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Table No. 3. The PUBLIC DEBT of NEW ZEALAND on 31st March, 1899.

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Annual Charge. Amount outstanding. Due Date. Sinking Funds accrued. Indebted- T>. t . ness. Eate - ! Int. | S.F. Eemarkk. Amount. When payable. £ £ £ £ % % £ New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 266,800 15 July, 1914 116,685 150,115 5 1 16,008 15 Jan. and 15 July. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 .. .. 429,000 Ann. drawing 429,000 5 21,450 Quarterly, 15 Jan., &c. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. 1,000,000* 1 June, 1907 564,460 435,540 4 2'4 64,000 1 June and 1 Dec. Sinking Fund payabl e 13 M ar. and 13 Sept. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. 1 3,800 12,200 1 16,000 | 2 Jan., 1915 ( 2 July, 1916 I 11,041 4,959 6 1 1,120 30 June , 31 Dec. Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. 400 1 July, 1898 400 Debentures not presented for payment. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 13,000 15 April, 1913 13,000 4 520 15 April „ 15 Oct. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 I - 363,100 27,900 I 391,000 f 15 April, 1913 (15 April, 1913 363,100 27,900 4 14,524 1,256 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 April „ 15 Oct. Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 j 25,000 75,000 1 100,000 f Uuly, 1910 115 April, 1913 25,000 75,000 4 1,125 3,000 30 June „ 31 Dec. 15 April , 15 Oct. ' General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 18,500 12,300 54,700 1 85,500 (15 Oct., 1913 \ 15 May, 1914 (28 Nov., 1914 18,500 12,300 54,700 4 4 5 740 492 2,735 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 May . 15 Nov. 15 May „ 15 Nov. District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 • 40,000 97,100 47,000 184,100 ( 1 July, 1909 \ 1 April, 1905 I 1 April, 1899 40,000 97,100 47,000 6 4 5 2,400 3,884 2,350 [ 1 April „ 1 Oct. ■ I •' . 2,485,800 135,604 » Carried forward 692,186 1,793,614 * Only £200,000 has actuall; been issued to the public: the unsold debentures are available for the purpose of obtaining temporary advances from time to time.