8.—13b

Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE ADVANCES OFFICE. STATE-GUARANTEED LOANS (ANNUAL REPORT BY MINISTER SHOWING APPLICATIONS FOR).

Laid before both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 86 of the Local Bodies'" t Loans Act, 1913.

(a.) Applications for guarantees granted to local authorities during the preceding financial year, and the several amounts so guaranteed ... ... ... Nil. (b.) The total amount guaranteed ... ... ... ... ... ... £32,075 (c.) Amounts paid during the preceding financial year on account of any guarantee!! 1 loan in consequence of the default of any local authority ... ... ... Nil. Wm. Downie Stewart, State Advances Office, Minister of Finance. Wellington, 14th September, 1921. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (500 copies), £1.

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92l. Price 3d.]