REVENUE RETURNS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2186, 9 April 1891, Page 2

REVENUE RETURNS.

Wellington, April 7

The campilation of the revenue returns for th colony for the year ended 31st March was finished 10-night. The approximate results are : ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNTS. Customs, £1,527,129 ; estimate, £1,452,500; excess of estimate, £74,629. Stamps, £630,991 ; estimate, £612,000 ; excess, £18,991. Property tax, £357,369, estimate, £353,000; excess, £4369, Baer duty, £58,036 ; estimate, £54,000 ; excess, £4036. Railways, £1,123,463 ; estimates, £1,080,000; excess, £43,464. Registration fees, £41,436 ; estimate, £39,300; excess £2136. Marine, £20,571; estimate. £19,700; excess, £B7l. Miscellaneous, £46,811 ; estimate, £40,000 ; excess, £6Bll. Territorial, £185,824 ; estimate,£l9l,ooo Grand total oidiuary revenue—£3 991,631; original.eatimate £3,843,500, leaving the excess of receipts over estimate at £148,131. Six in metis primage du'y, £27,500, has heed deducted from the Customs revenue. LAND FUND ACCOUNT. Land sales, cash, £110,866 ; estimate, £42,400 ; excess, £6B 466. Land sales, deferred payment. £52,836 ; estimate, £54,200. Total land fund revenue, £163,702 ; estimate, £96 600. The above figures are subject to slight alterations of a mmor character as a few small accounts have yet to come io. April 3, The actual surplus on the year will be about £100,009.