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Public Teust Office Peofit and Loss Account. Summaey of Revenue and Expbndituee for the Year ended 31st March, 1897. Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. Cβ. To Balance on Ist April, 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 3,630 7 2 By Expenses of management— £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. Commission ana charges on properties placea in the Salaries,— office .. .. .. .. .. 6,898 15 5 Head Office .. .. .. 3,772 2 6 Interest, being surplus from investments .. 939 1 5 Branch offices and agencies .. .. 1,947 4 4 Accrued and overdue interest .. .. 5,437 3 9 7 1 719 6 10 6,376 5 2 Agents'commissions .. .. .. .. 739 2 10 Eents from securities taken over .. .. .. 328 10 7 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 38 13 0 Valuation-fees .. .. .. .. .. 233 17 6 . Cost of auait .. .. .. .. ... 240 0 0 Befund of legal expenses account, West Coast Settlement Ec- Services of Agent-General's Office .. 75 0 0 serves .. .. .. .. 342 10 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Kefuna of salaries, rent, lighting, cleaning, &c, Government Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 503 6 0 Aavances to Settlers Office .. .. .. 198 11 7 Valuation-fees .. .. .. .. .. 294 0 0 Amount voted in respect of unauthorised expenditure for the year Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. 341 5 4 ended 31st March, 1896 .. .. .. .. 12 11 7 Native Reserves Board members' expenses .. .. 39 10 10 Sunaries .. .. .. .. 109 10 10 General Post Office, for postages .. .. 150 0 0 14,500 12 8 Stamps, telegrams, ana petties .. .. .. 58 1 9 Printing, stationery, ana office requisites .. .. .. 379 0 6 Eent, Heaa Office .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Kent, branch offices and agencies .. .. 254 0 0 704 0 0 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 154 3 1 Office lighting, firing, and cleaning, Head Office and branches .. 189 11 3 Office furniture and fittings .. .. .. .. 79 15 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. .184 5 4 12,189 1 9 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 747 2 8 Stamping and registering leases .. .. .. .. 73 6 0 Deficiency on realisation of mortgage securities .. .. .. 180 7 4 Assurance and Keserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. 290 12 11 Unauthorised expenditure— Costs incurred in action, Te Pohe Mokoare v. Public Trustee ana Kegistrar-General of Liand, re certain Native reserves .. 74 6 10 Expenses incurrea in M. H. Shanks's intestate estate .. 14 16 9 ■ 89 3 7 Balance .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 4,561 5 7 £18,130 19 10 £18,130 19 10

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