DOMINION'S REVENUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 164, 10 January 1914, Page 5

DOMINION'S REVENUE.

ricmi; up satisfactorily. STATEMENT liV IIOX. J. ALLEN. ' ' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Duncdin, Last Night, To-day a reporter was informed by the Hon. Mr. Allen, Minister of Finance, that the approximate revenue return* for tlu> nine months ended December were very satisfactory. "There (i considerable improvement' in rpvenu# in the la 4 few weeks," the MinUter, added. "I have no d&ubt no* that the Customs wilt exceed the estimate far,' the year. The revenue in that depart- , meut for nine mouths is already slighter than in the enrretiptinding nine ro*nths»-; in 1012. As far as 1 can i»,' every likelihood that the iuqjpM I will also exceed the estimate' fdf.'tM, year. Kim- the nine mnntjhs. endedT^»r, (•ember, the income is a ,good'" deal higher than in (he In the previous year. ,S» "Tins post and telejrranh rQ>;eime;jJg*i proved slightly in the. last month btftfiy quarter ended December, for'th? insr months of the year returns indict*" ed a falling off, .but tiling havf pi4fc«jl\ up again and now show an advance. The land tax bus realised' £J7,000 m&tfcii Beer duty is about .the Rame. The rev; pnue from the railway> has not to fur eome up to the estimate, lleuistratlou and other fees are £IB.OOO more. "Territorial revenue shows a decrease of £">2,000, but this is explainable because the present Government pays the revenue derived from land sales into the Laud f<tr Settlements account. The National Endowment revenue shewn an: increase of about £13,000. The increase of revenue for the nine months Is about £125,00 ft, not including territorial roy- 1 enue from the land sales. If thltt revenue were included, the total increase' would be about £200,000." i >• The Hon. Mr. Allen said details ofi the expenditure had not reached him yet. but he expects them in the course vf a few days. I -r—mm. ' V