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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— continued.

P. Various. E. Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised by " The New Zealand Loan Aot, 1886." * Included in the sum of £231,000, No. 65. f £92,400 aooepted at par. } The Sinking Fund is payable on £3,178,100 (2 per cent, on £1,816,738, 1J per oent. on £112,342, and 1 per cent, on £1,249,020).

No. Authority. Amount authorised. Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Date of Issue. Amount. Annual Charge. Increases to 31st Mar., 1909. Terms. Tjnana nnnrayiDri intrt rw vo^oowi Loans converted into or redeem Decreases to 31sfc March, 1909. Loans converted into or redeem< id by When due. Public Debt at Amount. ■ 31st March, Annual C 1909. Charge. Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt. Int. S.P. : . From New Loans. From Conversions. Date. 3-per-cent. 3£-per-cent. 4-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Stock. Short-dated Debentures. Loans paid off. Interest. S.F. £ Brought forward Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. j.. 1,000,000 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,090 Included 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 250,000 Included Colonial issue .. .. .. 150,000 £1,000,000 £ . £ 9,587,511 £ 802,200 J Jg Jg £ 529,600 2,115,442 237,200 £ £ 529,600 2,115,442 £ 4,271,200 £ 2,550,869 £ £ 685,400 £ 30,523 £ 2,815 £ 223,994 1 4 461,406 in No. 5. in No. 13. 50,000 ' 75,000 20,000 5,000 1885 100 50,000* 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 5J 4 44 ; •■■• '.. 15 April, 1913 Uuly, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 100,000 150,000 100,000 4,125 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. 2,000,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. - .. £500,000 Included 4J „ .. .. 1,500,000 Included £2,000,000 in No. 13. in No. 12. . 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 ;'." ..° .. 750,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Included Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 in No. 13. 15 May, 1874 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 250',000 43,900 1,500 4 5 4 4 . 5> 1899 1888 1884 1899 1885 1884 108 100 100 108 100 100 1,500 15 May, 1914 10,800 £750,000 j j j 49 \ 500* 20,900* - 5 Oct., 1873 ISOot., , i 15 Oct., „ 15 Oct., „ -* -i /\t\ 1,100 1,100 MOO* 87,900* 15 Oct., 1913 17,400 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 .. 70,000 Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 7 1873 .. See No. 9 j, „ 1874 .. 4,000,000 28 Nov., 1914 54,700 5 1878-83 43,900 82,900 3,863 82,900 11 12 70,000 See No. 7 See No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 6,ooo|ooo 1884 1886 103 101 D 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 U 13 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 8 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. See No. 9 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. .. .. See No. 10 See No. 8 See No. 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,000 500,000 250,000 ) 1884 j 1885 103J 102J 504,400 745,600 \ 500,000 500,000 1,250,000 5 14 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 .. .. .. 1,000,000 1877 .. .. .. 2,500,000 1,000,000 2,500,000 1 Mar., 1878 1 Mar., „ 1,000,000 2,500,000 1,000,000 1890 1886 95 102 2,207,300t 1,292,700 2,207,300t 2,500,000 3,500i000 5 15 Weetland Loan Act, 1873 .. .. .. .. 50,000 50,000 15 April, 1874 50,000 5 1891 107J 50,000 50,000 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 .. .. .. .. 27,000 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 3,000 15,000 o rvnrv 7 7 1896 1885 100 100 15,000 3,000* 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 .. .. .. .. 58,000 58,000 16,500 25,000 16,500 3,000 1 C C/"\A 18I000 16,500 25,000 -1 *? tzr\t\ 5 5 5 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 .. .. .. 5,000,000 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 16,500 y 58,000 5 5,OOO]000 1878-79 1890 1879 1886 95 120 103 ooo r\r\r\ 388,000 4,476,000 136,000 388^000 58,000 19 y Treasury BillsTreasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 .. 400,000 1876 . 172,000 Appropriation Act, 1876 .. .. .. .. 110,000 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. ,. .. 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 about 5 1,832,000 110,000 800,000 200,000 150,000 832,000 1883 100 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 .. .. ,. .. 800,000 1880 .. .. .. .. 200,000 800,000 200,000 8,000 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 1886-89 5 8,000 1891 21 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 .. 1885-86 4 357,487 1894 1886 1888-89 1898-99 1895 1905 1896 104 E 12,000 242,800 12,000 105J 100 A CAA 41500 87 . ■„; O€D,CJ .""' !' 1885-86 4,500 1,000 ijooo 97,100 i j j ' ! i 1894-95 1896 f 5 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 1899 1898 Par 97,100 An nnr\ 47,000 35,000 35^000 1 July, 1909 40,000 2,400 40,000 New Zealand-Colonial Trmpri*""* Ptinnfr T.np,Ti Ar.f. JL8B2-.. 250,000Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 35,000 22 23 1SS2-8& 1887-1901 5 4 Si aso T eoa 405,000 337,800 169,500 759,800 —1888— 1892 100 100 100 100 • • 250,300 1896 1900 405,000 44,000 463,300 509,500 1 Sept., 1914 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 250,300 8,761 50,510 Public Revenues Act, 1886 .. .. .. .. 150,000 5 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 50,000 100,000 24 ioo 100 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) .. .. .. 400,000 1893 A f\J\ AAA 400,000 400 \ 000 36 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 Carried forward .. .... 1892-95 41 27,226 1899-00 ioo 27,226 27,226 21,739,411 9,824,013 645,926 5,270,842 15,466,700 6,225,500 2,795,856 1,158,600 49,672 53,325 223,994 934,606