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Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. To Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Permanent .. .. 150,288 4 5 By Commission and charges .. .. .. 92,548 7 4 Temporary .. .. 5,694 2 1 Interest, being surplus from investments .. 125,864 9 4 Unclassified .. .. 500 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 2,381 13 10 156,482 6 6 Overtime .. .. .. .. 414 2 6 Service charges— Agents'commission .. 4,357 8 2 Services of High Commissioner .. .. .. 633 15 0 Services of General Post Office 891 19 7 5,883 2 9 Audit of books and accounts .. .. 945 0 0 Maintenance of premises and plant— Repairs and insurances— Offices .. .. .. 1,401 19 2 Motor cars and cycles .. 2,022 7 7 Office appliances .. 358 11 5 Sundries .. .. 463 8 10 Insurance premiums on office premises, furniture, &c. .. .. .. 399 0 4 4,645 7 4 Rent .. .. .. .. 3,758 4 5 General charges— Advertising .. .. 2,943 17 9 Cleaning, lighting, heating, and power .. .. 2,943 3 6 Legal expenses .. .. 216 2 3 Miscellaneous payments .. 1,234 13 7 Postages and freight .. 4,368 1110 Stamp duty on receipts and cheques .. .. 513 5 7 Telephone subscriptions .. 928 6 7 Printing, stationery, and requisites .. .. 5,087 12 1 Travelling-expenses .. 5,312 13 7 Rangers' expenses in excess of fees charged .. .. 116 0 9 Extension of business .. 1,345 3 3 Wages of custodian and staff 4,999 16 2 30,009 6 11 Amounts written off under section 43, Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913 .. 61 16 3 Depreciation (office premises, furniture, and plant, &c.) .. .. .. .. 7,542 0 0 Balance, being net profit for year transferred to Appropriation Account .. .. 11,053 3 10 £220,794 10 6 £220,794 10 0 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Expenditure relative to year By Profit and Loss Account, balance transferred 11,053 3 10 ended 31st March, 1921— Bonuses to Estates Account, unexpended Wages of custodian and staff .. 1,058 12 1 balance transferred .. .. .. 10,525 1 4 Sundry .. .. .. 175 13 10 Income-tax 1921-22 .. .. 1,544 17 10 2,779 3 9 Reserve for income-tax 1922-23 .. 3,000 0 0 Amount transferred to General Legal Expenses Account .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Investment Fluctuation Account .. 0,515 0 0 Balance transferred to Assurance and Beserve Fund .. .. .. 8,284 1 5 £21,578 5 2 £21,578 5 2 J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee. W. Barr, Chief Accountant.

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