8.—6.

Table No. 3. The PUBLIC DEBT of NEW ZEALAND on 31st March, 1906.

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Amount outstanding. Due Date. Sinking Net Funds Indebted- j Rate ACCBUED. NESS. Int. j S.F. Annual Charge. Remarks. Amount. When payable. £ 266,300 £ 173,690 £ 92,610 % 5 % 1 £ 15,978 15 Jan. and 15 July. New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 15 July, 1914 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 72,300 Ann. drawing 72,300 5 3,615 Quarterly, 15 Jan., &c. Immigration and Publio Works Loan Act, 1870 .. 1,000,000* 1 June, 1907 911,983 88,017 4 2-4 64,000 1 June and 1 Dec. Sinking Fund payable 13 Mar. and 13 Sept. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. j 3,000 12,200 \ 15,200 f 2 Jan., 1915 \ 2 July, 1916 I 16,802 Cr. 1,602 6 1 1,064 30 June . 31 Dec. •Only £200,000 has actually been issued to the public. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 13,000 15 April, 1913 13,000 4 520 15 April „ 15 Oct. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 j 363,000 27,900 j 390,900 (15April,"1913 (15 April,1913 I 363,000 27,900 4 14,520 1,256 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 April „ 15 Oct. Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 j 25,000 75,000 1 100,000 ( Uuly, 1910 (15 April, 1913 25,000 75,000 4J 4 1,125 3,000 30 June „ 31 Dec. 15 April „ 15 Oot. General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. j 17,400 10,800 54,700 1 82,900 (15 Oct., 1913 \ 15 May, 1914 (28 Nov., 1914 I I 17,400 10,800 54,700 4 4 5 696 432 2,735 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 May . 15 Nov. 15 May „ 15 Nov. District Railways Purchasing A <t'. 40,000 Uuly, 1909 40,000 6 2,400 1 April . 1 Oot. Government Loans to Local Bodies Aot, 1886 250,300 1 Sept., 1907 250,300 3* t 38,701 1 Mar. , 1 Sept. tThe Sinking Fund is payable on £2,563,100 (LJ per cent. on £1,683,422, 1 per cent, on £57,953, and 1 per cent, on £821,725); the Land Assurance Fund is also charged with J per cent, as a contribution towards Sinking Fund. J £89,700 of this amount will be recouped by the Government Advances to Settlers Office. Consolidated Stook Act, 1877 .. .. j 29,150,302 8,105,031 9,573,845 I 46,829,178 ( 1 Nov., 1929 •j 1 Jan., 1940 | 1 April, 1945 29,150,302 8,105,031 9,573,845 4 31 3 1,166,012 283,676 287,215} 1 May „ 1 Nov. 1 Jan. „ 1 July. 1 April „ 1 Oct. Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 — Colonial Issue 509,500 65,000 100,000 128,200 L 802,700 (31 Dec, 1907 1 4 Jan., 1909 1 4 Jan., 1909 { 1 Feb., 1912 509,500 65,000 100,000 128,200 3* 3 3i 3* 17,833 1,950 3,500 4,487 j- 1 Mar. „ I Sept. I " 1 Feb. „ 1 Aug. Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 (Benewed under "The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899") Land for Settlements Act, 1892 (Benewed under " The Land for Settlements Acts Amendment Act, 1899") 125,000 31 Oct., 1906 125,000 31 4,375 30 April „ 31 Oct. 45,276 31 Oct., 1906 45,276 31 1,585 30 April . 31 Oct. Carried forward 50,033,054 1,102,475 48,930,579 1,920,675