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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 190 9-1910.

STATEMENT showing the SECUEITIES in which the SINKING FUNDS were held on the 31st Maech, 1910. £ s. d. £ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. 3,470 0 0 Brought forward .. .. 358,111 15 4 New Zealand 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. 1,700 0 0 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. DebenNew Zealand 4-percent. Debentures .. 135,651 0 0 tures .. .. .. .. 00 0 0 New Zealand 3§per-oent. Debentures .. 7,600 0 0 Borough of Brunner 6-per-cont. DebenNew Zealand 3J-per cent. Debentures .. 2,310 0 0 tures .. .. .. .. 990 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 129,754 19 6 Borough of Palmerston North 4J-per-New Zealand 34-percent. Inscribed Stock 24,823 6 3 cent. Debentures .. .. 530 u 0 New Zealand 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 19,809 9 2 Borough of Patea 4J pur cent. DebenNew Zealand Consols 4-por-cent. .. 130 0 0 tures .. .. .. .. 420 0 0 New South Wales 3-per-cent. Inscribed Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. DebenStock .. .. .. .. 4,386 18 1 tures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Victoria 3-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. 1,429 4 1 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Tasmania 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. 6,645 15 1 . Debentures .. .. .. 660 0 0 Queensland 4-per cent. Inscribed Stock 1,433 8 8 Waimakariri - Ashley Water - supply Straits Settlements 3J-per-cent. Stock .. 4,902 12 (i Board 5-per cent. Debentures .. 320 0 0 India 3i-per-oent. Stock .. .. 7,765 1 9 Cape of Good Hope 34-per-cent. Stock .. 1,500 0 0 361,291 15 4 . Bank of New Zealand Guaranteed Stock, Mortgages .. .. .. .. 1,100 0 0 4-per-cent. .. .. .. 4,800 0 0 Total .. .. £362,391 15 4 Carried forward .. ..£358,11115 4

STATEMENT showing the AMOUNT of SINKING FUNDS ACCRUED to the 31st March, 1910, in respect of each LOAN.

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I I Investments (Nominal Value). Cash. Totals. Totals. Under Colonial Acts:— £ s. d New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. . 215,050 15 4 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1,100 0 0 The War and Defenoe Loans .. .. .. 125,650 0 0 £ s. d. 0 10 0 752,108 17 0 42,459 4 6 £ s. d. 215,051 5 4 758,208 17 0 168,109 4 6 Under Acts or Ordinances ok the late vinces:Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. 20,591 0 0 £362,391 15 4 4 19 6 £794,573 11 0 £1 20,595 19 6 1,156,965 6 4 £1,156,965 6 4