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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Laid on, the Table by Leave of the House.

In order that honourable members may have before them the latest available information in regard to the national finances, I desire to lay upon the table the following statement in regard to the position as disclosed by the accounts of the Consolidated Fund for the eleven months ended on the 28th February last.

REVENUE. Statement of Revenue received to 28th February, 1931, compared with the Budget Estimate for the Year 1930-31.

Budget t, j. 31S i*3i rch ' February! 1931. Estimate. £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 8,530,000 6,914,526 1,615,474 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 615,000 515,167 99,833 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 33,638 3,638* Motor-vehicles—duties, licenses, &c. .. .. 1,915,000 1,684,646 230,354 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,780,000 3,222,584 557,416 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,240,000 1,124,850 115,150 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,960,000 1,185,868 2,774,132 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 235,000 174,594 60,406 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 115,000 93,251 21,749 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 805,000 699,880 105,120 Interest on capital liability— Working Eailways .. 1,380,000 550,000 830,000 Interest on capital liability—Post and Telegraph .. 510,000 420,000 90,000 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 985,000 716,963 268,037 Tourist and Health resorts .. .. .. 75,000 52,927 ' 22,073 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 212,000 209,319 2,681 Territorial .. .. .. .. .. 198,000 163,720 34,280 National endowment .. .. .. .. .. 93,605 93,605* Departmental receipts .. .. .. '.. 529,000 323 \ 333 205,667 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years 6,000 14,565 8,565* 25,120,000 18,193,436 6,926,564 I * Excess.