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, 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; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1902, 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 (e) the Net Debt.

A. Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. B. Seven years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. t Sinking Fund payable 13th March and 13th September. J Only £200,000 has actually been issued to the public. 2—B. 18. /

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Annual Charge. Increases to 31st Mar., 1902. Date. Terms. Decreases to 31st March, 1902. Public Debt at 31st March, 1902. Amount authorised. Loans converted into or redeemed by Annual o. Authority. Date of Issue. From From New Loans. Conversions. & & 3-per-cent. 3J-per-cent. 4-per-cent. uv, m .t rlnt^ Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed KtiS Stock. Stock. Stock. Debentures. Loans paid off. Charge. Sinking Funds accrued. Amount. Int. S.F. I IT 311 300,000 .. 4 25,000 .. 4 25,000 .. 4 50,000 .. ■ i 50,000 .. 4 50,000 .. 4 500,000 93,100 6 2 When due. Amount. Net Debt. Interest. S.F. £ 1896 1888 £ £ £ I & £ £ ~& £ £ £ £ 1 2 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 500,000 1 I 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 1889 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 .. 1894 50,000 1891 104 1886 i 109 1894 115| 1886 112J 1886 A 1894 115 1895 114 H4J 1896 111 1897 120 121 1898 118 1897 119 1899 117 1892 117 1891 104 1886 109 1891 104 1886 109 1891 104 1886 109 1891 110 .N 3 150,000 1 July, 1861 .. 74,100 19,000 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 I 488,000 .. 5 1 76[000 65^600 2,700 18,700 6,200 1,400 43,600 200 2,600 3,300 900 500 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 500,000 201,500 236,000 4 6 6 2 2 500,000 154,800 188,400 46^700 47,600 15 Dec, 93,900 6 2 4,900 20,100 1,519,400 68^900 15 July, 1914 266,300 13,315 2,663 137,880 128,420 7,283,100 6,531,400 1891 1886 106 1885 B 1894 1886 C 1879-96 .. 1894 107| 107 106 102 1895 106 105 100 1896 100 1897 105 106i 107 108 200 38!200 33,300 3,651,700 562i400 1,222,858 271,000 6,400 7,600 4,600 7,500 51.000 8,700 44,656 68,786 1898 104 I 105 2,000 3,800 6,500 17,100 40,800 1,100 9,700 42,500 39,100 200 50,400 50,900 1899 104 1900 1901 1893 106J Annual drawings 288,400 14,420 288,400 Colonial issue 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 64,000 13,000 5 i 64,000 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 500,000 1 July, 1863 77,000 31,600 6 2 1891 ! 114 1894 j 109 1895 107 1896 1886 100 1880-81 .. 1891 109 1893 1891 111 1894 1896 1897 11,800 2,000 1,000 16,800 5 April, 191: 13,000 520 13,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttelton and Gh'ch. Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860.. 50,000 20,000 300,000 1 July, 1866 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 (i 2 2 ■2 13,500* 6,200 Various "'200 eiooo 28,500 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 22,800 116,700 6 6 1 1 1891 136 1895 125 1891 116^ mj 1892 i 113J 1894 110J 105 1895 106 1896 103J 1897-93 100 1898-99 103J 5,800 1,000 1,000 23,700 6,600 8,100 1,000 2,500 1,600 2 Jan., 1915 2 July, 1916 3,800 12,200 16,000 960 160 13,470 2,530 900 1,200 69,700 400 7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 4,000,000 1901 1 June, 1907 1 June, 200,000 800,000 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 200,000 4 4 2-4 2-4 800,000 1,000,0001 40,000 24,000 705,703 294,297f Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 15 April, „ 1875-78 372,100 25,700 4 2,200 1897-99 \ 108 9,100 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ 303,000 27,900 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Five-thirties ... .. 500,000 Included Included 397,800 390,900 15,776 390,900 in No. 5. in No. 12. I £4,000,000 i Carried forward .. .. .. I 352,900 1,802,942 237,200 4,271,200 1,750,869 1,974,600 84,991 26,823 857,053 1,117,547 9,587,511 802,200