PUBLIC DEBT, ETC., OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING THE), YEAR BY YEAR, FROM THE 30th JUNE, 1879, TO THE 31st MARCH 1906.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1906 Session II, B-18a

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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC DEBT, ETC., OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING THE), YEAR BY YEAR, FROM THE 30th JUNE, 1879, TO THE 31st MARCH 1906.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 19th September, 1906. fv, ?/f ?/' "J h h l la d befoM this H? u f a ret «m showing, year by year, from the earliest available date to the 31st March 1906, (1) the gross amount of the debt of the colony; (2) the net indebtedness of the oolony • (3 the amount of accrued sinking funds; (4) the annual payments on account of sinking funds ; (5) the amount of released sinking funds, year by year, and the amount of debentures issued against the same ; (6) the annual payments on account of interest."—(Mr. Tanneb). j

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Note.—Treasury bills are not included. This return is compiled from June, 1879, as the figures prior to that date afford less ready means of comparison, and on that account have not been adopted. Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury. Robebt J. Collins, The Treasury, 2nd October, 1906. Assistant Secretary and Accountant.

Return showing the Public Debt, &c., of the Colony, Year by Year, from the 30th June, 1879, to the 31st March, 1906.

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Sinking Punds accrued. Net Indebtedness. Interest and Sinking Punds (Amounts actually paid). Amount of issued against Sinking Pund Accretions. Years ended Gross Debt. Public Debt. Treasury Bills. Total. Released Sinking Punds. Debentures issued against Released Sinking Punds. — i Interest. Sinking Punds. Total. Interest. June 30, 1879 March 31, 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 £ 22,028,611 27,029,311 28,185,711 28,479,111 29,445,011 31,071,582 32,195,422 33,880,722 35,741,653 36,758,437 38,375,050 38,667,950 38,830,350 38,713,068 39,257,840 39,826,415 40,386,964 43,050,780 44,366,618 44,963,424 46,938,006 47,874,452 49,591,245 52,966,447 55,899,019 57,522,215 59,912,000 62,191,040 £ 957,307 993,164 1,077,442 1,163,518 1,305,523 1,434,949 1,531,884 1,617,166 1,427,199 1,344,427 1,390,915 1,386,186 1,487,042 1,037,862 1,113,770 951,924 751,932 778,891 814,294 881,903 857,279 944,375 1,033,494 1,128,816 2,313,239 2,457,887 2,508,368 2,520,569 £ £ 21,071,304 1,048,725 26,036,147 902,103 27,108,269 1,293,079 27,315,593 1,292,977 28,139,488 1,305,786 29,636,633 1,343,804 30,663,538 : 1,400,965 32,263,556 1,530,106 34,314,454 '• 1,503,691 35,414,010 1,617,336 36,984,135 1,685,731 37,281,764 j 1,752,020 37,343,308 ! 1,718,618 37,675,206 i 1,747,376 38,144,070 1,662,029 38,874,491 1,711,583 39,635,032 1,619,925 ; 42,271,889 1,603,057 43,552,324 1,630,577 I 44,081,521 1,668,697 | 46,080,727 1,689,689 46,930,077 1,674,620 48,557,751 1,671,552 51.837.631 1,722,819 53,585,780 1,817,701 55,064,328 1,875,376 57.403.632 1,914,296 59,670,471 2,006,537 £ 109,238 78,409 111,176 113,052 153,052 129,052 119,052 119,052 115,347 117,022 119,022 115,781 112,540 107,469 117,535 123,703 57,979 41,059 41,858 43,380 44,711 46,071 46,364 47,724 50,464 53,408 54,933 56,167 £ 1,157,963 980,512 1,404,255 1,406,029 1,458,838 1,472,856 1,520,017 1,649,158 1,619,038 1,734,358 1,804,753 1,867,801 1,831,158 1,854,845 1,779,56.4 1,835,286 1,677,904 1,644,116 1,672,435 1,712,077 1,734,400 1,720,691 1,717,916 1,770,543 1,868,165 1,928,784 1,969,229 2,062,704 £ 24,354 25,885 65,599 94,960 107,922 93,016 50,971 40,188 23,838 31,309 28,741 29,801 27,094 38,084 41,564 50,410 38,985 39,659 37,034 29,336 33,068 28,703 27,700 33,396 32,814 29,179 24,500 24,500 £ 1,182,317 1,006,397 1,469,854 1,500,989 1,566,760 1,565,872 1,570,988 1,689,346 1,642,876 1,765,667 1,833,494 1,897,602 1,858,252 1,892,929 1,821,128 1,885,696 1,716,889 1,683,775 1,709,469 1,741,413 1,767,468 1,749,394 1,745,616 1,803,939 1,900,979 1,957,963 1,993,729 2,087,204 £ 179,300 172,429 131,600 133,400 144,000 684,859 164,830 458,284 334,295 47,765 40,563 12,306 107,247 74 CO a he a a 'a: CD CD a o S3 CO CS en CD O £ 247,700 252,200 251,000 258,184 263,200 275,200 288,000 282,300 280,300 284,500 117,800 145,400 70,300 69,600 54,300 50,400 52,800 57,000 57,500 60,600 63,200 65,000