FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

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Table B. STATEMENT showing the AMOUNT of TREASURY BILLS in CIRCULATION, the Dates at which such Bills mature, and the Annual Charge for Interest thereon; also of Debentures and other Securities deposited against Temporary Advances, &c.

Table C. PROPOSED PAYMEMTS to PROVINCES.

Amount in Circulation. Due Date. Rate of Interest. Annual Charge for Interest. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tebastjet Bills — "Treasury Bills Act, 1869," No. 2... " Treasury Bills Extended Currency ( Act, 1870 "a I " Treasury Bills Act, 1871" [ 150,000 0 0 315,000 0 0 55,000 0 0 45,000 0 0 45,000 0 0 1 Not., 1874 )f 30 June, 1873 30 June, 1874 4d. "ffi cfc. per diem 3|d. •$• cent, J 9,125 0 0 ■ 22,194 8 1 | 4,961 14 4 )> a , £36,281 2 5 Debhnttjkes—■ ;' Temporary Loan Act, 1870"— In hands of Controller on account of Trust Fund ) b 30,000 0 0 30 Sept., 1873 6 f- cent. < Due June 30,1872 448 15 4 ( „ to Sept. 13... 369 17 3 £818 12 7 Hypothecated to Bank of New") Zealand to secure an advance of ( £40,000 (reduced by a credit C to £39,617 Is. lOd) ... J 5*45,000 0 0 )> » ( Due June 30,1872 592 12 6 I „ to Sept. 13... 488 8 8 £1,081 1 2 Deficiency Bill —■ Issued April 23.—In hands of Con- "J troller on account of Trust Fund ) c 40,000 0 0 30 Sept., 1872 5 f- cent. f Due June 30,1872 372 12 0 ( „ to Aug. 23... 295 17 10 £668 9 10 Overdraft, Bank of New Zealand ... c*60,000 0 0 6 f cent. ( Due June 30,1872 897 10 8 ( „ to Aug. 23... 532 12 0 785,000 0 0 £1,430 2 8 a £20,000 payable out of money to be received under the New Zealand S( h Redeemed September 13, 1872. c Paid off August 23, 1872. * 3 per cent., or half this interest, will be credited in the Bank Interest ai ittlements Acts. Mount. J. We iODWAKD, Assistant Treasurer. Treasury y, September 18, 1872.

Province. Poeu: NATION. Capitation Allowance : At 15s. for European, and 10s. for Satire Population; with 2s. 6d. extra to Westland. European. Native. Auckland Taranaki Wellington Hawke's Bay ... Nelson Maryborough ... Canterbury County of Westlaud Otago 64,337 4, 599 25,015 6,212 23,062 5,384 48,906 15,381 73,956 23,227 2,355 5,322 3,102 483 369 607 68 826 £ s. d. 59,866 5 0 4,626 15 0 21,422 5 0 6,210 0 0 17,588 0 0 4,222 10 0 36,983 0 0 13,492 7 6 55,880 0 0 266,852 36,359 220,241 2 6