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Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for 1926-27, compared with the Actual Revenue received for 1925-26.

Table No. 6. Comparative Statement of Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for 1924-25 and 1925-26.

Estimate Actual Differences. for for 1926-27. 1925-26. Increase. Decrease. Obdinary Revenue Account. £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,650,000 8,383,877 .. 733,877 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 630,000 629,558 442 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,189,250 3,359,868 .. 170,618 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 3,290,000 3,077,735 212,265 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,200,000 1,266,659 .. 66,659 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,300,000 3,368,516 .. 68,516 Registration and other Pees .. .. .. .. 200,000 195,681 4,319 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 112,000 106,696 5,304 Interest on Public Moneys .. .. .. .. 600,000 605,061 .. 5,061 Interest on Railway Capital Liability .. .. .. 2,050,000 1,913,311 136,689 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Pund .. .. 1,102,000 897,756 204,244 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. 20,000 19,961 39 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 23,571 1,429 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 57,250 56,734 516 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 48,998 1,002 Territorial .. .. .. .. .. -• 205,000 202,429 2,571 Departmental Reoeipts .. .. .. .. .. 533,700 518,709 14,991 Recoveries on aooount Expenditure of previous Years .. 52,000 50,642 1,358 585,169 1,044,731 585,169 Total .. .. .. .. 24,266,200 24,725,762 .. 459,562

I Item. 1924-25. j 1925-26. ■ Decrease. Increase. £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 82,437 104,956 .. 22,519 Duty on instruments .. 620,198 604,675 15,523 Death duty (estate and sue- 1,447,147 1,433,193 13,954 cession duty) Gift duty .. 73,602 50,996 22,606 Impressed stamps and com- 80,262 167,288 .. 87,026 muted duty on banks' cheques Company licenses .. 63,134 65,948 .. 2,814 Bank-note duty .. .. 197,626 203,264 .. 5,638 Duties payable by racing clubs 590,385 659,642 .. 69,257 Amusements-tax .. .. 78,877 64,162 14,715 Native-land rates .. 527 215 312 Penalties .. .. 5,055 4,967 88 Miscellaneous .. .. 1,082 562 520 67,718 187,254 67,718 3,240,332 3,359,868 ... 119,536