8.—6.

Table No. 3. The PUBLIC DEBT of NEW ZEALAND on 31st March, 1900.

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Amount outstanding. Due Date. Sinking Net < ■ — Funds Indebted- -Rot-,, ACCBUED. NESS. ™™' Int. S.P. Annual c Amount. Annual Charge Chai ROE When ayable. BrcalABKS. . ! £ £ £ f ; o/ O/ /o £ • New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 266,300 ! 15 July, 1914 j 123,303 142,997 5 389,700 I 5 I 1 i 15,978 ! 15 Jan. and 15 July. ' Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 389,700 J Ann. drawing 19,485 j Quarterly, 15 Jan., &c. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. 1,000,000* 1 June, 1907 610,827 2-4 " 64,000 1 June and 1 Dec. Sinking Fund payable 13 Mar.! and 13 Sept. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. j 3,800 12,200 [■ 16,000 f 2 Jan., 1915 \ 2 July, 1916 } 11,788 389,173 4 4,212 i 6 I 1 1,120 J 30 June „ 31 Dec. Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 400 1 July, 1898 w» 400 j .. Debentures not presented for payment. .. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 13,000 15 April, 1913 13,000 j i 520 14,520 1,256 I 15 April „ 15 Oct. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 j 363,000 27,900 J- 390,900 115 April, 1913 \ 15 April, 1913 363,000 J 4 27,900 j 4| 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 ! 4J 75,000 J 4 ! i • • 1,125 3,000 J 30 June „ 31 Dec. 15 April „ 15 Oct. General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. j 17,400 10,800 54,700 i 82,900 (15 Oct., 1913 ] 15 May, 1914 (28 Nov., 1914 17,400 4 10,800 i 4 54,700 j 5 4 5 ■" 696 432 2,735 2,400 j 3,884 j 131,151 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 May „ 15 Nov. 15 May „ 15 Nov. District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 i 40,000 97,100 [ 137,100 f 1 July, 1909 1 1 April, 1905 40,000 6 97,100 I 4 6 4 I 1 April „ 1 Oct. Carried forward 2,396,300 1,650,382 I .. 745,918 • Only £200,000 has actually been issued to the public; the unsold debentures are available for the purpose of obtaining temporary advances from time to time.