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Return showing the Investments of the Funds of the Post Office, Public Trust, Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds, State Advances Office, New Zealand Consols, and State Fire Insurance Accounts during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Compiled from returns rendered. G. F. C. Campbell, The Treasury, 22nd August, 1918. Secretary to the Treasury. J. J. Esson, Examined and found correct. Accountant to the Treasury. R. J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Rate of Interest. Post Office Account. State Advances Office. Investments. Public Trust Account. Commissioners — ■ — of Public Debts Advances Sinking to Fund Settlers ! Account. Branch. I btate Advances UJ Advances tfrancb. Branch imce. Anvances | Office Sinking Fund F.ranch. New State Pi >>ii Zealand Fire r> hr Consols Insurance Extinction Account. Account. Fund. Government securities — The Aid to Pubhc Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 .. The Aid to Pubhc Works and Land Settlement Act, 1910 The Aid to Pubhc Works and Land Settlement Act, 1914 The Aid to Water-power Works Act, 1910 The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915 The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Amendment Act, 1916 The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1917, section 82 The Finance Act, 1915 The Finance Act, 1916, section 35.. The Finance Act, 1916, section 35.. The Finance Act, 1916, section 49.. The Finance Act, 1916, section 50.. The Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913 The Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1917, section 80 The Government Railways Act, 1908 The Government Railways Amendment Act, 1910 The Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914 The Land for Settlements Act, 1908 The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 The Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 The Naval Defence Act, 1909 The New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 (Land for Settlements Branch) The Pubhc Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 The Pubhc Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 The Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 The Rangitaiki Land Drainage Amendment Act, 1913 The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909-10 — Advances to Settlers Branch Advances to Workers Branch The Swamp Drainage Act, 1915.. The War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 Other securities — Advances to local authorities' debentures Auckland Harbour Board debentures .. Hamilton'Borough Council debentures .. .. .. ..I India stock .. .. .. .. .. .. Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 £ 8,625 239 45,100 10,000 10,000 64,000 20,000 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4i ] 500 2,000 1,120,000 550,000 25,000 10,800 5,000 1,000 200 5,000 167,297 140,000 8,325 150,000 1,204 39,500 1,124 290 70,000 2,000 110 4 5,000 500 1,000 52 40,500 19-250 298,730 125^855 4,855 16,600 66,465 106,695 1,965 25,000 50,000 100 ... . 2,463,870 40,500 Totals .. .. .. .. .. I 19,250 298,730 125,855 4,855 83,065 108,660 100 75,000 I