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1910 NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE DOMINION (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF, AS ON 31st MARCH, 1910).

Return to an Oi'der of the House of Representatives dated the 3rd August. i'.ilO. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a Return showing the public debt, in continuation of 8.-IS, 1909."—(Mr. J. Allen.)

Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1910. Investments in— £ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 3,470 0 0 New Zealand Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 135,651 0 0 New Zealand 3if per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 7,600 0 0 New Zealand 3A-per-cent,. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 2,310 0 0 New Zealand 4-~per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 129,754 19 6 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 24,823 6 3 New Zealand 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 19,809 9 2 New Zealand Consols, 4 percent. .. .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 New South Wales 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 4,386 18 4 Victoria 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,429 4 1 Tasmania 3-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 6,645 15 1 Queensland 4-percent. Inscribed Stock .. .. 1,433 8 8 Straits Settlements3J-per cent. Stock .. .. .. 4,902 12 6 India 3J-per-eent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 7,765 1 9 Cape of Good Hope 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 Bank of New Zealand Guaranteed Stock, 4 par cent... .. 4,800 0 0 County of Tauianga 5-per-cent..Debentures .. .. 60 0 n Borough of Brunner 6-per-eent. Debentures .. .. 990 0 0 Borough of Palmerston North 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. ; -,:io 0 0 Borough of Patea 4}-per-cent. Debentures .. 420 0 0 Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 660 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashlev Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures 320 0 0 361,291 15 4 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1,100 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. £362,391 15 4

Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1910, showing the Date on which, and the Authority under which, they were issued, and the Date on which they are due.

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Date of 1909. lecember 31 Date of Issue. Issue. Amount. £ 100,000* Amount. Interest. Due Date ' Authority for Issue. 8} % .. December 31, 1910 ' Public Revenues Act, 1908. Authority for Issue. * In ronewal of former issues,