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Public Teust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1908. Dr. £ . s. d. £ s. d. Cb. £ . b. cU £ s. d. To Expenses of Management:— By Balance on Ist April, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 47,55119 2 Salaries,— Commission and charges .. .. .. .. 18,212 210 Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 9,126 1 2 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 14,704 2 11 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. 4,536 17 0 Eents from securities taken over .. .. .. 241 15 4 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. 198 3 4 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 694 1 0 Agents'commission .. .. .. .. .. 2,997 18 7 Sundries ~ .. .. .. ... .. 205 710 Cost of audit .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 34,057 9 11 Services of High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. 100 0 0 Services of General Post Office (eighteen months) 975 0 0 Postages ............ 410 18 3 Rent,— Head Office .......... 635 0 0 Agencies .. .. .. .. .. 586 16 10 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 708 11 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 274 18 0 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. .. 1,294 18 2 Cleaning and lighting .. .. .. .. 312 910 Furnishing .. .. .. .. 388 15 4 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 205 16 9 Valuation fees .. .. .. .. .. 712 4 6 Sundries .. .. '.'. .. .. .. 713 6 2 Oswin's defalcations.. .. .. .. . 1,718 8 4 New premises .. .. .. .. .. 17,10117 11 Transfer to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. 2,913 510 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,458 17 ■* . £81,609 9 1 £81,609 9 1