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B.—l [Pt. II

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1916-1917

DISBURSEMENTS in respect of INTEREST and SINKING FUND— continued.

Brought forward *£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 43,134 0 0 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND continued. THE NEW ZEALAND LOANS ACT, 1908. The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909 : — Land for Settlements Branch— Interest— On £25,000 at 3J per cent., I year to 1 October, 1916 . . On £470,000 at 3f per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1916 . . 875 0 0 17,625 0 0 Less — Amount reodvered from Land for Settlements Account . . 18,500 0 0 18,500 0 0 Native Land Settlement Branch — Interest — On £381,000 at 3J per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1916 .. On £54,500 at 3§ per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1916 . . On £110,000 at 4 per cent., 1 yoar to I October, 1916 .. 13,356 0 0 2.043 15 0 4,400 0 0 Less— Amount recovered from Native Land Settlement Account 19,799 15 o 19,799 15 0 Guaranteed Mining Advances Branch Interest — On £5,000 at 3| per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1916 187 JO 0 Less — Amount recovered from Mining Advances Account 187 10 0 Local Authorities Branch — Interest— On £200,515 at 3| per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 191.6 . . On £95,425 at 3J per cent., I yoar to I October, 191 (i . . On £56,800 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1916 . . 7,018 0 6 3.578 8 10 2,272 0 0 Les —- Am Jtint recovered from, — Hauraki Plains Settlement Account Land for Settlements Account— Opening up Crown Lan Is for Settlement Account . . Rangitaiki Land Drainage Account .'. 1.2,808 9 4 3,437 10 0 7,980 19 4 1,450 0 0 12,868 9 4 The New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Acts, 19091910:— Advances to Settlers Branch — Interes i— On £750 000 at 3$ per cent., I year to 23 October, 1916 .. On £42,000 at 4 per cent., £ year to 1 August, 1916 .. On £41,700 at 4 per cent., | year to 30 January, 1917 .. On £205 000 at 4 per cent., 1. year to .1 December, 1.916 .. 28,125 0 0 840 0 0 834 0 0 8,200 0 0 On £367,368 8s. 5d. at 3£ per cent., 1 year to 31 March, 1917 On £1,410,101 0s. 2d. at 4| per cent., 1 year to 31 March, 1917 12,857 17 10 37,999 0 0 63,454 10 10 76,312 8 8 Additional interest paid owing to conversions by Imperial Government on I September, 1915. (Originally paid at rate of £3 10s. on every £95 advanced ; now paid as follows : 20 per cent, original rate, 80 per cent, at rate of £4 10s. for every £99 advanced) — On £1,745,000— 30 days to 30 September, 1915 I yoar to 31 March, 191.6 .. 114,311 8 8 988 3 9 6,01J 9 7 6,999 13 4 LessAmount recovered from State Advances Office 121,311 2 0 121,317 2 0 Advances to Workers Branch — Interest — On £205,000 at 3-iV per cent., i year to 1 January, 1.917 . . On £7,000 at 4 per cent., 1 year to J. April, 1916 On £7,000 at 4 por cent., '• year to 1 October, 1916 .. On £750,000 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 February, 1917 Cr. 6 0 0 7.175 0 0 280 0 0 140 0 0 30,000 0 0 37,595 0 0 On £68,421 Is. Id. at 3 1 - per cent. 1 year to 31st Maroh, 1917 On £262,626 5s. 3d. at.4J per cent., 1 yen 1 to 31st March, 1917 .. .... 2,394 14 8 11,818 3 8 14,212 18 4 Carried forward 14,212 18 4 1— 37,595 0 0 43,128 0 0