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Public Securities held by the Public Trust Office —continued. (Included in foregoing return.) Statement of Public Securities held by the Public Trustee in the Dominion of New Zealand as at 31st March, 1940. Mortgages. Common Fund of the Public Trust Office— £ £ Flat mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,731,194 Instalment mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .3 292 517 Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,196,513 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. ~ .. 713,450 Railways Superannuation Fund .. ~ . . .. .. ~ .. .. ~ 673,578 National Provident Fund .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1,111,704 Land Settlement Finance Act Association} . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110,958 15,829,914 Local Authorities' Securities. Common Fund of the Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. ~ ~ .. .. 6,446,753 Special investments outside the Common Fund— £ Agencies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,655 Estate— Permanent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,194 Temporary .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ~ 180 110,029 Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 689,359 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 157,054 Railways Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 199,991 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 483,985 8,087,171 Government Securities. , Common Fund of the Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 4,514,630 Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,094,795 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 86,475 Railways Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 354,845 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,081,110 Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,949,850 12,081,705 Rural Advances Act, 1926. Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. ~ .. 900 State Advances Corporation of New Zealand Stock. Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 5,000 Railways Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 25,000 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 130,000 Properties acquired by Foreclosure. Common Fund of the Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 277,482 Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,129 Teachers' Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,849 Railways Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 5,800 National Provident Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 406 ■ 318,666 Advances to protect Securities. Common Fund of the Public Trust Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,725 Teachers' Superannuation E'und .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 Railways Superannuation Fund .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 647 National Provident Fund .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 61,006 Promissory Notes and Loans. Public Service Superannuation Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 50 Property. Titles to freehold and leasehold property and balance purchase-money of premises sold .. ~ .. .. 405,621 Total held in New Zealand ~ .. .. .. .. .. £36,915,033

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