Major Atkinson's Surplus.
We learn by telegrams from Wellington that the Customs revenue up to March 31st, the close of financial year, shows £126,575 over, the Treasurer’s estimated total, which was £1,345,000. Returns for other branches of revenue are ; not complete, but they approximate to the following totals : —Postal, £155,200, £3,200 in excess of estimate; telegraph, £73,000, £3,000 under estimate; stamp department, £174,000; £24,000 above the estimate. The colonial beer duty was estimated to yield ' for the year £60,000, and the receipts have been £58,467 5s 7d, or £1,528 14s 5d below the estimate. The largest receipts for any month were £6,598 16s lid for December, and the smallest were in July, £3,-673 14s sd. It is how certain that the Treasurer will have a substantial surplus on the whole budget, there being savings in some departments to inerrase the credit balance of revenue. Reductions in some branches of taxation may be looked for.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PATM18820405.2.5
Bibliographic details
Patea Mail, 5 April 1882, Page 3
Word Count
154Major Atkinson's Surplus. Patea Mail, 5 April 1882, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in