8.—20

1898. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND-TAX AND INCOME-TAX: PARTICULARS OF VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TAXATION COLLECTED.

Return, to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 28th, October, 1898. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the following particulars for each of the years 1893 to 1898: (a) The amount of income-tax paid by companies, and the amount received from other sources; (6) the amount received as absentee-tax; (c) as ordinary land-tax ; and (d) as graduated tax."—(Mr. O'Rkgan.)

Income-tax.

Land-tax.

The exemption of all improvements is responsible for the decrease in the land-tax in 1893-94, and the shrinkage in subsequent years is attributable largely to the purchase of certain estates by the Crown. John McGowan, Land- and Income-tax Department, Commissioner of Taxes. 3rd November, 1898. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,360 copieß), £1 Is. 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9B. Price 3d.

Period (A.) Other Sources. .t-erioa Period. l. (A.) Companies. Total. 1892-93 ... 1893-94 ... 1894-95 ... 1895-96 ... 1896-97 ... 1897-98 ... .,% £ s. d. 34,164 15 0 37,487 12 0 45,447 0 0 44,657 17 0 49,097 5 0 55,575 16 0 _ s. d. 33,202 15 11 37,750 4 2 44,444 6 4 48,120 6 11 56,407 2 5 59,634 13 1 £ a. d. 67,367 10 11 75,237 16 2 89,891 6 4 92,778 3 11 105,504 7 5 115,210 9 1

Period. (c.) Ordinary Tax. | (D.) Graduated Tax. (B.) Absentee-tax. Totals. 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 £ s. d. 226,223 5 4 201,928 17 3 197,609 12 2 196,056 13 10 197,151 6 10 193,347 18 4 £ s. d. 70,289 0 8 82,350 14 8 81,696 12 7 74,680 2 7 74,588 6 8 73,352 18 11 £ s. 668 14 1,046 18 882 0 657 11 569 8 585 13 d. 5 6 2 9 5 0 £ s. d. 297,181 0 5 285,326 10 5 280,188 4 11 271,394 8 2 272,309 1 11 267,286 10 3