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Balance-sheet op the State Fire Insurance Office on the 31st December, 1912. Liabilities. Assets. Capital authorized by the £ s. d. £ s. d. j Investments — £ s. d. £ s. d. State Fire Insurance Government debentures Act, 1908 .. .. 100,000 0 0 and Consols .. 35,000 0 0 Less not raised .. .. 98,000 0 0 State Fire capital deben2,000 0 0 tures purchased .. 2,000 0 0 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 26,461 6 2 37,000 0 0 Reserve for unearned premiums .. 21,752 1 0 | Outstanding premiums .. .. 3,640 19 2 Premiums and other deposits .. .. 220 7 8 j Interest accrued but not due .. .. 570 3 4 Outstanding fire losses .. .. 1,471 0 0 i Cash in Bank of New ZeaOther amounts owing by the land at Wellington, or in £ s. d. Office— £ s. d. transit to Wellington .. 12,162 17 0 Interest on capital .. 46 13 4 i Imprest Account balances— Reinsurance premiums £ a. d. due .. .. 1,499 6 9 Head Office ..141 3 8 Commission .. .. 774 9 11 Auckland .. 54 17 2 Rent .. .. 178 14 7 Christchurch 137 14 1 Printing, stationery, and Dunedin .. 44 0 7 advertising .. .. 17 3 Palmerston Postages and sundry North .. 32 18 3 charges .. .. 54 18 8 New Plymouth 0 17 2,555 10 6 410 15 4 12,573 12 4 Office equipment .. .. .. 675 10 6 £54,460 5 4 ■ £54,460 5 4 14th February, 1913. C. K. ('. Sobieson, General Manager. Examined and found correct. —Robekt J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (2,000 copies), £Z 10s.

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