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Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the PostOffice Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1898.

General Post Office, E. J. Seddon, Wellington, Ist June, 1899. Postmaster-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,875 copies), £1 15s. 6d.

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Description of Securities, <fcc. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Accrued Interest on Slst December, 1898. "TheAia to Public Works and Laud Settlement Act 1896" Debentures, 3£ 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 oent. 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 Loan Act 1870" Debentures, 4£ 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 cent. 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 Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5J 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 Act 1870" Deben tures, 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 Stock, 3 per cent. 1,707,140 0 0 1,707,140 0 0 12,768 9 5 The Land for Settlements Acts, 1892 and 1894, Debentures, 4 per cent. 129,100 0 0 129,100 0 0 863 0 4 " The Land for Settlements Act 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 cent; 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, 4J per cent. 125,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 940 1 4 North Rakaia River 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, 5J per cent. 32,000 0 0 32,000 0 0 fl,617 15 1 Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4J per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 225 0 0 Thames Borough Debentures, 6 per cent. 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), 3£ per oent. 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 4,987,556 0 0 4,969,954 7 8 46,260 1 1 * Includes five half-yearly interest-payments of i250, t Includes half-yearly interest du , and iS50 balance of ie 31st July, 1898, £8t i sixth not yet paid, t ).