B.—No. 9.

RETURN SHOWING HOW THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND UPON MONEYS RAISED UNDER "THE THREE MILLION LOAN ACT," WERE BORNE BY THE SEVERAL PROVINCES OF THE COLONY DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1866.

Inteeest and Sinking Fund paid or payable by the Colony for the Year ended 30th June, 1866. £ £ ». d. Interest on ... 1,000,000 for 1 year at 5 per cent 50,000 0 0 500,000 for 8 months at 4 per cent. 13,333 6 8 500,000 for 3i months at 6 per cent 5,750 0 0 Sinking Fund ... 1,000,000 for 1 year at 1 per cent 10,000 0 0 500,000 for 8 months at 1 per cent. 3,333 6 8 500,000 for 3-Smonths at 2 per cent 2,916 13 4 88,333 « S Of which there is chargeable under " The Loan Allocation Act:" £ s. d. £ a. d. To the Province of Auckland, 1 year at 8 per cent. ... 186,707 16 8 ... 14,936 12 8 Taranaki, 1 year at 8 per cent. ... 39,979 9 3 ... 3,198 7 2 Hawke's Bay, 1 year at 8 per cent. ... 2,727 16 11 ... 218 4 4 Wellington, 1 year at 8 per cent. ... 14,841 810 ... 1,187 6 4 Eesidue to be divided among all the Provinces in terms of " The Surplus Eevenue Act, 1858" when accounts are made up ... 68,792 16 2 88,333 6 8 N.B.—ln addition to the above there is also a sum of (about) £65,000 for interest on Debentures, which will also be divided among all the Provinces in terms of " The Surplus Eevenue Act." # J. WOODWAED, Assistant Treasurer. Treasury, 19th July, 1866.