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REPORT BY THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON THE

TREASURY STATEMENT— continued. AUDIT STATEMENT— continued. Statement showing Principal of Loans, &c. — continued. Statement showing Interest and Sinking Fund, &o. — continued. Otago. £ s. d. Loan, 1856, £63,000, at 6 per cent, ... ... ... 3,780 0 0 Add portion of £581 8s. 4d. ... ... ... ... 200 5 5 £ s. d. Otago. £ s. d. Loan, 1856, £63,000, at 6 per cent. ... ... ... 3,780 0 0 Add portion of £581 8s. 4d. ... ... ... ... 200 5 5 £ s. a. 3,980 5 5 3,980 5 5 Consolidated Loan, £372,017, issued for conversion of Provincial Debentures, 1st conversion, 1st July to 30th June, at 6 per cent. Consolidated Loan, £31,535 15s., part of Debentures issued in 2nd conversion of Provincial Debentures, 1st October to 30th June, 6 per cent. Consolidated Loan, £25,918, new issue to provide for payment under the Surplus Revenue Adjustment Act, 1st August to June, 6 per cent. 22,321 0 3 1,419 2 2 1,425 9 10 Consolidated Loan, £372,017, issued 1st conversion, and £7,521, issued 2nd conversion, £379,538, 15th April, 1868, to 30th June, 1869, 6 per cent. Consolidated Loan, £27,622 10s., remainder of 2nd conversion, 15th July, 1868, to 30th Juno, 1869, 6 per cent. Consolidated Loan, £11,277 5s., issued 3rd conversion, 15th January, 1869, to 30th June, 1869, 6 per cent. Consolidated Loan, £26,200, new issue, to provide for payment under Surplus Revenue Adjustment Act, 15th April, 1868, to 30th June, 1869, 6 per cent. 27,516 10 1 1,588 5 11 310 2 6 1,899 10 0 £35,294 13 11 £29,145 17 8 Southland. £ s. d. Loan, 1856, £18,000, at 6 per cent, ... ... ... 1,080 0 0 Add portion of £581 8s. 4d. ... ... ... ... 25 14 4 £ s. d. Southland. £ s. d. Loan, 1856, £18,000, at 6 per cent. ... ... ... 1,080 0 0 Add portion of £581 8s. 4d. ... ... ... ... 25 14 4 £ s. d. 1,105 14 4 Consolidated Loan, £5,785 9s., new issue to provide for payment under the Surplus Revenue Adjustment Act, 1st August to 30th June, at 6 per cent. Consolidated Loan, £418,829 8s. 9d., issued to redeem Southland Certified Debt, and Interest thereon, also to provide Interest to the 31st December, 1868, as required by section 3, " Consolidated Loan Provincial Charges Act, 1868," 1st January to 30th June, 6 per eent. 1,105 14 4 318 2 6 12,564 18 9 Consolidated Loan: — All the Certificates granted by the Auditor-Oeneral, under the Southland Debt Acts, before the 30th June, 1869, and £ s. d. redeemed with Interest on or before that day, amounted to,.. 386,636 18 9 Sum to be paid under the Surplus Eevenue Adjustment Act... 5,611 17 9 Portion of expenses of raising Loan to be paid by the Province. (See printed Account, page 97) ... ... 1,814 7 0 £394,063 3 6 The Debentures issued at 97 per cent, to provide for the above £ s. d. sum were ... ... ... ... ... 406,250 14 0 Interest thereon, from 15th April to 31st December, 1868, at 6 per cent., was £17,265 13s., which, being capitalized as required by the Consolidated Loan Provincial Charges Act, absorbed the proceeds of Debentures at 97 per cent. ... 17,799 12 10 £13,988 15 7 New issue ... ... ... ... ... £424,050 6 10 Interest and Sinking Fund, from 1st January to 30th June, 1869, 6 per cent. 12,721 10 2 £13,827 4 9