CO129-539-12 Loans for public works- military finances 26-2-1932 - 7-3-1933 — Page 89

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Cesser of sinking fund contributions

Disposal of sinking fund when

debentures are redeemed by purchase or by annual drawings

Appointment of day for drawing of debentures

Notice of

time and

place appointed for drawing

principal monies for the time being represented by the

debentures : provided that if at any time the trustees

of the sinking fund are satisfied that the value of the

fund will be sufficient with further accumulations of

interest but without further payments of contributions

to enable the debentures to be redeemed out of the proceeds

of the sinking fund when the same shall fall due to be

redeemed the Governor may with the approval of the

Secretary of State suspend further payment of contributions

to the said sinking fund: provided further that

contributions to the sinking fund shall be recommended

if the trustees shall at any time inform the Governor that

it is necessary.

(15) In the case of drawing debentures so much of the

monies appropriated as aforesaid as shall not be required

for the immediate payment of interest and the accumulations

thereon shall be held by the Treasurer in trust to apply

them to the purchase of the debentures when they can be

obtained at a price not exceeding par and secondly to the

redemption of the debentures by means of annual drawings

in the manner following:-

(a) After the commencement of the contributions to the

sinking fund in respect of any loan and so long

thereafter as any of the debentures remain

outstanding the Governor shall in every year unless

the whole of the money applicable in that year to

the redemption of debentures has been applied in the

purchase thereof appoint a day in that year for the

drawing by lot of the debentures to be redeemed,

(b) If a day is appointed for drawing the Treasurer shall

give by advertisement in the ROYAL GAZETTE and in at

least one of the local newspapers circulating in the

Colony not less than fifteen days' previous notice

specifying

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