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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 4 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1885."

Audit Office, May 9, 1888. The Controller and Auditor-General has the honour to lay before Parliament the return of thesecurities in the safe on the several days on which the certificates show that they have been examined. The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Securities belonging to the Government Insurance. ■■ ■ • £ a. a. Consolidated stock short-dated debentures and scrip ... 484,100 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... 102,000 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Railway Company ... 75,000 0 0 Debentures of the Kaihu Railway Company ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Arrowtown "Waterworks ... ... 2,500 0 0 Debentures of the Parnell Waterworks ... ... 2,150 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Parnell ... ... 4,800 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Wangauui ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Queenstowu ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Feilding ... ... 5,800 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of South Dunedin ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of South Invercargill ... 3,400 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Marton ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Sydenham ... ... 25,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Blenheim ... ... 3,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Lawrence ... .. 2,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of North Invercargill ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Lyttelton ... ... 3,000 0 0 Debentures of the Wanganui Harbour Board ... ... 40,000 0 0 Debentures of the County of Ashburton ... ... 1,000 0 0 Otago University ... ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 216,115 0 0 £1,010,365 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Government Insurance Office, and find the saint! to amount to £1,010,365. James Edward Fitz Gerald. W. West Knowles. 7th March, 1888. Guy Cooper.

Securities belonging to the Armed Constabulary Keserve Fund. & s. d. Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Seen this day, Bth March, 1888. J. E. F'G. E. C. H. G. G.

Securities belonging to the Nelson Rifle Prize Fusing Fund. k, s. a. Mortgage ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £1,000 0 0 Seen this day, Bth March, 1888. J. E. FG. E. C. H. G. C.