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aforesaid, and the sum of £6,371,200 of New Zealand Consolidated Stock, and no more, now stands inscribed in the books of the Governor and Company of tho Bank of England in the names of the several persons respectively entitled thereto. And it is hereby further declared that, under and by virtue of and in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Governor in Council by " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," bciug Act 33 and 34 Viet., No. 80, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by the issue of debentures for sums amounting to £500,000, secured upon tho Consolidated Fund of the colony, repayable in the year 1904," or earlier, at the option of the said Government, which debentures are for the amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 297 debentures for £1,000 each, numbered 2,304 to 2,600, both inclusive ; 227 debentures for £500 each, numbered 5,124 to 5,350, both inclusive; 170 debentures for £200 each, numbered 6,081 to 6,250, both inclusive; and 555 debentures for £100 each, numbered 13,106 to 13,600, both inclusive : And under and by virtue of and in exercise of tho powers conferred upon tho Governor in Council by " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873," being Act 37 Viet., No. 49, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by the issue of debentures for sums amounting to £1,500,000, also secured upon the Consolidated Fund of the colony, also repayable in the year 1904, or earlier, at tho option of the said Government, which debentures are for tho amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 800 debentures for £1,000 each, numbered 2,601 to 3,400, both inclusive ; 800 debentures for £500 each, numbered 5,351 to 6,150, both inclusive ; 500 debentures for £200 each, numbered 6,251 to 6,750, both inclusive ; and 2,000 debentures for £100 each, numbered 13,661 to 15,660, both inclusive : And under and by virtue of and in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Governor in Council by " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1874," being Act 38 Viet., No. 25, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by the issue of debentures for sums amounting to four million pounds, also secured upon the Consolidated Fund of tho colony, payable in the year 1905, or earlier, at tho option of tho said Government, which debentures are for the amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 2,000 debentures for .£I,OOO each, numbered 3,481 to 5,480, both inclusive ; 2,350 debentures for £500 each, numbered 6,151 to 8,500, both inclusive ; 1,450 debentures for £200 each, numbered 6,751 to 8,200, both inclusive ; and 5,350 debentures for £100 each, numbered 15,661 to 21,010, both inclusive : which said debentures amount together to the sum of six million pounds, and carry interest at the rate of 4-| per cent, per annum, and are known as "Tho Now Zealand Government 4£-per-cont. 5-30 Debentures (1904-5)." And it is hereby further declared that, under and by virtue of and in exorcise of the powers conferred upon tho Governor in Council by "The Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870," being Act 33 and 34 Viet., No. 81, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by the issue of debentures for sums amounting to £250,000, secured upon the Consolidated Fund of tho colony, payable in the year 1906, or earlier, at the option of the said Government, which debentures are for the amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 50 debentures for £1,000 each, numbered 1 to 50, both inclusive; 160 debentures for £500 each, numbered 1 to 160, both inclusive; 400 debentures for £200 each, numbered 1 to 400, both inclusive; and 400 debentures for £100 each, numbered 1 to . 400, both inclusive : And under and by virtue of and in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Governor in Council by " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873," being Act 37 Viet., No. 49, of the said Legislature, a loan was also raised by the issue of debentures for sums amounting to £500,000, also secured upon the Consolidated Fund of the colony, also payable in the year 1906, or earlier, at the option of the said Government, which debentures are for the amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 100 debentures for £1,000 each, numbered 51 to 150, both inclusive ; 320 debentures for £500 each, numbered 161 to 480, both inclusive ; 800 debentures for £200 each, numbered 401 to 1,200, both inclusive; and 800 debentures for £100 each, numbered 401 to 1,200, both inclusive : And under and by virtue of and in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Governor in Council by " The General Purposes Loan Act, 1873," being Act 37 Viet., No. 54, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by the issue of debentures for sums amounting to £500,000, also secured upon tho Consolidated Fund of the colony, also payable in the year 1906, or earlier, at the option of the said Government, which debentures are for the amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 250 debentures for -£1,000 each, numbered 151 to 400, both inclusive ; 440 debentures for £500 each, numbered 481 to 920, both inclusive; and 300 debentures for £100 each, numbered 1,201 to 1,500, both inclusive : which said debentures amount together to the sum of £1,250,000, and carry interest respectively at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, and are known as "The Now Zealand Government 5-per-cent. 5.30 Debentures (1906)." And it is hereby further declared that, under and by virtue of and in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Treasurer of the said colony by "The Treasury Bills Act, 1879," being Act 43 Viet, No. 46, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by tho issue of debentures for sums amounting to £942,000, secured upon the Consolidated Fund of the colony, which debentures are payable on tho Ist day of January, 1886, and are for tho amounts and are numbered as follows, that is to say : 80 debentures for £5,000 each, numbered 1 to 80, both inclusive ; 500 debentures for £1,000 **ach, numbered 81 to 580, both inclusive; and 84 debentures for £500 each, numbered 581 to 664, both inclusive : And a further loan was raised by the issue of like debentures for sums amounting to £300,000, the amounts and numbers of which are as follows, that is to say: 50 debentures for £5,000 each, numbered 665 to 714, both inclusive; 96 debentures for £500 each, numbered 715 to 810, both inclusive; and 20 debentures for £100 each, numbered 811 to 830, both inclusive : And under and by t virtue o~f and in exercise of tho powers conferred upon.the said Treasurer by "The Treasury Bills Act, 1880," being Act 44 Viet., No. 5, of the said Legislature, a loan was raised by the issue of like debentures for sums amounting to £590,000, which debentures are for tho amounts and are numbered-as*follows, that is to say : 100 debentures for £5,000 each, numbered 831 to 930, both inclusive; 88 debentures for £1,000 each, numbered 931 to 1,018, both inclusive; and 20 debentures for £100 each, numbered 1,019 to 1,038, both inclusive : which said debentures amount