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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, 1911, 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, 1911, 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.

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! Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1011. Decreases to 31st March, 1911. Public Debt at 31st March, 1911. No. Authority. 1 Ordinance of Legislative Council 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 Annual Amount. Int. S.B'. £ £ , £ 311 500,000 .. 300.000 .. 4 25,000 .. 4 25,000 .. 4 1 July, 1859 50,000 .. 4 1 Oct., „ .. 4 1 July, 1864 50,000 .. 4 500,000 150,000 1 July, 1861 .. 93,100 6 2 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 .. 5 1 From From New Loans. Conversions. Loans converted into or redeemed by Loans paid off. When Sue. Annual Charge. Amount. Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt. Date 1896 1888 T, ' nns 3-per-cent. 3J-per-cent. 4-per-cent. : sh rt rt . , Inscribed I Inscribed ?SS±tS*~ Stock. Stock. Stock. uebentuies. £ I £ £ £ Loans paid off. £ 311 300,000 on nAA £ Interest. k.k. £ £ e £ £ £ 1889 ZO,UUU 25,000 £ 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50.000 50,000 1894 '.'. '.'. 50,000 50,000 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 — English issuo 1 Nov., 1865 500,000 .. 4 15 Mar., 1866 j 201,500 .. 6 2 15 Juno, 1867 ' 236,000 .. 6 2 15 Dec, ,, 93,900 .. 6 2 I- 1,519,400 7,283,100 .. •• 6,531,400 5 1891 1886 1894 1886 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1897 1899 1892 1891 1886 1891 1886 1K91 1886 1891 1886 j 1885 I 1894 I 1886 j 1879-96 18114 ■■ » IN'.ir, 1896 1897 i J' 1898 ,, 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 lOOt 1005 l!'0". iro7 1 893 104 .. 74,100 109 .. .. 19,000 115£ .. 76,000 ! 112* .. .. 65,600 A •• •• •• 43,600 115 .. 2,700 114 .. 18,700 114$ .. 6,200 111 .. 1,400 120 200 121 2,600 ; 118 3,300 119 900 117 500 117 .. 500,000 " 104 .. 154,800 10!) .. .. 46,700 104 I .. 188,400 109 .. .. 47,600 104 .. 4,900 109 .. .. 20,100 110 .. 68,900 200 106 ! .. .. 38,200 B •■ •• ■■ 3,651,700 33,300 C •• •• ■• 562,400 i6.SJ .. 271,000 107| •• MOO 107 \ .. 7.600 10:; .. 4.i;00 102 .. 7,500 108 .. 51,000 105 .. 8.700 100 .. 44,<>.~>C 100 .. 68,786 j 105 2,000 108J 3,800 107 6,500 108 17,100 40,800 10t 1,100 105 9,700 ! 42,')00 39,100 10t 200 50,400 50,900 52,000 55,900 54,600 r,:ui00 I 68,000 4,300; 10:>J • • 64,000 1,222,858 15 July, 1914 266,300 13,316 2,663 226,802 39,498 » i Colonial issue 6 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 64,000 .. 5 ] 15 April, „ 13,000 .. 4 : 77,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 .. 31.600 6 2 5 4 5 April, 1913 13,000 520 13.000 I i .. .. 6 2 15 April, 1913 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttolton and Ch'ch Railway Loan Ordinance, I860. . j 50,000 1 July, 1866 .. 13,500 8 2 20.000 .'. .. 6,200 8 2 300 000 Various .. .. 77.700 6 2 8 8 6 j 2 2 o 1891 1894 I 1895 L896 1880 1880-81 1891 1893 1891 1894 1896 1897 1891 1902 1895 114 ; .. 11.800 109 .. 2,000 107 .. 1,000 j 16,800 100 .. .. .. 13,500* .. 109 J .. 200 111 .. ii.000 .. .. 136 i .. 5,800 ! 130 800 1-25 .. 1,000 6,200 28,500 16,200 18,600 4,700 4.500 *- *- Canterbury Loan Ordinanoo, 1862 500 000 j Various .. .. 22,800 j 6 1 2 Jan., 1915 3,000 6 1 2 July, 1916 12,200 15,200 912 152 21,040 Or. (i.440 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 1 July, 1863 .. 116,700 6 1 . • 6 1 1891 1892 1894 1895 1896 1897-98 1898-99 1901 I 1C! .. 1.000 117£ ! .. 23.700 !!:!.', .. 6,000 110| .. 8,100 105 .. 1,000 106 i .. 2,500 l(i:i! .. 1,000 I 1(10 900 103J 1,200 .. " U9.700 J00 520,500 1,915,442! 237,200 4,271.200 1,750,869 _ Carried forward .. .. .. I i ... 8,989,711 .. ..I 8,989,711 520,500 1,915.142 .. l_ .. 294,500 14,747 2,815 248,442 46,058 . Six years' currenoy to 15th April. 1«92: thnn oonvorted into 4-per-cont. A. Six years' currency to loth January, 1892; tlicm converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. Inscribed Stock at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 7:i. B. Sevei years , currency to 15th April, 1802: then oonvorted into 4-por-cont. Inscribed Stork at 107.