THE COLONY’S FINANCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6027, 11 October 1906, Page 7

THE COLONY’S FINANCE

A BUOYANT REVENUE. HIGHLY SATISFACTORY RESULTS. Interviewed last night by a ‘‘ New Zealand Times ” representative, Bir Joseph Ward furnished some interest-, jng figures regarding the colony’s revenue for the six-monthly period ending last month. These show tho following receipts at September 30th, 1906, and 1903: 1906. 1905. Ordinary revenue — ■£ £ Customs ... ... 1,354,073 1,242,893 Stamps ... ... ... 563,403 478,015 Post and telegraphs ... 61,573 55,761 Land tax... 4,414 3.903 Income tax 10,483 8,581 Beer duty ... ... '15,404 42,910 Hallways 1,158,169 1,063,533 Registration and other feoa 64,050 55,220 Marino ' ... 18,739 17.802 'Miscellaneous 105,005 104,804 Territorial revenue— Cash land Bales ... 16,497 14,651 Deferred-payment land sales ~, ••• 1,210 3,208 Pastoral rents, eto. ... 79,294. 89,123 Totals ... .... ... .£3,482,569 .£3,179,937 " This result is simply splendid," re,marked the Premier, “ and it will, X .am sure, bo received with gratification throughout the country. The buoyancy of tho revenue is, to my mind, marvellous. Each your we think that we .have got to tho top, only to find that (u succeeding months the revenue stiff keeps on increasing. “ If wo go on anything approaching the same results, it is quite evident that at tho end of the financial year the colony will again ho in a highly satisfactory position to meet tho many useful calls in connection with the public services and undertakings that are *o necessary for tho State’s development.”