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Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Year ending 31st March, 1935, compared with the Actual Revenue received for the Year ended 31st March, 1934.

Table No. 6. Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1934, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1933.

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Estimate Actual Differences. — — I for for ; 1934-35. 1933-34. increase. Decrease. I Taxation— £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,600,000 0,485,014 1,114,986 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 625,000 655,464 .. 30,464 Sales tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,150,000 1,847,333 302,667 Filin-hire tax .. .. .. .. .. 45,000 32,960 12,040 Gold-export duty .. .. . .. ,. .. 120,000 117,090 2,910 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 1,860,000 1,703 ,'527 156,473 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. .. 2,730,000 2,712,855 17,145 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 480,000 498,978 .. 18,978 Income-tax .. .. .. .. „. 3,650,000 2,961,243 688,757 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 45,000 45,366 .. 366 Total—Taxation .. .. 19,305,000 17,059,830 2.294,978 49,808 InterestOn capital liability— Working Railways .. .. .. .. 950,000 1,085,000 .. 135,000 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 565,000 553,000 12,000 On the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 645,000 629,496 15,504 On other public moneys .. .. .. .. 725,000 596,360 128,640 , Total—Interest .. .. 2,885,000 2,863,856 156,144 135,000 Other receipts— Registration and other fees.. .. .. .. 220,000 218,248 1,752 National-endowment revenue .. .. .. 130,000 134,249 .. 4 249 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 240,000 " 5^162 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 90,000 76,379 13,621 Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 155,000 138,171 16,829 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 131,000 133,110 .. 2,110 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 3,876 124 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 160,000 160,925 .. 925 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 39,198 802 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 68,000 65,700 2,300 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 520,000 350,436 169,564 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years.. 4,000 3,609 391 From reserves 1 .. .. .. .. " .. 300,000 2,000,000 .. 1,700,000 Total—Other receipts .. 2,062,000 3,569,063 205,383 1,712,446 2,656,505 1,897,254 1,897,254 Totals .. .. .. .. 24,252,000 23,492,749 759,251

Year Ended 31st March, Item. Increase. Decrease. 1934. 1933. £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 80,581 70,104 10,477 Duty on instruments .. 199,639 192,179 7'460 Estate and succession duty .. 1,327,508 1,469,826 .. 142,318 Gift duty .. .. .. 63,032 41,869 21,163 Impressed stamps, and duty on 173,311 168,709 4,602 cheques Stamp duty on interest .. 78,974 309,132 .. 230,158 Company licenses .. .. 84,984 83,910 1,074 Sharebrokers'licenses .. 2,178 1,583 595 Bank-note duty .. .. 279,244 268,122 11,122 Totalizator revenue .. .. 340,740 302,371 38,369 Amusements-tax .. .. 48,715 53,564 .. 4,849 Lottery duty .. .. 15,245 17,306 .. 2^061 Overseas-passenger duty .. 15,348 18,246 .. 2,898 Rates, fines, and miscellaneous 3,356 2,357 999 95,861 382,284 95,861 Totals .. .. 2,712,855 2,999,278 .. 286,423