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Public Trust Office Expenses Account-— continued. Dr. Eeceipts and Disbursements for the Year ended 31st December, 1891— continued. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 17,758 5 9 Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 9,554 18 2 Native Reserves Branch,— Native Reserves Branch,— To Commission and charges received .. ... 615 4 3 By Salaries of officers,— Exchange on cheques .. .. .. 010 Clerk (moiety of salary).. .. .. ... .. 90 0 0 615 5 3 Commission paid .. .. .. .. .. 312 16 10 Refund of stamps .. .. .. .. 015 0 . Stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 020 Refund of part cost of survey of Arahura Reserve 75 0 0 Expenses of Native members of Board .. .. .. 16 19 8 75 15 0 Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 5 0 691 0 3 Refund of commission .. .. .. .. .. 054 Cost of survey of Arahura Reserve .. .. .. 98 10 0 Fee .. .. .. .. .. .. %..0 10 0 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— 536 8 10 To Commission and charges received .. .. .. 587 3 5 West Coast Settlement Reserves Branch,— Eefund of travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 15 19 4By Salaries of officers,— 603 2 9 Eeserves Trustee .. .. .. 300 0 0 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. .. 90 0 0 Clerk (moiety of salary) .. .. .. 50 0 0 440 0 0 Clerical Assistance .. .. .. .. .. 164 17 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 85 9 9 Stationery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 490 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 Eefund of commission .. .. .. .. .. 394 Legal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 13 2 Cleaning office.. .. .. .. .. .. 600 Office requisites .. .. .. .. .. 2 18 0 794 2 9 Canterbury District Agency Branch,- Canterbury District Agency Branch,— Nil. By Salaries of officers,— District Agent .. .. .. .. .. 225 16 8 Cadet .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 10 9 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 177 0 11 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 11 1 Office furniture .. .. .. .. .. 17 4 0 Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 0 0 Telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. 050 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 820 558 10 5 Expenses of Royal Commission,— Expenses of Royal CommissionTo Refund of cost of advertising .. .. .. .. 16 13 9 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 1,961 1 10 Proceeds of sale of furniture .. .. .. .. 30 0 Office furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 15 11 7 19 13 9 Gas, lighting, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 310 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 5 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 223 11 3 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 717 0 Legal charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 550 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 3 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 Cleaning rooms .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 17 11 2,280 6 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. 19,072 2 6 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 13,724 7 0

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