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PUBLIC DEBT. 



In the first part of this paper I gave a brief statement of the differ- 

 ent loans and liabilities which constitute the Mexican debt, and that 

 statement will make it easy to understand the different issues and 

 denominations of our bonds. Here I append a detailed statement 

 of the National Debt of Mexico, up to June 30, 1896, submitted to 

 Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury on the i4th of December, 

 1896, and a further statement containing the same data in a more 

 concise form. 



STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEBT OF MEXICO TO JUNE 30, 1896. 



Bonded Debt, Principal and Interest payable in Ster- 

 ling currency. 



Six per cent, interest bearing Bonds for the Loan of 1888, 



with . . % sinking fund, Capital and Interest $51,908,786 50 



Six per cent, interest bearing Bonds for the Loan of 1890, 



with . . % sinking fund, Capital and Interest 30,068,710 25 



Six per cent, interest bearing Bonds for the Loan of 1893, 



with . . % sinking fund, Capital and Interest 15,325,561 50 



Five per cent, interest bearing Bonds for the Construc- 

 tion of the Tehuantepec Railway, 1889, Capital.... 13,500,000 oo 



Six per cent, (non converted balance) Bonds of the Loan, 



contracted in London, 1851, Capital 134,153 12 



Total amount of outstanding Bonds, payable 



in Sterling currency $110,937,911 37 



Bonded Debt, Principal and Interest payable in Mexi- 

 can Silver currency. 



Three per cent, interest bearing Bonds of the Interior 



Consolidated Debt, Capital and Interest $52,464,927 60 



Five per cent, interest bearing Bonds of the Interior Re- 

 deemable Debt, first series, Capital and Interest. . . . 19,995,689 48 



Five per cent, interest bearing Bonds of the Interior Re- 

 deemable Debt, second series, Capital and Interest. 987,127 15 



Subsidy Bonds, non converted balances, for sundry 



works and railways, Capital 9,792,865 75 



Total 83,240,609 98 



Railway Construction Certificates, pending of conver- 

 sion, Capital 219 17 



Balance-certificates corresponding to the fiscal years 

 comprehended between 1882 and 1894, Capital pend- 

 ing of conversion 329,221 91 



Total amount of bonded debt, payable in Mexi- 

 can Silver currency 83,570,051 06 



Grand Total of Bonded Liabilities $194,507,362 43 



Liabilities from various sources, and in forms, other 



than Bonds, payable in Mexican Silver currency. 

 To Railway, Harbor Works and Drainage of the Valley 



of Mexico, Contractors $ 501,741 02 



To Unpaid for Appropriations in the Budgets for the 



fiscal years between 1891 and 1896 612,337 82 



To other credits pending of settlement : on account of 



the same Budgets 600,894 63 



To Balances in Account-current due various Contractors 



with some of the Executive Departments 315,818 95 



To sundry, cash or otherwise executed, Deposits, as 



guarantee for pending contracts 2,681,662 95 



To provisional certificates issued on account of the 1888, 



1890 and 1893, Sterling Loans 3*7381684 12 



To cash or other values pending of classification in the 



corresponding accounts 74i434 57 



To cash Receipts on account of credits, other than fiscal 



and pending of payment to the corresponding offices. 32*829 68 



To Balance due to Mint-Lessees 48,214 89 



To outstanding Bins Payable 111,186 28 



Total Amount of Liabilities from various 



sources and in forms other than Bonds. . . . 8,717,804 91 



Grand Total of the Mexican National Debt $203,225,067 34 



