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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF) AS ON 31st MARCH, 1900.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated the 26th July, 1900. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a Return showing for 1900 the particulars of the public debt of the colony, in continuance of 8.-18 a. of 1899."

Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1900. Investments in— £ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 3,470 0 0 „ 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 120,731 16 7 „ 3J-per-eent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,571 3 7 „ 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 520 0 0 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 Borough of Hokitika 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,860 0 0 Borough of Patea 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Borough of Thames s|-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 900 0 0 Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 540 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 320 0 0 Canada 2J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,666 15 11 Canada 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,670 17 3 Canada 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,022 11 8 Canada 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 Canada 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,200 0 0 New South Wales 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 37,781 7 0 New South Wales 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 84,269 13 4 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. • .. .. 20,800 0 0 South Australia 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,82115 10 South Australia 3J-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. 38,068 11 6 South Australia 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,851 0 5 South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 24,700 0 0 Viotoria 3-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,444 13 7 Victoria 3£-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 77,009 4 1 Victoria 4-per-cent. Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,233 17 4 Victoria 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,800 0 0 Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,300 0 0 848,589 14 8 Cash balance on 31st March, 1900 .. .. .. 95,786 0 3 Total .. .. .. .. £944,375 14 11

Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1900, showing the Date on which, and the Authority under which, they were issued, and the Date on which they are due.

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Date of Issue. Amount. Eate of Interest. Due Date. Authority for Issue. 1899. December 31 .. 1900. [arch 31 £ £ 150,000 84 % 550,000 3i % £700,000* .. Dec. 31, 1900 ] [ "Public Revenues Act, 1891," and amending Act6. .. Dec. 31, „ J Total * In renewal of former issues.