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PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD BY THE STATE FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE.

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Particulars of Security. Amomrtheld Purchased or Sold , renewed , Am °^ t held — ;; 7 Maturity Rat. of Slst 1 *£° b ' in Renewal. or redeemed. 31s<; March, Nature oi Security. Date / interest. 1938> Held in New Zealand. % _£ £ £ £ State Advances Corporation of New Zealand Stock .. 1/9/60 3§ 5,000 .. .. 3,000 New Zealand Government Securities. New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Bonds).. .. •• 15/1/40 4 59,980 .. 59,980 (Stock).. .. 15/3/43 3| 88,690 25,600 .. 114,290 .. .. 15/5/52 3J 141,065 60,135 .. 201,200 15/1/40 4 111,295 .. 111,295 15/2/46 4 90,395 .. 21,225 69,170 " .. 15/4/49 4 110,395 .. 22,425 87,970 15/6/55 4 15,400 .. .. 15,400 jj " 15/1/57 3i .. 143,000 .. 143,000 Rural Advances Bonds. Rural Advances Act, 1926 .. .. •• .. 15/9/47 5f 15,000 •• .. 15,000 Local Authorities Securities. Thames Borough Council .. .. .. •• 1/3/41 5J* 1,656 .. .. 1,656 Waipukurau Borough Council .. •• •• 31/3/50 4 ( J 1,600 .. •• 1,600 31/3/51 4-jr 550 . . . • 550 Wellington Harbour Board .. .. •• .. 28/2/40 5|* 7,000 .. •• 7,000 Marton Borough Council .. .. .. •• 1/8/54 4J 7,881 .. 288 7,593 Christchurch City Council .. ... •• •• 31/3/52 4j 15,000 .. 15,000 Levin Borough Council . . .. • • ■ ■ 1/12/58 4J 900 . . .. 900 Featherston County Council .. .. .. .. 1/10/46 4J 2,100 ■■ 2,100 Franklin County Council .. .. .. 1/10/54 4| 5,000 .. .. 5,000 Wanganui City Council .. ■■ 1/11/63 4] 9,100 .. .. 9,100 Petone and Lower Hutt Gas-lighting Board .. .. 1/4/58 4| 21,025 .. .. 21,025 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. •• 1/4/54 4] 34,636 •• 1,264 33,372 Eyre County Council .. .. .. •• 1/9/54 5J* 1,400 .. 1,400 30/6/54 4J .. 1,400 .. 1,400 Rotorua Borough Council .. .. .. •• 1/10/45 4£ 5,900 .. .. 5,900 Timaru Borough Council .. .. .. •• 30/9/48 4 18,000 .. .. 18,000 Stratford Borough Council .. .. •• •• 1/1/55 3|- 9,648 .. 365 9,283 1/6/55 3i 1,965 .. 72 1,893 .. .. .. .. 1/1/55 3i 3,521 .. 133 3,388 Wellington Fire Board .. •. .. .. Various 4 30,100 28,400 .. 58,500 Central Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board .. .. 1/4/60 3-J 4,800 .. 200 4,600 Auckland City Council .. .. .. •• 1/1/47 4J- 1,000 .. .. 1,000 Hamilton Borough Council .. .. .. •• 1/1/64 4| 4,000 .. .. 4,000 Otago Central Electric-power Board .. .. .. 1/12/60 3£ 15,000 .. 383 14,617 Waipawa Hospital Board .. .. .. •• 1/5/56 3J .. 14,200 248 13,952 Hamilton Fire Board .. .. •• •• 8/12/48 3| .. 1,400 .. 1,400 Other Securities. Debentures under Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empower- 31/3/39 5J* 5,500 .. .. 5,500 ing Act, 1905, and Amendment Act, 1906 Debentures under Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empower- 31/3/44 4 4,700 .. 150 4,550 ing Act, 1923 Debentures under Masterton Trust Lands Trust Empower- 31/3/46 3f .. 1,000 30 970 ing Act, 1923 Masterton Trust Lands Trust Debentures under sec. 70, 26/1/57 3J .. 1,800 .. 1,800 Local Legislation Act, 1936 Fixed deposits (Bank of New Zealand) . . .. 4/7/36 2J 20,000 .. L0,000 .... 31/7/36 2| 5,000 .. 5,000 3/9/37 2J 10,000 .. .. 10,000 .. 30/10/36 2J 10,000 .. 10,000 .. 11/11/36 2-J 5,000 .. 5,000 .. 12/12/36 2| 10,000 .. 10,000 6/1/37 2J 10,000 .. 10,000 .... 1/3/37 2£ 12,000 .. 12,000 .... 21/3/37 2J 20,000 .. 20,000 4/7/37 2J .. 20,000 .. 20,000 " .... 31/7/37 2f .. 5,000 .. 5,000 .. 30/10/37 2J .. 10,000 .. 10,000 .... 11/11/37 2J .. 5,000 .. 5,000 '' „ .... 21/3/38 2J .. 20,000 .. 20,000 951,202 336,935 311,458 976,679 Land and house property .. .. •• •• •• 131,277 27,102 26,485 131,894 1,082,479 364,037 337,943 1,108,573 / * Subieet to reduction under Local Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932-33. t Subject to 20 per cent, interest-tax under Finance Act, 1932-33.