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Table No. 3. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1926, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

Table No. 4. Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1926.

S Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1926. 1925. £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 8,383,877 7,569,389 814,488 Beer duty.. .. . .. .. 629,558 650,384 .. 20,826 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,359,868 3,240,332 119,536 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 3,077,735 2,706,882 370,853 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,266,659 1,335,251 .. 68,592 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,368,516 3,386,052 .. 17,536 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 195,681 189,346 6,335 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 106,696 105,060 1,636 Interest on railway capital liability .. .. 1,913,311 1,468,523* 444,788 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 605,061 1,188,120 ) „„„ Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 897,756 .. 1 ' Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. .. 19,961 22,201 .. 2,240 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 23,571 23,266 305 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 56,734 48,669 8,065 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 48,998 231,534 .. 182,536 Territorial .. .. .. .. 202,429 211,749 .. 9,320 Departmental receipts .. .. .. 518,709 518,998 .. 289 Recoveries on account expenditure of previous 50,642 110,661 .. 60,019 years 2,080,703 361,358 361,358 Total revenue .. .. .. 24,725,762 23,006,417 1,719,345 * Difference between railway receipts and payments shown on either side of accounts last year.

Estimate for Actual for I Difference. ~ 1925-26.* 1925-26. j More. Less. £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 7,800,000 8,383,877 583,877 Beer duty.. .. .. .. .. 630,000 629,558 .. 442 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,290,800 3,359,868 69,068 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 3,046,000 3,077,735 31,735 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,250,000 1,266,659 16,659 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,200,000 3,368,516 168,516 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 190,000 195,681 5,681 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 104,800 106,696 1,896 Interest on railway capital liability .. .. 1,910,000 1,913,311 3,311 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 1,190,000 605,061 ) 019017 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. f 897,756 J ' Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 22,000 19,961 .. 2,039 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 24,000 23,571 .. 429 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 53,000 56,734 3,734 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 56,000 48,998 .. 7,002 Territorial.. .. .. .. .. 212,000 202,429 .. 9,571 Departmental and other receipts .. .. 631,400 569,351 .. 62,049 1,197,294 81,532 81,532 Totals .. .. .. .. 23,610,000 24,725,762 1,115,762 * Amended in accordance with legislation passed and reductions in taxation made during 1925 session of Parliament. f Partly included in estimate for interest on public moneys, but additional revenue received as a result of passing of Repayment of Public Debt Act, 1925.