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and Decreases of such Debt between that Date and the 31st March, 1887, whether arising from New Loans or the payable in each case, and the Annual Charge in respect thereof; (3) Particulars of the Public Debt at the 31st March,

Treasury, but to pay the interest of the loan. (") See table on next page. («) This amount has not boon actually raised ; the debentures

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Decreases. Amount of Debt at 31st AJ larch, 1887. Loans coir r erted. Loans laid off. Into Short-dated Debentures, pending Inscription. Amnniih Sinking Funds Amount. accrued. Net Debt. Authority. Terms. Date. Terms. Date. Amount. £ 109 112J 15 Jan., 1886 43^600 ( V ) 500,000 74,100 378,800 500,000 154,800 188,400 73,800 511,852 70,563 73,252 182,851 Cr. 11,852 3,537 305,548 317,149 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856. New Zealand Loan Act, 1860. • New Zealand Loan Act, 1863. 109 109 109 1 315,586 101,414 106 I 15 April, 1885 15 April, 1886 3,651,700 562,400 }f) 1879-87 885,400 1,393,700 1,475 1,392,225 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867. 1,000,000 31,600 143,180 17,157 43 856,820 14,443 Cr. 43 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870. Auckland Loan Act, 1863. Wellington Loan Act, 1866. 1 July, 1886 13,500 par 77,700 22,800 116,700 311 54,616 4,549 52,075 23,084 18,251 64,625 311 Lyttelton and Ch'ch Eailway Loan Ordinance, 1860. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862. Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862. Ordinance of Legislative Council. •77,000 77,000 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867. 31 Dec, 1865 50,000 par 400,000 400,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870. ) 100,000 100,000 Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870. losj 5-per-cent. 5-30 Loans. 102J 103 101 4J-per-cent. 5-30 Loans. 102 2,207,300 2,207,300 5-per-cent. 10-40 Loans. 12,300 49,500 1 135,000 28 Nov., 1884 20,900 par 18,500 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873. 15 Oct., 1885 28 Nov., 1884 6,200 87,900 par par ) 54,700 50,000 1878-83 43,900 50,000 Westland Loan Act, 1873. North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872. 1878-79 1880-81 58,000 6,200 Wellington Debts Act, 1876. Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864. Nelson Loan Act, 1874. 3,000 15,000 15,000 12 April, 1885 par Treasury Bills. ■par 120) 103 f 388,000 388,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879. 250,000 114,687 250,000 114,687 Colonial Inscribed Stock Act, 1882. District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86. 150,000 150,000 Public Eevenues Act, 1886. 22,495,255 22,495,255 Now Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877. 4,846,700 4,846,700 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884. 4,439,200 993,500 35,741,6531,427,199 34,314,454