The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT SIX PER
CENT. LOAN.
,Authorised by Ac too. 24e f tb Colonial
950 Legislature, 29 Viet.,
. .£1,170,.

The undersigned having been appointed by the Govern-
ment of Queensland its Financial Agent in London, is em-
powerodto recei-re TENDERS for the SECOND INSTAL-
MENT, amounting to £550,000, of the above Loan, of
whici Loan £400,000 has already been issued.
According to latest advices the Government does not
peepeoe to issue the remaining Debentures (£220,950),
having obtained the required amount by the sale of Trea-
sury Mils, payable at an early date, in the Colony only.
The Debentures are in amounts of £lOO, £250, and
£5OO each, bear interest at 6 per cent. per annum, from Ist
January, 1867, until their maturity on Ist July, 1891, and
are payable, both principal and interest, in London or Bris-
bane, at the option of the bolder.
The Queensland Loans aro secured upon the whole
Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, upon which the in-
terest is made a first charge by Act of the Colonial Legis-
lature ; and the Public Creditor is further protected by an
Act of the Imperial Parliament (24 and 25 Victoria, cap.
44), which provides that notwithstanding the separation
at any future time of any portion of the present Colony of
Queensland, the territory so separated shall continue tube
liable for the whole amount of this loan, and of those which
have preceded it.
The total estimated cash revenue of Queensland for the
current year is £813,040, and the total estimated expendi-
ture (including interest on loans) is £680,060, giving a
surplus, after providing for all contingencies, of £133,010.
Sealed Tenders must be in the form annexed, and will
be received for any amount divisible by £lOO without frac-
tions, until one o'clock on the 27th instant ; they will
then be opened at the Union Bank of Australia, in tho
presence of those interested who may attend, and alibtted
to the highest bidders provided the rates offered are not
below the minimum of £9l, which includes two months
accrued interest.
Ten per cent. (being £lO per £lOO bond) is to be paid on
allotment, when Scrip will be issued. The holder thereof
will have the option of obtaining Debentures on payment
of the balance on 4th March, or of deferring payment until
any day up to 31st May next inclusive, subject to a charge
of interest from 28th instant, at the rate of 3 per cent.
per annum ; of this one day's notice will be required by
the Bankers.
Forms of Tender may be procured at the Queensland
Government Emigration Office, 2, Old Broad-street, 8.C.,
or from the Union Bank of Australia.
R. G. W. II ERBERT,
Financial Agent fur Queensland.
London, 10th February, 1867.

TENDER.
QUEENSLAND LOAN, £1,170,950.

Robert G. W. Herbert Esq. Financial Agentfor the Colony

of Queensland, 38, Old i3rettd-stireetcLondon, E.O.

Sir— hereby tender £ of Debentures of
the above Loan, under the conditions specified in your.
adverstisement -dated for which willing to
give the sum of £ for every one hundred pounds.
If this tender be acceptel hereby engage to pay for
the Debentures in accordance with your advertisement.
Sir,
Your obedient servant,

To be stated (Name
in full. Address
February, 1867.
The Bonds are requested as nearly as possible in the
following proportions

~ in Bonds of £5OO each.
.• 17 £250 „
,• ~ £lOO „