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Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for 1928-29, compared with the Actual Revenue received for 1927-28.

Table No. 6. Comparative Statement of Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for 1926-27 and 1927-28.

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Estimate Actual | Differences. 1 for for j 1926-29. 1927-28. j Increafic Decre ase. I I Ordinary Revenue Account. £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. J 8,261,000 7,942,589 318,411 Motor-vehicles—Duties, licenses, &c. .. .. .. 1,147,000 369,118 777,882 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 600,000 609,624 .. 9,624 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. .. 3,500,000 3,504,367 .. 4,367 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. ..I .. 3,323,260 .. 3,323,260 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. j 1,150,000 1,154,479 .. 4,479 Income-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,400,000 3,273,729 ; 126,271 Registration and other fees .. .. .. .. 201,000 200,259 741 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 120,000 112,502 ; 7,498 Interest on public moneys .. .. . . .. 747,000 698,057 48,943 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 992,250 878,408 113,842 Interest on Railway capital liability .. .. .. j 2,255,000 2,130,867 ; 124,133 Interest on capital liability—Post and Telegraph .. j 425,000 .. 425,000 Local Bodies',Loans Act, 1908, Section 76 .. .. j .. 10,158 i .. 10,158 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. .. I 26,000 32,178 .. 6,178 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. . . 72,000 66,964 5,036 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 167,000 41,939 125,061 Territorial .. .. .. .. .. .. 200,000 200,915 .. 915 Departmental receipts .. .. .. .. 592,000 560,803 , 31,197 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. 13,000 13,764 j .. 764 2,104,015 3,359,745 2,104,015 Totals .. .. .. .. 23,868,250 J 25,123,980 j .. *1,255,730 * Decrease nominal being due to accounting changes in connection with Post and Telegraph Department. Apart from these items* comparative increase of £1,672,530, of which £777,882 is on account of motor-vehicles (duties and licenses) which are not available for general purposes.

Item. 1926-27. j 1927-28. Increase. Decrease. j j £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 92,427 85,254 .. 7,173 Duty on instruments .. 490,527 428,805 .. 61,722 Death duty (estate and sue- 1,644,798 1,847,714 202,916 cession duty) Gift duty .. .. 45,576 51,656 6,080 Impressed stamps, and duty 181,552 187,875 6,323 on cheques Company licenses .. 69,442 70,881 1,439 Bank-note duty .. .. 201,913 195,301 .. 6,612 Duties payable by racing clubs 583,421 567,890 .. 15,531 Amusements-tax .. .. 63,555 63,165 .. 390 Rates, fines, and miscellaneous 5,805 5,826 21 : ———.— 216,779 91,428 91,428 Totals .. .. 3,379,016 3,504,367 125,351