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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward ... 9,194 0 2 Dr. To Salaries of Office, — Public Trustee ... ... ... 787 10 0 Chief Clerk... ... ... ... 402 5 0 Accountant... ... ... ... 300 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... 14 5 0 Cadet ... ... ... ... 73 6 8 Cadet ... ... ... ... 62 5 0 1,639 11 8 Commission and postages paid to agents ... ... 406 16 4 Furniture, stationery, &c, for office ... ... 45 8 0 Postages, telegrams, and stamps ... ... ... 88 14 11 Clerical assistance ... ... ... ... 78 11 8 Exchange on remittances ... ... ... 29 11 2 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... 164 19 8 Travelling expenses ... ... ... ... 75 15 6 Legal charges ... ... ... ... ... 7 12 8 Sundries ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 6 Refund of commission charged in excess ... ... 2 611 2,544 9 0 Balance carried forward ... ... ... ... £6,649 11 2 R. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee. J. C. Moginie, Accountaut. Wellington, 20th July, 1882. Examined and found correct. James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Interest Account. Ce. £ s. d. By Interest received on Government securities held ... ... ... 4,350 2 1 „ added by Bank to current account ... ... ... ... 173 0 8 ~ on advances to estates ... ... ... ... ... 090 ~ recredited from accounts ... ... ... ... ... 17 9 5 „ „ amounts paid over to Consolidated Fund ... 164 16 5 £4,705 17 7 De. £ s. d. To Interest paid in respect of estates during year ... 89 2 7 „ added to accounts at close of year ... ... 2,688 8 5 Balance transferred to Expenses Account ... ... 1,928 6 7 ■ £4,705 17 7 E. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee. J. C. Moginie, Accountant. Wellington, 20th July, 1882. Examined and found correct. James Edwaed FitzGerald, Controller and Auditor-General.

Consolidated Fund Account. Ce. £ s. d. By amounts unclaimed for six years in intestate estates ... ... ... 1,534 9 8 received for maintenance of patients in lunatic asylums ... 4,677 410 £6,211 14 7 De. To amount paid over to Consolidated Fund ... ... ... ... £6,211 1,4 7 R. C. Hameeton, Public Trustee. J. 0. Moginie, Accountant. Wellington, 20th July, 1882. Examined and found correct. James Edward FitzGeeald, Controller and Auditor-General.

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