The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-20 00:00:00

N-Ew ZEALAND GOVERNMENT
sed
b TREA-
SURY BILLS, £1,000,000 sterling, authoriy Act
ot the Legislature of the colony, intituled the "Debentures
Act, R 64," to be raised in anticipation of the •
"Loan Act,
1863."
The undersigned, acting on behalf of the Government of
New Zealand, now offer to public competition by tender the
first intalment of the above Treasury Bills, amounting to
.£44:0,001 sterling.
The Treasury Bills will be is-sued in sums of £lOO and
£l,OOO each, wttn the coupons attached, bearing interest at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum from the date of issue, viz., Ist
of April, 1865, payable halt yearly or the Ist day of January
and the Ist day of July, reek emable as follows :
Ist Series, £l)+',eoo, on 31st Dec., 185', 21 months' currency.
2d do. £1 0,, 00, 30th June, 1857, 27 • do.
3d do. 50,060, 3st De_., 1867, 33 do.
Both principal and interest will be made payable either at
the Colonial Treasury, Wellin,;ton, or 'he Bank of New Zea-
land, London. to suit pur,lasers.•
Tewiers will be received for the whole or any portion of the
Tr. asury not being i i sums less than £.OO or more than
CO,£l, until 1 p.m. on Friday. the 3:st Match, Bes.
file tenders should to enclosed in a seal d envelope. tier-
dres el t the undersigned, at the Bank of New Zealand, 50,
Oid Bloal-stree*, with the words "Tender for the New Zea-
land Government Treasury B 11-3" written on the my side.
All tenders received will be opened at the Bank of ew
Zealand, in the presence of interested pa tithe at a l.,'clock on
the 3 st March precisely.
he Treasury B I s will be allotted to the highest bidders,
provided the prices ofier: d ..re not below cite minimum► fixed
in the usual manner.
Tenders at a pr_ce including the fraction of a shilling other
than sixpence wilt not be accepted, and in the eve:et of ten-
ders beyond the amount to be issued a pro rata distribution
on such tenders will be made.
A deposit of £5 per cent. on the a-nount of each tendermust
be previously paid into the Bank of New Zealand, and ou al-
lotment, t e balance in two equal portions, with intervals of
14 days between each. -The Treasury Bills will be issued in
exchenge for the Bank receipt on a day to be fixed upon here-
after.
The principal and interest of such Debentures or Treasury
Bills are payable out of and charged upon the revenue arising
in the colony of New Zeala heretoforel sources, bu', without
prejudice to any securities charged npon the said
revenue ; but it is distinctly understood that these Treasury
Bills will be redeemed out of the proceeds of the Three
Milton Fermar.ent Loan of 1663, when sold.
Full information as to the existing loans of the New Zea-
land Government may be obtained at the Bank ef New Zea '
land, together with forms of tender. Also the foe owing
may be seen, viz. :- -
Financial Statement by the Hon. Mr. Fitzherbert, Colonial
'1 reasurer, dated 3d L ecember, 1864.
The " Debenture Act, 1863."

The "N, w Cu toms' Duties Act, 18'4," by which it is ex-
pected that an addition will be matte to the Colonial revenue
of £l9O, 00 per annum, Jw.

Agents appointed
by the Governor of
F A LCONER LARKWORTHY, ew Zealand for the
RO tsERT PORT Elf issue of Treasury
WILLIAM SMELLIE GRAHAME, Bills under the "De-
•bentur es Act,lB64.''
treet,

Bank of New Zealand, 50, Old Broad-al
London, March 18, 180.