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Examined and found correct G. H. Hunt, Auditor. "' Pbimbose - Chairman. Pacific Cable Board; 30th July, 1909, No. 2. [News Extract, I Ith February, 1910.] Pacific ('iililc Board SIR , ;; ,, '-' „■ v p t X Melbourne, February 12, 1910. Sard Commissioner for Australia, has been appointed a member of the Pacific Cable [H.I. Tc|. Vol. lir, p. 218.] CANADIAN LAND-LINK . No. 3. The Right Hon. the Prime Minister, Wellington, to the Right Hon. the Pmme Minister of Canada Ottawa. 8lB >— Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 18th November, 1009 i . hi T y the honou ' *o direct your attention to the increasingly orgeni need for a elegraph land-lme across Canada, to be worked in co-operation with the Pacific cable. I have iv.rntlv been informed that the Pacific Cable Board is endeavouring to bduce the Canadian Pacific Sv Company to improve ita.working, and that some representations have been made to your Government on the subject. It is, however, probably out of the question to hope that a private company unaccustomed to the work difficult ,-able code messagesbetweeJ SKPacS* and Atkntic w>ll be disposed to adopt any extraordinary measures to improve the present unsaSacSy

~~~~~ —' ~ _ , , ___ _____ Details t>! Securities. Balam* m, Securities .Securities SlrtMareh I'luvhased ... . , sold or Balance on Value at Market ions during Period ■ IoM - redeemed 31st March, Prioe on 81st March, 1908 - oIAeoount. during Period 1909. 1909. of Account. Bank of England slock Victoria 3-per-cent. stock Victoria 3.1-per-mit. stock .. New South Wales 3-per-cent. stock New South Wales 3£-per-oent. stock Queensland 3-per-oent. stock.. New Zealand 3-per-cent. stock .New Zealand SJ-per-oeni stock New Zealand 4-]>ei-cent, debenture stock New Zealand 4-per-cent. Treasury bills Bank of New Zealand 4-per-i .'lit. guaranteed stock Canada 3-per-oent. stock Canada 31-per-oent, stock .. Canada 4-per-cent. debenture l>onds Canadian Northern Railway 3-per-oent. debenture stock (guaranteed by the Canadian Government) Metropolitan Water Board 3-per-oent. I! stock Local loans 3-per-cent. stock.. Guaranteed 2J-per-oent. stock India 3-per-oent. stock India :ij-per-cent. stock South Australian 4-|>er-cent. stock 81 raite Settlements 31-per-oent. stock War stock 2J-per-oent. "'«£ I' , \ £ ..'" ' lljoo 0 0 £ .. 9 - ''• 11,600 0 0 264 SojtH) 0 0 ™'™> °, ° ■■ w>760 (ID .. 10,750 () 0 86j! 0.298 lr. 0 1.000 0 0 li.U(M) 0 0 7,000 0 0 .. 7 000 0 0 '»7 7 j 82-i 0 O <M>00 0 0 7.00 I 12.000 0 0 .. l£o00 0 0 Sβ. loS 0 0 7,000 o (i 7.000 0 0, .. 7.000 o 0 i»7 0,790 0 0 '• ' " •■ >.000 0 0 .. 1,000 0 0 86 860 0 0 .}"" ' •• *.«*> 0 0 .. 4,000 0 0 m 3,940 0 0 I4 - ,MMI 0 ° •■ l+.OOO 0 0 .. 14,000 0 0101 IU40 0 0 4 - 1,00 ° 0 .. 4,000 0 0 .. 4,000 0 0 100 4,000 0 0 1 ' r,(MI " " •• 1.600 0 0 .. 1,500 0 Oliio 1,800 0 0 - IMI( " •• 20,000 oo .. 20,000 0 0 92 18,400 0 0 '• 0,MI 0 0 4,000 0 0 .. l, i ( , o 99] 3 980 0 0 !MMM ' ° ° •• 0.000 0 0 .. 9, 03 ii.i'To (I o IMK Oj .. 6,000 oo .. 8,000 0 0 S4 .",,040 o o 4.000 0 0 .. 4,000 0 0 .. i.ooii o 0 92J 3,710 (1 0 U ,- { Z\ n n •' 'I' , " •• l4 - ,l0 ° ° ° i,7 ! l:! - ,i1 "' 0 0 '•'"" ° ° •■ l.KH) (tO .. I loo 0 0 861 <r.4 ■-. II ,; S - ■• 8,000 0 0 .. 8001 97J 7800 0 0 I(, ' ,M •• ie,ooo oo .. leloo o ie|ooo o o '• ,MK, ° ° •■ *.000 0 0 .. t.000 0 0 98j 3,940 0 0 r> -" r> 2 10 '">.H. r > 2 10 .. 6,116 2 10 100! .-,.127 18 7 159",46S 2 10 24,0(M) 0 0 183,465 2 10 183,465 2 10 .. 192,595 is 7