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Table No. 5 PUBLIC DEBT Maturity and Domicile of Debt outstanding, 31st March, 1946

StnvtMARY op Departmental Investments £ Investments held by accounts within the Public Account .. .. 21,059,265 National Broadcasting Service .. .. .. . 1,950,000 Marketing Department .. .. .. .. .. 14,451,755 Government Life Insurance .. .. .. .. 4,187,075 Native Trustee .. .. .. .. .. .. 242,010 Post Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 143,340,771 Post Office: National savings .. .. .. .. 35,031,000 Public Trustee .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,030,056 Reserve Bank .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,571,965 State Advances Corporation .. .. .. .. .. 3,010,000 State Fire Insurance Office— Accident Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 572,500 Fire Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,035,600 £290,481,997

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Due in Loans maturing in Financial Year ending 31st March.* London (in Australia. New Zealand. Total Debt (Nominal Amount). New Zealand Currency). Public. Departmental. / £ £ £ £ £ Overdue 4,130 4,130 Treasury bills 18,000 54,982,000 55,000,000 Funded, debtf 30, i.25,249 30,125,249 Interest freei 367,446 367,446 1947 3,523,823 164,271 3,688,094 1948 14,177,011 82,300 6,583,630 1,839,250 22,682,191 1949 12,491,760 355,425 12,847,185 1950 9,375,000 18,786,815 9,337,280 37,499,095 1951 1,562,500 779,000 2,341,5001952 2,612,985 10,704,130 13,317,115 1953 11,352,695 9,393,505 1,126,385 12,479,080 1954 9,i.53,224 346,475 18,893,204 1955 2,613,636 6,141,870 357,130 9,112,636 1956 15,000,000 17,604,745 1,723,950 34,328,695 1957 30,128,530 7,530,245 37,658,775 1958 24,031,831 19,570,195 139,118,778 182,720,804 1959 10,171,980 55,678,098 65,850,078 1960 7,250,705 1,306,510 8,557,215 1961 7,889,599 17,651,415 2,162,120 27,703,134 1964 9,174,570 8,613,710 3,749,950 21,538,230 1966 21,547,734 21,547,734 1972 6,250,000 6,250,000 Totals 150,900,354 861,300 182,267,939 290,481,997§ 624,511,590 * In respect of many of the loans the Government has the option to redeem the securities at an earlier date. For particulars, see B.-l [Pt. I]. t Imperial Government i advances funded in terms of section 8, Finance Act, 1922. Payments at present suspended. t Interest-free loans are for various periods, the hulk being for the duration of the war and stipulated . periods thereafter. § Includes holdings by Reserve Bank previously shown under " Public."