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RETURN showing the Total Liability of the Colony, as well as of the several Provinces, on account of existing Loans (Consolidated or otherwise), at the close of the current Financial Year; together with the Annual Charge, as nearly as practicable (including all information received to this date from England, but subject to modification when further accounts are received from London, which will, it is believed, slightly diminish the charge on the Colony, by increasing to an equal extent the charges on the various Provinces whose Loans have been Consolidated).

TOTAL LIABILITY OP COLONY, ETC., AS TO LOANS.

HOW AUTHORIZED. ANNUAL CHARGE. Debentubes IN ClECULATION. REMARKS. Goveenment. Act oe Ordinance. Inteeest. Sinking Eund. Total. £ s. d. 316 0 0 500,000 O 0 95,500 0 0 1,656,800 0 0 150,000 0 0 4,191,000 0 0 78,000 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. General Government Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ordinance of Legislative Council " New Zealana Loan Act, 1856 " " New Zealana Loan Act, 1860 " " N*ew Zealana Loan Act, 1863 " " Treasury Bills Act, 1866 " " Consolidatea Loan Act, 1867 " " Treasury Bills Act, 1868 " 20,000 0 0 5,730 0 0 83,726 0 0 9,125 0 0 209,550 0 0 4,745 0 0 10,000 0 0 1,910 0 0 22,454 0 0 30,000 0 0 7,640 0 0 106,180 0 0 9,125 0 0 251,460 0 0 4,745 0 0 Interest ceased July 13,1858. See Appendix A. 41,910 0 0 See Appendix B. Provincial Governments — Auckland Total, Geneeal Goveenment ... 6,671,616 0 0 332,876 0 0 76,274 0 0 409,150 0 0 —= 2,325 0 0 775 0 0 3,100 0 0 " Aucklana Loan Act, 1863 " 38,750 0 0 Total, Auckland 38,750 0 0 2,325 0 0 775 0 0 3,100 0 0 Wellington ... Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Wellington Loan Acts, 1854 ana 1855 " Wellington Loan Act, 1862 " " Wanganui Briage Act, 1866 " "Wellington Loan Act, 1866" (No. 3) " Wellington Loan Act, 1866 " (No. 11) 17,650 0 0 9,600 0 0 16,000 0 0 13,500 0 0 30,000 0 0 I- I 1,412 0 0 768 0 0 1,600 0 0 1,080 0 0 3,000 0 0 384 0 0 270 0 0 1,412 0 0 1,152 0 0 1,600 0 O 1,350 0 0 3,000 0 0 Part of this Loan chargeable to Hawke's Bay. Part of this Loan chargeable to Hawke's Bay. Total, Wellington 86,750 0 0 7,860 0 0 654 0 0 8,514 0 0 Nelson " Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 " 17,400 0 0 1,392 0 0 348 0 0 1,740 0 0 17,400 0 0 1,392 0 0 348 0 0 1,740 0 0 (" Part of these Loans charge- \ able to County of West- (. land. Canteebuey ... Ditto Ditto Total, Nelson ... " Canterbury Loan Orainance, 1856 " " Canterbury Loan Act, 1860 " " Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 " 10,900 0 0 87,900 0 0 23,700 0 0 872 0 0 5,274 0 0 1,422 0 0 436 0 0' 1,758 0 0 237 -0 0 1,308 0 0 7,032 0 0 1,659 0 0 Total, Canteebuey 122,500 0 0 7,568 0 0 2,431 0 0 9,999 0 0