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PERMANENT CHARGES— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

1897-98 Interest and Sinking Fund— continued. £ New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 —; Interest @ 4 per cent., payable 1 May and 1 November — On £3,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 On 1,500,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1884 On 1,567,800 New Zealand Loan Act, 1886 On 1,000,000 North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Act, 1882 On 1,000,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1888 On 5,371,200 First series of Conversions On 6,263,811 Second series of Conversions On 4,688,444 Third series of Conversions On 173,000 for expenses of Conversions On 4,557,047 Sixth series of Conversions On 29,000 expenses of Conversions 120,000 60,000 62,712 40,000 40.000 214,848 250,553 187,538 6,920 182,282 1,160 1,166,013 £29,150,302 ,v -r ■ ■ , ft Interest @ 31 per cent., payable 1 January and 1 July— On £2,768,000 Fourth series of Conversions On 714,888 Fifth series of Conversions On 2,180 Fifth series of Conversions (additional) On 1,036,000 Seventh series of Conversions On 787,258 Eighth series of Conversions (part of) On 822,570 Eighth series of Conversions (part of) On 30,271 Eighth series of Conversions (part of) 96,880 25,021 76 36,260 27,554 28,790 1,060 215,641 £6,161,167 Interest @ 3 per cent., payable 1 April and 1 October — On £1,500,000 Government Advances to Settlers Loan On 360,989 for Conversions 45,000 10,830 £1,860,989 Amount to be recovered from Government Advances to Settlers Office Account 55,830 45,000 10,83i New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 (Colonial issue) — Interest payable 28 May and 28 November — On £1,?41,229 @ 41 per cent., one year On 267,903 „ 41 per cent., half-year to 28 May ... On 253,200 ,, 4 per cent., one year On 558,600 ,, 31 per cent., one year On 69,600* „ 31 per cent, (say) 60,355 6,027 10,128 19,551 814 96,87j £2,490,532 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885 and 1886 — Interest on £101,600 @ 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 47,000 „ 5 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 40,000 „ 6 per cent., 1 April and 1 October Interest on 35,000 „ 31 per cent., 1 April and 1 October 4,064 2,350 2,400 1,225 10,03! £223,600 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886— Interest on £141,800 @ 31 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on £55,650 ,, 31 per cent., issued since 31 March, 1897, and to provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year (say) Sinking Fund (say) 4,963 3,000 16,500 Naval and Military Settlers' 1 and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 — Interest on £27,226 @ 41 per cent,, 30 April and 31 October 24,46! 1,22.' * Issued in current year for increases of Sinking Fund.