8.—6.

Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for 1925-26, compared with the Actual Revenue received for 1924-25.

Table No. 6. Statement of the actual Net Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1925, compared with the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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Estimate Actual Differences. for for • — • 1925-26. 1924-25. Increase. Decrease. Obdinary Revenue Account. £, £ S. S, Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,800,000 7,569,389 230,611 ! Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 630,000 650,384 .. 20,384 Stamp and Death Duties .. .. .. .. 3,340,800 3,240,332 100,468 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. .. .. 3,046,000 2,706,882 339,118 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,250,000 1,335,251 .. 85,251 Inoome-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,350,000 3,386,052 .. 36,052 j Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,700,000 7,105,106 | 594,894 Registration and other Fees .. .. .. .. 190,000 189,346 I 654 | Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 104,800 105,060 j ' 260 | Interest on Public Moneys .. .. .. .. 1,190,000 1,188,120 j 1,880 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. 22,000 22,201 I .. 201 Rents of Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 24,000 23,266 j 734 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 53,000 48,669 j 4,331 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 56,000 231,534 j .. 175,534 I Territorial .. .. .. .. .. .. 212,000 211,749 | 251 Departmental and other Receipts .. .. .. 631,400 629,659 J. 1,741 1,274,682 317,682 317,682 Total .. .. .. .. 29,600,000 28,643,000 957,000

Year ended Year elided j 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1925. 1924. Permanent Appropriations— £ £ £ £ Civil List .. .. .. .. 29,781 28,920 861 Interest.. .. .. .. .. 7,865,262 7,877,597 .. 12,335 Sinking Fund .. .. .. .. 690,076 711,709 .. 21,633 Reduction of Funded Debt .. .. 307,306 292,571 14,735 Under special Acts — Advances to other Governments .. .. Or. 59,598 2,000 .. 61,598 Education purposes .. .. .. 128,844 96,506 32,338 Endowments .. .. .. .. 5,261 4,832 429 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 228,303 155,886 72,417 Pensions— Old-age .. .. .. .. 767,792 732,054 35,738 Widows' .. .. .. .. 235,959 202,364 33,595 Military .. .. .. .. 26,836 30,326 .. 3,490 War .. .. .. .. .. 1,242,182 1,306,652 .. 64,470 Miners' 35,948 32,561 3,387 Various 27,742 27,672 70 Salaries and honoraria .. .. .. 97,911 99,119 .. 1,208 Subsidies paid to Hospital Boards .. 561,708* 412,945 148,763 Subsidies on rates paid to local authorities 203,185 199,820 3,365 Subsidies to Superannuation Funds .. 145,806 204,000 .. 58,194 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 13,207 16,040 .. 2,833 Transfer to Discharged Soldiers' Settlement 50,000 .. 50,000 Loans Act, 1920, Depreciation Fund Account Transfer to Main Highways Account, Re- 35,000 .. 35,000 venue Fund Transfer to Westport Harbour Account .. .. 17,000 .. 17,000 12,638,511 12,450,574 430,698 242,761 * Subsidy under Hospital and Charitable Institutions Acts for Jubilee Institute for the Blind is included under Education purposes.