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management, including an unauthorized expenditure of £6,783 3s. 3d., but that it has also enabled the Treasury to repay £5,574 3s. 7d. of the debt of £13,650 16s. lid. due by this account to other funds at the end of the year 1871-72; and I may add that the receipts from Confiscated Lands brought to account during the month now current, are almost sufficient to discharge the balance of that liability. EEYENUE OF THE TEAR 1872-73. I will now invite the Committee to consider the results of the past year, 1872-73. I will state the estimated and the actual revenue under the several heads of collection ; or rather, I will compare what I estimated we should obtain during the year with the amounts actually received at the Treasury, in Wellington, up to the close of the Financial Year on the 30th June. There was, as I have already explained, a sum of £d<,504 16s. 6d., which, though received, could not be brought to credit in Wellington before the close of the year; but in order to show exactly what the total Revenue was under the different heads, I will state separately the amounts which were received and which would have been included in the year's accounts, had the books been kept open after the end of the year, as has been the custom. I wish honorable Members to understand, however, that in dealing with the accounts of the year, I shall rely upon the amount actually brought to credit in Wellington not later than the 30th June, instead of the actual revenue for the year. I will also state, for the purposes of comparison, the actual receipts during 1871-72 : —

covered expenses of year, and enabled repayments. Receipts during July nearly discharge balance of liability.

Revenue, 1872-73.

Received at Treasury, to June 30, £1,119,402 9s. Id. Actual Collection*, £1,123,907 ss. 7d. Comparison, 1871-72 and 1872-73.

Receipts at Treasury to 30th June, 1873, exceed, by £111,987 14s. 9d. the total collections during 1871-72.

Rbvekue, 1872-73. Heads of Receipt. Received at Wellington. Uot brought to account. Totals. Customs —Duties, Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Stores ... Fees, Marine Act, including Light Dues „ Arms Act ,, Sundry Acts Stamp Duties Postal Telegraphic Judicial, Fees and Fines ... Registration of Land „ Deeds „ Births, Deaths, and Marriages Fees on Issue of Crown Grants „ Miscellaneous Incidental Receipts ... ... £ e. d. 852,144 12 4 4,108 3 5 6,824 4 7 1,669 6 6 2,071 8 5 79,417 17 3 50,586 6 4 41,450 5 7 28,568 0 9 7,118 13 6 13,458 2 6 3,043 0 6 5,288 6 7 1,242 2 8 22,411 18 2 £ s. d. 2,791 0 0 21 8 1 27 5 0 4 11 6 351 10 7 276 8 5 500 10 11 414 15 7 14 2 0 26 18 0 24 3 6 11 0 6 0 18 9 40 3 8 £ s. d. 854,935 12 4 4,108 3 5 6,845 12 8 1,696 11 6 2,075 19 11 79,769 7 10 50,862 14 9 41,950 16 6 28,982 16 4 7,132 15 6 13,485 0 6 3,067 4 0 5,299 7 1 1,243 1 5 22,452 1 10 Totals 1,119,402 9 1 4,504 16 6 1,123,907 5 7 [FEEBENCES. Heads op Receipt. Revenxje oi' the Year 1872-73. Revenue op the Yeae 1871-72. Inereasi Decrease. £ s. d. 852,144 12 4 4,108 3 5 £ s. d. 775,183 19 9 4,078 16 7 £ s. d. 76,960 12 7 29 6 10 £ s. d. Customs —Duties, Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Stores Fees, Marine Act, including Light Dues ,, Arms Act... ,, Sundry Acts Stamp Duties Postal ... Telegraphic Judicial, Fees and Fines Registration of Land „ Deeds „ Births, Deaths, and Marriages... Fees on Issue of Crown Grants „ Miscellaneous Incidental Receipts 6,824 4 7 1,669 6 6 2,071 8 5 79,417 17 3 50,586 6 4 41,450 5 7 28,568 0 9 7,118 13 6 13,458 2 6 3,043 0 6 5,288 6 7 1,242 2 8 22,411 18 2 5,942 13 1 1,721 11 6 1,784 3 6 74,630 10 1 47,054 18 3 28,471 6 7 28,519 3 10 4,539 17 11 14,789 8 6 2,860 6 6 6,620 18 8 2,645 18 3 8,571 1 4 881 11 6 287 4 11 4,787 7 2 3,531 8 1 12,978 19 0 48 16 11 2,578 15 7 52 5 0 1,331 6 0 182" 14 0 1,332 12 1 1,403 15 7 13,840 16 10 Totals •1,119,402 9 1 1,007,414 14 4 116,107 13 5 Deduct Decrease 4,119 18 8 Net Increase 111,987 14 9 * £4,504 16s. 6d.. collected durini the month of June but not remitted to Wellin| >n, is not included in this total.