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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (LIST OF THE).

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 20 of " The Public Seventies Act, 1880."

Secueities belonging to the Govebnment Insueance Office. £ s. d. Consolidated stock short-dated debentures ... ... 359,500 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... ... 298,600 0 0 Bank deposits ... ... ... ... ... 26,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Parnell ... ... ... 6,950 0 0 Bonds of the Otago University ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 Bonds of the ArrowTtown Waterworks ... ... ... 2,500 0 0 Bonds of the Waimea Plains Railway Company ... ... 35,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Wanganui ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Bonds of Wanganui Harbour Board ... ... ... 40,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Feilding ... ... ... 3,800 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Queenstown ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of New Plymouth ... ... 4,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of South Dunedin ... ... 5,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of South Invercargill ... ... 3,400 0 0 Bonds of the County of Ashburton ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Mortgage of the Wellington College ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 £810,250 0 0

We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find them to amount to £810,250, as stated *on the other side. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. D. M. Luckie. 31st March, 1885. T. Teuman.

Secueities belonging to the Aemed Constabulaey Reseeve Fund. £ s. d. Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 £2,000 seen this day, 31st March, 1885. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. T. Teuman.

Secueities belonging to the Nelson Rifle Peize Fieing Fund. £ s. d. Mortgage ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Deficiency Bill ...- ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £1,000 0 0 £1,000 seen this day, 31st March, 1885. James Edward FitzGeeald. T. Teuman,

* The certificates are given in the Safe Ledger, and refer to th.9 entries on the opposite page.