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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, 1906, 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, 1906, 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, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1906. Decreases to 31st March, 1906. Public Debt at 31st March, 1906. No. Authority. Jg23&.\ Date of Issue. Amount. Annual Charge. From From New Loans. Conversions. Date. Terms. 3-per-cent. 3£-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Loans converted into or redeemed by 4 T -P 6 Short-dated In !t C o r ck ed Debentures. Loans paid off. When due. Amount. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds Net Debt. j accrued.I Interest, j S.F. Int. S.F. £ £" £ • 311 & & £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 'M 1 2 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 500^000 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 1896 1888 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 4 4 4 4 4 4 1889 i New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 500,000 93,100 1894 56!000 3 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 150,000 3,000,000 1 July, 1861 15 July, 1864 488,000 6 5 2 1 1891 1886 1894 1886 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1897 1899 1892 1891 1886 1891 1886 1891 1886 1891 104 109 1154 1124 A 115 114 1144 111 120 121 118 119 117 117 104 109 104 109 104 109 110 200 2,600 3,300 900 500 74,100 76,000 2,700 18,700 6,200 1,400 19,000 65,600 43^600 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Aot, 1867— English issue 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 15 Deo., „ 500,000 201,500 236,000 4 6 6 '2 2 500,000 154,800 188,400 4,900 46,700 47,600 93,900 1,519 \ 400 6 2 20400 6,531,400 5 200 15 July, 1914 I 266,300 13,315 2,663 173,691 92,610 7,283,100 1886 1885 1894 1886 1879-96 1894 106 B 38^200 33,300 3,651 \ 700 C 562 \ 400 1,222,858 18"95 1084 1074 107 106 102 106 105 100 100 105 1064 107 108 271,000 6,400 7,600 4,600 7,500 51.000 8,700 44,656 68,786 1896 1897 2,000 3,800 6,500 17,100 40,800 1,100 9,700 42,500 39,100 200 50,400 50,900 52,000 55,900 1898 1899 104 105 1 I Annual 1 f drawings j I 72,300 3,615 72,300 104 Colonial issue 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1893 54,600 53,600 64,000 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 64,000 13,000 5 4 106J Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 500,000 1 July, 1863 31,600 6 2 1891 1894 1895 1896 1886 1880-81 1891 1893 1891 1894 3896 1897 1891 1902 1895 1891 114 109 107 11,800 2,000 1,000 16,800 15 April, 1913 13,000 520 13,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttelton and Ch'ch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 .. 50,000 20,000 300,000 1 July, 1866 Various 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 6 2 2 2 100 109 "200 13,500* 6\200 iii 6^000 28,500 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 Various 22,800 136 130 125 1164 1174 1134 1104 105 106 1034 100 1034J 5\800 6 1 800 2 Jan., 1915 3,000 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 1 July, 1863 116,700 6 1 1,000 1,000 23,700 6,600 8,100 1,000 2,500 1,600 2 July, 1916 12,200 15,200 912 152 16,802 Cr. 1,602 1892 1894 — 1895 1896 1897-93 1898-99 900 1,200 69,700 400 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 4,000,000 1901 1 June, 1871 1 June, 187° 200,000 4 4 2-4 2-4 800^000 1 June, 1907 1 June, 200,000 800,000 •363,000 27,900 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 15 April, 1875-78 372,100 25,700 4 44 2^200 1897-99 108 9,100 15 April, 1913 15 April, 1,000,000* 40,000 24,000 911,983 88,017f Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 4%-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 £4,000,000 Included Included in No. 5. in No. 12. 397,800 390,900 15,776 890,900 4,271,200 1,757,700 74,138 1.102,475 655,225 Carried forward 1,750,869 26,815 9,587,511 802,200 461,600 1,911,142 237,200 Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892 ; then converi : at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 60. ;ed into 4-pei f Sinkini •-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. 5 Fund payable 13th March and 13th Se B. Seven years' currency itember. { Only £20 to 15th April 1,000 has act 1, 1892; t: ually bee: ien converted into i issued to the pub: 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. lie. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. lnsoribed .tor:.