PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND AS ON 31st MARCH, 1907 (RETURN OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1907 Session I, B-10

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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY AND IN ENGLAND AS ON 31st MARCH, 1907 (RETURN OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 6 of " The Public Securities Act, 1895."

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1907, as provided by Section 6 of "The Public Securities Act, 1895."

I Due Date of The Post Securities. Office. The The „ The Government Government pubHc TrMt Advancea insurance Qffice tQ Settlers 0ffice - Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. Securities. Bate of Interest. The Treasury. Total. I ! !eld in the colony :— New Zealand Government securities under — '' The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 " " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870"... " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 "... "The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " a ii ... ... The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 ... " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " The Land for Settlements Acts, 1894 and 1897 " The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900 " " The New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 "" ... "The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894" Ditto "The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901" Ditto, 1901 ... „ 1902 ... „ 1902 ... , 1903 ... Per Cent. 4 4 4* 4 4 5 3J 6 3* 4" 4 4 4 4 4 4 3* 4 3* 4 4 34 4 £ April, 1913 13,000 175,300 20,900 July, 1910 8,100 April. 1913 75,000 Oct., „ 5,200 Nov., 1914 Dec, 1907 407,500 Feb., 1912 194,200 July, 1909 Sept., 1907 231,500 April, 1909 62,000 Feb., 1908 Aug., „ 150 Jan., 1909 1,000 10,000 Mav, „ 25,000 Jan., 1911 13,000 £ & £ 2,200 800 ... '.'.'. 1,200 '.'.'. 40,000 ... '.'.'. * £ 2,100 1,900 9,700 17,500 3,000 3,500 3,000 3,000 £ 4,900 15,000 45,000 84,500 15,800 1,900 675 £ 13,000 178,300 27,900 25,000 75,000 6,400 54,700 509,500 194,200 40,000 250,300 62,000 5,400 3,150 4,675 10,000 34,500 13,000 9,550 3,000 53,815 29,014 283,000 9,500 9,200 3,000 3,600 "35O Feb., 1912 Jan., „ Feb., 1910 27,290 Sept., 1908 279,000 60,000 Jan., 1909 15,000 17,600 Dec, 1912 2,000 125,000 Jan., 1909 46,825 '.'.'. 50,165 '.'.'. 1,224 ... 2,000 50 500 2,000 57,000 117,000 15,000 3,000 300 900 17,900 5,900 125,000 55,075 7,000 1,250 Carried forward ... ... ... I i 1,814,51 ; 42,200 53,389 42,200 53,389 81,000 230,125 2,221,279

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1907, &c.— continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. _, The The Com- _, T , , ~ Tbe Government missioners m. The Post Government pbliTrugt Advanoe8 Q f Public ., ™* Office. Insurance offi()e to Settlers Debts Sink- Treasur >- Umoe - Office. ing Fund. Total. ' (Per Cent. £ 1,814,565 £ 42,200 £ 53,389 £ £ 81,000 £ 230,125 £ 2,221,27! Brought forward ... ... Held in the colony — continued. New Zealand Government securities — continued. "The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement 4 Act, 1903 " Ditto, 1906 ... ... ... ... ... 4 „ 1906 ... ... ... ... ... 34 ., 1906 ... ... ... ... ... 4 '' The Dairy Industry Act, 1898 "... ... ... 34 34 34 " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1906 "... 34 Workers Act, 1906 " 3$ " The Public Revenues Act, 1893 " (Treasury bills) ... 34 " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901" ... ... 34 4 34 " The State Coal-mines Act, 1901 " ... 34 " The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act, 34 1903 " Ditto, 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 34 "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 ... ... 34 " The State Fire Insurance Act, 1903 " ... ... 34 ... 4 " The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 "... ... 4 Feb., 1924 Jan., 1912 „ 1922 June, 1922 Aug., 1908 Jan., 1911 , 1916 Oct., 1912 Jan., „ Dec, 1907 Jan., 1909 167,900 20,000 500,000 438 843 500 50,000 20,000 449,200 730,000 55,000 231,000 140,000 45,000 30,000 39,950 » 600 600 100,800 5,000 168, 50( 50,60( 500, (XX 39,951 43) 84i 501 50,001 20,001 550, 001 735,001 55,001 231, 0(X 140,001 45,001 | Mar., 1911 April, 1907 May, 1911 55,000 20,000 1,500 500 500 55,001 20,001 1,501 501 it tt Jan., 800 1,301 i Local authorities' securities :-- Harbour Boards, — Bluff ... ... 44 Greymouth ... ... ... ... ... 4 4 4 Hokitika ... ... ... ... ... 5 Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 54 Dec, 1913 Jan., 1908 „ 1911 „ 1912 Nov., 1896 An. drawings 100,000 50,000 5,000 10,000 31,000 10,400 10,401 100,001 50, OCX 5,(XX 10, OCX 31,00! Carried forward ... 14,497,946 42,200 133,739 81,000 337,925 5,092,811

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Colony or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1907, &c.— continued.

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Securities. Rate of Interest. The The ComL , mi. ii . /i The Government missioners Due Date of Th ePost Government Public Tru8t Advances of Public Securities. Office. Insurance office to Settlers Debts SinkOff 106 - Office. ing Funds. The Treasury. Total. Brought forward ... Held in the colony — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Harbour Boards — continued. Patea Thames Waitara Wellington ... Westport Counties, — Ashburton Tauranga City of Wellington it '" City of Dunedin City of Christchurch City of Nelson ... Boroughs, — Arrowtown ... Blenheim Brunner Dannevirke ... East Invereargill Gladstone Grey town Hamilton Hawera Hastings Carried forward ... PerCent. ... 44 ... 44 4 6 ... 4£ 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 4 4 ... 4i 5 5 5 6 ... 44 5 4 4 ... 64 ... 44 5 ... 5i 54 £ 4,497,946 £ 42,200 £ 133,739 £ £ 81,000 £ 337,925 £ 5,092,810' Feb., 1946 „ 1949 April, 1938 1897-99 Aug., 1946 Jan., 1908 21,870 5,000 10,000 ... ?.. 14,031 21,870 5,000 10,000 14,031 67,900 500,000 28,900 489,500 39,000 ! ... 10,500 Oct., 1912 Jan., 1919 Dec, 1907 „ 1909 July, 1931 Oct., 1914 Jan., 1925 April, 1928 „ 1930 Mar., 1933 ... 516 I 7,500 j 1,000' 2,000 516 2,000 7,500 1,000 50,000 10,000 600 1,640 850 15,000 ... 50,000 10,000 600 1,640 850 15,000 ... Oct., 1926 May. 1910 June, 1937 May, 1917 Nov., 1926 Jan., 1946 „ 1915 Feb., 1914 May, 1913 Aug., 1936 Feb., 1910 Aug.. 1912 ... I - ... 792 14,000 3,500 7,500 14,000 5,500 1,000 1,500 14,000 3,5(X> 1,500 7,500 14,000 5,500 1,000 600 3,000 4,000 18,00(1 2,000 ... 3,000 600 4,000 18,000 2,000 ... ... ... ... 15,106,216 153,608 169,329 95,000 351,956 5,876,109

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Securities. Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The Treasury. Total. ouvui i.raih Brought forward ... Held in the colony— continued. Local authorities' securities— continued. Boroughs — con tinned. Kaiapoi Levin Lower Hutt ... Per Cent. £ 5,106,216 £ 153,608 £ 169,329 £ £ 95,000 -£ 351,956 £ 5,876,109 ... Lyttelton Masterton North Invercargill Oamaru Onslow - 54 5 44 5 5 5 5 5 5 44 5 5 44 44 5 6 44 5 5 7 4 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 44 Nov., 1908 Mar., 1922 „ 1910 Nov., 1914 Dec, Sept., 1924 June 1931 June, 1927 May, 1910 Jan., 1912 „ 1920 Mar., 1915 Nov., 1923 Feb., 1916 July, „ Aug., 1932 Sept., 1913 Feb., 1925 Aug., „ April, 1914 Feb., 1915 Sept., 1935 „ 1921 May, 1915 Jan., 1925 , 1910 April, 1915 Feb., 1916 Sept., 1934 June, 1911 „ 1910 I 13,800 2,000 9,500 3,000 750 9,000 2,500 1,300 675 6,000 4,000 4,700 640 7,600 • ... ... ... | 2,000 750 9,000 2,500 1,300 675 6,000 9,500 3,000 4,000 4,700 13,800 640 7,600 1,850 1,000 6,950 5,000 13,500 1,000 2,000 5,000 25,000 1,700 3,400 1,550 1,000 500 Palmerston North ! ... 1,850 1,000 Parnell Patea Petone ... 6,950 5,000 13,500 1,000 ... ... Queenstown ... South Invercargill Sydenham 2,000 5,000 25,000 1,700 3,400 Tauranga Te Aroha Road Board of Muhungaonga Town Board of Featherston „ Manaia ... , Rongotea Wainiakariri- Ashley Water-supply Board ... 1,550 1,000 500 1,000 700 1,000 700 2,200 6,000 2,200 6,000 ... Carried forward ... |5,120,016 205,808 234,694 108,450 i 351,956 6,020,92.

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Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The Government Advances to Settlers Office. The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The Treasury. Total. jPerCent.j £ 5,120,016 £ 205,808 £ 234,694 £ £ 108,450 £ £ 351,956 6,020,924 Brought forward ... Held in the colony — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Dunedin Garrison Hall Mortgages Properties acquired by foreclosure ... Landed and house property 44 Jan., 1910 5,000 2,225,243 1,878,167 • 5,366 3,560,097 5,000 1,000 7,664,507 5,366 122,436 122,436 ... ... Total held in the colony |5,125,016 12,553,487 12,118,227 13,560,097 108,450 352,956 13,818,21 Held in London :— New Zealand Government securities under — " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 " " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Act, 1899 " "The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900" " The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1894 Extension Act, 1901 " 4 34 3 3 34 34 34 34 June, 1907 Jan., 1940 April, 1945 Jan., 1909 400,000 618,000 2,260,496 65,000 100,000 125,000 625,900 400,000 800, 00( 50,400 668,401 200 2,886,591 65,00< 100, 0(X 125, 0(X Oct., 1912 June, 1908 741,066 80,000 73,700 814,761 80, (XX Ditto ... Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company's debentures 34 5 Oct., 1912 June, 1908 300,000 3,000 300, OCX 17,000 20,00( ... Total held in London ... ! 4,689,562 625,900 ... 3,000 541,300 5,859,76! Summary: — Held in the colony Held in London ... 5,125,016 4,689,562 2,553,487 625,900 2,118,227 3,560,097 108,450 3,000 352,956 13,818,23! 11,300 5 - 859 - 76! ... ... Total (9,814,578 ,179,387 2,118,227 (3,560,097 111,450 894,256 19,677,99! Audit Office, 27th June, 1907. J. K. Warbubton,