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No. 1—continued. ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896.

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189 :-97. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d . Pro. flnnuoptoi Original Amount. Bate. <^££ Debentures converted into 3£-per-cent. £ £ £ £ Inscribed Stock, — Consolidated Loan, 1867 .. .. 15,900 104 636 16,536 1,900 103 57 1,957 8.400 102 lfifi R.fifiS Original Amount. Bate. Premium. Converted Stock. £ £ £ £ 63,195 0 0 15,900 1,900 8,400 104 103 102 636 57 168 16,536 1,957 8,568 28,417 0 0 O,4UU IV) A I DO O,OOO —— 26,200 New Zealand Loan, 1863 (1914) .. .. 1,400 111 154 1,554 26,200 1,400 111 154 1,554 27,061 0 0 1,656 1,554 0 0 2,650 0 0 Otago Loan, 1862, due 1st July, 1898 .. 1,600 103J 56 1,656 1,600 103J 56 1,656 0 0 1,000 0 0 District Eailways Purchasing Act, 1885, due 1st April, 1905 109,308 0 0 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue), due 28th November, 1895.. 500,000 0 0 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, due 31st December, 1896 QQ Ofin 1 A71 29,200 704,570 0 0 ! W,200 1,071 I Debentures converted into 3-per-cent. Stock at 110, — Land for Settlements Act, 1894, due 30th April, 1926.. Premium on same 1,071 30,271 0 0 24,200 0 0 2,420 0 0 26,620 0 0 44,656 0 0 50,000 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — Auckland Loan, 1863, due 1st June, 1896 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893, due 18th October, 1900 16,200 0 0 42,586 0 0 58,786 0 0 94,656 0 0 Debentures converted into 3J-per-cent. Stock under the Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue), — Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, due 1st March, 1896 Nelson Loan Act, 1874, due 23rd March, 1896 463,300 0 0 15,000 0 0 478,300 0 0 Debentures converted into 4-per-cent. Stock, — Balance of £4,214,100 5 per cent, converted 15th April, 1892 (debentures not handed in at the time) 53,400 0 0 214 5 0 953 13 9 1,729 7 3 307 15 0 Expenses Account, — Brokerage and Commission Stamp Duty Interest (including overlap of interest) Office Expenses Printing and Advertising Miscellaneous 54 10 0 1,337 11 3 1,044 9 2 329 8 9 363 10 6 320 0 0 3,129 9 8 3,525 1 0 Dr. 1,595 5 3 1,054 10 5 Estimated Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account In the hands of Stock Agents : Cash .. In the hands of the Agent-General: 8J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 1,103 10 6 : 469 9 11 61,017 3 2 1,573 0 5 60,476 8 4 Totals !1,394,927 9 4 £120,379 10 1