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12th DECEMBER, 1879, to 7th JUNE, 1880.

James B. Hexwood, Accountant to the Treasury.

By Authority : Geokqe Didsbuey, Q-overnment Printer, Wellington. —lBBo.

PAYMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Temporary Advances repaid,— On Security of Short-dated Debentures of " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1879" On Security of Imperial Guaranteed Debentures of " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 " ... 130,000 o o 299,000 o o 125,000 o o 169,000 o o Discount on £5,000,000 at 2-J- per cent. Discount on Payments in full of purchase-money of Debentures before duo date Commission at J per cent, on £5,000.000 to Bank of England Commission at i per cent, ou £4,748,400 allowed to Brokers by Bank of England Commission at -g per cent, on £5,000,000 to the Crown Agents' Department ... ... ... ... ... Commission at -J- per cent, on £5,000,000 to Sir J. P. Julyan Messrs. J. and A. Serimgeour, for services rendered in advising and assisting in matters connected with the Loan and its quotation on the Stock Exchange ... Stamp Duty at 2/6 per cent, on £3,839,700 De La Kue and Co., for providing Plates, Paper, and printing Debentures ... ... £so1 ° ° Mr. Burtlett, Supervising Printing, &c. ... 61 10 6 Mr. Dale, Assisting Supervising Printing, &c. ... 880 Mr. Parsons, Assisting Supervising Printing, &c. 11 14 o 6,048 10 5 25,000 o o 11,871 o o 6,250 o o 6,250 o o 1,500 o o 4,799 12 6 582 12 6 Commutation in lieu of Stamp Duty on Inscribed Stock at 7/6 percent. 62,301 15 5 5,938 10 o 68,240 5 5 Drafts drawn in the colony on the Crown Agents, London, retired... Fixed Deposits with the under-stated Banks, — London and Westminster Bank, — 26 January, 1880 3 February, 1880 ... 19 February, 1880 ... 25 March, 1880 492,240 5 5 275,000 o o 300,000 o o 100,000 o o 329,000 o o 100,000 o o 829,000 o o City Hank. - 3 February, 1880, 10 days' call at ij per cent. ... 19 February to 1 March, 1880, at if per cent. ... 100,000 o o 100,000 o o o o London Joint Stock Bank, — 3 February to 15 March, 1880, at 2 per cent. ... 19 February to 31 March, 1880, at 2 per cent. ... ■SQO,OOU U U 100,000 o o 200,000 o o 300,000 o o Lodged to Credit of the New Zealand Public Account with the Bank of New Zealand, London, — 12 December, 1879 13 December, 1879 29 December, 1879 31 December, 1879 15 January, 1880 23 January, 1880 19 February, 1880 ... ... , ■■■ 28 February, [880 1 March, 1880 4 March, 1880 17 March, 1880 28 April, 1880 30 April, 1880 18 May, 1880 7 June, 1880 ... 13,000 o o 25,000 o o 1,250,000 o o 50,000 o o 500,000 o o 437,000 o o 171,000 o o 13,000 o o 429,211 19 2 40,000 o o 443,080 o o 400,000 o o 100,000 o o '7.495 '3 4 352.399 H 5 1,329,000 o o 4,241,187 6 11 Total ... £6.337.427 12 4