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Secubities belonging to the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Fund. & s. a. Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 20,000 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 14,000 0 0 General Purposes Loan ... ... ... ... 54,700 0 0 Mortgages of the City of Duriedin ... ... ... 3,300 0 0 Debentures of the Borough, of Patea ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Ilawera ... ... ... 6,200 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Cambridge ... ... 420 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Thames ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Waitara Harbour Board ... ... 15,650 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... ... 36,200 0 0 "Consolidated Stock Act, 1884" ... ... ... 38,500 0 0 £202,470 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Sinking Funds, and find the same to amount to £202,470, as stated above. Jas. B. Heywood. M. Hodgins.

28th May, 1888. James Edward FitzGeeald. Securities belonging to the Post Office. £ r. <"!. Debentures of the Thames Harbour Board ... ... 4,000 0 0 Debentures of the Oarnaru Harbour Board ... ... 33,000 0 0 Debentures of the Patea Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the North Eakaia Eiver ... ... 5,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Hamilton ... ... 6,000 0 0 ■' Debentures of the Borough of Thames ... ... 6,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Oamaru ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Oamaru Gasworks ... 9,300 0 0 State Forests (debentures) ... ... ... 7,000 0 0 Consolidated Loan (debentures) ... ... ... 13,000 0 0 Scrip of the Westland Loan ... ... ... 50,000 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 188,100 0 0 General Purposes ... ... ... ... 54,700 0 0 Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 Consolidated Stock, 1884... ... ... .... 324,584 0 0 Debentures under "The Public Eevenues Act, 1886 ." ... 138,000 0 0 Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... 272,200 0 0 District 'Railway Debentures ... ... ... 34,000 0 0 Loans to Local Bodies Scrip ... ... ... 100,000 0 0 £1,340,884 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Post Office, and find the same to amount to £1,340,884. James Edward FitzGebald. J. K. Waebuston. Seen this day, 28th March, 1888. Guy Coopeb.

Sbcubitibs belonging to the Public Teust Office. £ s. ,1. Deficiency bills ... ... ... ... ... 139,400 0 0 Debentures under " The Public Eevenues Act, 1886" ... 11,500 0 0 Debentures and scrip of the General Purposes Loan ... 1,200 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of North Invercargill ... ... 500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of South Invercargill ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of East Invercargill ... ... 400 0 0 Fixed Deposit Eeceipt ... ... ... ... 4 15 0 £154,004 15 0 We hereby certify that we have this day counted the securities in the safe belonging to the Public Trust Office, and find the same to amount to £154,004 155., as stated above. James Edward FitzGebald. B. C. liAMBIITON. Seen this day, Bth March, 1888. Guy Cooper.

Securities belonging to Public Companies deposited in the Public Trust Office. £ n. d. The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... 9,700 0 0 ■ The Australian Mutual Provident Company ... ... 25,000 0 0 The Mutual Life Association of Australasia ... ... 5,140 0 0