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Table B. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the COSTOMS REVENUE collected during the THREE FINANCIAL YEARS ended 30th JUNE, 1879.

Table C. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the STAMP REVENUE collected during the THREE FINANCIAL YEARS ended 30th JUNE, 1879.

Table D. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the LAND REVENUE for the THREE FINANCIAL YEARs ended 30th JUNE, 1879.

Heads of Revenue. I 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. Spirits ,, New Zealand Cigars and Snuff Tobacco „ Sheepwash Wine Ale, Beer, &c, in bottle .., ,, in wood ... Tea Coffee, Cocoa, &c. Coffee, Roasted... Sugar and Molasses Opium Goods by weight Ad valorem Other Duties not specified abovo ... £ s. d. ... I 367,251 0 0 7,412 0 0 18,406 0 0 126,734 0 0 ... j 90 0 0 ... ! 37,093 0 0 ... ! 19,663 0 0 3.96G 0 0 76,516 0 0 8,883 0 0 ... ! 35 0 0 ... I 126,883 0 0 ... I 2,926 0 0 ... : 68,874 0 0 ... ' 295,702 0 0 38,719 0 0 £ s. d. 379,461 0 0 4,315 0 0 19,433 0 0 131,337 0 0 265 0 0 37,973 0 0 21,423 0 0 4,599 0 0 80,978 0 0 8,392 0 0 31 0 0 131,539 0 0 2,609 0 0 77,860 0 0 330,770 0 0 43,473 0 0 £ s. d. 383,821 0 0 3,194 0 0 19,795 0 0 129,641 0 0 235 0 0 39,902 0 0 27,907 0 0 4,197 0 0 65,283 0 0 8,500 0 0 68 0 0 102,432 0 0 2,884 0 0 93,522 0 0 363,614 0 0 64,517 0 0 Totals ... 1,199,153 0 0 1,274,458 0 0 1,309,513 0 0

1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. Adhesive Stamps :— Stamp Act, 1875, — Schedule 1 ... Schedule 2 ... Stamp Act, 1806,— Probate Administration Legacies and Residues Succession ... Fines and Penalties Impressed Stamps _— Stamp Act, 1875, — Schedule 1 ... Licenses to Companies Bank Composition Miscellaneous Receipts £ a. d. 49,971 3 0 5,878 6 4 878 14 2 1,328 4 7 1,690 17 7 341 7 10 1,437 2 9 £ s. d. 68,532 5 9 11,618 8 1 224 1 1 72 13 10 3,169 13 0 748 6 4 1,466 6 6 £ a. d. 78,305 1 0 46,648 5 6 347 7 11 94 6 9 2,433 18 0 1,307 14 3 1,556 4 5 36,448 19 6 6,908 9 0 17,355 8 7 15 19 9 38,641 10 5 8,720 16 3 17,886 2 10 25 15 8 42,038 11 3 9,351 3 3 19,720 19 0 23 2 10 Totals 122,254 13 1 151,105 19 9 201,826 13 2

1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. .and Sales lepasturing Licenses, Assessments, &c. tents and Miscellaneous £ s. d. 870,819 8 7 98,834 16 1 30,201 8 5 £ s. d. 1,440,824 4 5 94,224 2 2 51,514 12 10 £ s. d. 737,694 6 9 92,009 9 10 40,025 15 6 Totals 1,586,562 19 5 869,729 12 1 1,005,855 13 1