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Statement op Assets and Liabilities of the Public Trust Office on the 31st Mabch, 1916. Liabilities. • Assets. Amounts held for sundry estates and funds,— £ s. d. £ 8. d. i Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Wills and trusts estates .. .. .. .. 2,177,221 15 9 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,332 10 1 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 298,232 511 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 3,951 5 2 Mental patients'estates .. .. .. .. 203,036 511 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 6,024 5 0 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. 1,541 3 5 Greymouth .. .. .. 1,488 12 3 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 12,835 11 2 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,918 17 0 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 121,119 15 6 Invercargill .. .. .. -. .. 3,187 13 2 West Coast Settlements and Native reserves .. .. 77,759 3 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,321 7 6 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 723,992 13 3 Wanganui.. .. .. .. .. 4,604 10 11 Public Service Superannuation Board's Funds. . .. 11,811 11 2 Wellington .. .. .- .. .. 43,137 8 4 Local Bodies' Superannuation Funds .. .. .. 21,346 3 9 89,966 9 5 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 74,995 18 3 Furniture and plant,— Sinking funds (Government and local bodies) .. .. 2,597,242 17 4 Furniture and library .. .. .. .. 4,048 15 10 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 51,573 010 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 1,488 17 6 Auckland education reserves .. .. .. 1,795 18 8 Motor cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 435 13 6 Coal-miners' Relief Fund .. .. .. 7,377 86 — 5,973 610 Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 12,764 15 1 : Stocks, bonds, and debentures,— Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. .. 23,984 711 Government securities .. .. .. .. 233,030 0 0 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 41,532 3 1 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 76,249 0 0 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 43,277 3 5 Local bodies'debentures .. .. .. .. 609,149 9 5 Maori Land Boards Fund .. .. .. .. 272,732 4 1 918,428 9 5 Special loans (mortgagors' balances) .. .. .. 1,869 11 6 Mortgages, &c,— War Regulations Act .. .. .. .. 73,892 19 10 Mortgages.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,423,468 10 2 Sundry statutes and accounts .. .. 28,419 17 1 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 6.151 011 6,880,354 14 9 5,429,619 11 1 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 177,416 3 2 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. .. .. 178,103 611 Investment fluctuation reserve .. .. .. .. 15,047 0 0 Interest and rent accrued, due and overdue,— Profits invested .. .. .. .. .. 109,905 11 5 Interest accrued, due and overdue .. .. .. 99,517 12 8 302,368 14 7 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. .. 317 16 3 99,835 8 11 Cash and fixed deposits,— Cash in hand on current account and Agents' balances (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. 457,359 12 8 Fixed deposits .. ... .. .. 3,437 4 1 460,796 16 9 £7,182,723 9 4 £7,182,723 9 4 Fbed. Fitchett. Public Trustee. W. Barb, Accountant.