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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT.

The securities are held in the district offices of the Department.

SUMMARY OF SECURITIES HELD BY THE UNDERMENTIONED OFFICES AS ON 31st MARCH, 1940.

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Particulars of Security. XT . . a „ „ Amount held as al Nature of Security. 31gt Marollj lg40i Mortgage advances— £ Land for Settlement Account — Current Account .. .. .. . . .. 154,979 Instalment mortgages .. . . . . . . • . ■ 80,013 Small Farms Account*— Current Account . ■ . . •• .. 134,137 Instalment mortgages .. .. .. .. . . .. 206,107 Advances secured under Agreements— Small Farms Account .. .. . . -. .. 22,360 597,596 * Mortgages have not been taken in all cases.

_ He,din I ™ M A "* d P ~° r I Uate. interest. Marchi 1939 , renewal. or redeemea - March, 1940. £ £ £ £ Post Office .. .. .. .. Dominion Various Various 01,604,307 2,825,503 4,082,742 60,347,068 .. London .. „ „ 3,611,068 5,018 623,000 2,993,086 State Fire Insurance Office .. .. Dominion ,, „ 1,187,000 344,594 318,769 1,212,825 Government Accident Insurance Office .. ,, „ ., 471,565 320,125 259,243 532,447 Treasury .. .. .. .. „ „ „ 41,334,729 24,971,666 24,768,443 41,537,952* .. London .. „ „ 452,421 2,670,000 2,505,000 617,421 Mines .. .. .. .. Dominion „ „ 32,993 20,147 1,078 52,062 Government Insurance Office .. .. „ „ ,, 8,945,025 889,471 489,398 9,345,098 .. London .. „ „ 625,900 .. .. 625,900 Public Trust Office .. .. .. Dominion „ „ 36,623,216 2,135,735 1,843,918 36,915 033 .. London .. „ „ 5,000 .. 5,000 Public Trust Office (Westport Harbour Dominion „ , 144,782 .. 640 144,142 Sinking Fund) Native Trustee .. .. .. ,, ,, „ 441,925 1,473 11,511 431,887 State Advances Corporation (Housing „ „ „ 6,244,086 5,074,197 24,712 11,293,571 Branch) Lands and Survey Department.. .. „ „ „ 583,341 14,255 .. 597,596 Niue Island Administration .. .. ,, ,, ,, 11,000 .. 10,000 1,000 Cook Islands Administration .. .. „ „ „ 1,069 .. 1,069 New Zealand Reparation Estates, Samoa „ „ 5,557 .. 2,300 • 3,257 Miscellaneous „ „ „ 2,328,788 432,351 .. 2,761,139 164,653,772 39,704,535 34,946,823 169,411,484 I * Included in these securities the Minister of Finance holds stock amounting to £30,390,750 as consideration (or the securities taken over from the State Advances Office and from the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account.