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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 31st March, 1696, 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, 1896, showing in respect of each Loan (a) the Annual Charge for Interest and Sinking Fund, (4) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the Due Date thereof, (d) the Accrued Sinking Fund, and (e) the Net Debt.

Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Public Increases to 31st Mar., 189C. Decreases to Hist March, 189G. Public Debt at 31st March, 1896. No. Authority. authorised. Date of Issue ' Chirge' No. an A thori°ed. D** ol taue. Ami From I Prom New Loans, i Conversions. Loans converted into or redeemed by Loans converted into or redeemed by Loans converted into Short-dated T ., „ 3*-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. ~ 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Debentures. Loans paid OH. When due. Annual Charge. S i nktog Amount. Funds Net Debt. 1 accrued. Interest. S.F. i Authority. No. Authority. Amount. Remarks. Int. B.F. : ' I £ \ a £ 1 Ordinance of Legislative Council .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ 311 .. 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 500,000 .. 300,000 .. 4 25,000 .. 1 25,000 .. 4 Uuly, 1859 50,000 .. i 1 Oct., „ 50,000 .. 4 1 July, 1864 50,000 .. 4 500,000 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 .. .. .. .. 150,000 1 July, 1861 .. 93,100 6 2 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 .. 5 1 2 £ £ Date. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. Ternn. Date. Amount. £ £ £ £ .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. 31 Mar., 1896 311 ! .. .. .. .. Uan., 1888 303,000 j .. ,. lOct., „ 25,000 .... .. .. .. Uan., 1889 25,000 Uuly, „ 50,000 1 Oct., „ 50,000 Uuly, 1894 • 50,000 1 July, 1891 74,100 104 1 May, 1886 19,000 ! 109 1 July, 1894 76,000 115} 1 May, 1886 65,600 1 112} 15 Jan., 1886 43,600 A 2,700 115 Uan., 1895 18,700 114 6,200 114} 1 Nov., 1892 500,000 117 .. .. I .. 15 Mar., 1891 154,800 104 1 May, 1886 1 46,700 ! 109 15 June, „ 188,400 104 1 May, „ | 47,600 109 15 Dec. „ 4,900 104 1 May, „ | 20,100 109 15 Dec, „ 68,900 110 £ ■ £ £ £ .. I £ £ 1 Ordinance of Legislative Council 2 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 3 4 15 July, 1914 275,200 A. Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cenh. Inscribed Stock at 110. 1 Nov., 1865 500,000 .. t 15 Mar., 1866 201,500 .. 6 2 15 June, 1867 236,000 .. 5 2 15 Dec, „ 93,900 .. 6 2 1,519,400 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867Englishissue .. 7,283,100 .. .. 6,531,400 S 1 275,200 13,760 2,752 104,733 170,467 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 5 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 Uan., 1891 200 .. 1 May, 1886 38,200 ! 106 15 April, 1885 3,651,700 B ,„,., . „„ „,. 15 April, 1894 33,300 .. 15 April, 1886 562,400 C 1873-95 j 1,222,844 1 Jan., 1894 271,000 108} 6,400 107} 7,600 107 4,600 106 7,500 102 1 Jan., 1894 51.000 106 8,700 105 15 April, 1895 44,656 100 Uan., 1893 64,000 106J I £3J I ' .. eU.N0 31,065 , 621,300 English issue. B. Seven years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. Colonial issue .. .. .. .. .. 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 64,000 .. S 15 April, „ 13,000 .. 1 6 Public Debts Act, 1867— 77,000 Auckland Loan Act, 1863 .. 500,000 Uuly, 1863 .. 31,600 6 2 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 .. 50,000 1 July, 1866 .. 13,500 ! 2 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 .. .. .. 20,000 .. .. 6,200 I 2 Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 300,000 Various .. .. 77,700 t 2 15 April, 1913 15 April, 1913 13,000 13,000 520 1 June, 1896 .. 16,800 1,008 § 13,000 31,405 Cr. 14,605 R Public- nX« 1S An?'iftfi7 ' C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then 6 AaowSS toan Act, °° nVerted int ° *-P«-eent. *™&Z& Stock at 107. 1891 11,800 114 1894 2,000 109 1895 1,000 107 Uuly, 1886 13,500* 100 •■ ■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ I ■■ .. .. i .. 1880-81 6,200 1891 200 109 .. .... .. ,. .. 1893 23 500 6,000 111 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1894 15,200 1896 18,600 1891 5,800 136 1895 1,000 125 1891 1,000 116} 23,700 117} 6,600 113} 1895 8,100 110} 1,000 105 2,500 106 " SlDec, 1885 50,000" 100 1 June, 1896 Wellington Loan Act, 1866. Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864. 1 Jan., 1897 1 Jan., 1897 .. 9,200 552 § D .. 16,000 960 160 13,050 Or. 3,850 9,159 6,841 Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. .. 500,000 • . .. .. 22,800 t 1 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. .. .. 500,000 Uuly, 1863 .. 116,700 « 1 7 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. .. 4,000.000 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. 41,000,000 .. 1 June, 1871 .. 200,000 i 24 1 June, 1873 .. .. * 24 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 .. 15 April, „ 372,100 .. 4 1875-78 25,700 .. 4} 397,800 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Included [ in No. 5. ii-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 Included in No. 12. £4,000,000 ft Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 ■ .. .. 1,000,000 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 Included in No. 5. 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 250,000 Included in No. 13. Colonial issue .. .. .. 150,000 .. .. 50,000 .. U 15 April, 1873 75,000 .. 4 £1,000,000 Uuly, 1880 20,000 .. 4J , 25 June, 1881 5,000 .. 4} 150,000 9 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. .. 2,000,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Included in No. 13. 4} „ , .. .. 1,500,000 Included in No. 12. £2,000,000 D Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862. 800,000 1 July, 1898 Uuly, 1898 .. 73,800 4,428 738 92,375 Cr. 18,575 92,375 Cr. 18,575 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862. 7 I Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 X>. 2nd January, 1915.. .. £3,800 „ 2nd July, 1916 .. .12 200 Guaranteed by Imperial Government. __!__ iq qO0 1 June, 1907 1 June, „ 1 June, 1907 200,000 Uune, » 800,000 1,000,000 40,000 24,000 15 April, 1913 372,100 15 April, . 27,900 j 400,000 16,140 442,910 557,090 400,000 2^200 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ 442,910 557,090 : 400,000 n , ■ i . 1 5 Further contributions of Sinking Fund not Colonial issue. I required. 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, 75,000 20,000 5,000 100,000 4,125 .. .. 100,000 100,000 • Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. 8 J Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Colonial issue. loout. 15 Dec, 1888 49|500' 100 .. .. 28 Nov., 1884 20,900' 100 15 Oct., 1885 MOO , 100 .. .. 28 Nov., 1884 87,900' 100 1878-83 43,900 IPeb., 1884 3,053,900 103 1 lFeb., 1886 1,891,200 101 . • .. ... 1 Aug., „ : 1,054,900 E 9 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 11 12 JO General Purposes Loan Act, 1873.. .. .. .. 750,000 5-per-cent. 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 .. i 15 Oct., 1873 18,500 .. 4 6,200 .. 4J 87,900 .. 5 54,700 .. 5 250,000 11 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 .. 70,000 .. .. 43,900 5 12 Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. See No. 7 .. 500,000 1873 .. See No. 9 .. 1,500,000 1874 .. 4,000,000 .. 4,000,000 6,000,000 4J 13 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 .. .. See No. 8 .. 250,000 .. .. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 .. See Nc. 9 .. 500,000 .. .. I .. General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. .. .. SeeNo.10 .. 500,000 .. .. I .. 1,250,000 5 14 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876.. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1 Mar., 1878 1,000,000 1877.. .. .. .. 2,500,000 1 Mar., „ 2,500,000 3,500,000 5 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 .. 50,000 5 15 May, 1914 15 0ct'.,' 1913 28 Nov., 1914 12,300 18,500 54,700 85,500 3,967 .. .. 85,500 I ■ ■ 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 Colonial issue. 11 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 12 4%-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. ., .. E. Various. '■ I 15 Jan., 1884 504,400 I 103} \ "t 15Jan., 1885 j 745,600 | 102J J E. Various. 13 13 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. •'I J- Ofltl A rtn _ _ _ . i i • t £92,400 accepted at par. 5 5 1 Mar., 1890: 2,207,3O0t! 95 1 May, 1886 1,292,700 1102 30 June, 1891 \ 50,000 I 107} .. .. .. .. .. .'. \\ '.'. 23 Mar., 1896 15,000 100 12 April, 1885 3,000* 100 .. t 492,400 accepted at par. 14 5-percent. Ten-forties 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 .. 7 3,000 .. 7 18,000 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 .. .. . .. 58,000 .. 16,500 .. 5 25,000 .. 5 16,500 .. 5 58,000 .. 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 .. .. .. .. 5,000,000 1 Nov., 187S .. .. S Carried forward .. .. .. ..( .. .. . 20,907,411 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 7 7 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 5 5 5 5,000,000 1878-79 58,000 iM 1000 qoQ rw, or! 1 Nov., 1879 4,476,000 120 1 1 Nov., 1889 388,000 9o ( ! May| 1886 la6i000 103 J 2,610,800 116,525 27,650 693,632 1,917,163 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 S 5,802,200 .. 4,359,656 ' .. 13,391,9fO .. .. 4,503,700 .. .. 1,843,555 2—B. 16.