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V.—Statement showing (a) the Securities purchased and sold, and (b) the Sums received and expended on Account of the Provident Fund in the Year ended 31st March, 1905.

VI.—Statement showing (a) the Securities purchased and sold, and (b) the Sums received and expended on Account of the Cable Repair Reserve and General Renewal Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1905.

Securities purchased. (For Details see below.) Cash Keceipts. Securities sold. (For Details see below.) Cash Payments. £ s. d. 3,300 0 0 £ a. a. 1,240 11 6 1,341 11 7 £ a. d. £ b. a. Balance on 31st Maroh, 1904.. Transferred from the aocount of annual expenses (Statement IV) Contribution of employees .. Interest on securities Securities purchased (as per contra) 1,700 0 0 1,341 11 7 148 1 10 Invested in securities, viz.:— £800 London County Coun- . oil 3-per-cent. stook at 92| £900 London, Brighton, and South Coast Bailway 4-per-cent, debenture stock at 123J Amount paid on application and allotment of £1,000 Canadian Northern Bailway 3-per-cent. stook Payment to employees on cessation of servioes Auditor's fee 741 1 0 1,122 19 6 200 0 0 342 9 7 10 0 0 Balanoe on 31st March, 1905 5,000 0 0 2,416 10 1 1,655 6 5 4,071 16 6 4,071 16 6 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 Details of Securities. Balance on 31st March, 1901. Securities purchased during Period of Account. Total. I Securities sold during Period of Account. Balance on 31st March, 1905. Value at [arket Price i 31st March, 1905. ;ondon County Council 3-per-oent. stook iondon, Brighton, and South Coast Bail way 4-per-cent, debenture stock £ s. d. 3,300 0 0 £ s. a. 800 0 0 £ s. d. 4,100 0 0 £ 9. d. £ s. d. 4,100 0 0 99J £ s. d. 4,069 5 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 900 0 0 125 1,125 0 0 5,194 5 0 3,300 0 0 1,700 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0

Securities purchased. (For Details see below.) Cash Eeoeipts. Securities sold. (For Details see below.) Cash Payments. 3alance on 31st March, 1904 transferred from the account of annual expenses (Statement IV) Interest on securities .. Securities purchased (as per contra) £ s. a. 25,388 0 5 £ s. a. 8,567 19 2 Invested in securities, viz.: — New South Wales 4-per-oent. Treasury bills— £8,500 at 98£ .. Bank of England stock — £2,050 at 315 .. Canadian 3-per-cent. stook— £2,061 19s. 7d. at 97f .. £5,000 at 97| .. £3,000 at 97£ .. Metropolitan Water Board 3-per-cent stock— £2,000 at 93J .. Local loans 3-per-cent. stock — £5,000 at 97f .. New Zealand 4 - per - oent. Treasury bills — £2,000 at 98J .. £2,000 at 99| .. £ a. d. £ a. d. 35,000 0 0 8,361 18 6 31,611 19 7 1,327 17 11 6,465 12 6 2,018 4 5 4,881 6 0 2,925 1 0 1,865 1 0 4,887 11 0 1,980 1 0 1,997 11 0 Balance on 31st March, 1905 35,382 6 5 9,513 10 8 57,000 0 0 57,000 0 0 44,895 17 1 57,000 0 0 44,895 17 1