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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Colony on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March, 1892, whether arising from New Loans or the Conversion of Old Loans, or from paying off any Loan; (3) the Rate of Interest and Sinking Fund payable in respect of each Loan; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1892, showing in respect of each Loan (a) the Annual Charge for Interest and Sinking Fund, (b) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the due Date thereof, (d) the accrued Sinking Fund, and (c) the Net Debt.'

Public Deibt at 30th June, S78. Increases to 31st Mar., 1802. Decreases to yiat March, 1892. _ ., . „ T . .... .„„„„„» Loans converted into Short-dated Loans converted into 3H>OT-c_nt. Loans converted into 4-per-cent. Debenture, pending inscription Loans paid off. Inscribed Stock. Inscribed Stock. into tper<e Kt oc_. When due. On presentation £ ruDJic jue_t at _.s __.en, i__ Annual Charge. sinking Amount. Funds Net Debt. — accrued. Interest. S.F. £ £ £ £ £ Sll .. .. 311 Authority. .___. Date o. Lsue. j &££ From From New Loans. Conversions. No. Authority. Remarks. Authority. — uuLiiuiiatiu. __s_ 0^. Amount. Date. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. £ £ £ £ -Jan., 1888 300,000 1 Oct, „ 25,000 .Jan., 1889 25,000 1 July, „ 50,000 1 Oct, . 50,000 Int. S.F. £ £ £ Ordinance of Legislative Council .. .. .. .. ■ • ■ ■ • • 311 .... £ £ Amount. Ordinance of Legislative Council The accumulations of Sinking Fund now enable i the Trustees not only to dispense with further I contributions from the colony, but to pay the interest of the loan. JNew Zealand Loan Act, 1860 £ 311 1 2 3 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 500,000 .. 300,000 .. 4 25,000 .. 4 25,000 .. 4 Unly, 1859 50,000 .. 4 lOct., . 50,000 .. 4 1 July, 1864 50,000 .. 4 ■ — 500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, I860 150,000 1 July, 1861 .. 93,100 6 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 .. 5 1 1 Nov., 1805 500,000 .. 4 15 Mar., 1866 201,500 ..6 2 15 June, 1867 236,000 .. 6 2 15 Dec, „ 93,900 .. 6 2 1,519,400 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, lSGi — Englishissue 7,283,100 .. .. 0,531,400 5 1 Gonial i-e "•«* -J J& 18 ™ g;«g » J » 77,000 1 July, 1891 74,100 104 IMay, 1886 19,000 109 IMay, . 65,600 112} 15 Jan, 1886 43,600 A 15 Mar.', 1891 154,800 104 IMay, 1886 46,700 109 15 June, , 188,400 104 IMay, . 47,600 109 __«■., . 73,8oo {J<* - 2 »- 100 1M - .. 151.,, 1886 38,200 106) « April, 1885 3,651,700 Bj 1879 _ 92 1891 11,800 114 Uuly, 1886 13,500* 100 1880-81 6,200 1891' 200 109 6,000 111 5,800 136 1,000 116£ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 23,700 117i 1 July, 1894 1 July, 1894 50,000 ; p- 50,000 15 July, 1914 I 1 Nov, 1915 | 15 July, 1914 I 378,800 1 Nov., 1915 ! 500,000 3, 5C 50 ',(. J78.S )00,( !ooo '■ — j- 50,000 .. .. 55,000 Cr. 5,000 ,800 .. 18,940 3,788 ,000 .. 20,000 '—. .. .! 347,680 531,120 Cr. 5,000 2 3 A. Six years'currency to 15th January, 1892; then to be converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stoclr at 110. — 87-!800 53_!120 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 English issue. B. Seven years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then to be converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. . C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then Colonialissue. to h e converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock Public Debts Act, 1867 .. .. .. .. ,. a t 107. Auckland Loan Act, 1863. Wellington Loan Act, 1866. Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864. Lyttelton and Christohurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860. ])_ 1st July, 1893 .. .. £28,500 „ _, _ _. , ' 1st July', 1894 .. .. 15!300 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862. lst January, i 8 9G .. .. 18,500 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862. lst January, 1897 .. .. 9,200 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .... . ' 4 5 ( Annual ) ( drawings f 1 Jan, 1893 15 April, 1913 | Annual J 1,159,700 ( drawings j 1 Jan, 1893 64,000 15 April, 1913 13,000 77,000 1 June, 1896 .. 19,800 j) " 71,500 64, ( 13, ( 1,159,700 194,440 72,831 1,176 1,158,524 ,000 .. 3,200 ,000 -. 520 .. 77,000 .. .. .. 77,000 1,158,524 77!000 W S_ffi___U- 000,000 1 July, 1863 31,600 6 2 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 00,000 1 July, 1866 .. 13,500 8 2 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 20,000 .. .. 6,200 8 2 Lyttelton and Christohurch Hallway Loan Ordinance, 1800 300,000 Various .. .. 77,700 6 2 1 June, 1896 19,800 1,188 396 25,335 Cr. 5,535 Cr. 5,535 Cr. 6^922 ii ! 1,430 78,422 Cr. 6,922 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 22,800 6 1 Otago Loan Ordi.iai.ee, 1862 500,000 1 July, 1803 .. 116,700 6 1 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 4,000,000 <___»d by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 .. 1 June, 1871 ... 200,000 4 2-4 1 June, 1873 .. .. 4 2-4 E .. 17,000 1 July, 1898 .. 92,000 1 July, 1898 17,000 1,020 170 7,014 9,986 92,000 5,520 920 73,322 18,078 9,986 18,678 800,000 '.'. 1 June, 1907 1 June, „ 15 April, 1913 15 April, , 1 June, 1907 200,000 Uune, „ 800,000 1,000,000 15 April, 1913 372,100 15 April, , 27,900 400,000 8( :r 200,1 SOU, I 372,: 27,! ,000 ,000 1,000,000 40,000 24,000 291,613 708,387 ,100 .. ' 14,884 ,900 .. 1,255 400,000 .. .. .. 400,000 24,000 291,613 708,387 _ ,, - . „ E. 2nd January, 1915.. .. £4,800 Guaranteed by Imperial Government. 2nd July, 1916 .. .. 12,200 17,000 Colonial issue ■■ •• 400,000 .. 15 April, „ 372,100 .. 4 Colonial .ssue 1875-78. 25,700 .. 4J .. 397,800 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. ■• 2,100,000 Included in No. 6. ii-fer-cent. Five-thirties ■■ ■■ 600,000 Included in No. 12. £4,000,000 Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 1,000,000 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. •• £600,000 Inolnded in No. 5. b-ver-cent. Five-thirties .. ■■ 250,000 Included m No. 13. Colonial issue 100,000 .. , ■•„ „ ™'000 .. 5J .. 15 April, 1873 75,000 .. 4 £1,000,000 1 July, 1880 20,000 .. 4} 25 June, 1881 5,000 .. 4i 150,000 Immigration and Publio Works Loan Act, 1873 .. ■■ 2,000,000 b-ver-cent. Five-thirties .. ■■ £500,000 Included in No. 13. Jf _ , .. .. 1,500,000 Included in No. 12. £2,000,000 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873.. .. •■ ■• 750,000 b-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Included in No. 13. Colonialissue 250,000 .. 15 May, 1874 12,300 .. 4 .. 49,500 .. 5 £750,000 .. 20,900 .. 4 15 Oct., 1873 18,500 .. 4 6,200 .. 44 87,900 .. 5 54,700 .. 5 250,000 North Otago District Publio Works Loan Act, 1872 .. 70,000 .. .. 43,900 5 2J200 .. .... .. ..— - 31 Dec, 1885 50,000" 100 15 April, 1913 -July, 1910 1 July, . 75,000 20,000 5,000 100,000 3,000 900 225 400,000 100 ', 000 Colonial issue. Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 28. Colonial issue. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 15 M.y, 1914 12,300 12,300 492 15 Dec, 1888 28 Nov., 1884 15 Oct., 1885 28 Nov., 1884 49" 500* ioo 20,900* 100 "740 6J200* 100 87,900* 100 15 Oct., 1913 18,500 18,500 Colonial issue. North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 28 Nov.', 1914 54,700 54,700 85,500 2,735 85,500 11 1878-83 43,900 11 12 Ftmr-and-a-Mlf-jier-cent. Five-thirties— ' ,„ m Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 7 .. 500,000 1873 .. See No. 9 .. 1,500,000 1874 .. 4,000,000 .. 4,000,000 6,000,000 4J. lFeb., 1884 3,053,900 103 lFeb., 1886 1,891,200 101 lAug., . 1,054,900 P " 1 15 Jan., 1884 504,400 103J " j 15 Jan., 1885 745,600 102} 103 101 P I j" ■' 12 Four-and-a-half-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. .. p Various. P. Various. Five-ver-cent. Five-thirties— Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. See No. 8 .. 2 ?°'?°° Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. See No. 9 .. 500,000 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 SoeNo.10 .. 500,000 ■■ ■■ ■ l jSjQUjOUU i _ 103J 1IJ2J I 13 Five-per-cent. Five-thirties 15 16 1,000,000 1 Mar., 1878 1,000,000 „e-____» . 2,500,000 IMar., „ 2,500,000 3,500,000 5 Westland Loan Act, 1873 00,000 15 April, 1874 .. 50,000 5 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 .. 7 .. '■ islooo Wellington Debts Act, 1876 08,000 .. 10,500 .. 5 161600 '.'. 5 58,000 1 Mar., 1890 2,207,3001 95 IMay, 1886 1,292,700 102 30 June, 1891 50,000 1071 102 12 April, 1885 3,000* ioo 23 5I.r., 1896 15,000 a. 15,000 14 15 Five-per-cent. Ten-forties ., ,. . -„ .„ , , . Westland Loan Act, 1873 ■ • .. .. .. f £92 ' 400 acce P ted at P ar - Nelson Loan Act, 1874 t £92,400 accepted at par. 15,000 1,050 16 18 19 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 .. .. 5 T Tr_.„y_J.. -tended Currency Act, 1873 .. .. 400,000 .. 400,000 , Approbation Act, 1876 " .. .. " '■'■ .. llo'.OOO I Financial Arrangements Act, 1876 150,000 .. . loO.OOO s •• 00_,{-HJU Treasury Bills Act, 1879 800,000 1880 .. ■• -• ■• 200,000 .. .. / New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 .. ■ • • • ■ • 1886-89 .. .. 5 District Bailway-'Purchasing Acts, 1885,1886 1885-86 .. .. 4 6 '.'. 5,000,000 i Nov law 388 000 05 J 1 Nov., 1879 4,476,000 120 1 1 Nov., 1889 388,000 95 J 1 1Bm yif . <(m m J 31Dec, 1883 1,832,000 100 120 1 103) 1878-79 58,000 17 18 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 G. Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised by New Zealand Loan Act, 1886. 19 Treasury Bills 10 800,000 200,000 .. } 8,000 357,487 35,000 | 40,000 1 Nov., 1886 242,800 G G ( 31 Mar., 1891 ■ • 1 30 Sept. , 1888-89 7,000 1,000 87 1 I 1 April, 1905 1 Oct., 1896 1 July, 1909 114,600 35,000 40,000 189,600 4,584 2,188 2,400 20 21 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 .. .. q included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised bj New Zealand Loan Act, 1886. 11 1 Nov., 1888 250,000 100 . 250,000 189,600 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. 250,000 .. .. .. 5 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 188G .. .. .. 1887-92 .. .. 5 Publio Revenues Act, 1886 1*0,000 9 Oct., 1886 .. .. 4-} .. 9 Oct., „ .. .. 5 250,000 22 22 405,000 77,000 100,000 50,000 400,000 1 Mar., 1892 1 Mar., . 10 Oct., 1891 405,000 100 44,000 100 10 Oct., 1891 50,000 100 405,000 44,000 1 Mar.', 1896 33,000 M85 3o!o00 23 23 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 I At 5 per cent., being temporary advance ; reduced to 4J per cent, per annum after 30th June 1892. 100,000 24 50^000 24 Public Revenues Act, 1886 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) 400,000 IMar,.1888 .. .. 4{ 1 5Iar., 1893 400,000 20,000 400,000 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) .. .. .. J At 5 per cent, being temporary advance ; reduced to 4tJ per cent, per annum after 30th June 1892. 26 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4 per cents)— New Loans— fl Nov., 1882 .. .. 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 3,000,000 1 Nov., „ .. ■ .. 4 1,1 Nov., 1884 .. .. 4 1884 .. .. ■■ 1,500,000 IMay, 1885 .. .. 4 1886 .. ■■ ■■ 1,325,000 1 Nov, 1886 .. .. 4 1888 .. -■ ■■ 1,000,000 IMay, 1888 .. .. 4 North iBlandMain Trunk Railway, 1882 .. .. 1,000,000 1 May, „ .. .. 4 Conversions .. . - ■ ■ • • • • ■ • New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (S_ per cents)To redeem balances of loans of 1876, 1877, and 187J .. .. 1 Jan, 1890 .. .. 3-J To redeem balances of loans of 1860, 1863, and sundry .. 1891 .. .. 3-} provincial loans Expenses .. . ■ ■ ■ • • • ■ ■' * • ■ ■ ■ ■ * * New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— English issue—Conversions .. . • • • • ■ ■ - 15 April, 1885 .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 15 Jan., 1886 .. .. 5 15 April, „ .. .. 5 Colonial issue—Conversions .. - - • ■ • • .. 1 Nov, 1888 .. .. 5 .. .. .. Various .. .. .. 4J 10 Oct, 1891 .. .. 4„ " .. .. .. .. .. 1 Mar, 1892 .. .. 4-j New'Loans .. .. ■• ■• •• Various .. .. .. .£ ■■ 4 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 16,739,255 1 Nov., 1929 1 Nov., . 1 Nov., . 1 Nov., . 1 Nov., . 1 Nov., , 1 Nov., , l Nov., , : 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 16,739,256 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 {4 per cents) 27 2,768,000 622,033 10,556 3,651,700 43,000 502,400 250,000 231,000 50,000 449,000 1,083,084 282,300 17,715,071 25,384,144 3,184,900 .. .. 15,466,700 1 Jan., 1940 U.n., 1940 2,768,000 622,633 2,768,000 622,633 3,651,700 43,600§ 562,400 250,000 40,479 225,584 309,350 288,000 40,000 741,300 24,564,255 982,570 3,407,189 119,252 182,585 2,180 28,120 12,500 L 66,888 - 6,152^413 24,564,255 3,407489 26 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 {3J per cents) .. Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107 - Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. 27 28 .. .. 28 Nov., 1891 5,237,700 :: ( 15 April, 1892 15 Jan., „ 15 April, 1 Nov., 1895 28 Nov., 1892 28 May, 1895 28 Nov., „ 28 May. 1897 22 Slay, 1898 28 Slay, 3,651,700 43,600§ 562,400 250,000 40,479 225,584 309,350 288,000 40,000 741,300 UUllYCltluir; ■llu.J 1-J1„-_11L. ilir-tilll/cl i3"j-J"JIV U.U ilrl Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. VJUllvcunuiu l.ltj'J l-yUs.-utlllL. 1 JlS-Jl 1U_1 OliUM. iLL -LJ.U, Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. § Provision has been made to meet these deben-fii-on tS>A.-\ r.riA. of Una, l\<\Y_ ■ tint t.V,_ ~--nnl_f.e § Provision has been made to meet these debentures (£43,600) at due date ; but the complete accounts from London have not yet been received. 450,671 "j tures (£43,000) at due date ; but the complete accounts from London have not yet been reIceived. 5,237,700 158,300 5,994,113 28 Totals .. .. 21,739,411 .. 2,236,258 38,713,068 1,739,151 103,535 1,037,862 37,675,206 The Treasury, Wellington, 27th July, 1892. James B. Hey 1 Eobeet J. Col t'OOD, Secretary to the Treasury. HNS, Accountant to the Treasury. Approximate Cot .aratiou, not given; printing (1,300 copies s), £12 5b. it of Paper.—l'rei By Authority: ( jKORGK Didsbi jry, Government Printer, Wellingt ton.—1892. Pries, 6d.]