8.—6

Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for 1927-28, compared with the Actual Revenue received for 1926-27.

Table No. 6. Comparative Statement of Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for 1925-26 and 1926-27.

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Estimate Actual Differences. i f or for j 1927-28, 1926-27. j Increase . Decrease. I I I I Obdinaby Rkvenoe Account. £ £ £ £ OuBtoms .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,775,000 8,252,075 .. 477,575 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 610,000 621,813 .. 11,813 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,403,100 3,379,016 24,084 Postal and Telegraph .. .. ..» .. .. 3,254,000 3,226,558 27,442 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. ..I 1,205,000 1,229,067 .. j 24,067 Inoome-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. | 3,425,000 3,422,216 2,784 | Registration and other Fees .. .. .. 206,000 199,144 6,856 Marine .. .. .. .. .. ..j 115,800 j 110,834 4,966 Interest on Public Moneys .. .. .. .. j 640,000 j 601,220 38,780 I Interest on Railway Capital Liability .. .. .. | 2,180,000 1 2,043,433 136,567 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 870,000 ; 863,942 6,058 i Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. ..I 17,000 ; 13,939 3,061 I Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. .. I 30,000 j 26,816 3,184 j Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. j 62,000 | 63,102 j 1,102 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 58,121 1,879 ! Territorial .. .. .. .. .. .. 204,000 202,187 1,813 Departmental Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 570,000 576,200 .. 6,200 Recoveries on account expenditure of previous years .. 50,000 52,924 .. 2,924 257,474 j 523,681 257,474 Totals .. .. .. .. 24,676,900 24,943,107 .. | 266,207

Item. 1925-26. 1926-27. Decrease. Increase. £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 104,956 j 92,427 : 12,529 Duty on instruments .. 604,675 49.0,527 114,148 Death duty (estate and sue- 1,433,193 1,644,798 .. 211,605 cession duty) j j Gift duty .. 50,996 45,576 5,420 Impressed stamps and com- 167,288 181,552 .. 14,264 muted duty on banks' cheques Company licenses .. 65,948 69,442 .. 3,494 Bank-note duty .. .. 203,264 201,913 1,351 Duties payable by racing clubs 659,642 583,421 76,221 Amusements-tax .. .. 64,162 63,555 j 607 Native-land rates .. 215 136 79 Penalties .. .. 4,967 4,782 185 Miscellaneous .. .. 562 887 .. 325 210,540 229,688 210,540 Totals .. .. 3,359,868 3,379,016 .. 19,148