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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, 1909, 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, 1909, 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' ourrenoy to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. O. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892 • then converted into 4-per-cent Inscribed Stook at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 65. 3—B. 18.

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1909. De< :reases to 31st ] March, 1909. Public Debt at 31st March 1909. No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Amount. Charge. Ann ial From From New Loans. Conversions. Date. Terms. . Iioat 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. is converted in 3^-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. ito or redeemed by Loans paid off. When due. Amount. r>. Annual < Charge. Sinking Funds accrued. S.F. Net Debt. Scribed Short-dated Stock? Debentures. £ Int. S.F. Interest. £ £ 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 500,000 93,100 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 2 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Ordinance of Legislative Council ... New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 1896 1888 1889 £ 2 500 ', 000 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 1894 '.'. 50,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 1 July, 1861 1891 104 1886 109 1894 115J 1886 112§ A 1894 115 1895 114 114J 1896 111 1897 120 121 1898 118 1897 119 1899 117 1892 117 1891 104 1886 109 1891 104 1886 109 1891 104 1886 109 1891 110 18*86 106 1885 B 1894 1886 C 1879-96 .. 1894 108J 107i 107 106 102 1895 106 105 100 1896 100 1897 105 106£ 107 108 1898 104 105 74,100 19'jooo ! '. 3 150,000 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 5 1 76,000 65,600 '.'. 43,600 2,700 18,700 6,200 1,400 200 2,600 3,300 . 900 500 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 500,000 201,500 4 6 *2 506j 000 154,800 46J700 '.'. 15 June, 1867 236,000 6 2 188 ', 400 ii',600 '.'. 15 Dec, „ 93,900 1,519^400 6 2 4,900 New ZealandjjConsolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue .. .. .. 7,283,100 6,531,400 5 200 33,300 20,100 .. 38J200 '.'. 3,651,700 5 July, 1914 266,300 13,315 2,663 204,404 61,896 '.'. 562^400 1,222 ', 858 271,000 6,400 7,600 4,600 7,500 51.000 8,700 44,656 68,786 2,000 3,800 6,500 17,100 40,800 1,100 9,700 42,500 39,100 200 50,400 50,900 52,000 55,900 1899 104 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 53,600 681000 64,000 13,000 31,600 4J300 Colonial issue ,. .. »'• 77,000 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 5 4 1893 106J 64,000 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 500,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 6 2 I 1891 114 1894 109 1895 107 1896 1886 100 1880-81 1891' 109 1893 1891 111 1894 1896 1897 1891 136 1902 130 1895 125 I 11,800 2,000 1,000 16,800 15 April, 1913 13,000 520 13,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttelton and Ch'ch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 .. 50,000 20,000 300,000 50,000 20,000 300,000 1 July, 1866 Various 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 6 2 2 2 "200 .. 13J500* MOO 6J000 28,500 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Or. 4,390 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 500,000 Various 22,800 51800 800 2 Jan., 1915 3,000 I ijooo 2 July, 1916 12,200 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 500,000 Uuly, 1863 116,700 1891 116J 117^ 1892 113J 1894 105 1895 106 1896 103J 1897-98 100 1898-99 103J 1,000 23,700 6,600 8,100 1,000 2,500 1,600 15,200 912 152 19,5! Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 4,000,000 1901 1907-8 102} 900 1,200 69,700 400 390,900 1 June, 1871 200,000 4 2-4 31500 196,500 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 1 June, 1873 15 April, 1875-78 372i100 25,700 4 4 4* 2-4 800,000 1897-99 108 9^100 .. 800,000 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ 363,000 27,900 2^200 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 ty-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 £4,000,000 .. Included Included 397^800 in No. 5. in No. 12. 390,900 15,776 Carried forward 9,587,513 802,200 529,600 2,115,442 237,200 4,271,200 2,550,869 685,400 30,523 2,815 223,994 461,406