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The Agent General sent you cablegrams, immediately after the tenders were opened, informing you of tho result, and we received with much pleasure the congratulations which the Government were pleased to send us in reply upon the success which has attended the operation. We have, &c, P. G. JULYAN, ) T A F. D. Bell, | Loan ASents-

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No. 18. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Teeasueee. Sir, — 7, Westminster Chambers, London, S.W., 6th March, 1884. I have tho honour to inform you that up to tho present time tho following sums have been credited to the Loan Agents' account by tho Bank of England, on account of the second million of the loan :On tho 16th January, £50,000; 23rd January, £455,000; Ist February, £108,000; 28th February, £20,000; sth March, £125,000. And the following sums have been transferred by the Loan Agents to the credit of the Public Account: On tho 16th January, £45,000; 23rd January, £450,000; 2nd February, £8,000; 4th February, £108,000; 3rd March, £20,000; 6th March, £125,000. I have, &c, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington. F. D. Bell.

No. 19. The Agent-Geneeal to the Hon. tho Colonial Tbeasusee. Sm, — 7, Westminster Chambers, London, S.W., Ist May, 1884. Since writing to you on the 6th March (No. 136), informing you of the amounts which had been credited to the Loan Agents by the Bank of England on account of the second million, tho following sums have also been credited—viz. : 17th March, £28,000; 27th March, £40,000; Bth April, £100,000: 22nd April, £20,000; 30th April, £10,000. And the following sums have been transferrred to the credit of the Public Account—viz. : 18th March, £25,000; 28th March, £40,000; 9th April, £100,000 ; 23rd April, £20,000 ; Ist May, £10,000. The total amount of the loan received into the Public Account to this date is therefore £941,000. w I have, &c, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington. F. D. Bell.

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New Zealand Goveenment 4-pek-cent. C Amounts allot: lONSOLIDATED STOCK ISSt ;ed at the various prices 'E, 1884.— Statement of the Amount of Allotment. Price. Amount to bo paid. £27,000 14,000 20,000 14,000 5,000 5,000 14,000 5,000 50,000 1,000 25,000 166,000 654,000 £ s. 100 16 100 15 100 13 100 11 100 10 100 10 100 8 100 8 100 7 100 7 100 6 100 6 100 5 a. 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 £ s. 27,222 15 14,108 10 20,135 0 14.080 10 5,026 5 5,025 0 14,059 10 5,020 0 50,187 10 1,003 10 25.081 5 166,498 0 655,798 10 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £1,000,000 £1,003,240 5 0 Average p: ■ice, £100 6s. 5-916d. Bank of England, 12th January, 1884. F. May, Chief Cashier.