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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS— continued. ACCOUNTS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC DEBT-continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1888-89.

Balances on 31st March, 1888. Balances on 31st Mabch, 1889. Transactions, 1888-89. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. DEBENTURES SALES ACCOUNT :— Public Works Fund Investment Account, — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 (Imperial Guaranteed) Deficiency Bills .. Governinent Loans to Local Bodies Act New Zealand Loan Act, 1887 5,000 0 0 795,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 224,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 576,000 0 0 ... 50,000 0 0 .'. 300,000 0 0 London and Westminster Bank, — Imperial Guaranteed Debentures 795,000 0 0 795,000 0 0 .. Bank of New Zealand, — North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan Act, 1882 500,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 General Post Office, — Imperial Guaranteed Debentures : m 224,000 0 0 ' 224,000 0 0 | , .. 850,000 0 0 / . * Total 1,600,000 0 0 1,494,000 0 0 2,244,000 0 0 *T" SUMMARY OF BALANCES OP PUBLIC DEBT ACCOUNTS ON 31st MABCH, 1889. Balances Dr. £ s. a. Balances Cr. £ s. d. 13,164,311 0 0 I Public Debt Account 38,079,050 0 0 Debentures Account Debentures Sales Account.. 850,000 0 0 Inscribed Stock Account 24,504,255 0 0 38,929,050 0 0 Scrip Account •1,200,484 0 0 ! Total Total ■' • 0 0