REVENUE FOR SEVEN MONTHS ENDED 31st OCTOBER, 1901, AND CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF LAST YEAR.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1901 Session I, B-05b

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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

REVENUE FOR SEVEN MONTHS ENDED 31st OCTOBER, 1901, AND CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF LAST YEAR.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Statement showing the Revenue for the Seven Months ended 31st October, 1901, and for the Corresponding Period of Last Year.

E. J. Collins, Treasury, 2nd November, 1901. Accountant to the Treasury. i Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,200 copies), Ml li.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9ol. Price 3d.]

Seven Months ended 31st October, 1901. Seven Months ended 31st October, 1900. IoNSOLIDATED FUND, — Ordinary Revenue — Customs Stamps ... .... Post and Telegraph cash receipts Landrtax Income-tax Property-tax Beer duty Eailways Ke»istration and other fees ... Marine Miscellaneous Territorial — Cash land-sales ... Deferred-payment land-sales Pastoral rents, &c. £ s. d. £ S. d. 1,248,817 16 0 414,632 11 6 42,475 9 11 1,836 3 0 6,114 5 7 1,234,931 12 8 431,036 10 9 38,405 16 11 4,334 4 3 5,559 9 3 47,204 5 6 985,145 12 2 39,495 11 2 17,925 5 11 71,167 15 11 44,157 5 8 889,933 5 10 34,481 9 4 15,477 7 2 62,603 19 8 42,990 11 5 5,257 18 6 91,517 18 3 43,568 17 5 6,765 16 6 89,968 2 7 Totals 3,014,581 4 10 2,901,223 18 0

CONTENTS.

PAGK Finances of 1900-01 : — Revenue .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ m Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. ~ v Result .. .. .. .. ~ ~ v The Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ v Loans to Local Bodies Accoun .. .. .. .. .. v Land- and Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. v The Land for Settlements Account .. .. ~ .. .. v i The Public Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Our Recent Loan-flotation .. .. .. .. .. ~ v ijj Comparative Statement, 1890-91 to 1900-01 .. .. .. .. .. v iii Revenues Received, 1891 to 1900-01.. .. .. - .. .. x Population .. .. .. .. ~ ~ _ x Our Working Railways .. .. .. .. x ; Railway Concessions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii North Island Main Trunk Railway .. .. .. .. .. xii Midland Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ x ;ii Post and Telegraphs .. .. .. .. - .. .. ~ x jii Post-Office Savings-Banks '.. .. ;. .. .. xiv National Education Capitation and Teachers' Salaries .. .. .. .. xv Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. .. .. .. , . xv Gold-mining .. .. ■ .. .. .. ~ ~ ~ xv j Riparian Rights .. .. ' .. ~ ~ .. xv j State Coal-mine .. .. .. .. ~ ~ xv i Reduotion of Mortgage-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. xvij Finance of 1901-02— Expenditure .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ xv ji Revenue .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. XV m Result .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Crown Tenants' Rebate of Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Old-age Pensions .. .. .. .. ~ .. xx Help to Farmers and Producers ; Cool-storage .. .. .. .. .. xx Trade with South Africa.. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxi Oar Boys at the Front; Returned Troopers .. .. .. .. .. xxi Federation with Australia .. .. .. .. .. xxii British Maii-services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxii Pacific Gable .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ xx ;i Greater New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxu 'i Additional Funds .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ xx jii Summary and Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiv

INDEX TO APPENDIX.

TABLES TO ACCOMPANY THE STATEMENT, Page Table No. I.—Absteaot of Receipts and Expenditure of the Financial Year ended 31st Mabch, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Table No. 2.—Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual Receipts and Expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1901 .. 17 Table No. 3.—The Public Debt on 31st March, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. 18 Table No. 4.—Statement of the Estimated Liabilities of the Consolidated Fund outstanding on 31st March, from 1892 to 1901, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. 20 Table No. s.—Statement of the Estimated Liabilities of. the Public Works Fund outstanding on 31st March, from 1892 to 1901, inclusive .. .. .. .. .. ..21 Table No. 6.—Statement showing the Total Ways and Means of the Public Works Fund and the Total Net Expenditure to 31st March, 1901 .. .. .. .. ..22 Table No. 7. —Statement showing the Amount charged to " Unauthorised " in each Financial Year from Ist July, 1875, to 31st March, 1901 .. .. .. .. ..23