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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.

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Interest and Sinking Fund. £ 1908-9. £ District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885 — Interest on £40,000 @ 6 per cent., 1 April and 1 October 2,400 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892— Interest on £125,000 @ H per cent., 30 April and 31 October 4 ,375 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £283,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September Interest on 117.000 „ 3\ per cent., 1 March and 1 September ... 11,320 4,095 15 ,415 £400,000 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908 — Interest on £1,151,000 @ 3$ per cent.. 1 March and 1 September ... Interest on 55,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September Interest on 50,000 „ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 250,300 „ 3| per cent., 1 March and 1 September To provide for further issue of Debentures during the financial year 40.285 2.200 2,000 8,761 3,500 £1,506,300 Sinking Fund (say) 56,746 48,000 104 ,746 The Hutt Railway and lioad Improvement Acts. 1903 and 1905--Interest on £150,000 @ 3£ per cent., 1 May and 1 November To provide for further issues during year 5,250 900 The Maori Land Settlement Acts, 1905 and 1907 — Interest on £200,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July Interest on 50,000 @ 3$ per cent,. 1 January and I July 8 ,000 1,750 6,150 £250,000 9,750 The Coal-mines Act, 1908— Interest on £100,000 @ 34 per cent., 1 April and 1 October To provide for further issues during year 3,500 300 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account ... ... 3,800 3,800 lh'e Dairy Industry Act, 1908 — Interest on £1,781 @ per cent,., 1 February and 1 August To provide for further issues during the year 62 100 Amount to be recovered 162 162 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908 — Advances to Settlers — Interest on £830.000 @ 3| per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on advances To provide for further issues during the year 29,050 5,250 21.000 Amount to be recovered from the Advances to Settlers Account 55,300 55,300 \