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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, 1896, 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, (b) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the Due Date thereof, (d) the accrued Sinking Fund, and (e) the Net Debt— continued.

Authority. au A tZ:i"eV I™e of Issue. Public Debt at 30th June. 1878. Annual Charge. iDt. S.P. Increases to 31st Mar., Ifc96 From From New Loans. Conversions Loans converted into or redeemed by Loans converted into or redeemed by Loans converted into Short-dated 3H>er-cent. Inscribed Stock. 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Debentures. Decreases to 31st March, 1896. led into Short-dated ventures. Loans paid off. Annual Charge. , When due. I Anion lit. ■ Funds Net Debt. accrued. Interest. S.F. j i : £ £ £ £ £ £ 2,610,800 116,525 27,650 698,632 1,917,168 Public Debt at 31st March. 1800. No. Authority. Remarks. No. Date. Amount. 1 Terms. Date. Amount. Terms. Date. j Amount. Term [ Amount. Terms-! Date. Amount. Date. Brought forward 19 Treasury Bills— Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 .. .. 400,000 1876 .. . 172,000 Appropriation Act, 1876 .. .. .. .. 110,000 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876 150,000 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 .. .. . .. 800,000 1880 200,000 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 .. .. .. .. 1886-89 21 District Railways Purchasing Act?, 1885, 1886 .. .. .. 1885-86 20,907,411 400,000 172,000 -110,000 150,000 K*T" . 832,000 ' .. 5 . .. 4 . £ £ 5,802,200 800,000 200,000 8,000 £ J 4,359,656 13,391,900 31 Dec, 1883 1,832,000 100 £ 4,503,700 £ 1,843,555 19 Treasury Bills .. 20 21 1894 12,000 104 INov., 1886 242,800 F 1895 1,000 100 .. .. I .. 1891 8,000 1888-89 87 1 April, 1905 1 April, 1905 101,600 20 20 I New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 .. .. .. p. Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised by " The New Zealand Loan Act, 1886." 357,487 1894-95 !? : .. 5 . 35,000 40,000 47,000 1 Nov., 1888 : 250,000 100 1 Oct., 1896 35,000 1 July, 1909 40,000 1 April, 1899 47,000 223,600i 11,001 .. .. 223,600 1 Oct., 1896 1 July, 1909 1 April, 1899 21 I District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 21 22 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. 250,000 1882-83 .. 5 . 250,000 22 ■ 22 New Zealand Coloniallnscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 22 23 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 .. .. .. 1887-96 24 Public Revenues Act, 1886 .. .. .. .. 150,000 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., „ 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) .. .. .. 400,000 1 Mar., 1888 23 .. 5 . 41 3} :: :: ? : 4J 405,000 337,800 169,500 48,00} IMar., 1893 400,000 100 .'. 1 July, 1894 200,000 100 IMar., 1895 50,000 100 j .. IMar., 1892 ! 405,000 100 1 Mar., „ : 44,000 100 IMar., 1896 463,300 100 10 Oct., 1891 50,000 100 10 Oct., 1891 100,000 31 Dec, 1900 1 14 per cent, per annum payaole on £960,300. rt « « lT L - , „ ,. .„__ The Land Assurance Fund is also charged with 23 Government Loans to Local Bodres Act, 1886 .. .. j por oent . as a contribution of Sinking Fund. ii 31 Dec, 1900 48,000 48,000 1,680 14.4O5J .. 48,000 23 100,000 50,000 400,000 24 24 Public Revenues Act, 1886 31 Oct., 1899 27,226 27,226 1,225 .. .. 27,226 31 Oct., „ 9,700 31 Oct., „ 140,000 149,700 6,785 .. .. 149,700 31 Mar., 1897 8,690 31 Oct., 1899 45,276 53,966 2,428 .. .. 58,966 25 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) 26 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 .. 1892-95 4J 27,220 31 Oct., 1899 26 26 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 27 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 .. .. .. .. 1892-94 28 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 .. .. .. .. .. 1893-94 29 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893 .. .. ... 250,000 18 Oct., 1893 .. " .. 5 . .. | « ■ 41 41 9,700 140,000 31 Oct., „ 31 Oct., 27 27 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 53,966 31 Mar., 1897 31 Oct., 1899 28 28 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 41 41 200,000 50,000 100 100 29 29 Cheviot Estaie Payment Act, 1893 30 Land for Settlements Act, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 1894-96 .. 4 . 4 3J . 4 4 31 .. 134,100 24,200 15,000 31 Oct., 1899 134,100 30 April, 1926 24,200 31 Oct., 1899 15,000 : 173,300 6,857 173,300 30 Land for Settlements Act, 1894 .. ... 30 31 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 500,000 1894-96 32 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 1894-96 31 .. 4 . 31 3t 4 31 3t 383,000 65,000 161,390 30 Sept., 1908 .. 448,000 17,595 .. .. 448,000 31 31 Landa Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 32 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 .. .. .. .. | 32 lFeb., 1910 .. 161,390 5,649 .. .. 161,390 32 33 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895 .. .. 500,000, 1895 33 31 31 500,000 Uan., 1896 500,000 100 100 33 33 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895 34 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4-per-cents)— New Loans— (1 Nov., 1882 New Zealand Loan Act, 1882 .. .. ..8,000,000 U Nov., (lNov., 1884 1884 ., .. ..1,500,000 1 May, 1885 1886 1,325,000 1 Nov., 1886 1888 .. .. ..'1,000,000 1 May, 1888 North Island Main Trunk Railway, 1882 .. ..; 1,000,000 1 May, Conversions .. .. •. • • .. .. | .. ' .. 35 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3J-per-cents)— I To redeem balances of loans of 1876, 1877,"and 1879 .. i .. Uan., 1890 To redeem balances of loans of 1860, 1863, 1867, and I .. 1891-96 sundry provincial loans 36 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act 1887 (3-per-cents)— To make advances to settlers .. .. ..13,000,000 3 May, 1895 37 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— English issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. .. 15 April, 1885 15 Jan., 1886 16 April, „ Colonial issue—Conversions .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nov., 1888 j „ .. .. .. .. .. Various 10 Oct., 1891 1 Mm., 1892 I 1 Mar., 1896 I New Loans .. .. .. .. .. Various .. 28 May, 1892 28 May, 1893 .. 28 May, 1894 22 June, 1895 22 June, „ Totals 34 .. 4 . .. 4 . .. 4 . .. 4 . .. 4 . .. 4 . .. 4 . 3} 3j . .. 3 . .. 5 . .. 5 . .. 5 . .. 5 . .. 4} . i :: :: % : :: :: I : I :: :: % | : .. 4 . % 21,739,411 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1,000,000 1 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 21,325,302 i •• " I I INov., 1929 1,000,000 INov., „ 1,000,000 INov., „ 1,000,000 INov., „ 1,500,000 INov., „ 1,325,000 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 INov., » 1,000,000 INov., , 21,325,302 29,150,302 1,166,018 .. .. 29,150,302 Uan., 1940 2,768,000 Uan., „ 3,362,896 6,130,896 214,581 .. .. 6,130,896 1,166,018 !9,150,302 34 34 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4-percents) 35 3} 31 .. 2,768,000 3,362,896 214,581 6,130,896 35 35 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3J-per-cents) .. 3 5 5 5 5 I .. 4} H 41 3J : 3 i :: 41 4 Si 1,500,000 3,651,700 43,600 562,400 250,000 231,000 50,000 449,000 478,300 225,708 280,300 284,500 117,800 i 135,400 10,000 .. 15 April, 1892 3,651,700 107 15 Jan., „ 43,600 110 .. 15 April, „ 562,400 107 28 Nov., 1895 109,308 100 5,631,964 .. .. 19,724,400 ioo 5,716,000 ■ ■28 May, 1895 29,100 1,980,742 28 May, 1895 1 April, 1945 .. 1,500,000 45,000J .. .. 1,500,000 28 May, 1898 478,300 28 May, 1897 286,000 22 May, 1898 40,000 28 May, „ 1,306,100 28 May, , 117,800 28 May, . 135,400 28 May, ,, 10,000 2,373,600 100,663 .. ||85,259 2,288,341 '43,050,780 1,696,002 42,055 778,891 42 271 889 45,000J 1,500,000 36 36 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3-per-cents.) .. § Amount will be recouped by Government Advances to Settlers Office. II Represents the accrued Sinking Fund upon ,7 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 .. .. f^Zl^^to^T^Ztls^lts 31st March, 1896, of which £912,300 has been converted into Consolidated Stock debentures. 1185,259 778,891 2,288,341 42,271,889 II,192,277 J33,172,198 42,055 The Treasury, Wellington, 13th August, 1896. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparat'on, not given printing (1,400 oopi lesl, £ld 10s.: James B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury. Eobebt J. Collins, Accountant to the Treasury. Price, 6d.} By Authc )rity: John Mackay, Government ] Printer, Wellingt ton.—1896.