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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, B-09

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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 4 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1885."

Securities belonging to the Several Accounts named below. (1.) The Public Works Fund. £ s. a. Scrip under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " 25,000 0 0 Debentures under " The Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884 " ... 55,000 0 0 £80,000 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Public Works Account, and find the same to amount to £80,000. James Edward FitzGerald. Jas. B. Heywood. 16th April, 1889. L. W. Loveday.

(2.) Debentures under "The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882."

ioroughs — Hamilton £ s. 15 0 a. 0 £ s. a. 'ounties — Collingwood Gerald ine Waimea Wanganui 625 10 2,644 4 250 0 200 0 106 16 4 10 225 0 321 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0 u Wairarapa East load Boards — Epsom Hunua Karioi Kihikihi Kiwitea Mount Albert ... 463 10 0 11 10 0 330 0 0 180 0 0 2,813 7 3 120 0 0 217 16 0 11 10 0 17 2 0 32 17 0 75 0 0 748 15 10 41 11 5 30 0 0 11 10 0 17 2 0. 162 0 0 4,377 12 6 Opaheke it • • • Paparata Pokeno Wairoa Wairoa South ... 5,283 11 6 if Waitara West ... % £9,676 :9,676 4 0

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We hereby certify that we have this day counted the securities in the safe under the Eoads and Bridges Construction Act, and find the same to amount to £9,676 4s. James Edward FitzGerald. Jas. B. Heywood. 25th April, 1889. L. W. Loveday.

(3.) The Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds. £ s. a. Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 20,000 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 14,000 0 0 Debentures of the General Purposes Loan ... ... 54,700 0 0 Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 82,900 0 0 Deficiency 8i115... ... ... ... ... 6,300 0 0 Mortgages of the City of Dunedin ... ... ... 3,300 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Patea ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Hawera... ... ... 6,200 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Cambridge ... ... 350 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Thames... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Waitara Harbour Board ... ... 15,650 0 0 £216,900 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds, and find the same to amount to £216,900. James Edward EitzGerald. Jas. B. Heywood. 16th April, 1889. L. W. Loveday.

(4.) The Post Office. & s. a. Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 188,100 0 0 Debentures of the General Purposes Loan ... ... 5,200 0 0 Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 Debentures of the Consolidated Loan ... ... ... 13,000 0 0 Debentures of " The Public Seventies Act, 1886 "... ... 138,000 0 0 Debentures of the Westland Loan ... ... ... 50,000 0 0 Debentures of the Loans to Local Bodies ... ... 175,000 0 0 Debentures of the State Forests ... ... ... 8,000 0 0 Debentures of the District Bailways ... ... ... 42,100 0 0 Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 624,084 0 0 Deficiency 8i115... ... ... ... ... 178,200 0 0 Debentures of the Thames Harbour Board ... ... 4,000 0 0 Debentures of the Thames Borough ... ... ... 6,500 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Harbour Board ... ... 73,000 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Borough ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Gasworks ... ... ... 9,300 0 0 Debentures of the Hamilton Borough ... ... .. 6,000 0 0 Debentures of the North Eakaia Eiver Board ... ... 5,500 0 0 Debentures of the Patea Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Eailway ... ... 34,000 0 0 Debentures of the Hokitika Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Greymouth Harbour Board ... ... 43,000 0 0 Debentures of the Westport Harbour Board ... ... 4,000 0 0 £1,711,984 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Post Office, and find the same to amount to £1,711,984. James Edward EitzGerald. J. K. Warbuhton. 9th April, 1889. Thomas Truman.

(5.) The Government Insurance Department. £ s. A. Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 560,100 0 0 Deficiency Bills ... ... ... ... 30,000 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Eailway Company ... 75,000 0 0 Debentures of the Kaihu Valley Eailway Company ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Couniy of Ashburton ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Arrowtown ... ... 2,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Parnell ... ... ... 6,950 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Wanganui ... ... 1,000 0 0

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£ s. a. 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 North Invercargill ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of East Invercargill ... ... 3,000 0 0 i 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 00 jDebentures of the Borough of Lyttelton ... ... 3,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Akaroa ... ... ... 1,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Eaiapoi ... ... 2,000 0 0 Debentures of the Otago University ... ... ... 15,000 00 * Debentures of the Wanganui Harbour Board ... ... 40,000 0 0 Debentures of the Pukaka Eiver Board ... ... 435 0 0 Debentures of the Waiohine River Board ... ... 500 0 0 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 222,093 7 6 £1,027,778 7 6 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £1,027,778 7s. 6d. James Edward FitzGerald. W. West Knowles. 30th March, 1889. - Thomas Truman.

(6.) The Public Trust Office. £ s. a. Debentures and Scrip of the General Purposes Loan ... 1,200 0 0 Debentures under " The Public Revenues Act, 1886 " ... 12,000 0 0 Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 11,000 0 0 Deficiency Bills ... ... ... ... ... 148,400 0 0 Debentures of North Invercargill Borough ... ... 500 0 0 Debentures of South Invercargill Borough ... ... 700 0 0 Debentures of the Eaihu Valley Eailway Company ... 22,000 0 0 Three Shares of the Wellington Trust and Loan Company ... 15 0 0 Deposit Receipt, Bank of New Zealand ... ... 60 0 0 £195,875 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day counted the securities in the safe belonging to the Public Trust Office, and find the same to amount to £195,875. James Edward FitzGerald. Thomas Truman. 31st March, 1889. J. C. Moginie.

(7.) Belonging to Public Companies, deposited in Trust Office. £ s. a. Australian Mutual Provident Society ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... ... ... 5,140 0 0 National Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... ... 11,200 0 0 New Zealand Accident Insurance Company ... ... 5,000 0 0 Mutual Assurance Society of Victoria ... ... ... 5,100 0 0 Equitable Life Insurance Society of the United States ... 6,500 0 0 Equitable Assurance Association of New Zealand ... ... 5,250 0 0 New York Life Insurance Company ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society ... ... 5,000 0 0 Provident and Industrial Insurance Company ... ... 5,000 0 0 Seen, 31st March, 1889. J. E. F'G. T. T. J. C. M.

(8.) Nelson Rifle Prize-firing Account. £ s. a. Consolidated Stock Scrip ... ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Seen, 31st March, 1889. J. E. F'G. T. T. J. C. M. % [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,300 copies), £2 2s.]

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