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Publio Trust Office,— £ s. 3. £ s. A. £ s. d By Salaries of Officers,— Public Trustee .. .. .. 800 0 0 Chief Clerk .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Accountant .. .; .. .. 350 0 0 Assistant Accountant .. .. 250 0 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. 220 0 0 Ledger Keeper .. .. .. 160 o^o Ledger Keeper .. .. .. 159 0 -0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Clerk (Record) .. .. .. 135 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 162 10 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 75 16 6 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 112 10 0 ~ Cadet.. .. .. .. •■..57 10 0 Cadet.. .. .. .. .. 18 6 1 Messenger .. .. 17 16 6 3,118 9 1 Commissions paid to agents .. .. .. .. 895 711 Advertising office .. .. .. .. .. .. 257 2 10 Advertising under " The Rating Act, 1882 " .. .. .. 182 16 0 Stamping cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 3 0 Exchange on remittances .. .. .. .. ~ 58 15 2 Stationery, printing, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 168 14 1 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. 175 4 2 Postages, telegrams, and stamps .. .. .. .. 147 16 6 Refund of commissions, &c. .. .. .. .. 91 19 4 Legal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 19 5 Paid in settlement of Boseley's claims .. .. .. 175 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 Insurance paid on mortgaged property to be refunded .. .. 20 0 0 Advance made to estate of M. A. Kennedy, to be refunded .. 375 3 6 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. .. 311 8 1 Telephone rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 749 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 6 6 Cleaning office .. .. .. • .. .. .. 17 5 0 Gas account .. .. :.. .. .. .. 817 Expenses of travelling agent .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 17 1 Native Reserves Branch,— 6,393 4 0 By Salaries of Officers,— Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. £120 0 0 120 0 0 , Commission paid .. .. .. .. .. .. 278 5 3 Stamping cheques .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 4 1 Stationery, &c .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 Expenses Native members of Board .. .. .. .. 13 14 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 1 10 6 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— 475 5 % By Salaries of Officers,— Reserves Trustee .. .. .. 205 0 0 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. 120 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Office-cleaner .. .. .. .'. 6 0 0 381 0 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 0 Stamps .. .. .. .... .. .. 21 6 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. ~ .. 24 3 1 Travelling expenses .. .. .. .. .. 71 7 9 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. ~ 965 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 221 532 5 7 Unauthorized—Rebate of commission .. .. .. .. 6 11 2 Balance on 31st December, 1885 .. .. .. .. .. 15,024 0 2 £22,431 6 1

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e s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a, Public Trust Office,— To Balance on Ist January, 1885 .. .. .. .. 10,102 14 8 Commissions, postages, and charges received .. 6,443 11 2 Profit on redemption of Government scrip .. 186 0 0 Commission on stamps purchased .. .. 4 10 Exchange on cheques .. .. .. 0 10 6 Purchase-money of Boseley's property .. 30 0 0 Balance of Interest Account transferred .. 3,747 11 6 10,411 14 2 Refund of travelling expenses .. .. 3 11 0 Refund advance to Kennedy's estate .. 178 16 9 Kefund of telephone .. .. .. 12 6 Refund of advertising under " The Rating Act, 1882" .. .. .. ... 120 19 0 Legal charges paid .. .. .. .. 48 5 6 Certificates of Death .. .. .. 0 7 6 Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. 15 9 354 8 0 , 10,766 2 2 4 Native Reserves Branch,— To Commission and charges received .. .. .. .. 791 7 5 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— To Commissions and charges received .. .. .. 734 18 0 Refund of spoiled stamps ... .. .. 0 10 0 Travelling expenses and advertising .. .. 35 13 10 36 3 10 771 1 10 Total .. .. .. .. .. £22,431 6 1