V.—The New Zealand Clearing Office Account with the Central Clearing Office. Monthly Balances under Article 296 of the Treaty of Versailles.

VI.—Position in regard to Claims in respect of Enemy Debts, under Article 296 of the Treaty of Versailles, owing to Allied Creditors by German Debtors. As at 31st March, 1925.

H.—25.

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(The amounts from October, 1920, to December, 1924, were printed in the Fourth and Fifth Reports on Enemy Property in New Zealand —H.-25, 1924 and 1925.) Cla tte\eon^Mttedby eSt Exchange on Balances Monthly Balances payable by Interest on Balances Cash Payments by Xet Month In __ Admissions • — 1 Month. • Balance. payable to I New Zealand t , Ge ™ y , , ' fa I on f In of Central New Zealand Central l nU Z°"L°i 1 New Zealand Central New Zealand Central Clearing Office. bearing' Office. OffiS!® Clearing Office. Clearing Office. (Sing CleaS Office. Clearing Office. Clearing Office. Clearing Office. Clearing Office. U0 (20 ISj) (40 (50 (60 (70 (80 (9.) (100 (11.) I (12.) (13.) ' (14.) 0-5.) (16.) 1925. | £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Totals carried for- 39,612 4 11 28,247 2 4 .. .. 762 8 2 49 4 8 195 2 10 28,281 15 6 17,434 13 7 1,849 15 6 1,659 9 3 22,600 1 7 7,080 14 5 ward January .. 1 15 6 .. Dr. 1 15 6 .. 0 0 4 .. 1 15 10 .. 20 3 1 .. .. •• 4,880 18 9 February .. 86 1 6 6 2 1.. 79 19 5 .. 0 16 0 .. 80 15 5 .. 18 3 11 .. .. .. 4,818 7 3 March .. 74 4 7 .. 2,391 0 0* 387 10 9 .. 2,077 13 10 .. 34 15 10 .. 2,112 9 8 .. 19 16 2 .. .. .. 2,725 13 9 April .. .. .. +1 14 10 Or. 1 14 10 .. 0 0 6 .. 1 14 4 10 12 6 .. .. .. 2,738 0 7 May .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 16 9 .. .. .. 2,748 17 4 June .. .. 665 7 11 2,584 12 4 .. 1,919 4 5 4 16 0 .. .. .. 1,924 0 5 10 9 10 .. .. .. 4,683 7 7 July .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 19 10 .. .. .. 4,702 7 5 August .. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. 19 0 3 .. .. .. 4,721 7 8 September .. 239 11 4 .. Dr. 239 11 4 ; 0 12 0 .. .. 238 19 4 .. 18 7 11 .. .. .. 4,500 16 3 October .. 13 2 1 .. .. 13 2 1 , 0 0 8 .. .. 13 1 5 .. 17 19 10 .. .. .. 4,505 14 8 November .. 44 17 1 .. .. 44 17 1 j 0 2 3 .. .. 44 14 10 .. 17 7 2 .. .. .. 4,478 7 0 December .. 211 6 11 .. .. 211 6 11 .. .. .. 211 6 11 .. 17 15 0 .. | .. .. 4,284 15 1 Totals .. 43,339 11 10 31,227 2 4 .. .. 767 19 1 84 17 4 195 2 10 30,984 18 11 19,360 8 4 2,049 7 9 1,659 9 3 22,600 1 7 7,080 14 5 * Cancellation of admission of a claim by German Clearing Office. + Cancellation of admission of a claim by New Zealand Clearing office.

m Of the Principal Amount of the Claims notified, there has been — rSmnjfnm'iW Note. —The amounts in these two columns 31st March, 1925. . h h «, r ■ Contested by the ' include Treaty interest to date ol admission. Allied Pnnntrv Admitted by the German Clearing Office. German Clearing Office Still under ; and withdrawn by the Consideration by the ! Creditors, or German Clearing Office, Number -Number I princina! \mount Total Amount disallowed by the practically all having Cash received 0 h ia of Amount, of j J n»i™« Interest thereon. Mixed Arbitral been contested. from the German to Allied Creditors Claims. Claims. [ of Claims. admitted. Tribunal. Clearing Office. to Allied Creditors. Belgium .. 24,534 Francs 500,834,505 13,933 Francs 104,225,489 Francs 9,308,217 Francs 113,533,706 Francs 43,949,951 Francs 352,659,065 Francs 133, 928, 892 Francs 103,497,753 Great Britain .. 94,469 £67,112,959 73,008 £40,170,042 £8,725,215 £48,895,257 £17,315,555 £9,627,362 £23,676,460 £48,895,257* France — Paris Office .. 126,240 Francs 1,424,201 ,393 90,056 Francs 699,927,236 Francs 125,011,992 Francs 824,939,228 Francs 215,118,986 Francs 509,155,171 Francs 375,778,592 Francs 772,945,284 Strasburg Office 183,167 Francs2,083,978,574 112,852 Francs530,059,216 Francs 48,883,691 Francs578,942,907 Francs214,666,375 Francs 1,339,252,983 Francs251,288,517 Francs375,027,251 Greece .. 2,004 Dr. 318,104,116 274 Dr. 29,112,319 Dr. 2,013,804 Dr. 31,126,123 Dr. 1,736,447 Dr. 287,255,350 Dr. 912,984 Dr. 12,702,052 Italy .. .. (These figures are not at present avai lable.) Siam .. .. 75 Ticals 1,131,464 8 Ticals 265,658 Ticals 5,665 Ticals 271,323 Ticals 813,294 Ticals 52,512 Ticals 188,163 Ticals 203,817 * The £48,895,257 includes credits in favour of the Dominions and colonies which have been passed to them for settlement.