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Public Securities held by the Post Office—continued.

Securities held in respect of Post Office Investment Certificates.

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Securities held in London. Securities as at 31st March, 1926. j Securities held as at 31st March, 1927. Securities. -g S Amount. Cost Price, i Maturity Date. © © Amount. Cost Priee. mce - te ta "5 fl PH 1—1 | - j ; % £ £ % j £ £ British war-loan stock .. .. .. 1929-47 5 501,053 480,000 1929-47 5 501.053 480,000 Canadian stock .. .. .. 1/7/38 3 5,000 4,800 1/7/38 3 5,000 4.800 1/10/47 2| 12,667 10,133 1/10/47 2J 12,667 10,133 Cape of Good Hope consolidated stock .. 1/7/29 to! 3| 200 186 1/7/29 to '>1 200 186 1/7/49 1/7/49 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 1/1/29 4 12,900 12,965 1/1/29 4 12,900 12,965 Tndia Stock .. .. .. On or after On or after 5/10/26 21 109 52 5/10/26 2J 109 52 5/1/31 3 11 10 5/1/31 3 11 10 5/10/48 3 41 35 5/10/48 3 41 35 5/1/31 : 3£ 217 214 5/1/31 3£ \ 217 214 New Zealand Consolidated stock .. 1/1/40 3i 618,000 618,000 1/1/40 31 ! 618,000 618,000 1/4/45 i 3 2,260,495 2,244,583 1/4/45 3 I 2,260,495 2,244,583 South Australian stock.. .. .. 5 1,773 .1,773 1932-42 5 1,773 1,773 1/1/39 3J 12,000 11.760 1/1/39 3A 12,000 11,760 Victoria stock .. .. .. l/l/29to 3 12,380 10,709 1/1/29 to 3 12,380 10,709 1/1/49 1/1/49 Totals .. .. .. 3,436,846 ... .. .. 3,436,846

| Securities held as at 31st March, Securities purchased or issued Securities sold, renewed, or Securities held as at 31st March. 1926. in Renewal. redeemed. 1927. Nature of Security. -g -g M K. ty II Amount. ~ | J! Amount. ~ y || Amount. || Amount. TO <-» H TOM COW N.Z. Government Securities imxlpT tJi(> o/ c o/ £ o/ .(? o/ p Discharged Soldiers Settle- 20/4/26 fl£ 6,000 .. °. .. 20/4/26 54 6,000 ment Loans Act, 1920 Ditto .. .. .. 27/5/26 54 3,100 27/5/26 54 3,100 13/7/26 5| 2,500 .. .. .. 13/7/26 5f 2,500 19/7/26 5J 5,000 19/7/26 54 5,000 22/7/26 54 3,000 22/7/26 5* 3,000 17/8/26 5J 1,000 17/8/26 5| 1,000 15/9/26 54 15,000 15/9/26 54 15,000 .. 19/10/26 5J 18,500 19/10/26 5J 18,500 .. 16/11/26 5J 9,000 16/11/26 54 9,000 .. 14/12/26 5J 4,900 14/12/26 54 4,900 18/1/27 5| 8,950 18/1/27 54 8,950 21/3/27 54 1,900 21/3/27 5J 1,900 21/4/27 5J 4,800 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21/4/27 5J 4,800 17/5/27 5J 1,900 .. .. .. .. .. .. 17/5/27 54 1,900 19/6/27 5| 2,300 .. .. .. 19/6/27 5J i 2,300 14/7/27 5| 2,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/7/27 51 2,000 18/7/27 6J 8,300 .. .. .. 18/7/27 54 8,300 24/8/27 5J 3,400 .. .. .. 24/8/27 5| 3,400 14/9/27 5 3,400 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/9/27 5 3,400 .. 26/10/27 5 6,500 .. .. .. 26/10/27 5 6,500 .. 14/11/27 5 3,300 .. .. .. 14/11/27 5 3,300 16/1/28 5 3,700 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16/1/28 5 3,700 15/1/28 5J 6,350 .. .. .. 15/1/28 54 6,350 26/1/28 5 2,250 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26/1/28 5 2,250 22/2/28 5 1,000 .. .. .. 22/2/28 5 1,000 20/4/28 5 2,800 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20/4/28 5 2,800 27/6/28 5 5,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 27/6/28 5 5,500 14/7/28 5 500 .. .. . . 14/7/28 5 500 14/7/28 54 7,200 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14/7/28 54 7,200 .. 19/7/28 5 3,400 .. .. .. .. .. .. 19/7/28 5 3,400 6/9/28 5 1,300 .. .. .. 6/9/28 5 1,300 .. 26/9/28 5 1,700 .. .. .. 26/9/28 5 1,700 .. 18/10/28 5 1,600 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18/10/28 5 1,600 .. 28/11/28 5 1,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. 28/11/28 5 1,500 .. 19/12/28 5 1.100 .. .. .. 19/12/28 5 1,100 15/1/29 54 7,400 .. .. .. .. .. .. 15/1/29 54 7,400 15/1/29 5 900 .. .. .. 15/1/29 5 900 25/1/29 5 1,500 .. .. .. 25/1/29 5 1,500 19/2/29 5 1,100 .. .. .. .. .. .. 19/2/29 5 1,100 20/5/29 5 2,000 .. .. | .. .. .. .. 20/5/29 5 2,000 26/6/29 5 850 .. .. .. 26/6/29 5 850 15/7/29 5 1,000 .. .. .. 15/7/29 5 1,000 15/7/29 54 7,600 .. .. .. 15/7/29 54 7,600 Carried forward .. .. ..177,000 .. .. 78,850 .. .. 98,150