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Enclosure 1 in No. 80. Statement showing the Financial Result of the Various Transactions which have passed between the Stock Agents and the Public Account from the Ist October, 1892, to the 31st March, 1893, with respect to the Conversion of the Public Debt. 1893. Dr. £ s. d. 1892. Cr. £ s. d. Jan. 2. Half-year's dividend on £3,839 Oct. 1. Balance in favour of Stock ss. 6d., 3J-per-cent. Stock, Agents .. .. .. 9,446 15 3 less income-tax .. .. 65 10 1 Dec. 30. Paid to Public Account .. 14,36118 0 „ 14. Commissioners' order on Public Account .. .. 1,000 0 0 1893. 30. Bank of New Zealand, repay- Jan. 13. Paid to Public Account .. 23,936 18 0 ment of advance to meet „ 27. „ „ .. 26,809 7 6 £64,000 debentures payable March 1. „ „ .. 401,099 8 0 in Sydney .. .. 64,000 0 0 „ 16. , „ .. 127,275 0 0 „ 30. Bank of New Zealand, In- „ 31. Interest on balance .. 38 10 8 terest on £64,000,27 days at 4J per cent. .. .. 213 0 9 Maroh 1. Commissioners' order on Public Account to pay off advance on £400,000 debentures issued under " Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) " 400,000 0 0 „ 7. Commissioners' order on Public Account .. .. 2,500 0 0 „ 16. Received from Crown Agents on account of drawn Converted bonds .. .. 127,275 0 0 Balance in favour of Stock Agents .. .. .. 7,914 6 7 £602,967 17 5 l £602,967 17 5 For tho Stock Agents, London, 26th April, 1893. Examined, Westby B. Perceval. C. Wray Palliser, —— Audit Officer.

Enclosure 2 in No. 80. Statement showing (1) Amount of Stock in hand on the 29th October, 1892 ; (2) Amount Inscribed since the 29th October, 1892 ; (3) Amount of Stock sold ; and (4) Amount in hand tho 31st March, 1893. Procoods of Amount of Sale. Stock. 1892. Dr. £ s. d. 1892. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Oct. 29. Balance of 3J-per-cont. Stock Dec. 30. Amount of 3J-per-in hand .. .. 3,839 5 6 cent. Stock sold Deo. 29. Amount of 3J-per-cent. Stock (part of £08,000) 14,361 18 0 15,000 0 0 inscribed re conversion of 1893. £64,000 debentures of 1807 08,000 0 0 Jan. 13. Ditto .. 23,936 18 0 25,000 0 0 FeW. Amount of SJ-per-cent. Stock Feb. 24> itto " 26 > 809 7 6 28 > 000 ° ° inscribed re conversion of Mar. 15. Amount of 3J-per-£4oo,ooo debentures issued cent. Stock sold 401,099 8 0 420,000 0 0 under " Public Revenues „ 15. Amount of 3J-per-Act (No. 3) 1887" .. 420,000 0 0 cent. Stock sold Mar. 14. Amount of 3J-per-cent. Stock (part of released inscribed re conversion of Sinking Fund) 9,700 4 0 10,052 12 11 £500,000 guaranteed de- „ 31. Amount of 4-per-bentures of the loan of 1863 610,000 0 0 cent. Stock sold „ 14. Amount of 3J-per-cent. Stock (part of released released by the Trustees of Sinking Fund) 37,274 7 0 35,000 0 0 the Sinking Fund of the „ 31. Ditto .. .. 20,656 4 0 25,000 0 0 £500,000 guaranteed de- Total amount of bentures of the loan of 1863 10,052 12 11 net proceeds „ 14. Amount of 4-per-cent. Stock paid into Public released by the Trustees of Account .. the Sinking Fund of the £539,838 6 6 £500,000 guaranteed debentures of tho loan of 1863 236,191 5 5 Balances of stock in hand on the 31st March, 1893— Amount of 3J-per-cent. Stock held by the Bank of England .. 613,839 5 6 Amount of 4-per-cent. Stock held by the Bank of England .. 140.0C0 0 0 Amount of 4-per-cent. Stock held by Agent-Gene-ral and Audit Officer .. 36,191 5 5 „ 31. Total amount of 3J-per-cent. and 4-per-cent.Stock in hand at this date .. .. 790,030 10 11 £1,348,083 3 10 £1,348,083 3 10 W. B. Perceval, Agent-General. Examined, 26th April, 1893. c - Wbay Palliseb, Audit Officer.