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FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1897.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97

DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. " THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1863 " :— Series 1914 — Investments, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Stock, — £1,815 19 1 at 111J .. .. £2,020 4 11 136 10 5 at 111! .. .. 152 14 8 £1,952 9 6 2,172 19 7 New Zealand cent. Stock, — £1,291 9 3 at 105| Brokerage, stamps, &c. 1,365 14 5 3,538 14 0 8 5 3 Sinking funds set free, — Under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " .. 3,546 19 3 3,396 10 8 £6,943 9 11 "THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870":— Investments, — New South Wales 3-per-cent. Stock, — £3,846 16 3 at 102f Victoria 4-percent. Stock, — £1,547 16 9 at 111J 820 14 3 at 112J 3,952 12 0 1,721 19 4 926 7 7 2,648 6 11 £2,368 11 0 Victoria 3J-per-cent. Stock, — £519 3 5 at 105J 11,347 9 5 at 105* 527 7 0 at 108| 546 8 7 11,971 11 8 574 3 7 13,092 3 10 £12,394 0 4 South Australia 4 per cent. Stock, — £1,772 16 2 at 111 South Australia 3-per-cent. Stock— £4,247 11 8 at 97g 947 7 7 at 97| 578 7 10 at 99J 12,508 1 4 at 100 1,907 16 4 4,146 14 1 926 1 4 574 1 1 12,508 1 4 18,154 17 10 £18,281 8 5 Brokerage, stamps, &c. 97 4 1 £39,913 1 0 "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1892":— Investments, — Treasury Bills at 34 per cent. Mortgages .. .. .. .. 23,177 0 0 36,200 0 0 Commission paid to Public Trust Office Fees on Investment of Mortgages Balance on 31st March, 1897 59,377 0 0 199 12 3 141 10 0 908 1 0 £60,626 3 3