THE PUBLIC REVENUE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2431, 19 May 1893, Page 3

THE PUBLIC REVENUE.

(PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ] * WELLINGTON, May 19. . With the b«tp of tbe revenue returns for < March, gazetted- for tbe first time on , noord, tbe Times has drawn up a tabnlated Statement of revenue for tbe year. The . ordinary revenue shows £4,219,535 against / the eitimate of £4,044,810. This is f 172,785 better than the estimate and < £188.760 better tban last year. Tbe ex- , peoditorewai £4,154,120. Tbe difference, \ ,ided tolhe eurplaa of £165,688 brought 1 -^PfcWKd firom last year, gives a gross t •orpins of £510,28& i From this deduct - £200,000 transferred to tbe pnblio works : land and £28,502 defioienoy in the land . food, leaving* net surplus for tbe year of - £282,786. The estimate for tbe land tevende wm "£99,000, bnt tbe actual neeipts amounted to £110,355. The only department 61 ordinary revenue which dots not ezoeeed the estimates for the ( y»ar is tbe territorial, in whioh there is a , dtfioienoy of £4700. . 1 Tb« surplaßin each section of ordinary ti venae for the year are roughly stated as follows- :— Customs, £67,000; stamps, £86,000; railways, £34,000; land and I I Income tax, £151000 ; registration , £3000 ; * miieellantous, £4700 ; beer duty, £1800.