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Return of Investments made by the Public Trust Office during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1898. "oil Due Date Particulars. 0 °* Amount. Total. [Sag Securities. M p< j Renewed investments— £ s. d. £ «. d. Treasury bills ... ... ... 3i J3O June, 1898 116,600 0 6 116,600 0 0 New investments— Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board debentures... ... ... ... 4| i 1 June, 1910 3,000 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board (Brown's Rock subdivisions) debentures & J 1 June, 1910 3,000 0 0 Fixed deposit, Union Bank of Australia (Limited) ... ... ... ... 3 11 Sept., 1898 380 0 0 Mortgages of real property ... ... 253,819 0 0 260,199 0 0 £376,799 0 0A. A. Duncan, Public Trust OfiQce, Deputy Public Trustee. Wellington, 17th May, 1898. Rbtuen of Investments made by the Commissioners of the Public Debts Sinking Funds during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1898. "3 11 Due Date Particulars. 2 So of Amount. Total. Jag i Securities. Renewed investments— £ s. d. £ s. d. Westport Harbour Board debentures ... i 4 1 Jan., 1903 10,800 0 0 10,800 0 0 New investments — "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," debentures ... ... ! H 31 Dec, 1900 8,500 0 0 — 8,500 0 0 £19,300 0 0 Wμ. Dodd, 14th April, 1898. Secretary to the Commissioners. Return of Investments made by the Government Advances to Settlers Office during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1898. "3 1 § Due Date Particulars. £ % o of Amount. Total. S "c j! Securities. £ s. d. £ ». d. Mortgages of property ... ... ... 5 ... 320,563 0 0 -£320,563 0 0 John McGowan, Government Advances to Settlers Office, Superintendent Wellington, 28th April, 1898.