DOMINION'S REVENUE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 319, 9 January 1909, Page 2

DOMINION'S REVENUE

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. Bv Telegraph.—Press Association. N'rlliiigtoii, Last Nighl. Following; is a cuni(uiralive statement of tin: revcauc of tin- Dominion for the calendar years of 14)08 and 11)07: 11)08 11)07 .C X. Customs .. ..2,041,120 3,008,443 Stanips(hkl:uiing l'osi uinl telegraph cash receipts) .. .. Land and Irnmnc Tax 1)11,774 700,1K : liner ilutv .. .. 110,-11.1 111,97: Railways' .. ..2,023,110 2,740,10) Registration & other fees .. .. 12.1,100 118,08! .Marine .. .. 44.303 41,041 Miscellaneous .. 242,403 234,7(1: Territorial .. 2.17,1.14 277,101 Totals .. .. !),100,573 8,880.111 Xcl increase .. .C 250.7.17 Following is it conipanitiw slalcinen ol lite revi-niic of iiu- Dumiiiiun lor ill: December ciuarlcrs of 1008 and 1007:11)08 1007 ,C X. Customs .. .. 707,00,1 720,70 jumps (including' post and telegrapli cash receipts .. .. 303,003 300,81 Land and Income Tax 501,124 408,34 Uet-r duty .. .. 34.871 33,22 Hallways .. .. 774,002 004,44 Itejjistration & other

lees .. .. 24,531 20,101 Marine .. .. 11,174 10,10!) Aliscellancous .. 40,041 41/208 Territorial .. .. 35,557 50,580 Totals .. .. 2,51)1,388 2,477,798 Net increase .. .0113,000 EXPKXDII I'P.li NOT AIADE UP. The Prime Minister says he has jnol, received the figures yet regarding llrc| expenditure for last year, but so lar as he is able to calculate tlicre has been, a considerable increase, tuul this is a phase of our financial position which lie proposes to deal with at an early date upon a comprehensive basis. AIEETINI) FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS Sir Joseph Ward mentioned lo a re porter this evening that during thc.J present linaueial year New Zealand ban to meet debentures falling due to the extent of £3,133/238, all oi, which, notwithstanding the disturbed state uf the money market, had been arranged fo* on the most satisfactory terms. "This," said Sir Joseph, "is confirmatory <>l what 1 said long ago that our financial arrangements are made well alieau. \v\ had the large sum of £1,281,850 falling due so late as the Ist instant;, /anil of this amount we renewed to present holders over .CI,100,00(1, a fact which (shows the confidence the holders have in the stability of the country."