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No. 3. Messrs. Jttlyan and Saegeattnt, as Trustees, in Account with the Government of New Zealand, in respect of a Sinking Fund for the redemption of £1,000,000 five per cent. Debentures issued under " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1863," to be paid off on the 15th July, 1914, by half-yearly investments of a sum equal to one per cent, per annum on the total amount issued. For the period from Ist January to 2>\st December, 1867. 1867. Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1867. £ s. d. £ s. A, Jan. 11. —To six months' divi- Jan. 15. —By amount invested dend due Ist Jan., in the purchase of on £6,300 Queens- £3,100 Ceylon Goland Government vernment six per Debentures ... 189 0 0 cent. Debentures at less Income Tax at £105 (1872), Nos. 4d 3 3 0 511 to 541; thirty- . 185 17 0 one bonds of £100 „ 15. —To six months' contribution on each ... ... 3,255 0 0 £1,000,000, due 15th January, Brokerage 7 15 0 1867, received from the Crown 3,262 15 0 Agents ... ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 ~ 31.—8y amount invested „ 30.—T0 six months' divi- in the purchase of dend due sth Janu- £1,800 Victoria Goary, on £107 9s. 7d. vernment six per three per cent. Con- cent. Debentures at sols £1 12 4 £105, Nos. 4,172 to Less Income Tax at 4,174, three bonds 4d 0 0 7 of £500 each; and 1 11 9 1,294 to 1,296, three April 16.—T0 six months' divi- bonds of £100 each 1,890 0 0 dendduelsthApril, Brokerage... ... 4 10 0 on £11,600 Cape 1,894 10 0 (Kowie Harbour) By amount invested Debentures ... 348 0 0 in the purchase of Less Income Tax at £31 7s. three per 4d 5 16 0 cent. Consols at 91 28 10 6 342 4 0 Brokerage 0 16 May 15.—T0 six months' divi- 28 12 0 dend due 15th May, By amount invested on £3,500 Ceylon . in the purchase of Government Do- £1 13s. 3d. three benturcs (1872) ... 105 0 0 per cent. Consols at Less Income Tax at 90J 1 10 3 4d 1 15 0 Brokerage 0 16 103 5 0 ■ 1 11 9 To six months' divi- July 30. —By amount inveeted in the purdend due 15th May, chase of £900 Antigua Governon £3,500 Natal ment six per oent. Debentures at GovernmentDeben- 100 (1885), Nos. 59 to 67 ; nine tures (1896), Coolie bonds of £100 each 900 0 0 Immigration ... 105 0 0 Nov. 21. —By amount deposited in City Bank Less Income Tax at until required for investment ... 5,000 0 0 4d. ... ... 1 15 0 Dec. 10.—By amount invested in the pur- . 103 5 0 chase of £5,000 Ceylon GovernJuly 9. —To six months' divi- ment six per cent. Debentures at dend due Ist July, £108 13s. 6d., Nos. 547 to 566, on £6,300 Queens- twenty bonds of £200 each; and land Government 877 to 896, ten bonds of £100 caeh 5,433 15 0 Debentures ... 189 0 0 ■ Less Income Tax... 3 3 0 16,521 3 9 ■ — 185 17 0 „ 31.—8y Balance uninvested 108 5 5 To six months' dividend due Ist July, on £1,800 Victoria Government Debentures ... ... 54 0 0 Less Income Tax at 4d 0 18 0 - ■ 53 2 0 „ 15. —To six months' dividend due sth July, on £140 15s. 7d. three per cent. Consols 2 2 2 Less Income Tax at 4d 0 0 7 ■ 2 17 ■„ 22.—T0 proceeds of sale of £78 11s. lid. three per cent. Consols at 94f ... 74 7 5 Less Income Tax at 4d 0 2 0 74 5 5 Carried forward 6,051 8 9 Carried forward 16,629 9 2

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