8.—13.

Advances authorised on Fixed Loans, classified according to Provincial Districts, to the 31st March, 1901.

Statutory Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1902 (as required by the Audit Office in pursuance of Subsections (1) to (5) of Section 50 "Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894"). Advances to Settlers Office Account — Section 50, (1). Dr. Receipts. £ s. d.. Cb. Expenditure. £ s. dTo Caih in hand and in bank at 31s=t By Advances on mortgage .. .. 408,445 0 0 March, 1901 .. .. .. 29,872 3 4 Assurance Fund investment with Bills receivable .. .. .. 100 0 0 Public Trustee .. .. .. 23,744 911 Consent,fees .. .. .. 20 10 0 Audit Department.. .. .. 200 0 0 Insurance premiums refunded .. 349 14 4 Insurance premiums paid ... .. 404 16 10 Interest on Assurance Fund, Public Interest on deposits .. .. 195 10 1 Trustee .. .. .. 719 8 6 Interest refunded .. .. .. 56 10 5 Interest on mortgages .. .. 98,301 3 4 Interest on loans .. .. .. 72,990 13 0 Interest on Bank of New Zealand Post Office services .. .. 800 0 0 current account .. .. 476 510 Printing and stationery .. .. 210 16 3 Interest on temporary investments .. 92 0 0 Bepayment of advances on account of Interest on Sinking Fund, Public loans .. .. .. .. 140,000 0 0 Trustee .. .. .. 2,689 12 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,397 8 7 Loans Account .. .. .. 406,333 6 8 Solicitors'costs .. .. .. 26 13 9 Mortgages and instalments repaid .. 172,268 12 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 214 19 4 Mortgage-forms .. .. .. 73 9 0 Sinking Fund investment with Public Production fees .. .. .. 196 2 6 Trustee .. .. .. 172,268 12 3 Public Trustee, refunds .. .. 147,154 1 3 Telegrams .. .. .. 71 16 1 Refund of interest overcharged by Valuation Department services .. 2,500 0 0 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 92 9 3 Valuation fees refunded .. .. 138 12 6 Release fees .. .. .. 141 1 0 Suspense Account.. .. .. 12,077 14 6 Suspense Account.. .. .. 13,286 410 Release fees, consent fees, and proValuation fees .. .. .. 2,150 11 9 duction fees refunded .. .. 516 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 181 0 9 Refund to purchaser of security after Interest on deposits refunded .. 2 0 6 survey of grassed land and correct boundaries .. .. .. 400 0 0 Cash in hand and in bank at 31st March, 1902 .. .. .. 36,350 8 6 £874,499 18 0 £874,499 18 0 Statutory Management Account — Section 50, (2). Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Expenditure. £ s. d To Consent fees .. .. .. 20 10 0 By Audit Department .. .. 200 0 0 Mortgage-forms .. .. .. 73 9 0 Post Office services .. .. 800 0 0 Production fees .. .. .. 196 2 6 Printing and stationery .. .. 210 16 3 Release fees .. .. .. 141 1 0 Insurance premiums paid .. .. 404 16 10 Valuation fees .. .. .. 2,150 11 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,397 8 7 Insurance premiums refunded .. 349 14 4 Solicitors' costs .. .. .. 26 13 '9 Sundries .. .. .. .. 181 0 9' Sundries .. .. .. .. 214 19 4 Interest received on mortgages .. 98,301 3 4 Telegrams .. .. .. 71 16 1 Interest received on temporary invest- Valuation Department services .. 2,500 0 0 ments .. .. .. .. 92 0 0 Consent fees refunded .. .. 0 10 0 Interest on Assurance Fund, Public Production fees refunded .. .. 3 10 0 Trustee.. .. .. .. 719 8 6 Release fees refunded .. .. 1 16 0 Interest from Bank of New Zealand 476 5 10 Valuation fees refunded .. .. 138 12 6 Interest on Sinking Fund, Public Interest paid on loans .. .. 72,990 13 0 Trustee.. .. .. .. 2,689 12 11 Interest paid on deposits .. .. 195 io l Interest refunded .. .. .. 2 0 6 Interest refunded .. .. .. 56 10 5 Bills receivable .. .. .. 100 0 0 Assurance Fund investment .. 23,744 911 Refund of interest overcharged by Refund to purchaser of security after Bank of New Zealand .. .. 92 9 3 survey of grassed land and oorrect boundaries .. .. .. 400 0 0 £105,585 9 8 £105,358 2 9

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ot exceeding £500. Exceeding £500. Total. Provincial Districts. No. Amount of Value Mortgage, of Security. „ Amount of | Value „ Amount of °' Mortgage, lot Security. °" Mortgage. Value of Security. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson ... Westland Canterbury Otago and Southland 3-2 20 14 29 £ 4,140 5,585 3,800 I 7,040 i £ 11,766 18,173 9,210 21,699 4 27 \ 3 I 36 £ 4,600 30,150 2,700 38,580 £ 10,061 63,534 5,842 85,281 36 47 17 65 £ 8,740 35,735 6,500 45,620 £ 21,827 81,707 15,052 106,980 3 5 6 52 250 570 1,975 12,565 963 1,757 4,950 31,215 i 3 5 11 75 250 570 8,425 45,445 963 1,757 17,199 96,977 5 23 6,450 32,880 12,249 65,762 Totals 161 35,925 99,733 98 115,360 242,729 259 151,285 342,462