8.—6.

Inland revenue — £ Land-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,335,251 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,386,052 Land and income tax less than previous year, due to reductions and concessions .. .. .. .. .. 486,691 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. .. 3,240,332 Working Railways— £ Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 7,112,524 Working-expenses .. .. .. 5,545,416 Excess of receipts .. .. .. .. £l, 567,108 Post and Telegraph— £ Receipts .. .. .. .. .. 2,866,882 Expenditure .. .. .. .. 2,413,436 Excess of receipts . . . . . . . . £453,446 Post Office Savings-bank— Number of depositors, 735,158. £ Amount at credit .. .. .. .. .. .. 45,267,708 War-loan certificates redeemed during year .. .. .. 675,163 Duplication of Pacific cable. Education expenditure . . .. .. .. .. .. 3,649,875 Expenditure on school buildings, 1924-25 .. .. .. 462,212 Expenditure on school buildings since Ist April, 1919 . . .. 2,340,542 Subsidies to Hospital Boards .. .. .. .. .. 561,708 Pensions — Total paid, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 2,403,614 Paid for war pensions .. .. .. .. . . 1,242,182 Total expenditure on war pensions .. .. .. .. 11,382,178 Pensions for the blind established. National Provident Eund — Contributors, 24,231. £ Total fund .. .. . . .. .. .. 1,165,284 Maternity allowances paid .. .. .. .. .. 40,292 SuperannuationTotal Funds— Public Service .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,197,400 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 734,112 Teachers' .. .. .. .. .. .. 942,755 Since Inauguration of the Funds — Total contributions by employees of all services .. .. 5,500, 000 Total subsidies by State .. .. .. .. 2,409,500 Cost-of-living bonuses paid to annuitants .. . . .. .. 42,782 Purchase of wheat to supplement supplies grown in the Dominion. Financial assistance provided for New Zealand South Seas Exhibition. Land-settlement — 182,789 acies subdivided into 1,009 holdings opened for selection. 461,000 acres subdivided into 1,280 holdings taken up. 480,000 acres of Crown settlement and National-endowment lands now open for selection. Discharged soldiers settlement — £ Total advances in 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 717,340 Receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,591,483 Total capital provided for soldiers settlement .. .. .. 26,576,386 Revaluation of farms by Dominion Revaluation Board — Reductions in capital value of leaseholds .. 1,608,800 Reductions in mortgages . . .. 672,000 Total reductions . . .. .. .. £2,280,800

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