SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (LIST OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session I, B-05

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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (LIST OF THE).

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 20 of " The Public Seventies Act, 1880."

Audit Office, 9th June, 1887. The Controller- and Auditor-General has the honour to lay before the House of Eepresentatives the return of the securities in the safe on the several days on which the certificates show that they have been examined. The Controller- and Auditor-General regrets that, owing to the heavy press of work thrown on the Audit Office by the audit of the Municipal Corporations and Harbour Boards accounts, he lias been unable to make this return within the time directed by the Public Revenues Act; and that for the same cause the return of the debentures of local bodies under the Eoads and Bridges Construction Act has not yet been completed, James Edwabd FitzGebald, Controller- and Auditor-General. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives.

Secubities belonging to the Govebnment Insueanoe. £ s. a. Consolidated stock short-dated debentures and scrip ... 459,100 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... ... 100,000 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Railway Company ... 75,000 0 0 Debentures of the Arrowtown Waterworks ... ... 2,500 0 0 Debentures of the Parnell Waterworks... ... ... 2,150 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Parnell ... ... ... 4,800 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Wanganui ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Queenstown ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Feilding... ... ... 5,800 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of South Dunedin ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of South Invercargill ... ... 3,400 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Marton ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Sydenham ... ... 25,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Blenheim ... ... 3,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Lawrence ... .. 2, 000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of North Invercargill ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the County of Ashburton ... ... 1,000 0 0 Otago University ... ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 225,480 0 0 .£944,730 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Government Insurance Office, and find the same to amount to £944,730. James Edward FitzGebald. W T. West Knowles. 16th March, 1887. Thomas Tbuman.

Securities belonging to the Abmed Constabulaby Resebve Fund. £ s. a. Deficiency Bill ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Deficiency bill, £2,000, seen this day, 29th March, 1887. James Bdwaed FitzGeeald. E. C. Hamebton. Thomas Teuman.

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Securities belonging to the Nelson Rifle Peize Fieing Fund. £ s. d. Mortgage ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £1,000 0 0 Deficiency bill and mortgage, £1,000, seen this day, 29th March, 1887. James Edwabd FitzGeeald R. C. Hameeton. Thomas Teuman.

Secueities belonging to the Commissionees of the Public Debts Sinking Fund. £ s. a. Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 20,000 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 14,000 0 0 General Purposes Loan ... ... . ... 54,700 0 0 Mortgages of the City of Dunedin ... ... ... 3,300 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Patca ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Hawera ... ... ... 6,300 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Cambridge ... ... 490 0 0 Debentures of the Waitara Harbour Board ... ... 15,650 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... ... 27,200 0 0 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 ... ... ... 38,500 0 0 Total ... ... ... ... £190,140 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Public Debts Sinking Fund, and find the same to amount to £190,140. Jas. B. Heywood. M. Hodgins. 23rd May, 1887. ■ ■ James Edwaed FitzGeeald.

Secueities belonging to the Post Office. £ s. a. Debentures of the Thames Harbour Board ... ... 4,000 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Harbour Board ... ... 83,000 0 0 Debentures of the Patea Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the North Eakaia Eiver ... ... 5,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Hamilton ... ... 6,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Thames ... ... 6,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Oamaru ... ... 5,000 0 0 State forests ... ... ... ... ... 1,500 0 0 Consolidated Loan ... ... ... ... 13,000 0 0 Debentures of the Westlaud Loan ... ... ... 50,000 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public "Works Loan ... 188,100 0 0 General Purposes ... ... ... ... 54,700 0 0 Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 Consolidated Stock, 1884... ... ... ... 252,810 0 0 Scrip under Public Eevenues Act, 1886 ... ... 138,000 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... 256,300 0 0 £1,104,410 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the General Post Ofiice, and find the same to amount to £1,104,410. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. J. K. Waebueton. 28th March, 1887. Thomas Tbuman.

Securities belonging to the Public Trust Office. £ s. a. Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... ... 113,400 0 0 Debentures under the Public Kevemies Act, 1886 ... ... 12,000 0 0 Debentures and scrip of the General Purposes Loan ... 1,200 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of North Invercargill ... ... 1,900 0 0 Debentures under the District Railways Purchasing Act ... 1,000 0 0 £129,500 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Public Trust Office, and find jihe same to amount to £129,500. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. R. C. Hameeton. 29th March, 1887. Thomas Teuman.

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Securities belonging to Public Companies deposited in the Public Teust Office. £ s. d. The National Mutual Life Association of Australia ... ... 9,700 0 0 The Australian Mutual Provident Company ... ... 25,000 0 0 The Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... ... 5,100 0 0 The New Zealand Accident Insurance Company ... ... ■ 6,000 0 0 The Mutual Assurance Society of Victoria ... ... 1,000 0 0 The Colonial Mutual Life Association Society ... ... 5,000 0 0 The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ... 5,000 0 0 The Equitable Insurance Association of New Zealand ... 5,000 0 0 The New York Life Association ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 The Accident Insurance Association of New Zealand ... 5,000 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the above-named companies, and found the same to amount to the several amounts so stated. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. R. C. Hambeton. 29th March, 1887. Thomas Teuhan.

Securities belonging to the Public Woeks Fund. s s. a. Scrip under the District Railways Purchasing Act ... ... 40,187 711 Debentures of the Thames Valley and Eotorua Bail way Company 12,465 6 8 Scrip under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act ... 50,000 0 0 Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 4,300 0 0 £106,952 14 7 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to ths Public-Works Fund, and find the same to amount to £106,952 14s. 7d. James Edwabd FitzGebald. Jas. B. Heywood. 23rd May, 1887. M. Hodgins.

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