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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, 1900, 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, 1900, 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.

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Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1900. Decreases to SisMarch, 1900. Public Debt at ilst March, 1900. No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Annual Charge. Int. S.F. From From New Loans. Conversions. Date. Terms. 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Loa] is converted i: 3^-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. ito or redeem, sdby Loans paid off. When due. Amount. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds Net Debt. Ami >unt. 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Short-dated Debentures. Interest. S.F. iccrued. 1. £ £ £ 311 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 311 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 £ £ £ £ £ £ 1 2 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 500,000 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 1896 1888 1 July, 1859 1 Oct., 1 July, 1864 1889 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 93,100 1894 50^000 3 150,000 1 July, 1861 6 2 1891 1886 1894 1886 1886 1894 1895 104 109 1154 1124 A 115 114 1144 111 120 121 118 119 117 117 104 109 104 109 104 109 110 74,100 19,000 4 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 5 1 76,000 65^600 43,600 X 2,700 18,700 6,200 1,400 1896 1897 200 2,600 3,300 900 500 1 Nov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 500,000 201,500 4 0 '2 1898 1897 1899 1892 1891 1886 1891 1886 1891 1886 1891 500,000 154,800 188i400 46,700 15 July, 1914 266,300 15 June, 1867 236,000 6 2 47,600 15 Dec, 93,900 6 2 4^900 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue 1,519,400 68^900 20*100 1891 1886 1885 1894 1886 1879-96 1894 266,300| 13,315 2,663| 123,303 142,997 7,283,100 I 6,531,400 106 B 200 38^200 33!300 3,651,700 C 562^400 1,222^858 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 1895 Colonial issue 1896 1897 1898 104 105 2,000 3,800 6,500 17,100 40,800 1,100 9,700 42,500 39,100 200 Annual { drawings I 389,700 19,485 3 389,700 1899 104 106J 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 15 April, 64,000 13,000 5 4 1893 64,000 I Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 500,000 1 July, 1863 77,000 31,600 0 2 1891 1894 1895 1896 1886 1880-81 1891 1893 1891 1894 1896 1897 114 109 107 11,800 2,000 1,000 16,800 5 April, 1913 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 8 8 6 2 2 2 100 13 ', 500* 6\200 Various 109 200 111 6,000 28|500 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Otago Loan Ordina ace, 1862 500,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 22,800 116,700 6 6 1 1 1891 1895 1891 1892 1894 136 125 l'°4 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 2 Jan., 1915 2 July, 1916 3,800 12,200 16,000 960 160 11,788 4,212 1895 1896 1897-93 1898-99 900 1,200 69,700 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 4,000,000 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 200,000 1 July, 1898 1 June, 1907 1 June, „ 200,000 800,000 400 400 Colonial issue .. .. .. 400,000 4 4 2-4 2-4 800 ] 000 363,000 27,900 1,000,000 40,000 24,000 610,827 389,173 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 ty-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 Included Included 15 April, 1875-78 in No. 5. in No. 12. 372,100 25,700 397^800 4 2^200 1897-99 108 9,100 15 April, 1913 15 April , „ 390,900 15,776 390,900 £4,000,000 Carried forward 2,076,300 90,056 26,823 745,918 1,330,38! 9,587,511 802,200 251,200 1,802,942 237,200 4,271,200 1,750,869 A. Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892 ; then converted into 4-pei :k at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. § Further ci :-cent. Inscribe' ontributions of Stock at 110. Sinking Fund not requii B. Seven years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cenfc. Inscribed Stock at 107. red. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribe, itocl