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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Publio Debt of the Colony on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March, 1903, 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, 1903, 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.

4—B. 18.

Public Debt at 30th June, Increases to 31st Mar., 1903. Decreases to 31st March. 1903. Pnhlfa nahft >.t. .11 rt. Ma.mli mns Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Public Debt at Slet March, 1903. Increases to 31st Mar., 1903. Decreases to 31st March, 1903. ruwiuuBou»*iww*uaB, increases io oist mar.,iyud. decreases to aist March, lyua. Public Debt at 31st March 1903. 1878. __ Annual ~ ■ . Charge. T (119.115 OMWortoA intn nr vartaamaA In Annual Annual Charge. sinkillg When duo. Amount. Funds Net Debt. accrued. Interest. S.P. £ £ £ £ £ £ 2,492,100 105,523 51,134 916,908 1,575,192 31 Oct., 1906 125,000 125,000 4,375 .. .. 125,000 Amount onarge. Loans concerted into or redeemed by N ° Authority, authorised. Date of I..-e. _ _ , Annual Charge. .,._„ Amount. ____ New Loans. Conversions. Date, TermB - 3-per-cent. 3*-per-cent. 4-per-cent. a . n t * t , pafdoff. WheD duo - Amount. Funds Net Deb t« ;v,-,,i r«™ :i a t« ;i j Bnort-dated r anr-med. JSSSL d—i*-. Amount. Charge. Int. J S.F. From Prom New lioans. Conversions Date. Terms. 3-per-cent. 3*-per-cent. 4-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Stock. Loans concerted into or redeemed by Loans Short-dated P aid off " Debentures. Inscribed fnscribed Inscribed Mart-aatea - accrued. Int. S.F. Stock. Stock. Stock. Debentures. Interest. S.F. £ ££ ££ £££££ ££££££ Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,739,411 .. .. 9,824,013 .. .. .. 522,026 4.801.242 15,466,700 6,225,500 ],995,856 .. .. 2 492 100 105 523 51134 916 908 1575 1 27 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 .. .. .. .. 1892-94 .. .. .5 .. 9,700 .. 1899 .. 9,700 (Renewed under the Aid to Public Works Act and Land for .. 15,000 .. „ .. 15,000 Settlements Acts Amendment Act, 1899.) 3j , 125,000 .. .. .. | .. .. 31 Oct. 1906 125 000 125,000 4,375 .. 125,0 28 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 •• 1893-94 .. .. 4J .. 8,690 .. 1897 .. .. .. .. .. 8,690 (Renewed under " The Land for Settlements Acts Amendment 3J .. 48,276 .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 .. 45,276 1,585 .. 45,2' Act, 1899.") 29 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893 250,000 i 18 Oct., 1893 .. .. 4J .. 200,000 .. 1894 100 .. 200,000 4i 50,000 .. 1895 100, .. 50,000 30 Land for Settlements Acts, 1894, 1897, 1899, and 1900 .. .. 1894-1903 .. ..4 .. 24,200 .. 1896 110 1 24,200 8* .. 740,090 .. 1899 100 600 .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 739,490 8} .. 349,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1909 349,000 8J .. 62,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, , 62,000 3i •• 30,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Oct., 1906 30,000 4 .. 300,000 .. 1901 103 39,900 .. .. .. 260,100 4 .. 56,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1905 56,000 4 .. 200,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 2J .. 19,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,000 34 •• 10,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1906 10,000 4 .. 527,!)5O .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 May, 1904 527,950 i ■■ 21,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IN,,,., „ 21,000 * •• 412,900 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1905 412,900 3J .. 2,100 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iF.b., „ 2,100 4 .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Dec, 1906 100,000 4 .. 161,900 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1908 161,900 4 .. 250,000 .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1904 250,000 i. 31 Oct., 1906 .. 45,276 1,585 .. .. 45,276 31 Oct., 1906 739,490 1 April, 1909 349,000 1 April, , 62,000 31 Oct., 1906 30,000 1 April, 1905 56,000 1 April, 1906 10,000 1 May, 1904 527,950 1 Nov., , 21,000 1 Feb., 1905 412,900 1 F.b., „ 2,100 1 Dec, 1906 100,000 lFeb., 1908 161,900 1 April, 1904 250,000 2,722,340 100,815 .. 2,722,840 30 Sept., 1908 283,000 30 Sept., „ i 117,000 400,000 15,415 .. 400,000 1 Feb., 1910 .. 472,556! 16,540 .. . 472,556 — f — — — -- - - — — - - -- -- . ■ £f I A I , J, \J \J J. ** \J V , *J Vj*"_/ 2,722,340 100,815 .. 2,722,84 31 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 500,000 i 1894-97 .. •• 4 .. 383,000 .. 1897 .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. 30 Sept., 1908 283,000 ! 1894 H •• 117,000 ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30Sept., „ j 117,000 400.000 15.415 .. 400.0( 4uU,UUU 10,410 .. 400, VI. 32 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 .. .. .. 750,000: 1894-1903 : .. ■■ 3J .. 472,556 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1910 .. 472,556 1 16,540 .. 472,5; 33 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895 .. 500,000 1895 .. ■• 3J .. 500,000 .. 1896 100 .. 500,000 %4 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts, 1896 to 1901 2,000,000 i 30 Sept., 1896 .. .. 3J .. 250,000 .. 1902 100 250,000 21 Dec, „ .. ■■ 3J 500,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Aug., 1921* 500,000 15 Dec, 1897 ■■ •■ 3 .. 25,000 .. 1899 100 25,000 21 Feb., 1898 .. •. 3£ .. 100,000 .. „ .. 100,000 3 Mar., „ .. .. j 3 .. 100,000, .. „ 100 100,000 11 Mar. .. .. ■■ 8 .. 10,000 .. „ 100 10,000 I 5 April, 1898 .. ■■ 3J .. 100,000 .. .. .. 100,000 .. .. ■• ! 31 Oct., . .. •■ H ■■ 100,000 .. 1899 .. .. .. .. .. 85,000 31 Oct., 1903! 15,000 4 Jan., 1899 .. ■• 3J .. 150,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Jan., 1904 I 150,000 15 Jan., 1900! .. .. \ .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. 15 Jan., 1905 100,000 15 Feb., ,. ■■ •• J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Feb , „ 100 000 15 Mar., , .. .. { .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Mar., . 100,000 17 April, „ .. ■■ } .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 April , 100,000 15 May, . ■■ •• 1 .. 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., ,. ■■ ■■ J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Aug., , 100,000 15 Sept., ,. .. ■■ J .. 100,000 .. 1902 .. 100,000 15 Oct., „ .. ■■ J .. 65,000 .. . .. 65,000 21 Nov. ■• I .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 22 Dec, ,. .. •• J .. 100,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 1900-1901 .. .. 4 .. 500,000 .. 1901 103 35,000 .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1903 465,000 1901-1902 .. .. 4 .. 500,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1904 500 000 1901-1902 .. ■• 4 .. 250,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Dec, „ 250,000 1902-1903 . ■• I 4 .. 750,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Dec, 1906 750,000 3,430,000 112,375 .. 3.480.0C ■ 15 Aug., 1921* 500,000 31 Oct., 1903 15,000 4 Jan., 1904 150,000 15 Jan., 1905 100,000 15 Feb., „ 100,000 15 Mar., „ 100,000 17 April „ 100,000 15 May, „ 100,000 15 June, „ 100,000 16 July, „ 100,000 15 Aug., . 100,000 35 Dairy Industry Act, 1898 .. .. .. •• .. 1900-1901 .. •■ 3J .. 1,781 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Aug., 1908 438 1 Jan., 1911 843 1 Jan., 1916 500 1,781 62 .. .. 1,76 •36 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 .. .. .. 1900-1903 •• •■ 4 .. 50,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 8J .. 90,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,000 I 200,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 200,000 7,000 .. .. 200,0( 37 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1898 .. .. .. 1900-1901 ■■ ■■ 3$ .. 2,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1911 .. 2,000 70 .. .. 2,0C 38 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1901 .. .. .. .. 1902-1903 i •■ ■• 3J 350,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Jan., 1909 .. 350,000 12,520 .. 350 OC 39 i State Coal-mine* Act, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. 1902-1903 J ■• ■■ 3J 52,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1907 .. 52,000 1,820 .. .. 52,(X 40 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877(4-per-oents)» NewLoans— (1 Nov., 1882 [ •• •• 4 .. 1,000,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., 1929 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 .. .. .. 3,000,000 U Nov., „ •• -.4 .. 1,000,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 (l Nov., 1884 •• •• 4 .. 1,000,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov , 1000 000 1884., .. .. 1,500,000 1 May, 1885 .. .. 4 .. 1,500,000!. ■• •■ •• ■■ •• •■ ■■ •• 1 Nov., „ 1,500,000 1886.. .. .. 1,325,000 1 Nov., 1886 .. ■■ 4 .. 1,325,000 ! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., „ 1,325,000 1888.. .. .. 1,000,000 1 May, 1888 .. .. - 4 .. 1,000,000; .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Railway, 1882 .. 1,000,000 1 May, „ •■ ..4 .. 1,000,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 Conversions .. .. •• .. .. .. ■• ■• ■■ 4 ■■ ■■ 21,325,302 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., „ 21,325,302 41 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3J-per-cents)— 29,150,302 L,166,012 .. 29 150 31 To redeem balances of loans of 1876,1877, and 1879.. .. 1 Jan., 1890 .. ■• 3J .. .. 2,768,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Jan., 194C 2,768 000 To redeem balances of loans of 1860, 1863, 1867, and .. 1891-1900 .. ■■ &i .. .. 8,398,167 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 J,»., „ 3,393,167 sundry provincial loans 6,161,167 215,641 .. ,. 6,161,11 A.O '■ New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act 1877 (3-per-cents)— I To make advances to settlers .. .. .. 3,000,000 1895-1903 .. ■■ 3 .. 2,490,000 .. ) Aid to public works and land seltlement .. .. .. 1901-1903 •• ■■ 3 .. 2,000,000 .. I .. .. ., .. .. .. .. 1 April, 1945 .. 9,512,997 285,390 .. 9 512 9! For conversions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1896-1902 •• ..3 .. 1,035,000 3,987,997 ) j ' -iq New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— English issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. 15 April, 1885 I ■• •• 5 .. .. 3,651,700 1892 107 .. .. 3,651,700 ........ 15 Jan., 1886 .. •• 5 .. .. 43,600 „ 110 .. .. 43,600 15 April, „ .. •• 5 .. .. 562,400 „ 107 .. .. 562,400 Colonial issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., 1888 .. .. 5 .. .. 250,000 1 Various .. .. ■■ 4J .. .. 231,000 10 Oct., 1891 •• •• 44 .. 50,000 1 Mar., 1892 .. .. 4J .. .. 449,000 1 Mar., 1896 .. •• 34.. .. 478,300 31 Dec, 1900 .. •• 8J .. 509,500 1895 100 .. 109,308 New'Loans .. .. .. .. Various .. •• ■■ 4| .. 166,706 .. ,1897 100 318,816 .. .. .. ,, „„ 28 May, 1892 .. •• 4J .. 280,300 .. r „ .. 44,216 .. .. .. j bl > 742 28 May, 1893 .. ■■ 4J .. 284,500 .. 1898 100 I 2,058,824 .. .. ) ........ 28 May, 1894 I .. .. 4 .. 117,800 22 June, 1895 j •• .. 4 .. 135,400 22 June, ., .. ■• BA .. 10,000 11 June, 1896 .. .. 3J .. 70,300 17 July, 1897 .. .. 8j .. 69,600 1 Sept., 1898 ■• •• I 34 .. 54,300 , .. .. .. .. 7 June, 1899 .. .. 3J .. 50,400 27 June, 1900 .. .. j 34 .. 52,800 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Sept., 1905 272,000 26 June, 1901 .. ■• 84 .. 57,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Dec. 1907 509,500 ..I .. 5July, 1902 .. ' •• : 3 i •• 57,500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 781,500 27,352 .. 78151 1 April, 1903 465,000 1 April, 1904 500,000 1 Dec, „ 250,000 1 Dec, 1906 750,000 3,430,000 112,375 .. . 3 430 000 1 Aug., 1908 438 1 Jan., 1911 843 1 Jan., 1916 500 1,781 62 .. .. 1,781 '.'. 200,000 200,000 7,000 .. .. 200,000 1 Feb., 1911 .. 2,000 70 .. 2,000 1 Jan., 1909 .. 350,000 12,520 .. .. 350,000 1 April,1907 .. 52,000 1,820 .. .. 52,000 1 Nov., 1929 1,000,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 INov., „ 1,500,000 1 Nov., „ 1,325,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1 Nov., „ 21,325,302 29,150,302 L,166,012 .. .. 33,150,302 1 Jan., 194C 2,768,000 1 Jan., „ 3,393,167 6,161,167 215,641 .. .. 6,161,167 1 April, 1945 .. 9,512,997 285,390 .. .. 9,512,997 1 Sept., 1905 272,000 31 Dec. 1907 509,500 781,500 27,352 .. .. 781,500 55,899,019 "916^90854,982,111 .. §314,964 Leag _ 55,899,019 liiM0854,~982*,l: Accrued Sinking Fund in respect of the Loans to .. •• ■■ ■■ .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. ., §314,964 Local Bodies Act Sinking Fund, Government Advances to Settlers .. .. ■ • • ■ .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, tm t _ 125,867 Office Account Investments in securities included above on account .. ■ • • • - - j .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. ,. tt _ _ 455,500 New Zealand Consols Investment Account Debentures held by Public Trustee as security for .. .. •• •• .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. t . _ _ #> 500,000 stock issued in respect of preferred shares ' j ggg g; Totals .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 21,739.(4.11 .. .. §4,546,852 37,699,966 .. .. i 3,918,282 5,720,550 19,724,400 6,225,500 2,970,388 .. .. 155,899,019 2,072,495 51,184 2,813,239 53,585,71 125,867 455,500 500,000 1,396,331 t55,899,0192,072,495 51,1342,313,23953,585,780 +55,899,01! 2,072,495 51,134 * Loan may be paid off at any time after 15th February, 1907, on six months' notice being given. f Treasury Bills amounting to £700,000 are not included. \ One-quarter per cent, over bank rate, varying interest calculated at 3£ per cent. § Represents the accrued Sinking Fund in respect of the total amount issued under Local Bodies' Loans Acts, of which £1,421,800 has been converted into Consolidated Stock debentures. The Treasury, Wellington, 8th September, 1903. Robert J. Collins, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and Accountant. By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1903. Price 6d.-\