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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ON THE 31st MARCH, 1920. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amounts held for sundry estates and funds— £ s. d. £ g. d. Freehold and leasehold premises as office-sites .. .. .. 151,269 18 3 Wills and trusts estates .. .. .. .. 3,153,580 10 4 Deceased soldiers' estates .. .. .. .. 132,178 1 7 Soldiers'agencies 3,784 3 3 Furniture and plantIntestate estates 543,473 14 8 Furniture and library 11,626 19 4 Mental patients'estates 299,983 10 1 Mechanical appliances 5,854 17 9 Convicts' estates 3,097 7 5 Motor cars and cycles 2,429 4 4 Unclaimed land and property .. .. .. 19,478 5 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 7,162 13 10 Sundry statutes (Native) .. .. .. .. 137,793 17 4 27,073 15 3 West Coast Settlements and Native Reserves .. .. 124,747 12 0 Superannuation and Civil Service Funds .. .. 409,515 12 9 Stocks, bonds, and debenturesPublic Service Superannuation Board's Fund .. .. 45,938 10 9 Government securities 1,046,874 19 5 Teachers' Superannuation Board's Fund .. .. 16,549 10 6 Land Settlement Finance Act debentures .. .. 68,209 0 0 Local bodies'superannuation funds 58,421 4 9 Local-body debentures 1,842.504 3 9 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. 330,585 3 5 2,957,588 3 2 Sinking funds (Government and local bodies') .. .. 4,981,904 13 6 Land Settlement Finance Act .. .. .. 113. 70S 4 0 Mortgages, &c— Auckland education reserves 1,838 13 11 Mortgages 8,124,518 17 2 Relief funds 24 249 19 9 •-'- " Properties acquired by foreclosure .. .. .. 7,547 0 8 Taranaki Scholarships Account .. .. .. 16,089 8 4 8,132,065 17 10 Education Reserves Amendment Act .. .. 17,403 19 7 Government Fire Insurance Fund .. .. .. 61. 895 4 3 Land Assurance Fund .. .. 50,313 6 2 Advances (on overdraft) to estates and accounts .. .. 389,713 16 2 Maori Land Boards' Fund .. .. .. .. 485,421 19 6 War Regulations Act .. .. .. .. 282,914 11 3 Interest and rent accruedSundry statutes and accounts 88.021 5 2 Interest accrued, due and overdue 178,115 19 7 Reserve for interest (enemy moneys) .. .. 30,500 0 0 Rent accrued and due 332 18 11 11,433.388 9 3 178,448 18 6 Assurance and Reserve Fund 177,663 10 9 Cash and fixed depositsInvestment Fluctuation Reserve .. ~-.. .. 36,895 5 10 Cash in hand, on current account, and Agents'balances Profits invested .. .. .. .. 204.080 19 8 (imprest) .. .. .. .. .. 74,892 5 8 Profit and Loss Account .. .. .. 59.261 19 11 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. .. 237 10 7 477,901 16 2 75.129 16 3 £11,911,290 5 5 £11,911.290 5 5 Examined and found correct. Robert J. Colless. Controller and Auditor-General. Robert Triggs, Public Trustee. P. "Verschaffelt, F.1.A.r«.Z., Chief Accountant.