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ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st March, 1897, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97.

1895-96. EXPENDITURE. 189 -97. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Original Amount. Bate. I P . re " I Converted | lmum stock. £ I £ £ Debentures converted into 3£-per cent. | £ £ £ £ £ Inscribed Stock. — I Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 .. .. 15,900: 104, 636 16,58* 1,900 103 I 57 I l,95 r , R 40(1 109 1RH Q Sfis £ i £ 63,195 0 0 15,900, 1,900! 8,400 104 , 636 j 16,536 103 I 57 ; 1,957 ! 102 I 168 : 8,568 28,417 0 0 S.400 1U2 108 ! 8,56t j 26,200 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 (1914) I .. 1,400 111 154 1,554 27,061 0 0 ' ■ 26,200 1,400 111 ' 154 1,554 1,554 0 0 2,650 0 0 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862, due 1st July, 1898 .. .. .. .. 1,600 103j! 56 1,656 1,600 103 i ! 56 1,656 1,656 0 0 1,000 0 0 District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885, due 1st April, 1905 109,308 0 0 Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue), due 28th November, 1895.. 500,000 0 0 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, due 31st December, 1896 ; 29,200 1,071 1,071 704,570 0 0 29,200 Debentures converted into 3-per-cent. Stock at £110, — Land for Settlements Act, 1894, at 4 per cent., due 30th April, 1926 Premium on same 24,200 0 0 30,271 0 0 2,420 0 0 24,200 0 0 2,420 0 0 26,620 0 0 44,656 0 0 50,000 0 0 Debentures redeemed, — Auckland Loan Act, 1863, at 6 per cent., due 1st June, 1896 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867, at 5 per cent. Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893, at 4J per cent , due 18th October, 1900 16,200 0 0 42,586 0 0 16,200 0 0 42,580 0 0 58,780 0 0 94,656 0 0 Debentures converted into 3£-per-cent. Stock under the Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue), — Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, due 1st March, 1896 Nelson Loan Act, 1874, due 23rd March, 1896 .. .. .. 463,300 0 0 15,000 0 0 478,300 0 0 Debentures converted into 4-per-cent. Stock, — Balance of £4,214,100 5 per cent, converted 15th April, 1892 (debentures not handed in at the time) 53,400 0 0 214 5 0 953 13 9 1,729 7 3 307 15 0 Expenses Account, — Brokerage and Commission Stamp Duty Interest (including overlap of interest) Office Expenses Printing and Advertising Miscellaneous 54 10 0 1,337 11 3 1,044 9 2 329 8 9 363 10 6 320 0 0 1 3,129 9 8 3,525 1 0 Dr. 1,595 5 3 1,054 10 5 Balance at end of Year, — Cash in the Public Account In the hands of Stock Agent3 : Cash .. .. .. .. .. • • • • In the hands of the Agent-General : 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 1,103 10 6 469 9 11 61,017 3 2 60,476 8 4 Totals il, 394,927 9 4 £120,379 10 1