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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Colony on 30th June 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the Slst March, 1891, whether arising from New Loans, or the Conversion of Old Loans, or from paying off any Loan; (3) the Rate of Interest and Sinking Fund payable in respect of each Loan; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1891, showing in respect of each Loan (a) the Annual Charge for Interest and Sinking Fund, (b) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the due Date thereof, (d) the accrued Sinking Fund, and (e) the Net Debt.

No. I Authority. JtSSSSL. D«e of Issue. Amount. Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. I Annual Charge. Int. S.F. Increases to 31st Mar., 1891. From From Loans converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Amount. Terms. Decreases to 31st Marcli, 1891. Loans converted into Short-dated Debentures pending Inscription into 4-per-cent. Stock. Date. Amount. Terms. Amount. Terms. tens paid off. Date. ' Amount. Public Debt at 31st March, 1891. ... . i Annual Charge. Sinking When due. Amount. Funds Net Debt. accrued. Interest. S.F. ££££££ On presentation .. 311 .- ■■ 311 N °- ' Authority Remark.. Date. Date. > __ _ —— • 1 Ordinance of Legislative Council .. .. .. .. • • • • ■ • all .... 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 500,000 .. 300,000 .. 4 .. .'. 4 1 July, 1859 50,000 .. 4 1 Oct., „ 50,000 ; .. j 4 1 July, 1864 ' 50.000 i .. 4 I 1 500,000 3 New Zealand Loan Act, I860 150,000 1 July, 1801 | .. 93,100 0 2 , (.faWtaMlM 3,000,000 15 July, j 488,000 : .. J 1 15 Mar.. I860 201,500 .. 6 2 15 June, 1867 i 236,000 .. 6 2 15 Dec., . ! 93,900 .. 6 2 1,519,400 £ £ i .. .. f « « ..1 Jan., l>388 I 300,000 ..1 Oct., „ i 25,000 .... 1 Jan., 1889 j 25,000 .. Uuly, .. ! 50,000 I .. lOct.. ,. '■ 50,000 £ 1 Ordinance of Legislative Council .. 1 May, 1886 1 May, . 1 May, 1886 1 May, , 1 May, . 1 May, 1886 j " 19,000 I 109 65,600 112J 109 47,G00 109 20,100 109 38,200 106 J .. 1 Julv, 1894 ■ 50,000 I 50,000 .. .. 79,367 Cr. 29,307 Uuly, 1891 J .. 74,100 .. .. 88,634 Cr. 14,534 The accumulations of Sinking Fund now enable the Trustees not only to dispense witli further I* contributions from the colony, hut to pay the i interest of the loan. 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1S56 .. ) 3 New Zealand I,nan Act, 1860 I 1 May, 1886 19,000 I 109 .. i .. 1 May, , 65,600 ! 112J 15 Jan., 1886 | 43,600 A ■ ■ . ■ ■ U ftH 1O£>£ AC! r7/V* 1 An 15 July, 1914 378,800 .. 18,940 3,788 1 Nov., 1915 500,000 .. 20,000 15 Mat., 1891 154,800 .. 9,288 3,096 15 June 188,400 .. 11,304 3,768 15 Dec 73,800 .. 4,428 1,476 1,295,800 738,205 557,595 f Annual 1 1 214 2 00 187,120 72,831 3,934 1,210,266 \ drawings i Uan., 1893 64,000 .. 3,200 15 April, 1913 13,000 .. 520 77,000 .. .. •■ 77,000 Uune, 1896 .. 31,600 1,896 632 23,486 8,114 ■n 77 700 4,662 1,554 73,231 4,409 E 22,800 1,368 228 6,491 16,309 Unly, 1898 .. 116,700 7,002 1,167 68,653 48,047 1 June, 1907 200,000 1 June, » 800,000 1,000,000 40,000 24,000 257,826 742,174 15 April, 1913 372,100 .. 14,884 15 April, , 27,900 .. 1,255 400,000 .. .. ■■ 400,000 A. Six years'currency to 15th January, 1892; then to he converted into 4-per-cenfc. Inscribed Stock at 110. IMay, 1886 46,700 109 .. .. .. T.r ~ i ft iyt\t\ 1 Art IMay, . 47,600 109 .. .... IMay, . 20,100 109 g New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— EnglLhtarae 7,283,100 .. .. 6,531,400 5 1 Colonial issue 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 64,000 .. 5 15 April, „ Io,000 ' 4 .. 1 77,000 6 500,000 1 July, 1863 .. 31,600 6 2 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 50,000 1 July, 1866 .. 13,500 8 2 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 20,000 .. .. 6,200 8 2 Lyttelton and Cliristchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1SC0 300,000 Various .. .. 77,700 6 2 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1S62 ' 500,000 .. 22,800 6 1 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 Uuly, 1863 .. 110,700 6 1 7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 4,000,000! Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 .. ! lJune, 1871 .. 200,000 4 2-4 I 1 June, 1873 .. ■ ■ 4 2-4 ««*—«— *°' 000 - h&IV 3 S;™ :: J» :: 397,800 Consolidated Loan ol 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Included in No. 5. ii-per-cent. Five-thirtm .. .. 500,000 Included in No. 12. £4,000,000 1. lylaji m a\j t aw iuj . . . . , . . ; IMay, 1886 88,200 106 )«Jg Jg» 8 QJj» g } 1879-91 j 1,064,900 .. '.. Uuly, 1886 13J5OO 100 .. .. ! 1880-81 ! 6,200 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 English issue -B. Seven yoars' currency to 15th April, 1892; then to be converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then Colonial issue. to bo converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock 6 Public Debts Act, 1867 .... at 107 Auckland Loan Act, 1863. Wellington Loan Act, 186G. Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864. Lyttelton and Clirisfchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, I860.: D. 1st July, 1893 .. .. £28,700 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862. 1st July, 1894 .. .. 21,300 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1802. 1st January, 1896 .. .. 18,500 7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 1st January 1897 9 200 77,700 E. 2nd January, 1915.. .. £10,600 Guaranteed by Imperial Government. 2nd July, 1916 .. .. 12,200 22.R00 i 2J2OO Colonial issue. 8 Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. - 10 R Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 1,000,000 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 Included in No. 5. 5-ver-cent: Five-thirties .. .. 250,000 Included in No. 13. Colonial issue .. .. 150,000 .. .. 50,000 .. 6} Colonial issue , 15 April, 1873 i 75,000 .. 4 £1,000,000 Uuly, 1880! 20,000 .. 4} 25 June, 1881 5,000 .. i\ 150,000 q Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. .. 2,000,000 S-ver-cent. Five-thirties .. " .. £500,000 Included in No. 13. 4j , .. .. 1,500,000 Included in No. 12. £2,000,000 in General Purposes Loan Act, 1873.. .. .. ■■ 750,000 10 5-per-cmt. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Included in No. 13. Colonial issue 250,000 .. 15 May, 1874 12,300 .. 4 ,, 49,500 .. 5 £750,000 .. 20,900 .. 4 15 Oct., 1873 18,500 .. 4 6,200 .. 4J 87,900 .. i 5 54,700 .. I 5 1 250,000 i 11 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 .. 70,000 .. ■• 43,900 | 5 1 o Fom-anda-half-ver-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration ana Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 7 .. I 500,000 .. .. 8 1873 .. SeeNo.9 .. 1,500,000 .. I .. 1874 .. 4,000,000 .. 4,000,000 I 6,000,000 4J 1Q Five-pcr cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. See No. 8 I .. 250,000 .. I .. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. See No. 9 .. 500,000 .. .. General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 SoeNo.10 .. 500,000 ■• ■• '■ '■ —— —— 1, 2ou ,000 i o 14 F ' v ' s^ c ™^-££™ k t 1876 1,000,000 IMar., 1878 1,000,000 1877 2,500,000 IMar., . 2,500,000 3,500,000 5 15 Westlanu Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 .. 50,000 5 Iβ Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 .. •■ 7 ! - j j 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 58,000 .. 16,500 .. 5 i ' .. 5 : 58,000 .. .. 31 Dec, 1885 50,000 100 '.'. '.'. '.'. 15 Deo.', 1888 49,500 100 i 28 Nov., 1884 20,900 100 I '.'. '.'. '.'. 15Oot., 1885 6,200 100 .. .. ' .. 28 Nov., 1884] 87,900 100 .. ; 1878-83 I 43,900 1 Feb., 1884 3,053,900 103 I lFeb., 1886 1,891,200 101 l 1 Aug., „ 1,054,900 p J 15 April, 1913 , 75,000 .. 3,000 1 July, 1910, 20,000 .. 900 Uuly, . 5,000 .. 225 100,000 .. .. ■• 100,000 15 May, 1914 12,300' ■• 492 15 Oct..' 1913 1 18,500 .. 740 38 Nov.', 1914 54',700 '.'. 2,735 1 85,500 .. .. .. 85,500 Colonial issue. 9 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 Colonial issue. 11 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 11 12 12 Four-and-a-half-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. - - P. Various. 13 15 Jan., 1884 504,400 103J 1 15 Jan., 1885 745,000 102} f " j 13 Five-per-cent. Five-thirties 14 15 I IMay, 1886 1,292,700 102 .. .. .. 1 Mar., 1890 2,207,300" 15 April, 1894 '.'. Ooluoo is'.oOO '.'. '.'. 50,000 23 Mar., 1896 15,000 '.'. 15,000 1,050; .. .. 15,000 14 Five-ver cent. Ten-forties .. .. .. .. * £2,114,900 in cash, and £92,400 of debenture 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 •■ ,. .. .. accepted at par. 16 ... \ '.'. 12 April, 1885 sioOO 100 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 17 5,000,000 : .. .. 1878-79 58,000 1 Nov., 1879 4,476,000 120 1 1M 1afio qo H njv» IMay, 1886 lseloOO 103) " " " 1 Nov., 1889 388,000 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 .. .. _., ] 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 .. .. .. 18 19 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 .. .. I 19 Tl TSu B ryBm. Extended Currency Act, 1873 .. .. 400,000 .. 400,000, : Appropriation Act, 1876 " I lloioOO ,| Financial Arrangements Act, 1876 | 150,000 .. 832 000 ! i " Treasury Bills Act, 1879 .. .■ ■■ •• 800,000 .. .. •■ 1880 .. .. ■■ ■• i 200,000 .. .. '• ' 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 | .. 1886-89 | .. ... e I 31 Dec, 1883' 1,832,000 100 I .. .. .. .. 31 Mar., 1891 7,000 19 Treasury Bills 800,000 I 200,000 .. I 8,000 1 Mar., 1898 .. 1,000 50 .. 1,00 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 21 District Bailwaye Purchasing Acts, 188."), 1886 .. .. Q Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised by New Zealand Loan Act, 1886. t At 6£ per cent. J At 6 per cent 22 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 20 — 21 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 .. .. .. 1885-86 , .. .. 4 | .. 21 357,487 ; 35,000 I 40,000 1 Nov., 1886 .242,800 G •■ •• ■■ 1888-89 87 1 April, 1905 114,600 .. 4,584 .. i lOct, 1896 35,000 .. 2,188t Uuly, 1909 40,000 .. 2,400* ' 189,600 .. .. ■• 189,600 I 22 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 ... 250,000! .. .. .. 5 250,000 1 Nov., 1888 250,000 100 22 23 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 .. .. .. 1887-90 ■ .. 5 23 — 24 Public Revenues Act, 1886 j 150,000 9 Oct., 1886. .. I 4J .. 24 325,000 100,000 ! 50,000 1 Mar., 1892 .. 325,000 16,250 .. .. 325,000 10 Oct, 1891 100,000 .. 4,500 10 Oct., 1891! 50,000 .. 2,500 i 150,000 .. .. .. 150,00 IMar., 1893 1 .. 400.000 20,000 .. .. 400,000 23 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 188C 24 Public Revennes Act, 1886 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) .. .. .. * At 5 per cent., being temporary advance. 25 [ 400,000 ; I 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. a) j 100,000 1 Mar., 1888 .. .. 4" OR New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (1 per cents) - New Loans— fl Nov., 1882 .. .. i 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 .. .. ■■ I 3,000,000 Jl Nov., „ I .. .. : 4 {1 Nov., 1884 i .. .. 14 1884 .. .. .. j 1,500,000 J 1 May, 1885! .. .. ! 4 1886 .. .. -.11,325,000 1 Nov., 1886 : .. .. 4 1888 .. .. .. 1,000,000 IMay, 1888! .. .. ! 4 North Island Main Trunk Kailway, 1882 .. .. 1,000,000, IMay, . I .. j 4 .. 27 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 [3j per cents|— I ! To redeem balances of loans of 1876, 1877, and 1879 .. I .. 1 Jan., 1890 .. .. 3} Expenses .. .. •• ■■ ■■ ■■ •■ •■ •■ •• 8J .. 26 1,000,000 I 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 ! 1,000,000 i 1,000,000 j 116,739,25 1 Nov., 1929 1,000,000 INov., . 1,000,000 1 Nov,, „ 1,000,000 1 Nov., „ 1,500,000 1 Nov., „ 1,325,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1 Nov 16,739,255 24,564,255 982,570 .. .. 24,564,25 Uan., 1940 2,700,000 1 Jan G8.0O0 2,768,000 96,880 .. .. 2,768,000 26 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4 per cents) 27 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3j per cents) .. Convertible into 4-pcr-cenfc. Inscribed Stock at 107. Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. Convertible into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. 26 27 I 2,700,000 68,000 27 28 Oα New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— English issue-Conversions 15 April, 1885 .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. i lo Jan., 1886 .. .. 5 \ .. .. .. ■■ .. 15 April, „ .. .. 5 Colonial issue—Conversions .. .. 28 Nov., 18S4 .. '.'. '.'. .. .. 12 April, 1885 .. .. i^ 15 Oct., . .. .. 5 31Dec, „ .. .. 4J&5 .. 1 July, 1886 .. .. 5 1 Nov., 1888 .. .. 5 15Dec, , .. .. 4J New Loans .. .. .. ■• .. Various .. .. .. 4J Totals .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 21,739,411 I 3,651,70 43,600 ; 502,40 20,900 87,900 3,000 6,20 50,000 13,500 250,00 49,500 44,700 1,038,384 I I 15,466,700 .. .. 4,738,700 .. ! .. 4,225,38 IS April, 1899 3,651,700 .. 182,585 15 Jan.. „ 43,600 .. 2,180 15 April 562,400 .. I 28,120 28 Nov., 1891 20,900 .. 940 .. 28 Nov 87,900 .. 3,955 28 Nov., „ 3,000 .. 135 28 Nov 6,200 .. 310 28 Nov., . 50,000 .. 2,375 28 Nov 13,500 .. 075 1 Nov, 1895 250,000! .. 12,500 28 Nov., 1891 49,500 i .. 2,228 28 Nov, , 44,700 I .. 2,012 28Nov., , 1,038,384] .. 44,589 _! ! 5,821,784 .. .. 146,600 5,675,18 28 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 28 17,275,771 24,245,95 138,830,350 1,752,035 112,540 1,486,427 37,343,92 38,830,350 1,752,035 112,540 1,486,427 37,343,92 J Approximate Oost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; ji irintiug (1,300 i copies], £10. By Authority: Georgb Didsbury. Government Pi rinter. Welli irigton.— 1891. Price, 6d.j