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PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE Balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office as at 31st March, 1947 Liabilities £ ' £ Assets £ Amounts held in Common Fund for sundry Premises, furniture, plant, stationery, &c. .. .. 362, 406 estates and funds .. .. .. 23,337,397 Government securities .. .. .. .. .. 7,673,360 Amounts held for special investment on behalf Local bodies' debentures .. .. .. .. 5,592,654 of certain funds, but not yet invested .. 35,133 Mortgages (including investments of reserve for mortgages) 9,237,539 Amounts specially invested on behalf of certain Properties acquired and advances for protection of securities estates and funds .. .. .. 18,514,618 (book value) .. .. .. .. .. 253,088 41,887,148 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts (book value) 490,212 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. .. 250,993 Interest and rent accrued, due, and overdue .. .. 257,579 Writings-off Suspense Account .. .. 14,031 Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 106,237 Reserve in respect of enemy property moneys 37,427 Assets in suspense (pending final writing off) .. .. i 4,031 Reserves for losses on mortgages, &c., and in Cash in hand, on current account, and on deposit in New respect of advances for protection of Zealand and London .. .. .. ... 408, 495 securities .. .. .. .. 143,877 Special investments, and overdue interest thereon, held on Reserve for deferred maintenance .. .. 4,270 behalf of certain estates and funds .. .. .. 18,514,618 185,574 General Legal Expenses Account .. .. .. 7,646 Investment Fluctuation Account ...... 161,136 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. 399,564 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account (being one-half profits for year ended 31st March, 1946, payable to Consolidated Fund in accordance with section 24 (1), Finance Act, 1929) 4,127 £42,910,219 £42,910,219

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