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(3.) The Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds. £ s. d. Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 20,000 0 0 Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 14,000 0 0 Debentures of the General Purposes Loan ... ... 54,700 0 0 Consolidated Stock Debentures ... ... ... 46,341 0 0 Deficiency Bills ... ... ... ... ... 12,100 0 0 Mortgages of the City of Dunedin ... ... ... 3,300 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Patea ... ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Hawera... ... ... 5,200 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Cambridge ... ... 140 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Thames ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Tauranga ... ... 3,400 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Hokitika ... ... 3,600 0 0 Debentures of the Waitara Harbour Board ... ... 15,650 0 0 Debentures of the County of Waitemata ... ... 2,600 0 0 Debentures of the County of Tauranga ... ... 2,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Brunner... ... ... 1,500 0 0 £198,031 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe belonging to the Public Debts Sinking Funds, and find the same to amount to £198,031. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. T. Hayton Buenett. sth February, 1892. J. G. Andeeson.

(4.) The Post Office. & s. d. Debentures of the Immigration and Public Works Loan ... 188,100 0 0 Debentures of the General Purposes Loan ... ... 5,200 0 0 Debentures of the Defence Loan ... ... ... 80,000 0 0 Debentures of the Consolidated Loan ... ... ... 13,000 0 0 Debentures of the Government Loans to Local Bodies ... 275,400 0 0 Debentures and Scrip of the District Bailways ... ... 76,100 0 0 Consolidated Stock Debentures ... ... .... 978,739 0 0 Deficiency Bills ... ... .. ... ... 232,600 0 0 Treasury "Bills ... ... ... ... ... 88,000 0 0 Debentures of the Thames Harbour Board ... ... 4,000 0 0 Debentures of the Thames Borough ... ... ... 6,500 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Harbour Board ... ... 33,000 0 0 Debentures of the Oamaru Borough ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the Hamilton Borough ... ... ... 3,000 0 0 Debentures of the North Bakaia Biver Board ... ... 4,500 0 0 Debentures of the Patea Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Hokitika Harbour Board ... ... 10,000 0 0 Debentures of the Greymouth Harbour Board ... ... 50,000 0 0 Debentures of the Westport Harbour Board ... ... 200,000 0 0 £2,263,139 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 £2,263,139. James Edwaed FitzGeeald. Geoege Geay. 29th January, 1892. W. Beswick. These securities have been handed over to the Post Office.

(5.) The Government Insurance Department. £ s. d. Consolidated Stock Debentures ... ... ... 499,379 0 0 Deficiency Bills ... ... ... ... ... 125,000 0 0 Debentures of the Government Loans to Local Bodies ... 165,700 0 0 Debentures of the Waimea Plains Bailway Company ... 75,000 0 0 Debentures of the Kaihu Valley Bailway Company ... 5,000 0 0 Debentures of the County of Ashburton ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Arrowtown ... ... 2,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Parnell ... ... ... 6,950 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Wanganui ... ... 1,000 0 0 Debentures of the City of Wellington ... ... ... 7,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Queenstown ... ... 3,500 0 0 Debentures of the Borough of Feilding... ... ... 5,800 0 0