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Particulars of Security. On hand 31st March, 1937. On hand 31st March, 1938. ; Purchased. Sold. • Nature of Security. Interesf Nominal. Cost. Nominal. Cost. SECURITIES HELD IN RESPECT OF SAVINGS-BANK INVESTMENTS —continued. Securities held in London. % £ £ £ £ £ £ Canadian Stock .. .. .. 1/7/38 3 5,000 4,800 .. .. 5,000 4,800 1/10/47 2£ 12,667 10,133 .. .. 12,667 10,133 Commonwealth of Australia Stock .. 1946-49 3J 1,773 1,773 .. .. 1,773 1,773 Egyptian Government Guaranteed Bonds .. 3 47,500 38,337 .. jjj j'gj4 j 45,500 36,723 Imperial War Loan .. .. .. 1/12/52 3J 398,419 (&) 2'oOO } " 400,403 428,140 New Zealand Consolidated Stock .. 1/4/45 3 2,260,495 2,244,583 .! .. 2,260,495 2,244,583 1/1/40 3J 618,000 618,000 .. .. 618,000 618,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Stock) .. 15/1/57 3 12,900 12,965 .. .. 12,900 12,965 South Australian Stock .. .. 1/1/39 3i 12,000 11,760 .. .. 12,000 11,760 Union of South Africa Stock .. .. 1954-64 3" 230,000 189,085 .. .. 230,000 189,085 Victorian Stock .. .. .. 1/1/29-49 3 12,380 10,709 .. .. 12,380 10,709 Total, Securities held in London .. J .. .. 3,611,134 3, 2'000 (6) I'614 3,568,671 I --I - (a) Nominal value. (b) Cost price. Particulars of Security. Amount held p, ir rhiqprf nr Amount held _ __ as at iJS sold, renewed, as at ■ Motnrit,, i,. to -i 31st March, pineal or redeemed. 31st March, .. , ,, .. ! Mat in it y Rare ot ioq? ln -Renewal. ioqq .Nature ot Security. i Date / lut ,. rost . 1937- 1938. SECURITIES HELD IN RESPECT OF POST OFFICE INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES. Old Issue. % £ £ £ £ New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Stock) .. .. 15/6/55 4 6,040 .. .. 6,040 New Issue. New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Stock) .. .. .. 15/6/55 4 285,710 .. 280,000 5,710 Six-year Currency. New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Stock) .. .. 1/4/46 3 80,000 .. .. 80,000 .... 15/6/55 4 400,900 100,000 .. 500,900 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 772,650 100,000 280,000 592,650 SECURITIES HELD IN RESPECT OF DEPRECIATION AND OTHER RESERVE FUNDS. 0/ £ £ £ £ Finance Act, 1931 (No. 4), sec. 7 (Deeds of Hypothecation) .. 3 780,000 .. 780,000 State Advances Corporation of New Zealand (Stock) .. 1/8/63 3| .. 780,000 .. 780,000 New Zealand Loans Act, 1932 (Stock) .. .. 1/4/46 3 50,000 .. .. 50,000 .... 1/1/56 3 111,700 .. .. 111,700 .... 15/5/57 3 152,172 .. .. 152,172 .... 15/8/57 3 300,000 .. .. 300,000 .... 15/3/59 3 205,491 .. .. 205,491 .... 15/7/59 3f 380,000 .. .. 380,000 .... 1/1/56 4 100,000 .. .. 100,000 .... 15/8/57 4 1,355,710 .. .. 1,355,710 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,435,073 780,000 780,000 3,435,073 SUMMARY OF SECURITIES HELD BY POST OFFICE. % £ £ £ £ Securities held in New Zealand in respect of Savings-bank Various Var. 54,002,928 16,493,777 11,105,422 59,391,283 investments Local authorities'securities .. .. .. .. ,, ,, 639,217 382 20,788 618,811 Securities held in London .. .. .. .. ,, ,, 3,611,134 1,984 2,000 3,611,118 58,253,279 16,496,143 11,128,210 63,621,212 Securities held in respect of Post Office investment certi- Various Var. 772,650 100,000 280,000 592,650 ficates Securities held in respect of depreciation and other Reserve „ „ 3,435,073 780,000 780,000 3,435,073 Funds Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,461,002 17,376,143 12,188,210 67,648,935