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, 1940.

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Difference. Estimate for Actual for 1939-40. 1939-40. More . Lesfl Taxation— £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. 10,000,000 9,946,858 .. 53,142 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 1,300,000 1,378,999 78,999 Sales tax .. .. .. .. 3,500,000 3,510,130 10,130 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. 85,000 93,117 8,117 Gold-export duty .. .. .. 100,000 116,889 16,889 Highways .. .. .. .. 3,250,000 2,997,441 .. 252,559 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,480,000 3,469,013 .. 10,987 Land-tax .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,019; 084 19,084 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 9,600,000 10,271,352 671,352 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5,000 7,716 2,716 Total—Taxation .. .. .. 32,320,000 32,810,599 807,287 316,688 Interest— On capital liability— Working railways .. .. .. 1,200,000 1,189,031 .. 10,909 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 645,000 639,000 .. 6,000 On Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 480,000 445,557 .. 34,443 On other public moneys .. .. .. 455,000 635,158 180,158 Total—Interest .. .. .. 2,780,000 2,908,746 180,158 51,412 Other receipts — Registration and other fees .. .. 300,000 308,283 8,283 National-endowment revenue .. .. 140,000 .. .. 140,000 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 295,000 395,489 100,489 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 180,000 159,203 .. 20,797 Justice .. .. .. .. .. 172,000 172,765 765 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 165,000 159,456 .. 5,544 Native .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,658 .. 342 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 320,000 300,827 .. 19,173 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. 261,000 420,143 159,143 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. 66,000 63,188 .. 2,812 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 128,000 114,963 .. 13,037 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,117,000 129,972 .. 987,028 Recoveries on account of expenditure of f 18,564 previous years 10,000 j,- 14,867 Recoveries on account of unauthorized expendi- [_ 6,303 J ture of previous years Total—Other receipts .. .. 3,160,000 2,254,814 283,547 1,188,733 1,270,992 1,556,833 1,270,992 i ' ' Total revenue .. .. .. 38,260,000 37,974,159 .. 285,841