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Table No. 7. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post-Office Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1898.

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Description of Securities, Ac. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Accrued Interest on 31 st December, 1898. "The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1896" Debentures, 3J per cent. £ s. d. 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. 3,643 16 7 " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1896" Debentures, 3 per cent. 35,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 437 5 2 " The Consolidated Loan Act 1867 " Debentures, 4 per cent. .. 13,000 0 0 12,480 0 0 109 13 11 " The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 3J per cent... 54,300 0 0 54,300 0 0 630 0 7 " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 75,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 632 17 6 " The Defence and other Purposes 1870" Debentures, H per cent. 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886, Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 0 36,076 17 8 418 17 0 The District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886, Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 0 0 34,100 0 0 340 1 3 Dunedin Garrison Hall Debentures, 5 per cent. 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 129 17 3 " The General Purposes Loan Act 1873 " Debentures, 4 per oent. 5,200 0 0 4,342 0 0 43 17 7 "The Government Loans to Looal Bodies Act 1886" Debentures, 3J per cent. 231,000 0 0 231,000 0 0 2,450 1 9 Greyrnouth Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per oent. 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 2,000 0 0Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5£ per cent. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 68 14 3 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 *1,368 9 10 "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Aot 1870 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 174,200 0 0 167,272 0 0 1,469 19 2 " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 20,900 0 0 20,527 10 0 198 8 2 " The Immigration and Publio Works Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4 per cent. (Imperial guaranteed) 400,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 1,315 1 4 Inscribed Stook, 3 per cent. 1,707,140 O 0 1,707,140, 0 0 12,768 9 -5 The Land for Settlements Aots, 1892 and 1894, Debentures, 4 per cent. 129,100 0 0 129,100 0 0 863 0 4 " The Land for Settlements Aot 1894 " Debentures, 3f per cent. 376,690 0 0 376,690 0 0 2,203 7 7 " The Land for Settlements Act 1892 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 45,276 0 0 45,276 0 0 340 9 11 " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 4 per oent. 264,000 0 0 264,000 0 0 2,661 14 0 " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 35,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 250 5 5 "The Native Land Purchases Act 1892" Debentures, per cent. 125,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 940 1 4 North Rakaia Rivor Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 20 16 5 Oamaru Borough Consolidated Loan 1893 Debentures, 5 per cent. 13,800 0 0 13,800 0 0 345 0 0 Oamaru Harbour Bonds, 54 per cent. 32,000 0 0 32,000 O 0 |1,617 15 1 Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4£ per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 225 0 0 Thames Borough Debentures, 6 per oent. 6,500 0 0 6,500 0 0 190 3 10 Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 99 14 6 '■ The Public Revenues Act 1893 " (Treasury bills), SI per ceut. 349,200 0 0 349,200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. 421,050 0 0 421,050 0 0 8,040 13 7 Accrued interest on Post Office Account 436 8 4 Totals 14,987,556 0 0 |4,969,954 7 8 46,260 1 1 * Includes five half-yearly interest-payments of £250, f Includes half-yearly interest du , and £50 balance of : to 31st July, 1898, £881 i sixth not yet paid ),