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Public Debt Repayment Account. Receipts. Balance at beginning of year— £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,052 14 2 -Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925, section 11— Transfers from the Consolidated Fund — Subsection (a), being one-half of 1 per cent, of the amount of the public debt outstanding at 31st March, 1930 .. .. .. .. 981,619 11 3 Subsection (a), being one-half of 1 per cent, of the amount of the public debt redeemed to 31st March, 1930 .. .. .. .. 25,180 3 6 Subsection (b), being per cent, of the amount of the public debt redeemed to 31st March, 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,261 4 9 Subsection (b), being 3J per cent, of the amount of the public debt cancelled during the year, computed from the dates of redemption .. 23,997 13 0 1,207,058 12 6 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 14 2 £1,210,162 0 10 Payments. Securities redeemed and cancelled in terms of section 13 of the Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925 — New Zealand Loans Act, 1908 — £ s. d. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1916, section 35 .. .. .. .. .. 1,078,635 0 0 Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 4 16 7 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 3 Public Works Fund —General Purposes Account .. .. .. 37 3 0 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 23,850 0 0 New Zealand Stock Act, 1917 — Finance Act, 1916, section 35 .. .. .. .. 29,660 0 0 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part IV .. .. .. .. 17,550 0 0 War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 60,190 0 0 1,209,927 11 10 Appropriation Act, .1.926, section 13 — Recoupment to Consolidated Fund of cost of exchange on cash remitted to London for investment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 202 2 11 Balance at end of year— Cash in the Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 6 1 £1,210,162 0 10

Statement of Securities redeemed and cancelled in Terms of Section 13 of the Repayment of the Public Debt Act, 1925, during the Financial Year, 1930-31.

Geo. W. Fokbbs, Chairman, Public Debt Commission.

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Authorizing Act. ~of j | **£ | Nomlnal Value. Gash utilized. ' B^on . £ s. d. £ s. d. Finance Act, 1916, section 35 .. War bonds 4£ 1/9/30 1,078,630 0 01,078,630 0 0 1/9/30 Finance Act, 1916, section 35 .. Debentures 4 1/9/51 5 0 0 5 0 0 31/3/31 Land for Settlements Act, 1925 .. „ 4 1/11/50 4 16 7 4 16 7 1/9/30 Native Land Amendment Act, 1913 ,, 4 1/11/50 0 12 3 0 12 3 1/9/30 Public Works Fund—General Pur- ,, 4 1/11/50 37 3 0 37 3 0 1/9/30 poses Account War Purposes Loan Act, 1917 .. „ 4 1/2/34 23,850 0 0 23,850 0 0 31/3/31 New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917— Finance Act, 1916, section 35 .. Stock .. 4k 1/9/30 29,660 0 0 29,660 0 0 1/9/30 Finance Act, 1918 (No. 2), Part „ .. 4J 1/9/30 17,550 0 0 17,550 0 0 1/9/30 IV War Purposes Loan Act, 1917.. „ .. 4£ 1/9/30 60,190 0 0 60,190 0 0 1/9/30 1,209,927 11 101,209,927 11 10