8.—6.

Table No. 3. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1937, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, i 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1937. ! 1936. Taxation — £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. 9,499,254 8,161,161 1,338,093 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 841,585 715,042 126,543 Sales tax .. .. .. .. 3,044,613 2,462,601 582,012 Film-tire tax .. .. .. .. 72,209 60,657 11,552 Gold-export duty .. .. .. 108,793 106,976 1,817 Highways .. .. .. .. 2,503,111 2,124,130 378,981 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,162,502 2,841,766 320,736 Land-tax .. .. .. .. 1,047,877 458,873 589,004 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 6,618,716 4,581,328 2,037,388 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 42,185 43,881 .. 1,696 Total—Taxation .. .. .. 26,940,845 21,556,415 5,386,126 1,696 Interest — On capital liabilityWorking railways .. .. .. 903,858 1,051,477 .. 147,619 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 566,000 541,000 25,000 On Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 385,855 615,020 .. 229,165 On other public moneys .. .. .. 531,405 513,949 17,456 Total—Interest .. .. .. 2,387,118 2,721,446 42,456 376,784 Other receipts — Registration and other fees .. .. 251,390 235,761 15,629 National-endowment revenue .. .. 152,632 146,126 6,506 Territorial revenue .. .. .. 298,812 289,478 9,334 External affairs .. .. .. .. 154,127 128,562 25,565 Justice .. .. .. .. .. 141,729 149,366 .. 7,637 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 147,480 138,189 9,291 Native .. .. .. .. .. 6,237 5,372 865 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 231,331 189,581 41,750 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. 64,253 54,886 9,367 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 101,809 85,652 16,157 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 259,170 463,072 .. 203,902 Recoveries on account of expenditure of 10,001 8,461 1,540 previous years Recoveries on account of unauthorized expendi- 254 .. 254 ture of previous years Total —Other receipts .. .. 1,819,225 1,894,506 136,258 211,539 5,564,840 590,019 590,019 Totals .. .. .. .. 31,147,188 26,172,367 4,974,821