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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.

The Treasury, Wellington, 20th November, 1909. Bobbet J. Collins, Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), j£3l 18s. Secretary to the Treasury. . R. B. Vincent, By Authority; John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o9. Accountant to the Treasury, fiice 6d.]

No. Public Debt at 30tb June, 1878. Annual No. Authority. amtoortaeV Date of Iasue. Amount. Annual Charge. Increases to 31st Mar., 1909. From From New Loans. Conversions. Deere Loans c Date. Terms. 3 . per . eent . 3, Inscribed 1 Stock. £ 1,621,126 9 creases to 31st March. 1909. is converted into or redeemi eases to 31st I converted int Inscribed Stock. 1 £ 1 March. 1909. to or redeemed b 4-per-eent. s . Inscribed 55 Stock. Del £ 15,466,700 6, id by Loans Short-datea P ftid off - Debentures. £ • £ 6,390,500 3,691,756 lort-date abenture £ ,390,50( ed ee. )0 3 Loans paid off. £ 5,691,756 50,000 90.000 Public Debt at 31st March, 1909. iunt. Annual Charge. _. , . Sinking Funds ~~ accrued. Interest. S.P. Net Debt Int. S.F. I When due. Ami 3£-per-cen|t 4-per-eent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Int. S.F. £ £ 28,666,473 1 £ £ £ Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. ,. 21,739,411 48 GOVEENMENT ADVANCES TO SeTTLEKS ACT, 1908— Government Advanoes to Settlers Act, 1894, and . , 4 .. Amendment *ct, 1901 ■ I 3J 4 ■ 6,000,000 1895-1909 .. • -I ai ] 34 Government Advanoes to Settlers Acts, 1906 and 1908 \ 34 £ £ 9,168,542 15,466,700 £ -I £ 14,067,260 £ -i a nan c\ar\ £ £ £ 543,564 53,325 223,994 £ 13,843,266 1 14,067,260 48 50,000 90,000 30,000 80,000 410,000 50,000 90,000 » 4 34 4 n 34 1906-7 Par . '. 30,000 80,000 30,00() 30,000 80,000 yu,uuu 23 Oct., 1912 5 June, 1915 300,000 80,000 380,000 30^000 659,100 989,700 1 Deo., 1911 29 Deo., „ 23 Oot., 1912 15 Jan., „ 13 Nov., 1913 1 Jan. ,1914 15 Jan., 1 June, 1915 1 June, „ 1 Mar., 1916 1 July, 1922 275,000 117,300 450,000 85,000 100,000 12,900 17,500 105,000 237,000 100,000 45,000 ;104,loo 205,000 25,000 33,500 15,000 150,000 380,000 1,648,800 328,500 380,000 13,300 4 34 4 I - I I \ •< Government Advanoes to Workers Act, 1906, and 200,000 1907-1909 .. .. 34 Government Advanoes to Settlers Act, 1908, Part per annum 4 III from 1906, 500,000 from 1908 34 4 280,000 1 48,500 [ ( 1 Jan., 1912 1 June, 1915 1 June, 1915 1 July, 1922 62,657 1,648,800 49 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1898 .. .. .. 1900-1901 .. .. 34 50 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908 .. .. .. 250,000 1902-1909 .. .. 4 per annum 3§ J 2,000 50,000 1 1,456,000 \ - 1 2,000 ( ll,74i 328,500 49 50 34 4 3J 1 Mar., 1911 1 June, „ 1 Mar., 1915 1 Jan., 1916 416,000 50,000 250,000 790,000 1,506,000 1,506,000 100,000 51 State Coal-mines Aot, 1901 (Coal-mines Act, 1908) .. 150,000 1902-1906 .. .. 34 52 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4-per-cents)— New Loans— (INov., 1882 .. .. 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 .. .. .. 3,000,000 jlNov., „ .. .. 4 [l Nov., 1884 .. .. 4 1884., .. ..1,500,000 1 May, 1885 .. .. 4 1886.. .. .. 1,325,000 1 Nov., 1886 .. .. 4 1888.. .. .. 1,000,000 1 May, 1888 .. .. 4 North Island Main Trunk Eailway, 1882 .. 1,000,000 1 May, „ .. .. 4 Conversions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 53 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (34-per- cents)— To redeem balances of loans of 1876,1877, and 1879.. .. 1 Jan., 1890 .. .. 3J To redeem various loans, including cost of expenses.. .. 1891-1909 .. .. 3^ 54 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act 1877 (3-per-cents)— To make advances to settlers .. .. ..3,000,000 1895-1903 .. .. 3 Aid to publio works and land settlement .. .. .. 1898-1903 .. .. 3 For conversions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1896-1907 .. .. 3 55 Paeroa-Waihi Eailway Act, 1903 .. .. .. 80,214 31 Mar., 1904 .. .. 3 30 Sept., „ .. .. 3 51 52 34 4 4 4 4 i 4 4 4 140,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 21,325,302 40,000 1 April, 1912 1 Nov., 1929 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., 1 Nov., 1 Nov., 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 21,325,302 a 100,000 29,150,302 1,506,000 100,000 52,91 3,51 29,150,302 29,150,302 L,166,012 ! 34 34 2,768,000 25,160 8,027,242 1906 1906-7 103 . '. 1909 102 '.. 1905-6 103 150,00(i 25,00(i 205^00(1 i 92,50C 1 Jan.', 1940 1 10,820,402 378,714 : 10,820,402 i 10,820,402 3 3 3 3 3 2,990,000 2,535,000 4,134,980 26,738 53,476 1 April, 1945 9,659,980 9,659,980 289,799 9,659,980 30 Sept., 1912 31 Mar., , 26,738 53,476 80,214 80,214 2,406 80,214 56 57 56 Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act, 1902 .. 150,000 1 Jan., 1904 .. .. 3J 57 Hutt Eailway and Eoad Improvement Acts, 1903, 1905, 300,000 1904-1909 .. .. 34 and 1907 4 3J 34 4 150,000 180,000 64,300 1 May, 1911 1 May, 1915 1 May, „ 1 Jan., 1922 100,000 80,000 22,000 17,300 500,000 §295,000 219,300 795,000 4 34 219,300 58 Wellington and Manawatu Eailway Purchase Act, 1908.. 1,000,000 1908-1909 .. .. 4 34 500,000 500,000 1,500 500 30,000 1 Mar., 1916 219,300 7,872 o* 795,000 30,325 795,000 59 State Fire Insurance Aot, 1908 .. .. .. 100,000 1904-1906 .. .. 34 59 ? :: 34 1 May, 1911 1 May, . 2,000 art nnn 2,000 30,000 72 1,050 2,000 30,000 60 60 Scenery Preservation Aot, 1908 .. .. .. 100,000 1904-1907 .. .. 3J 30,000 61 Eailways Improvements Authorisation Acts, 1904 and 1907 400,000 1904-1909 .. .. 4 34 61 co Maori Land Settlement Aots, 1905 and 1907 .. .. 250,000 1905-1908 .. .. 4 34 .. 4 34 325,100 70,000 30 June, 1910 30 June, 1914 30 June, 1915 30 June, „ 1 Aug., . 1 Jan., 1922 17,500 75,000 70,000 70,000 2,000 68,100 302,600 4 34 200,000 50,000 1 Jan., 1921 1 Jan., 1911 200,000 50,000 302,600 250,000 CO AHC 302,600 250,000 53,476 800,000 11,754 9,750 1,604 28,000 250,000 53,476 800,000 00 Waikaka Branch Eailway Aot, 1905 .. .. .. 53,476 1907-1908 .. .. 3 64 Reserve Fund Securities Act, 1907 .. .. .. 800,000 1907-1908 .. .. 34 65 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 — English issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. 15 April, 1885 .. .. 5 15 Jan., 1886 .. .. 5 15 April, „ ... .. 5 Colonial issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., 1888 .. .. 5 „ .. .. .. .. Various .. .. .. 44 10 Oct., 1891 .. .. 44 1 Mar., 1892 .. .. 44 1 Mar., 1896 .. .. 34 31 Dec, 1900 .. .. 34 New Loans .. .. .. .. I Various .. .. .. 44 i 28 May, 1892 .. .. 44 28 May, 1893 .. .. 4$ 28 May, 1894 .. .. 4 22 June, 1895 .. .. 4 22 June, „ .. .. 34 11 June, 1896 .. .. 34 17 July, 1897 .. .. 34 1 Sept., 1898 .. .. 3| 7 June, 1899 .. .. 34 27 June, 1900 .. .. 34 26 June, 1901 .. .. 34 5 July, 1902 .. .. 34 30 June, 1903 .. .. 3§ 21 Feb., 1905 ... .. 34 .... .. .. 13 July, „ .. .. 34 .. „ 1906 .. .. 34 Conversions .. .. .. .. 4 Jan., 1904 .. .. 3 4 Jan., „ .. .. 34 .. 3 34 53,476 800,000 -. 1892 107 110 107 1895 100 1897 100 318,816 44,216 1898 10Q 2,058,824 1907 1905 [-1908 J 109,308 332,600 3,651,700 43,600 562,400 61,742 124 ]000 1 May, 1915 1 Aug., 1912 53,476 onn c\f\f\ 800,000 5 5 5 5 44 4J 4J 34 34 44 44 44 4 4 34 34 •■ 34 a! :: 34 34 34 34 .. 34 •• 34 34 .. 3 3J 3,651,700 43,600 562,400 250,000 231,000 50,000 449,000 478,300 509,500 166,706 280,300 284,500 117,800 135,400 10,000 70,300 69,600 54,300 50,400 52,800 57,000 57,500 60,600 63,200 65,000 66,000 61,742 124^000 1 Feb!, 1912 31 Deo. 1914 194,200 385,500 65,000 100,000 1 Jan., 1916 165,000 744,700 70,938,534 26,061 744,700 223,994 70,714,540 LeesAccrued Sinking Fund in respect of the Loans to .. .. .. .. .... Local Bodies Aot Sinking Fund, Government Advanoes to Settlers .. .. .. .. .... Offioe Account Sinking Fund, War and Defence Loans Sinking Fund, Land for Settlement Loans .. Investments in securities included above on aocount .. • New Zealand Consols Investment Aocount Investments in securities held under the Eeserve .. Fund Securities Act, 1907 Bank of New Zealand Preference Shares held by the Government Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,739,411 .. * Treasury Bills amounting to £250,000 are not included. t [Represents the accrued Sinking Fu I Temporary A t673,407 289,735 123,538 168,550 377,765 800,000 500,000 2,932,995 50,993,429 42,646,024 4,059,498 •70,938,534 4,042,982 10,222,950 19,724,400 6,390,500 2,641,144 53,325 3,156,989 67,781,545 md in respect of the total dvances. § Pend 1 amount issued under Local Bodies' Loans Acts, of which £1,421,1 ling conversion into 34 per-cent. Stock. S00 has been i converted into. Consolidate id Stock debentures.