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PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE SINKING FUNDS

Dr. £ s. d. 1866. Brought forward ... Jan. 16.—To London Joint Stock Bank, interest on £5000 from 1st to 16th January, as per Voucher No. 1 General Account, January, 1866 „ 16. —ToLondon Joint Stock Bank, in repayment of deposit ... Feb. 2. —To six months' contribution due the 15th July, 1865, received from the Crown Agents for the Colonies ... „ 2. —To six months' contribution due the 15th January, 1866, received from the Crown Agents for the Colonies Mar. 5.—To City Bank, interest on £15,000 from 2nd February to 5th March, as per Voucher No. 1 General Account, March, 1866 „ * 5.—To City Bank, in repayment of deposit. Apr. 16.—To six months' dividend, due 15thApril, 1866, on £11,000 Kowie Harbour Debentures 348 0 0 Less income tax ... 5 16 0 £ s. d. 5,095 6 7 11 15 6 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 76 4 7 15,000 0 0 Cn. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1866. Brought forward'... 31,600 0 0 Nos. 96 to 130 (thirty-five bonds) of £100 each ... 3,447 10 0 July 20, —By amount deposited in City Bank until required for investment 5,584 8 9 „ 31.—By amount invested in the purchase of £6300 Queensland Debentures [Nos. 6736 to 6798 (thirteen bonds) of £100 each] at88i ...5,551 17 6 Brokerage 15 15 0 5,567 12 6 Nov. 15.—By £400 Ceylon Government Debentures, series 1872, Nos. 480 to 483, at £104 416 0 0 Brokerage ... ... 10 0 417 0 0 „ 15.—By £107 9s. 7d. Consols purchased at 90J 96 17 4 Brokerage 0 2 8 97 0 0 Dec. 20.—By £ 5s. 9d. three per cent. Consols at 89£ 0 5 2 342 4 0 May 16.—To six months' dividend due 15th May, 1866, on £3500 Natal Debentures ... 105 0 0 Less income tax ... 1 15 0 103 5 0 July 15.—To six months' contribution due 15th July, 1866, received from the Crown Agents for the Colonies ... „ 30. —To City Bank, interest on £810 from 21st to 30th July, as per Voucher No. 3 General Account, July, 1866 „ 30.—To City Bank, in repayment of deposit. Sept. 14. —To City Bank, in repayment of deposit . „ 14.—To City Bank, interest on £1910 from 20th July to 13th September, as per Voucher No. 1 General Account, September, 1866 Oct. 15.—To six months' dividend due 15th October, 1866, on £11,600 Kowie Harbour Debentures 348 0 0 Less income tax ... 5 16 0 5,000 0 0 17 8 810 0 0 1,910 0 0 17 0 1 342 4 0 „ 31.—To City Bank, in repayment of deposit . „ 31. —To City Bank, interest on £2834 8s. 9d. from 20th July to 31st October, as per Voucher No. 2 General Account, October, 1866 Nov. 15.—To six months' dividend due 15th November, 1866, on 2,834 8 9 36 15 3 Carried forward ... 46,610 11 5 46,713 1G 5 Carried forward ...