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Particulars of Security. Amount held nr Amount held _ as at Sold, renewed, as at ~~ T) a t P nf 31st March, iT . « ® , or redeemed. 31st March, Nature of Security. ™. ty £&& 1935 - ' 1936 - PUBLIC WORKS FUND—GENERAL PURPOSES ACCOUNT. Held in London. % £ £ £ £ British Conversion Loan Stock .. .. .. 1944-64 5 24,798 .. .. (a) 24,798 Held in Australia. Fixed deposit with Bank of New South Wales, Sydney .. 1/7/35 2| 4,961 .. 4,961 1/8/35 2£ 33,826 .. 33,826 15/8/35 2i 16,280 .. 16,280 2/9/35 2J 2,538 .. 2,538 16/9/35 2J 4,265 .. 4,265 Fixed deposit with Bank of New Zealand, Sydney .. 1/7/35 J .. 177,400 177,400 „ „ .. 1/2/36 2 .. 9,300 9,300 15/2/37 2J .. 402,750 100,000 302,750 " „ .. 1/8/36 2i .. 33,570 .. 33,570 15/8/36 2J .. 15,130 .. 15,130 1/9/36 2£ .. 2,550 .. 2,550 15/9/36 2J .. 4,700 .. 4,700 1/2/37 2J .. 33,570 .. 33,570 15/2/37 2i .. 15,130 .. 15,130 1/3/37 2J .. 2,550 .. 2,55015/3/37 2} .. 4,200 .. 4,200 Australian Consolidated Stock .. .. .. 15/11/41 4 (h) 261,420 .. .. (&) 261,420 Held in New Zealand. Mortgage Corporation of New Zealand shares .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 .. (c) 500,000 Rural Advances Bonds under Rural Advances Act, 1926.. 15/9/47 5 (e) 13,000 .. .. 13,000 Treasury bills: Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 41 .. 29/8/35 2 4 .. 1,000,000 1,000,000 , „ .. 31/3/36 If .. 300,000 300,000 31/1/36 2 .. 875,000 875,000 New Zealand Government Stock .. .. .. 15/2/37 5£ (g) 1,700 .. .. 1,700 Samoan Securities. Advances to Samoa in terms of Finance Act, 1926, sec. 4 Various 4J (/) 8,845 .. .. 8,845 371,633 3,375,850 2,523,570 (d||, 223,913 (a) Cost price £2B,000. (f>) Cost price, £264,371 10s. lid. (c) 500,000 £1 shares paid up to 10s. per share. (<«) Cost price, £077,066 10s. lid. (e) Subiect to interest-tax of 20 per cent, under section 6, Finance Act, 1932-33. (/) No actual securities are held in respect of these advances, repayment being secured by the terms of section 33 of the Samoa Act, 1921. (g) Subject to interest-tax of 33J per cent, under section 5, Finance Act, 1032-33. (A) 4 per cent, includes redemption. True interest rate, 3f per cent. PUBLIC WORKS FUND—ELECTRIC SUPPLY ACCOUNT. Held in New Zealand. % £ £ £ ! £ New Zealand Government Stock .. .. .. 15/7/59 3 .. 275,000 j 100,000 175,000 BANK OF NEW ZEALAND SHARES ACCOUNT. Held in New Zealand. Preference A Shares — % £ £ £ £ 500,000£1 •• •• •• •• •• 500,000 .. .. 500,000 Preference B Shares — 625,000 £1 •• •• 625,000 .. .. (a) 625,000 750,000 £1 .. •• •• •• •• •• 750,000 .. .. ™,000 234,375 £1 long-term mortgage shares .. .. .. .. 234,375 .. .. 234,375 2,109,375 .. .. (6) 2,109,375 (a) Cost price, £376,000. (/>) Cost price, £1,859,375. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT. Held in New Zealand. % £ £ £ £ Treasury bills: Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 41 .. 31/3/36 If .. 775,000 775,000 31/1/36 2 .. 775.000 775,000 29/9/35 2£ .. 500,000 500,000 2,050,000 2,050,000 LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACCOUNT. Held in Austbalia. % £ £ £ £ Fixed deposit with Bank of New South Wales, Sydney .. 31/1/36 2| .. 237 237 1/2/36 2i .. 33,825 33,825 15/2/36 2| .. 16,280 16,280 1/3/36 2J .. 2,538 2,538 ]] „ .. 15/3/36 2| .. 4,197 4,197 Held in New Zealand. New Zealand Government Stock .. .. 15/7/59 3 .. 50,000 .. 50,000 Temporary transfer to Main Highways Account —Construe- 23/3/37 2 .. 100,000 .. 100,000 tion Fund Samoan Securities. Advances to Samoa in terms of sec. 4 of the Finance Act, Various 4J 17,865 .. .. *17,865 1926 17,865 207,077 57,077 167,865 * No actual securities are held in respect of these advances, repayment being secured by terms of section 33, Samoa Act, 1921.