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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— continued.

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Amn Char No. Authority. JSSSSSri. D»ta of lame. Amount. Tvif Annual Charge. Increases to 31st Mar., 1901. From From New Loans. Conversions. Decreases to 31sl Loans converted ii Date. Terms. 3 _p er _ oent . 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. March, 1901. ito or redeemed by Loans Scribed Short-dated P aia ° ft Stock Debentures. Public Debt at ; When due. Amount. 31st March, 1901. Annual Charge. When due. nnual Charge. Sinking Funds Net Debt, accrued. Int. S.F. Interest. ! S.F. terest. ! S.F. Int. £ £ £ Brought forward ... .. •• •• ■• ... 9,587,511 8 Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 1,000,000 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 Included in No. 5. 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. •• 250,000 Included in No. 13. Colonial issue 150,000 .. .. 50,000 .. 54 15 April, 1873 75,000 .. 4 £1,000,000 Uuly, 1880 20,000 .. 44 25 June, 1881 5,000 .. 44 150,000 9 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. 2,000,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Included in No. 13. 4|„ » •• •• 1,500,000 Included in No. 12. £2,000,000 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. -• •• 750,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Included in No. 13. Colonial issue 250,000 .. 15 May, 1874 12,300 .. 4 .. 49,500 .. 5 £750,000 .. 20,900 .. 4 15 Oct., 1873 18,500 .. 4 6,200 .. 44 „ ' 87,900 .. 5 54,700 .. 5 250,000 11 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 .. 70,000 .. .. 43,900 5 12 ih-per-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 7 .. 500,000 1873 .. See No. 9 .. 1,500,000 1874 .. 4,000,000 .. 4,000,000 6,000,000 44 13 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 8 .. 250,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. See Nc. 9 .. 500,000 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. .. .. See No. 10 .. 500,000 1,250,000 5 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — 14 New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 .. .. .. 1,000,000 1 Mar., 1878 1,000,000 1877 .. .. •• 2,500,000 1 Mar., „ 2,500,000 3,500,000 5 51 4 44 44 £ £ 802,200 £ £ 301,600 1,802,942 1885 100 1899 1888 1884 1899 1885 1884 1888 100 108 100 100 108 100 100 108 100 100 108 100 100 1 , ouu 1,500 £ £ £ 237,200 ! 4,271,200 1,750,869 I 50,000* 1 1 ' 49,500* 20,900* £ £ 2,025,900 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 15 April, 1913 75,000 1 July, 1910 20,000 1 July, „ 5,000 100,000 15 May, 1914 10,800 £ £ 87,536 26,823 £ £ 7,536 26,823 4,125 4,125 £ £ 800,102 1,225,798 100,000 1884 100 1,100 15 Oct., 1913 17,400 1899 108 1,100 6,200* 87,900* 1885 100 1884 100 28 Nov., 1914 54,700 3,863 82,S0O 82,900 3,863 1878-83 .. 1878-83 43,900 1884 1886 1886 1884 103 1886 101 1886 E 103 101 E 103 101 E 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 13 ) 1884 1034 | 1885 102* ) 1884 [1885 1034 1024 1034 1024 504,400 745,600 14 1890 95 1886 102 1890 1886 95 102 2,207,300t 1,292,700 5 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 .. 50,000 5 5 1891 107J 1896 100 1891 1074 50,000 15 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 .. 7 3,000 .. 7 18,000 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 .. .. .. .. 58,000 .. 16,500 .. 5 25,000 .. 5 16,500 •.. 5 58,000 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 .. .. ..5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 .. .. 5 19 Treasury BillsTreasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 .. 400,000 .. 400,000 \ 1876 .. 172,000 .. 172,000 Appropriation Act, 1876 110,000 .. 110,000 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. ,. .. 150,000 .. 150,000 }-* b T 832,000 ° Treasury Bills Act, 1879 .. .. ,. ..800,000 1880 .. .. .. .. 200,000 .. .. .- / 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885.. .. .. .. 1886-89 .. .. 5 16 7 7 1896 1885 1885 100 100 100 15,000 3,000* 17 5 5 5 58,000 5 5,000,000 1878-79 .. 1890 95 1879 120 1886 103 388,000 4,476,000 136,000 4,476,000 136,000 18 19 1 Labout I 5 - 1883 100 1,832,000 1,832,000 800,000 200,000 8,000 5 8,000 1891 20 21 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886.. .. .. 1885-86 .. .. 4 21 4 357,487 1894 104 1886 F 1888-89 .. 1898-99 1054 1895 100 1896 12,000 242,800 4,500 1,000 .. 242,800 87 1 April, 1905 97,100 6| 6 1894-95 .. .. 5 1896 .. .. 34 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 1899 1898 Par 47,000 35,000 35,000 1 July, 1909 40,000 137,100 6,284 137,100 22 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. 250,000 1882-83 .. .. 5 no Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 .. .. .. 1887-1901 .. .. 5 0 44 4 34 22 23 250,000 405,000 337,800 169,500 618,600 1888 100 1892 100 1892 100 1896 100 250,000 405,000 44,000 463,300 509,500 'i* 1 Sept., 1907 .. 109,100 3,818 22,964 109,100 QA Public Revenues Act, 1886 .. .. .. .. 150,000 9 Oct., 1886 ... .. 44 "** 9 Oct., „ .. .. 5 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) .. .. .. 400,000 1 Mar., 1888 .. .. 44 24 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 1891 100 1893 100 400,000 50,000 100,000 25 26 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, .. 1892-95 .. .. 44 1892 26 27,226 1899 100 27,196 31 Oct., 1899 .. 30§ 30 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,739,411 | 9,682,813 417,896 4,861,242 15,466,700 6,225,500 1,995,856 |2,455,030 105,626 I 49,787l 800,102] 1,654,928 21,739,411 • I E. Various. F. Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised J H per cent, per annum payable on £1,530,900. The Land Assu by •• n irance rhe New Zee Fund is also iland Loan A charged witl Let, 1886." * Included in the sum of £231,000, No. 35. 1 £92,40 n J per cent, as a contribution of Sinking Fund. § Debenture not pre: 0 accepted at par. iented for payment.