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Number of contracts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 929 Number of marine insurances effected . . . . .. .. .. .. 1,708 Amount insured .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £471,404 Number of shipments .. . . .. . . .. .. . . . . 1,314 Bridge material, &c, inspected only (approximate tonnage) .. .. . . 2,529 tons. New Zealand Government Life Assurance. Number of policies on registry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 582 Amount insured .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £188,419 Number and amount of the premiums received— Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 836 Amount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,237 lis. Amount of annuities paid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,432 6s. 2d. Public Trust Office. Number of payments under trusts and estates dealt with . . .. . . .. 622 Amount disbursed on account of Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. £17,893 9s. 9d. State Fire Offi,ce. Number of reinsurances effected .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 3,220 Amount of reinsurances effected .. .. .. .. .. £823,435 16s. 2d. Amount of premiums (net) .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,516 17s. lOd. Number of renewals effected .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . 3,404 Amount of renewals .effected .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,050,223 4s. 2d. Amount of renewal premiums (net) .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,372 19s. High Commissioner's Department. Number of coupons paid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,182 Amount of coupons paid .. .. .. .. .. .. £140,629 3s. 6d. Amount of bonds from which coupons were paid .. .. .. .. £3,652,914 Bonds matured and paid off, exchanged, converted into stock, transferred, or cancelled and returned to New Zealand — Amount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,028,500 Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,634 Bonds issued— Amount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £285,000 Number .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 265 Shipments by the High Commissioner's Department. Number of Bundles, Pieces, Dead-weight. Casks, or Cases. Tons. cwt. qr. lb. 46,697 Steel rails .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,930 6 1 15 30,859 Rail-fastenings, fangs, spikes, bed-plates, fish-plates,.and fish-bolts, &c. 1,582 10 2 2 5,048 Steel tires .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 663 0 1 0 576 Channel-bars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 231 4 1 1 6,503 Iron and steel plates, bars, angles, rods, &c. .. .. .. 1,131 16 2 10 3 Steel castings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 16 2 3 3,699 Steel-axle forgings, steel forgings, &c. .. .. .. .. 419 9 2 19 92 Copper wire, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 4 1 26 13,379 Pig iron .. .... .. .. .. .. 634 0 0 0 1,030 Galvanized-iron wire and bolts .. .. .. .. .. 50 17 2 0 800 White-lead .. .. .. .. .. . .. 42 17 0 16 4,692 Insulator-bolts .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 14 2 5 2,827 Machinery, cranes, chains, ropes, &c. ; wheels and axles .. .. 646 15 1 26 100 Telegraph material .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 12 17 3,963 Steel coil springs .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 9 0 3 2,563 Defence —Shot-fuses, cartridges, gunpowder, &c. .. .. .. 80 4 3 20 320 Spring steel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 6 2 25 618 Hoop steel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 1 3 1 30 Knots submarine cable .. .. .. .. .. .. 375 0 0 0 123,799 22,231 17 1 21 Measurement Goods. 279 pieces and packages Pintsch's gaslight apparatus. 484 bales cotton and woollen waste. 230 bales canvas. 115 pieces and packages workshop machinery, cranes, weighbridges, &c. 1,857 cases, &c, telegraph and telephone material and stores.