PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND AS ON MARCH 31, 1898 (RETURN OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1898 Session I, B-10

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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND AS ON MARCH 31, 1898 (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 under-named held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st day of March, 1898, as provided by Section 6 of "The Public Securities Act, 1895."

i !* Securities. Kate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. X, The The Post Government Office. Insurance - j ! Office. The Public Trust Office. The The CornGovernment missioners Advances of Public to Settlers Debts SinkOffice, ing 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 " J "The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870"... Per Cent. 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 3ir i April, 1913 : tr ■ Iff iu'ly/ liio Oct., 1913 Nov., April, 1J3O5 I „ - July, 1909 Dec, 1900 Oct., 1899 £ 13,000 174,200 20,900 75,000 8,100 5,200 Z £ 2,'200 £ 1,300 £ £ 7,000 £ £ 13,00( 177, 70( 27,90( 75,00( 25,00( 6,40( 54,70( 76,10( 27,00( 40,00( 253,201 45,271 140,001 134,101 455,991 25,00< 1,200 16,900 " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 "... 26,700 28,000 The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 ... 76,100 5,000 40,000 22,000 it it a " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " " The Land for Settlements Act, 1892 " "The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 "... • "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894 " ... 186,000 45,276 125,000 129,100 376/690 15,000 14,500 52,700 " The New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 "... " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 " ... Ditto . " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896" " The Public Eevenues Act, 1893 " (Treasury Bills)... Local authorities' securities: — Harbour Boards, — Greymouth ... Hokitika Oamaru ... ... ... ... Patea Thames Waitara Wanganui Wellington ... Westport // ! ti it '■- n Feb., 1910 5,000 5,000 25,000 2,000 72,300 4 Sept., 1908 264,000 35,000 15,000 25,000 4,000 57,000 283,001 117,001 Feb., 1902 June, 1898 250,000 139,200 140,000 100,000 lOO.SOO 250,001 480,001 4 5 5 6 5 4 Jan., 1903 Nov., 1896 An. drawings Aug., 1902 July, 1907 Feb., 1899 May, 1905 Feb., 1907 Jan., 1903 100,000 10,000 32,000 10,000 10,000 - 100, 00( 10,00( 32,00( 10,00( 10,00( 14,53! 5,00( 39,001 398,001 - 5,000 39,000 90 14,448 387,200 10,800 Carried forward 2,471,966 246,200 199,500 81,990 325,248 3,324,90^

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st day of March, 1898, &c.— continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. ' "The " Government Insurance Office, j The Public Trust Office. The Government missioners ™ - ■ -Advances- of Public T to Settlers Debts Sink-' . lreasur yOffice. ing Funds. Total. '' " I 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 ... . ... :.". ■..".! „ Duriedin Per Cent. 2,471,966 246,200 n 199,500; £ ' ... . £ 81,990; £ 325,248 3,324,904 7 5 6 Oct., 1900 Jan., 1919 Dec, 1907 1899 Dec, 1907 July, 1898 Jan., 1925 1,000 2,000' 1,000 ... . r If 1,000 2,000 1,000 712 7,500 3,300 600 7,500 712 5 7 6 "600 3,300 Boroughs, — ■ Akaw>a Arrowtown ... ... Blenheim ... Brunner East Invercargill Feilding Greytown Hamilton ... ... Hastings 5-J 7 6 6 7 6 5 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 7 6 7 6 5 5 Nov., 1905 Mar., 1900 April, 1901 May, 1917 Jan., 1904 Oct., 1903 May, 1913 Aug., 1936 „ 1912 i I -■ 900 2,500 3,000 3,000 5,800 600 i - 1,500 ; 900 2,500 3,000 - 1,500 3,000 5,800 600 3,000 18-, 000 2,000 1,800 2,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 2,200 1,000 1,200 6,950 10,000 13,800 3,500 10,000 3,400 1,000 25,000 3,400 ■ • •• ■-.. I ... 3,000 18,000 2,000 i '•■; l Hokitika Kaiapoi Lawrence Lyttelton ... . ... ... Marton ... '....: Masterton ... ■"'•;.'..' North Invercargill Palmerston North Parnell Patea . ... . . ... . ... Oamaru ... Queenstown ... ..'. ; ..'. South Dunedin ... ... ... ... South Invercargill ... ... ... - 1,800 Jan.1899-1904 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 Sept., 1935 May, 1915 • 2,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 6,950 200 1,200' 10,000 i ■ 13,'800 3,500 10,000: 3,400' . ... J 1,000 tt ... ... ... ... Sydenham ... ... ... ... ... Tauranga 25,"000 • ... ."■•• : ; 3,'400-i ' : ... . ... ■ : i — '_ -.. .Carried forward l_J - 2,48.8,766 354,350 201,300 106,190 325,960 I 3,476,566 •■••■. ;■

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Securities. i Ra . te Due Date of Interest. Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The Treasury. Total. - £ 3,476,561 Brought forward ... Held in the colony — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Boroughs — continued. Thames Per Cent. £ 2,488,766 £ 354,350 £ 201,300 £ £ 106,190 £ 325,960 Town Board of Featherston River Board of North Eakaia Waimakariri- Ashley Water-supply Board ... 6 6 5 5 5 5 July, 1916 Oct., 1917 April, 1915 Aug., 1900 June, 1905 „ 1906 „ 1910 Jan., 1902 6,500 1,000 500 3,500 i',700 500 6,50( 3,50( 50( 1,001 l,70( 501 6,00( 6,00( 2,26! 2,924,79! 30,551 120,62: 6,000 6,000 Dunedin Garrison Hall Shares of companies... Mortgages Properties acquired by foreclosure Landed and house property 1,021,537 24,017 120,621 2,265 644,619 6,541 1,258,639 ... ... Total held in the colony ... 2,502,266 1,521,025 860,725 1,258,639 111,890 325,960 6,580,50! Held in London :— New Zealand Government securities under — " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " f , if ... ... 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 June, 1907 May, 1898 400,000 707,129 91,837 607,900 274,416 35,000 400,000 800,001 1,241,22! 251,13' 628,201 308,811 135,001 35,001 500,001 20,001 33,401 4,601 494,300 131,600 20,400 21,000 10,000 19,'400 6,500 200 10,300 34,400 100,000 35,000 500,000 // it " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 " " Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896 " The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 Preferred share certificates, Bank of New Zealand Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company's debentures Oamaru Harbour Board debentures ... Bank of New Zealand guaranteed stock April, 1945 Mar. 1899 May, 1898 June, 1905 33,400 20,000 July, 1904 4,'600 Total held in London 2,149,682 625,900 51,400 4,600 45,900 1,079,900 3,957,38! Summary: — Held in the colony Held in London ... 2,502,266 2,149,682 1,521,025 625,900 860,725 51,400 1,258,639 4,600 111,890 45,900 325,960 1,079,900 6,580,50! 3,957,38; Total 912,125 1,405,860 110,537,88' 14,651,948 2,146,925 1,263,239 157,790