8.—14 a.

Enclosure 4 in No. 32. B.—Statement showing—(l) The amount of 3J-per-cent. New Zealand Government Stock inscribed in the names of the Agent-General and Audit Officer in respect of Debentures on aooount of which Payments have been made out of the Public Aooount; and (2) the Amount of Stock sold up to Date. 1891. Dr. & . 1891. Gr. £ Amount of stock inscribed to meet pay- May 13 Amount of stock sold, and proceeds of ments made out of Public Account on same paid into the Public Account .. 68,000 aooount of the 1879 and 10-40 5-per-cent. July 15 Amount of stock sold, and proceeds of debentures .. .. .. .. 68,000 same paid into the Public Account .. 85,000 Amount of stock inscribed to meet pay- Sept. 16 Amount of stock sold, and proceeds of ments made out of Public Account on same paid into the Public Account .. 10,000 account of the debentures of the March Sept. 25 Balance of stock inscribed at date in and June series of the loan of 1863, the names of the Agent-General and £16,432, £110,000, 170,000 .. .. 296,432 Audit Officer .. .. .. 324,654 Amount of stock inscribed to meet payments made out of Public Account on account of the debentures of the loan of 1860 .. .. .. .. 69,472 Amount of stock inscribed in exchange for the £50,000 scrip of the Westland Loan Act .. .. .. .. 53,750 £487,654 £487,654 F. D. Bell. 25th September, 1891. Examined, C. Wbay Palliseb.

« No. 33. Memoeandum by the Assistant Contbollee and Auditoe. Conveesion Account and the Public Account: Eeconciliation of Stock Agents' Statement of the 25th September, 1891, with Accounts in the Colony at the sth December, 1891. £ s. d. Stock Agents' Conversion Account, Dr., September 25, 1891 ... 358,121 11 7 And accounts in the colony, December 5, 1891 ... ... 337,188 18 0 Difference ... ... £20,932 13 7 Sums credited by Stock Agents, but not in ac- Dr. Cr. counts in the colony— £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance of interest due to Stock Agents, 1886-87-88 ... ... ... 670 18 2 Ditto, January 31, 1891 ... ... 9 9 8 Interest, November, 1,1889, to December 31, 1889, on £388,000, at 4$ per cent. ... 2,910 0 0 January 1, 1891, one year's interest on £68,000, 3£-per-cent. stock ... ... 2,380 0 0 Balance of interest in favour of Stock Agents, 1889-90-91 ... ... ... 3,711 3 7 Ditto, June 30, 1891 ... ... ... 831 16 3 Interest on £2,700,000, January 1 to February 28, 1890, at 3J per cent. ... ... £15,275 610 Less charged by Stock Agents on £2,296,347, January 1 to February 26, 1890 .. 12,551 5 4 ■ 2,724 1 6 Profit on purchase and sale of debentures carried by Treasury to credit of miscellaneous revenue in 1886-87 ... ... ... 64 14 6 Commissioners' Order No. 432, for purchase of £9,500 debentures of December series, 1863 ... ... ... ... 9,500 0 0 Purchase of Westland Loan debentures ... 50,000 0 0 Sums debited by Stock Agents, but not in accounts in the colony—■ Bank of England charge for management in respect of £10,600, interest for three months on £1,060,000 ... ... ... 265 0 0 February 15, 1886, Commission to Crown Agents on paying off 4J-per-cent. 5-30s ... 322 0 0 Cost of telegrams sent from the colony, 1883-88 ... .. 1,181 1 10 November 5, 1889, interest to Bank of England on £155,000 advanced ... ... ... 84 18 8 Carried forward ... ... 72,802 3 8 1,853 0 6

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