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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1899.

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De. To Balance on 1st April, 1898 Commission and charges on properties placed in the office Interest, being surplus from investments Eents from securities taken over Valuation-fees Refund Advertising Account of West Coast Settlement Reserves.. Refund Crown-grant fees on account of West Coast Settlement Reserves.. Refund, proportion of lighting Government Advances to Settlers Office .. Amount transferred in respect of unauthorised expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1898 Amount transferred in respect of unauthorised expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1899 Sundries .. £ s. d. £ b. a. 9,022 6 11 9,802 18 6 8,473 11 1 252 18 11 87 17 6 124 10 6 12 10 3 8 12 6 254 18 7 6 12 11 112 18 1 By Expenses of management — £ e. d. Salaries, — Head Office .. .. .. 5,539 6 3 Branch offices and agencies .. .. 2,350 1 4 Agents' commissions Clerical assistance Cost of audit Services of Agent-General's Office Services of General Post Office Legal expenses Valuation-fees Travelling-expenses Native Reserves Board members' expenses General Post Office, postages .. .. .. Stamps, telegrams, and petties Printing, stationery, and office requisites Rent,— Head Office .. .. .. .. 475 0 0 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. 284 15 6 Advertising Lighting, firing, and cleaning, Head Office and branches Furniture and fittings, Head office and branches Sundries .. £ s. d. £ s. a. 7,889 7 7 1,102 15 3 32 11 6 240 0 0 75 0 0 300 0 0 244 0 4 115 11 0 474 2 3 24 11 11 150 0 0 55 18 10 560 13 3 759 15 6 157 5 6 160 13 8 75 0 0 175 5 4 19,137 8 10 Land-tax Stamping and registering leases, *o. Assurance and Reserve Fund Deficiency on realisation of mortgage securities Expenses incurred in the intestate estate of F. F. Forsyth, not recoverable Expenses incurred in the estate of T. W. G. Butler, a lunatic, not recoverable Amount transferred to close Unauthorised Account .. 12,592 11 11 1,555 18 0 42 18 0 1,191 12 4 4m 0 6 6 12 11 174 18 5 261 11 6 Balance 3,721 11 8 11,845 12 2 £28,159 15 9 £28,159 15 9 £28,159 15