8.—24b.

1907. NEW ZEALAND.

LAND-TAX AND LOSS OF GRADUATED LAND-TAX (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by the Bight Hon. the Premier by Leave.

(1.) Particulars of Revenue from Land-tax since Inception.

2.) Loss of Gbaduated Land-tax in the various Counties caused by the Subdivision of Estates among Relatives of Owner for the last Twelve Years—lB9s-96 to 1906-7. Total Graduated Land-tax County. Lost for Period. £ s. d. Bruce ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,138 0 4 Kiwitea ... ... ... ... ... ... 74 16 11 Kairanga ... ... ... ... ... ... 253 16 11 Featherston ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,261 14 3 Kaikoura ... ... ... ... ... ... 837 16 9 Hawke'sßay ... ... ... ... ... ... 822 4 6 Waitaki ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,555 12 5 Hobson... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 19 9 Amuri ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 203 7 10 Akaroa... ... ... ... ... ... ... 794 15 1 Patangata ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,514 010 Weber ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 13 3 Cheviot ... ... ... ... ... 1,103 2 1 Ashburton ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,329 14 5 Waipawa ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,678 13 1 Cook ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 208 2 1 Ashley ... ... ... ... ... . ... 205 5 8 Mackenzie ... ... ... ... ... ... 332 4 4 Masterton ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,533 11 10 Castlepoint ... ... ... ... ... ... 234 10 2 Wairarapa South ... ... ... ... 1,048 5 5 £28,186 7 11

Year. Ordinary. Graduated. Absentee. Total. 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-1 1901-2 1902-3 1903-4 1904-5 1905-6 1906-7 £ s. d. 226,233 5 4 201,928 17 3 197,609 12 2 196,056 13 10 197,151 6 10 193,347 18 4 213,871 0 5 215,955 0 9 222,353 7 5 233,545 7 6 217,307 3 10 232,774 4 11 254,726 10 11 277,143 18 11 317,175 12 0 £ s. d. 70,289 0 8 82,350 14 8 81,696 12 7 74,680 2 7 74,588 6 8 73,352 18 11 83,219 18 2 76,682 10 6 71,405 9 9 78,214 9 2 77,832 5 9 98,680 8 1 94,702 11 11 104,948 18 9 125,929 4 7 £ a. 668 14 1,046 18 882 0 657 1] 569 8 585 13 96J 15 989 12 824 18 1,075 13 922 12 3,535 17 3,424 11 3,662 18 4,237 7 d. 5 6 2 9 5 0 9 6 4 3 2 6 6 4 7 £ s. d. 297,181 0 5 285,326 10 5 280,188 4 11 271,394 8 2 273,309 1 11 267,286 10 3 298,052 14 4 293,627 3 9 294,583 15 6 312,835 9 11 296,062 1 9 334,990 10 6 352,853 14 4 385,755 16 0 447,342 4 2