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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1902. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Expenses of Management :— By Balance on Ist April, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. 17,344 18 3 Salaries,— Commissions and charges .. .. .. .. 11,210 3 3 Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 5,974 19 4 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 13,678 9 2 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. .. 2,798 16 1 Rents from securities taken over .. .. .. 178 5 8 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 36 3 8 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 379 15 6 Agents'commission .. .. .. .. 1,631 0 3 Befund cost of advertising West Coast Settlement Reserves .. 43 5 0 Cost of audit .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 Sundries ....... .. 126 6 4 Services of Agent-General's Office .. .. .. 100 0 0 25,616 411 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 General Post Office, postages .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Rent,— Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 475 0 0 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. .. 327 9 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. *.. .. 580 18 3 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 211 13 6 Printing, stationery, and office requisites .. .. .. 550 11 1 Cleaning and lighting .. .. .. .. 168 12 7 Furnishing .. .. .. .. .. 33 0 3 Advertising .. .. .. .. 152 10 10 Refunds', commission, and charges .. .. .. 116 4 3 Expenses, Members Native Reserves Board .. .. 14 16 1 Stamps, telegrams, and petties .. .. .. 33 12 3 Premiums on fidelity polices .. .. .. .. 18 10 0 Expenses on site for new offices .. .. .. 29 14 8 Exchange on remittances by wire .. .. .. 35 6 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 2 3 Transfer to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,422 17 4 Stamping and registering leases .. .. .. 130 15 5 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 359 0 0 Unauthorised,— Estate of J. Davern, allowance .. .. 23 4 0 Estate of L. Emmerson, claim .. .. .. 0 16 3 Amount erroneously paid to Native .. .. .. 45 18 7 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,628 10 10 . £42,961 3 2 £42,961 3 2

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