B.—No. 6.

STATEMENT showing the AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED and RAISED under the Loan Acts of the Colony to 30th JUNE, 1866; when payable, the rates of Interest and Sinking Fund, and the amount of the latter accrued; together with the price at which Debentures were sold, the net amount of Purchase Money, and the Annual Charge.

SUMMARY of the TOTAL AMOUNTS authorized to bo raised under the Loan Acts of the Colony, the Debentures issued and redeemed, the Amount of Debentures in circulation on 30th June, 1866, the net Purchase Money, and the Annual Charge on the Colony.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

1-1 Total raised. Rate of Sinking Fund. Amount of Sinking Fund accrued. Annual charge for Interest and Sinking Fund. £ EH " £ 500,000 When Payable. Rate of Interest. Rate at which Debentures were Sold. Net Amount of Purchase Money. Loan of 1856 Date. Jan. 1, 1858 Oct. 1, 1858 Jan. 1, 1859 July 1, 1859 Oct. 1, 1859 June 9, 1864 May 20 to Oct. 17, 1861 July 15, 1864 Nov. 1, 1865 March 15,1866 June 15, 1866 Amount. £ s. d. 300,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 50,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 Jan. 1, 1888 Oct. 1, 1888 Jan. 1, 1889 Jan. 1, 1889 Oct. 1, 1889 Juno 9, 1894 May to Oct., 1891 July 15, 1914 Not. 1, 1015 March 15, 1891 Juno 15, 1891 Dec. 31, 1866, £6,500; Dec. 31, 1867, £729,306 11s. 1 >4 per cent. 6 per cent. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 per cent. 81,816 . 2 7 500,000 0 0 *30,000 Loan of 1860 par 150,000 2 per cent. 17,097 19 1 average £1 15s. 8d. pre. 151,730 5 0 12,000 Loan or 1863 3,000,000 1,000,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 481.800 0 0 100,000 0 0 905,365 11 4 5 per cent. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent, 8 per cent. 1 per cent. 1 per cent. 2 per cent. 2 percent, nil j 17,500 Oof £19 12s. discount par £9 7s. 6d. discount par £5,000 @ Is. per cent. pre. 3,300 10s. „ „ 500 £1 „ „ 100,000 £1 Is. lOd. „ 150,000 15s. 2d. „ 150,000 17s. 9d. „ „ 496,565 11s. 4d. @ par par 804,332 0 0 500,000 0 0 436,631 0 0 100,000 0 0 60,000 25,000 38,544 8,000 Debentures Act, 1864 Authorizes the raising of £1,000,000, in anticipation of sums to bo raised under Loan of 1863 ... nil Y 937,373 9 7 Debentures Act Amendment Act, 1865 Authorizes the issue of Debentures to replace those issued and redeemed under " The Debentures Act, 1861." 28,131 4 11 Dec. 31, 1866, £5,000; Dec. 31, 1867, £500; Dec. 31, 1868, £22,631 4s. lid. 8 per cent. nil nil 61,115 Totals ... 3,665,296 16 3 3,650,000] I ... 116,414 1 8 3,430,066 14 7 234,659 * Of this sum of £30,000, £20,640 u a charge on the several Provinces.

Total Amount authorized. Total Amount of Debentures issued. Amount Redeemed. In Circulation on 30th June, 18GG. Amount of Purchase Money. Annual Charge on Colony. Accumulated Sinking Fund. ,oan of 183(5 ,oan of 18G0 ,oan of 18G3, and Debentures Act 18G4-5 £500,000 0 0 •150,000 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 £500,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 3,015,290 16 3 109,559 0 4 £500,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 2,845,737 15 11 £500,000 0 0 151,730 5 0 2,778,330 9 7 £30,000 12,000 192,059 £81,816 2 7 17,097 19 1 17,500 0 0 116,114 1 8 Totals ... 3,050,000 0 0 3,666,296 16 3 109,559 0 4 3,495,737 13 11 3,430,066 14 7 234,059 Treasury, Wellington, 13th July, 1S66. a t. Iatkix, Accountant t to Treasury.