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NEW ZEALAND LOANS.— Statement showing the Total Amount of Old Debentures (General and Provincial) received by the Crown Agents for the Colonies for Conversion, the Rates at which the Conversion has been carried out, and the Total Amount of New Stock issued in exchange; comprising three separate operations terminating on the 31st December, 1868, under "The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867." To which is added a Statement of New Debentures Sold and to be Sold under "The Public Debts Act, 1867."

P. G-. Julyan.

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Amount of Old Debentures received from the Public. New 5 per Cent. Stock issued in Exchange for the Old Debentures withdrawn and New Loans of £1,114,000 and £90,000. New 5 Series, Acts or Ordinances under which the Old Debentures _._. I _ . I „,. , _ x „„frw First Second Third Eato V er Cent. or when Due. were Issued. Conversion, ! Conversion, Conversion, of Total °* Conclosed 15 closed 29 closed 31 Interest Converted, version. Acts or Ordinances under which the Old Debentures were Issued. First Conversion, closed 15 June, 1868. Second Conversion, closed 29 Aug., 1868. £ Third Conversion, closed 31 Dec, 1868. £ 200 19,100 15,900 11,800 6,500 Eate of Interest per Cent. £ 6 5 6 6 6 per Cent. of Conversion. Proportion of Accrued Sinking Fund applicable to Old Debentures Converted. Total Converted. June, 1868. Aug., 1868. Dec, 1868. per Cent. £ s. 113 10 99 10 113 10 113 10 113 10 £ £ £ £ P -P General Government j July 1, 1891 ... Loan Act, 1860 ... ... ... ... 54,300 ... 200 6 54,500 113 10 Ditto ••• July 15, 1914 ... Loan Act, 1863 ... ... ... ... 410,600 2,100 19,100 5 43l'800 99 10 Ditto ... | March 15, 1891 Ditto ... ... ... ... 247,900 9,800 15,900 6 273,600 113 10 Ditto ...; June 15, 1891 ... Ditto ... ... ... ... 222,800 4,100 11,800 6 238,700 113 10 Dltt0 ... j Dec. 15, 1891 ... Ditto ... ... ... ... 390,600 2,000 6,500 6 399,100 113 10 £ 54,300 410,600 247,900 222,800 390,600 2,100 9,800 4,100 2,000 £ 54,500 431,800 273,600 238,700 399,100 £ s. 61,857 10 429,641 0 310,536 0 270,924 10 452,978 10 |502,762 10 £ ». £ 9,257 . 17,545 « [ 22,987 1 To June 30, 1868. Jan. 15, 1869. Ju Ja D< 1,525,937 10 Dec. 15, 1868. Auckland ... j June 1, 1896 ... Loan Act, 1863 ... ... ... ... 457,500) ... 3,750 6 461,250 109 0 457,500 ... 3,750 6 461,250 109 0J June 30, 1868. Taranaki ... ; April 1, 1873 ... Ordinance, 1863 ... ... ... ... ... 2,900 250 7 3,150 106 10 2,900 250 7 3,150 106 10 502,762 10 33,941 ; Ju Wellington ... July 1, 1869 ... Loan Ordinance, 1854-5, Nos. 6 and 9, Sess. 1 and 2 ... 32,350 ... 8 32,350 101 0 Ditto ... July 1, 1877 ... Ordinance, 1862, Sess. 9, No. 11 ... ... ... 15,400 ' ... 8 15,400 118 0 Ditto ... j July 1, 1886 ... Ordinance, 1866, No. 3, Sess. 14 ... ... ... | 36,500 ... 8 36,500 128 10 32,350 15,400 I 36,500 8 8 8 32,350 15,400 36,500 101 0 118 0 128 10 3,354 15 32,673 10 18,172 0 46,902 10 3,354 15 4,384 I June 30,1868. 97,748 0 ... Nels . on ••■ July 1, 1869 ... ! Ordinance, 1858 ... ... ... ... ... 12,300 ... 8 12,300 101 0 Ditto ■■• Jan. 1, 1881 ... Ordinance, 1864 ... ... .... ... ... 2,600 ... 8 124 0 12,300 2,600 8 8 12,300 2,600 101 0 124 0; 12,423 0 3,224 0 '729 J J Canterbury ... | March 3, 1873 ... Ordinance, 1856, Sess. 7, No. 3 ... ... ... 19,100 ... 8 19,100 110 10 Ditto Eailway ... ; 30 years from date Christchurch Eailway Loan Act, 1860 .., ... 156,400 ... 5,700 6 109 0 Ditto ... j 50 years from date Ordinance, 1862 ... ... ... ... 163,800 8,000 37,900 6 109 0 21,105 10 176,689 0 228,573 0 15,647 0 9,378 12,188 156,400 163,800 19,100 5,700 37,900 8 6 6 19,100 162,100 209,700 110 10 109 0 109 0' 8,000 426,367 10 Otago ... Dec. 31, 1868 ... Loan Ordinance, 1856 ... ... ... ... 7,100 ... 10 7,100 101 0 Ditto ■•• July 1,1874 ... Ordinance, 1861-2 ... ... ... ... ... 7,900 ... 8 7,900 113 0 Ditto ... Dec. 31, 1875 ... Ordinance, 1861-2 ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 ... 8 1,000 115 0 Ditto ... July 1, 1898 ... Loan Ordinance, 1862 ... ... ... 341,300 6,900 6,300 6 354,500 109 0 Ditto ... Oct. 1, 1875 ... Public Buildings Loan Ordinance, 1862 ... ... 6,850 2,700 8 9,550 115 0 Ditto ... Nov. 1,1874 ... Harbour Works Ordinance, 1862 ... ... ... 2,200 1,150 8 3,350 j 11310 , I 341,300 7,100 7,900 1,000 6,900 6,850 2,200 6,300 2,700 1,150 10 8 8 6 8 8 7,100 7,900 1,000 354,500 9,550 3,350 ; 101 0 113 0 115 0 109 0 115 0 ; 113 10! 7,171 0 8,927 0 1,150 0 386,405 0 ! 10,982 10 - 3,802 5 ... I ... \\ 27,450 June 30,1868.] ... 2,445,200 179,100 111,250 ... 2,735,550 Add Cash Eeceived from Convertors for fractional parts of a Bond above £50 to make a whole Bond, as per Advertisement, 1st Conversion » ,, ,, 2nd Conversion » „ ,, 3rd Conversion 2,445,200 179,100 111,250 2,735,550 | 418,437 15 2,990,255 0 ... j 145,593 11,935 0 523 0 832 15 ! i 13,290 15 3,003,545 15 Deduct Cash Paid to Convertors in respect of fractions of Old Debentures representing less than £50, as per Advertisement, 1st Conversion „ „ „ 2nd Conversion " ., „ 3rd Conversion 14,298 0 1,011 10 1,236 5 16,545 15 Amount of New Bonds Issued to Convertors Amount of Bonds Sold under "The Public Debts Act, 1867" . Ditto to be Sold under " The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 " . 2,987,000 0 1,114,000 0 90,000 0 [4,191,000 Ol