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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 — continued.

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1906. Dei creases to 31s ; March, 1906. Public Debt at list March, 1906. No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Annual Charge. Int. S.F. From From New Loans. Conversions. Loan Terms. .. „ „„„. 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. is converted ii 3$-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. lto or redeemed by Inscribed Short-dated Stock Debentures. Loans paid off. When due. Amount. Annual ibarge. Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt Date. Ami >unt. Interest. S.F. Brought forward Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 250,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 150,000 £ 1,000,000 Included Included in No. 5. in No. 13. £ £ 9,587,511 £ 802,200 £ £ 461,600 £ 1,911,142 £ 237,200 £ 4,271,200 £ 1,750,869 £ £ 1,757,700 £ 74,138 £ 26,815 £ 1,102,475 £ 655,228 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 1885 50,000* 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 £1,000,000 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 54 4 H 4J 100 100,000 Immigration and Public Works Loan Aot, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 44 „ „ .. .. 1,500,000 2,000,000 Included Included in No. 13. in No. 12. 150,000 100,000 4,125 £2,000,000 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 750,000 Included in No. 13. 15 May, 1874 £750,000 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 4 5 4 4 H 5 8 1899 1888 1884 1899 1885 1884 108 100 100 108 100 100 1,500 49j 500* 20,900* 15 May, 1914 10,800 82,900 • 5 Oct., 1873 15 Oct., „ 15 Oct., , 15 Oct., , ljlOO 87,900* 15 Oot., 1913 17,400 28 Nov., 1914 54,700 North Otago District Publio Works Loan Aot, 1872 \\-per-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 1873 1874 .. 250,000 43,900 5 1878-83 43,900 82,900 3,863 11 12 70,000 See No. 7 See No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 1884 1886 103 101 E 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 6,OOOOOOO '4 13 See No. 8 See No. 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,030 500,000 ) 1884 f 1885 1034 1024 504,400 745,600 I ) 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 1877 1,250,000 8 2,207,300t 14 1,000,000 2,500,000 1 Mar., 1878 1 Mar., 1,000,000 2,500,000 3,500,000 1890 1886 95 102 1,292,700 5 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 50,000 5 1891 1074 50,000 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 3,000 7 7 1896 1885 100 100 15,000 3,000* Wellington Debts Act, 1876 58,000 16,500 25,000 16,500 18\000 17 5 5 5 5,000|000 388]000 4,476j 000 136,000 58,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 58^000 1878-79 1890 1879 1886 6 95 120 103 18 19 Treasury Bills— Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 1876 Appropriation Act, 1876 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 \ about r ( :; I 1,832,000 - 1883 832,000 100 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 1880 800,000 200,000 800,000 I 200,000 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 1886-89 5 8,000 8,000 ;0 1891 II District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 1885-86 4 357,487 1894 1886 1888-89 1898-99 1895 1905 1896 104 F 12,000 242,800 1054 100 4,500 87 1885-86 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 i]ooo 97,100 6J G 5 34 35^000 12 3 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 250,000 1894-95 1896 1882-83 1887-1901 5 5 44 4 H 250,000 405,000 337,800 169,500 759,800 1899 1898 1888 1892 Par 100 100 100 100 100 35,000 ,, 250,000 405,000 44,000 463,300 509,500 1 July, 1909 [ 40,000 2,400 40,000 1896 1900 1 Sept., 1907 250,300 Public Revenues Act, 1886 150,000 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 250,300 8,760 29,941} 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 ioo 100 50,000 :4 o, 15 Publio Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) 400,000 5 H 1893 400,000 16 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 1892-95 44 27,226 1899-00 100 27,226 Carried forward |21,739,411 9,824,013 577,926 5,066,542 (15,466,700 6,225,500 1,995,856 (2,230,900 93,286 |56,756 il,102,475] I 1,128,425 E. Various. p. Included with issue o: (14 per cent. £1,325,000 antl on £1,688,422, mrised by " per cent, o: The New Z( n £57,953, a: :aland j id 4 pe: ioan A< cent. 1 :t, 1886." m £821,725; • Inch 1. The Lam ided in the sum of £231,000, I Assurance Fund is also chaj No. 60. t £92,401 rged with 4 per cent, as 1 accepted at contributio: par. { The Sinking Fund is pa; 1 of Sinking Fund. ■able on £2 ,563,100