DOMINION'S FINANCES.
BfißOftTS AM> EXPORTS.
SOfMIEI ETGtfRES. (Per Press Association.) ■WM/MNGTONi May 13. The imports ittto New Zealand during the quarteV ended March 3st last totalled] £4,22*6,737, as compared with. £4,8i94,395 for the corresponding quarter of 1908. ■Exports for"the sune quarter if' 1907 were .£7,031,131, and for ld-)$ ' £6.331,027. . .-. ■ ! ■ The figures showing the Dominions ! financial transactions during the year ended March 31st laist, with ihe figures of the previous y«»r for >ompairison, appear jji to-n%ht' Gazette. The following. it a. summary, sh:lliogs and pence omitted:;-^-Kcciipt*. 1908-09. 1907-08. Balnuce at beginning of year . .. .. JE7G7.849 J8T17.825 Ordinary revenue .. ■'; 8,778,328 8,766,312 Territorial revenno .. 222.806 289,603. Debenture! Ls tied .. 165,040 385,500 I RecoT(3ries in repect of.-. ex{)eti(Hturo of previous yosrs .i■'•'..•■ 799 8,043 j Debentures renewed 438 — Sinking funds set. fee — 924,000 Totals ; .. .» £9,935,272 £11,091,314 ExpciAiture. . l«J(8-09. 1007-08. Pfrmunent appro^ria- ■"' tions .. .. •'.-. .. 3/210,030 3,128,6U Aimiinl .ippiopri.itions 5,'*)75,45:) 5,085,343 Revenue transferred to Public Works Fund 800,000 800,000 Debentures renewed 165,000 38-i,< 00 Debeutnres redeemed.. — 924,000 Bnlance at end of ye.ir 184,320 767,819 Debentures matured and renewed under Dairy Industry Act .. .. 438 —
Totals £9,935,272 £11,091,314 Details of ordinary- aaid territorial revenue arenas underr-1- ---! Ordinary revenue,-r* Customs .. .. .;£2,501,248 £3,103,953 Stamps, inolndiDg pos- •■' ■ tal and telegraph cash receipts .. ... .. 1,591,327 1,550,933 Land tax .. .. .. 321,044 . 304,904 Beer duty .. .. .. 116,214 113,972 Railways .. .. ..2,918,507 2.766,395 Registration and other fees .. 117,061 129,165 Marine.. .. .. .. 43,815 42,217 Miscellaneous .. .. 264,209 218,342 Territorial rcrenue cash land sales J5,379 45,233 Deferred payment .land i . mile* 1,782 2,255 Pastoral ruus and rents »»d miscellaneous .. 166,694 242,115 TotaLg,. .. ..£9,001,185 £9,065,945
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Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10421, 14 May 1909, Page 2
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