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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1937-1938.

TABLE IV.—Particulars of the Public Debt funded in Terms of Finance Act, 1922, Section 8.

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I m r»«Kf Amount of Funded Annual Charge. • - ■ Amount of Debt Total Debt repaid Debt outstanding * fnnripd to at, ~ i When payable. 31st March, 1938. 31st March> 193g Interest. D^bt"' TotaL Finance Act, 1922, sec. 8 : : — ££££££ Advances from the Imperial Government funded in terms of the above Act on the basis of an annuity of 6 per cent. Interest at the rate of £4 19s. 5'88d. per cent, per annum, — Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, sec. 8 (War Expenses) 2,067,411 237,040 1,830,371 .. .. 124,045 1 June and 1 Dec. Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915, sec. 5 (War Expenses) 8,105,992 929,395 7,176,597 .. .. 486,360 1 June „ 1 Dec. Finance Act, 1916, sec. 35 .. .. . . .. 4,736,842 543,104 4,193.738 .. .. 284,212 1 June „ 1 Dec. War Purposes Loan Aot, 1917 .. .. .. .. 4,830,000 553,785 4,276,215 .. .. 289,800 1 June „ 1 Dec. Finance Act, 1918, sec. 10 .. ... .. .. 6,600,000 756,725 5,843,275 .. .. 396,000 1 June „ 1 Dec. 1 Total War Loans .. .. .. .. 26,340,245 3,020,049 23,320,196 .. .. 1,580,417 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. . . .. .. 963,131 385,684 577,447 .. .. 57,787 1 June and 1 Dec. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1910 .. 191,010 21,900 169,110 .. .. 11,460 1 June „ 1 Dec. Land for Settlements Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 37,778 I 4,332 33,446 .. .. 2,266 1 June „ 1 Dec. Totals .. .. .. .. .. 27,532,164 3,431,965 24,100,199 * * 1,651,930* * Annual instalment of principal and interest £1,651,929 16s. 8d., but all instalments subsequent to 1st June, 1931, have been suspended. The amount of interest and repayment of debt varies with each instalment, and details will again be shown when payment of instalments is resumed.