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Enclosure 2 in No. 18. Statement showing (1) Amount of Stock in hand on the Ist April, 1893; (2) Amount of Stock sold; (8) Amount of Proceeds of Sales; and (4) Amount of Stock in hand the 30th September, 1893. Proceeds of Amount of Bale. Stock. 1893. Dr. £ s. d. 1893. Cr. & a. d. £ s. d. April 1. Balances of Stock in hand as April 13. Amount of 3i-per-follows ■ cent - Stock sold 29,012 9 0 30,000 0 0 Amount of 3J-per-cent Stock Ditto 4 ditto .. 36,862 9 0 35,000 0 0 held by the Bank of Eng- May 12. Amount of 34-per-land .. .. .. 613,839 5 6 cent. Stock sold 2,501 14 6 2,627 2 3 Amount of i- per- cent. Stock „ 31. Amount of 4-per-held by the Bank of Eng- cent. Stock sold land .. .. 140,000 0 0 (part of release Amount of 4-per-cent. Stock Sinking Fund) 16,522 8 0 16,000 0 0 held by the Agent-General Amount of 3J-per-and Audit Officer .. .. 36,191 5 5 cent. Stock sold 18,949 18 0 20,000 0 0 June 15. Amount of 4-per-cent. Stock sold (part of release Sinking Fund) 92,459 15 0 89,000 0 0 Amount of 34-per-cent. Stock sold 104,158 17 5 109,536 7 9 Amount of 4-per-cent. Stock (held by AgentGeneral and Audit Officer) .. 37,638 411 36,191 5 5 „ 29. Amount of 3J-per-cent. Stock" sold 18,774 19 0 20,000 0 0 July 28. Amount of 34-per-cent. Stock sold 3,967 14 0 4,221 0 3 Aug. 16. Amount of 3J-per-cent. Stock sold 25,562 16 3 27,060 110 „ 31. Amount of 34-per-cent. Stock sold 9,399 19 0 10,000 0 0 Sep. 15. Amount of 3^-per-cent. Stock sold 18,899 6 6 20,000 0 0 „ 29. Amount of 34-per-cent. Stock sold 29,617 011 31,216 10 4 Total amount of net pro ccc d s paid into the Public Account £444,327 11 6 „ 30. Balance of 34-per-cent. Stock in hand Amount held by Bank of England .. .. 3,839 5 6 Amount held by Agent - General andAuditOfficer 335,338 17 7 339,178 3 1 £790,030 10 11 £790,030 10 11 C. Weay Pallisee, Audit Officer. W - B " PffiKCIVAL > Agent-General.
No. 19. The Agent-Genebal to the Peemiek. (No. 1434.) Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street, London, S.W., Sic,— 30th November, 1893. Eeferring to my letter (No. 1402) of the 17th instant, I beg to transmit herewith copies of contract-notes for the sale of £37,147 Is. 3d. of 3|--per-cent. Stock. The proceeds of the sale of these lots, together with those of the £25,000 stock advised in my above-mentioned letter, amounting in all to £59,778 4s. 6d., have this day been paid into the Public Account. The amount of unsold 3|-per-cent. Stock held by the Audit Officer and myself is now reduced to £172,421 9s. lid. I have, &c, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. . W. B. Pebceval.
No. 20. The Agent-Genebal to the Peemiek. (No. 1500.) Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street, London, S.W., Sic, — 2nd December, 1893. Eeferring to my letter (No. 1434) of the 30th ultimo, I beg to transmit herewith contractnote for the sale at 97 of £25,000 3J-per-cent. Stock, the proceeds of which will go into the Public Account on the 14th instant. This sale reduces the amount of 3-4-per-cent. Stock held by myself and the Audit Officer to £147,421 9s. lid. I have, &c, Waltee Kennaway, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. For the Agent-General. 2—B. 25.
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