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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF, AS ON 31st MARCH, 1907).

Beturn to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 17th July, 1907. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return relating to the public debt of the oolony, being a continuation of Return 8.-18, 1906."—(Mr. J. Allen.) Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1907. Investments in— * £ *• £• New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. •• •• •• vVrxi, n n New Zealand 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. •• •• •• mo'Jiv « n New Zealand 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. •• •• „'!,„ n n New Zealand 34-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. •• •• ,_*«? , Q a New Zealand 4-per-cent. Insoribed Stook .. .. •• •• •• not r a New Zealand 3i-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •• Q'tna New Zealand 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stook .. .. .. .. ■• To'ann n n New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. •• {'ifi « „ New South Wales 4-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .- •• n n New South Wales 34-per-cent. Inßoribed Stock .. .. .. .. Ht'Soc io j New South Wales 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •• Ti'XXn n n Victoria 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. •• •• ia'oaa 17 a Victoria 4-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •■ •• 'j'™ 1 ' J Victoria 34-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• TZ'loq a 1 Viotoria 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• oi'mn n n South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. •• •• J'bkV n k South Australia 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •• QQ '„_; n f. South Australia 34-per-cent. Inßoribed Stock .. .. •• ■• ™>*V " " South Australia 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• ,r2nn „ „ Canada 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. •• •• •• ,q 0 Canada 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• atnoo 1? a Canada 34-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• !*Ann n n Canada 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• " " Canada 24-per-oent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• «'_!? 15 11 Tasmania 3-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• waa" a b Queensland 4-per-oent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• , n 'nXX n n Ceylon 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stook .. .. .. •■ •• _'«nn n n Gold Coast 3-per-oent. Insoribed Stook .. .. .. •• •• q'brV oin Trinidad 4-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. •• •• lio 'rno ia k Transvaal 3-per-cent. Guaranteed Stook .. .. .. •• •• ,'%£ „ n Eankof New Zealand Guaranteed Stock, 4 per cent... .. .. •• X" „ Lagos 3*-per-cent. Inscribed Stook .. .. •■ •• •• ]' A -X " Hong Kong 34-percent. Inscribed Stock .. •• •• •• 17 o Leeds Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stook .. .. .. •• A<?nrin n n Cardiff Corporation 3-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •• „'_{ n n Beading Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. •■ ,t'r\nr\ n n Sheffield Corporation 3-per-oent. Inßoribed Stock .. .. •• n n County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. . • • • • • ou 0 o Borough of Brunner 6-per-oent. Debentures .. .. • • • • can n n Borough of Palmerston North 5-per-cent. Debentures .. . • • • 2on n n Borough of Patea 44-per-cent. Debentures .. . • • • • ■ onn n n Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. •• •■ crh n n Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. • • • • aon n n Waimakariri ABhley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. v v Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 04U " v 1,209,227 12 7 M •• •• •• '* " " 26,900 0 0 Inv'estotnts, Government Advanoes to Settlers Offioe .. •• •• 245,545 0 0 Total .. .. •• •• £1,481,672 12 7 Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1907, 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. 1906. lecember 31 .. £ 550,000* £ I 3j% Doc. 81, 1907 " Publio Revenues Act, 1893," and amending Acts. * In renewal of former issues.