8.-6.

Table No. 3. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1927, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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, 1927.

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Year ended Year ended j 31st March, 31st March, [ Inorease. j Deorease. 1927. I 1926. ■. ■ : II £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 8,252.575 8,383,877 .. 131,302 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 621,813 629,558 .. 7,745 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,379,016* 3,359,868 19,148 Postal and telegraph. .. .. .. 3,226,558 3,077,735 148,823 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,229,067 1,266,659 .. 37,592 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,422,216 3,368,516 53,700 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 199,144 195,681 3,463 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 110,834 106,696 4,138 Interest on railway capital liability .. .. 2,043,433 1,913,311 130,122 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 601,220 605,061 .. 3,841 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 863,942 897,756 .. 33,814 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. .. 13,939 19,961 .. 6,022 Rents of buildings 26,816 23,571 3,245 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 63,102 56,734 6,368 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 58,121 48,998 9,123 Territorial .. .. .. .. 202,187 202,429 .. 242 Departmental receipts .. .. .. 576,200 518,709 57,491 Recoveries on account expenditure of previous 52,924 50,642 2,282 years 437,903 220,558 220,558 Total revenue .. .. .. 24,943,107 24.725,762 217,345

Difference. I Estimate for i Actual for 1926-27. 1926-27. More> Less L I I I i £ £ j £ ! £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 7,650,000 8,252,575 602,575 Beer duty.. .. .. .. .. 630,000 621,813 .. 8,187 Stamp and deatli duties .. .. .. 3,189,250 3,379,016 j 189,766 j Postal and telegraph .. .. .. j 3,290,000 3,226,558 ! .. 63,442 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. J ,200,000 1,229,067 29,067 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,300,000 3,422,216 122,216 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 200,000 199,144 .. 856 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 112,000 110,834! .. 1,166 Interest on railway capital liability .. .. 2,050,000 2 .043,433 .. 6,567 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 600,000 601,220 1,220 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund 1,102,000 863,942 .. 238,058 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. .. 20,000 13,939 .. 6,061 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 25,000 26,816 1,816 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 57,250 63,102 5,852 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 50,000 58,121 8,121 Territorial.. .. .. .. .. 205,000 202,187 .. 2,813 Departmental receipts .. .. .. 533,700 576,200 ! 42,500 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous 52,000 52,924 j 924 j years ' : ! 1,004,057 327,150 327,150 Totals .. .. .. .. 24,266,200 24,943,107 ! 676,907 I 1 I