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Appropriations for General Government Services.

PEEMANENT CHARGES—continued. 1876-77. Brought forward ... Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— £ s. d. Interest on £4,583,100 @ 5 per cent. 229,155 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 45,831 0 0 Interest on 64,000 „ 5 per cent. 3,200 0 0 Interest on 13,000 „ 4 per cent. 520 0 0 £ s. d. 150,064 10 0 278,706 0 0 £4,660,100 Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873— Interest on £400,000 @ 3§d. per cent, per diem Defence and other Purposes Loan Act, 1870— Interest on £600,000 @ 5 percent. 30,000 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 6,000 0 0 Interest on 250,000 „ 5 per cent. 12,500 0 0 Interest on 50,000 „ 5} per cent. 2,750 0 0 Interest on 25,000 „ 4J per cent. 1,125 0 0 Interest on 75,000 „ 4 per cent. 3,000 0 0 20,531 5 0 £1,000,000 55,375 0 0 Immigration and Public Works Loan Acts, 1870-73-74 — Interest on £2,100,000 @ 5 per cent. ' 105,000 0 0 Sinking Fund „ „ 1 per cent. 21,000 0 0 Interest on 500,000 „ 5 per cent. 25,000 0 0 Interest on 6,027,900 „ 4| per cent. 271,255 10 0 Interest on 1.372,100 „ 4 percent. 54,884 0 0 477,139 10 0 £10,000,000 Wellington Belts Act, 1871— Interest on £75,000 @ 5 percent. 3,750 0 0 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 (6 months)— Interest on £50,900 @ 5 per cent. 1,272 10 0 Sinking Fund on 70,000 „ 10 per cent. 3,500 0 0 4,772 10 0 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873— Interest on £692,100 @ 5 percent. 34,605 0 0 Interest on 6,200 ,. 4* per cent. 279 0 0 Interest on 51,700 „ 4 per cent. 2,068 0 0 36,952 0 0 £750,000 Westland Loan Act, 1873— Interest on £50,000 @ 5 per cent. ... 2,500 0 0 Provincial Public Works Advances Act, 1874— Interest on £80,000 Treasury Bills, @ 3|d. per cent, per diem 4,106 5 0 Provincial Appropriations Extension Act, 1875 — Interest on £92,000 Treasury Bills, @ 3fd. per cent, per diem 4,722 3 9 Total Inteeest and Sinking Fund 1,039,119 3 !)