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STATEMENT showing the SECURITIES in which the SINKING FUNDS were held on the 31st March, 1903.

STATEMENT showing the AMOUNT of SINKING FUNDS ACCRUED to the 31st March, 1903, in respect of each LOAN.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1902-1903.

£ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. 3.470 0 0 New Zealand 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. 1,700 0 0 New Zealand 3|-per-cent. Debentures .. 1,250 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 129,754 19 6 New Zealand 3*J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 2,571 3 7 New Zealand 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 270 5 11 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures 20,800 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 84,269 13 4 New South Wales 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stook .. .. .. .. 70,673 12 11 Victoria 4-per-cent. Debentures .. 15,000 0 0 Victoria 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 43,233 17 4 Victoria Inscribed Stock .. 83,341 9 6 Victoria 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 27,158 9 10 South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures 24,700 0 0 South Australia 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 4,851 0 5 South Australia 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 38,068 11 6 South Australia 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 114,819 12 6 Canada 4-per-cent. Debentures .. 18,200 0 0 Canada 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 60,000 0 0 Canada 3iJ-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 34,022 11 8 Canada 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 33,226 12 3 Canada 2J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 13,666 15 11 Tasmania 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stook .. 6,645 15 1 Queensland 4-per cent. Inscribed Stock 1,433 8 8 Ceylon 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 6,000 0 0 Leeds Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. ., .. .. 14,000 0 0 £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 858,614 6 6 Cardiff Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 24,444 1 9 Gold Coast 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 6,511 8 3 Reading Corporation 3-per-cent. InI scribed Stock .. .. .. 6,500 0 0 Sheffield Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. 13,000 0 0 Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlements 4-per-oent. Debentures .. 330 0 0 Land for Settlements Act 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 2.510 0 0 Local Bodies' Loans Act 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 400 0 0 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 Borough of Hokitika 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 1,860 0 0 Borough of Patea 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-eent. Debentures .. .. .. 550 0 0 Waimakariri - Ashley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures .. 320 0 0 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 5-per-cent. Debentures .. 540 0 0 916,879 16 6 j Mortgages .. .. .. .. 67,900 0 0 Total .. .. £984,779 16 6 Carried forward .. .. 858,614 6 6

Investments (Nominal Value). Cash. Totals. Under Colonial Acts :— " New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 " "Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870" " Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1901 " " Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 " £ s. d. 146,491 15 2 756,158 1 4 67,900 0 0 ; £ s. a. Dr. 25 0 0 247,063 13 4 125,867 7 10 £ s. d. 146,491 15 2 756,133 1 4 314,963 13 4 125,867 7 10 Under Acts or Ordinances of the late Provinces :— " Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 " 14,230 0 0 27 16 3 14,257 16 3 £984,779 16 6 £372,933 17 5 £1,357,713 13 11