DOMINION'S REVENUE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 711, 10 January 1910, Page 5

DOMINION'S REVENUE.

C: ;•' INCREASEI jFOß^Aß;.'^^^^^!! BIG? GAIN: IN> RAILWAYS, ; HEAVI7: 7S ;U-:, V :..^;:':FALL ,IN: ; CTJSTpMS;; : : o;',/: (By:;Telegraph.-Press !ABsociatlon:);; : t\£& Vi'-; '■<. ■.'}■ ;----];: : ''.^-'lnVer.'Mpgiji,-yj > ein^'..'.9i.. ; -:Sir'.Joseph-Ward" stated - to a repprtaf.'v! : ,?! that the'figures for: theiTreasuiy. for: the";: last (December) quarter were, closed^a'n'd >• ,::jg the}revenue,iresults' were' : sati6facto^.'y : &jS;f ■ ;i,The, amount .received.- for;the -December, than, for the: December'. quarter-. last! year; i-'ft' The .analysis : of the i revenue :■ for the' nineyiV-i'l! months;-.as- compared with' thb cbrfes-"i"V\' ponding, period-' V of' -.' 1908, -'• are:—l9o9; Kfc £6,U5;311; , 1008,' ;.increhse , : fors'W? The;' comparative .results are shown,>in' the follbwing : table:—•::; J~i% ■•:'/■>; ■ */.■ J'/ v,^i'' ■■•'• ••'••• Nine ■* : ,-' :":': : /;',''.-',- ■ ':, December.:S:tj!:7i ,: : '<': 1909 2,647,073: ;i.':is,i«,3U;S'i ; '® :::1908 ..;;........ ,2,591,388,': -; ; : 6,421,028'g;'gAj ' J; :: 'increase' To this, has; .to -be \added ; S from : MS. National : which-; gives t: 'v-s;' , increase. for.: the- nine /months of ■;"'- - iE91 t 42si',si :: '?Ji The UncreasesJ. or. decreasesoh -'.the variouß leading items'-for the" nine'months .are:—JiyJS .'■'■': v'" ; . J'.':'*::, v ,';;:■' V"\ Increase Decrease %?■&, : :.-'3;:.':-:: : '' ?■':. :■■:'•'-:'(. ■. for nine ior ;1 .3'. V ••.,"': '\ : -r, '■■■'■' ','. '■' 'months: I '^::V:•^^ : <;;.y r Land "arid- income -tax'...'-55,365;'i' ;; '-rr; '',*& i'< ; Railways 185,753;--.x.',: : -3mR Miscellaneous ';:..».'.»..'....': 81,053*" l - ■ —■"■:' : V'i* .Cu5t0m5.;,::;.:..:;...;....::..:.: :,vM ;;: V :142,071>;!5« (5tamp5':,:...;...:.;.'..:....;.;,;.,: v':— : '.vs4,B6sS:^ 8eer,,duty' ; :.i;;.......;....:;..::;'v',,--:.i:;-■UllSlB Registration ' and ; ' State; " : -- r;: ; > '■•?.'?'. ■ j-.v-li'-Sj'S Marine; ;:^.;....;..i;. ; .;;.;./.:..', : . l '^; : :—■::'-,■ ; :.429''i>::V' Territprial..;v ; •^v^i 2 ' l ' s3s^'® ''7.'Totals,; 7..»^ ;;(: :;' : Net^inMease;.::'^;Lv^ '■ The '-jrimrf': Minister '.empHasises-:' : .tho;i|;v\:f fact'that' the': increase, for the Deceriiberipl-.-J quarter: is -.-^655,685.-::-' ;The, fact, jthat: quarter : ,:shows<such-'a'. satisfactory,::.in-jfAj crease is,v in ■ Sir: ; Joseph's / opinioni;';an'jl:S ; indication ;that: better:;times S had 1 ' seded' the period of depression'-v;througti ! l-:,;i;;| which .the Dominion: hadf'passed;'-and pointed,to,the-'eorhe'r, having been',*well ;ofi turned. 'As Minister for Finance:he':w'as;?:>-5 very;-. gratified ,' at : .'the V"; results, ; : ;whioh| : '.y%i should inspireithe* people;bf ; the : couritryt; jß with renewed confidence,, and: there •. was ; -j,?;s no reason, why they.should :not continue'ti-fe; ,the"steady progress' which.had-producedlp;'' such .excellent results .for 'December ..quar-'ft'S' ter. V.The cbntiriuei'syK;' Sir.-, Joseph Ward,: added !fp' : tne,.fact. that,,*;;-?: .the'nine': : months ■ of;: 1909: as',;compared ?ipi with'the. same period in '■ 1908 showed, the:vift!; improvement..: which.'.-'.- he' :h'ad '-indicated,: *£'$. .olearly.:d«mohst^ated■;that;■theM■^'dd'■••b'een*jl;■S; , improved: l conditions;' during;. the whota'-tv:-;!! of : that ..period.V:.,';; :,v; ;; . '7;;'• PR.iMp.v--.Mrn>ster«- 6piriioN77i7;7p! ?; ; ;7;v.;-tiie -CORNER :TTONED> &777?77| ; '•' (By: TelOEraph.r-Prcss VvS-j;-: ;; : ;■::::. r nvercargiir,': January: 9."?-,:".v*V?i ■;!. The; Prime: Minister; has.: l expresscd;,hii, ; ;,t;'?'i satisfaction wit'li'the revenueirettirhsifor:?.";';*■{) tho,past;nine month's. ■; The fact'that;the W&V lost■ quarter'; showed' suoh, a. i ;'sali6facto'rj-:-i'yf'V; increase :wa's, : in: his opinion)'; an: indica-,,',,''-;;; tion ■that better times' had followed:the','JS-',! period of:depression\through ;:'*:•:; Dominion had-passed,.. :and ~ strongly/yMS pointed',to' tho corner- having turned; As, Minjster.for Finance/: very gi'atifiedatthe results whicn:.shonld:s ; ;-ri;i .inspire :tho - people" of. ! the'' cpuhtry'.' witii:V;iS Renewed' confidence,; and'■ thera n«;''. ;, reason.why-.they,should'not continue: tb«J/-'-:v'i steady .progress, .which had excellent■'■'resnlts' for. tho ter.;. Tlvis...t«ken'.in'!conjunctibn s :, : \fSm''ii;f :■ comparison of 'the-'nine, months riit&W,\*iZ% with the 'same''period: of. 190S showed'that *&$■ the.improvement which.he had indicated,-; ':f: dearly demonstrated ■ that there-,had- been - '■■$■% improved conditions during the .whole of ?? m 4hat period. -: '■.;,'--":-. -<'.•:-.■■ .H--:^:^'^-!