PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE DOMINION AND IN ENGLAND AS ON 31st MARCH, 1909 (RETURN OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, B-10

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE DOMINION AND IN ENGLAND AS ON 31st MARCH, 1909 (RETURN OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 86, Subsection (2), of " The Public Securities Act, 1908."

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1909, as provided by Section 86, Subsection (2), of "The Public Securities Act, 1908."

Securities. Eate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. I The The 1 T^ P ° St G r overnment Public Trust Office. Insurance .-..v. Office. 0ffice ' The Government Advances to Settlers Office. Tne Government Advances to Workers Office. : The Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds. The State Fire Insurance. The Treasury. Total. - i _J Held in the Dominion :— New Zealand Government securities under — '' The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 " " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " PerCent. 4 4 4* 4* 4" 4 5 3i 3* 31 4 4 4 4 4 4 3i 4 3* 4 4 4 April, 1913 £ 13,000 175,300 20,900 8,100 75,000 5,200 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 13,000 178,300 27,900 25,000 75,000 6,400 54,70Q 385,500 194,200 40,000 250,300 62,000 36,500 13,000 13,050 4,750 3,000 55,415 7,000 1,800 5,000 85,815 10,000 7,800 650 3,675 76,150 60,120 126,650 29,362 2,000 2,200 800 '/ f/ 2,100 1,900 4,900 15,000 a a a " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870"... I! If II -.. " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 "... "The Consolidated Stock "Act, 1884 " it a ... ... The District Eailways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 ... " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 " The Land for Settlements Acts, 1894 and 1897 '' The Land for Settlements Act, 1908 " ... July, 1910 April, 1913 Oct., „ Nov., 1914 Dec, „ Feb., 1912 July, 1909 Sept., 1914 April, 1909 May, „ Jan., 1911 283,500 194,200 1,200 9,700 17,500 45,000 84,500 40,000 231,500 62,000 27,000 13,000 3,500 4,750 3,000 9,'500 15,'800 it it • . . ... 9,200 350 • It ft „ 1912 Feb., „ Jan., „ „ 1915 50,165 3,000 5,200 2,000 5,000 50 // // Feb., "„ 1,800 5,000 1,100 10,000 56,465 9,800 18,450 Aug., ;; 1,800 5,300 "700 Jan., 1916 650 3,000 675 76,150 " The New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 " ... "The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894" Ditto Feb., „" Jan., 1922 Feb., 1910 Sept., 1915 27,590 60,120 122,650 1,272 4,000 500 2,000 34 339,000 59,000 398,000

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"The New,Zealand Loans Act, 1908"— " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900" Ditto, 1901 " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901 " i 4 May, 1909 2,200 2,200 4 4 Dec, 1911 Jan., 1916 2,500 165,000 •••, . 2,500 165,000 300 '/ ft "300 Ditto ... Ditto, 1902 "., 1903 '.'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. "„ 1906 ... .'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. '.'.'. „ 1907 „ 1908 '' The Dairy Industry Act, 1898 "... ll i f ... ... ... it if ... ... ... " The Gove'rnment Advances to Settlers Act, 1906 " ... • 3* 31 4 4 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 4" 4 4 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 Dec. 1912 Feb., 1924 Jan., 1916 Jan., 1912 „ 1922 Aug., 1915 Jan., 1911 „ 1916 Oct., 1912 June, 1915 Jan., 1912 June, 1915 32,600 2,700 125,000 167,900 61,525 51,550 500,000 200,000 438 843 500 450,000 105,000 205,000 25,000 3,000 12,500 '"900 '600 1,340 "'600 ioo,"ooo* 32,600 6,600 125,000 168,500 13,840 61,525 52,150 500,000 200,000 100,000 438 843 500 450,000 105,000 205,000 25,000 237,000 33,500 70,000 70,000 250,000 416,000 100,000 150,000 790,000 100,000 100,000 a a it ... " The Government Advances to Workers Act, 1906 " I '/ tt // " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 "... Pt.III "The Government Eailways Act, 1908" u n 30,'000 237,000+: 33,50011 40,000§ a a " The Public Eevenues Act, 1908 " (Treasury bills) ... " The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901" a it Dec, 1909 Mar., 1911 „ 1915 70,000 149,200 416,000 100,000 150,000 785,000 100,000 100,000 100,800 1908 Jan., 1916 April, 1912 Mav, 1911 5,000 " The State Coal-mines Act, 1901 " The Hutt Eailway and Eoad Improvement Acts, 1903-1905 Ditto ... " The Hutt Eailway and Eoad Improvement Act, 1908 " 31 4 4 31 31 31 4 4 „ 1915 Jan., 1922 May, 1915 „ 1911 50,000 10,000 12,'000|| 50,000 22,000 4,000 30,000 30,000 1,500 500 1,400 30,000 30,000 1,500 500 600 4,000 ,/ a a " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" " The State Fire Insurance Act, 1903 " " The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905 "... Jan., „ 800 Carried forward ... 5,658,796 42,200 334,472 106,700 5,000 777,765 6,924,933 * Held for Land Settlement Account. t Held for Land Settlement Account, £120,000; Public Works Fund Investment Account, £100,000 ; Cheviot Estate Account, £25,000. \ Held for Land Settlement Account, £23,500 ; Cheviot Estate Account, £10,000. § Held for Public Works Investment Account, £30,000 ; Land for Settlement Account, £10,000. || Held for Cheviot Estate Account.

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1909, &c.—continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. Th The The The Com- „ . The Government Government missioners T Public Trust Advances I Advances of Public nffi 8,1106 Office. to Settlers | to Workers Debts Sinkutnce - Office. Office. ing Funds. The State Fire Insurance. The Treasury. Total. Brought forward ... Held in the Dominion — continued. New Zealand Government securities — continued. "The Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1907 " '' The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 " " The Eeserve Fund Securities Act, 1907 "... " The Bank of New Zealand Act, 1903" ... Local authorities' securities: — Harbour Boards, — Bluff ... ... ... ... .\ Greymouth ... Per Cent. ! £ 5,658,796 £ 42,200 £ 334,472 £ £ £ 106,700 £ 5,000 £ 777,765 £ 6,924,933 31 Jan., 1921 50,000 50,000 31 31 Julv, 1915 Aug., 1912' 200,000 800,000 500,000 200,000 800,000 500,000 41 4 4 4 4 51 41 41 4 6 41 4 4 Dec, 1913 Jan., „ „ 1911 „ 1912 Nov., 1896 An. drawings Feb., 1946 „ 1949 April, 1938 1897-99 Aug., 1946 Jan., 1949 „ 1913 100,000 50,000 50,000 7,225 29,000 21,870 5,000 10,000 10,400 10,400 100,000 50,000 50,000 7,225 29,000 21,870 5,000 10,000 14,031 67,900 489,500 10,500 Hokitika Oamaru Patea ... ... ... ... a - - - - - - - - - - ■ • Thames Waitara Wellington ... ... ..." ... Westport 28,'900 489,500 39,000 14,031 10,500 Counties, — Ashburton Hawera Tauranga City of Wellington 41 ! 5 41 4 4 4 6 6 41 Oct., 1912 Mav, 1938 Jan., 1919 Dec, 1932 „ 1909 July, 1931 June, 1933 Oct., 1914 Jan., 1925 April, 1922 Mar., 1933 361 29,000 2,'oOO 361 29,000 2,000 8,400 1,000 100,000 25,000 10,000 600 250 15,000 8,400 1,000 100,000 25,000 City of Dunedin 10,000 '600 250 City of Ghristchurch City of Nelson ... Boroughs, — Arrowtown ... 15,000 5 „ 1926 739 739

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Blenheim 5 5 6 5 5 4i 4i 5 4 41 *2 4 61 41 41 5 5 4-1 41 5 41 41 *2 5 5 5 41 *2 5 5 41 5 5 41 41 5 6 41 41 *2 5 5 May, 1910 June, 1937 May, 1917 Jan., 1915 „ 1923 Nov., 1926 Jan., 1933 „ 1946 „ 1915 April, 1933 Feb., 1914 May, 1913 April, 1947 Aug., 1936 Feb., 1947 „ 1910 April, 1919 Aug., 1912 14,000 3,500 14,000 3,500 1,500 5,000 1,000 7,500 6,000 15,000 5,500 2; 000 1,000 600 2,000 3,000 15,000 4,000 1,358 18,000 2,000 700 3,000 690 6,000 11,500 1,300 525 6,000 9,500 3,000 4,000 4,700 13,800 480 7,600 1,850 1,000 6,950 5,000 2,000 13,500 1,000 a ''' *'' Brunner Dannevirke ... ..J 1,500 it "• tl ... ... 5,000 1,000 7,500 6,000 15,000 5,500 it • - ■ East Invercargill Geraldine Gladstone Greytown 2,000 1,000 600 2,000 Hamilton 3,000 15,000 Hawera tr •' • ••• Hastings 4,000 1,358 18,000 2,000 ... , Invercargill ... Kaiapoi Levin Lower Hutt ... Oct., 1924 Aug., 1933 Mar., 1922 Nov., 1934 Mar. 1910 Nov. 1914 Dec, „ Sept., 1924 June, 1931 „ 1927 May, 1910 Jan., 1912 j 1920 Mar., 1915 Nov., 1923 Feb., 1916 July, „ Aug., 1932 Sept., 1913 Feb., 1921 „ 1925 Aug., „ 700 3,000 690 6,000 11,500 1,300 525* 6,000 Ly ttelton Masterton North Invercargill Oamaru Onslow 9,500 3,000 4,"000 4,700 13,800 ... 480 7,600 Palmerston North 1,850 1,000 Parnell Patea Petone 6,950 5,000 2,000 i 13,500 1,000 Carried forward 7,642,091 179,108 498,217 128,550 5,000 jl, 291, 796 9,744,76!

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1909, &c.— continued.

Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. The Government Insurance Office. The Public Trust Office. The The Government Government Advances Advances to Settlers to Workers Office. Office. The Commissioners The „, of Public State Fire „ ±ne Debts Sink- Insurance. -treasury, ing Funds. Securities. Total. Per Cent. £ 7,642,091 £ 179,108 £ 498,217 £ £ £ 128,550 £ 5,000 £ 1,291,796 £ 9,744,762. Brought forward ... Held in the Dominion — continued. Local authorities' securities — continued. Boroughs — continued. Petone Queenstown ... Eangiora South Invercargill Sydenham •N 41 41 *2 4 5 4 41 5 5 5 Feb., 1948 April, 1914 Mar., 1927 Feb., 1915 Sept., 1935 „ 1921 Feb., 1932 May, 1915 Jan., 1925 „ 1910 6,000 2,000 ... 6,000 2,000 7,840 5,000 25,000 100 6,000 3,400 1,550 1,000 7,840 5,000 ... 25,000 Taibape Tauranga ... .... .... Te Aroha Eoad Board of Muhungaonga Town Boards — Featherston ... Hunterville ... Johnsonville ... 6,000 100 1,550 3,400 1,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 41 41 April, 1915 Feb., 1930 Nov., 1917 „ 1927 Feb., 1916 Sept., 1934 Jan., 1955 June, 1911 „ 1910 Jan., 1910 500 2,500 3,000 1,000 500 2,500 3,000 1,000 1,000 700 600 2,200 6,000 5,000 10,528,835 5,366 125,798 Manaia Eongotea Waipukurau ... Waimakariri- Ashley Water-supply Board ... I'.'OOO 700 '600 6,000 2,200 Dunedin Garrison Hall Mortgages -Properties acquired by foreclosure ... Landed and house property 5,000 2,605,128 2,304,049 5,366 5,118,041 482,"548 19,069 125,798 ... Total held in the Dominion 7,647,091 2,952,784 2,834,672 5,118,041 482,548 134,150 5,000 1,310,865 20,485,151

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Held in London :— New Zealand Government securities under — " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 " 50,400 200 " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Act, 1899." (" Native Land Purchases Act, 1892," renewed under " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899," and " The New Zealand Loans Act 1904.") " The Land for Settlements Act, 1908 " " The Government Advances to Settlers Act 1894 Extension Act, 1901 " 31 3 31 Jan., 1940 April, 1945 Oct., 1912 618,000 2,260,496 125,000 625,900 ... 668,400 2,886,596 125,000 31 31 June, 1915 741,066 80,000 73,700 814,766 80,000 Ditto ... " The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 "... Canadian Stock Bonds Stock „ Bonds Stock Bonds Stock Cape of Good Hope Stock Gold Coast Stock* Hong Kong Stock India Stock 31 3f 4 4 4 4 4 31 21 31 3 31 31 3 3 3 4 31 31 31 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 31 Oct., 1912 Jan., 1916 May, 1912 Jan., 1910 1910-1935* 1909-1934* July, 1938 Oct., 1947 July, 1929-49 Mar., 1927-52 Apr., 1918-43 Jan., 1931 Oct., 1948 Nov., 1933 July, 1927 July, 1910 Sept., 1918 Oct., 1924 Julv, 1930-50 J 1962 Sept., 1925 „ 1916 April, „ 1916-1935* 1917-1936* April, 1918 i, 1924 Jan., 1939 300,000 12,900 6,422 4,600 20,932 4,500 3,142 1,600 34,022 5,000 13,667 200 18,000 14,261 217 12 41 100 14,000 19,800 32,000 53,000 10,496 6,500 964 1,500 9,700 907 1,980 191 1,773 39,000 300,000 12,900 6,422 4,600 20,932 4,500 3,142 1,600 34,022 5,00U 13,667 200 18,000 14,261 217 12 41 100 14,000 19,800 32,000 53,000 10,496 6,500 964 1,500 9,700 907 1,980 191 1,773 39,000 Irish Land Stock Leeds Corporation Stock... New South Wales Bonds Stock ... Beading Corporation Stock ... Sheffield South Australia Bonds ".. Stock ... .'.. .'.'. ... i Carried forward ... 4,455,989 625,900 ... 124,300 5,206,18! * Six months' notice.

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Return of all Public Securities belonging to the Offices under-named held in the Dominion or elsewhere as on the 31st March, 1909, &c.— continued.

Securities. Rate of Interest. Due Date of Securities. The Post Office. T , The The The Cornpi . The Government Government missioners ijovernment Publio Trust Advanoes Advances of Public Affl aUCe offioe ' t0 Settlers to Workers Debts Sink<Jmoe • Office. Office. ing Funds. The State Fire Insurance. The Treasury. f Total. Brought forward ... Held in London — continued. New Zealand Government securities under — continued. Southern Nigeria Stock ... Transvaal Stock Trinidad „ Victoria Bonds „ Stock Per Cent. £ 4,455,989 £ 625,900 £ £ £ £ £ £ 124,300 £ 5,206,18! 31 3 4 4 4 31 31 3 Mar., 1930-55 May, 1923-53* Mar., 1917-42 Oct., 1913 14,000 42,603 2,861 10,000 751 60,000 24,000 12,380 14,001 42, 60; 2,86: 10,001 75: 60,001 24,001 12,38( » " - - - ■ • ■ ■ - - Bank of England Stock ... ... ... .. \ Egyptian Bonds India Stock 3 31 2f 3 3 3 3 Jan., 1921-26* Oct., 1923 Jan., 1929-49+ No limit July, 1910 Jan., 1931 Oct., 1948 Nov., 1933 1920 or after 1920 May, 1923-53* July, 1916 10,000 59,000 142,000 155,065 231,200 1,000 40,000 230,000 77,000 >- 1868, 26i „ „ ... ... ... ... ... Irish „ London County Council ... Metropolitan Police Transvaal Stock South Australia Stock . - §77,001 Total held in London I 4,622,584 625,900 1,069,565 6,318,04! Summary: — Held in the Dominion Held in London ... 7,647,091 4,622,584 2,952,784 625,900 2,834,672 5,118,041 : — ' 482,548 134,150 5,000 1,310,865 1,069,565 20,485,15: 6,318,04! ... ... Total ... 12,269,675 3,578,684 5,118,041 482,548 134,150 5,000 ,2,380,430 26,803,20! 2,834,672 * Six months' notice. f Twelve months' notice. J Held under " The Reserve Fund Securities Act, 1907." § Held for Land Settlements Account. Audit Office, 14th July, 1909. J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Printing.— Preparation, not given ; printing {1,500 copies), £5 12s. Price tSd.] By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington. —1909.