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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, 1901, 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, 1901, 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 (c) the Net Debt.

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Public Debt at 30th June, j 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1901. Decreases to 31st March, 1901. Public Debt at 31st March, 1901. No. Authority. *?• ,, j J j authorised. - £ 1 ! Ordinance of Legislative Council 2 | New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 .. .. .. 500.000 Amount authorised. £ " Date of Issue. Amount. i £ £ 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 500,000 93,100 488,000 Annual Charge. Int. S.F. 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 2 5 1 From , From New Loans. Conversions. £ £ Loans converted into or redeemed by Loans Date. Terms. g. per . oen t. 3J-per-cent. 4-per-cent. Snort a a t e d paia ofl ' Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed debentures. Stock. Stock. Stock. £ £ £ £ £~~ 1896 .. •• •• •• •• 3n 1888 ,. .. •• •• •• 300,000 25,000 1889 '.'. .. •• •• •• 25,000 50,000 ... .. .. 50,000 1894 .. .. 50,000 .. ... Annual Charge. Sinking When due. Amount. Funds ~ accrued. Interest. S.F. £ is £ £ XX Net Debt. £ 500,000 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 .. .. .. 150,000 1 July, 1861 1891 104 .. 74,100 1886 109 .. .. 19,000 1894 1154 •• 76,000 1886 1124 .. .. 65,600 1886 A •■ ■• •• 43. 600 1894 115 .. 2,700 1895 114 .. 18,700 1144 .. 6,200 1896 111 .. 1,400 1897 120 200 121 2,600 1898 118 3,300 1897 119 900 .. .. .. 1899 117 500 1892 117 .. 500,000 1891 104 .. 154,800 1886 109 .. .. 46,700 1891 104 .. 188,400 1886 109 .. .. 47,600 1891 104 .. 4,900 1886 109 .. .. 20,100 1891 110 ' .. 68,900 1891 .. .. 200 1886 106 .. .. 38,200 1885 B •• •• •• 3,651,700 1894 .. .. 33,300 1886 C •• •• •• 562,400 1879-96 .. .. .. •• •• 1,222,858 1894 IO84 ■• 271,000 1074 .. 6,400 107 .. 7,600 106 .. 4,600 102 .. 7,500 1895 106 .. 51.000 105 .. 8,700 100 .. 44,656 1896 100 .. 68,786 1897 105 2,000 1064 3 . 800 107 6,500 .. , 108 17,100 40,800 1898 104 1,100 105 9,700 42,500 1899 .. 39,100 104 200 1900 .. 50,400 1893 106 J .. 64,000 150,000 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 3,000,000 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 500,000 201,500 236,000 4 6 2 6 2 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue .. .. .. .. .. 7,283,100 15 June, 1867 15 Dec, „ 93,900 6 2 1,519,400 I 15 July, 1914 266,300 266,300 13,315 2,663 130,05! 130.055J 136,245 7,283,100 6,531,400 5 1 5 Colonial issue .. .. .. .. .. 77,000 f ) I Annual I 339,300 16,965 .. j drawings ' , .. .. 339,300 I 1 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 64,000 13,000 77,000 31,600 5 4 13,000 6 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 500,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 6 2 1891 114 .. 11,800 1894 109 .. 2,000 1895 107 .. 1,000 1896 .. .. 16,800 1886 100 .. ... •• 13,500* 1880-81 .. .. •• •■ •• 6 . 2 00 1891 109 .. 200 1893 .. •• ■'■ •• •■ 23,500 1891 111 .. 6,000 1894 .. .. •• •■ •• 15,200 1896 .. -- -• •• •• 18,600 1897 .. ■■ •■ •• •• 4.700 4,500 1891 136 .. 5,800 1895 125 .. 1,000 1891 H64 .. 1,000 1174 .. 23,700 1892 1134 .. 6,600 1894 1104 .. 8,100 105 .. 1,000 1895 106 .. 2,500 1896 1034 .. 1,600 1897-98 100 900 1898-99 1034 1,200 69,700 15 April, 1913 .. 13,000 520 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 .. .. .. go 000 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 .. .. 20 000 Lyttelton and Ch'ch. Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860.. 300,000 50,000 20,000 300,000 1 July, 1866 Various 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 13,500* 6,200 28!500 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. goo 000 2 Jan.! 1915 3,800 2 July, 1916 12,200 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. .. goo 000 500,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 22,800 6 6 1 1 160 12,725 3,275 116,700 16,000 960 160 12,72! 7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. 4 000 000 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 1 July, 1898 .. 400§ 1 June, 1907 200,000 1 June, „ 800,000 1,000,000* 15 April, 1913 363,000 15 April, „ 27,900 390,900 40,000 15,776 400 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 15 April, „ 372,100 1875-78 25,700 in No. 5. in No. 12. 200,000 397*800 4 4 2-4 2-4 800,000 24,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 4 44 3*200 1897-99 108 9,100 657,322 342,678+ 390,900 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Included Five-thirties .. .. go0,000 Included £4,000,000 Carried forward A. Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then converted™to~4~pe : itook at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. § Debenti I . -I 9,587,511 •-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. ires not presented for payment. 802,200 j 301,600 1,802,942 237,200 4,271,200 j 1,750,869 2,025,900 87,536 :ars' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then convert* ; the unsold debentures are available for the pui 26,823 ed into ; rpose of I I 800,102 1,225,798 4-per-cent. Inscribed obtaining temporary I B. Seven yeai Fund rs' currency to 15th Apr! . payable 13ch March an( , 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. C. Six y< 113th September. { Only £200,000 has actually been issued to the public Std