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STATEMENT showing the Contributions to Revenue (exclusive of Land Sales) from each Provincial District during the Financial Year 1880-81; also the Proportion of Loan Expenditure to which each District would be entitled on the basis of such Revenue, as compared with the Actual Expenditure in each District. The contributions to revenue are those actually collected in each provincial district, except in the case of Customs duties and stamps, which are allocated to the several districts on the basis of their population.

Note.—The Revenues from Railways and Property-Tax have been approximately allocated to the several provincial districts. James B. Hetwood, Treasury, 6th September, 1881. Accountant to the Treasury.

By Authority: Geoeqe Didsbitey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

Loan Expenditure. Provincial District. Population on 3rd April, 1881. Revenue on Basis as above. t t> _■ _ In rroportion to Revenue. Actual Expenditure and Liabilities to 31st March, 1881. In Excess of Proportion. Under Proportion. Auckland... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Westland... Otago Total ... i 98,169 14,639 61,049 17,027 26,177 9,273 111,430 14,756 134,401 486,921 £ 424,583 60,683 292,463 98,476 126.899 47,209 697,166 69,108 741,211 2,557,798 £ 2,730,400 390,234 1.880,740 633,270 816,050 303,590 4.483,222 444,410 4,766,522 £ 2,680,900 604,006 2,620,510 817,325 904,030 287,206 3,008,533 811,064 4,714,864 £ 213,772 739,770 184,055 87,980 363,654 £ 49,500 16.384 1,474,689 51,658 486,921 2,557,798 16,448,438 16,448,438 1,592,331 1,592,231