B.—lo.

The total of the Public Trust securities includes amounts in respect of the undermentioned funds as follow : Public Service Superannuation Fund, £2,208,097 ; Teachers' Superannuation Fund, £900,364 ; National Provident Fund, £1,105,395; and Railway Superannuation Fund, £654,547. The custodians in London hold debentures to the nominal value of £41,000 on behalf of the Public Trustee, New Zealand 4-per-oent. stock to the value of £11,000 on behalf of the Public Works Department, £7,000 British War-loan stock on behalf of the New Zealand Relief Fund and the British Distress Fund, and German nickel coin to the nominal value of £95. Mortgages and bills of sale securing advances made under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Acts, 1915-22, are held in the District Land Offices. G. F. C. Campbell, t ' Controller and Auditor-General.

SUMMARY OF PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE OFFICES UNDERNAMED. As on the 31st March, 1925.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1925.

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Securities held as at 31st March, 1924. | Securities pmchased or issued in Securities sold, renewed, or reedemed. Securities held as at 31st March, 1925 Held in I | Maturity Rate of A mniin * Maturity Rate of j . mn „ nt Maturity Rate of a mount Maturity Rate of j Amnnnt Date. | Interest. Amount, , Date / interest. | Amount. Date. Interest. Amount. Date interest. I Amount. £ £ £ £ Post Office .. .. .. .. Dominion Various Various ! 44,172,682 Various Various 10,521,125 Various Various 10,009,735 Various Various 44,684,072 London .. „ „ 3,436,846 „ „ 1,773 „ „ 1,773 „ „ 3,436,846 Government Insurance Office .. .. Dominion „ „ j 4,701,328 „ „ 528,236 „ „ 195,004 „ „ 5,034,560 London .. „ „ 625,900 „ „ .. „ „ .. ,, „ 625,900 Public Trust Office .. .. .. Dominion „ „ 20,315,259 „ „ 4,460,264 „ „ 2,461,688 „ „ 22,313,835 State Advances Office .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,812,933 .. .. 5,243,333 .. .. 1,398,405 .. .. 25,657,861 Commissioners of Public Debt Sinking Fund.. Dominion „ „ 400,050 „ „ 213,800 „ ,, 436,200 ,, „ 177,650 State Fire Insurance Office .. .. .. „ „ 393,717 „ „ 120,567 „ „ 37,063 „ „ 477,221 Government Accident Insurance Office .. ... „ „ 166,505 „ „ .. „ „ .. „ „ 166,505 Treasury .. .. .. .. Dominion „ „ 7,865,806 „ „ 14,748,722 „ „ 15,545,568 „ „ 7,068,960 London .. „ „ 2,199,264 „ „ .. „ „ .. „ „ 2,199,264 Native Trust Office .. .. .. .. „ „ 794,490 „ „ 225,630 „ „ 183,376 „ „ 836,744 New Zealand Consols Account .. .. Dominion „ „ 425,585 „ „ 1,308,575 ,, ,, 1,291,075 „ „ 443,085 London .. „ „ 50,400 „ „ .. „ „ .. „ ,, 50,400 Other securities .. .. .. .. .. „ „ 24,972 „ „ .. „ „ 3,450 „ „ 21,522 Total of Public Securities held in the Do- .. .. .. 107,385,737 .. .. 37,372,025 .. .. 31,563,337 .. .. 113,194,425 minion or elsewhere