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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Dominion on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March, 1908, 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, 1908, 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.

A- Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. B. Seven years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. • Included in sum of £231,000, No. 66 3—B. 18.

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Annual Increases to 31st Mar., 1008. Decreases to 31st March, 1908 Publie Debt at 31st March, 1908. So. Authority. Date of issue. 1 I Amount. Charge. Int. S.F. j From From New Loans. Conversions. Loans converted into or redeemed by Date. Terms. 3 . per . oent . 3j. pe r-cent. 1-per-cent. <, wt ,,.,.„,, paid off. Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Stock. Debentures. £ £ £ £ £ 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 311 1888 .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 25,000 1889 .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 50,000 50,000 1894 .. .. 50,000 When due. Amount. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds accrued. Interest. S.F. Terms. Net Debt. "1 Ordinance of Legislative Council 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 .. .. .. 500,000 £ 500,000 '.', 500,000 '.', 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 £ 25,000 25-, 000 50,000 50,000 50,000 t 300 25 25 50 50 50 3 0,000 5,000 5-.000 0,000 0,000 0,000 £ 311 500,000 93,100 311 4 4 4 4 4 4 AAT1 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 .. .. .. 150,000 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 3,000,000 150,000 1 July, 1861 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 150,000 1 July, 1861 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 488 500,C 93,1 8,000 000 100 6 2 5 1 1891 104 .. 74,100 1886 109 .. .. 19,000 [ 1894 115J ■• - 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 .. 154,800 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 .. .. 38,200 1885 B •• ■• •• 3,651,700 1894 .. .. 33,300 1886 C •• ■• •• 562,400 1879-96 .. .. .. .. .. 1,222,858 1894 IO84 .. 271,000 107J .. 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 .. I 55,900 1904 .. .. 54,600 1905 .. .. 53,600 1906 .. 68,000 1907 ./ .. 4,300 1893 106J .. 64,000 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 500,000 201,500 236,000 93,900 1,519,400 6,531,400 4 6 6 6 'a 2 2 13,315 2,663 ) 72,314 5 Now Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— Englishissue .. .. .. .. .. 7,283,100 15 Dee., „ 266,300 5 15 July, 1914 193,986 7,283,100 • Colonial issue .. .. .. .. .. 77,000 13,000 € Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 500,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 1 July, 1863 64,000 13,000 31,600 5 i 6 2 I • * • * 1891 114 .. 11,800 1894 109 .. 2,000 1895 107 .. 1,000 1896 .. .. 16,800 1886 100 .. .. .. 13,500* 1880-81 .. ■ .. .. .. .. 6,200 1891 109 .. 200 1893 .. .. .. .. .. 28,500 1891 111 .. 6,000 .. .. 15,200 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 18,600 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 4,700 1897 .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 1891 136 .. 5,800 1902 130 800 .. .. .. .. 1895 125 .. 1,000 1893 liej .. 1,000 1174 .. 23,700 1892 1134 .. 6,600 1894 IIO4 .. 8,100 105 .. 1,000 .. .. .. ' 1895 106 .. 2,500 1896 1034 .. 1,600 1897-93 100 ! 900 1898-99 1034 1,200 69,700 ■ 1901 .. 400 1907-8 .. .. 3,500 '< 102* .. 196,500 800,000 1897-99 108 9,100 .. t 15 April, 1913 13,000 5! Wellington Loan Act, 1866 .. .. .. 50,000 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 .. .. 20,000 Lyttelton and Ch'ch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 .. 300,000 1 July, 1866 Various .. 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 6 2 2 2 , Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. 500,000 Various 22,800 3,000 • • 2 Jan., 1915 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. .. 500,000 1 July, 1863 2 July, 1916 12,200 Gr. 3,416 116,700 15,200 912 152 18,61i ■7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. 4,000,000 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 15 April, 1875-78 200,000 i i i 24 2-4 800,000 390,900 372400 25,700 2,200 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ 363, 27, Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Included ii-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 Included £4,000,000 Carried forward 397,800 390,900 15,77( in No. 5. in No. 12. ■ 9,587,511 802,200 529,600 2,115,442 237,200 4,271,200 2,550,869 685,400 30,523 2,815| 212,602 472,798