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FUNDS during the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1897.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97

DISBURSEMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. " THE AUCKLAND LOAN ACT, 1863 " :— Investments, — General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 — 5-percent. Debentures Sinking Funds set free— Under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1881 " 20,960 0 0 32,430 12 9 , • "THE OTAGO LOAN ORDINANCE, 1862":— Investments, — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 — 4J-per-cent. Debentures Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 — 4J-per-cent. Debentures Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 — 4J-per-cent. Debentures Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894— 4-per-cent. Debentures Borough of Patea— 5-per-cent. Debentures Borough of Thames— 5J-per-eent. Debentures Borough of Tauranga— 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. Borough of Hokitika— 6-per-cent. Debentures Borough of Brunner— 6-per-cent. Debentures County of Waitemata— 0-per-cent. Debentures County of Tauranga— 5-per-cent. Debentures Westport Harbour Board— 5-per-cent. Debentures .. Wellington and Manawatu Railway— 5-per-cent. Debentures 9,350 0 0 1,618 0 0 1,850 0 0 800 0 0 2,990 0 0 £53,390 12 9 600 0 0 i 300 0 0 790 0 0 110 0 0 80 0 0 270 0 0 3,370 0 0 0,150 0 0 Balance on 31st March, 1897 .. . 28,338 0 0 2,105 3 0 "THE CANTERBURY LOAN ORDINANCE, 1862":— Investments, — Borough of Hokitika— 6-per-cent. Debentures Balance on 31st March, 1897 £30,443 3 0 300 0 0 294 16 2 "THE Li'TTELTON AND CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY LOAN ORDINANCE, I860":— Investments, — Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 — 4J-per-cent. Debentures Sinking Funds set free- - Under " The Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 " .. Balance on 31st March, 1897 £594 16 2 4,700 0 0 4,700 0 0 775 17 11 £10,175 17 11