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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

18991900. • Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. £ £ New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 — Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November — On £3,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 On 1,500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 On 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Bailway Loan Act, 1882 On 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions On 6,263,811 Second series of Conversions On 4,688,444 Third series of Conversions On 4,557,047 Sixth series of Conversions On 202,000 expenses of Conversions 120,000 60,000 62,712 40,000 40.000 214,848 250,553 187,538 182,282 8,080 1,166,013 £29,150,302 Interest @ 34 per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July — On £2,768,000 Fourth series of Conversions On 717,068 Fifth series of Conversions On 1,036,000 Seventh series of Conversions On 1,640,099 Eighth series of Conversions 96,880 25,097 36,260 57,404 215,641 £6,161,167 Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October — On £1,500,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 500,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan (second issue) On 500,000 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Loan ... On 335,000 for Conversion, Aid to Public Works, &c. On 2,807,336 for Conversions On 19,784 ! for expenses On 1,100,000 for further Conversions (say) 45,000 15,000 15,000 10,050 84,220 594 17,000 £6,762,120 Amount to be recovered from Government Advances to Settlers Office Account 186,864 60,000 126,864 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) — Interest payable 1 March and 1 September — On £54,300 @ 3| per cent. On 50,400 „ 3| per cent, (say) 1,900 1,275 3,175 £104,700 District Bailways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886 — Interest on £97,100 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 40,000 „ 6 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 47,000 „ 5 per cent., 1 April (half-year) 3,884 2,400 1,175 7,459 i £184,100 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 — Interest on £327,100 @ 3| per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on £21,500 „ 34 per cent., issued since 31 March, 1899, and to provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year (say) Sinking Fund (say) ... ... 11,448 3,000 20,000 34,448 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 — Interest on £27,226 @ 44 per cent., 30 April and 31 October 1,225