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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

SECURITIES HELD IN THE COLONY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT (LIST OF THE).

Laid on the Table in compliance with Section 20 of " The Public Bevcnues Act, 1880."

Securities belonging to the Governmest Insurance Office. £ s. d. Consolidated stock short-dated debentures and scrip ... 459,100 0 0 Bank deposits ... ... ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Parnell ... ... ... 6,950 0 0 Bonds of the Otago University ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 Bonds of the Arrowtown Waterworks ... ... ... 2,500 0 0 Bonds of the Waimea Plains Eailway Company ... ... 75,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Wanganui ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Bonds of the Wanganui Harbour Board ... ... 40,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Feilding ... ... ... 5,800 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Queenstown ... ... ... 3,500 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of New Plymouth ... ... 4,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of South Dunedin ... ... 10,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of South Invercargill ... ... 3,400 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Marton ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 Bonds of the Borough of Sydenham ... ... ... 25,000 0 0 Bonds of the County of Ashburton ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 Mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 21,600 0 0 £703,850 0 0 We hereby certify that we have this day examined the securities in the safe, and find the same to amount to £703,850, as stated * on the other side. James Edward FitzGerald. W. West Knowles. 31st March, 1886. T. Truman.

Securities belonging to the Armed Constabulary Reserve Fund. £ s. d. Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 0 0 Deficiency bill, £2,000, seen this day, 31st March, 1886. James Edward FitzGerald. T. Truman. G. B. D. Thornhill.

Securities belonging to the Nelson Bifle Prize Firing Fund. £ s. a. Mortgage ... ... ... ... ... 800 0 0 Deficiency bill ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £1,000 0 0 Deficiency bill and mortgage, £1,000, seen this day, 31st March, 1886. James Edwabd FitzGeeald. T. TRUMAN. G. B. D. Thoknhill.

* The certificates are given in the Safe Ledger, and refer to the entries on the opposite page.