DOMINION FINANCE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVI, Issue LVI, 7 November 1908, Page 5

DOMINION FINANCE

UNFAVORABLE FIGURES. ,

The* returns of revenue arid expenditure or tMe jiast quarter published ill the Gazette this week compare unfavorably. With thio'se for the corresponding pNeriott' of last" year,", and' are in ttiemSeives " ;unsitfsftfct6r>, -as : white. the(y."sn6w leis'btio^ancjr'in the revenue ltne v expenditure Ms increased rapidly. I The -position 'is thiis summarised : — " ■ September September quarter, quarter.

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' Total aßtauaf ap- . ' r .:• propriatfoii? :, 1/173,637 1,529,275 | jTHeV chief increases causing tie abnormal .swelling of the : expenditure are: — '/ Increase. Interests :. ... 59,158 Pensions). .■. ... .:. ..'. 21,754 Postal Department ... 51,651 Railways 195,811 Education ... ..• : 17,224

1907. 1908: ReVe^e 1 ?.. ... 2;045,079 5,038,521' Expenditure ... 1,609,791 2^065,239 - The l th*at is to"; sayi has fallen cfff by £6558; an<3[ th©' %xpendiIture has increased by £455,448. Following are details" of revenue:-^ 19t)7 ' 1908 s Quariier. Quarter. £ £•*" Customs 860,769 . 801,664 ..'. ....*.. ..." 336505 368,*594 - Postal 11,177 9JL66 p^Hd^t' i;s>4 i(s.s. Income-tax 4.^2 lEte^r-du^y 7 24,335 > 25,tfe5 ... 617,036 63M*fc» Regfstration fees, « etc. 36,244 25,^6 J Mar&te ? :. 9,682' 10^617, kisoella^^ou^.!.: ... 69,^26 84, t 067 T6t3f oraiharyre!venjie. . . 1,964,426 TeVrit6rial^ rev**- " '•""' nue- .h- .:. ... 79,852 Becoveries ,'Bipi l^n,^' 66,43S Ttffcal 2,045,079, 2,038;521 - The details of expenditure ar©:-^ 1907. 1908. N £ £. > Interest * and sink- , ing funds;. 195,037 254,195 Other- •permanent „ . 'appropriations . 241,217 283,2.94 .Total permanent '' " ' , .- appropriations 436,354 537,489 i Annual Appropriations-^ Legislative 10,064 12,383 Finance ... -V ... 12,070 10,938 Postal 175,314 226,965 Industries & Com- .... • mertfe- .-.<} 13,988 17,534 01* Age Pensions JL,086, 2,450 Working Railways 436,446 632,257 Public Buildings, &c. 9,843 19,71 l Roads 4,371 5,482 Printing 11,767 15,984 Stamps and Deeds 8,761 9,609 Native 9,078 7,170 Justice:. ... 37,612 39,096 Police 38,061 43,435 Mines ...'_ 5,964 8,492 Internal Affairs ... 16^924 20,279 Cjottix liaw 1,056 1,042 «efence\ 31,109 42,010 Customs 11,408 11,693 Marine.. 16,708 22,010 LWbor ... ... ;.. ... 6,6(J9 9,994 Lantfs l w 41,612 58,620 Agriculture 32,836 42,364 Valuation :'. ' 7,994 8,877 Ecluoation 198j8^7 216,061 Health ... ... 97213 11,066 Hospitals .7. ■ 25,058 32,989