THE COLONIAL REVENUE.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5559, 29 July 1886, Page 4

THE COLONIAL REVENUE.

A return has bean presented to Parliament showing the revenue contributed by the various provincial districts from Cus' toms, stamps, land, property tax, beer tax, and territorial revenue. The totah are as follow : — Auckland £496,299 Taranaki 35,053 Wellington 640,175 Hawkesßay 96,926 Nehon 99,012 Marlborough ... 31,341 Canterbnry 487,000 Westland 48,687 Otago 753,110 Total £2,687,606 PROPERTY TAX. Auckland £42,666 Taranaki 5,231 Wellington 49,814 Hawkes Bay 18,470 Nelson 10,990 Marlborough ... 6,440 Canterbury 92,905 Westland 1,088 Otago.. .'■ 98,672 Total £326,276 CUSTOMS. Auckland £352,818 Taranaki 5,594 Wellington 275,389 Hawkesßay 43,489 Nelson 54,056 Marlborough ... 8,156 Canterbury 219,155 Westland 42,241 Otago 413,921 Total £1,414,824 BEER TAX. Auckland ... ... £14,049 Taianaki 497 Wellington 7,934 Hawkesßay 2,625 Nelson 2,555 Marlborough ... 1,009 Canterbury 11,431 Westland ... "... 1,374 Otago 13,688 Total ... ... £55,165 Shillings and pence are omitted in the above returns. In stamps, Wellington heads the list with £297,216; Canterbury, £82,254; Otago, £75,690 ; Auckland, In land and territorial revenue, Otago heads the list with £46,925 and £107,212 respectively; Canterbury, £37,850 and £43,404 ; Auckland, and £745 ; Wellington, £8674 and £1145. Taranaki contributed £17,540 to the land revenue.