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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE COLONY (RETURN SHOWING PARTICULARS OF, AS ON 31st MARCH, 1903).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated the 21st August, 1903. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a Return showing—(l) Particulars of the public debt of the colony on the 30th June, 1878 ; (2) the several increases and decreases between that date and the 31st March, 1903, 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 ; and (4) particulars of the public debt on the 31st March, 1903, showing in respect of each loan (a) the annual charge for interest and sinking fund, (6) the amount of outstanding debt, (c) the due date thereof, (d) the accrued sinking fund, and (c) the net debt: being continuation of Return 8.-18 D of 1902."—(Mr. J. Allen.)

Statement of the Securities in which the Sinking Funds of the several Loans were invested on the 31st March, 1903. Investments in— £ s. d. New Zealand 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 3,470 0 0 New Zealand 4£-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,700 0 0 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 1,250 0 0 New Zealand 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 129,754 19 6 New Zealand 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 2,571 3 7 New Zealand 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 270 5 11 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Debentures.. .. .. .. .. 20,800 0 0 New South Wales 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 5,486 6 7 New South Wales 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 84,269 13 4 New South Wales 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 70,673 12 11 Victoria 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 15,000 0 0 Victoria 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 43,233 17 4 Victoria 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 83,341 9 6 Victoria 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 27,158 9 10 South Australia 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 24,700 0 0 South Australia 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 4,851 0 5 South Australia 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 38,068 11 6 South Australia 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 114,819 12 6 Canada 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. .. 18,200 0 0 Canada 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 0 0 Canada 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 34,022 11 8 Canada 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 33,226 12 3 Canada 2J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 13,666 15 11 Tasmania 3-per-cent. Insoribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 6,645 15 1 Queensland 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 1,433 8 8 Ceylon 3-percent. Inscribed Stook .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 0 0 Leeds Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 14,000 0 0 Cardiff Corporation 3-per-oent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 24,444 1 9 Gold Coast 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. .. 6,511 8 3 Reading Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. .. 6,500 0 0 Sheffield Corporation 3-per-cent. Inscribed Stock .. .. .. 13,000 0 0 Aid to Public Works and Land Settlements Act 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 330 0 0 Land for Settlements Act 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 2,510 0 0 Local Bodies' Loans Act 3J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 County of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 60 0 0 Borough of Brunner 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 840 0 0 Borough of Hokitika 6-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 1,860 0 0 Borough of Patea 4J-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Borough of Tauranga 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board 4-per-cent. Debentures .. .. .. .. 550 0 0 Waimakariri-Ashley Water-supply Board 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 320 0 0 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 5-per-cent. Debentures .. .. 540 0 0 916,879 16 6 Sinking funds in respeot of " Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," and " Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894 "— Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,900 0 0 In common fund, Public Trust Office — At 4 per cent. .. .. .. .. £6,000 0 0 At 3J per cent. .. .. .. .. 366,931 1 2 372,931 1 2 1,357,710 17 8 Cash balance on 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. .. £27 16 3 Amount overinvested by trustees .. .. .. 25 0 0 2 16 3 Total .. .. .. .. £1,357,713 13 11

Statement of Treasury Bills outstanding on 31st March, 1903, showing the Date on which, and the Authority under which, they were issued, and the Date on which they are due.

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Date of Issue. Amount. Kate of Interest. Due Date. Authority for Issue. 1902. lecember 31 .. £ 700,000* £ 81% .. Dec. 31, 1903 "Public Revenues Act, 1893," and amending Acts. * In renewal or former issues.