FINANCES OP AUSTRALIA.
The public revenues of the Australian Colonies are of a large amount,' but.it iwould be a mistake to suppose-that they/ imply a correspondingly heavy taxation^ ;A great part of the revenue is not raised by taxation,' but is supplied by receipts ;from lailways and 1 telegraphs constructed.* •!by the Government, and from land sales, 'rents, and the like. The abore appears \n_ the Times," arid for groater clearness. we~ ;tabulato the figures as' given by* thai; journal:—' ■ '. :* " ''"'
II appears from the above that the taxation for the whoV of the Australian colonies is only a little more than half of the total revenoe of £2 17s 7d yer head. —Sydney-Mail. • •>-;
! • ' iiat3or .-v ... tt^afpa Revenue. Tr x? ion: - per tead 1873. .C £ fl -S. d. - Victor^ .. 3,9«,C01- 1,777,522.2 411 New So. Hi Wales.. "3,53^713 1.382,7j2 '2 9.4 Sorlh Ars(ia?"a .. 9C7,<tfß '302,248 116 7 Qi'ceiMltmu.. .. 1,120,004 533,41« 4,i 0 2 T; snan'* .. ..' 2!W 753 211,172 20 7 Western Ai"'ra'\i.. 13,852 C 0.614 3 2 7 NewZeß'and ... 1,4L9,216 1,224,559 318 10 Totals for alKhcAvs-ti:"r-ji CWotr.a .. 13.174.587 5,626,881- 212 7 ~
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2005, 8 June 1875, Page 2
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179FINANCES OP AUSTRALIA. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2005, 8 June 1875, Page 2
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