Gross Estate.
Classification
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A 29
ESTATE DUTY STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1938.
Note. FIGURES IN BRACKETS RELATE TO THE YEAR 1937.
Estates under $200,000. Pre-sumed origin of deceased, British Isles. Estates under $200,000. Pre-
sumed origin of deceased, China. Estates under $200,000. Pre-
sumed origin of deceased, Other. Estates over $200,000. All races. Total. Bank deposits 436,951.60 (165,665.39) 502,148.99 (675,937.15) 89,560.48 (40,952.87) 421,165.59 (147,687.47) 1,449,826.66 (1,030,242.88) Business deposits 5,509.28 (3,061.64) 211,647.63 (29,310.97) 4,833.42 (36,015.72) -10,075.00 (300.00) 232,065.33 (68,688.33) Money out on mortgage of land 82,045.07 (88,463.15) 170,247.70 (140,030.41) 1,032,942.98 (228,493.56) 1,285,235.75 (456,987.12) Other debts due to deceased 48,633.94 (1,686.00) *-1,296.00 (115,238.87) 47,337.94 (1,166.00) (93,972.57) (212,063.44) 47,337.94 (330,154.31) Shares quoted on Stock exchange 1,584,810.25 (2,575,694.14) 528,560.74 (615,159.69) 267,457.09 (361,425.63) 3,254,288.26 (2,099,182.25) 5,635,116.34 (5,651,461.71) Other Shares 37,907.90 (93,909.29) 827,159.28 (457,372.01) 13,945.16 (13,183.41) 997,535.00 (424,936.13) 1,876,547.34 (989,400.84) Life Insurance *-15,227.27 (114,498.52) 147,875.39 (269,798.49) 17,684.23 (41,096.15) (780.00) (416,173.16) 150,332.35 (841,566.32) Immovable property 43,400.00 (3,360.00) 2,319,797.85 (2,393,625.01) 29,150.00 (108,494.73) 827,219.08 (5,174,397.42) 3,219,566.93 (7,679,877.16) Other property 62,150.26 (202,613.70) 236,278.74 (141,788.31) 26,909.06 (95,732.08) 914,457.97 (28,416.98) 1,239,796.03 (468,551.07) Gross Estates 2,237,547.09 (3,160,488.68) 4,992,350.26 (4,828,260.91) 449,539.44 (698,066.59) 7,456,387.88 (8,058,135.97) 15,135,824.67 (16,744,952.15) Mortgage debts 9,551.01 451,545.22 (432,043.01) (11,039.03) (5,281.98) (461,096.23) (448,364.02) Other debts 23,481.44 (194,546.23) 475,458.55 (777,844.36) 54,260.65 (16,972.75) 200,289.47 (572,384.25) 753,490.11 (1,561,747.59) Funeral expenses 4,352.33 (4,891.11) 43,753.60 (35,329.05) 1,775.00 (2,528.00) 3,882.00 (2,389.00) 53,762.93 (45,137.16) Net estates as finally assessed by Commissioner 2,200,162.31 (2,961,051.34) 4,021,592.89 (3,583,044.49) 393,603.79 (667,526.81) 7,252,216.41 (7,478,080.74) 13,867,475.40 (14,689,703.38) Net estates as originally sworn 2,193,476.34 (2,945,046.24) 3,656,610.09 (3,389,919.50) 385,795.16 (687,987.73) 7,204,789.54 (7,138,082.95) 13,440,671.13 (14,161,036.42) Revenue 104,842.28 (142,599.28) 171,124.57 (136,325.41) 16,558.19 (30,161.55) 928,329.13 (1,074,165.16) 1,220,854.17 (1,383,251.40) Number of estates: (male) 62 (81) 311 (320) 27 (31) 10 (12) 410 (444) Number of estates (female) 22 (28) 66 (68) 6 (6) 3 (2) 97 (104) Number of cases where deceased died in Colony 19 (20) 224 (177) 16 (14) 265 (3) (214)
Allowances, *Refunds in respect of previous years exceeded receipts.