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Enclosure in No. 21. Statement showing the Receipts and Expenditure in respect of the Loan of £1,000,000 raised under the Authority of the New Zealand Government Advances to Settlers Acts (£500,000) and Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Ac;s (£500,000) by the Loan Agents appointed under the above Acts. 1899. £ s . d. 1899. £ s. d. Feb. To Cash received for allotments at Feb. By Cash paid to Publio Account .. 943,719 0 1 to the various prices accepted .. 965,505 1 0 to Discount .. .. .. 1,451 19 11 June. Cash received for interest on over- Aug. Commission to bankers, brokers, due instalments .. .. 16 6 and others, being J per cent, on £948,700 .. .. .. 2,371 15 0 Advertising (Bank of England) .. 733 9 11 Advertising (Loan Agents) .. 331 4 2 Stamps on scrip and postages, &c. 16 18 8 Bank of England (charge for issuing loan) .. .. 5,000 0 0 J. and A. Scrimgeour (commission and brokerage) .: .. 5,575 0 0 Stamp duty .. .. .. 6,250 0 0 Telegrams .. .. .. 56 19 9 £965,506 7 6 £965,506 7 6 Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,410 copies), £ 9 lis. 9d.

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