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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, 1941.

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Difference. Estimate for Actual for 1940-41. 1940-41. Increase. Decrease. Taxation — £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. 7,500,000 8,777,757 1,277,757 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 1,380,000 1,602,030 222,030 Sales tax .. .. .. .. 3,000,000 3,502,533 502,533 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. 90,000 94,974 4,974 Gold-export duty ... .. .. 125,000 108,915 .. 16,085 Highways .. .. .. .. 2,600,000 2,393,756 .. 206,244 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 1,650 000 1,697,779 47,779 Land-tax .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 959,418 .. 40,582 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 13,550,000 15,720,490 2,170,490 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10,000 16,080 6,080 Total—Taxation .. .. .. 30,905,000 34,873,732 4,231,643 262,911 Interest— On capital liability — Working railways .. .. .. 1,200,000 1,694,643 494,64-3 Postal and telegraph . .. .. 650,000 665,000 15,000 On Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 450,000 396,520 .. 53,480 On other public moneys .. .. .. 500,000 528,683 28,683 Total—Interest .. .. .. 2,800,000 3,284,846 538,326 53,480 Other receipts— Registration and other fees .. .. 300,000 319,662 19,662 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 400,000 434,511 34,511 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 160,000 176,344 16,344 Justice .. .. .. .. .. 184,000 160,367 .. 23,633 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 160,000 151,506 .. 8,494 Native .. .. .. .. .. 6,000 4,738 .. ,262 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 350,000 291,905 .. 58,095 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. 495,000 419,853 .. 75,147 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. 66,000 64,145 .. 1,855 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 115,000 112,566 .. 2,434 Miscellaneous .. 1,125,000 131,308 .. 993,692 Recoveries on account of expenditure of 14,000 12,117 .. 1,883 previous years Recoveries on account of unauthorized ex- .. 327 327 penditure of previous years Total—Other receipts .. .. 3,375,000 2,279,349 70,844 1,166,495 4,840,813 1,482,886 1,482,886 Total revenue .. .. .. 37,080,000 40,437,927 3,357,927