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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— continued.

Public Debt ai 1S7R Public Debt at 30th June, 1878. it 30th June, a. Increases to Slst Mar., 1903. Decreases to 31si March, 1903. Public Debt at 31st March, 1903. No. Authority. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. 1878 Amou B. unt. Charge. Annual Date. Terms. Loans converted i] 3-per-cent. %-per-cent. Inscribed Inscribed Stock. Stock. ito or redeem< id by Loans paid off. Annual Charge. Sinking Funds Net Debt accrued. Amo mnt. Int. S.F. From From New Loans. Conversions 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Short-dated Debentures. When due. Amount. £_• _D Interest. S.F. i I Brought forward 8 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 £ £ k. £ 9,587,511 £ 9,587,511 £ £ 802,200 £ £ 405,700 1,802,942 £ 237,200 £ 4,271,200 £ 1,750,869 £ £ 1,921,800 £ £ 82,491 26,823 £ £ 916,908; 1,004,892 1,000,000 Included Included in No. 5. in No. 13. 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 5J 1885 100 50,000* 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 150,000 4 4J 54 4 H H 9 I Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 4J , , .. .. 1,500,000 2,000,000 Included Included in No. 13. in No. 12. 150,000 4* 100.000 100,000 4,125 4,125 100,000 £2,000,000 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 10 750,000 Included in No. 13. 15 May, 1874 15 Oct., 1873 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 250,000 43,900 £750,000 4 5 4 4 4* 5 5 1899 1888 1884 1899 1885 1884 108 100 100 108 100 100 1,500 1,100 49,500* 20,900* 15 May, 1914 15 Oct., 1913 10,800 17,400 6,200* 87,900* 11 North Otago District Public Works Loan Aot, 1872 12 ii'per-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 1873 1874 28 Nov., 1914 54,700 5 1878-83 43,900 82,900 3,863 3,863 82,900 11 12 70,000 See No. 7 See No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 1884 1886 1886 103 101 E 3, 1 1, 1 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 ,053, ,891, 13 5-per-cent. Five-thirties — Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 H 1, ,054, 13 See No. 8 See No. 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,000 500,000 1,250j 000 ) 1884 j 1885 1034 102J 504,400 745,600 504, FT A K 5 745, 5-per-cent. Ten-forties — 14 New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 1877 14 1,000,000 2,500,000 1 Mar., 1878 1 Mar., „ 1,000,000 2,500,000 1890 1886 95 102 2,207,3O0t 1 1,292,700 3,500,000 ! l, ,292, 15 Westland Loan Act, 1873 5 15 50,000 15 April, 1874 50,000 5 1891 107J 50,000 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 16 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 3,000 16,500 25,000 16,500 lelooo 58,000 7 7 1P96 1885 100 100 15,000 3,000* 17 Wellington Debts Aot, 1876 17 58,000 5 5 5 18 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 5,000,000 5,000,000 388^000 A Ana 58,000 18 1 Nov., 1879 5' 1878-79 1890 1879 1886 95 ISO 103 19 Treasury BillsTreasury Bills Extended Currency Act, 1873 1876 Appropriation Act, 1876 .. Financial Arrangements Act, 1876.. 19 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 832,000 4, 4,476,000 136,000 ,476, 1 '_»£? 136, I I I 1, 1,832,000 ,832, \ about I 5 ■I I 1883 100 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 1880 .. 20 New Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 800,000 200,000 800,000 200,000 8,000 20 1886-89 5 8,000 1891 21 Distriot Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 .. 21 1885-86 4 357,487 1894 1886 1888-89 1898-99 1895 1896 104 P 1054 100 4,500 12,000 242,800 CtAO 87 1 April, 1905 97,100 22 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 .. 23 i Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 1894-95 1896 8J 6 5 3* 35,000 40,000 47,000 35,000 1899 1898 47,000 35,000 iiooo 85 j 000 1 July, 1909 40,000 Par 1882-83 1887-1901 5 5 4* 4 34 250,000 405,000 337,800 169,500 759,800 1888 1892 1892 1896 100 100 100 100 250,000 405,000 44,000 463,300 509,500 137,100 6,284 137,100 22 23 250,000 250,300 24,311 250,300 24 Public Revenues Act, 1886 .. 1 Sept., 1907 8,760 150,000 5 100,000 50,000 400,000 1891 1891 1893 50!000 100,000 24 25 25 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) 400,000 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 100 100 400,000 26 26 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act 1892 1892-95 44 27,226 1899-00 100 27,226 Carried forward .. .. .. I 21,739,411 522,026 4,861,242 jl5,466,700 6,225,500 1,995,856 2,492,100 105,523 51,134 916,908 1,5575,192 9,824,013 E. Various. p. Include 3d with issu (1J per c( 3 of £1,325,000 authorised by " The New Zealand Loa: :nt. on £1,354,514, 1 per cent, on £15,675, and 4 per cei 1 Act, 1886.' it. on £373,£ * Ir HI). The Li icluded ii ind Assu] n the si im of £231,1 'und is also DO, No. 35. t £92,400 accepted iharged with J per cent, as a contribm at par. iion of Sinkii J The Sinkii ig Fund. ig Fund is payable on £2.022,100 ranee I