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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF) AS ON 31st MARCH, 1901.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated the 31st July, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a Return showing for the year 1901 the particulars of the public debt of the colony, in continuance of 8.-18 of 1900."—(Mr. J. Allen).

Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1901. Investments in— • S s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 3,470 0 0 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 3£-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,250 0 0 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 127,483 17 0 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,571 3 7 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures.. .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 Borough of Hokitika 6-per-oent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 1,860 0 0 Borough of Patea 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 320 0 0 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 540 0 0 Government Loans to Local Bodies 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 400 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98,100 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 20,800 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-eent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales Stock .. .. .. .. .. 84,269 13 4 New South Wales 3-per-oent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 52,942 12 9 Victoria 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 Victoria 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,233 17 4 Victoria 3|-per-cent. Stock ~ .. .. .. .. .. 83,341 9 6 Victoria 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,740 17 7 South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 24,700 0 0 South Australia 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 4,851 0 5 South Australia 3J-per-eent. Stock .. ... .. .. .. 38,068 11 6 South Australia 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 109,321 2 8 Canada 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,200 0 0 Canada 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 Canada 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,022 11 8 Canada 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,670 17 3 Canada 2J-per-oent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,666 15 11 896,866 17 1 Cash balance on 31st March, 1901 .. .. .. 136,626 17 0 Total .. .. .. .. £1,033,493 14 1

Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1901, showing the Date on which, and the Authority under which, they were issued, and the Date on which they are due.

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Date of Issue. ., . Rate of Amount. interest. Due Date. Authority for Issue. ; i . Authority for Issue. 1900. leoember 81 .. 700,000* 8| % . Deo.31, 1901 " Public Revenues Act,1891," and amending Acts. * In renewal of former issues