DOMINION'S FINANCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17040, 23 December 1918, Page 8

DOMINION'S FINANCES.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE

FIGURES FOR EIGHT MONTHS.

A telegram from Wellington published on Friday gave a brief outline of the Do. minion'* revenue mid expenditure for the eight montlia ended November 30. The revenue during the period under review was given as £9,094,092 and the ■expand!, hire as £11,147,433. Complete details of revenue are as follow*:—

Increase during eight months ended November 30, 1518 __ . . 1,751,929 Public Works Fund, The position of the Public Works Fund from April 1, 1918, to November 30, 1918, was :— JS £ Balance on April 1, 1918 396.839 Receipts 662,015 . _ ... — 067.554 Expenditure .. ~ 621.156 Balance November 30, 1918 .. . . 536,369

1918. 1017. £ £ Customs 2,386.177 2,104,744 Stamp and death duties 1,241,105 1,102,636 fSffll and Telegraph • • 1,060,067 894 880 Land tax . . . . • • m 79,406 Income Us ■■ •• 3 1 8927 307 >» 85 fiShrm •• ■• 3.W.8M 2.823,797 Registration and other foes 63,001 67,80.1 Marine •' 31,856 22,88!! Miscellaneous .. •• 661,084 810,043 Territorial .. .. 168,376 110,146 National endowm't revenue 108,824 100,493 Other receipts .. .. 40,860 10,104 TOO 1.002 7.861,048 Increase during eight months ended November 30 .. .. 1,332,141 Total revenue for the month of November, 1018 900,979 Total revenue .- for the month of November. 1917 1.110,331 Decrease 809.363 Twelve Months Compared. The revenue for the year ended Novembet 30, 1918, compared with the year ended November 30. 1917, w« as follows i—. 1918. 1917. £ £ Customs 3,655,741 3.383,689 I Stamp, and death duties 3,030,193 1.683,583 , Postal and Telegraph . . 2.001,824 1,863.938 Land tax 1,385,797 430.688 Income tax . • . . 5,630,953 4.522.412 Beer duty ,. . • •. 265.440 210,609 Railways 4,072,794 4,831,800 RajrUtration and other fees 107,047 102 785 1 Marino 36,944 38,743 Miscellaneous . . 969.478 631,500 Territorial .. . . 203,873 208.587 National endowrn't revenue 108,824 100,493 Other receipts . . .. 69,058 40,177 21.488.666 17,829,748 Increase for the year 1918 . . . , 3,608,923 Expenditure Aooount. The expenditure for the eight months ended November 30, 1918, compared with tho corresponding period tor l(Jl7, was as follow? :— 1918. 191". £ £ Permanent charges -• Civil list .. ,. • • 16.039 14,245 Interest end sinking fund 4.29B.0S3 2.492.914 Under special Acta ,. 1.583,028 1.162.684 6,894,093 3,600,744 Annual appropriationslegislative . . . . 19.160 26,836 Finance .. ••, .. 92,529 70,078 Post and Telegraph .. 686,653 760.372 Working railways .. 2,021.193 1,818.907 Public buildings, etc. .. 61,817 64 971 Native ,. .. ,. 10,688 15.040 Justice 2*.495 266.767 Mines 25.231 14.601 Internal Affairs .. .. 829.713 333.272 Defenf* . , .. 226,498 247.291 Customs. Marine, etc. . , 101 544 98.007 Labour 20,673 20.110 Lands and Survey .. 127,359 117.339 Agriculture, ete . .. 128.026 2A5.692 Education . . . . 1,064.762 960.495 Services not provided for 67,899 85.981 5,263.340 5,185,760 Temporary advances to deposits account, dairy companies advances »c. 600.000 Totals ., . . 11.147,433 9,395,504