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Balance-sheet of the State Fiee Insurance Office on the 31st Decembee, 1915. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital authorized by I s. d. £ s. d. Government debentures and Consols .. 58,196 6 6 the State Fire Insur- Mortgages on property .. .. 2,600 0 0 ■nice Act. 1908 .. 100,000 0 0 Freehold land and buildings .. .. 25,655 1 9 Less no! raised .. 100,000 0 0 Outstanding premiums .. .. 4,255 10 7 Nil. Interest accrued but not due . . .. 693 2 6 Reserve Fund .. .. .. 86,217 16 10 Rent acorued but not due .. .. 29 14 5 Investment Fluctuation Reserve Fund.. 2,000 0 0 Cash in Bank of New ZeaReserve for unearned premiums .. 28,466 7 4 land at Wellington, or £ s. d. Premiums and other deposits.. .. 498 18 0 in transit to Wellington 33,608 1 4 Outstanding fire losses .. .. 2,933 0 0 Imprest Account balances (Miic r amounts owing by the Office-— £ s. d. Reinsurance premiums £ s. d. Head Office 51 li 10 due .. .. 4,801 8 5 Auckland.. 12 12 4 Commission .. .. 1,048 17 6 Christchurch 112 16 7 Renl .. .. 183 10 2 Dunedin .. 46 12 0 Printi v g. stationery. Palmerston and advertising .. I (i 12 II North .. 44 7 7 Postages and sundry New Plyo'harges .. .. 25(1 13 5 mouth .. 31)7 15 8 6,301 2 5 575 11 0 34,183 12 4 Office equipment .. .. .. 803 16 6 £126,417 4 7 j £126,417 4 7 17th February, 1916. C. R. C. Eobieson, General Manager. Examined and found correct. —R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

ipproximate Host of Paper. — Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £3.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l6

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