SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (LIST OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1886 Session I, B-13

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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (LIST OF THE).

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 20 of " The Public Bevcnues Act, 1880."

Securities belonging to the Governmest Insurance Office. £ s. d. Consolidated stock short-dated debentures and scrip ... 459,100 0 0 Bank deposits ... ... ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Parnell ... ... ... 6,950 0 0 Bonds of the Otago University ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 Bonds of the Arrowtown Waterworks ... ... ... 2,500 0 0 Bonds of the Waimea Plains Eailway Company ... ... 75,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Wanganui ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Bonds of the Wanganui Harbour Board ... ... 40,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Feilding ... ... ... 5,800 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Queenstown ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of New Plymouth ... ... 4,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of South Dunedin ... ... 10,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of South Invercargill ... ... 3,400 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Marton ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Sydenham ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Bonds of the County of Ashburton ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 21,600 0 0 £703,850 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £703,850, as stated * on the other side. James Edward FitzGerald. W. West Knowles. 31st March, 1886. T. Truman.

Securities belonging to the Armed Constabulary Reserve Fund. £ s. d. Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Deficiency bill, £2,000, seen this day, 31st March, 1886. James Edward FitzGerald. T. Truman. G. B. D. Thornhill.

Securities belonging to the Nelson Bifle Prize Firing Fund. £ s. a. Mortgage ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £1,000 0 0 Deficiency bill and mortgage, £1,000, seen this day, 31st March, 1886. James Edwabd FitzGeeald. T. TRUMAN. G. B. D. Thoknhill.

* The certificates are given in the Safe Ledger, and refer to the entries on the opposite page.

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Secueities belonging to the Commissionees of the Public Debt Sinking Funds. £ s. a. Consolidated Stock scrip ... ... ... ... 25,000 . 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 14,000 0 0 Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 20,000 0 0 General Purposes Loan ... ... ... ... 54,700 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... 20,100 0 0 Mortgage of City of Dunedin ... ... ... 3,300 0 0 Bonds of the Canterbury Eivers Board ... ... 14,500 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Hawera ... ... ... 6,300 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Patea ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 Bonds of the Waitara Harbour Board... ... ... 15,650 0 0 Bonds of the Cambridge Town District ... ... 560 0 0 £184,110 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £184,110, as stated on the other side. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. T. Teuman. 31st March, 1886. G. B. D. Thoenhill.

Secueities belonging to the Post Office. £ s. • d. Consolidated Stock scrip ... ... ... ... 112,400 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 188,100 0 0 Debentures and scrip of the General Purposes Loan ... 54,700 0 0 Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 Debentures of the Consolidated Loan ... ... ... 13,000 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... 144,500 0 0 Scrip of the Westland Loan ... ... ... 50,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Oamaru ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Bonds of the Oamaru Harbour Board..: ... ... 33,000 0 0 Bonds of the Canterbury Eivers Board ... ... 6,500 0 0 Bonds of the North Eakaia Eiver Board ... ... 5,500 0 0 Bonds of the Patea Harbour Board ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 £702,700 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £702,700, as stated on the other side. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. Thomas Teuman. 31st March, 1886. J. E. Waebueton.

Secueities belonging to the Public Teust Office. £ s. a. Scrip of the General Purposes Loan ... ... ... 1,200 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... 113,400 0 0 Bonds of the Boroughs of North Invercargill .. ... 1,900 0 0 Deposits in banks ... ... ... ... 710 16 10 £117,210 16 10 We hereby certify that we have examined the contents of the safe this day, and find the securities named as on the other side to amount to £117,210 16s. lOd. James Edwaed KtzGeeald. E. C. Hameeton.

31st March, 1886. T. Teuman. Secueities belonging to Public Companies deposited in the Public Teust Office. £ s. a. The Australian Mutual Provident Company ... ... 25,000 0 0 The National Mutual Life Association of Australia ... 9,500 0 0 The Mutual Life Assurance Association of Australasia ... 5,100 0 0 The New Zealand Accident Insurance Company ... ... 6,000 0 0 The Mutual Assurance Society of Victoria ... ... 5,000 0 0 The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society ... ... 5,000 0 0 The Accident Insurance Association of New Zealand ... 5,000 0 0 The Equitable Insurance Association of New Zealand ... 5,000 0 0 The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ... 5,000 0 0 Correct: 31st March, 1886. J. E. FG. E. C. H. T. T.

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Secueities belonging to the Public Wobks Fund. £ s. d. Duntroon and Hekateramea Eailway Bonds ... ... 57,900 0 0 Scrip issued under the District Railways Purchasing Act ... 188,300 0 0 £246,200 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £246,200, as stated on the other side. James Bdwaed FitzGebald. Thomas Tbuman. 31st March, 1886. G. B. D. Thoenhill.

Secueities held by the Public Woeks Fund under the Eoads and Bridges Construction Act. Comities. ,& s. d. £ s. d. Ashburton ... ... ... ... 1,512 0 0 Bruce ... ... ... ... ... 2,196 11 10 Clifton 66 0 0 Clutha 2,904 8 0 Cook ... ... ... ... ... 2,738 13 0 Collingwood ... ... ... . ... 1,042 10 0 Geraldine 3,701 17 10 Grey 3,831 6 3 Kaikoura 712 10 9 Manawatu 2,928 18 0 Oroua 1,408 17 0 Piako 1,495 12 0 Eangitikei ... ... ... ... 2,181 7 0 Southland ... ... ... ... 1,644 6 0 Tauranga 1,762 10 0 Taranaki 927 15 0 Tuapeka 916 10 0 Thames 2,960 6 0 Waikato 2,614 8 8 Waipa ... .. ... ... ... 805 11 0 Wairoa 1,094 17 6 Wairarapa Bast ... ... ... ... 2,030 4 2 Wairarapa West ... ... ... ... 1,603 14 6 Waihemo 1,333 6 0 Waimea ... ... ... ■•• ••• 450 0 0 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 920 10 0 45,784 10 6 Boroughs. Greymouth 2,500 0 0 Hamilton ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 Kaiapoi 4,074 16 11 Kihikihi 252 0 0 Maori Hill 1,237 10 0 North-East Valley ... ... ... 1,475 9 8 9,569 16 7 Boad Boards. Birkenhead 3,375 0 0 Cambridge ... ... ... ... 1,170 0 0 Carrington ... ... ... ... 468 0 0 Clinton 4,095 0 0 Eden Terrace ... ... ... ... 67 12 0 Epsom 648 18 0 Featherston ... ... ... ... 3,042 0 0 Hamilton 409 10 0 Howick 32 16 6 Hunua ... ... ... ... ... 20 14 0 Karioi 462 0 0 Kiwitea 4,269 16 11 Manchester ... ... ... ... 21,515 10 0 Manawatu ... ... .. ... 6,302 14 0 Masterton ... ... ... ... 13,748 1 7 Maraetai ... ... ... ... 68 3 0 Mount Albert ... ... ... ... 579 0 0 Neaire ... ... ... ... ... 1,260 0 0 Oero 504 0 0 Opaheke... ... ... ... ... 49 4 0 Pahiatua ' 2,512 7 6

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£ s. d. S s. a. Pakuranga • ... ... ... ... 224 4 8 Paparata... ... ... ... ... 54 15 0 Paparoa ... ... ... ... ... 41 11 0 Pokeno ... ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 PukekoheEast ... ... ... ...' 348 9 0 Portobello ... ... ... ... 187 10 0 Sandon and Carnarvon ... ... ... 3,965 0 1 Tamahere ... ... ... ... 585 0 0 Taotaoroa ... ... ... ... 252 0 0 Taratahi-Carterton ... ... ... 2,080 5 8 Turanga ... ... ... ... ... 92 5 0 Waihipi ... ... ... ... ... 41 8 0 Wairoa South ... ... ... ... 109 4 0 Wairoa ... ... ... ... ... 1,104 19 11 Waitoa ... ... ... ... ... 3,258 17 6 WaitaraWest ... ... ... ... 234 0 0 Waiuku ... ... ... ... ... 27 18 0 77,357 15 4 River Boards. Spring Creek ... ... ... ... 756 0 0 Pukaka ... ... ... ... ... 1,065 16 2 1,821 16 2 £134,533 18 7 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £134,533 18s. 7d., as detailed on the other side. James Edward FitzGeeald. Thomas Truman. 31st March, 1886. G. B. D. Thornhill.

SUMMAEY. a s. a. Government Insurance Association ... ... ... 703,850 0 0 Armed Constabulary Be ward Fund ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Nelson Bine Prize-firing Fund ... ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Public Debt Sinking Funds ... ... ... ... 184,110 0 0 Post Office ... ... ... ... ... ... 702,700 0 0 Public Trust Office 117,210 16 10 Deposits of Public Companies in Trust Office ... ... 70,600 0 0 The Public Account ... ... ... ... ... 246,200 0 0 „ „ Boads and Bridges Construction ... 134,533 18 7 Total securities in safe ... ... ...£2,162,204 15 5 James Edwakd FitzGekald, Ist April, 1886. Controller and Auditor-General. [Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,850 copies), j£2 9s.]

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