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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.

t t I \ \ Public Debt at 30th June, Increases to Blst Mar., 1901. Decreases to 31st March, 1901. Public Debt at 31st March 1901 1878. - ___ _^_^_____________ ' " ■ - - - - __^^______^__ . Annual " , , Charge. Loans converted into or redeemed by No. Authority. , authorised. Date of Issue. : Annual Charge. sinMng Amount. ■ New Loans. Conversions. Date - Terms - 3-per-cent. 3J-per-eent. 4-per-cent. <., Lj 4j paid oft. When duo. Amount. Funds Net Debt. j Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed £ , „"? *1 accrued. Int. ] S.F. Stock. Stock. Stock. ueoentures. Interest. S.F. £ £ '£ ££ £££££ £ P £ £ £ x> Brought 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 49,787 800,102 1654 928 27 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 1892-94 .. .. 5 .. 9,700 .. 1899 .. 9,700 .. .. .. .. . .. (Kenewed under the Aid to Public Works Act and Land for 4J .. 15,000 i .. „ .. 15,000 .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 Settlements Acts Amendment Act, 1899.) 34 .. 125,000 .: 125,000 4,375 .. ..- 125,000 28 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 •■ 1893-94 .. .. U .. 8 690 .. 1897 .. .. .. .. .. 8,690 ■ ■ a (Benewed under " The Land for Settlements Acts Amendment H ■■ iO,Alb | .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 .. 45,276 1,585 .. .. 45,276 Act, 1899.") 29 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893 250,000 18 Oct., 1893 .. .. 4j .. 200,000 j 1894 100 200,000 .. .. .. .. .. 30 Land for Settlements Acts, 1894 and 1897 1894-1901 ., .. i '.'. 24j 200 ; " 1896 110 24 i 200 .! '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. OU 3* .. 740,090; .. 1899 100 600 .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 739,490 of .. 349,000 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1909 349,000 3J .. 62,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .-. .. 1 April, „ 62,000 3i .. 30,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 30,009 4 .. 300,000 .. .. .. .. .. : .. .. .. 1 April, 1902 300,000] 4 .. 56,000 .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 1 April, 1905 56,000] 4 .. 200,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 2J .. 19,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 June, 1901 19,000 1,755,490 64,905 ■• .. 1 755 490 31 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, I 500,000 1894-97 .. .. 4 .. 383,000 .. 1897 •■ 100,000 .. .. .. .. 30 Sept., 1908 283,000 1894 3J -.. 117,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Sept., „ 117,000 400,000 15,415 .. .. 400 000 32 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 750,000 1894-1901 .. .. 3J .. 459,389 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1910 .. 459,389 16,079 .. .. 459*389 33 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895 .. 500,000 1895 .. .. Si .. 500,000 .. 1896 100 .. 500,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. la3 ' ooa 34 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, 1896 to 1900 2,000,000 30 Sept., 1896 .. ... 34 .. 250,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1902 250,000 21 Deo., „ .. .. 34 .. 500,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..- 15 Aug., 1921* 500,000 15 Dec, 1897 .. .. 3 .. 25,000 .. 1899 100 25,000 21 Feb., 1898 .. .. 3J .. 100,000 .. „ .. 100,000 v 3 Mar., „ .. .. 3 .. 100,000 .. „ 100 100,000 11 Mar. .. -.. .. 3 .. 10,000 .. „ 100 10,000 5 April, 1898 .. .. 3J .. 100,000 .. .. .. 100,000 31 Oct., „ .. .. SJ .. 100,000 .. 1899 •• .. •• .. ■■ 85,000 31 Oct., 1903 15,000 4 Jan., 1899 .. .. 3J ... 150,000 .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 4 Jan., 1904 150,000 15 Jan., 1900 .. .. { .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. ■• .. .. .. 15 Jan., 1905 100,000 15 Feb., „ .. .. J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Feb., „ 100,000 15 Mar., X .. .. J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Mar., „ 100,000 17 April, „ .. .. * .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. ,'. .. .. 17 April „ 100,000 15 May, „ .. .. J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 May, „ 100,000 15 June, „ .. .. J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 June, „ 100,000 16 July, , .. .. J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. •• .. ... .. 16 July, „ 100,000 15 Aug., „ .. .. I .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .: .. .. 15 Aug., ,, 100,000 15 Sept., „ .. .. J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. ■• .. •• .. 15 Sept., „ 100,000 15 Oct., „ ■.. .. } .. 65,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Oot., „ 65,000 21 Nov., „ .. .. * .. 100,000: .. .. .. .. •• .. •• .. 21 Nov., „ 100,000 22 Dec, „ .. .. { .. 100,000 .. .. .. '.. •• .. ■• .. 22 Dec. „ 100,000 2,080,000 72,800 .. .. o nsn nno 35 Dairy Industry Act, 1898 1900-1901 .. .. 3J .. 1,781 .. .. .. .. •• .. ■• .. 1 Aug., 1908 438 -s,u»u, uuu ■ . 1 Jan.,; 1911 843 1 Jan., 1916 500 —: 1,781 62 .. .. . „ fll 36 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 1900-1901 .. .. 4 .. 25,000 .. .. .. .. •• .. ... .. 1 Nov,, 1905 25,000 1 >'° J " 4 .. 25,000 I .. .. .. .. •• .. ■• .. " 1 Dec, 1905 25,000 3J .. 30,000; .. .. .. .. •• •• •• .. lFeb., 1906 30,000 3§ .. 30,000 .. .. .. 1 .. •• .. ' •■ " .. 28 Feb., 1906 30,000 34 .. 30,000 .. .. .. .. •• .. •• .. 20 Mar., 1906 30,000 140,000 5,150 .. .. 140 nno 37 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1898 .. .. .. 1900-1901 .. .. 3J .. 2,000 .. .. .. .. •■ •• ■■ •• 1 Feb., 1911 .. 2,000 70 .. .. 2000 3R New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4-per-cents)— ' NewLoans— (1 Nov., 1882 .. 4 .. 1,000,000 .. .. .. .. ' •• , .. •• .. 1 Nov., 1929 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 .. .. .. 3,000,000 -11 Nov., „ .. .. j 4 .. 1,000,000 .. .. .. i .. ■■ ■■ •■ •• INov., „ 1,000,000 (INov., 1884 .. .. : 4 .. 1,000,000 ; .. .. .. .. •■ •■ •■ •• INov., „ 1,000,000 1884.. .. .. 1,500,000 1 May, 1885 .. ... 4 .. 1,500,000 i .. .. .. ; .. •■ ■• •• •■ INov., „ 1,500,000 1886.. .. .. 1,325,000 1 Nov., 1886 .. ,. 4 .. 1,325,000 j .. .. .".."I .. ■• ■■ •• ■• INov., „ 1,325,000 1888.. .. .. 1,000,000 1 May, 1888 .. .. 4 , .. 1,000,000' .. .. .. .. •• ■• ■■ •• INov., „ 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Railway, 1882 .. 1,000,000 1 May, „ .. .. 4 X. 1,000,000 .. .. .. .. •• •■ ■ •• INov., „ 1,000,000 Conversions .. .. .. -. •• •■ •• •• 4 I .. .. 21,325,302 .. .. .. •• .. •■ .. INov., „ 21,325,302 3Q New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3i-per-cents)— 29,150,302 1,166,012 .. .. oq ika --509 To redeem balances of loans of 1876,1877, and 1879.. .. 1 Jan., 1890 .. .. 34 ... .. 2,768,000 .. .'." .. ■• ■• •■ .. 1 Jan., 194C 2,768,000 ' "' To redeem balances of loans of 1860, 1863, 1867, and .. 1891-1900 .. .. 34 .. .. 3,393,167 .. .. .. •• .". •■ .. 1 Jan., „ 3,393,167 sundry provincial loans 6,161,167 215,641 •• .. g 5 g 7 40 New Zealand Consolidated Stockf Act 1877 (3-per-cents)— ' ' To make advances to settlers 3,000,000 1895-1901 .. .. 3 .. 1,740,000 .. j . » ,, lq4fi k 14s S10 i«4. 464 For conversions .. .. 1896-1901 .. .. 3 .. 1,035,000 3,373,810 f/v " " " "■ " 1 April, 1945 .. 6,148,810 184,464 .. .. 6)U8j8 i 0 41 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— English issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. 15 April, 1885 .. .. 5 .. .. 3,651,700 1892 107 '.. .. 3,651,700 , .. .. .. .. 15 Jan., 1886 .. .. 5 .. .. 43,600 „ 110 .. .. 43,600 15 April, „ .. .. a .. .. 562,400 „ 107 .. .. 562,400 Colonial issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. INov., 1888 .. .. j .. .. 250,000 ] Various .. .. .. 44 .. .. 231,000 10 Oct., 1891 .. .. 44 .. .. 50,000 1 Mar., 1892 .. .. 44 .. .. 449,000 1 Mar., 1896 .. .. $| .. .. 478,300 31 Dec, 1900 .. .. 34 .. .. 509,500 1895 100 .. 109,308 .. .. 1 NewLoans .. .. Various .. .. .. 44 .. 166,706 .. 1897 100 318,816 ... .. •• R1 7 ,, 28 May, 1892 .. .. 44 .. 280,300 " .. X •• 44,216 .. .. ■• | 01 - 28 May, 1893 .. .. if .. 284,500 \. 1898 100 2,058,824 .. .. •• J 28 May, 1894 .. .. i ,. 117,800 22 June, 1895 .. .. 4 .. 135,400 22 June, „ .. .. 34 10,000i 11 June, 1896 .. .. 84 .. 70,300 17 July, 1897 .. j .. M .. 69,600 : 1 Sept., 1898 .. .. 3J .. 54,300 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! •• 7 June, 1899 .. .. 84 .. 50,400 27 June, 1900 .. .. Bi .. 52,800 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• .. 1 Sept., 1905 157,500 31 Dec, 1907 509,500 667,000 23,345 .. .. 667,000 i 48,791,143 Less accrued Sinking Fund in respect of" The Govern- .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' ■• .. .. .. .. .. .. §233,392 233,392 ment Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 ". Totals .. .. .. .. 21,739,411 I .. .. 27,912,045 37,085,779 .. .. 3,324,252 5,720,550 |l9,724,400 6,225,500 | 2,151,288 I .. 49,591,24511,875,529 49,7871,033,494 48,557,751 * Loan may be paid off at any time after 15th February, 1907, on six months' notice being given. t Treasury Bills amounting to £700,000 are not included. \ One quarter per cent, over bank rate, varying interest calculated at 3J per cent. § Represents the accrued Sinking Fund in respect of the total amount issued under " The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," of which £1,421,800 has been converted into Consolidated Stock debentures. So, 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Increases to 31st Mar., 1901. From From New Loans. Conversions. £ £ 9,682,813 9,700 15,000 | 125,000 .: 8,690 .. . 45,276 200,000 I 50,000 I 24,200 I 740,090 | 349,000 j 62,000 30,000 300,000 56,000 200,000 19,000 383,000 117,000 459,389 500,000 250,000 500,000 25,000 100,000 100,000 10,000 100,000 100,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 65,000 100,000 100,000 ! 1,781 When duo. Public Debt at Amount. list March, 1901. Annual Charge. sirAing Funds -—• •" accrued. Interest. S.F. £ £ £ 105,626 49,787 800,102 4,375 1 KQK 1,585 Net Debt. £ 1,654,928 125,000 45,276 36 25 ,000 25,000 I 30,000 j 30,000 30,000 2,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 ! 1,500,000 j 1,325,000 1,000,000 ' 1,000,000 21,325,302 2,768,000 3,393,167 1,740,000 ! 1,035,000 3,373,810 3,651,700 43,600 562,400 250,000 231,000 50,000 449,000 478,300 509,500 166,706 280,300 284,500 117,800 135,400 10,000 : 70,300 : 69,600 54,300 50,400 i 52,800 27,912,045 37,085,779 [ The Treasury, Wellington, 14th September, 1901. James B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury. Robebt J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury. o -p 10, By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1901.