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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF, AS ON 31st MARCH, 1905).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated the 4th July, 1903. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a Return relative to the public debt of the colony, being continuation of Return 8.-18 of 1903."—(Mr. J. Allen.) Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1905. Investments in— £ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 3,470 0 0 New Zealand 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 7,200 0 0 New Zealand 3fj-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,910 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 129,754 19 6 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 4,491 18 8 New Zealand 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 9,229 9 2 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures.. .. .. .. .. 19,800 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. i. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 85,000 0 0 New South Wales 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 71,386 18 4 Victoria 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 Victoria 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 43,233 17 4 Victoria 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 84,000 0 0 Victoria 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 27,429 4 1 South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 24,700 0 0 South Australia 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 4,851 0 5 South Australia 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. ~ 39,000 0 0 South Australia 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 114,866 15 9 Canada 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 18,200 0 0 Canada 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 Canada 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 34,022 11 8 Canada 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 33,226 12 3 Canada 2J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 13,666 15 11 Tasmania 3-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 6,645 15 1 Queensland 4-per-oent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,433 8 8 Ceylon 3-percent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Gold Coast 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 17,12114 10 Trinidad 4-percent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,861 9 10 Transvaal 3-per-cent. Guaranteed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 65,249 19 4 Lagos 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stook .. .. .. .. .. 13,551 3 11 Leeds Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. ... .. .. 14,000 0 0 Cardiff Corporation 3-per oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 26,000 0 0 Reading Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 6,500 0 0 Sheffield Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 16,000 0 0 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Act 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 1,290 0 0 Land for Settlements Act 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 3,740 0 0 Local Bodies' Loans Aot 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 990 0 0 Borough of Palmerston North 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 20 0 0 Borough of Patea 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 420 0 0 Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 660 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 320 0 0 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 540 0 0 1,039,630 I 4 Sinking funds in respect of " The Looal Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," and " Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 "— Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,900 0 0 In common fund, Public Trust Office — At 4 per oent. .. .. .. .. £6,000 0 0 At 3J per cent. .. .. .. .. 553,990 9 0 559,990 9 0 1,650,520 10 4 Cash balance on 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. .. .. 197 7 3 Total .. .. .. .. £1,650,717 17 7

Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1905, 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. ! 1904. December 31 .. Amount. Interest Due ate - Authority for Issue. £ £ 700,000* 34% .. i Dec.31, 1905 "Public Revenues Act, 1893," and amending Acts. Authority for Issue. * In renewal of former issues*.