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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, 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-continued.

E. Various. F. Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised by " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1886." * Included in the sum of £231,000, No. 35. t £92,400 accepted at J The Sinking Fund is payable on £1,744,100 (1J per cent, on £1,354,514, 1 per cent. on £15,675, and i per cent, on £373,911). The Land Assurance Fund is also charged with J per cent, as a contribution of Sinking « and.

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Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1902. Dei sreases to 31si March, 1902. Public Dei at 1st Marcl No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date ot Issue. Annual Charge. Int. S.P. Prom From New Loans. Conversions. Loan Date. Terms. 3 . per . ?ent . Inscribed Stock. is converted ii 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. ito or redeem* 4-per-eent. Inscribed Stock. id by Short-dated Debentures. Loans paid off. When due. Amount. Annual lharge. Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt. Ami lunt. Interest. S.F. Brought forward Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 250,000 Colonial issue ... .. .. 150,000 £ 1,000,000 Included Included £ £ 9,587,511 £ 802,200 & £ 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 in No. 5. in No. 13. 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 1885 50,000* 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 1 nr\ c\c\(\ 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 100 £1,000,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 5500,000 4J „ „ .. .. 1,500,000 2,000,000 Included Included in No. 13. in No. 12. 150,000 . 100,000 100,000 4,125 100,000 £2,000,000 750,000 Included 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 in No. 13. 15 May, 1874 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 4 5. 4 4 5 5 1899 1888 1884 1899 1885 1884 108 100 100 108 100 100 1,500 15 May, 1914 10,800 £750,000 49,500* 20,900* 15 Ooi, 1873 i]ioo 15 Oct., 1913 17,400 6,200* 87,900* North Otago District Public Works Loan Aot, 1872 Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 1873 1874 250,000 43,900 28 Nov., 1914 54,700 43,900 82,900 3,863 82,900 11 12 70,000 5 1878-83 See No. 7 See No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 1884 1886 1886 103 101 E 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 6,000,000 *4 13 See No. 8 See No. 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,000 500,000 ) 1884 [1885 103J 102J 504,400 745,600 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 1877 1,250!000 5' 95 102 2,2O7,3OOf 14 1,000,000 2,500,000 1 Mar., 1878 1 Mar., 1,000,000 2,500,000 3,500,000 1890 1886 1,292,700 5 50,000 15 Westland Loan Aot, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 50,000 5 1891 107£ 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 j 3,000 I 7 7 1896 1885 100 100 15,000 3,000* 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 58,000 18^000 16,500 25,000 16,500 5 5 5 5,000i000 388i000 58,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 1 Nov., ,1879 58^000 5 1878-79 1890 1879 1886 18 95 120 103 4,476!000 136,000 19 Treasury Bills — Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 1876 Appropriation Act, 1876 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 about 5 1,832,000 1883 100 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 .. 1880 .. 800,000 200,000 832,000 800,000 200,000 8,000 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 1886-89 5 8,000 1891 21 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1.885, 1886 1885-86 4 357,487 1894 1886 1888-89 1898-99 1895 1896 104 P 105J 100 4^500 12,000 242^800 87 1 April, 1905 97,100 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 .. 1894-95 1896 6£ 6 5 8* 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 1899 1898 47,000 35,000 i'ooo 35^000 1 July, 1909 40,000 Par 250,000 405,000 44,000 463,300 509,500 137,100 6,284 137,100 22 23 250,000 1882-83 1887-1901 5 5 4 8J 250,000 405,000 337,800 169,500 759,800 1888 1892 1892 1896 100 100 100 100 1 Sept., 1907 250,300 8,760 22,344 250,300 Public Revenues Act, 1886 .. ._. ._. „_ 150,000 11 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 ■■ -M5 44 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 L891 1893 50,000 100,000 54 ioo 100 400 ', 000 .. . !5 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 8) 400,000 !6 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 1892-95 *i 27,226 1899-00 100 27,226 Carried forward 2,544,900 108,023 49,167 857,053 469,226 4,861,242 15,466,700 6,225,500 1,995,856 1,687,847 21,739,411 9,824,013