8.—6.

Table No. 3. The PUBLIC DEBT of NEW ZEALAND on 31st March, 1902.

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Annual Charge . I Amount outstanding. Due Date. Sinking Funds ACCRUED. Indebtedness. When payable. Remarks. Rate Int. j S.F. Amount. £ 266,300 ' 15 July, 1914 £ 137,880 £ 128,420 o/ /o 5 % 1 £ 15,978 15 Jan. and 15 July. New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. • ■ Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 288,400 Ann. drawing 288,400 5 14,420 Quarterly, 15 Jan., &c. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. I 1,000,000* 1 June, 1907 705,703 294,297 4 2-4 64,000 1 June and 1 Dee. Sinking Fund payable 13 Mar. and 13 Sept. Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. j 3,800 12,200 I 16,000 j 2 Jan., 1915 { 2 July, 1916 } 13,470 2,530 6 1 1,120 30 June . 31 Dec. ♦Only £200,000 has actually been issued to the public; the unsold debentures are available for the purpose of obtaining temporary advanoes from time to time. Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 13,000 15 April, 1913 13,000 4 520 15 April „ 15 Oct. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 j Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 j General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 .. •! District Bailways Purchasing Acts, 1885-86 j 363,000 27,900 25,000 75,000 17,400 10,800 54,700 40,000 97,100 J 390,900 [ 100,000 1 82,900 I 137,100 115 April, 1913 115 April, 1913 I Uuly, 1910 115 April, 1913 (15 Oct., 1913 \ 15 May, 1914 (28 Nov., 1914 I 1 July, 1909 { 1 April, 1905 363,000 27,900 25,000 75,000 17,400 10,800 54,700 40,000 97,100 4 i 4 4 5 6 4 14,520 1,256 1,125 3,000 696 432 2,735 2,400 3,884 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 April „ 15 Oct. 30 June „ 31 Dec. 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 April „ 15 Oct. 15 May „ 15 Nov. 15 May „ 15 Nov. I 1 April „ 1 Oct. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 .. .. \ Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— 29,150,302 6,161,167 8,032,957 250,300 1 43,344,426 1 Sept., 1907 ( 1 Nov., 1929 -I 1 Jan., 1940 ( 1 April, 1945 250,300 29,150,302 6,161,167 8,032,957 3J 4 3 t 31,104 1,166,012 215,641 240,988} 1 Mar. „ 1 Sept. 1 May „ 1 Nov. 1 Jan. „ 1 July 1 April „ 1 Oct. fThe Sinking Fund is payable on £1,744,100 (1J per cent, on £1,354,514, 1 per cent. on £15,675, and J per cent, on £373,911); the Land Assurance Fund is also charged with J per cent, as a contribution towards Sinking Fund. I£82,200 of this amount will be recouped by the Government Advances to Settlers Office. Colonial Issue .. .. .. j 214,500 509,500 I 724,000 ( 1 Sept., 1905 \ 31 Dec, 1907 I 724,000 3i 25,340 1 Mar. , 1 Sept. Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 (Renewed under the Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899) 125,000 31 Oct., 1906 125,000 3J 4,375 30 April „ 31 Oct. Land for Settlements Act, 1892 (Renewed under the Land for Settlements Acts Amendment Act, 1899) 45,276 31 Oct., 1906 45,276 1,585 30 April „ 31 Oct. 3* Carried forward 46,783,602 1,811,131 857,053 45,926,549