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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE.

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Particulars of Security. Amount held Amount tieid : as at toS Sold . renewed, as at Nature of Security. | 011 ' in Renewal. or redeemed. Blrt March, Held in New Zealand. % £ £ £ £ State Advances Corporation of New Zealand Stock .. 1/9/60 3f 5,000 .. .. 5,000 New Zealand Government Securities. New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 .. .. .. 15/3/43 3J- 114,290 .. .. 114,290 15/5/52 3i 201,200 11,710 .. 212,910 15/2/46 4 69,170 .. 2,560 66,610 15/4/49 4 87,970 .. .. 87,970 15/6/55 4 15,400 .. .. 15,400 15/1/57 3J 143,000 .. .. 143,000 Rural Advances Bonds. Rural Advances Act, 1926 .. .. .. .. 15/9/47 5* 15,000 .. .. 15,000 Local Authorities Securities. Thames Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/3/41 5Jf 1,656 .. .. 1,656 Waipukurau Borough Council .. .. .. 31/3/50 4-|- 1,600 .. .. 1,600 31/3/51 4i 550 .. .. 550. Wellington Harbour Board .. .. .. .. 28/2/40 5jf 7,000 .. .. 7,000 Marton Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/8/54 4J 7,593 .. 300 7,293 Christchurch City Council .. .. .. .. 31/3/52 4 : |- 15,000 .. .. 15,000 Levin Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/12/58 4J 900 .. .. 900 Featherston County Council .. .. .. .. 1/10/46 4J 2,100 .. .. 2,100 Franklin County Council .. .. .. .. 1/10/54 4J 5,000 .. .. 5,000 Wanganui City Council .. .. .. .. 1/11/63 4J 9,100 .. . .. 9,100 Petone and Lower Hutt Gas-lighting Board .. .. 1/4/58 4J 21,025 .. .. 21,025 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/4/54 4J- 33,372 .. 1,318 32,054 Eyre County Council .. .. .. .. 30/6/54 4-j : 1,400 .. .. 1,400 Rotorua Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/10/45 4-] 5,900 .. .. 5,900 Timaru Borough Council .. .. .. 30/9/48 4 18,000 .. .. 18,000 Stratford Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/1/55 3J 9,283 .. 378 8,905 1/6/55 3J 1,893 .. 74 1,819 1/1/55 3J 3,388 .. 138 3,250 Wellington Fire Board .. .. .. .. 1/3/55 4 58,500 1,500 6,266 53,734 1/6/57 3i .. 30,000 524 29,476 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 1/4/60 3| 4,600 .. 200 4,400 Auckland City Council .. .. .. .. 1/1/47 4J 1,000 .. .. 1,000 Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. .. 1/1/64 4} 4,000 .. .. 4,000 Otago Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. 1/12/60 3J 14,617 .. 397 14,220 Waipawa Hospital Board .. .. .. .. 1/5/56 3J 13,952 .. 509 13,443 Hamilton Fire Board .. .. .. .. 8/12/48 3} 1,400 .. 96 1,304 Other Securities. Debentures under Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empowering 31/3/39 5Jf 5,500 .. .. 5,500 Act, 1905, and Amendment Act, 1906 Debentures under Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empowering 31/3/44 4 4,550 .. 150 4 400 Act, 1923 Debentures under Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empowering 31/3/46 ,U 970 .. 30 940 Act, 1923 Masterton Trust Lands Trust Debentures under section 70, 26/1/57 3J 1,800 2,200 200 3,800 Local Legislation Act, 1936 New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Co., Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. 125 .. 125 Fixed Deposits (Bank of New Zealand) .. .. 3/9/37 2£ 10,000 .. 10,000 .... 4/7/37 2{ 20,000 .. 20,000 .... 31/7/37 21- 5,000 .. 5,000 .... 30/10/37 2i 10,000 . . 10,000 .... 11/11/37 2J 5,000 .. 5,000 .... 21/3/38 2\ 20,000 .. 20,000 .... 4/7/38 2J .. 20,000 .. 20,000 .... 31/7/38 2| .. 5,000 .. 5,000 .... 1/3/38 l| .. 10.000 10,000 .... 30/10/38 2i .. 10,000 .. 10,000 .... 11/11/38 2J .. 5,000 .. 5,000 .... 1/3/39 2J .. 10.000 .. 10,000 .... 1/3/39 2\ .. 20,000 .. 20,000 976,679 125,535 93,140 1,009,074 Land and house property .. .. .. .. .. .. 131,894 39,770 29,175 142,489 1,108,573 165,305 122,315 1,151,563 * Subject to 20 per cent. Interest-tax under 1'inance Act, 1932-33. ■f Subject to reduction under Local Authorities Interest .Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932-33.