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Appropriations for General Government Services. PERMANENT CHARGES.

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1876-77. Under Acts of General Assembly. Intebest and Sinking Fund. £ B. d. New Zealand Loan Act, 1856— £ s. d. Interest on £500,000 @ 4 per cent. 20,000 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 10,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860— Interest on £93,100 @ 6 per cent. 5,586 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 1,862 0 0 7,448 0 0 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863— Interest on £531,400 @ 6 per cent. 31,884 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 10,628 0 0 Interest on 488,000 „ 5 per cent. 24,400 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 4,880 0 0 Interest on 500,000 „ 4 per cent. 20,000 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 5,000 0 0 96,792 0 0 £1,519,400 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863— Interest on £31,600 @ 6 per cent. 1,896 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 632 0 0 2,528 0 0 Wellington Loan Act, 1862— Interest on £2,000 @ 8 per cent. 160 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 4 per cent. 80 0 0 240 0 0 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 — Interest on £13,500 @ 8 per cent. 1,080 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 270 0 0 1,350 0 0 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 —(6 months) Interest on £6,200 @ 8 per cent. 248 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 62 0 0 310 0 0 Lyttelton and Ghristchurch Railway Loan Act, 1860 — Interest on £77,700 @ 6 per cent. 4,662 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 2 per cent. 1,554 0 0 6,216 0 0 Canterbury Loan Act, 1862— Interest on £22,800® 6 per cent. 1,368 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 228 0 0 1,596 0 0 Otaqo Loan Ordinance, 1862—(6 months) Interest on £116,700 @ 6 per cent. 3,501 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 583 10 0 4,084 10 0 Carried forward 150,564 10 0