THE REVENUE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 8, 9 July 1909, Page 2

THE REVENUE.

• * ■— LAST QUARTER'S RETURNS. The Acting-Minister of Finance states that for the quarter ended 30th Jane the revenue of the Dominion shows an increase of £34,678, as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The total increases are £120,896," but there are decreases, amounting in all to £86,218, including Customs (by £38,085), territorial revenue (by £20,368), and stamps (by £22,598). The railway receipts show an increase of £92,538. The figures for the quarter ended 30th June, 1908, and for the quarter ended 3Qth June, 1909, are as under :—: —

For the yearly peiiod ending 30th June, 1909, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, the figures are :—: —

This year a visitor to Queensland met or heard of a hundred New Zealand farmers travelling in that country (says the Mataura Ensign). Chiefly they were Joalsing; I'oi ODnortunitica to batter themsolves.

Stamps . . . 3..7U Customs 259,"i?i Land A; Income Beer Duty . . 1,04(1 T'i* W3l Registration k Railways •. . lM,loi! Marine .. 1,973 other fees 19,570 Miscellaneous .. (^.oig Teirilorial .. H4.113 Totals . ,i847,31)cj £374,283 347,308 > Xet (iPtrensc ... £26,975

Juue'Sd, 1909 June 30, 1903 £ Customs 2,763,103 Stamps (including Post and Telegraph cash iceeipU) 1,508,780 Land & Income Tax ... 030.00S Beer Duty 115,730 Railways 3,010,843 Registration and other lees 112,318 Marine 44,45ti Miscellaneous 288,004 Territorial ... . ... 202.450 £ 3,022,717 l,nflj,2lC 839.8J7 110,8.'!G 2,b27,093 131,888 42,481 219.54S 20G.002 Totals IXCREASKS. . . £8,035,863 £0,0G2,833 DECREASES.

Land & Income Tax 4.0C3 Customs ... 35,085 Railways 92,338 Stamps ... 22,308 Marine 641 Beer duty ... 421 Miscellaneous ... 23,854 Registration & other i feei... 4,743 Territorial ... 20,368 Totals £120,80G ' £86,218 56.218 Net increase... £34,078

Three Three m'tbs to m'ths to ■Juno 30 June 30 1909. 190 S. £ £ Customs 564,012 602,007 Stamps, (including Post and Telegraph cash receipts) 3Q5,712 301,310 Land & lucomc Tax ... 10.GU7 6,00-t Beer duty 2C.0.J0 26,474 Railways 752,031 600,203 Registration and other lees 21,377 26,120 Marine 10,323 0.852 Miscellaneous 4f-\2W) 21,429 Territorial 23,712 44,110 Totals £1,826,597 £1,701,019 INCREASES. DECREASES Totals INCREASES.