8.—6,

Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Year ending 31st March, 1941, compared with the Actual Revenue received for the Year ended 31st March, 1940.

Table No. 6. Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1940, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

IV

I Estimate Actual Differences. for for — — 1940-41. 1939-40. Increase. Decrease. ! I Taxation - £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,500,000 9,946,858 .. 2,446,858 Beerduty .. .. .. .. .. 1,380,000 1,378,999 1,001 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000,000 3,510,130 .. 510,130 Filin-hire tax .. .. .. .. 90,000 93,117 .. 3,117 Gold-export duty .. .. .. .. .. 125,000 116,889 8,111 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 2,600,000 2,997,441 .. 397,441 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. . . 1,650,000* 3,469,013 .. 1,819,013 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,019,084 .. 19,084 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 13,550,000 10,271,352 3,278,648 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 7,716 2,284 Total—Taxation .. .. 30,905,000 32,810,599 3,290,044 5,195,643 Interest— On capital liabilityWorking Railways .. .. .. .. 1,200,000 1,189,031 10,969 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. 650,000 639,000 11,000 On the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 450,000 445,557 4,443 On other publio moneys .. .. .. .. 500,000 635,158 .. 135,158 Total—Interest .. .. 2,800,000 2,908,746 26,412 135,158 Other receipts— Registration and other fees.. .. .. .. 300,000 308,283 .. 8,283 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 400,000 395,489 4,511 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 160,000 159,203 797 Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 184,000 172,765 11,235 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 160,000 159,456 544 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 5,658 342 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 350,000 300,827 49,173 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. .. 495,000 420,143 74,857 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. .. 66,000 63,188 2,812 Tourist and Health Resorts.. .. .. .. 115,000 114,963 37 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 1,125,000 129,972 995,028 Recoveries on acoount of expenditure of previous years.. 14,000 18,564 .. 4,564 Recoveries on account of unauthorized expenditure .. .. 6,303 .. 6,303 Total—Other receipts .. 3,375,000 2,254,814 1,139,336 19,150 4,455,792 5,349,951 4,455,792 Totals .. .. .. .. 37,080,000 37,974,159 .. 894,159 * Death duties now paid to War Expenses Account.

Year Ended 31 at March, Item. Increase. Decrease. 1940. 1939. !_ £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 216,771 62,992 153,779 Duty on instruments.. .. 367,890 393,619 .. 25,729 Estate and succession duty .. 1,443,705 1,702,681 .. 258,976 Gift duty .. .. .. 182,161 115,031 67,130 Impressed stamps, and duty on 229,739 233,430 .. 3,691 cheques Company licenses .. .. 90,729 90,451 278 Sharebrokers' licenses .. 1,770 1,862 .. 92 Totalizator revenue .. .. 787,418 661,443 125,975 Amusements-tax .. .. 95,644 92,993 2,651 Lottery duty .. .. 24,083 20,389 3,694 Overseas-passenger duty .. 25,709 30,598 .. 4,889 Rates, fines, and miscellaneous 3,394 3,951 .. 557 353,507 293,934 293,934 Totals .. .. 3,469,013 3,409,440 59,573