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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.

1918-19. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. District Railways Purchasing Act, 1885-86— Interest on £40,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July £ 1,600 Native Land Purchase Act, 1892 — Interest on £125,000 @ 4 per cent., 30 April and 31 October 5,000 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 — Interest on £400,000 @ 4 per cent., 31 March and 30 September 16,000 Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1905, 1907, and 1910— Interest on £100,000 @ 3-J- per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 127,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 2,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 May and 1 November Interest on 17,300 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 55,190 ,, 4 per cent., 1 February and 1 August Interest on 5,190 ,, 4 per cent., 30 June and 31 December £ 3,500 5,080 80 692 2,208 208 11,768 £306,680 Maori Land Settlement Acts, 1905 and 1907 — Interest on £184,175 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 50,000 ,, 3-J- per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... 7,367 1,750 9,117 V* £234,175 Goal-mines Act, 1908— Interest on £ 10,000 @ 3J per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 135,000 ,, 3f per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... Interest on 30,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 April and 1 October ... 350 5,062 1,200 £175,000 6,612 Amount to be recovered from State Coal-mines Account... 6,612 Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1908— Advances to Settlers — Interest on £185,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December Interest on 57,900 ,, 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 100,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 March and 1 September 7,400 2,316 4,000 £342,900 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office 13,716 13,716 Advances to Workers — Interest on £ 5,000 @ 4 per cent., 1 January and 1 July ... Interest on 25,000 ,, 4 per cent., 1 June and 1 December 200 1,000 £30,000 Amount to be recovered from the State Advances Office 1,200 1,200