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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, 1899, 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, 1899, 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 (e) the Net Debt— continued.

lie une, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1899. Do sreases to 31si : March, 1899. Public Debt at 31st March, 1899. No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Amount. Annual Charge. Int. S.F. From From New Loans. Conversions. Date. Terms. Loai 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. is converted ii 3^-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. lto or redeem* 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. id by Short-dated Debentures. Loans paid off. When due. Amount. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt. Interest. S.F. Brought forward Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. •• 250,000 Colonial issue .. .. •■ 150,000 £ 1,000 ', 000 Included Included £ £ 9,587,511 £ 802,200 £ £ 211,300 £ 1,802,942 £ 237,200 £ 4,271,200 £ 1,750,869 £ £ 2,116,200 £ £ 92,050 26,828 £ 692,186 £ 1,424,01' in No. 5. in No. 13. 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 1885 \ 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 54 4 H 50,000* 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 100 £1,000,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 4* . . .. .. 1,500,000 2,000,000 Included Included in No. 13. in No. 12. 150,000 100,000 4,125 100,oc £2,000,000 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 750,000 Included in No. 13. 15 May, 1874 £750,000 15 Oct., 1873 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 4 5 4 4 41 5 5 1888 1884 1885 1884 ioo 100 ioo 100 49 ', 500* 20,900* 6,200* 87,900* 15 May, 1914 15 Oct.,' 1913 12,300 ±8,500 11 12 North Otago District Public Works Loan Aot, 1872 ii-per-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 1873 ," „ 1874 70,000 See No. 7 Se% No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 250,000 43,900 5 1878-83 43,900 28 Nov., 1914 54,700 85,50( 3,967 85,500 1884 1886 1886 103 101 El 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 6,000|000 H 13 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Aot, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 See No. 8 See No. 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,000 500,000 )l884 [1885 103* 1021 504,400 745,600 1,250,000 5 14 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 1877 1,000,000 2,500*, 000 1 Mar., 1878 1 Mar., 1,000,000 2,500,000 3,500,000 1890 1886 95 102 2,207,300f 1,292,700 5 Westland Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 50,000 5 1891 107* 50,000 15 16 17 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 27,000 58,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 3,000 16,500 25,000 16,500 18^000 7 7 5 5 5 1896 1885 100 100 15,000 3,000* New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 58j 000 5,000,000 388,' 000 58,000 5 1878-79 1889 1879 1886 95 120 103 18 4,476,000 136,000 19 Treasury Bills— Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 1876 Appropriation Act, 1876 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 I about I 5 1883 100 1,832,000 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 1880 .. 800,000 200,000 832,000 800,000 200,000 8,000 <i 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 .. 1886-89 5 8,000 1891 21 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 1885-86 4 357,487 1894 1886 1888-89 1898-99 1895 1896 104 F 12,000 242,800 1 April, 1905 97,100 1051 100 4,500 87 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 1894-95 1896 6 5 3* 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 i,ooo 35,000 1 July, 1909 1 April, 1899 40,000 47,000 1898 Par 35,000 250,000 1882-83 1887-99 5 5 *4 4 31 250,000 405,000 337,800 169,500 327,100 1888 1892 1892 1896 100 100 100 100 250,000 405,000 44,000 463,300 184,100 8,634 184,100 12 ;3 Public Revenues Act, 1886 150,000 14 31 Dec, 1900 327,100 327,100 30,448 16a,007 41 5 4* 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 1891 1893 50,000 100,000 J19,591 165,093 14 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) 400,000 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 100 100 400*000 15 16 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 1892-95 4* 27,226 31 Oct., 1899 27,226 1,225 27,226 Carried forward |21,739,411 9,391,313 857,279 1,982,847 250,800 4,861,242 [15,466,700 5,716,000 1,995,856 2,840,126| 120,449j 46,419| E. VarioJ 1* per i us. ] cent, per at i 1 . Included wit! mum [jayaole c h issue of £1,325,000 autl in £1,239,400 The Lam :onsed Assur by " •ance 'he New Zeal 'und is also c' land Loan Act, 1886." * Included barged with * per cent, as a contribution in the sum of Sinking 1 of £231,000, No. 35. ?und. f £92.401 accepted at pi ,r.