SIR JOSEPH WARD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 65, 10 December 1907, Page 6

SIR JOSEPH WARD.

INTERVIEWED AT CHRISTCHURCH. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE DOMINION. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Ghrlstchurch, December 9. The Right Hon. tho Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) arrived from Wellington yestorday en routo for Invercargill, to attend the Agricultural and Pastoral show in that town. Ho left by tho first express this morning, and returns to this city on Friday, continuing his journey to Wellington tho following evening. Interviewed as to the present financial position of the Dominion, Sir Joseph said that the total re-venue for the eight months onding November 30 last bad been £4,959,546, as compared with £4,595,612 for the corresponding period of tho previous year. That gave an increase in revenue for the eight months of £363,934, a result that must be regarded as highly satisfactory. Tho' details of tho revenue for the eight months of 1907 and 1906 had been as follow:— - x '1007. 1906. Customs £2,024,384 £1,872,200 Stamps. .. ... 793,958 704,091 Post, and telegraph cash . receipts 69,300 61,719 Land tax 14.702 \ 11 449 Income tax 13,871 12,500 Beer duty 67)(Jlg mm Railways . 1,615,851 1,523,431 Registration and other A , ? ecs •••■ - 72,658 74,371 Marine ... ... ... 2 6,103 25,991 Miscellaneous 99,4.50 113,726 Cash land sales ... 30,693 19,350 Deferred payment land ~ . sa,( » . 1624 1459 lastoral rents, etc. ... 128,531 110,933 f} I? jr l i S o« m non CTenue roc e"'ed Inst month jotalled £209,230, as compared with £252 519 lor the corresponding month last year. Details showing tho amount collected' at each part are as follow:— Nov. Nov. Port of Auckland '. £58,068 £70.151 J-aipara 44 'on Panranga ..; ... ... 40 n4 Poverty Bay ... ■ ... a 541 27 g 6 Now Plymouth ... . ... 2622 3279 , atea ••; ' ...• 429 268 »1 W •••v ... ... 5277 7093 ■Wellington 58,469 64,513 fe or ••• 7712 9530 , W - a , lrau 10S2 911 ■licton. o Q & 1- ••- 2991 5209 880 1224 snKn ■••• 228S 24 71 lOMtlKa ... ... ... gQ2 077 Lyttolton and Christchurc'h 31,418 39 593 ■Umaru oiri n-m Oahian, ... .;■; - 2^ Dnnodin .„ '. 25,613 35.035 Invorcarg.ll .... .... .... *$g A summary for the eight months of the present financial year shows that up to k° V £9m^ th - Q iO W TC^ ts from' Customs \nril'' k~r°-£- X &' the details 1>G '"g: ijAtifioo (parcels post, £10 4251 ■ Tul-r »; Aug-t, P £3l7,2# 42 &tenS; ffw'nle ( i& ar00ls u post, £15 ' 945 > i October £274,048; November, £209,234. j s ' ■ . . qir T r w a Ou . nem < December 9. ( Sir J,. G. Ward arrived in Dunedin this evening, and will proceed to Invorearcill tomorrow He states that no dangerous mates will be quartered at the "camp" on Ofcago Peninsular, and tho place will be used exclusively for harmless imbeciles suffering torn senile decay the Cabinet .recogni n| that. these should be separated from the ordinary inmates of mental hospitals Sir Se:tr^^r edin;oiiTh " rsda^