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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, 1897, as provided by Section 6 of "The Public Securities Act, 1895."

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Securities. Rate of Interest.! Due Date of Securities. i 1 The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The j The ComThe Government j missioners T) Public Trust Advances ! of Public T Office. to Settlers Debts Sink- "e^" Office. ing Funds. I Total. Held in the colony :— New Zealand Government securities under — Per Cent. " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1867 " ... ... 4 " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " 4 " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870"... 4 ... 4i " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 "... ... I 4 5 "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884" ... ... 3| 4 44 The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 ... 3£ 4" 5 6 " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " SJ " The Land for Settlements Act, 1892 " ... ... 4| " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 "... ... j 4i "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894" ... ... j 4 31 . " The New Zealand Consols Act, 1894" ... ... 34 " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 " ... ... ... ... 4 Ditto ... ... ... ... ... 3| " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896" ... ... ... ... ... 3i " The Public Revenues Act, 1893 " (Treasury Bills)... 3| Local authorities' securities: — Harbour Boards, — Greymouth ... ... ... ... ... 5 44 Hokitika ... ... ... ... ... 5 Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 54 Patea ... ... ... ... ... 4-1 Thames ... ... ... ... ... 5 Waitara ... ... ... ... ... 6 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... 54 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 5 Westport ... ... ... ... ... 5 44 April, 1913 » // 'i a July, 1910 Oct., 1913 Nov., 1914 j May, 1898 if n April, 1905 „ 1899 July, 1909 Dec, 190P Oct., 1899 , " " i Feb., 1910 £ 13,000 174,200 20,900 75,000 8,100 5,200 433,800 93,900 40,000 76,100 111,000 45,276 125,000 129,100 138,690 £ 2,200 ... , 131,600 ... 5,000 i 40,000 15,000 £ 1,300 1,200 10,000 21,000 22,000 5,000 5,000 25,000 15,000 35,000 £ 104,500 76,000 £ 7,000 16,900 26,700 6,500 6,000 2,000 £ 28,000 10,300 200 35,000 24,'800 99,300 £ 13,000 177,700 27,900 75,000 25,000 6,400 54,700 558,600 253,200 40,000 35,000 76,100 27,000 40,000 141,800 45,276 140,000 134,100 320,990 25,000 Sept., 1908 264,000 25,000 12,000 4,000 45,000 283,000 117,000 Feb., 1902 June, 1897 250,000 97,600 140,000 192,400 50,000 250,000 480,000 Jan., 1898 50,000 50,000 10,000 32,000 10,000 10,000 50,000 50,000 10,000 32,000 10,000 10,000 15,650 5,000 39,000 350,000 14,000 Nov., 1896 An. drawings Aug., 1902 July, 1907 1897-99 May, 1905 Feb., 1907 Jan., 1898 ... ... 330 15,320 5,000 39,000 339,200 14,000 10,800 ... If If Carried forward ... 12,641,066 377,800 332,900 : 192,500 307,920 3,932,416 80,230