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GENERAL BALANCE-SHEET AND SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS— continued. ACCOUNTS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC DEBT.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1897-98.

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Balances on 31st March, 1897. Transactions, 1897-98. Balances on 31st Mabch, 1898. Dr. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. PUBLIC DEBT ACCOUNT:— Undee Colonial Acts :— New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884, — Colonial issue District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885 5-per-cent. 10/40 Debentures (Loans of 1876 and 1877) Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 Treasury Bills issued under — The Public Revenues Act, 1891, and amending Acts Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 ., Land for Settlements Acts, 1892 and 1894 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 New Zealand Inscribed Consols Act, 1894 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1896 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 273,800 0 0 565,500 0 0 100,000 0 0 600,000 0 0 85,500 0 0 36,838,089 0 0 148,000 0 0 2,800 0 0 70,200 0 0 69,000 0 0 271,000 0 0 495,300 0 0 100,000 0 0 679,000 0 0 85,500 0 0 37,383,081 0 0 544,992 0 0 2,416,232 0 0 223,600 0 0 200 0 0 141,800 0 0 69,600 0 0 365,266 0 0 2,120,566 0 0 223,600 0 0 111,400 0 0 200 0 0 253,200 0 0 730,000 0 0 149,700 0 0 27,226 0 0 430,366 0 0 500,000 0 0 297, 405 0 0 750,000 0 0 880,000 0 0 880,000 0 0 730,000 0 0 149,700 0 0 27,226 0 0 635,366 0 0 400,000 0 0 356,185 0 0 875,000 0 0 205,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 58,780 0 0 625,000 0 0 500,000 0 0 Undek Pkovincial Acts ok Ordinances :— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 .. Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 .. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 600 0 0 4,500 0 0 16,000 0 0 72,200 0 0 4,500 0 0 600 0 0 16,000 0 0 71,300 0 0 900 0 0 44,222,718 0 0 2,642,772 0 0 1,992,866 0 0 4t,872, 624 0 0 •• DEBENTURES ACCOUNT 7,262,324 0 0 1,437,566 0 0 1,921,000 0 0 7,745,758 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK ACCOUNT 36,838,089 0 0 554,392 0 0 37,392,481 0 0 (CONSOLS ACCOUNT) 297,405 0 0 58,780 0 0 356,185 0 0 SCRIP ACCOUNT 659,600 0 0 500,000 0 0 159,600 0 0 MORTGAGE SECURITY ACCOUNT 40,000 0 0 40,000 0 0