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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT.

OTHER SECURITIES.

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Particulars of Security. Nature of Security Amount held as at .Mature 01 security. 31st March, 1936. Mortgage advances— £ Discharged Soldiers Settlement Account— Current Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,476,501 Instalment .. .. .. .. .. 9,461,405 Land for Settlements Account — Current Account .. .. .. .. ..I 175,666 Instalment .. . . .. .. . . . . 8,684 * Small Farms Account — Current Account .. .. .. .. .. .. 147,567 Instalment .. .. .. .. .. ,. 50,213 Advances secured under Agreements— j Small Farms Account .. .. .. .. .. .. j 48,427 £11,368,463 * Mortgages have not been taken in all cases. The securities are held in district offices of the Department.

a» n „^i no Amount held at Securities. glst Marchi 1936 _ ; ; Agriculture Department £ Promissory notes . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 229 Forestry Department. Promissory notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108,422 Department of Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity. Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,940 Native Department. Advances to the Native Trustee, Maori Land Boards, and to Native land- 844,983 development schemes secured under sections 340, 521, and 522 of the Native Land Act, 1931 Pensions Department. Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 3,523 Public Works Department. Main Highways Board —Agreements (road-construction) . . . . 88,098 Main Highways Board—Agreements (for sale of plant) .. .. 20,318 Miscellaneous agreements .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,917 Promissory notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 Taieri River Trust . . .. .. .. .. . . 78,998 Railways Department. Mortgages under Government Railways Amendment Act, 1927 (section 15), 1,561 and Government Railways Amendment Act, 1928 (section 8) Mortgage debenture .. .. . . .. .. . . 3,000 Labour Department.—Employment Division. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,205 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,921 Agreements .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 42,061 Promissory notes .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 1,502 £1,277,661