PUBLIC DEBT
FIGURES FOR BRITAIN
INTEREST ON WAR LOANS
DOMINION’S REPAYMENT.
[By Cable —Press Assn. — Copyright.)
(Received 30. 9.10 a.m.) London, Aug. 29.
A Blue Book states that Britain s public debt at March 31 was £7,622,945,000. of which £1,101,453,000 was external, including £925,687,000 owing to America. Australia heads the list of repayments of unfunded debt for the year 1926-27. with £1,257,000 in respect of war advances. New Zealand being next with £346,000. Under the heading of interest to. on war loans. Australia has paid “1.286.000 and New Zealand £1,395, 000. At present these countries have £85,572,000 and £27,997,000 loans respectively outstanding. There is £325:800,000 outstanding on funded Allied war debts, including £270,000 from Italy, also £1,570,883,000 unfunded. including 1842,969.000 from Russia. and £676,160,000 from France. The total funded and unfunded Allied war reconstruction and other... debts outstanding to Britain is £1,933,924,000,— (A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 30 August 1927, Page 5
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