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Table No. 19. PUBLIC DEBT. Maturity and Domicile of Debt outstanding, 31st March, 1938.

Table No. 20. EXTERNAL TRADE. Statement showing the Recorded, Steeling, and New Zealand Currency Values of Imports and Exports of the Dominion in each Financial Year ended 31st March, from 1931 to 1938 (excluding Specie).

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Date of Maturity. Due in New Zealand. 1 From To T , . , ,. Debt. 1st April, 31st March, London - Australia. — > Public. Departmental. £ £ £ £ £ Overdue .. .. .. .. 2,265 .. 2,265 Treasury bills .. .. .. 800,000 1,775,000 2,575,000 1925| .. 1946 .. 2,090,909* .. .. .. 2,090,909 1938 .. 1939 .. 4,000 3,000 275,030 .. 282,030 1938$ .. 1942 .. .. .. 2,813,380 470,250 3,283,630 1939 .. 1940 .. 17,173,191 .. 16,241 8,900 17,198,332 1939$ .. 1942 .. .. ■ 4,613,505 .. 4,613,505 1939$ .. 1943 .. .. .. 13,678,170 .. 13,678,170 1940 .. 1941 .. .. .. 500,010 .. 500,010 1941 .. 1942 .. .. 17,300 37,000 .. 54,300 1942$ .. 1946 .. .. .. 9,211,315 631,155 9,842,470 1942$ .. 1963 .. 10,505,989 .. 378,639 .. 10,884,628 1943 .. 1944 .. 7,339,656 .. .. .. 7,339,656 1944 .. 1945 .. 7,780,408 .. .. .. 7,780,408 1945 .. 1946 .. 22,543,590 .. 2,500 .. 22,546,090 1946 .. 1947 .. .. .. 503,233 1,157,743 1,660,976 1946$ .. 1950 .. .. .. 8,324,110 642,885 8,966,995 1947 .. 1948 .. 11,341,609 83,300 1,676,650 2,323,100 15,424,659 1947$ .. 1958 .. 19,225,465 .. .. .. 19,225,465 1948 .. 1949 .. .. .. .. 10,500 10,500 1948$ .. 1954 .. 5,000,000 .. .. .. 5,000,000 1949 .. 1950 .. 7,500,000 .. .. .. 7,500,000 1949$ .. 1953 .. .. .. 12,489,935 .. 12,489,935 1950 .. 1951 .. 1,250,000 779,000 250,000 .. 2,279,000 1952 .. 1956 .. 12,000,000$ .. 7,980,995$ 1,424,265$ 21,405,260 1952$ .. 1957 .. .. .. 1 6,712,750 1,634,160* 8,346,910 1955 .. 1956 .. .. .. 3,956 461,700 465,656 1955$ .. 1961 .. 3,989,100 .. .. .. 3,989,100 1956 .: 1957 .. 12,900 .. 2,710 2,913,755 2,929,365 1956$ .. 1972 .. 5,000,000 .. .. .. 5,000,000 1957 .. 11958 .. .. .. 10,550 23,446,670 23,457,220 1958 .. 1959 .. .. .. .. 15,492,485 15,492,485 1959 .. 1960 .. .. .. .. 9,786,214 9,786,214 § 1946 .. 577,446§ .. .. .. 577,446 § 1958 .. 23,522,753§ .. .. .. 23,522,753 Totals .. .. 156,857,016 882,600 70,282,944 62,178,782 290,201,342 * Advances by Imperial Government for State Advances purposes. t Government has option to redeem at par on or after the earlier date on giving notice in the London Gazette. % Government has option to redeem on or after the earlier date on giving three months' notice in the New Zealand Gazette. § Imperial Government advances funded in terms of section 8, Finance Act, 1922. Payments at present suspended.

Exports. Imports. , Excess of Exports. Year ended 31st March, New Zealand Full On New _ Q+ New Zealand Sterling „ a , „ On Sterling Curren.y. Equivalent. Zealand CurJ n Jbiquivalent. IjquivaJent. rency Basis. t £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) 1931 .. .. .. 39,527 37,198 39,833 37,656 -306* -458* 1932 .. .. .. 33,943 30,857 24,761 22,510 9,182 8,347 1933 .. .. .. 37,510 32,677 25,059 22,049 12,451 10,628 1934 .. .. .. 46,043 36,834 26,136 20,908 19,907 15,926 1935 .. .. .. 44,918 35,985 32,568 26,082 12,350 9,903 1936 .. .. .. 49,676 39,900 37,440 30,072 12,236 9,828 1937 .. .. .. 60,234 48,381 47,621 38,250 12,613 10,131 1938 .. .. .. 65,008 52,215 58,065 46,638 6,943 5,577 * Excess of imports.