8.—6.

Table No. 8— continued. Return No. 2. RETURN OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, PREPARED FROM OWNERS' STATEMENTS.

PEESONAL PEOPEETY NOT INCLUDED BY OWNEES IN THEIE STATEMENTS. Assessment, Assessment, 1882. 1885. Produce ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £1,338,356 £1,003,767 Agricultural Implements ... ... ... ... ... 547,040 601,000 Vessels, Steam and Sailing 1,600,000 1,226,124 Estimate of Proportion of Invested Capital that escapes Taxation by reason of Life Interest only in it being taxable... ... ... 500,000 Deposits in Banks in Excess of Amounts returned by Owners in their Statements .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,000,000 Totals £3,985,396 ; £1 1 830,891

Eetuen No. 3. STATEMENT OF MOBTGAGES. Assessment, 1882. Assessment, 1885. Mortgages (Foreign capital) ... ... ... ... £15,018,904 £16,832,507 Mortgages (Colonial capital) 14,997,557 14,988,602 Totals £30,016,461 JE31.821.109 INDEBTEDNESS OF PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND, EXCLUSIVE OF MOETGAGES. 1882. 1885. Debts deducted by Taxpayers ... ... ... ..". £13,040,000 £17,540,282 Debts deducted by Non-taxable.Persons (estimated for 1882) ... 1,500,000 2,825,311 Totals „ £14,540,000

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Assessment, 1882. Assessment, 1885. Borses, Cattle, Sheep, and other Live Stock Wool, Grain, and other Produce Merchandise, including Goods on Consignment and Stock-in-trade ... Furniture and Household Goods, including Musical Instruments, Plate, Jewellery, Works of Art, Books, Carriages, Stores Hash in hand of Persons making Statements, Cash at a Bank, or deposited with a Building or other Society, Shares in Building Societies £8,542,117 795,058 9,710,794 4,062,738 5,731,251 £8,634,188 854,481 9,199,121 4,288,124 5,584,212 \Joney owing to Persons making Statements, secured on Mortgage ... Debts owing to Persons making Statements Ul other Property belonging to Persons making Statements, except Exempt Property 19,423,585 10,259-, 921 1,462,968 26,181,610 8,822,153 11,145,535 Totals ... £59,988,432 j74,709,42