THE REVENUE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 5

THE REVENUE.

LAST SIX MONTHS.

AN INCREASE OF £374,556.

THE OUTLOOK.

COMMENTS BY THE PREMIER -

. The Prime : Minister. (Sir m thecourse of a speech at a social last-night, by, the-local branch of ; : th<>' ljiberalflnd Labour federation,'gave par- '-'3 tioultiTs o£ the,revenue for the:fast-siv months of the. present fihanmal'year/and-i ; also for.the twelve/months ended on Sep. : 'M tember 30. ■•■ :f. .•■ . .."■ ■■>-~■;■;■ -.-.-* V -V}'rt ..Sir, Joseph- stated' that':the ; tie. six mouths just ended=were most sat.' ;%; j isfactory,,so r far is- the revenue-of 'thV"S country,was concerned; ■ Sometimes cri- : "■? nes, dealing with ] •announcements. as : y ' 'A the, revenue,' .wantijd. to■.know, what: the :; - ; expenditure was, but if they looked: at*- f; other.countries they' would find that in :: '-'A\ connection, with Mi quarterly and : .half- : " $| yearly returns the invariable practicei'-tos'-— : 3| to give the revenu,} only, and that ; foir? : *i the_ :very'gpod : reasbnthat'it was impos- '^ V 1 able, to give at -thatv^'j StagO. ;■'.''.:' ■'.■]>..■:■;■■'•-■ -:s-..\i. .:'';'■: ..--■.. i.'r^'' ; : •.-,■..; . ;'The Customs,Barometer.";; '..■■.&ss U : \ike nSantimejVit: was - particularly. f vi| Pleaang to know, that, for. the'six month* :--d -t nde , d .?«Pj em b«r 30,: the revenue wasvbet. fM ter.tj• £374,556 thinner the. same ; period '5 % of; last-year,:. In the S e? & *l ha 4 a baroineiior-that indicate';••&? Ed; the financial.and;commercial '■■ condfc non.of the cotintry and:the position-'of '' - : 1* the -workers, .because if able;:to •: consume: as they ■ did;: id: active•"v■ > ™es,. the: Gustoms.revenue: would' shoV : --w it. .During .the last six: months the Cus.' HVtoms revenue, increased by That vV; - : ? ought -to.impross 'the -business commmiitT- "5 ? : and • have an'effect upon some 'of the pes-"' '-■■ sunists. --It.would;,notidisturb'any;,:v6f>'W :those i who;took a-sangnine view, 1 though they wight sometimes be:accused ;; -v: ot being -had- ! to;re-H-"=; member tbat, : :thbugh;.we had "a tively small,,population,v:we -had 'a: very'"'' ; - productive ooiptry M which, acre fbr ■ aere, 1^ ;. s! was not, touched by any-other country-j- v« and;.though.we:w4re;a long distance the emporium; where so' large a- proportion' :i -Ti pf :the. world's: prodncts.jwas--marketed;^i'® theivfact- of; our; being able■' to produce ;Wvj>'-'-# much ought-: to convince 'people".'vi>: .that.we:had a country that.;would makeprogress despite what some people'might say :to; ; the. contrary." :':■::■: ; v:- ; -" : -: :vrf ■' He believed, on ; looking "all isund,'thai; ; CT we were;in. for...a.good'year.«'-:(Applause.)■" G' , Stamps, which'also gave an idea of howSW we.stood/ were .to : the-good; r Posf:and-Telegraph- 5 3 Department showed an'increase of :>BIO,-■!•',« 897,: and.:the land:.and Income Tas ; De-i--? partmentahinorease of ilia;.-. on the: other : hand, .'.had.;decreasedV^byiH-'IS : Z : -'' : '-'y> y ' ■■ ; J :; R. a 'i v » a y i -"--vS!^-:V-:^- ; .fe i itJ* by..,; X91.Z63..;- ,It.; - wasi-a tting for: the people of this--country 1 that'" : W' s : they,-owned; the railways: themselves,^ cause: that would greatljr,help,to;pi-event-ft¥ Uie possibility of, any-;serious. injury;: to ■) Sj the .people from huge" oombinesV-:- TOiila: ; ''S : the people:-owned. ;the ■ btnation could caiiee them to .be: used for : ' r one particular class,,or;: against.- ! (Applause.) ; r..The•-irailways::; formed '■ : - V' — * great and'expanding\pepartment< ; arid difficult, one ;to: the -fact '' l: '& remained that; although,-people ; were; al« '?•s' wayß,clamouriDg;forVneiv>lkes,': l ind'them's employees ; also ■; were. 'constantly ' making '■% I their representations; , yet :it-:was: thing that:,the railways were owned•' the:people, as otherwise come , a-huge -machine for : the•■ injury ■>*&&"% -. ,'When : they ( cpuld go \with ; their complaints tot ; his colleague, lar,- who was managing' the 'railways very. vSv well., indeed,,; .and;. give - him 'an. -unhappy' .vs half-hbur.-nbt .veryrinudh injustice ; <»uld'''- : 2 I• be;.-.done;:, J .The-• inorease ' in tlie railwaiiS■? revenue; ought to; inspire" theipeople r witS?^K ; the feeling that:trade was improving,, and' ! S that ) about-the improvement. , ;■■. > •■■ , '-; '>•■;:':;:?

;: : "The .1 i f '.-''Pawing/oi v to' other Departments/ =•' Sic *#! Joseph said;that 'Ttegistratioi-and-lees- showed: adecrease:of: £SSiO: :' "That,'S? was due to two stopping of ■ oyster fleheries-in the iorth for-a and the educational test. for ; tie Chinese: v '-'H which> had, had the effect ;of. reducing: the, "5& numberof Chinese; coming; to" -.the , .'coun^l : " ''fi try. .;-, 'Sir Joseph; also "mentioned. other increases:(Mariue ; Depai'tmont,: J212; misi I '-' , -; cellaneous.^'. ,£2288;\ ;"and-.' --Territorial. .;-& .£15,29?),; and.siiid that'he : would fuHer.stakmen't to the-press (see '•'■■ below). ':''*■% The' revenue for; ■■ the" sis ■■- iiontlis" f was - ; & '.£■1,172,704, as, compared Twith' - ,£3,798,238" Vn for.■ the:,similar',"period of' last':year." 1 - The ; i''s' : ■revenue for, the twelve months ended : Sep-v'W;i tember 30 showed'an increase of -V- ; * ■(Applause.).;;-■[■;■.'.■■•:.■•;';'-.:■' ;-V:;.;;;>;.V;,;v: vp;v%j {;!.?■ ':.: .; -A.'betaiied;.Statemerits,'/ f i;K ; :v : ;■' following■■• are-the 1 ; detailed ; whioli the Premier handed;to" the pressi— ft-4 ; .Statement' of;'the .Tevenue-'for the: sis 1 "':?? monthisi.ended: 30; pared i. with-the six^mpnths.'ended'"Sei3h ;, -V tember :3Q,.:1909:—;;::;;;v.;..v/: -J- ;;'Y; ; ;s: ■- ; -' v ' ■'"'siiV;: vsix';;;-^---:';;;:^^^ -'.: ,••"'•■ i-■;•..■■■ ;■'.■months ■■ months''•">.•■•:-.';;,'■"..'.:?."£;•;:-;;■; V ■■■■■ ■' r ■•' ; .■■'•-■. '■'.■ tended .. endedy,-.v.''v.'■■,•■.■...■.■'; '.:■'■*M". A i '■;■;: -:' •"•'■:■: : .wSep:3oASei)ti3o, : '•:•"■■■":■■' : -'vi ::.-i 1910.-v; 1309, ; .v luc^Beai;:; s ■-■■'- V , ;'--x-r. : V''^' , - ;^;'£'ft; i'.^'-'£ :; ;: ;r --'.£^ ; £^^ CuEtomer-«.;.S W27,103 .1,284,131- 113,972- K: , Vd ■Stamps -(Stampi;--..■■'•.• '■'■••' a:':> ;• -:■--:*.:V > } -x':& Department) ;.608,802" <;::"•:--. ■•;;^;ii Stamps . (Poifc'-v ..-•-'■: :-P;-Xi:^V'; -: End .Telegraph ; ,'. ■: -v-,,- -i-v- '.-. ■'■■'■'.■■■:: ■;■ y«>j;"?i;.v: ■- Department) • • -371,797: : : : —■-. -115,987 ■ —;?a :; "i Post-and Tele-; -.••; -y- '<■:-,--.;■■■'?:;■.-;:s\ : :i.^;;i4^--graph basil :re-; ■}'/■■ ::'■'■'.'■■:---■.':',*-':.7'£'--"'-',**V-H'Si. ■. ceipta : 76,956;-10.897:--rf ?-i Land and in- r> ;' ■■■'■"■ •::■■■'■■.;-,'!•■'■'■ ;:^-~': : -::: : :.eomd tai-;;..vi 28,018 i>ll5 r —:i-;*><s ■Beer:;duty;....:.;-> 60,766 -. : 61,394 ; i v — ;:i; .{«■ vri; .Eailways-...:.:. 1,650,910 1,459,647, :-91,263 ; —■■-!; : '-s ; Eegistrationand .'■*"•>' ■: ;■■. -vi;: :'.-...■ ■ '•-.■ •-.•■•; .*.-:'.'■ iii-'iir-.t'ii : other .fees •..".•'■•'■ 35,135.-. ■: 38,784 - "j ; :3i649-v Marine: ■ v...:.:.. -20,850 '20,838 :; :V 12 ; Miscellaneous.':■ ; 136,085 ■". 133,797? /2,288' :..;;95,986; ; -15,299,^;>;!VJ :^;:v--: ■■■'■^: 4,172,794 '-■' ' '^"':"-:---;'-- : .^ ; ; : ''- : - ;^vJ; : '*W ::^':pi l <i ■ : '' Net viinorease ■ £374,556:'': ended .September ,30,^>1910, 1 compared: wiUi''>;'.;*v the ; year;.ended; September; SO, -1809 yr-i:ip :^:Jk v : ■■ '"■'"■ Tear /Tear - : : y > : y^\ : :s 1.-:' , - ' ■'-. ' ' ended' ended : :;.;'-. : ..'-.'.: :&'■'■' ■>.•-';■;'■ ■;;., :-TSep;3o,:{Sept;3d,.'';;.:. ; .';i;--'SvVS ■'■■'.■■-:- ■■': -V'-- ■c.-lSlO.'r.-' ISO 9. - Ine;'rieoi ' ;v: ;' ; '':VA;^/-\ ,; ' : rv-^.^.: ; lOustoms:'.":-;^;.;2,814,093: 2,680,998 ; Stamps (Stamps '■■■■':■■". ■:■■'■;■.- - -V. ': i;-v""; ■' \ Department),;; 1,091,007: 1,305,977 ;■:■;";;:::'■'-;«.■;;; .Stamps- (Postal- -' ■-' •"■-,■ -- •' ; -..: ;- , ; . : ;-1 V; : and Telegraph ; ■■■■' -":[;;-■: ■'..■'■■■ : :- J -/ ; --'f-\--;.^-''K. Department) .:371,797: •"' : i.; 156,827 / —* r '- , '-' Postal and Tele- : ::.':;: .''■ ..■■■-.■=■•■;■ "'v*;-;" : graph cash re-■■:-■:-;., :\i-.- : :' -':--"- ; A^-ri '-ceipts ......;:..;201,432; -^v^eiaW; Land andin-. ;. . '''~-■.'■■;■*,/!■■.■'!■■=*•' :oome.tax ;.«..:■ 959,220 .932,754:- 26,466JV— : * Beer duty, ~..i; .-114,741 " 115,969 ■. - ;-:-\ 1,228 ? :'S« Eailways ' ...... i 3,349,526. 3,085,523 264,003 — -'^'3 Begistrationand; ■■ ■ ■.:-.':;■■■ v .".;:-.. ;■:"-,- ■other fees ™ 84,656 :104,545 v v— 19,889 ;> i M&rine-'. .■..i.-.'.i--. 42,930 V 44454 -:- —-' 1224 Miscellaneous- :298,367 ■: v 289,51 •'•'■B,B77S-;.-: ■- : ; 1 Territorial . >..'• 217,886 : 208.302 ;'. : ,V9,SM': T ,'-,.v;;.51 : ;■ r. - : . ■.9,545,675 8;96> 1 '7e3.'.-'598,'852.52.960i*--'''"3 •:.•'/:■;• ■; >■■ ::-';■ :y' V^.: VL ';22,960,;;,y;^;.;y V Net. increase : v ;;.i..^;.^™; v ,^.;;£s7s,B92\;';ri ;V^

More Money for Roads and Railways. Contiri'iing his address, the Prvme Min. * ister, referring to the increases of revenue, said that if they continued like that— - and lio would not be surprised if they did even taller—there would be a oonsideiable amount of revenue to add to the lo.ia • money, und tho Government ought' to be 1 able to spend a little more money on ronds, especially in the back-blocks," and so add to tho happiness and comfort, of the people who went there to cane out"" homes for themselves. Year after year the proMjnt Government had been asking Parliament for moro money for roads than any previous Government. They also ought to bo'ciblo to sjiend moro on making railways, with su;h a fine Tevenue, ■ and thus .provide faoiLlics that wows just as much required now as they wore twenty years ago, or even when Sir Julius Vogel introduced that public works policy without which this country Mould ha\o been mainly a sheep walk, and many people who'wero now prosperous would not have had the opportunity to become bo. He trusted tunt dnrirtg the next ' twelve months most people would lealise that the interruption to our progress had passed, and that wo wero on the way to steady prosperity, without any fictitious booming. Thero should be a good result to show, financially and otherwise, at .the end of the present year. (Applause.)'