Bank of New Mortgages, &c. .. .. 13,979,927 11 10 Zealand .. .. .. 93,489 12 4 Less reserve .. .. 64,593 19 1 Reserve for land and in- jy gjg 333 jg „ come tax .. .. 484 18 0 Advances for protection of Reserve in respect of enemy- securities acquired or in property moneys .. 9,070 7 4 possession, &c .. .. 33 043 14 6 Special reserve for securities 33,043 14 6 Properties acquired .. 134,447 4;j General Legal Expenses Less reserve .. .. 16,081 14 7 Account .. .. 16,023 1 1 118,365 9 8 Investment Fluctuation Advances (on overdraft) to Account .. .. 100,452 18 0 estates and accounts 656,989 8 7 159,074 18 11 Less reserve .. .. 846 18 1 Assurance and Reserve , '. ggg 10 6 Fund .. .. .. 427,346 1 3 Interest and rent accrued, Profit and Loss Appropria- due, and overdue tion Account .. .. .. 762 15 10 Interest accrued up to 31st March, 1931, but not yet due, and interest overdue .. 484,899 1 0 Rent due or accrued .. 399 18 7 485,298 19 7 Sundry debtors .. .. .. 15,705 10 3 Cash in hand, on current account, and on deposit in New Zealand and in London .. .. .. 50,083 14 0 Investments of reserve for mortgages— Mortgages, &c. .. .. 34,382 11 9 Special investments held on behalf of certain estates and funds — Government securities .. 2,073,649 9 0 Rural Intermediate Credit Board debentures .. 29,000 0 0 Rural Advances bonds .. 2,011.857 15 0 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. 3,500 0 0 Local bodies'debentures 1,871,328 9 1 Private debentures and shares .. .. 29.359 19 5 Mortgages .. .. 5,184,457 1 2 Mortgage securities acquired .. .. 9,667 12 3 Advances for protection of securities.. .. 4 2 10 Loans .. .. 446 14 11 Savings-banks accounts 577 9 8 Overdue interest on special investments .. 39,002 18 4 11,252,851 11 8 £37,281,832 0 11 J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. F. Menneer, Chief Accountant. I hereby certify that the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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