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

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1898-99.

Balances on 31st March, 1898. Transactions, 1898-99. Balances on 31st March, 1899. ! Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. PUBLIC DEBT ACCOUNT:— Undee Colonial Acts :— New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. Consolidated Loan Aot, 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 Aot, 1884, — Colonial issue District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885 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 Acts, 1896-97 £ s. d. 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 2,120,566 0 0 223,600 0 0 253,200 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 15,000 0 0 219,900 0 0 17,000 0 0 2,490,508 0 0 54,300 0 0 £ s. d. 4,200 0 0 53,300 0 0 15,000 0 0 107,900 0 0 17,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 2,120,566 0 0 39,500 0 0 7,000 0 0 £ s. d. 266,800 0 0 442,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 791,000 0 0 85,500 0 0 39,838,589 0 0* 54,300 0 0 184,100 0 0 322,400 0 0 £ s. d. 76,200 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 1,520,000 0 0 499,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 29,710 0 0 260,000 0 0 1,540,000 0 0 1,400 0 0 2,000 0 0 710,000 0 0 149,700 0 0 27,226 0 0 1,132,966 0 0 400,000 0 0 385,925 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 I • 135,000 0 0 ■• Undeb Peovincial Acts ob Ordinances :— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 600 0 0 16,000 0 0 71,300 0 0 600 0 0 16,000 0 0 400 0 0 70,900 0 0 44,872,624 0 0 5,183,648 0 0 45,907,506 0 0* 4,148,766 0 0 DEBENTURES ACCOUNT 7,745,758 0 0 4,033,466 0 0 2,377,200 0 0 6,089,492 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK ACCOUNT 37,392,481 0 0 2,581,108 0 0 39,973,589 0 0 (CONSOLS ACCOUNT) .. 356,185 0 0 29,740 0 0 385,925 0 0 SCRIP ACCOUNT 159,600 0 0 159,600 0 0 MORTGAGE SECURITY ACCOUNT .. 40,000 0 0 40,000 0 0 * £1,000,000 loan, issued February, 1899, is not included, the inscription of stock not having been completed.