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1927. N£ W ZEAL A N D.

STATE ADVANCES OFFICE. STATE-GUARANTEED LOANS (ANNUAL REPORT BY MINISTER SHOWING APPLICATIONS FOR).

Laid before both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 92 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926.

(a) Applications for guarantees granted to local authorities during the preceding financial year, and the several amounts so guaranteed .. .. .. . . Nil. (b) The total amount guaranteed .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,397,075 (c) Amounts paid during the preceding financial year on account of any guaranteed loan in consequence of the default of any local authority .. .. .. .. Nil. Wm. Downie Stewaet| Minister of Finance. State Advances Office, Wellington, Bth July, 1927.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (500, copies), 15s.

Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1927

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