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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AS SINKING FUND COMMISSIONER FOR THE WESTPORT HARBOUR BOARD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 13 OF THE FINANCE ACT, 1928.

SUMMARY OF PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE OFFICES UNDERMENTIONED AS ON 31st MARCH, 1931.

The custodians in London hold bonds and debentures to the nominal value of £73,400 and New Zealand inscribed stock 5J per cent, to the nominal value of £33,400 on behalf of the Public Trustee. Mortgages and bills of sale securing advances made under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Acts, 1915-22, are held in the District Land Offices. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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Particulars of Security. Amount held . •®„Uv4fc aao< i Amount held : ■ as at iiS Sold, renewed, as at Maturitv Ttatienf 31st March, SSJSL.-, or redeemed. 31st March, Nature of Security. Date Interest 1930 ' renewal. 1931 _ New Zealand Government Securities. % ' £ £ £ ! £ New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917 — Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1'919, sec. 4 1/9/32 , 5£ 40,050 .. .. 40,050 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Loans Act, 1920 .. 15/1/33 1 5J 6,850 .. .. 6,850 Elecjtric-power Works Loan Act, 1919 .. .. 15/7/30 5 5,000 .. 5,000 Finance Act, 1919, section 5 .. .. .. 15/7/30 5 2,650 .. 2,650 ! Finance Act, 1920, section 15 (Electric-power Works) .. 1/2/36 5| 2,250 .. .. 1 2,250 .. 15/8/33 5i i 4,700 .. .. 4,700 Finance Act, 1920, section 15 (Public Works) .. 15/2/32 5J 9,150 .. .. 9,150 Finance Act, 1921, section 10 (Public Works) .. 15/2/32 5| 4,500 .. .. 4,500 Forests Act, 1921-22, and Finance Act, 1924, section 16 15/8/33 5J 9,300 .. .. 9,300 Main Highways Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. 15/8/33 5£ 13,950 .. .. 13,950 Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 .. 15/7/30 5 5,000 .. 5,000 State Advances Act, 1913— Advances to Settlers Branch .. .. .. 1/2/36 5.J 38,200 .. .. 38,200 15/2/37 5J 6,700 .. .. 6,700 Advances to Workers Branch .. .. .. 1/2/36 5£ 15,000 .. .. 15,000 15/2/32 5| 7,950 .. .. ! 7,950 15/8/33 5J 26,700 .. .. 26,700 Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910, 1/8/30 4} 2,500 .. 2,500 j and Finance Act, 1919, section 6 Westport Harbour Act. 1920, Westport Harbour Board 1/1/49 4 10.500 .. .. 10,500 Act, 1884, and Loan Acts, 1896, 1897, 1900 Local Authorities Securities. Oxford County Council .. .. .. .. 1/12/40. 5J- 2,200 .. .. 2,200 Waverley Town Board .. .. .. .. 1/4/55 5 13,420 .. .. 13,420 1/10/56 5 4,780 .. .. 4,780 Patea Borough .. .. .. .. .. 1/9/53 4J 5,000 .. .. 5,000 Totals.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 236,350 .. 15,150 221,200

Amount held j> nT cha*ec\ nr Amount held Held in Maturity B,ate of as at issued hi renewed or as at Date. Interest. 31st March, renewed, or 31st March, I % £ £ £ £ Post Office .. .. .. .. Dominion Various Various 49,263,852 17,185,666 18,112,716 48,336,802 „ .. .. .. .. London „ „ 3,437,248 .. .. 3,437,248 Government Accident Insurance .. .. Dominion ,, ,, 266,614 24,030 5,089 285,555 State Fire Insurance .. .. .. ,, ,, ,, 810,704 151,017 84,129 877,592 Treasury .. .. .. .. „ „ ,, 7,474,696 32,020,257 32,860,300 6,634,653 „ .. .. .. .. London ,, ,, 2,199,532 .. .. 2,199,532 Government Insurance .. .. .. Dominion ,, ,, 6,388,906 721,763 373,737 6,736,932 ,, .. .. .. London ,, ,, 625,900 .. .. 625,900 Mines .. .. .. .. .. Dominion ,, ,, 37,793 17,371 1,051 54,113 State Advances .. .. .. .. „ ,, „ 43,190,904 4,392,536 1,971,162 45,612,278 Native Trust .. .. .. .. „ ,, „ 654,064 63,170 89,024 628,210 Public Trust .. .. .. .. „ „ „ 33,581,656 4,135,264 1,975,125 35,741,795 .. London „ „ .. 81,000 74,000 7,000 Public Trust (Westport Harbour Sinking Fund) Dominion ,, ,, 236,350 .. 15,150 221.200 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. „ „ „ 124,616* 6,962 78,701 52,877 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 148,292,835 58,799,036 j 55,640,184 15.1,451,687 * £12,000 of this amount was included in amount held by the Treasury as at 31st March, 1930.