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DISBURSEMENTS in respect of INTEREST and SINKING FUND—continued.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 189 7-98.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 119,607 0 S 119,607 0 5 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND-contmued. I I i ■ "The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877": — Interest, — On £29,150,302 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 November, 1897 . On £6,161,167 10/ at 3J per cent., 1 year to 1 January, 1898 On £30,667 at 3 , £ „ to 1 April, 1897 On £1,877,477 at 3 1 „ to 1 „ 1898 1 1,166,012 1 6 215,640 17 2 460 0 1 56,324 6 3 il.438.437 5 0 ■ ' 1,166,012 1 6 215,640 17 2 460 0 1 56,324 6 8 11,438,437 5 0 Less — Interest recovered in respect of Cheviot Estate debentures — On £253,318 at 3J per cent., 1 year to 1 July, 1896' .. .. £8,866 2 7 Less already paid previous year .. .. .. 3,066 2 7 - I 5,800 0 0 On £253,318 at 3i- percent., year to 1 January, 1897 .. .. 4,433 1 3 On account of J vear to 1 July, 1897 .. " .. .. 1,882 15 0 | 19.. 11 f> 1 fi a 12,115 16 3 ±ii, XX'J X\J O Overlap of interest consequent on conversions— Interest on 3-per-cent. Stock — £26,620, from 1 October to 31 October, 1896, converting 4-per-eent. Land for Settlement Loan, 1894 .. .. 67 16 6 £4,047, from 1 October, 1896, to 15 April, 1897, converting 5-per-cent. 1867 Loan .. 65 10 6 £63,468, from 1 April to 15 April, 1897, converting 5-per-cent. 1867 Loan .. .. 78 4 11 £6,420, from 1 April to 15 July, 1897, converting 5-per-cent. 1867 Loan .. .. 55 18 7 £9,720, from 1 April to 15 April, 1897, converting 4-percent. Immigration Loan, 1870 .. 11 19 8 £3,386, from 1 April to 15 July, 1897, converting 5-per-cent. 1863 Loan .. .. 29 10 0 % ! - I ■ 309 0 2 Interest on Stock, £8,568, from 1 July to 15 July, I 1896, converting 5-per-cent. 1S67 Loan .. .. 12 6 5 Income-tax repaid in respect of dividends held by Agent-General and Audit Office Accumulated fractions of interest repaid to the Public Account— On 4 per cent. .. .. 47 6 2 > On 3J „ .. .. 9 18 9 On 3 .. .. 2 0 2 j i 321 6 7 ■ 362 17 8 I 59 5 1 One year's interest to 1 April, 1898, on Loan of £1,500,000, recovered from Advances to Settlers Office 45,000 0 0 ' : 57,859 5 7 -il,380,577 19 5 i i • I " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884":— Interest, — On £3,397 at 4J per cent., 73 days to 9 February, 1897 On £1,021,416 at 4| „ -.5 year to 28 May, On £24,100 at 4J „ | „ to 28 „ On £538,516 at 4§ „ J „ to 28 „ On £4,700 at 4J „ 123 days to 28 „ On £4,871 at 4j „ 19 „ to 16 June, On £20,400 at if „ 1 year to 28 November, „ On £807,129 at 4* „ § „ to 28 „ „ On £494,300 at 4J „ | „ to 28 On £19,400 at 4J „ | „ to 28 I 30 11 5 - .. ! 22,981 17 3 542 5 0 ! 12,116 12 3 71 5 0 j I 11 8 2 - 918 0 0 I 18,160 8 0 11,121 15 0 436 10 0 Carried forward 66,390 12 7 1,500,184 19 10 66,390 12 7 1,500,184 19 10