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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1890 Session I, B-09

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1890. 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. d. Deficiency Bills ... ... ... ... ... ... 210,000 0 0 Consolidated Stock Scrip .. ... .. ... ... 22,800 0 0 Debentures of the Westport Harbour Board... ... ... 56,000 0 0 Debentures of the Greyrnouth Harbour Board ... ~ 5,000 0 0 £293,800 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 £293,800. James Edward FitzGerald. Jam-es C. Gavin. 26th March, 1890. L. W. Loveday.

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

Boroughs — Hamilton £ 11 s. 5 d. 0 £ s. d. Counties — Collingwood Geraldine . ... Waimea Wanganui 521 5 2,379 15 200 0 160 0 89 0 3 15 187 10 241 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 5 0 it Wairarapa East Road Boards — Epsom Hunua Karioi Kihikihi Kiwitea Mount Albert . . 284 8 9 4 297 0 162 0 2,500 14 96 0 181 10 9 4 14 5 27 7 56 5 22 10 9 4 14 5 144 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3,782 10 0 tr ' • ' Opaheke Paparata Pokeno . . Wairoa South ... 4 n Waitara West ... 3,827 17 10 £7,621 12 10

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We liereby certify that we have this day counted the securities in the safe under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, and find the same to amount to £7,621 12s. 10d., as stated above. James Edward FitzGerald. Jas. B. Heywood. 26th March, 1890. L. W. Loveday.

(3.) The Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds. £ s. d. 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 ... ... ... ... 96,900 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 ... ... 280 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Thames ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Tauranga ... ... 3,400 0. 0 Debentures of the Waitara Harbour Board .. ... 15,650 0 0 £234,230 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 £234,230 as stated above. . James Edward FitzGerald. James C. Gavin. 26th March, 1890. L. W. Loveday.

(4.) The Post Office. £ s. d. 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 "The Public Revenues Act, 1886" ... 138,000 0 0 Debentures of the Westland Loan ... ... ... 50,000 0 0 Debentures of the Loans to Local Bodies ... ... 250,000 0 0 Debentures of the State Forest ... ... ... 8,000 0 0 Debentures of the District Railways ... ... ... 42,100 0 0 Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 684,084 0 0 Deficiency 8i115... ... ... ... ... 105,200 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 ... ... 33,000 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Borough ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Hamilton Borough ... ... ... 6,000 0 0 Debentures of the North Rakaia River Board ... ... 5,500 0 0 Debentures of the Patea Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Railway ... ... 34,000 0 0 Debentures of the Hokitika Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Greymouth Harbour Board ... ... 45,000 0 0 Debentures of the Westport Harbour Board ... ... 44,000 0 0 £1,766,684 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 £1,766,684. James Edward FitzGerald. J. K. Warburton. 11th March, 1890. Jas. B. Heywood,

(5.) The Government Insurance Department. £ .s. .d. Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 605,100 0 0 Deficiency 8i115... « ... ... ... ... 70.00Q 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Railway Company ... 75,000 0 0 Debentures of the Kaihu Valley Railway Company ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the County of Ashburton ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Arrowtown 7.. ... 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. d. 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 Debentures of the Borough of South Invercargill ... ... 3,400 0 0 Debentutes 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 Lyttelton ... ... 3,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Akaroa ... ... ... 1,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Kaiapoi ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Debentures of the Otago University ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 Debentures of the Wanganui Harbour Board ... ... 40,000 0 0 Debentures of the Pukaka River Board ... ... 435 0 0 Debentures of the Waiohine River Board ... ... 500 0 0 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 247,635 0 0 £1,138,320 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £1,138,320. James Edward FitzGerald. W. West Knowles. 12th March, 1890. Jas. B. Heywood. (6.) The Public Trust Office. £ s. d. Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 800 0 0 Debentures and Scrip of the General Purposes Loan ... 1,200 0 0 Debentures under "The Public Revenues Acts, 1886" ... 12,000 0 0 Consolidated Stock ... ... ... ... 11,000 0 0 Deficiency Bills ... ... ... ... 171,400 0 0 Debentures of South Invercargill Borough ... ... 600 0 0 Debentures of Masterton Borough ... ... ... 200 0 0 Debentures of the Kaihu Valley Railway Company ... 22,000 0 0 Three Shares of the Wellington Trust and Loan Company ... 85 0 0 Deposit Receipts, Bank of New Zealand ... ... 626 1 0 Shares in the Wellington Gas Company ... ... 300 0 0 £220,211 1 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 £220,211 Is. James Edward FitzGerald. j. c. moginie. 31st March, 1890. Jas. B. Heywood, (7.) Belonging to Public Companies, deposited in the Trust Office. £ s. d, j\ustralian Mutual Provident Society ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... ... ... 5,667 0 0 National Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... ... 12,700 0 0 New Zealand Accident Insurance Company ... . ... 5,000 0 0 Mutual Assurance Society of Victoria ... ... ... 5,100 0 0 Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ... 6,500 0 0 Equitable Insurance Association of New Zealand ... ... 5,250 0 0 New York Life Insurance Company ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society ... ... 5,500 0 0 Provident and Industrial Insurance Company ... ... 5,000 0 0 Seen, 31st March, 1890. J. E. F'G, J. C. M. J. B. H. (8.) Nelson Rifle Prize-firing Account. £ £ B. d. Consolidated Stock Scrip ... ... ... ... I,ooo' 0 0 Seen, 31st March, 1890. J. E. F'G. J. C. M. J. B. H. [Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,300 copies), £1 19s. j

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