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Since the close of the financial year the revenue is still increasing, as the following statement will show:—

Statement showing the Revenue for the Three Months ended 30th June, 1912, and for the Corresponding Period of Last Year.

Consolidated Fund. —Obdinaby Revenue Account. £ s. d. Balance 31st March, 1912 .... ... .... .... 807,275 11 8 Eevenue from Ist April to 30th June — Ordinary Bevenue .... ....£2,388,387 8 11 Territorial revenue .... .... 29,696 4 2 National-endowment revenue .... 59,413 19 7 2,477,497 12 8 3,284,773 4 4 Expenditure — Permanent appropriations .... .... 1,199,407 19 10 Annual appropriations .... .... 1,302,818 5 4 . 2,502,226 5 2 Balance, 30th June, 192 .... .... .... £782,546 19 2 It is la pleasure to point out that there has been no necessity to issue a Treasury bill during this quarter. I anticipate that the revenue for 1912-13 will be £11,014,909, made up as follows: — Customs .... .... .... 3,200,000 Railways .... .... .• .... 3,745,000 Stamps .... .... .... 898,800 Post and Telegraph .... .... 1,141,000 Land-tax .... .... .... 650,000 Income-tax .... .... .... 450,000 Beer Duty .... .... .... 119,000 Registration .... .... .... 95,165 Marine .... .... .... 47,000 Miscellaneous.... .... .... 369,530 Territorial Revenue .... .... 240,000 Endowment Revenue .... .... 59,414 — £11,014,909

Three Months ended 30th June, 1912. Tbree Months ended 30th June, 1911. Consolidated Fund— Ordinary revenue Customs ... Stamps Post and Telegraph ... Land-tax ... Income-tax Beer duty ... Railways ... Kegistration and other fees ... Marine Miscellaneous Territorial Eevenue — Cash land sales Deferred-payment land sales ... Pastoral rents, &c. ... £ S. d. £ s. d. 777,218 12 1.1 230,964 1 4 323,538 11 2 4,939 0 8 5,783 2 1 27,276 8 1 935,228 16 9 24,152 16 3 12,730 3 4 46,555 16 4 681,662 12 8 251,298 8 4 286,868 10 4 1,458 9 1 4,035 16 1 26,494 12 9 827,905 9 8 21,475 11 0 10,470 17 2 42,652 15 7 13,47.1 5 10 0 13 1 16,224 5 3 10,043 12 4 4 10 9 11,858 13 7 Totals ... National-endowment revenue ... 2,418,083 13 59,413 19 1 7 2,176,229 19 62,365 5 4 0 £2,477,497 12 8 £2,238,595 4 4