PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND AS ON MARCH 31, 1896 (RETURN OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, B-10

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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND AS ON MARCH 31, 1896 (RETURN OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 6 of " The Public Securities Act, 1895."

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices undernamed held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st day of March, 1896, as provided by Section 6 of "The Public Securities Act, 1895."

Securities. Rate Interest. Due Date of Securities. The The Post Government Office. Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The Treasury. Total. Held in the colony :— New Zealand Government securities under — "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1867 " " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " 'er Cent. 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 3* £ 13,000 174,200 20,900 75,000 8,100 5,200 2,200 1,300 1,200 £ £ £ 10,300 200 1,000 £ 13,000 177,700 27,900 75,000 25,000 6,400 54,700 478,300 263,200 40,000 286,000 76,100 27,000 40,000 35,000 48,000 8,690 45,276 140,000 134,100 15,000 April, 1913 tt il 7,000 " ii li "The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870"... tf it " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 "... July, 1910 Oct., 1913 Nov., 1914 May, 1898 16,900 54,700 '' The Consolidated Stock "Act, 1884 " 408,800 93,900 40,000 232,384 76,100 11,000 8,690 45,276 125,000 129,100 264,000 131,600 44,216 5,000 40,000 35,000 15,000 31,000 22,000 5,000 15,000 59,200 tl it 6,500 i. a ... ... // ii • • • ■ ■ ■ The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 ... 11 ii it • • • „ 1897 April, 1905 „ 1899 July, 1909 Oct., 1896 Dec, 1900 Mar., 1897 Oct., 1899 9,400 " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " '' The Lands for Settlement Act, 1892 " 30,000 6,000 '' The Native Land Purchase Act, 1892 "... " The Lands for Settlement Act, 1894 " ... tl it it it 15,000 "The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 " ... Ditto ... ... ... • ... " The Public Eevenues Act, 1893 " Local authorities' securities :— Harbour Boards, — Greymouth ... Hokitika Oamaru Patea Thames Waitara Wanganui Wellington ... Westport tl n 4 3| Sept., 1908 June, 1896 122,600 140,000 222,400 65,000 4,000 283,000 65,000 485,000 5 5 5 6 5 5 Jan., 1897-98 Nov., 1896 An. drawings Aug., 1902 July, 1907 1897 May, 1905 Feb., 1907 Jan., 1898 100,000 10,000 32,000 10,000 10,000 339,200 4,809 39,000 15,320 100,000 10,000 32,000 10,000 10,000 15,650 4,809 39,000 350,000 330 10,800 Carried forward 26,820 I 3,420,825 2,354,450 456,825 297,900 169,200 115,630 26,820

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices undernamed held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st day of March, 1896, &c. — continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The The Post Government Office. Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The , The CornGovernment missioners Advances of Public to Settlers : Debts SinkOffice. : ing Funds. The Total. Treasury. Brought forward ... Held in the colony — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Counties, — Ashburton Tauranga Waitemata ... Under " The Eoads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882" City of Wellington „ Dunedin £ 2,354,450 £ 456,825 £ 297,900 £ 169,200 £ 115,630 £ 26,820 £ 3,420,825 Per Cent. 7 5 6 Oct., 1900 Jan., 1919 Dec, 1907 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,442 7,500 3,300 600 5 7 6 Dec, 1907 July, 1898 Jan., 1925 7,500 1,442 3,300 /; it • • - ■ ■ ■ ... ... Boroughs, — Akaroa Arrowtown ... Blenheim Brunner East Invercargill Feilding Grey town Hamilton Hastings 600 Hawera Hokitika Kaiapoi Lawrence Lyttelton Marton Masterton North Invercargill Palmerston North Parnell Patea Oamaru Queenstown ... South Dunedin South Invercargill 6 7 6 6 7 64 54 5i 54 6 6 54 64 5 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 7 6 7 6 Nov., 1895 Mar., 1900 April, 1901 May, 1917 Jan., 1904 Oct., 1903 May, 1913 . Aug., 1936 „ 1912 April, 1897 Jan., 1904 Nov., 1908 July, 1906 June, 1927 May, 1899 Oct., 1900 Jan., 1902 July, 1905 Aug., 1932 Feb., 1898 Jan., 1920 April, 1904-14 Oct., 1904 Nov., 1899 Feb., 1900 3,000 ... 900 2,500 3,000 3,000 5,800 600 18,000 2,, 000 2,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 1,500 5,200 2,500 900 2,500 3,000 1,500 3,000 5,800 600 3,000 18,000 2,000 5,200 2,500 2,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 2,200 1,000 1,200 6,950 5,000 13,800 3,500 10,000 3,400 1,000 "200 6,950 1,200 13,'800 5,000 3,500 10,000 3,400 1,000 ... Carried forward ... |2,371,250 539,975 299,700 169,200 137,330 28,262 3,545,71'

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices undernamed held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st day of March, 1896, &c.— continued.

James Edward FitzGebald, Audit Office, 9th June, 1896. Controller and Auditor-General.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,385 copies), £3 10s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96. Price, 3d.']

The The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Treasury. Total. Brought forward ... Held in the colony — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Boroughs — continued. Sydenham Tauranga Thames £ 2,371,250 £ 539,975 £ 299,700 £ 169,200 £ 137,330 £ 28,262 £ 3,545,71' Town Board of Featherston River Board of Pukaka ... „ Board of North Rakaia Water-supply Board, Waimakariri- Ashley ... University of Otago Shares of companies... Mortgages Properties acquired by foreclosure Landed and house property Per'Cent. 5 5 6 5* 6 6 5 5 6 Sept., 1935 May, 1915 July, 1916 Oct., 1917 April, 1915 Jan., 1898 Aug., 1900 June, 1915 Jan., 1897 6,500 25,000 3,400 3,500 25,001 3,401 6,501 3,501 501 43; 2,001 1,701 15,001 4,24; 1,593,72. 32,30i 135,23' 500 435 2,000 15,000 1,700 734,667 32,306 135,239 4,245 432,455 425,802 '800 Total held in the colony 2,379,750 1,483,122 736,400 595,002 145,930 29,062 5,369,26i Held in London :— New Zealand Government securities under — " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 " 4 3 4 34 5 5 4 June, 1907 May, 1898 Jan., 1940 April, 1945 1896-97 400,000 772,000 400,000 800,001 1,306,101 120,32; 30,001 150,001 500,001 20,00< 30,001 4,601 494,300 20,400 109,308 30,000 19,400 11,017 Deposit receipts, Bank of New Zealand Preferred share certificates, Bank of New Zealand Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company's debentures Oamaru Harbour Board debentures ... Bank of New Zealand guaranteed stock June, 1905 30,000 20,000 150,000 500,000 July, 1904 4,600 ' Total held in London 1,202,000 494,300 20,400 143,908 39,400 1,061,017 2,961,02; Summary: — Held in the colony Held in London ... 2,379,750 1,202,000 1,483,122 494,300 736,400 20,400 595,002 143,908 145,930 39,400 29,062 1,061,017 5,369,261 2,961,02, Total |3,581,750 1,977,422 756,800 738,910 185,330 1,090,079 8,330,29.