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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Colony on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March, 1905, whether arising from New Loans, or the Conversion of Old Loans, or from paying off any Loan; (3) the Rate of Interest and Sinking Fund payable in respect of each Loan; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1905, showing in respect of each Loan (a) the Annual Charge for Interest and Sinking Fund, (b) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the Due Date thereof, (d) the Accrued Sinking Fund, and (e) the Net Debt.

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Public Debt at 30th June, 1Q170 Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1905. Decreases to 31st March, 1905. Public Debt at 31st March, 1905. Increases to 31st Mar., 1905. 1878. No. Authority. Date of Issue. _! Annual Charge. Loans converted into or redeemed by From From D . Terma — Loans . New Loans. Conversions. c • 3-per-oent. 3*-per-cent. 4-per-cent. av ,„ t A . , paid off. Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed ■ Stock. Stock. Stock. Debentures. s £ ; £ £ £ : £ £ 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 311 1888 .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 25,000 1889 .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 50,000 From From New Loans. Conversions. When due. ! Annual Charge. Sinking Amount. Funds accrued. Interest. S.F. Net Debt. Date of Issue. Amount. £ ST 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 ■ 500,000 93,100 Int. S.F. 4 .. 4 4 4 4 4 6 2 Loans paid off. Amount. £ £ £ £ 1 £ & £ £ I £ "" £ £ £ 1 Ordinance of Legislative Council .. .. .. .. .. .. 311 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 .. .. .. 500,000 . 300,000 25,000 25,000 1 July, 1859 50,000 , 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 lOct., „ 50,000 1 July, 1864 50,000 500,000 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 .. .. .. 150,000 1 July, 1861 .. 93,100 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 1 50,000 1894 .. .. 50,000 I 1 July, 1861 _. . j I 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 INov., 1865 500,000 15 Mar., 1866 201,500 15 June, 1867 236,000 15 Dec, „ 98,900 1,519,400 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1,867— English issue .. .. .. .. .. 7,283,100 .. .. 6,531,400 15 July, 1864 488,000 5 1 i 6 6 6 5 1 2 2 2 1891 | 104 .. 74,100 1886 109 .. .. 19,000 1894 1154 •• 76,000 1886 ; 1124 .. .. 65,600 ! A .. .. .. 43,600 1894 115 .. 2,700 1895 114 .. 18,700 1144 .. 6,200 1896 111 .. 1,400 1897 120 200 121 2,600 1898 ! 118 3,300 1897 119 900 1899 117 500 1892 117 .. 500,000 1891 104 .. 154,800 1886 109 .. .. 46,700 1891 104 .. 188,400 1886 109 .. .. 47,600 1891 104 .. 4,900 1886 109 .. .. 20,100 1891 110 .. 68,900 200 1886 106 .. .. 38,200 1885 B •• .. .. 3,651,700 1894 .. .. 33,300 1886 C •• •• .. 562,400 1879-96 .. .. .. .. .. 1,222,858 1894 1084 •• 271,000 , 1074 .. 6,400 107 .. 7,600 106 .. 4,600 102 .. 7,500 1895 106 .. 51.000 105 .. 8,700 j 100 .. 44,656 1896 ! 100 .. 68,786 1897 I 105 2,000 ; IO64 3 .800 107 6,500 I 108 17,100 40,800 1898 i 104 1,100 i 105 9,700 42,500 1899 .. 39,100 104 200 1900 .. 50,400 1901 , .. 50,900 1902 ! .. 52,000 1903 : .. ,55,900 1904 .. .. 54,600 1893 ; 1064; .. 64,000 1891 114 .. 11,800 1894 109 .. 2,000 1895 107 .. 1,000 1896 .. .. 16,800 1886 100 I ..- .. .. 13,500* 1880-81 .. .. .. .. .. 6,200 1891 109 I 200 1893 .. .. .. .. .. 28,500 1891 111 .. 6,000 .. .. 15,200 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 18,600 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 4,700 1897 .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 1891 136 .. 5,800 1902 130 800 1895 125 .. 1,000 1891 1164" •• 1.000 1174 .. 23,700 1892 1134 .. 6,600 1894 110| .. 8,100 105 .. 1,000 1895 I 106 .. 2,500 1896 1034 .. 1,600 11897-93 j 100 900 1898-99 1034 1,200 69,700 1901 .. 400 800,000 .. .. " " \\ " \\ \\ 1,222^858 15 July, 1914 ... ! 266,300 ■ dtaTnts) - HM" 13,315 2,663 164,572 6,295 101,728 125,900 101,728 125,900 I Colonial issue .. .. .. .. .. 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 64,000 15 April, „ 13,000 6 Public Debts Act, 1867— 77,000 Auckland Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. ,500,000 1 July, 1863 .. 31600 5 4 6 2 15 April, 1913 .. 13,000 520! 13,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 .. .. .. 50,000 1 July, 1866! .. 13,500 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 .. .. 20,000 .. .. 6,200 Lyttelton and Ch'ch Railway Loan Ordinance, I860 .. 300,000 Various .. .. 77,700 8 8 6 2 2 2 ! Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. 500,000 Various .. .. 22 800 6 1 2 Jan., 1915 3,000 2 Jan., 1915 2 July, 1916 12,200 15,200 2 July, 1916 912 152 15,917 Cr. 717 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. ..j ,500,000 1 July, 1863! .. 116,700 6 1 ■ 7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. I 4,000,000 Guaranteed, by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000] .. 1 June, 1871 .. 200,000 1 June, 1873 . 4 ; 2-4 4 2-4 1 June, 1907 1 June, „ 1 June, 1907 200,000 1 June, „ 800,000 1,000,000 J 15 April, 1913 363,000 15 April, , 27,900 ,390,900 I 40,000 24,000 859,338 15,776 140,662t 390,900 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 1 . • .. 15 April, „ , 372,100 1875-78 25,700 4 44 1897-99! 108 .9,100 2,200 .. .. ...... .. .. 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ ' 397,800 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Included in No. 5. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 Included in No. 12. Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. . 9,587,511 A. Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. Stock at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. f Sinking Fund payable 13th March and 13th Se] j- I B. Seven yeai itember. 802,200 I .. I .. j .. 461,600 1,857,542 237,200 4,271,200 1,750,869 cs' currency to 15th April, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. C. Six yi I Only £200,000 has actually been issued to the public. I •■ iars' currency .. il,811,300 76,818 26,8151,039,827 771,473 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed