B.—o.

Table No. 19. PUBLIC DEBT. Maturity and Domicile of Debt outstanding, 31st March, 1937.

Table No. 20. EXTERNAL TRADE. Statement showing the Recorded, Sterling, and New Zealand Currency Values of Imports and Exports of the Dominion in each Financial Year ended 31st March, from 1931 to 1937 (excluding Specie).

iīi —B. 6.

xvii

Date of Maturity. Due in I New Zealand. :^ otal F r ° m 01 .T? , London. j Australia. : 1st April, 31st March, , , , _ , , , 1 j j Public. Departmental. £ £ £ £ £ Overdue .. .. •• •• 39,465 .. 39,465 Treasury bills .. • • • • 2,325,000 .. 2,325,000 1925+ 1946 .. 2,090,909* .. •• •• 2,090,909 1937 1938 .. .. 92,600 751,300 .. 843,900 1938 .. 1939 .. 4,000 3,000 265,030 .. 272,030 19381 1942 .. .. .. 2,813,380 808,190 3,621,570 1939 1940 .. 17,173,191 .. 6,241 8,900 17,188,332 1939+ 1942 .. .. .. 4,114,505 . .. 4,114,505 1939+ 1943 .. 13,678,215 .. 13,678,215 1940 " 1941 !! .. .. 500,015 .. 500,015 1941 " 1942 . .. 17,300 37,100 .. 54,400 1942+ !! 1946 .. .. •• 9,211,470 631,155 9,842,625 1942+ 1963 .. 10,505,989 .. 378,639 .. 10,884,628 1943 " 1944 .. 7,339,656 .. .. •• 7,339,656 1944 1945 .. 7,780,408 .. .. •• 7,780,408 1945 1946 .. 22,543,590 .. 2,500 .. 22,546,090 1946 " 1947 .. .. 540,047 1,117,743 1,657,790 1946+ " 1950 .. .. .. 8,324,310 642,885 8,967,195 1947 " 1948 .. 11,221,609 .. .. 11,221,609 1947+ .. 1958 .. 19,225,465 .. .. • • 19,225,465 1948 1949 .. •• •• 10,500 10,500 1948+ " 1954 .. 5,000,000 .. .. •• 5,000,000 1949 " 1950 .. 7,500,000 .. .. •• 7,500,000 1949+ " 1953 .. •• •• 12,491,090 .. 12,491,090 1950 '' 1951 .. 1,250,000 779,000 250,950 .. 2,279,950 1959 1953 .. .. .. 260,000 260,000 1959 " 1956 12,000,000+ .. 7,978,310J 2,124,265$ 22,102,575 1Q59+ " 1957 . 6,708,155 1,158,160 7,866,315 1955 " 1956 .. .. 3,956 462,200 466,156 1955+ 1961 .. '3,989,100 .. .. ■■ 3,989,100 19 56 1 " 1957 .. 12,900 .. 4,460 4,009,480 4,026,840 1956+ 1972 .. '5,000,000 .. .. 5,000,000 1057' " 1958 .. 7,800 19,461,050 19,468,850 1958 " 1959 •• 18,261,933 18,261,933 1959 " 1960 " .. .. •• 10,652,885 10,652,885 s " 1946 577,446§ .. .. .. 577,446 § 1958 .. 23,522,753§ .. .. 23,522,753 Tota l s .. .. 156,737,016 891,900 70,431,938 59,609, 287,670,200 * Advances by Imperial Government for State Advances purposes. + Government has option to redeem at par on or after the earlier date on giving notice in the London Gazette. % Government has option to redeem on or after the earlier date on giving three months' notice in the New Zealand Gazette. § Imperial Government advances funded in terms of section 8, Finance Act, 1922. Payments at present suspended. «'[The basis of classification between "Public" and "Departmental" debt domiciled m New Zealand has, been altered this year. For purposes of comparison the Departmental debt on this new basis as at 31st March, lydo, was £53,995,367.

Exports. Imports. | Excess of Exports. Year ended 31st March, „ , . New Zealand Full On New ,, q wl - New Zealand Sterling Currency Sterling Zealand CurCurrency. , Equivalent. Equivalent. Equivalent. 1 rency Basis. £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) !931 39,527 37,198 39,833 37,656 —306* —458* 1932 .. 33,943 30,857 24,761 22,510 9,182 8,347 1933 .. .. 37,510 32,677 25,059 22,049 12,451 10,628 1934 v . 46,043 36,834 26,136 20,908 19,907 15,926 1935 " .. 44,918 35,985 32,568 26,082 12,350 9,903 3.936 49,676 39,900 I 37,440 30,072 12,236 9,828 !937 " .. .. 60,234 48,381 j 47,621 38,250 12,613 10,131 i _ ; * Excess of imports.