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Balance-sheet of the State Fibe Insubance Office on the 31st Decembeb, 1931. Liabilities. < Assets. £ d Capital authorized by the State Fire £ £ s. d. , Government war-loan securities .. .. 112 140 11 3 Insurance Act, 1908 .. .. 100,000 Other Government securities .. .. .. 284'950 0 0 Less not raised .. .. 100,000 1 Local-authority securities .. .. .. 131,149 14 5 x> j -p. ~ „ Nil- Rural Advances bonds .. .. .. 14 175 0 0 ad Debts Reserve .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 Rural Intermediate Credit bonds .. .. 20' 000 0 0 eserve Fund .. .. .. .. 689,730 15 2 Fixed deposits and at short call .. .. 0 0 Investments Fluctuation Reserve Fund .. 29,000 0 0 Land and buildings .. 191 376 13 5 Reserve for unearned premiums .. .. 88,763 19 8 Outstanding premiums .. .! " lo'4oB 3 4 Isonus Rebate Reserve .. .. .. 29,000 0 0 Interest accrued but not due .. .. 11217 2 6 Reinsurance Reserve Fund .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 Interest overdue .. .. .. .. '49 10 0 Premium and other deposits .. .. .. 1,301 011 Rent accrued or due. . .. 222 17 8 Outstanding fire and earthquake losses.. .. 9,109 0 0 Rent overdue " 125 3 4 Government taxes 26,15110 11 Cash in Bank of New Zealand at Sundry creditors . .. .. 5,423 8 7 Wellington, or in transit to £ s. d. Other amounts owing by the Ofnce— £ s. d. Wellington 51 341 9 4 Reinsurance premiums due .. 13,728 17 11 Imprest Account Commission 1,844 2 0 balances— £ s. d Printing stationery, and adver- Head Office .. 67 17 5 tising .. .. .. 14 10 4 Auckland .. 0 10 Postages and sundry charges .. 1,221 15 6 Hamilton .. 0 0 4 . 16,809 5 9 New Plymouth .. 90 19 8 tire-insurance funds, as per Revenue Account .. 21,687 13 5 Palmerston North.. 41 410 Napier .. . . 16 17 10 Nelson .. .. 44 810 Christchurch .. 0 0 9 Timaru .. .. 3 117 Dunedin .. 0 11 6 Invercargill .. 54 15 5 320 9 2 51,661 18 6 £977,476 14 5 j £977,476 14 5 J. H. Jebeam, General Manager. 2nd April, 1932. q_ g Redwabd, Accountant. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet 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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