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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES —INTEREST —continued.

Reconciliation of Public Debt with total of Principal as shown in Principal column above— £ £ £ Gross Public Debt at 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. .. 245,850,889 Add amounts not included in Public Debt at 31st March, 1927— New loan issued .. .. .. .. .. 6,000,000 Grevmouth Harbour Board Loan .. .. .. .. 260,000 6,260,000 252,110,889 Deduct amounts included in Public Debt but not included in Principal column above— Unpresented debentures .. .. .. .. .. 12,665 Loans raised by Superintendent State Advances (interest paid direct) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,124,260 Debenture issued under Urewera Lands Act, 1921-22 (Section 10), (interest paid out of Native Land Settlement Account) .. 29,323 .. 2,166,248 £249,944,641

PERMANENT CHARGES.—DEBT SERVICES—AMORTIZATION.

Rate rrvn«R Authorizing Act. Principal. per Half-yearly due Dates. Amount Recoverable. 1937-28. Cent. £ £ £ £ New Zealand Stale-guaranteed Advances Acts, 1909 and 1910— Advances to Settlers 1,967,626 4} 1 June and 1 Deo. 88,543 750,000 4.J 23 April and 23 Oct. 33,750 2,094 4| 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 94 2,719,720 122,387 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 122,387 vances Office — — Advances to Workers .. .. 200,000 4 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 8,000 5,406 4i 1 Feb. and 1 Aug. 243 328,283 4} 2 1 June and I Dec. 14,773 533,689 23,016 Recoverable from the State Ad- .. .. .. .. 23,016 vaneea Office Total Principal .. 249,944,641 TOTAL INTEREST .. .. .. .. 10,917,1002,545,898 8,371,202 i __ 1 i .■

Rate Authorizing Act. Principal. per Gross Amount. Recoverable. 1927-28. Cent. Sinking Funds — £ £ £ £ Westport Harbour Act, 1920 — Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884, and 500,000 1 5,000 Loan Acts, 1896, 1897, and 1900 Westport Harbour Board Loan Act, 200,000 1 2,000 1908 — 700,000 7,000 Recoverable from Westport Harbour .. .. .. 4,118 Account 2,882 Debt Repayment— Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925 182,113,696 .. 998,839 .. 998,839 TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,001,721