DOMINION'S BALANCE-SHEET.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 243, 11 October 1916, Page 6

DOMINION'S BALANCE-SHEET.

INCOME AND OUTLAY FOB SOC MOUTHS. DETAILS AND COMPARISONS. ':M§ SOME NOTABLE INCREASES. \ '. The following statement of revenueand expenditure for the first six monthi of the present financial year, as compared, with the corresponding half-yearly periodended September 30, 1915, was issued by the Hon. Arthur M. Myers (Acting- ~ Minister of Finance) to-day:— ■ .;. . REVENUE. Six MoDths , : ■ ended In Dβ- ""-■' Sept. 30. 1916. crease, crease. ''■•-'. Customs 1,944,253 266,213 _ • . St Sl?™ Ar> 833,856 228,928 - P ° g S r^h and .. Te ! e ' 822,947 140,1T4 Land Tax 7,50 l - 28.94S Income Tax. 10,499 — -57.; Beer Duty 86.237 24,648 ._.». Hallways 2,209,811 274,590 _ Registration and ■•. -. ■>■> . Otber Kees.... 45,823 — .1.201 Marine -.: 21,368 - 1,(»7 .Miscellaneous .. . 1i0.404 7,148 — Territorial 95,480 — . ; 7,611 National Endow- 'iZss3& ment Revenue 85,971 — 6,684 -- Other Receipts.. 2,127 — 7j32< Totals 6,349,627 948,00 53£Ti : 893,127 ' 't: EXPENDITURE. , ! : Six Months ended In DeSept. 30, 1916. crease, crease. ■■ (Permanent Charges— Civil List 10,830 1,546 — - Interest and Sinking Fund 1,571,683 67,340 : — Under Special " ; " C ',Y Acts ........ 929,20S 287,424 ; - ' 7TT~m 2,511;736 336,310 —: 'x -w Annual Appropriations— . ; , w Leyislatire ... 22,913 4,882 . ~"r Finance 49,047 9,660 — Post and Tele- '.'■■ - L graph 539,982 12,471 — Railways....: 1.364.536 — 12L305 Public BnUdings 41.213 — 8,056 Native 11,562 — : 758 Justice 202,616 —. 3;3G6 ; Mines 16,312 2,990 — :cv Internal Affairs 240,115 13,447 — . Defence ....... 227,204 — 4,72? Customs and - ■..■■■■ Marine 7(5,910 3,725 — Labour 15,903 — ' , ■ 25G .'■..■ Land and Sur- ..',■, . : vey 105,777 — 12,272 Apriculture .... 103,440 11,092 — . Education .....706,577 28,054 ' A: .: Services not prorifled for 20,760 15,925 — : ' ' '■ -■■~' K *} 3,745,167 132,846 iSO.eiJ'' 469,156 130,671 ■ 150,672 Totals e<256.003 318,484 —VBalance April 1 2.166,077 149,047 — Becelpts ... 6,349,627 5,456,300 ..' -~ ; 8,515.704 6,605,547 • 'M .Expenditure .. 6,256,903 5,938,419 Balance Sept. 30 2,258,801 33&87S 1 - SEPTEMBER BEATIXTTES COMPARED: " The statement of the revenue for tk» ."- month of September, 1916. compared witb--the month of September, 1915, .is a» foUows:— ..-•••-..;■ ' ■ ' Month of • In- ■ De-/' ■'•"'' Sept., 1916. creese, -crease.' s '= Customs 416,286 101,908 — Stamp and Death ■ - Duties. 140,567. 16,287 -,— c; Postal and Tele- ■--~ — . ; a Braph ' 362;478 69,136 ' "'■'—' : ' L - Land Tax ...... 3,499 —> . 5.62* =. Income Tax 3,715 — 3,151 Beer Duty 15,367 711 —■ ? Railways .. 441,936 48,683 —• Registration and v-:S Otter Fees ... ■' 4f16: Marine 4,699 — ". ~BH-\ tMiscellaneous .. 28.304 — 3.TOS Territorial 22,690 — S.SBG - National Endowment-' • ■ - • ' '.' Revenue ._ Other Receipts . 2,121 2,127 — 1,150,373 ■ ' 22,«84 . ,■•"■:..■