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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Dominion on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March, 1910, 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, 1910, 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 (c) the Net Debt— continued.

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. [increases to 31st Mar., 1910. Decreases to 31st March, 1910. Public Debt at 31st March, 1910. Annual Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Charge. Loans converted into or redeemed by Transferred o the Stateguaranteed Advances Office. No. Annual Charge. Ann mat. Int. S.F. From New Loans. From Conversions. Date. Terms-3-per-cent. 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. 4-per-eent. Inscribed Stock. Short-dated Debentures. Loans paid off. When due. Ami rant, Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt, Interest. S.F. Brought forward Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 (Renewed under the Aid to Public Works Aet and Land for Settlements Acts Amendment Aet, 1899.) £ 60,000 per annum 1892-94 £ £ 21,739,411 5' 44 34 £ 9,824,013 9,700 15,000 125,000 £ 1899 £ 645,926 9,700 15,000 £ 5.270.842 £ 15,466,700 £ 6,225,500 £ 2,795,856 £ £ 1,158,600 £ 48,872 55,173 £ 235,647 £ 922,95 27 260,000 18 Oct. 1893 31 Oct" 1912 125,000 126,000 4,375 125,000 28 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893 44 44 200,000 50,000 1894 1895 100 100 200,000 50,000 29 Land fob Settlements Act, 1908— Land for Settlements Act, 1892 KBenewed under the Land for Settlements Acts Amendment Aot, 1899.) 50,000 per annum 1893-94 8,690 1897 <*4 8,690 {Land for Settlements Act, 1894 Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1897 Land for Settlements Consolidation Aet, 1900 250,000 per annum 500,000 per annum 600,000 per annum [ 1894-1900 1900-10 it 134 1 4 24 34 34 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3| 4 4 34 4 4 24,200 600 300,000 56,000 200,000 19,000 10,000 13,000 50,000 100,000 50,000 405,100 800 62.000 99,600 99,000 8,600 222,015 82,800 345,400 39,500 45,300 814,766 50,000 320,000 1896 1899 1901 1905 1907 1905 1907 110 100 108 103 106 102 24,200 600 39.900 800 10,000 501000 100,000 50,000 138,300 62,000 260,100 56,000 200,000 19,000 266^800 1907 1908 1909 1907 1908 103 103 103 19,500 17,000 2,000 50,000 50,000 i 100,000 4,993,601 i 4 31 8J 4 4 34 4 34 3| 4 4 4 84 4 84 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 84 4 4 4 4 4 34 84,300 77,475 5,000 10,000 308,990 10,000 650 91,550 76,150 7,700 158,985 60,120 38,500 62,000 28,700 27,000 128,300 413,000 135,000 38,000 16e,700 422,700 39,950 27,400 45,000 100,000 250,000 83,950 40,000 126,000 77,000 383,000 117,000 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 102 250,000 400,000 30 500,000 1894-97 1897 100,000 30 Sept., 1915 30 Sept., „ 31 New Zealand Consols Act, 1908 750,000 1894-1910 34 4 78,774 408,877 1910 77,527 1 Feb., 1910 1 Feb. 1925 398,000 2,000 1,247 408,877 400,000 14,010 32 33 34 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896 .. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Amendment Aot, 1897 Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act Amendment Aot, 1898 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899 500,000 1,000,000 250,000 1895 1896-98 1899 34 500,000 1896 100 250,000 135,000 200,000 500,000 410,124 16,399 410,124 84 1,335,000" (1902 U899 [1898 100 100 100 165,000 85,000 tlS Aug., 1921 500,000 17,500 500,000 35 500,000 36 1,000,000 1899-1901 3 965,000* 1899 1902 1905 1901 1907 1906 1907 1907 1908 100,000 65,000 100,000 700,000 77,000 21,500 175,000 30,000 1,500 20,000 37 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900 For expenses 1,000,000 1900-01 1904-10 4 4 4 3| 34 743,500 5,500 7,600 200,000 56,500 103 103 35^000 ios 101 1 April, 1912 1 May, 1916 1 May, 1912 1 Feb., 1915 1 May, 1916 1 May, 1923 200,000 56,500 3,000 500 41,600 51,500 73,400 72,700 1,000 300 32,600 45,000 542,900 125,000 3,000 §25 §200 25,000 5,000 1,000 25,000 1,000 198,465 200,000 12,900 12,500 t299,800 61,525 353,100 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901 34 1909 102 300,000 1,250,000 1901-02 4 34 3| 172,700" 32,600 45,000 1909 25,000 300 1 Dec, 1911 29 Dec, „ 1 Dec, 1912 1 Jan., 1916 1 Jan., „ 1 April, 1912 353,101 13,341 102 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 902 .. 1,750,000 1902-03 625,000* 125,000 79,100 225,000 39 4 34 1906-7 1 Dec, 1912 1 Dec, » 1 Jan,, 1922 225,000 8,724 Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1903 1,000,000 1903-04 938,700 61,525 1905-7 1909 103 157,500 670,900 26,211 670,900 40 4 "310 1 Jan., 1909 1 Feb., „ 29 Dec, 1911 1 Jan., 1912 1 Jan., 1914 30 June, „ 1 Jan., 1915 Uan., 1916 1 Feb., „ 1 Jan., 1922 1 Jan., 1923 1 Feb., 1924 1 Jan., 1916 Aid to Publio Works and Laud Settlement Act, 1904 * 842,415 1904-05 842,415 33,379 41 \id to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1905 750,000 1,000,000 1905-06 750,000 1,000,000 1906-7 1907-8 1908-9 1906-7 1907-8 103 101 103 101 101 103 103 157,600 4,200 100 18,600 2,800 54,000 7,000 1 Jan., 1912 Uuly, 1916 1 Jan., 1921 566,700 566,700 4 500,000 439,000 99,900 40,000 5,000 865,200 16,100 378,900 605,000 100,000 100,000 50,000 22,668 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906 1906-07 1 4 34 500,000 500,000 } 939,000 37,560 939,000 1,000,000 1 Jan., 1912 1 Dec, „ 1 Jan., 1917 1 Jan., 1922 Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Act, 1907 .. 1,000,000 1907-09 I 800,000 200,000 } 1,000,000 37,501 1,000,000 44 i 34 Uan., 1915 1 Jan., 1922 1 Jan., 1923 Aid to Publio Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1908 1,250,000 1908-10 4 3| 34 100,000 100,000 1,050,000 1,000,000 39,001 1,000,000 45 1908-9 1909-10 1909-10 102 102 103 420,000 60,000 520,000 1 April, 1912 13 Nov., 1913 1 April, 1916 46 47 48 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1909 Finance Act, 1909 .. .. Post and Telegraph Aot, 1908 1,000,000 1,250,000 200,000 1909-10' 1909-10 1908-09 34 500,000) 1,000,000 200,000 1 July, 1915 250,000 11500,000 |]1,000,000 200,000 9,500 250,000 500,000 1,000,000 200,000 7*,00oi 49 Dairy Industry Act, 1898 1900-01 84 1,781 Uan., 1911 1 Aug., 1915 1 Jan., 1916 843 438 500 21,739,411 30,395,261 1,781 1,781 Carried forward (t»i 1,621,126 9,750,542 15,466,700 6,390,500 3,769,583 4,993,601 10,142,620 386,101] 55,173 235,647] 9,906,973 * Balance raised as Stock under Consolidated Stock Act, 1877. f Loan may be paid off at any time on six months' notici II: being given loney obtain 1. } £4 ued pending notation of } £400,01 ,tion of loan. 1400,000 raised as Stook under Consolidated Stock Aot, 1877. f loan. § No interest payable. Debentures not presented at due date. 4—B. 18.