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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, 1911, 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, 1911, 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.

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M». Public Debt at 30th .In 1878. Annual I*. Authority. aiftho°r"zoV of Issue. Amount. ! Int. 8.F. £ £ £ Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,739,411 17 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 .. .. .. 50,000 1892-94 .. .. 5 (Renewed under the Aid to Public Works Act and Land for per annum i 4J Settlements Acts Amendment Act, 1899.) 3A ;8 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893 .. .. .. 250,000 18 Oct. 1893 .. .. ■ 4j 4J Increases to :iist Mur.. 1911. From From New iii.;mi (:ouversions. Decreases to 31st March, 1911. Loans converted into or redeemed by Tm listened Loans to tlic StateDate. Term, 3 . per . cenf . ,„. 4.per-ceut. „. . paid off. «5K r Inner!) cribed Inscribed 5 ,."?,.. ,, ■ Btook. Stock. Debentures. Office £■££££ 645,926 5,270,842 15,466,700 : 0,225,500 2,795,856 1899 j .. 9,700 15,0i«i "" 1894 100 .. 200,000 1895 ; 100 .. 50,000 1897 .. .. .. .. .. 8,690 1 Public Debt at :!lst March, 1911. Annual Charge. ,,. . : Sinking When duo Amount. Panda Net Debt. accrued. Interest. S.F. k JE £ £ £ £ 1,158,600 48,707 248,442 910,158 £ £ 9,824,013 9,700 15,000 125,000 :: :: 31 Oct.; 1912 i 125,000 I 125,Ot)O 4.875 .. .. 125,000 200,000 50,000 .. ig Land for Settlements Act, 1908— Land for Settlements Act, 1892 .. .. .. 50,000 | 1893-94 .. .. 4J (Renewed under the Land for Settlements Acts Amendment j p el . annum I 8,690 ( Land for Settlements Act, 1894 .. .. .. 250,000 <i J per annum 1004.1000 j 3 £ (Land for Settlements Act Amendment Act, 1897 .. 500,000 JTOa lvw •■ " ]4 I per annum (4 4 Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, l'JOO .. 500,000 1900-10 .. .. 2J per annum 3J i 4 4 4 1 :: 4 4 34 4 4 24,200 600 300,000 66,000 i 200,000 j 19,000 10,000 50,000 i 100,000 i 50,000 j 405,100 800 62.000 99,000 I 8,600 222,015 i 82,800 i 345,400 i 39,500 ! 45,300 814,766 ! 50,000 ! 320,000 1896 110 24,200 1899 100 I 600 1901 > 103 ! 39,900 .. .. .. 260,100 1905 .. .. .. ...... 56,000 200,000 19,000 10,000 1907 .. .. 50,000 103 .. '■ 100,000 50,000 .. I « .. 138,300 .. .. 266,800 1905 106 800 1907 102 .. 02,000 4 1907 ! 103 . 19,500 1908 103 .. 17,000 1909 103 .. 2,000 ! 1907 .. .. 50,000 ; 1908 .. .. 50,000 100,(«io . 84,300 77,475 5,000 10,000 ] 308,990 10,000 i 650 91,550 76,150 7,700 I 158,985 ] 60,120 38,500 62,000 28,700 27,000 128,300 413,000 135,000 j 38,000 168,700 422,700 39,950 27,400 45,000 100,000 250,000 83,950 40,000 i 126,000 77,000 44,925 07,675 I - 2 :: 4 '.'. 4 3J & :: 3f .. 4 4 I 34 '.'. 4 34 .. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3J ! 4 4 4 4 (Renewed under the New Zealand State-guaranteed .. .. .. .. 3£ .. Advances Act, 1910) 4 I 4 noo en. ■4,y»a,oui — — ■ . . ■ - 4,993,601 • •• 102 '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. (Renewed under the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1910) • 30 I jands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 tO I jands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 500,000 1894-97 .. .. 3J 1894 14 500,000 1894-97 383,000 117,000 1897 .. 100,000 80 Sept., 1915 898,000 30 Sept., „ 2,000 51 New Zealand Consols Act, 1908 .. .. .. 750,000 1894-1911 .. .. [ 3J 80,129 460,306 1910-11! .. .. .. .. .. 78,629 1 Feb., 1325 ' 1,800 1 Feb., - 400,366 4i)0,000 462,166 14,OW .. .. 100,000 31 New Zealand Consols Act, 1908 750,000 1894-1911 18,478: .. .. 402,166 Carried forward Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,789,411 .. ; . 836,126 0,319,642 15.466,700 6,225,500 3,685,075 4,993,601 2,145,766 , i ; . BS.570 2,815 248,442, 1,897,824 17,932,999