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Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 1

PUBLIC NOTICES. XMAS CARDS. Jf you cannot come in to see our Great Array of Christinas Cards, Christmas Post-Cards, and Pictorial Calendars for 1909 Send for some, and we will post you the best value obtainable. BOXES of XMAS Sc NEW YEAR CARDS Posted, 7d lOd 1/1 1/7 2/2 and 2/8 XMAS POST-CARDS, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6. and 2/- each. SIXGLE XMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS, Id, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 3/3, 1/6, 2/-, 2/6, aud 3/- each. SINGLE BOXED CARDS, 1/-, 1/6, 2/-, 3/6, 4/-, s^-, and 7/6 each. POST-CARD CALENDARS, 3d & 6d each. LEAFLET CALENDARS, 6d 1/- 3/6 2/- and 2/6 each. You can rely on getting the best VAlue your money will buy. ALEX. SLIGO, 42 George St., Dunedin. THE DOMIKIOX'S FINIXCES. REVENUE RETURNS. EXPENDITURE INCREASING. RENEWAL OF DEBENTURES. WELLINGTON, January 8. Thd Prime Minister says he has not yet received the figures regarding the expenditure for last year, but so far as he is able to calculate there has been a considerable increase, and this is a phase of our financial position which he proposes to deal with it an early date upon, a comprehensive basis. Sir Josepli Ward mentioned to a representative of the New Zealand Times this evening that during the present financial j year New Zealand had to meet debentures j falling due to the extent of £3,133,238, j all of which, notwithstanding the disturbed state of the money market, had been arranged for on the most satisfactory terms. " This," said Sir Joseph, " is confirmatory of what I said long ago — that our , financial arrangements are made well j ahead. We had the large sum of j £1,281,850 falling due so late as the Ist inst. ? and of ihis amount we renewed to i the present holders over £1,100,000— a fact which shows the confidence the holders have in the stability of' the country." Following is a comparative statement of the revenue of the Dominion for the December quarters of 1908 and 1907: — 1908. 1907. Customs £707,665 £729,767 Stamps (including pose and telegraph cash receipts) 393,863 390,811 Land and income tax 561,124 498,344 Beer duty 34,871 33,221 RaUways 774,962 694,442 Registration and j other fees ... 24,531 20,161 , Marine 11,174 10,199 1 Miscellaneous ... 49,741 41,268 I Territorial 35,557 59,586 Totals £2,591,388 £2,477,798 Net inciease, £113,590, Following is a comparative statement of i the revenue of the Dominion for the ; calendar years 1908 and 1907 : i 1908. 1907. Cuatoma £2,941,529 £3,068,445 Stamps (including I i^ozt and telegraph cash receipts) .. . 1,604,534 1,492,332 j Land and income j I tax . ... 911,774 796,113 ■ I Been duty ... 119,315 111,975 Railway. ... . 2,923,516 2,740,191 i Registration. and 1 I other fees ... 125,196 118,083 • Maiine 44,393 41,049 MwellaiH-oua ... 242,463 234,765 Tenitoilal ... 257,154 277,163 Total- £9,169,873 £8,880,116 Net increase, £289,757. Whilst several postal officials w-ere examining a suspicious-looking packet addressed to a well-known Biisbane person, ' at tho post office, a brown snake poked out its head. A -eramble ensued, and tho snake ! , was despatched by means of a heavy mail baa.