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DISBURSEMENTS in respect of INTEREST and SINKING FUND—continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1896-97.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 121,777 15 11 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND -continued. : 'The Genebad Purposes Loan Act, 1873":— Interest, — On £54,700 at 5 per cent., J year to 15 May, 1896.. On £28,000 at 5 „ 102 days to 25 August, „ .. On £28,000 at 5 „ 76 , to 15 November, „ .. On £26,700 at 5 „ J year to 15 November, „ .. On £18,500 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 October, „ .. On £12,300 at 4 „ 1 „ to 15 November, „ .. 1,367 10 0 391 4 7 291 10 1 667 10 0 740 0 0 492 0 0 3,949 14 8 "The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877": — Interest, — On £29,150,302 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 November, 1896 On £6,152,599 10s. at 3J per cent., £ year to 1 July, 1896 On £6,161,167 10s. at 3J per cent., i vear to 1 January, 1897 1,166,012 1 6 107,670 9 9 107,820 8 7 Less— Interest recovered in respect of Cheviot Estate debentures — On £203,318 at 3£ percent., 74 days tol July, 1894 .. .. £1,442 14 5 On £203,318 at 8J per cent., 1 year tol July, 1895 .. .. 7,116 2 7 On £50,000 at 8$ per cent., 74 days to 1 July, 1895 .. .. 354 15 10 On £253,318 at 3J percent., 1 year to 31 December, 1896 (on acct.) 3,066 2 7 Interest on £17 3s. 2d., at 3J per cent., held by Agent-General,from 1 July, 1895, to 1 January, 1897 Overlap of interest consequent on conversions— Interest on 3J-per-cent. Stock — £109,308, 1 January to 21 February, 1896 (less income-tax) 531 19 3 £8,586'; from 1 July to 15 July, 1895, converting 5-per-cent. Consols .. .. .. 12 6 11 £5,145, from 1 July to 15 October, 1895, converting 5-per-cent. Consols .. .. 52 15 9 £21,318, from 1 July to 15 July, 1895, converting 5-per-cent. 1863 Loan .. .. 30 13 2 £1,000, from 1 July to 1 October, 1895, converting 4-per-cent. District Railways .. 8 16 5 £3,990, from 1 January to 15 January, 1896, converting 5-per-cent. Consols .. .. 5 14 8 £62,493, from 1 January to 15 April, 1896, converting 5-per-cent. Consols .. .. 635 4 0 £1,554, from 1 January to 15 January, 1896, converting 5-per-cent. 1863 Loan .. 2 4 7 £17,000, from 1 January to 1 July, 1896, converting Auckland Loan, 1863 .. .. 296 13 8 11,979 15 5 0 18 0 Income-tax repaid in respect of dividends held by Agent-General and Audit Office Accumulated fractions of interest repaid to the Public AccountOn 4 per cent. .. .. 46 10 1 On 3J „ .. .. 8 19 2 1,576 8 5 275 0 10 1,367,615 7 11 55 9 3 13,887 11 11 Carried forward •• 1,493,342 18 6