PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE DOMINION AND IN ENGLAND AS ON 31st MARCH, 1908 (RETURN OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1908 Session I, B-10

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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE DOMINION AND IN ENGLAND AS ON 31st MARCH, 1908 (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 Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, as provided by Section 6 of "The Public Securities Act, 1895."

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Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The The Post Government Office. Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The The The Com- I Government Government missioners ! The Advances Advances of Public ' State Fire to Settlers to Workers Debts Sink- Insurance. Office. Office. ing Funds. The Treasury. Total. Held in the Dominion :— New Zealand Government securities under — "The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867" " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " [PerCent.j 4 4 4A 4-L 2 4 ■ 4 5 Si 6" 3* 4" 4 3* 3| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 April, 1913 £ 13,000 175,300 20,900 8,100 75,000 5,200 £ £ £ £ i ! £ 2,100 ! 1,900 j 9,700 j 17,500 3,000 3,000 i 3,000 i 9,500 j 9,200 3,000 5,200 2,000 5,500 4,000 2,000 £ 5,000 £ 4,900 15,000 45,000 84,500 15,800 "600 675 350 50 ; 1,450 | "500 2,000 57,000 300 £ 13,000 178,300 27,900 25,000 75,000 ' 6,400 54,700 385,500 194,200 40,000 250,300 62,000 4,250 7,675 10,000 36,500 13,000 12,050 4,750 3,000 55,415 13,100 61,415 83,900 29,314 263,000 117,000 200 15,000 17,900 2,200 800 " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870"... July, 1910 April, 1913 Oct., „ Nov., 1914 Dec, „ Feb., 1912 July, 1909 Sept., 1914 April, 1909 Aug., 1908 Jan., 1909 " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 "... 1,200 "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884" 28:-!, 500 194,200 The District Eailways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 ... " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " The Land for Settlements Acts, 1894 and 1897 " The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900 " 40,000 a a a Ma v. „' Jan'., 1911 231,500 62,000 650 4,000 10,000 27,000 13,000 2,500 4,750 '. ' ' a n n "„ 1912 Feb., „ Jan., „ 1915 Feb., „ Jan., 1922 Feb.. 1910 Sept., 1908 6,100 50,165 54,465 79,900 1,224 a " a " 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. 1900" Ditto, 1901 ... „ 1901 ... 27,590 279,000 4 May, 1909 60,000 200 3i 4 Jan., ,, 15,000 17,600 L Carried forward 1,536,090 42,200 187,754 80,600 80,600 5,000 5,000 ! 228,125 228,125 2,079,769 ...

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, &c.—continued

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Securities. Eate of Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. Trie Government Advances to Workers Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Fund. The State Fire Insurance. The Treasury. Total. Interest. Brought forward ... Held in the Dominion — continued. New Zealand Government securities — continued. " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901" Ditto, 1902 „ 1902 „ 1903 „ 1903 „ 1906 „ 1906 „ 1907 '' The Dairy Industry Act, 1898 "... Per Cent. £ 1,536,090 £ 42,200 £ 187,754 £ £ £ 80,600 £ 5,000 £ 228,125 £ 2,079,769 4 Dec, 1911 2,500 „ 2,500 4 4 4 4 34 34 3* 34 4 34 34 34 „ 1912 2,700 125,000 48,625 167,900 21,500 500,000 200,000 438 843 500 450,000 205,000 299,200. 730,000 55,000 416,000 100,000 45,000 3,000 900 6,600 125,000 56,875 168,500 52,100 500,000 200,000 438 843 500 450,000 205,000 400,000 735,000 55,000 416,000 100,000 45,000 Jan., 1909 Feb., 1924 Jan., 1912 1922 30,000 7,000 1,250 600 600 ff it • ■ • It it • ■ • ... ... "The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1906" "The Government Advances to Workers Act, 1906 " " The Public Eevenues Act, 1893 " (Treasury bills) ... '' The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901" Aug., 1908 Jan., 1911 „ 1916 Oct., 1912 Jan., „ Dec, 1908 Jan., 1909 100,800 5,000 it I! • • • ... Mar., 1911 April, 1912 May, 1911 " The State Coal-mines Act, 1901 " " The Hutt Railway and Eoad Improvement Act, 1903 " Ditto, 1905 Ditto* 1903-1905 " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " " The State Fire Insurance Act, 1903" 34 34 34 34 4 4 34 " 1915 „ 1911 55,000 50,000 30,000 1,500 500 ■ 600 50,000 55,000 50,000 30,000 1,500 500 1,400 50,000 // a " The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 " " The Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1907 " " The Eeserve Fund Securities Act, 1907 "... Jan., „ „ 1921 800 34 Aug., 1912 800,000 800,000 Carried forward ... 5,893,896 I 42,200 217,754 90,600 5,000 338,075 6,587,525

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, &c.— continued.

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Securities. Kate „ „ , » * Due Date ot Interest. Securities. The Tbe rni t. t n The Government nffi G T overnment Public Trust Advances ■ Office. Insurance Qffice to Se ttler S Ofll0e ' Office. The The CornGovernment missioners The Advances ; of Public State Fire to Wo.kers [ Debts Sink- Insurance. Office. ing Funds. The Treasury. Total. Per Cent. £ 5,893,896 £ 42,200 £ 217,754 £ £ £ 90,600 £ 5,000 £ 338,075 £ 6,587,52c Brought forward ... Held in the Dominion — continued. Local authorities' securities: — Harbour Boards, — Bluff Greymouth ... 44 4 4 4 5 54 44 4i *2 4 6 41 4 4 Dec, 1913 Jan., „ i, 1911 „ 1912 Nov., 1896 An. drawings Feb., 1946 „ 1949 April, 1938 1897-99 Aug., 1946 Jan., 1949 „ 191.3 100,000 50,000 25,000 7,225 31,000 21,870 5,000 10,000 10,400 I0,40C 100, 00C 50.00C 25.00C 7,22c 31,00C 21.87C 5,00C 10,00C 14,031 67, 90C 489.50C 10,50C ... , Hokitika Oamaru Patea ... ... Thames ... Waitara ... Wellington ... Westport 28,900 489,500 39,000 14,031 Counties, — ■ Ashburton Tauranga City of Wellington 10,500 ... ,/ ... ... It * • • * • • City of Dunedin ... 5 5 41 *2 4 4 41 *2 5 6 4 4 41 Oct., 1912 Jan., 1919 Dec, 1932 „ 1909 July, 1931 April, 1908 Oct., 1914 Jan., 1925 April, 1928 „ 1930 Mar., 1933 I ... 100,000 440 8,'400 1,000 400 2,000 44C 2,00C 8,40C 1.00C 100,ooe 40C io, ooe 60C * 1,64C 85C 15,00C ib','000 600 1,640 850 City of Christchurch a ... City of Nelson ... Boroughs, — Arrowtown ... Blenheim 15,000 Brunner Dannevirke ... 5 5 5 6 4i 5 „ 1926 May, 1910 June, 1937 May, 1917 Nov., 1926 Jan., 1933 766 14,000 3,500 1,500 766 14, ooe 3,50C 1,50C 7.50C 4,00C 7,500 4,000 ... ... Carried forward ... 6,762,391 129,806 247,644 104,600 5,000 352,106 7,601,54'

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, &c.— continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. The Government Advances to Workers Office. The Commissioners The T , of Public State Fire T ££ Debts Sink- Insurance. J ' ing Funds. Total. Brought forward ... Held in the Dominion — continued. Local authorities' securities— continued. Boroughs — continued. Dannevirke ... East Invercargill Gladstone Grey town PerCent.l £ 6,762,391 £ 129,806 £ 247,644 £ £ £ 104,600 £ 5,000 £ 352,106 £ 7,601,547 5 4 4 64 5 5 54 44 5 44 5 5 5 44 5 5 41 *2 5 5 44 44 5 6 44 44 Jan., 1946 „ 1915 Feb., 1914 May, 1913 April, 1947 Aug., 1936 Feb., 1947 „ 1910 April, 1919 Aug., 1912 3,000 600 15,000 5,500 1,000 2,000 15,000 5,500 1,000 600 2,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 1,454 18,000 2,000 700 2,000 720 11,500 1,300 600 6,000 9,500 3,000 4,000 4,700 13,800 560 7,600 1,850 1,000 6,950 5,000 2,000 Hamilton 4,000 1,454 18,000 2,000 4,000 Hawera Hastings Invercargill ... Kaiapoi Levin Lower Hutt ... Oct., 1924 Nov., 1908 Mar., 1922 „ 1910 Nov., 1914 Dec, „ Sept., 1924 June, 1931 „ 1927 May, 1910 Jan., 1912 „ 1920 Mar., 1915 Nov., 1923 Feb., 1916 July, „ Aug., 1932 Sept., 1913 Feb., 1921 "700 2,000 720 11,500 1,300 600 6,000 Lyttelton Masterton North Invercargill Oamaru ... Onslow ... ... 9,500 3,000 4,000 4,700 13,800 "560 7,600 Palmerston North 1,850 1,000 -. ... - Parnell Patea Petone 6,950 5,000 2,000 Carried forward ... 16,779,191 179,310 312,824 112,450 5,000 352,106 7,740,881

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, &c.— continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The The The Government Government Public Trust Advances Advances Office. to Settlers to Workers Office. Office. The Commissioners The „, of Public State Fire „ ltle Debts Sink- Insurance. -treasury, ing Funds. Total. Brought forward ... ... Held in the Dominion — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Boroughs — continued. Petone [PerCent. 1 ... £ 6,779,191 £ 179,310 £ 179,310 £ 312,824 £ £ £ 112,450 £ 5,000 £ 352,106 £ 7,740,881 Queenstown ... Eangiora South Invercargill Sydenham - 5 5 41 *2 7 41 *2 4 5 4 44 5 5 5 Feb., 1925 Aug., „ Feb., 1948 April, 1914 Mar., 1927 Feb., 1915 Sept., 1935 „ 1921 Feb., 1932 May, 1915 Jan., 1925 „ 1910 6,000 2,000 25,000 6,000 2,000 25,000 6,000 1,550 13,500 1,000 8,000 5,000 ... ... 13,500 1,000 6,000 2,000 8,000 5,000 25,000 1,700 6,000 3,400 1,550 1,000 6,000 1,700 Taihape Tauranga Te Aroha Eoad Board of Muhungaonga Town Boards — Featherston ... Manaia Eongotea Waipukurau ... Waimakariri- Ashley Water-supply Board ... 6 5 5 5 5 41 *2 *2 April, 1915 Feb., 1916 Sept., 1934 Jan., 1955 June, 1911 „ 1910 Jan., 1910 5,000 1,550 500 1,000 700 500 1,000 700 A(\n ooe: ... 1,000 3,400 I 1 I ■■• I 500 1,000 700 600 2,200 6,000 5,000 8,973,885 5,541 122,436 ... ... ... 600 6,000 2,200 Dunedin Garrison Hall Mortgages Properties acquired by foreclosure ... Landed and house property "■ 2. ••• p, 2,496,335 175 122,436 ,ct»U, OOO 2,090,025 5,366 4,183,369 203,156 1,000 ... 1 122,436 ... 1 Total held in the Dominion 6,784,191- 2, 2,841,006 ,841,006 [2,445,015 4,183,369 203,156 118,050 5,000 353,106 16,932,893 Held in London :— New Zealand Government securities under — " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 " m 31 3 3 34 Jan., .1940 April, 1945 Jan., 1909 618,000 I 2,260,496 : 65,000 100,000 ; 3,043,496 ! 625,900 625,900 625,900 • 50,400 200 668,400' 2,886,596 65,000100,000 '' The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " ... i ... ... ... ... a a Carried forward ... 50,600 3,719,99i

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, &c.— continued.

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Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The The m , . „ „ ±aB . The Government The Post Government pnbU( , Trugt Advancea Office. Insurance Qffice> to Settlers 0ffice - Office. The The ComGovernment missio::ers Advances of Public to Workers Debts SinkOffice, ing Funds. The State Fire Insurance. The Treasury. Total. Per Cent.' £ 3,043,496 £ 625,900 £ £ £ £ £ £ 50,600 £ 3,719,996 Brought forward ... Held in London — continued. New Zealand Government securities under — continued. " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Act, 1899" ("Native Land Purchases Act, 1892," renewed under "The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899," and " The New Zealand Loans Act 1904.") "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900" " The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1894 Extension Act, 1901 " 3* ... a Oct., 1912 125,000 125,000 3i June, 1908 741,066 80,000 73,700 814,766 80,000 Ditto ... Canadian Stock "-.'/. Bonos Stock Bonds Stock a „ Bonds ... Stock Cape of Good Hope Stock Gold Coast Stock* Hong Kong Stock India Stock Leeds Corporation Stock... New South Wales Bonds Stock ... 4 4 4 4 3 3* 3 3+ 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 3i 3i 3 Oct., 1912 Nov., 1908 Jan., 1910 1910-1935* 1909-1934* Julv, 1938 Oct., 1947 Julv, 1929-49 Mar., 1927-52 Apr., 1918-43 Jan., 1931 July, 1927 1910 Jan., 1923 Sept., 1918 Oct.. 1924 Julv, 1962 Sept., 1925 Julv, 1908 Jan.. 1909 1916 300,000 6,422 4,600 20,932 4,500 3,142 1,600 34,022 5,000 13,667 200 18,000 14,261 217 14,000 19,800 5,486 32,000 53,000 6,500 964 100 13,000 1,500 9,700 907 1,980 191 1,773 39,000 17,000 * 42,603 '" I l i 300,000 6,422 4,600 20,932 4,500 3,142 1,600 34,022 5,000 13,667 200 18,000 14,261 217 14,000 19,800 5,486 32,000 53,000 6,500 964 100 13,000 1,500 9,700 907 1,980 191 1,773 39,000 17,000 42,603 Beading Corporation Stock Sheffield South Australia Bonds "„ Stock ... ... April, „ 1916-1935* 1917-1936* April. 1918 „ 1924 Jan., 1939 Mar., 1930-55 May, 1923-53* Southern Nigeria Stock ... Transvaal Stock ... Carried forward ... 4,675,629 625,900 124,300 5,425,829 * Six months' notice. f Twelve months' notice.

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Audit Office, 9th July, 1908. J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Coat of Printing.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £1 9s.

Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1908, &c.— continued.

Price 6d.~] By Authority : John Mackay. Government Printer, Wellington.— 1908. 1

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Schedule. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The I The The ml „ „ The Government Government The Post Government Publio Trust Advanees Advances Office. Insurance offioe to Settlers to Workers umoe - Office. Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The The State Fire „ Lhe Insurance. Treasur yTotal. IPer Cent. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 5,428,829 Brought forward ... Held in London — continued. New Zealand Government securities under — continued. Trinidad Stock Victoria Stock „ Bonds Stock ... 4,675,629 625,900 124,300 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mar., 1917-42 Jan., 1911-26 Oct., 1913 2,861 10,418 10,000 751 11,074 19,444 1,548 2,861 10,418 10,000 751 11,074 19,444 1,548 „ „ ... ... ... ... „ „ ... ... ... ... Bank of England Stock ... Egyptian Bonds India Stock ... „ „ ... ... ... ... ... Irish „ - Local Loans Stock Transvaal Stock Cardiff Corporation Stock Ceylon Stock Local Loans Stock New South Wales Sheffield Corporation Stock South Australia Stock ... 3i 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 "„ 1919 1920 12 months' notice Jan., 1921-26t Oct., 1923 Jan., 1929-49* No limit July, 1910 Jan., 1931 Oct., 1948 Nov., 1933 April, 1912 May, 1923-531 Dec,1914-54 May, 1940 April, 1912| Oct., 1935 Sept., 1925 July, 1916 Jan., 1916-26 May. 1923-53+ Jan., 1929-49* June, 1908 60,000 24,000 12,380 I I i i 10,000 60,000 142,000 154,120 145,000 75,000 270,000 26,000 10,000 99,108 67,000 15,036 82,000 32,867 100,000 13,620 17,000 60,000 • 24,000 12,380 > §856,120 ... i y ||445,631 a a - - - ■ ■ • Transvaal Stock Victoria Stock Wellington-Manawatu Bailway Company's debentures 20,000 3,000 ... Total held in London 4,828,105! 625,900 ... 3,000 ,1,443,051 6,900,056 Summary :— Held in the Dominion Held in London ... 6,784,191 4,828,105 2,841,006 625,900 2,445,015 4,183,369 203,156 118,050 3,000 5,000 353,106 1,443,051 16,932,893 6,900,056 ... ... Total 11,612,296! 3,466,906 12,445,015 4,183,369 203,156 121,050 5,000 1,796,157 23,832,949 * Twelve months' notice. t Six months' notice. J Twenty-one months' notice. § Held under " The Reserve Fund Securities Act, 1907." || Held for Land for Settlements Accoui t.