DOMINION REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2364, 21 January 1915, Page 6

DOMINION REVENUE

■ 9 NINE MONTHS' FIGURES AN INCREASE OF £231,526 (By Tal«iresa.—Pie*s jbssociatioa.) DunetUn, January 20. The Hon. J. Allen, Minister of Finance, to-day placed before' a "Daily; t Times ' reporter the following comparative statement of revenue for the nins months ended December 31, 1914' and . 1918:— Nine Nine 1 months monthß • ending ending December December r - 31,1914. 31,1913. £ £ Customs 2,427,550 2,456,810' r. Stamps 850,889 866,889 d Post and Tele- »• graphs 1,013,489 956,194 Land tax 637,732 699,718' Income tax 190,035 24,346 Beer duty 94,643 90,033 Railways 2,888 870 2,725,992 ' y Registration, eto. 65,069 65,234 t Marine 37,396 36,390 a Miscellaneous ... 278,099 223,206 o Territorial 149,626 107,121 t National endowmsnt 78.770 72,402 e Other receipts ... 4,758 459 Total 8,545,826 8,314,300 The increase for the nine months is £231,526. Regarding the decrease in the land tax, the Minister stated that the decrease is only apparent. It is '- due to the fact that the sum of £112,600 land tax_ money which ought to_ have been received in December, but owing to a certain assessments being late, and owd ing to some adjustments, was not paid a, until the beginning of January. If that , r sum had been received, the land tax ff would have been over £60,000 more than ;. last year. The money is now to hand. - [. The following is a statement showing the expenditure for the nine months, ended December 31, 1914, compared l : with the corresponding period in 1913:— >, '- PERMANENT CHARGES. s Nine Nine months months ended ended December December 31,1914. 31,1913.' £ £ Civil list 14,326 23,269 Interest and sinking fund 2,444,778 2,305.239 lfc Under special Acts 1.005,507 885,262 ~ Annual Appropriation— . Legislature 28,891 31.643 Finance- 100,192 33,007 . Post and Telegraphs 775.465 678.188 Railways 2,173,010 2,124.080 Publio buildings 82.399 79.175 ' Native 18.071 17,092 Justice 298,019 286.508 Mines 21,444 21.702 Internal Affairs 317 790 259.032 [O Defence 382,602 386,330 s- Customs and Martt ine 112.761 104.530 1S Labour 21,244 21,233 •e Lands and Sur- \ . s- vey 172.037 193.554 Agriculture 143,373 130.695 Fxhication ......... 882,262 814,206 3 Services not' pro- . vided for 2,207 7 ■Totals 8,996,268 8,389,75r