Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Colony on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March, 1899, whether arising from New Loans, or the Conversion of Old Loans, or from paying off any Loan; (3) the Rate of Interest and Sinking Fund payable in respect of each Loan; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1899, showing in respect of each Loan (a) the Annual Charge for Interest and Sinking Fund, (b) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the Due Date thereof, (d) the Accrued Sinking Fund, and (e) the Net Debt.

Public Debt at 30th . rune, 1878. Increases to ilst Mar., 1899. Dei Teases to 31st March 1899. Public Debt at 31st March, 1899. No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Amount. Annual Charge. From New Loans. From Conversions. Loa: is converted into or redeem' 3d by When due. Amount. Int. S.F. Date Terms. 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. I 3$-per-cent. 4-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Short-dated Debentures. Loans paid off. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds Net Debt accruei Interest. S.F. 1 2 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 £ £ £ 311 £ £ £ £ £ £ 500,000 £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 1896 1888 1889 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 £ £ 500[000 93,100 1894 50[000 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 150,000 1 July, 1861 6 2 1891 1886 1894 1886 1886 1894 1895 104 109 115J 112* A 115 114 1144 111 120 121 118 119 117 104 109 104 109 104 109 110 74,100 19,000 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 5 1 76i000 65,600 43^600 2,700 18,700 6,200 1,400 1896 1897 200 2,600 3,300 900 1898 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 500,000 201,500 236,000 4 6 6 '2 2 1892 1891 1886 1891 1886 1891 1886 1891 500,000 154,800 188^400 46,700 47,600 15 July, 1914 266,800 15 Dec, „ 93,900 6 2 4,900 1,519,400 68^900 20,100 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue 7,283,100 6,531,400 1891 1886 1885 1894 1886 1879-96 1894 106 B 200 38,200 266,800 13,340 2,668 1 116,685 150,115 116,685 33j 300 3,651,700 C 562,400 1084 1074 107 106 102 106 105 100 100 105 1064 107 108 271,000 6,400 7,600 4,600 7,500 51.000 8,700 44,656 68,786 1,222j 858 1895 1896 1897 2,000 3,800 6,500 17,100 40,800 1,100 9,700 42,500 i 1898 104 105 i i 1 Annual I i drawings f 429,000 Colonial issue 429,000 21,450 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, „ 64,000 13,000 5 4 1893 106J 64,000 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 500,000 1 July, 1863 31,600 2 1891 1894 1895 1896 1886 1880-81 1891 1893 1891 1894 1896 1897 15 April, 1913 6 114 109 107 11,800 2,000 1,000 16,800 13,000 520 13,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttelton and Ch'ch. Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860.. 50,000 20,000 300,000 1 July, 1866 13,500 6,200 77,700 100 8 8 6 2 2 2 13,500* 6,200 Various 109 200 • 111 6,000 28,500 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 22,800 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 116,700 6 6 1 I 1891 1895 1891 1892 1894 136 125 1:64 1174 1134 1104 105 106 1034 100 1034 5,800 1,000 1,000 23,700 6,600 8,100 1,000 2,500 1,600 D 16,000 960 160 11,041! 4,959 11,041 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 1895 1896 1897-93 1898-99 900 1,200 69,700 4,000,000 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 200,000 4 4 2-4 2-4 • 1 July, 1898 1 June, 1907 1 June, „ 200,000 800,000 400 400 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 800,000 1,000,000 15 April, „ 1875-78 372,100 25,700 4 2^200 1897 108 9,000 15 April, 1913 15 April, 363,100 27,900 40,000 24,000 564,460 435,540 564,460 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 £4,000,000 Included Included 397,800 ■ ■ 391,000 15,780 in No. 5. in No. 12. 391,000 Carried forward — 6924861 1,424,014 L . Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then conver at 107. D. 2nd January, 1915, £3,800; 2nd July, 19: ;ed into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 11 .6, £12,200. * Included in sum of £i 3. Seven ye; ;fi s ■s' currency 'urther coni :o 15th April, 1892 ; then co: rihntions of ftlTlkinff TTnnrl Y^ iverted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. : 3 ,a itool 181.000. Nn C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then convertedlnto"