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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1925-192 6.

STATEMENT of the REVENUE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1926.

Receipts. "Refunds. Net Bevenue. ORDINARY REVENUE:— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. CUSTOMS .. .. .. .. .. 8,574,138 8 11 190,261 12 9 8,383,876 16 2 Stamp and Death Duties— Adhesive stamps .. .. .. .. .. 415,885 1 1 310,929 6 1 104,955 15 0 Duty on Instruments .. .. .. .. 611,863 16 2 7,189 0 9 604,674 15 5 Death Duty .. .. .. .. 1,498 0 1 1,498 0 1 Estate Du'y .. .. .. .. .. 1,148,188 10 3 19,493 5 3 1,128,695 5 0 Succession Duty.. .. .. .. .. 312,017 17 8 7,520 10 2 304,497 7 6 Gift Duty .. .. .. .. .. 52,006 3 9 1,009 17 0 50,996 6 9 Crown and Native Rates .. .. .. .. 215 14 4 0 13 10 215 0 6 Fines and Penalties .. .. .. .. 5,073 7 3 106 18 2 4,966 9 1 Impressed Stamps .. .. .. .. 168,231 17 2 943 17 6 167,287 19 8 Licenses to Companies .. .. .. .. 66,002 0 11 54 5 7 65,947 15 4 Sharebrokers' Licenses .. .. .. .. 722 4 0 4 2 0 718 2 0 Bank Composition .. .. .. .. 203,264 2 0 .. 203,264 2 0 Totalizator Revenue .. .. .. .. 659,669 18 2 27 12 10 659,642 5 4 Amusements-tax.. .. .. .. .. 64,247 17 5 85 6 11 64,162 10 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 402 4 10 558 6 7 Dr. 156 1 9 3,709,288 15 1 349,421 2 9 3,359,867 12 4 *Postal and Telegraph,— Postal Revenue (including Post Office Savings-bank 1,569,081 3 3 155,000 0 0 1,414,081 3 3 profits) Telegraph Revenue .. .. .. .. 683,370 17 1 .. 683,370 17 1 Telephone Revenue .. .. .. .. 980,282 17 3 .. 980,282 17 3 3,232,734 17 7 155,000 0 0 3,077,734 17 7 Land-TAX .. .. .. .. .. 1,287,943 1 1 21,284 0 10 1,266,659 0 3 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,411,602 12 10 43,086 8 9 3,368,516 4 1 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. 629,623 4 11 65 6 0 629,557 18 11 Registration and other Fees,— Aliens Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 582 10 0 30 8 6 552 1 6 Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22 (Part III) 9,319 18 6 .. 9,319 18 6 Apprentices Act .. .. .. .. .. 19 0 0 .. 19 0 0 Arms Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 2,249 13 0 1 10 0 2,248 3 0 Births, Deaths, and Marriages .. .. .. 18,128 18 6 33 1 0 18,095 17 6 By-laws Act, 1910 .. .. .. .. 18 18 0 .. 18 18 0 Cinematograph-film Censorship Act, 1916 .. .. 1,245 12 6 5 5 0 1,240 7 6 Coal-mines Aot, 1908 .. .. .. .. 114 11 0 1 1 0 113 10 0 Copyright Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. 1 13 6 .. 1 13 6 Crown Grant Fees .. .. .. .. 742 8 3 1 0 0 741 8 3 Customs Law Act, 1913 .. .. .. .. 8,505 13 7 87 5 2 8,418 8 5 Dairy Industry Aot, 1908 .. .. .. .. 2,657 10 0 5 0 0 2,652 10 0 Dentists Act, 1908, and Amendment Act, 1911 .. 25 16 0 .. 25 16 0 Distillation Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 202 10 0 0 10 0 202 0 0 Education Act, 1914 .. .. .. .. 600 .. 600 Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act .. .. 116 5 7 .. 116 5 7 Engineers Registration Act, 1924 .. .. 529 11 0 0 4 0 529 7 0 Explosives and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 .. .. 3,867 7 6 2 10 0 3,864 17 6 Factories Act, 1908 .. .. .. 3,877 6 6 1 13 0 3,875 13 6 Finanoe Act, 1915 (Part III), (Beer Duty) .. .. 1,429 16 8 8 10 0 1,421 6 8 Finance Act, 1920 (Section 49), (fees for transfer of New Zealand Stock and Bonds from London to New Zealand Registers) .. .. .. 23 8 0 .. 23 8 0 Fisheries Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 831 13 6 28 3 6 803 10 0 Friendly Societies Act, 1909 .. .. .. 55 13 6 2 7 0 53 6 6 Health Act, 1920.. .. .. .. .. 50 5 0 .. 50 5 0 Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909 .. 228 5 0 1 19 2 226 5 10 Immigration Restriction Act, 1908.. .. .. 7,500 0 0 .. 7,500 0 0 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908 .. 924 17 6 3 1 0 921 16 6 Inspectionof Machinery Act 1908 Amendment Act, 1910 17,926 14 11 69 16 3 17,856 18 8 Land Agents Act, 1922 .. .. .. .. 10,379 7 6 7 5 0 10,372 2 6 Licensing Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. 56 0 0 .. 56 0 0 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 91,617 5 0 290 9 7 91,326 15 5 * Notes. —The details of Postal and Telegraph revenue have been compiled from departmental returns, and have not been certified by Audit.