B.—No. 2a.

STATEMENT Of the Assets and Liabilities of the New Zealand Government with respect to 5 per cent. Debentures, representing £1,000,000 Sterling, disposed of by the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London.

ASSETS. LIABILITIES. £ £ s. a. 42,700. Debentures already paid for at price9 (including accrued interest) from 88 to 93* . . . . 38,457 0 0 3,500. Debentures ditto ditto @ 81 . . 2,835 0 0 125,000. Debentures ditto ditto @ 80, with M days' interest added . . . 100,753 0 0 375,000. Debentures ditto ditto <g 80, with 61 days' interest added . . . 303,134 0 0 253,800. Debentures payable 20th November, at 80. with 127 days' interest added. 207,455 0 0 200,000. Debentures payable 20th February, 18C5, @ 80, with six months and 35 cfeys' interest added. . 165,959 0 0 £ s. d. Advertising Loan throughout the kingdom . 454 0 2 Printing 500 copies of the Loan Act, and statement showing the Financial condition of the Colony 17 17 6 Finding paper, engraving and printing 3,750 Debenture Bonds, with 100 coupons to each 368 19 0 Stamp Duty paid Inland Revenue, @ 2s. 6d. per cent . ... . . . 1,250 0 O £1,000,000 Paid the Bunk of New Zealand, eide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864 . . 123,000 0 0 Paid Government of Victoria for Battery of Guns, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864 3,592 1 8 Paid the Bank of New Zealand,")j«fe Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864 . . 300,000 0 0 Paid Mr. Morrison for Arms, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864 (September instalment) ..... 7,000 Payable to Messrs. Graham and Morrison, for Emigration purposes, in Debentures representing £5,800 @ 90, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864 . . . 5,220 0 Payable to Messrs. Graham and Morrison, on the 20th November, in cash, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864, being equal to £4,200 Debentures @ 90 . . . 3,780 0 0 Payable to Mr. Morrison, on the 20th November, for Arms, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 24th July, 1801 (October and November instalments) ..... 14,000 0 0 Payable to the Bank of New Zealand, on the 20th November, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of tlte 21st July, 18(54 . . . 120,000 6 0 Amount to be expended by the Crown agents i* the purchase of Arms, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of the 23rd July, 1864 . 10,000 0 0 Amount to be expended in the purchase of Telegraphic materials, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 23rd July, 1864 . . 3,500 0 0 Payable to Mr. Morrison, on the 15th December, for Arms, vide Mr. Reader Wood's letter of 21st July, 1864 . . . 7,000 0 0 Commission and Brokerage \ per cent on 1,000,000 ..... 5,000 0 0 Interest on Debentures,, due January, 1865 . 25,000 0 0 Commission on payment of Dividends . 125 0 0 Payable to the Bank of New Zealand, on 20th February, 1865 .... 170,000 0 0 Unappropriated Balance . . 19,285 1 £818,593 0 0 £818,593 0 0 £818,593 0 0 W. C. Saegeauxt, Crown Agent.