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Enclosure. Returns of Enemy Property owned in New Zealand bt Enemies resident or carrying on Business in Enemy Territory. 1. Dividends, interest, or share of profits dne from any A s at ..Ist .March, As at 30th June , person, firm, or company in the Dominion to any Ml. 1917, person or body of persons resident or carrying on £ g. d £ s. d. business in enemy countries ... ... ... 11,789 16 3 13,920 It 3 2. Sums which but for the war would have been payable and paid in the Dominion or colony in respect of Government securities and other securities mentioned in section 1 of the Trading with the Enemy (Amendment) Act, 1!)15 ... ... ... ... ... >'l Nil. 3. Shares, stock, debentures, debenture stock, or other obligations of companies incorporated in the Dominion held for or by enemies, and as to interests of enemies in partnerships in the Dominion showing each enemy partner's capital and interest or share of profits ... 4,3_7 18 0 4,327 18 0 4. Real and personal property (other than shares, &c, in companies and partnership interests under 3) held in the Dominion by or on behalf of enemies ... ... 242,474 13 3 248,837 16 6 ."). Property held in the Dominion for safe custody on behalf of enemy subjects, such as securities, deeds, personal belongings, jewellery, or cash ... ... ... 700 700 6. Income received from property already recorded under 4 and o supra (companies and firms do not have to record income under 3, as they have to pay it to the Public Trustee under 1) ... ... ... ... 2,592 5 5 2,909 19 9 7. Bank deposits and bank balances in the Dominion due to or on behalf of enemies (returns to be made by debtor, or, as the case may be, the person or bank holding the deposit or balance, but not by companies or firms whose returns under 3 should include these particulars) 23,481 18 1 20,870 2 4 £283,199 7 5 £302,009 1 6 Voluntary Returns ok Property in Enemy Territory and in Interned Ships made by Persons, Finns, and Companies resident on cahpying on Business in New Zealand. (As at 30th June, 1917.) 1. Particulars of debts (including bank balances) due from »__,___«•• i * .>,,. i i ..... v B . ~ ' . , , As at .list March, As at 30th June, enemies (including persons m territory occupied by 1917 1917 enemies) to British persons or firms resident or carry- £ s. d. £ s. d. '.» ing on business in the Dominion ... ... ... 32,201 17 0 32,312 13 6 2. Particulars of property other than debts and bank balances held by enemies (including persons or firms resident or carrying on business in the Dominion) ... 1,020 3 0 11,020 3 0 3. Particulars of luggage detained in enemy countries (including country occupied by enemies) and belonging to British persons or persons residing or carrying on business in the Dominion ... ... ... Nil Nil.

No. 33. New Zealand, No. 247. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 24th September, 1917. With reference to my despatch, No. 219, of the 24th August, I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a memorandum addressed to me by the Minister of Finance, to which is appended a statement giving particulars of contributions made by the people of New Zealand to various war funds during the month of August, 1917. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Walter H. Long, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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