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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT.

PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE NIUE ISLAND ADMINISTRATION.

OTHER SECURITIES.

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Particulars of Security. Nntnrp of Sppnritv Amount held as at Nature ol becunty. 31gt Marchj lg37> Mortgage advances — Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account*— £ Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,025 Instalment .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,311 Land for Settlements Account— Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 183,602 Instalment .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,870 Small Farms Accountf — Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,693 Instalment .. .. .. .. .. .. 72,695 Advances secured under Agreements— Small Farms Account .. .. .. .. .. 39,190 £436,386 * During the year discharged-soldiers-settlement mortgages amounting to £11,526,050 were taken over by the State Advances Corporation and as consideration therefor the Corporation issued to the Minister of Finance stock amounting to £8,760,000, the balance of the amount owing to the Crown on account of the mortgages taken over being shown as a contingent liability in the books of the Corporation. t Mortgages have not been taken in all cases. The securities are held in district offices of the Department.

Particulars of Security. Maturity Bate of Amount held as at 3 Date. Interest. 31st March. 1937. % £ New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Debentures).. .. 1/1/56 3| 2,206 „ 1/1/56 3 750 Fixed-deposit receipt .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 3,206 Held by Niue Island Administration Fruit Account— New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Debentures) .. 1/1/56 3J 1,000 4,206

Securities. 31st March, 1937. Agricultuee Depaetment. £ Promissory notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 229 State Foeest Seevioe. Promissory notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,697 Native Depaetment. Advances to the Native Trustee, Maori Land Boards, and to Native land- 939,385 development schemes secured under sections 340, 521, and 522 of the Native Land Act, 1931 Pensions Depaetment. Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,608 Public Woeks Depaetment. Main Highways Board agreements (road construction) .. .. .. 98,715 Main Highways Board agreements (sale of plant) .. .. ... 27,058 Public Works Department agreements (sale of plant) . . . . .. 478 Miscellaneous agreements . . .. .. .. .. .. 5,526 Taieri River Trust .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,633 Railways Department. Mortgages under Government Railways Amendment Act, 1927 (section 15), 1,319 and Government Railways Amendment Act, 1928 (section 8) Department oe Industries and Commeeoe, Toueist, and Publicity. Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,810 Labour Department—Employment Division. Debentures.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,689 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,766 Agreements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63,243 Promissory notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,423 £1,402,579