1902. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF) AS ON 31st MARCH, 1902.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated the 23rd July, 1902. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a Return showing—(l) Particulars of the public debt of the colony on the 30th June, 1878 ; (2) the several increases and decreases between that date and the 31st March, 1902, 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 ; and (4) particulars of the public debt on the 31st March, 1902, showing in respect of each loan (a) the annual charge for interest and sinking fund, (6) the amount of outstanding debt, (c) the due date thereof, (d) the accrued sinking fund, and (c) the net debt: being continuation of Return 8.-18 A. of 1901."—(Mr. J. Allen).

Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1902. Investments in— £ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 3,470 0 0 „ 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,250 0 0 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 129,754 19 6 „ 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,571 3 7 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Borough, of Brunner 6-per-eent. Debentures.. .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 Borough of Hokitika 6-per-cent. 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 Land for Settlements 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 2,060 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. 82,700 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 20,800 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 84,269 13 4 New South Wales 3-per-oent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 66,286 14 7 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,158 9 10 South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 24,700 0 0 South Australia 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 4,851 0 5 South Australia 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 38,068 11 6 South Australia 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 114,819 12 6 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,226 12 3 Canada 2J- per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,666 15 11 Tasmanian 3-per-oent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,124 13 4 Ceylon 3-percent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 Leeds Corporation 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 14,000 0 0 939,732 11 10 Cash balance on 31st March, 1902 .. .. .. 189,083 10 0 Total .. .. .. .. £1,128,816 110

Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1902, showing the Date on which, and the Authority under which, they were issued, and the Date on which they are due.

* In renewal of former issues

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Date of Issue. Amount. Eate of Interest. Due Date. Authority for Issue. 1901. lecember 31 .. 700,000* 3i% .. Dec.31, 1902 "Public Revenues Act, 1893," and amending Acts.