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Session I. 1923. NEW ZEALAND.

FINANCE. MEMORANDUM BY THE RIGHT HON. THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

I have the honour to furnish, for the information of honourable members, statements showing (a) revenue and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund, Ordinary Revenue Account, for the ten months ended 31st January, 1923, compared with ten months ended 31st January, 1922 ; (b) statement showing the position of the public debt ; (c) statement showing the position of the Public Works Fund on the 31st January, 1923. consolidated fund. Revenue, For the ten months ended 31st January, 1923, the revenue collected under the various headings was £19,095,670, as compared with £17,649,722 for the same period of last financial year, as follows: —

Statement of the Revenue for the Ten Months ended 31st January, 1923, compared with the Ten Months ended 31st January, 1922.

Ten Months ended 31st January, 1923. Ten Months ended 31st January, 1922. Increase. Decrease. Customs Beer duty Stamp and deatb eludes Postal and Telegraph Land-tax Income-lax Railways .. Registration and other fees .. Marine Miscellaneous — Interest on public moneys .. .. £799,369 ] Local Bodies' Loans Act. 1908 .. 13,218 Rents .. •■ •• •• 13,158 [ Tourist and Eealth Resorts .. .. 23,390 | Other miscellaneous receipts .. ..153,195 J Territorial National endowment revenue Departmental other reoeipts .. £ 4,08(i, 229 488,727 2,875.313 2,373.07!) 1,453.500 355,57:! 5,272,333 120,817 38.221 £ 4,205,842 340,484 2,491,044 2,178,719 1.510,842 330,192 5,240.503 105,710 40,789 480,387 148,243 384,20(1 194,900 25,381 31,770 15,098 £ 00,3311 2J568 1,002,330 805,854 100.470 123,481 95,157 *210,30l 127,200 102,481 70,1)87 3,725 7,324 131L317 1,525,901 79,953 79,953 : Includes £144,589 Printing Offioe rei 19,095,070 17,049,722 1,445,948 ieipts previous!; credited to the vote.