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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, 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; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1903, 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., 1903. Decreases to 31st March, 1903. Public Debt at 31st March, 1903. No. 2 3 4 Authority. authored. Date of Issue. Amo ■ £ £ Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 .. .. •■ 500,000 .- 300,000 25,000 25,000 1 July, 1859 50,000 1 Oct., , 50,000 1 July, 1864 50,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 .. .. .. 150,000 1 July, 1861 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 3,000,000 15 July, 1864 488,000 1 Nov., 1865 500,000 15 Mar., 1866 201,500 15 June, 1867 236,000 15 Dec, „ 93,900 Authority. Amount authorised. 500,000 201,500 236,000 iunt. £ 311 500,000 93,100 1 Animal Charge. Int. S.F. 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 6 6 2 1 2 2 From From New Loans. Conversions. £ I £ Loans converted into or redeemed by Tv,). Loans uaie. Lermh. 3 _ per . cent 3j- pe r-cent. 4-per-cent. oi,,. v( . j oto j paid off. Inscribed Inscribed Inscribed Deba^Srls Stock. Stock. Stock. Debentures. £ £ £ IS £ 1896 .. .. .. .. .. 311 1888 .. .. .. .. .. 300,000 25,000 1889 .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 50,000 50,000 1894 .. .. 50,000 1891 104 .. 74,100 1886 109 .. .. 19,000 1894 1154 .. 76,000 1886 112J .. .. 65,600 1886 A •• •• •• 43,600 1894 115 .. 2,700 1895 114 .; 18,700 1144 .. 6,200 1896 111 .. 1,400 1897 120 200 121 2,600 1898 118 3,300 1897 119 900 1899 117 500 .. .. .. .. ' 1892 117 .. 500,000 1891 104 .. 154,800 1886 109 .. .. 46,700 1891 104 .. 188,400 1886 109 .. .. 47,600 1891 104 .. 4,900 .. .. 1886 109 .. .. 20,100 1891 110 .. 68,900 1891 .. .. 200 1886 106 .. .. 38,200 1885 B ■• •• ... 3,651,700 1894 .. .. 33,300 1886 C ■• •• ■■ 562,400 1879-96 .. .. .. .. .. 1,222,858 1894 1084 •• 271,000 107J .. 6,400 107 .. 7,600 106 .. 4,600 102 .. 7,500 1895 106 .. 51.000 105 .. 8,700 100 .. 44,656 1896 100 .. 68,786 1897 105 2,000 1064 3. 800 107 6,500 108 17,100 40,800 1898 104 1,100 105 9,700 42,500 1899 .. 39,100 104 200 1900 .. 50,400 1901 .. 50,900 1902 .. 52,000 1893 106J .. 64,000 46,700 47!600 When due. Annual C Amount. Interest. ~~£ £ £ lharge. Sinking Funds Net Debt, accrued. S.F. £ £ £ 93,900 1,519,400 6 2 20,100 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue .. .. 7,283,100 5 15 July, 1914 266,300 13,315 2,663 146 .,492 119,808 6,531,400 38,200 Colonial issue .. .. .. .. .. 77,000 1 Jan., 1873 64,000 15 April, „ 13,000 Annual I drawings J 236,400 11,820 ■ 236,400 64,000 13,000 77,000 31,600 3 4 106| Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 .. .. .. 500,000 1 July, 1868 (i 2 1891 114 .. 11,800 1894 109 .. 2,000 1895 107 .. 1,000 1896 .. .. 16,800 1886 100 .. .. .. 13,500* 1880-81 .. .. .. .. .. 6,200 1891 109 .. 200 1893 .. .. .. .. .. 28,500 1891 111 .. 6,000 .. .. 15,200 1894 .. .. .. .. .. 18,600 J896 .. .. .. .. .. 4,700 1897 .. .. .. .. .. 4,500 114 JO'.) 107 15 April, 1913 13,000 520 18,000 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 .. .. .. 50,000 1 July, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 .. .. 20,000 Lyttelton and Ch'ch. Railway Loan Ordinance, I860.. 300,000 Various 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 (i •2 2 2 100 109 13,'500* 6^200 V .• ill 28,500 15,200 18,600 4,700 4,500 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. 500,000 1891 j 136 .. 5,800 1902 130 800 1895 125 .. 1,000 1891 1:64 .. 1,000 1174 .. 23,700 1892 ! 1134 .. 6,600 1894 i IIO4 .. 8,100 105 .. 1,000 1895 106 .. 2,500 1896 1034 .. 1,600 1897-93 100 900 1898-99! 1034 1,200 69,700 1901 .. 400 136 130 125 1 64 1174 1134 1104 105 106 1034 100 1034 500,000 22,800 6 1 2 Jan., 1915 3,000 14,258 942 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. .. .. 500,000 1 July, 1863 500,000 1 July, 1863 116,700 (i 1 2 July, 1916 12,200 15,200 1,060 160 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 .. 4,000,000 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 .. 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 4,000,000 .. 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 200,000 4 i 2-4 2-4 800,000 1 June, 1907 1 June, 200,000 800,000 40,000 24,000 756,158 243,S42f Colonial issue 400,000 .. 15 April, „ 372,100 1875-78 25,700 15 April, 1875-78 Included in No. 5. Included in No. 12. 372,100 25,700 4 1897-99 108 9,100 108 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ 363,000 27,900 1,000,0001 40,000 397^800 2^200 390,900 15,776 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. .. 2,100,000 Included in No. 5. Five-thirties .. .. 500,000 Included in No. 12. £4,000,000 15,776 .. .. 390,900 I Carried forward 9,587,511 802,200 405,700 1,802,942 237,200 4,271,200 1,921,800 I 82,491 26,823j 916,908! 1,004,892 1,750,869 A. Six years' currency to 15th January, 1892; then conver Stock at 107. * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. ;ed into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. f Sinking Fund payable 13th March and 13th So B. Seven years' currency to 15th April itember. J Only £200,000 has act' ., 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. ually been issued to the public. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-pier-cent. Inscribed