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Capital Funds of the Public Trust Office, and how Invested, from 1895 to 31st March, 1901.

Number and Estimated Value of Estates in the Public Trust Office. The following was the number and estimated value of estates in the Public Trust Office on the 31st December, 1893, and on the 31st March on each of the years 1896 to 1901.

On 31st March, 1895. On 31st On 31st March, March, 1897. 1898. On 31st March, 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. 'he capital funds of the Public Trust Office amounted to ... )f which the amount held in cash at credit of the Public Trustee's Account was £ 668,937 £ 858,638 £ 961,638 £ 956,153 £ 1,056,868 £ 1,672,304 12,101 16,664 48,667 13,512 27,880 53,925 Leaving a balance invested of 656,836 841,974 912,971| 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 'he investments consisted— Of those made by the Public Trustee out of the Common Fund, and amounting to ... Of those made by the Public Trustee for estates, and amounting to ... ■ Of those made by other trustees of properties afterwards transferred to the office 358,296 259,279 588,483 205,942 631,816 251,643 653,710 264,296 794,987 214,411 1,407,419 196,230 39,261 47,549 29,512 24,635 19,590 14,730 656,836 841,974 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379 'he capital funds invested were applied to investments— In Government securities of the colony, to the amount of In local bodies' securities, to the amount of; In mortgages of real estate, to the amount of In fixed deposits, to the amount of In companies, to the amount of ... 295,108 1,839 354,933 444 4,512 354,108 1,839 482,206 251,708 7,839 651,160 380 1,884 160,308 12,839 766,371 1,689 1,434 137,778 19,439 871,771 607,798 19,239 991,261 81 3,821 Total 656,836 841,974 912,971 942,641 1,028,988 1,618,379

Nui iber of Esti ites. Class. On 31st Dec, 1893. On On 31st March, 31st March, 1896. 1897. On 31st March, 1898. On Slst March, 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On 31st March, 1901. Wills and trusts (including sinking funas accounts) Intestates' estates Real estates Lunatics'estates .. Native reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Unclaimed lanas 371 868 117 271 102 293 447 812 91 434 107 293 52 466 781 86 510 112 293 86 493 797 84 558 112 293 76 538 821 79 507 115 293 138 576 903 75 555 110 293 155 684 867 69 .626 110 293 249 Total .. 2,236 2,334 2,667 2,898 2,022 2,413 2,491 ! lue of Estates. Class. On 31st Dec, 1893. On 31st March, 1896. On Slst March, 1897. On Slst March, 1898. On Slst March, 1899. On 31st March, 1900. On Slst March, 1901. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Wills ana trusts (incluaing sinking funas accounts) Intestates' estates.. Real estates Lunatics' estates Native reserves West Coast Settlement Reserves Unclaimed lands 543,239 84,436 23,465 51,278 348,500 400,000 673,478 86,132 14,686 73,995 350,000 600,000 8,662 744,742 88,751 11,161 88,133 355,000 600,000 10,376 789,162 97,140 10,572 85,890 355,000 600,000 12,550 865,446 133,409 8,414 111,793 357,500 620,000 13,754 933,567 136,697 8,313 113,525 363,076 622,604 14,812 1,022,838 134,820 7,459 159,087 363,076 622,604 17,070 Total .. 1,450,918 1,898,163 1,806,953 1,950,314 2,110,316 2,192,594 2,326,954