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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF, AS ON 31st MARCH, 1906).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 29th August, 1906. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return relating to the public debt of the colony, being a continuation of Return 8.-18, 1905."—(Mr. J. Allen.)

Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Punds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1906. 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 .. .. .. .. .. 12,630 0 0 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. Debpntures .. .. .. .. .. 2,310 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 129,754 19 6 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 11,923 6 3 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 .. .. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales 3 J-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. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 33,226 12 3 Canada 2J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 13,666 15 11 Tasmania 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 6,645 15 1 Queensland 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. • .. .. 1,433 8 8 Ceylon 3-percent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 Gold Coast 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 17,235 14 4 Trinidad 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,861 9 10 Transvaal 3-per-cent. Guaranteed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 102,332 11 2 Bank of New Zealand Guaranteed Stock, 4 par cent... .. .. .. '1,600 0 0 Lagos 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 17,000 0 0 Hong Kong 3i-per cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 12,000 0 0 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 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-rer-cent. Debentures .. .. .. 530 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 1,102,216 16 4 Sinking funds in respect of ■" The Looal Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," and " Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 "— Mortgages .. .. .. .. . .. .. 50,400 0 0 In common fund, Public Trust Office, at 4 per cent. .. .. .. .. 508,643 0 7 1,661,259 16 11 Cash balance on 31st March, 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 259 15 7 Total .. .. .. .. £1,661,519 12 6 Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1906, 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. Bate of Interest. Due Date. Authority for Issue. 1905. lecember 31 .. I £ 700,000* 1 £ 34 % .. Dec. 31, 1906 "Public Revenues Aot, 1893," and amending Acts. * In renewal of former issues.