B.—l,

FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1898.

87

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1897-98.

s. s. s. " THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT, 1863 " :— Series 1914,— Investments, — New Zealand 4-per-cent. Stock, — £1,932 6 4 at 115 1,200 5 2 at 115-| 1,181 16 1 at 116J 2,222 3 4 1,387 16 0 1,373 16 11 "£4,314 7 7 4,983 16 3 Brokerage, stamps, &o. Sinking funds set free, — , Under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " .. 10 18 8 4,994 14 11 2,062 11 9 £7,057 6 8 " THE IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOAN ACT, 1870":— Investments, — New South Wales 3-per-cent. Stock, — £3,965 5 1 at 100 Victoria 3J-per-cent. Stock, — £11,510 14 10 at 104 South Australia 3-per-cent. Stock — £582 13 4 at 98J 936 12 7 at 98£ 2,021 13 8 at 99 4,497 12 10 at 99J 548 17 9 at 99£ 4,545 0 5 at 99f 4,695 4 9 at 100 2,920 7 3 at 100J 564 4 4 at 101J 572 9 5 926 1 10 2,001 9 4 4,463 18 2 546 2 10 4,527 19 6 4,695 4 9 2,927 13 3 574 1 10 3,990 0 9 11,971 3 5 £21,312 6 11 21,235 0 11 Canada 3-per-cent. Stock, — £3,733 18 2 at 106J 3,990 12 4 Brokerage, stamps, &c. 103 10 6 £41,290 7 11 "THE GOVERNMENT LOANS TO LOCAL BODIES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1892":— Investments, — Treasury Bills Mortgages 27,219 0 0 47,900 0 0 Commission paid to Public Trust Office Fees on Investment of Mortgages Balance on 31st March, 1898 75,119 0 0 249 19 2 272 0 0 1,661 2 7 £77,302 1 9 "THE OTAGO LOAN ORDINANCE, 1862":— Investments, — Immigration and Publio Works Loan Act, 1870 — 4J-per-cent. Debentures Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— 4-percent. Debentures Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 — Debentures County of Tauranga— 5-per-cent. Debentures County of Waitemata — 6-per-cent. Debentures Westport Harbour Board— 4-per-cent. Debentures Wellington and Manawatu Railway— 5-per-cent. Debentures 49 0 0 325 0 0 5,030 0 0 370 0 0 170 0 0 7,140 0 0 7,040 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1898 20,124 0 0 2,579 3 7 £22,703 3 7