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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— continued.

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Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar.. 1011. Loan Decreases to 31st March. 1911. Public Debt at 31st March, 1911. Amount No, Authority. authorized. No, Date of U-iiie. Annual Charge. Int. S.F. From From New Loans. Conyersions. Date. Terms 3. per _ e mt . Inscribed Stork. is converted into or redeemed by SJ-per-eent. 4-per-cent. H t. nrt Inscribed Inscribed n'hentnrm Stock. Stock. Debentures. Loans paid off. Transferred to the Stateguaranteed Advances Office. When due. Auioont. Annual Charge. ... , . Sinking Funds Net Debt accrued. Interest. 8.F. • Amount. I £ £ £ 21,739,411 £ 17,932,999 500,000 £ 836,126 1896 100 1902 100 250,000 1899 100 135,000 1898 J 100 200,000 £ £ 6,319,612 115,466,700 500,00(1 £ 6,225,500 £ 3,685,075 : £ 4,993,601 £ £ .. 2,145,766 £ £ £ 85,570 2,815 248,442 £ 1,897,324 32 33 34 Brought forward 32 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895 . . 500,000 33 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1890 .. 1,000,000 34 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Amendment 250,000 Act, 1897 35 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act Amend- 500,000 ment Act, 1898 36 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899 .. 1,000,000 1895 1890-98 ) 1899 34 81 1,335,000* 1896 (1902 •U899 (1898 165,000 85,000 .. 115 Aug., 1921 .. 500,000 17.500 500,000 35 8 965,000* 1899 1902 1905 1901 1907 1906 1907 1907 1908 * 1 36 1899-1901 1899 .. 100,000 1902 I .. 65,00c i iin.". 100,000 37 37 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900 .. 1,000,000 For expenses 1900-01 1904-10 4 4 4 Si 3* 743,500 5,500 7,600 200,000 56,500 1905 1901 103 35,0OC 1907 103 700,000 77,000 ! 21,500 175,000 30,000 1,500 20,000 ' 1 April, 1912 200,000 1 May, 1916 56,500, 1 May, 1912 3,000; 1 Feb.. 1915 500 1 May, 1916 41,600 1 May, 1923 51,500 *i 1909 1906 I .. 1907 103 1907 101 1908 1909 102 300,000 ,. 353,100 • 38 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1901 .. 1,250,000 4 84 3| 172,700* 32,600 45,000 1909 i 353,100 1 Dec, 1911 73,400; 29 Dec, , 72,700: 1 Dec, 1912 l,000i Uan., 1916 300. 1 J*n., . 32,600 1 April, 1912 45,000: 13,341 o net a 13,341 1901-02 25,000 300 1909 102 225,000 • 225,000 225,000 8,724 8,724 39 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1902 .. 1,750,000 40 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1903 .. 1,000,000 1902-03 1903-0i 4 Si I n 625,000* 125,000 938,700 61,525 1906-7 1905-7 1909 1910 103 .. 79,100 157,500 310 225 1 Dec, 1912 542,900 1 Dec, „ 125,000 1 Jan., 1922 3,000 670,900 29 Dec, 1911 25,000 1 Jan., 1912 5,000 1 Jan., 1914 1,000 30 June, „ 25.000 1 1 Jan., 1915 1,000 1 Jan., 1916 198,405 1 Feb., „ 200,000 1 Jan., 1922 j 12,900 Uan., 1923 j 12,500 1 Feb., 1924 f299,800 1 Jan., 1916 ! 61,525 670,900 26,211 26,211 670,900 842,190 1 842,190 33,379 4 1 Ai>l to Publics Works and Land Settlement Act, 1904 .. 750,000 1904-05 750,000 1,000,000 1906-7 i 1907-8 j 1908-9 i 1910-11 1906-7 1907-8 103 101 103 101 101 100 103 103 157,600 ! 4,200 loo ; 18,600 J 2,800 500 54,000 j 7,000 ! 1 Jan., 1912 .. 566,200 22,648 566,200 42 Aid to Public Works and Liind Settlement Act, 1905 .. 1,000,000 43 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1906 .. 1,000,000 1905-00 1906-07 i 4 4 500,000 500,000 I I 1 July, 1916 500,(i0ii 1 Jan., 1921 439,000 939,000 1 Jan., 1912 99,900 1 Dec, „ 40,000 1 Jan., 1917 5,000 1 Jan., 1922 855,200 1,000,000 37,560 .37,500 939,000 1907-09 i 800,000 200,000 ] J 1,000,000 44 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1907 .. 1,000,000 4 H 1 Jan., 1915 16,100 1 Jan., 1922 378,900 1 Jan., 1923 • 605,000 ! 1,000,000' 39,000 1,000,000 45 '. Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1908 .. 1,250^000 4 3i 8J 100,000 100,000 1,050,000 •• 1 April, 1912 100,000 13 Nov., 1913 100,000 1 April, 1916 50,000 250,000 31 Dec, 1914 j .. 208,950 31 Dec, 191 I .. 823.750 1 April, 1915 .. 247,900| 1 July, 1916 .. 200,000! 9,600 7J313, '.'. '.'. 28,831 50,000 8,677 7,000 1908-10 1908-9 1909-10 1909-10 102 102 103 420,000 60,000 520,000 250,000 : 3J 3* 3J 600,000* 1,568,350 1,1-20,250 1,250,000 200,000 . 46 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1909 .. 1,000,000 47 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot, 1910 .. 1,750,000 48 Naval Defence Act, 1909 .. .. •■ •■ 1,250,000 49 ! Finance Act, 1909 .. •■ •• •■ ..1,250,000 50 Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 200,000 1909-10 1910 1910 1909-10 1908-09 4 1910-11 1910-11 1910-11 1910-11 102 102 102 102 600.000 i 1,359,400 296,500 1,002,100 208,950 823,750 247,900 200,000 51 Dairy Industry Act, 1898 1900-01 »i 1,781 •• 1 Aug., 1915 438 1 Jan., 1916 1,343 1 1,781 62 1,781 21,739,411 :«,487,005 Carried forward 1,t>21.^26 13,009,042 15,466,700 6,390,500 8,770,910 4,993,601 9,974, f,:S7 382,816 52,810 24><,442 9,7-2(1,095 • VIV" L •**»» ■.Wβ. ww .*« — - - - — I * Balance raised ai Stock under Consi >lid.aed StocK Act, 1877. f Loan may be iaid off at any time on s: ix months' notice being given. x>