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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, 1907, 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, 1907, 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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Authority. I*t.afl.u.. Decreases to 31st March, 1907. Public Debt at 31st March, 1907. Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1907. No. Annual Charge. From From New Loans. Conversions. Loans converted into or redeemed by Date Terms. ■ i . pev< . eat , si-percent. 4-per-cent. HllorUiated Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed Debentures. Stock. Stock. Stock. £ fc £ £ 1896 1888 1889 1894 .. 50,000 Loans paid off. £ 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 When due. Annual Charge. Kinking Amount. Funds accrued. Interest. S.F. Net Debt. Amount. Int. S.F. £ 1 2 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 I £ OOOOOOO '.'■ £ £ 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 500,000 93,100 ** ! ;; 4 4 ! .. 4 j .. 4 4 .. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 ) I 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 150,000 1 July, 1861 6 2 1891 104 .. 74,100 1886 109 .. .. 19,000 1894 1154 •• 76,000 1886 1124 •• •• 65,600 A •• 43,600 1894 115 .. 2,700 1895 114 .. 18,700 1144 •• 6 > 200 1896 111 .. 1,400 1897 120 200 121 2,600 1898 118 3,300 1897 119 900 1899 117 500 1892 117 .. 500,000 1891 104 .. 154,8(H) 1886 109 .. .. 46,700 1891 104 .. 188,400 1886 109 .. •• 47,600 1891 104 .. 4,900 1886 109 .. .. 20,100 1891 110 .. 68,900 200 1886 106 .. .. 88,200 1885 B •• •• 3,651,700 1894 .. .. 33,300 1886 C •• •• •• 562,400 1879-96 .. 1894 1084 •• 271,000 1074 •• 6 -400 107 .. 7,600 106 .. 4,600 102 .. 7,500 1895 106 .. 51.000 105 .. 8,700 100 .. 44,656 1896 100 .. 68,786 1897 105 2,000 1064 3 > 800 107 6,500 108 17,100 40,800 1898 104 1,100 105 9,700 42,500 1899 .. 39,100 104 200 1900 .. 50,400 1901 .. 50,900 1902 .. 52,000 1903 .. 55,900 1904 .. 54,600 1905 .. .. 53,600 1906 .. 68,000 1893 106J .. 64,000 1,222,858 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488, (XK) 5 1 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 500,000 201,500 4 6 "a 15 June, 1867 236,000 6 2 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue 15 Dec, . 7,283,100 15 Dec, » 93,900 1,519,400 6 2 15 July, 1914 , 266,300 13,315 2,663 S 184,187 82,113 7,283,100 6,581,400 I Annual ) i soo f drawings i 215 .. .. 4,300 4,300 Colonial issue Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 77,000 500,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 1 July, 1863 64,000 18,000 77,000 31,600 5 1 6 2 15 April, 1918 .. 18,000 520 .. .. 13,000 13,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttelton and Ch'ch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 .. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 50,000 20,000 300,000 500,000 1 July, 1866 Various Various 13,500 6,200 77,700 22,800 8 8 6 6 2 2 2 1 1891 114 .. 11,800 1894 109 .. 2,000 1895 107 .. 1,000 1896 .. .. 16,800 1886 100 .. .. •• 13,500* 1880-81 1891 109 .. 200 * 1893 1891 111 .. 6,000 1894 1896 1897 1891 136 .. 5,800 1902 1:30 800 1895 125 .. 1,000 1891 1:64 .. 1,000 1174 .. 23,700 1892 | 1134 •• 6 . 600 1894 IIO4! 8,100 105 .. 1,000 1895 106 .. 2,500 1896 1034 .. 1,600 1897-98 MX) 900 1898-99 1034 1,200 69,700 1901 400 13 ', 500* 6^200 28,500 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 6^200 28,500 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 2 Jan., 1915 3,000 2 July, 1916 12,200 15,200 912 152 17,688 Cr. 2,488 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 1 July, 1863 116,700 6 1 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 4,000,000 1 June, 1871 1 June, 187° 15 April, 1875-78 372,100 25,700 200,000 4 2-4 4 2-4 4 44 806|000 2,200 1897-99 108 9,100 1 June, 1907 200,000 1 June, „ 800,000 1,000,000} 15 April, 1913 363,000 15 April, „ 27,900 390,900 40,000 24,000 965,519 34,481+ 15,776 .. .. 390,900 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 £4,000,000 Included Included 397!800 in No. 5. in No. 12. Carried forward I 9,587,511 802,200 .. 1 .. I 529,600 I 1,911,142 I 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. I: actually issued to the public 237,200 I iscribed Stoi 4,271,200 :k at 107. 1,750,869 C. W' x y 1,689,700 70,738 26,8151.167,3941 522,306 iars' currency to 15th April, 1892; then oonverted into 4-per-cent. Insoribed 70,738 26,8151.167,3941 522,306 L . Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then converl at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 63. ;ed into 4-pei t Sinkini :-cent. Inscribe! ; Fund payable Stock at 11 3th March .0. and 13th Se B. Seven yeai ptember. :s' currency to 15th April ♦ Only £200,000 has bee I tocl