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PUBLIC TRUST OFFlCE— continued. Balance-sheet of the Public Trust Office as at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. A ssets. £ s. cl. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amounts held in Common Freehold and leasehold prel.md for sundry estates mises and sites .. .. .. 217,428 5 9 and funds .. .. 13,174,181 0 1 Furniture and plant — Amounts held for special in- Furniture and library, &o. 1.6,436 4 4 vestment on behalf of ocr- Mechanical appliances .. 0,233 1 7 tain funds but not yet in- Motor cars and cycles .. 2,447 18 0 vested.. . . .. 34,309 2 8 25,117 311 Amount specially invested on Stationery stores, &0. .. .. 7.347 18 7 behalf of certain estates and Stocks, bonds, and debentures—funds .. .. .. 1,501,070 10 4 dovcrnment securities .. 977,505 13 7 14,709,500 19 1 Land Settlement I.nance Sundry creditors .. .. .. 118,505 11 2 Act debentures .. 50,192 0 0 Reserve for income-tax .. 3,000 0 0 Local bodies'debentures .. 3,284,409 0 5 Reserve for interest on enemy 4,312,166 14 0 property moneys .. 45,473 15 10 Mortgages, &c. — General Legal Expenses Ac- Mortgages .. .. 8,409,018 3 11 count .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Properties acquired by foreInvestment Fluctuation Ac- closure, die. .. .. 10,286 11 5 count .. .. .. 49,283 5 3 8,419,904 15 4 98,757 1 1 Advances (on overdraft) to Assurance and Reserve Fund .. 402,302 5 2 estates and accounts .. .. 312,835 19 11 Intorest and rent accrued duo and overdue— Interest accrued and overdue .. .. .. 244,012 13 11 Rent accrued and due .. 400 8 8 244,479 2 7 Sundry debtors .. . . . . 728 4 6 Cash and deposits— ('ash in hand and on current accounts .. .. 284,216 15 11 Land and income tax deposits .. .. 2,913 16 4 Fixed deposits . . . . 916 3 4 288,046 15 7 Special investments held on behalf of certain estates and funds— Government securities .. 99,845 16 4 Looal bodies' debentures .. 243,220 0 0 Private debentures .. 2,447 10 0 Mortgages .. .. 1,148,150 5 2 Overdue interest on investments .. .. 7,407 4 10 1,501.070 10 4 £15,329,125 16 6 £15,329,125 16 6 J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Chief Accountant. The Audit Office, having examined the balance-sheet and accompanying accounts, and compared them with the relative books, documents, and securities, hereby certifies them to be in accordance therewith. G. 1. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.