BANK-NOTE TAX AND TOTALIZATOR-TAX: AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR FIVE YEARS ENDING 31st MARCH, 1914.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1914 Session I, B-05

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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

BANK-NOTE TAX AND TOTALIZATOR-TAX: AMOUNTS RECEIVED FOR FIVE YEARS ENDING 31st MARCH, 1914.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 10th July, 1914. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the amount of taxation collected each year since the increase of the bank-note tax coming into operation in 1909, the return to show each year separately ; and also the taxation collected each year since the increase was made in the totalizator-tax during the same period, showing each year separately."—(Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward.)

Return showing foe each of the last Five Yeaes ending 31st March the Amount received as bank composition. £ s. d. 1909-10 .. .. .. .. .. 35,486 10 7* 1910-11 .. .. .. .. .. 48,782 16 1 1911-12 .. .. .. .. .. . 48,996 9 9 1912-13 .. .. .. .. .. 51,429 10 2 1913-14 .. .. .. .. .. 50,229 19 2 * Collected at increased rate for three months.

Ketuen showing foe each of the last Five Yeaes ending 31st Maech the Amount received as totalizatoe-tax. £ s. d. 1909-10 .. .. .. .. .. 29,855 3 4* 1910-11 .. .. .. .. .*. 54,714 15 1 1911-12 .. .. .. ... .. 75,294 14 5 1912-13 .. .. .. .. .. 88,629 2 6 1913-14 .. .. .. .. .. 100,131 18 10 * Increased rate came into force on the ] st March, 1910.

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