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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