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STATEMENT showing the Debentures of each Loan in Circulation, and the Sinking Fund accrued, on the 31st March, 1897.

STATEMENT of the Expenses incueeed during the Year ended 31st March, 1897. £ s. d. Secretary's salary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Fee to Mr. Brewer (Customs Audit) for audit of Commissioners' accounts .. .. .. ..220 £52 2 0 Wμ. Dodd, Secretary and Accountant to the Commissioners. Examined and found correct. H. W. Beewer, Customs Audit. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,385 copies), £d 18s.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.--1897. Price 6d.]

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Loans. Debentures in Circulation. of Sinking Fund. When redeemable. Sinking Funds accrued " Lyttelton and Christchurch Railwa.y Loan, 1860" .. .. .. .. 4,500 " Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 " .. ! 16,000 " Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 " .. ..I 72,200 1 I 9,000 Waitara Harbour Board Loans .. •• 1 6,000 I 650 Borough of Hawera Loans .. .. .. 5,200 Westport Harbour Board Loan .. .. 150,000 Greymouth Harbour Board Loan .. .. ; 100,000 Borough of Tauranga . . . . . • 3,400 County of Waitemata .. .. .. 1,000 Borough of Brunner .. .. .. 1,500 Borough of Hokittka ..' .. ..I 2,500 County of Tauranga .. . .. ! 2,000 I Per cent. ceased 1 ceased 1 1 1 1 I 1 2 2 6 •2 1 January, 1897 1915 and 1916 1 July, 1898 .. 1 July, 1897 .. 1 February, 1899 1 April, 1897 .. 1 April, 1897 .. 1 March, 1925 1 March, 1925 1 May, 1915 .. 1 December, 1907 9 May, 1917 .. 5 Ja,nuary, 1904 1 January, 1919 * * i £ a. d. 9,090 17 11 9,749 16 2 97,046 3 0 1,563 1 9 1,236 10 1 23,593 5 7 15,726 6 5 562 12 4 271 6 2 184 19 10 1,008 1 7 218 18 6 £373,950 I £160,251 19 4