A LOAN OF £3,000,000 STERLING.

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;all having three years' currency, and principal and interest payable in London. On my return to Sydney, I found a little enquiry being made for debentures, and employed Messrs. Leunon and Cape to effect sales at par with accrued interest, lodging with their bankers, the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, the undermentioned debentures, viz. :— Nos. 227 to 266—40 of £100 each ... ... ... ... £4,000 317 to 366—50 of £500 each ... ... ... ... 25,000 457 to 466—10 of £1,000 each ... ... ... 10,000 467 to 516—50 of £100 each ... ... ... ... 5,000 517 to 541—25 of £500 each ... ... ... ... 12,500 542 to 554—13 of £250 each... ... ... ... 3,250 555— lof £200 ... ... ... ... 200 £59,950 These will be delivered to the brokers in exchange for an equivalent in money, and I have agreed to pay the Commercial Bank for this trouble, and for keeping a correct record of the bonds -} per cent, on the sales effected. I enclose a full statement of the whole of the debentures signed by me. I have, &c, D. L. Murdoch, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington. Agent for General Government. Enclosure 1 to No. 15. ■STATEMENT of Deisentukes signed by D. L. Murdoch, in Sydney and Melbourne, aa Agent for the General Government of New Zealand. Nos. 1 to 166 as per statement rendered to Treasurer on 31st January... £19,050 The following Nos. were all of three years' currency, and with principal and interest payable in London : —■ Nos. 167 to 216, of 100 each ... ... ... £5,000 267 to 316, of £500 each ... ... ... 25,000 367 to 416, of £1,000 each ... ... ... 50,000 Deposited with the Oriental Bank in Melbourne ... ... £80,000 Nos. 417 to 456, of £1,000, deposited with Bank of Victoria ... 40,000 217 to 226, of £100, to B. A. Ferard ... ... ... 1,000 227 to 266, of £100 ... ... ... £4,000 317 to 366, of £500 ... ... ... 25,000 457 to 466, of £ 1,000 ... ... ... 10,000 467 to 516, of £100 ... ... ... 5,000 517 to 511, of £500 ... ... ... 12,500 542 to 554, of £250 ... ... ... 3,250 555 ... of £200 ... ... ... 200 Deposited with Commercial Banking Company in Sydney ... ... 59,950 £200,000

Enclosure 2 to No. 15. TENDERS for Eight per Cent. Loan, of GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND, received up to 28th January, 1865.

Name. Address. d I Rate. I Principiil :md interest j payable at 1 I I I Debentures preferred for Issue. £ 5,000 500 £ 5,000 500 £ J. 13. Darvall . . G. R. Whiting . . Sydney Is. 'p cent. pr. £1 ■{* cent. pr. 3 years 3 years London Sydney 50 of £100 each, X03..I to 50 5 of £100 each, Xos. 51 and 61 to 64 8 of £100 each, Xns. 52 to 5ft 1 of £150, No. 60 25 of £100 each ,N«i .76 to 100 3 of £100 each, 2f os. 65 to 67 5 of £100 each, Xos. 68 to 72 3 of £100 each. BTos. 73 to 75 Mark Davis . . Mary Ann Adams . Michael Samuels C'yrille Veyrett . . Robert Payne Richard Ii'ligh . . J. W. Gibbons . . Laurence Muuro T. B. Payne . . Simon Fraser . . »> tt t! 800 150 2,500 300 500 300 250 2,000 10,000 2,000 10s. pr. par 10s. ■$> cent. pr. par par par 2 %y cent, disct. 5 cent, disct. 10 °p- cent disct. par 3 years 3 j'ears 3 years 3 years 3 years 3 years London Sydney London Sydney Sydney Sydney 800 150 2,500 300 500 300 Melbourne 250 2,000 10,000 Maximilian Clifton j> » 2,000 par 3 years 3 years Melbourne Mclboiu'ne 2,000 2,000 20 of £100 each, Kb*. 101 to 120 20 of £100 each, No. 121 to 140 20 of £100 each, Noa. 141 to 160, and 6 of £500 each, JN Tos. 161 to 166 Charles Lister . >» 5,000 I par 3 years London 5,000 i 31,300| 19,050 12,250