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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.

INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. 1915-16. District Bailways Purchasing Act, 1885-86 — £ Interest on £40,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July 1,600 Native Land Purchase Act, 1892 — Interest on £125,000 @ 3f per cent., 30 April and 31 October 4,688 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £ 2,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September 80 Interest on 398,000 ,, 8$ per cent., 31 March and 30 September 13,930 £400,000 14,010 The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1905, 1907, and 1910— Interest on £ 42,590 @ 3£ per cent., 1 February and 1 August 1,491 Interest on 217,000 ,, 3| per cent., 1 May (half-year only)... 3,798 Interest on 100,000 ,, 3-|-percent., 1 November (half-yearonly) 1,750 Interest on 127,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 November (half-year only) 2,540 Interest on 2,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November 80 Interest on 17,300 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 692 Interest on 12,600 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August 504 Interest on 5,190 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December 208 11,063 523,680 Less 217,000 due 1st May, 1915, and dealt with at new interest rates. £306,680 The Maori Land Settlement Acts, 1905 and 1907— Interest on £173,900 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 6,956 Interest on 75,650 ,, per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,648 £249,550 9,604 The Coal-mines Act, 1908— Interest on £ 40,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 1,400 Interest on 135,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 5,063 £175,000 6,463 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account... 6,463 The Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 — Advances to Settlers — Interest on £185,000 @ 3-J- per cent., 1 June and 1 December 6,475 Interest on 57,900 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 2,316 Interest on 100,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 4,000 £342,900 12,791 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office ... ... ... ' 12,791 Advances to Workers — Interest on £15,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 600 Interest on 25,000 ,, 3J per cent., 1 June and 1 December 875 £40,000 1,475 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office ... ... ... 1,475