§ Sir J. MARRIOTTasked the Minister of Health the total of indebtedness of
Items. Year 1913–14. Year 1921–22. Year 1923–24. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Gross outstanding loan debt 562,630,045 0 0 768,566,752 0 0 Particulars not yet available. 2. Amount standing to credit of sinking funds for repayment of loans. 35,701,828 0 0 64,636,746 0 0 3. Net outstanding loan debt (i.e., difference between items 1 and 2). 526,928,217 0 0 703,930,006 0 0 4. Amount of net debt per head of population. 14 6 2 18 11 7 5. Amount of net debt per £ of rateable value. 2 7 2 2 17 1 6. Aggregate amount of rates collected. 71,276,158 0 0 170,871,870 0 0 144,000,000 0 0 (estimated). 7. Amount per £ of assessable value of rates collected. 0 6 8¾ 0 14 7¼ 0 12 2 (estimated). 8. Amount per head of population of rates collected. 1 18 11 4 10 2 3 14 10 (estimated).