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Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Public Trust Office on the 31st March, 1917. Liabilities. Assets. Amounts held for sundry estates and funds,— £ s. d. £ s. d. Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites,— £ s. d. £ s. d. WiDs and trusts estates .. .. .. .. 2,475,153 0 8 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,832 10 1 Intestate estates .. .. .. .. .. 347,034 7 2 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 5,773 5 2 Mental patients'estates .. .. .. .. 217,544 4 8 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,398 15 0 Convicts' estates .. .. .. .. .. 2,281 14 0 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 1,448 12 3 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 14,835 17 7 Hawera .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,872 17 0 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. ... .. 131,052 5 5 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. 3,103 13 2 West Coast Settlements and Native Reserves .. .. 80,055 15 1 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,263 19 2 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 782,204 4 3 Wanganui.. .. .. .. .. .. 4,502 10 11 Public Service Superannuation Board's Funds.. .. 34,868 17 3 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 41J998 8 4 Local Bodies' Superannuation Funds .. .. .. 29,397 12 10 90,194 11 1 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 119,650 2 7 Furniture and plant,— Sinking funds (Government and local bodies) .. .. 2,875,228 19 7 Furniture and library .. .. .. .. 3,845 410 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 61,862 16 0 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 1,854 6 0 Auckland education reserves .. .. .. .. 792 13 2 Motor cars and cycles .. .. .. .. 220 3 6 Relief Funds .. .. .. .. .. 25,421 15 3 - 5,919 14 4 Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 12,895 11 1 Stocks, bonds, and debentures,— Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. .. 24,008 9 1 Government securities .. .. .. .. 431,833 14 9 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 48,987 15 6 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 76,249 0 0 Land Assurance Fund .. .. .. .. 45,031 0 0 Local bodies'debentures .. .. .. .. 919,395 19 5 Maori Land Boards Fund .. .. .. .. 286,217 12 8 . 1,427,478 14 2 Special loans (mortgagors' balances) .. .. .. 2,141 18 9 Mortgages, &c,— War Regulations Act .. .. .. .. 169,739 0 3 Mortgages.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,918,250 6 9 Sundry statutes and accounts .. .. .. 38,093 6 4 Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 6.557 2 1 7,824,408 19 2 1 5,924,807 8 10 Assurance and Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. 162,163 511 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. .. .. 202,936 8 1 Investment fluctuation reserve .. .. .. .. 19,344 12 9 Interest and rent accrued, due and overdue,— Profits invested .. .. ~ .. ... 113,726 0 7 Interest accrued, duo and overdue .. .. .. 111,845 12 9 Profit and Loss Account.. .. .. ~ .. 51.391 12 11 Rent accrued and due .. .. .. .. 302 19 5 346,625 12 2 112,148 12 2 Cash and fixed deposits,— Cash in hand on current account and Agents' balances (imprest) .. .. .... .. 406,907 2 2 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. 642 0 6 407,549 2 8 £8,171,034 11 4 £8,171,034 11 4 Feed. Fitchett. Public Trustee. W. Baer, Accountant.