13.—0.

Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Year ending 31st March, 1939, compared with the Actual Revenue received for the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

Table No. 6. Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1938, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

IV

Estimate Actual Differences. — for for — ——— 1938-39. 1937-38. Increase. Decrease. Taxation— £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000,000 10,758,733 .. 758,733 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 978,437 21,563 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,400,000 3,499,131 .. 99,131 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 82,377 17,823 Gold-export duty .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 105,412 .. 5,412 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 3,200,000 2,838,711 361,289 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. .. 3,300,000 3,240,139 59,861 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,075,000 1,038,034 36,966 Income-tax .. .. ,, .. .. 9,500,000 9,078,763 421,237 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 44,693 .. 4,693 Total—Taxation .. .. 31,715,000 31,664,430 918,539 867,969 Interest— On capital liability— Working Railways .. .. .. .. 500,000 632,797 .. 132,797 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 590,000 590,000 On the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 398,000 463,866 .. 65,866 On other public moneys .. .. .. .. 467,000 454,702 12,298 Total—Interest .. .. 1,955,000 2,141,365 12,298 198,663 Other receipts— Registration and other fees.. .. .. .. 291,000 271,941 19,059 National-endowment revenue .. .. .. 140,000 154,319 .. 14,319 Territorial revenue . .. .. .. .. 290,000 290,964 .. 964 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 235,000 238,575 .. 3,575 Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,000 167,921 2,079 Marino .. .. .. .. .. .. 155,000 163,578 .. 8,578 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 5,839 .. 839 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 310,000 278,719 31,281 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. .. 65,000 68,700 .. 3,700 Tourist and Health Resorts.. .. .. .. 125,000 117,945 7,055 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. .. 259,000 378,372 .. 119,372 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 120,000 98,511 21,489 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years.. 10,000 18,151 .. 8,151 Recoveries on account of unauthorized expenditure .. .. 113 .. 113 Total—Other receipts .. 2,175,000 2,253,648 80,963 159,611 1,011,800 1,226,243 1,011,800 Totals .. ' .. .. 35,845,000 36,059,443 .. 214,443

Year Ended 31st March, Item. | Increase. Deorease. 1938. 1937. i ' I £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 139,947 154,527 .. 14,580 Duty on instruments.. .. 392,829 347,738 45,091 Estate and succession duty .. 1,576,483 1,616,247 .. 39,764 Gift duty .. .. .. 103,116 108,887 .. 5,771 Impressed stamps, and duty on 227,326 211,150 16,176 cheques Company licenses .. .. 89,404 87,771 1,633 Sharebrokers'licenses .. 2,092 2,068 24 Bank-note duty .. .. .. 14,288 .. 14,288 Totalizator revenue .. .. 558,874 503,655 55,219 Amusements-tax .. .. 98,646 70,564 28,082 Lottery duty .. .. 20,883 20,153 730 Overseas-passenger duty .. 26,673 22,148 4,525 Rates, fines, and miscellaneous 3,866 3,306 560 152,040 74,403 74,403 Totals .. .. 3,240,139 3,162,502 77,637