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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1916-1917.

DISBURSEMENTS in respect of INTEREST and SINKING FUND— continued.

Brought forward £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,810,142 10 8 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND-continned. THE NEW ZKALAND LOANS ACT, 1908. Tun Finance Act, 1915 -continued. New Zealand Loans Amondment Act, 1915 (Section 106, Conversions) — Interest — On £2,900 at 4£ per cent., £ year to 30 June, 1916 On £71,700 at 4£ por cent., £ year to 1 October, 1916 .. On £19,500 at 4£ per cent., £ year to 15 October, 1916 .. On £170,000 at 4£ per cent., £ year to 1 November, 1916.. On £276,300 at 4£ per cent., £ yoar to 1 December, 1916 .. On £100,500 at 4£ per cent., 1 year to 31 December, 1916 On £76,700 at 4£ per cent., 1 year to 1 January, 1917 . . On £931,000 at 4£ per cent., £ year to 1 January, 1917 On £195,800 at 4£ por cont., 1 year to 1 February, 1.917 . . On £152,300 at 4£ per cent., £ year to 1 February, 1917 . . On £300 at 4£ per cent., 1 year to 1 March, 1917 On £127,500 at 4£ por cent., 1 year to 31 March, 1917 .. 65 5 0 1,613 5 0 438 15 0 3.825 0 0 6,216 15 0 4.522 10 0 3,451 10 0 20,947 10 0 8,811 0 0 3.426 15 0 13 10 0 5,737 10 0 5 0 • • 59,069 5 0 Less — Part Bank Order No. IV of 12/5/16, £76 10s., not required Amount received from the State Advances Office— On £10,000 at 4£ per cent., £ year to 1 January, 1917 .. 74 5 0 225 0 0 299 5 0 The Finance Act, 1909 :— Interest— On £46,901 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 February, 1917 58,770 0 0 1,876 0 10 The Naval Defence Act, 1909 : — Interest — On £200,736 16s. lOd. at 3£ per cent., 1 year to 31 March, 1917 On £770,505 Is. at 4£ per cent., 1 year to 31 March, 1917.. 7,025 15 10 34,672 14 6 41,698 1(1 4 Additional interest paid owing to conversions by Imperial Government on 1 Septembor, 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 £953,500— 30 days to 30 September, 1.915 1 year to 31 March, 1916 539 19 4 3,284 15 8 3,824 15 0 Sinking Fund— Interest — On £1,835,720 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 31 March, 1917 .. 73,428 10 0 118,952 1 4 The Public Debt Extinction Act, 1.910 : — Sinking Fund— Payable under Debt Extinction Aot, 1910 171,301 0 0 The Irrigation and Water-supply Act, 1913 :— Interest— On £4,900 at 4 per cent., 2 days to 1 April, 1916 On £10,000 at 4 per cent., 161 days to 1 April, 1916 On £85,100 at 4 per cent., 1 year to 1 October, 1916 On £14,900 at 4 per cent., £ year to 1 October, 1910 I 1 5 176 8 9 3,404 0 0 298 0 0 The Public Eevenues Act, 1910:— The Reserve Fund Securities Aot, 1907, — Interest — On £800,000 at 3£ per cent., 1 year to 1 February, 1917 3,879 10 2 28,000 0 0 The Public Eevenues Act, 1910, and Amendment Act, 1915 : — Treasury Bills— Interest — On £300,000 at 4 per cent., 4 months to 31 December, 1916 On £300,000 at 4 per cent., 28 days to 27 February, 1917 4,000 0 0 920 10 7 4.920 10 7 Carried forward 3,203,841 13 7