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THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT. (Included in General Account, but shown separately in terms of Section 42 of " The Public Trust Office Act, 1872.")

1877. Cb. £ a. & £ s . d. July 1, I. Properties pla'el in the Office, — to Bv Cash paid on accouut of such properties ... ... ... ... ... S,179 9 8 1878, II. Intestate Estates,— luna 30. By Cash paid to claimants on such estates ... ... ... ... 14,430 11 1 ,, Interest on accounts transferred to revenue, recredited in Interest Account 46 12 3 ,, Amounts paid to Consolidated Eund in terms of section 7 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1877" ... ... ... ... ... 855 15 6 15,332 18 10 III. Real Estates — By Cash paid to claimants on such estates ... ... ... ... 839 16 9 „ Amount paid to Consolidated Fund (as above) ... ... ... 218 11 6 1,058 8 3 IV. Lunatics' Estates, — By Cash paid to claimants on such estates ... ... ... ... 2,604 1 3 „ Interest on accounts transferred, recredited ... ... ... 34 0 3 „ Amounts paid to Consolidated Fund (as above) ... ... ... 241 13 3 2,879 14 9 V. Section 161 of "The Public Works Act, 1876,"— By Charges deducted ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 7 10 VI. Section 65 of " The Public Works Act, 1876,"— By Amount paid under order of the Supreme Court ... ... ... ... 1,500 0 0 VII. Suspense Account, — By Cash paid on account of property ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 ] 11 VIII. Trust Funds — By Cash paid to claimants of such funds ... ... ... ... ... 7,076 19 6 IX. Expenses Account, — By Amounts paid as per account herewith ... ... ... ... ... 1,782 12 7 X. Imprest Account, — ByBalanceon July 1, 1877 ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 3 2 ,, Amounts advanced for various estates ... ... ... ... 229 16 6 335 19 8 XI. Lunatic Asylums,— By Amount paid to Public Account ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,011 9 4 XII. Investment Account, — By Balance on July 1, 1877 ... ... ... ... ... 32,726 0 0 „ Cash paid for (Government securities ... ... £25,000 0 0 „ „ placed in bank as fixed deposit at interest ,.. 5,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 „ Investment under will of W. H. Johnson ... ... ... 2,450 0 0 65,176 O 0 XIII. Cash Account, — By Cash in Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... ... 12,287 10 6 £118,625 12 10 £118,625 12 10 Public Trust Office, J. Woodwaed. Wellington, 17th July, 1878. Public Trustee. Examined and found correct. Jambs Edwaed FitzOebald, 1st August, 1878. Commissioner of Audit.

1877, Julyl, to 1878, June 30. De. To Balance on July 1, 1877 ... „ Commissions received from estates (also charges recovered) „ Fees on deposit of wills ... „ Fee on registration of life policy ... „ Interest on amounts advanced to estates ,, Commission on fee stamps purchased „ Balance of interest as under, — Interest on Governmeut securities held ... ,, allowed by Bank on current account ,, recredited from accounts transferred £ s. d. 1,426 0 0 227 6 5 80 12 6 £ s. d. 1,177 18 7 1,172 12 9 10 0 0 5 0 0 16 0 4 16 6 1,733 18 11 Less Amounts paid with balances of estates during year „ Amounts added to accounts at close of year ... £82 19 7 1,237 11 10 1,320 11 5 413 7 6 £2,770 16 4 1878, July 1. To Balance brought, down ... ... £988 3 9