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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, 1910, 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, 1910, 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 (c) the Net Debt.

Pyblic Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. c Debt a Increases to 31st Mar., 1910. Decreases to 31st March, 1910. Public Debt at 31st March, 1910. Ho. Authority. au A thor._'e t a. Date of Issue. , . £ Amount. 1871 Amoi £ Charge. From From New Loans. Conversions. Loans converted into or redeemed by r, T Loans Date lerms. _.p er . cent . 31-per-cent. 4-per-cent. : 0h.jj.h_1 paid off. Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed n'b e __!_r__ Stock. Stock. Stock. Debentures. £ £ I £ £ 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 311 1888 .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 25,000 1889 .. .. .. .. ■• 25,000 50.000 50,000 1894 .. .. 50.000 t Annual Charge. Sinking When due. Amount. Funds Net Debt. accrued. Int. S.F. £ £ Interest. S.F. 1 Ordinance of Legislative Counoil 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 .. .. .. 500,000 30. 9! £ . 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 , 0,000 ... noo 15,000 !5,000 £ 311 4 4 4 4 4 4 500,000 93,100 6 2 £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., „ 1 July, 1864 5( 6( 5. O,000 0,000 O,000 i 3 New Zealand Loan Aot, 1860 .. .. .. 150,000 1 July, 1861 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar.. 1866 io Aiar., isoo 15 June, 1867 15 Dec, „ 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Aot, 1867— English issue .. .. .. .. .. 7,283,100 1 Nov., 1865 18 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 15 Dec, „ 48. 501 i 20: > a}. 231 9; 500,000 201,500 236,000 93,900488,000 18,000 K),000 11.500 n.ouu 16,000 )3,9004 6 6 6 1,519,400 6,531,400 5 I 5 1 2 2 2 1891 104 .. 74,100 1886 109 .. .. 19,000 1894 115£ .. 70.000 1886 112_ .. .. 65,600 A 43,600 1894 115 .. 2.700 1895 114 .. 18.700 I 114_ .. 0.200 1890 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 108J .. 271,000 107_ .. 0.400 107 .. 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 l 106_ 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 .. 55,900 1904 .. .. 54.600 1905 .. .. 53.600 1906 .. 68,000 1907 .. .. 4,300 15 July, 1914 .. 266,300 13,315 2,663 215,051 51,249 15 July, 1914 266,300 «• Colonial issue .. .. .. .. .. 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, ,, 6 Publio Debts Act, 1867— Auokland Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 500,000 1 July, 1863 1 Jan., 1873 64,000 .. 5 15 April, „ 13,000 .. 4 77,000 1 July, 1863 .. 31,600 6 !4,000 IO AAA 13,000 5 4 1893 106J .. 64,000 15 April, 1913 .. 13,000 520 .. .. 13,000 6 2 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 j .. j .. .. .- ■• 4,500 1891 136 .. 5,800 1902 i 130 800 1895 125 .. 1,000 .. .. .. Wellington Loan Aot, 1866IJ .. .. .. 50,000 1 July, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Aot, 1864] .. .. 20.000 Lyttelton and Ch'oh Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860.. 300.000 Various 1 July, 1860 .. 13,500 8 6,200 8 Various .. .. 77,700 6 * \\ S 8 0 2 2 2 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. 500.000 Various Various .. .. 22,800 6 2 Jan., 1915 3,008 1 July, 1863 .. 116,700 6 2 July, 1916 12,200 15,200 912 152 20,596 Or. 5,396 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. .. 500,000 1 July, 1863 » 1891 116_! .. 1,000 117_ 23,700 1892 113! .. 6,600 1894 110. .. 8,100 ; 105"; .. 1,000 1895 ' 106 .. 2,500 1890 I 103J 1 .. 1,600 .. 1897-98 100 !KXI .. ~ 1898-99 103. 1,200 69,700 1901 .. j 400 1907-8 .. .. 3,500 1021 .. ' 196,500 I 800,000 1897-99 108 9,100 .. 7 Immigration and Publio Works Loan Aot, 1870 .. 4,000,000 Guaranteed by Imperial Government].. £1,000,000 .. 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 .. 15 April, 1875-78 1 June, 1871 .. 200,000 4 37. 2. 2,100 !5,700 2-4 1 June, 1873 .. .. 4 15 April, 372,100 .. 4 1875-78 25,700 .. 4_ 397,800 in No. 5. in No. 12. 2-4 800,000 isvo-.e iO,IW 2,200 15 April, 1913 363,000 15 April, „ 27,900 390,900 15,776 .. .. 390,900 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Inoluded in No. 5. 4i-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 I Inoluded in No. 12. . £4,000,000 Carried forward 9,587,511 802,200 529,600 i 2,115,442 237,200 4,271,200 2,550,869 685,400 30,523 2,815 235,647 449,763 I. Six years' currenoy to 15th April, 1892; then oonverted into 4-per-cent. I A. Six years' currenoy to 15th January, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. Inscribed Stock at 107. * Inoluded in sum of £231,000, No. 68. B. Sevei years' ourrenoy to 15th April, 1892; then converted into 4-per-eent. Inscribed Stock at 1 '7. '3—B. 18