B.—6.

Table No. 3. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

Table No. 4. Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year, ended 31st March, 1925.

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| Year ended ! Year ended j 31st March, j 31st March, I Increase. Decrease. 1925. j 1924. £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 7,569,389 7,238,215 331,174 Beer duty.. .. .. .. .. 650,381 632,094 18,290 Stamp and death, duties .. .. .. 3.210,332 3,313,781 .. 103,449 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 2,706,882 2.681,240 25,642 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1.335,251 1,426,462 .. 91,211 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,386,052 3,781,532 .. 395,480 Railways .. .. .. .. 7,105,106 6,954,469 | 150,637 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 189,346 215,321 1 .. 25,975 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 105,060 90,935 14,125 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 1,188,120 645,892 542,228 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. .. 22,201 22,952 .. 751 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 23,266 26,081 .. 2,815 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 48,669 47,100 1,569 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 231,534 121,362 110,172 Territorial 211,749 222,378 .. 10,629 Departmental and other receipts .. .. 629,659 510,556 119,103 1,312,940 630,310 630,310 Totals .. .. .. .. 28,643,000 27,960,370 682,630 .. '

Estimate for Actual for [ Difference. 1924-25*. 1924-25. More . | 1 I £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 7,275,000 7,569,389 294,389 Beer duty.. .. .. .. .. 630,000; 650,384 20,384 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,234,800 j 3,240,332 5,532 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 2,791,000 2,706,882 .. 84,118 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,265,000 1,335,251 70,251 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,117,000 3,386,052 269,052 Railways .. .. .. .. .. 7,100,000 7,105,106 5,106 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 200,000 189,346 .. 10,654 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 90,920 105,060 14,140 Interest on public moneys .. .. 1,234,000 1,188,120 .. 45,880 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. .. 23,000 22,201 .. 799 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 26,000 23,266 .. 2,734 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 45,000 48,669 3,669 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 215,000 231,534 16,534 Territorial 197,900 211,749 13,849 Departmental and other receipts .. .. 530,000 629,659 99,659 812,565 144,185 144,185 Totals .. .. .. .. 27,974,620 ' 28,643,000 668,380 1 * Amended to allow for reductions in taxation made during 1924 session of Parliament.