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Statement of the Funds of the Government Advances to Settlers Office at 31st March, 1896.

Securities held by the Government Advances to Settlers Office on 31st March, 1896.

THE GOVERNMENT ADVANCES TO SETTLERS OFFICE. Statement of Aeeeaes at 31st March, 1896 Number of mortgagors in arrear ... ... ... ... 70 Amount of arrears of interest ... ... ... ... £439 12s. 6d. Amount of arrears of principal ... ... ... ... £92 Is.

J. K. Waebueton, Superintendent. M. C. Baenett, Examined and found correct. Accountant. ' James C. Gavin, Assistant-Controller and Auditor. Approximate Cost of Vaper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,450 copies), £'6 13s. 6d.

By Authority : James Burns, Government Printer for the time being, VNellingcon.—lB96. Price 3d.]

Receipts. £ a. d. Jet proceeda of 3-per-cent. loan .. 1,394,116 13 1 Lmount due the Treaaury for balance of advancea from the Consolidated Fund 20,500 0 0 luspense Account, for sundry amounts received .. .. .. .. 276 0 0 f aluation-fees and other receipts to 31st March, 1895 .. .. .. 2,075 18 4 faluation-fees and other receipts to 31st March, 1896 .. .. .. 16,265 18 9 Disbursements. £ s. d. Investments at 31st March, 1896, viz.,— Temporary .. .. .. 313,044 19 0 Mortgages .. .. .. 425,801 12 11 Cost of management to 31st March, 1895 1,546 19 0 to 31st March, 1896 9,394 13 0 Interest on loan for half-year to 1st October, 1895 .. .. . 22,500 0 0 Public Trust Office, being amounts paid on account of instalments of principal received from mortgagors .. .. 3,369 12 7 Cash in hand and in bank at 31at March, 1896 .. .. .. 657,576 13 8 £1,433,234 10 2 £1,433,234 10 2

Par Value. Cost Price. •ebentures under " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acopiisition Act, 1894," 3J per cent, •ebentures under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," 3J per cent. >ebentures under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884," 3J per cent, •ebentures under " The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," 3J per cent. few Zealand stock, 3 per cent, rew Zealand stock, 3J per cent, lank of New Zealand guaranteed stock, 4 per cent. £ s. d. 65,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 59,200 0 0 15,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 109,308 0 0 4,600 0 0 £ s. d. 65,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 59,200 0 0 15,000 0 0 29,700 2 0 109,308 0 0 4,836 17 0 lortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. £429,172 0 0 Less repayments on account of principal .. .. .. 3,370 7 1 313,108 0 0 313,044 19 0 425,801 12 11 425,801 12 11 738,909 12 11 738,846 11 11