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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— continued.

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Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. Increases to 31st Mar., 1900. Decreases to 31st March, 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. 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. Loans converted into or redeem, sdby Loans paid off. When due. Amount. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds accrued. Net Debt. Ami >unt. 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Short-dated Debentures. Interest. S.F. £ £ £ 9,587,511 £ 802,200 £ £ 251,200 £ 1,802,942 £ 237,200 £ 4,271,200 £ 1,750,869 £ £ 2,076,300 £ 90,056 £ 26,823 £ 745,918 £ 1,330,38! Brought forward Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. £600,000 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. 250,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 150,000 1,000,000 Included Included in No. 5. in No. 13. 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 1885 50,000* 100 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 £1,000,000 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 54 4 44 44 150^000 100,000 4,125 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 44 „ „ .. .. 1,500,000 2,000,000 Included Included in No. 13. in No. 12. 100,000 £2,000,000 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 £750,000 750,000 Included in No. 13. 15 May, 1874 15 Oct., 1873 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 4 5 4 4 44 5 5 1899 1888 1884 1899 1885 1884 108 100 100 108 100 100 1,500 1,100 20,900* 6,200* 87,900* 15 May, 1914 15 Oct., 1913 10,800 17,400 North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 ij\-per-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 1873 1874 28 Nov.', 1914 54,700 250,000 43,900 5 1878-83 43,900 82,900 3,863 82,901 11 12 70,000 See No. 7 See No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 < 1884 1886 1886 103 101 E 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 6,000|000 44 13 See No. 8 See No. 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,000 500,000 )l884 [1885 1034 1024 504,400 745,600 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 1877 1,250i000 5' 2,207,300+ 14 1,000,000 2,500,000 1 Mar., 1878 1 Mar., 1,000,000 2,500,000 3,500,000 1890 1886 95 102 1,292,700 5 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 50,000 5 1891 1074 50,000 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 27,000 58,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 3,000 16,500 25,000 16,500 18i000 7 7 5 5 5 1896 1885 100 100 15,000 3,000* 17 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 58i000 5,000,000 388^000 58,000 18 5' 1878-79 1890 1879 1886 95 120 103 4,476i000 136,000 19 Treasury Bills— Treasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 1876 Appropriation Act, 1876 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. ,. 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 1 about r 1,832,000 1883 100 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 1880 .. 800,000 200,000 832,000 800,000 200,000 8,000 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 1886-89 5 8,000 1891 21 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 1885-86 4 357,487 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 1894 1886 1888-89 1898-99 1895 1896 104 P 105i 100 4 J500 12,000 242 ] 800 87 1 April, 1905 97,100 1894-95 1896 i"ooo 35,000 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 .. 616 5 34 1 July, 1909 40,000 1899 1898 Par 47!000 35,000 1882-83 1887-1900 250,000 405,000 337,800 169,500 442,600 1888 1892 1892 1896 100 100 100 100 250,000 405,000 44,000 463,300 137,100 6,284 137,100 22 23 250,000 5 5 44 4 34 31 Dec, 1900 442,600 442,600 15,491 'ii {20,323 198,458 244,142 14 Public Revenues Act, 1886 150,000 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 4* 5 4i 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 1891 1893 100 100 400 ] 000 50^000 100,000 15 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 8) 400,000 6 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act 1892 1892-95 44 27,220 1899 100 26,906 31 Oct., 1899 320| 320 Carried forward 1,995,856 2,839,220| 119,819] 47,146| 944,376] |21,739,411 9,506 813 367,206 4,861,242 115,466,700 5,716,000 1,894,844 E. Varioi I li per < is. :ent. i". Included wit] mum payable 0 b. issue of £: m £1,354,901 ,325,000 aut: I. The Laa mrised 1 Assu by " ranee 'he New Ze: 'und is also land Loan i marged witl. .ot, 1886. i per eel * Included it. as a contribution in the sum of £231,000, No. 35. of Sinking Fund. + £92,41 accepted at p: ,r. ier ai