8.—6.

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Table No. 4. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1924, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Table No. 5. Statement of the Actual Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1924, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

Year ended 31st March, 1921, Year ended 31st March, 1923. Increase. Decrease. Customs Beer duty Stamp and dentil duties Postal and telegraph Land-tax £ 7,238,215 632,094 3,343,781 2,681,210 I.126,462 3,781,532 6,951,469 215,321 90,934 645,892 22,952 26,081 47,103 121,360 222,378 £ 6,032,292 612,128 3,581,291 2,705,03(1 1,541,502 3,831,932 6,719,864 179,033 50,579 1,302,967 22,575 20,346 39,823 93,134 192,186 95,156 559,605 £ 1,205,923 19,966 £ 237,510 23,790 115,040 50,400 'Income-tax Railways Registration and other lees Marine 234,605 36,288 40,355 Interest on public moneys Looai Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. Rents of buildings Tourist and Health Resorts Miscellaneous Territorial National-endowment revenue Departmental and other (receipts 657,075 377 5,735 7,280 28,226 30,192 510,556 95.156 49,049 Totals .. .. 1,608,947 1,228,020 1,228,020 27,960,370 27,579,443 380,927

Year ended 31st Marcli, 1024. Year ended 31st March, 1023. Inorease. Decrease. 'ermanent appropriations—■ Civil List Interest Sinking Fund Reduction of Funded Debt Under special Acts— Advances to other Governments .. Butter subsidies Education purposes Endowments Miscellaneous Pensions— Old-age Widows' Military War Miners' Various Salaries and honoraria Subsidies paid to Hospital Boards Subsidies paid to local authorities Subsidies to Superannuation Boards Territorial revenue Transfer to Electric Supply Account Transfer to Westport Harbour Account £ 28,920 7,877,597 711,709 292,571 2,000 96,506 4,832 155,886 732,054 202,364 30,326 1,306,652 32,561 27,672 99,119 412,945 199,820 204,000 16,040 £ 28,833 7,904,260 854,526 141,171 22,693 13,161 90,393 99,229 .167,277 725,039 187,872 34,110 1,471,532 30,876 31,756 96,606 429,444 206,733 154,000 16,518 250,000 17,885 £ 87 151,400 6,113 7,015 14,492 £ 26,663 142,817 20,693 13,161 94,397 11,391 3,784 164,880 1,685 4,084 2,513 16,499 6,913 50,000 17,000 178 250,000 885 12,450,574 12,973,914 233,305 756,645