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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the ACTUAL NET REVENUES of the COLONY for the Financial Years 1877-78 and 1878-79.

STATEMENT of the CONSOLIDATED and LAND REVENUE (exclusive of Gold Fields Revenue) received during the Ten Years commencing 1869-70.

1877-78. 1878-79. Increase. Decrease. Ordinary Revenue : — Raised by Taxation, — Customs Stamps Receints for Services rendered, — Railways Postal Telegraphic ... Judicial Land Transfer Registration and other Fees Marine Miscellaneous £ s. d. £ b. d. £ B. d. £ s. d. 1,272,961 5 3 151,068 16 9 1,307,736 1 11 197,501 8 0 34,774 16 8 46,432 11 3 546,458 12 10 113,358 8 10 72,361 1 7 46,797 10 7 36,578 3 9 27,603 0 8 19,491 11 4 42,074 4 0 755,467 3 7 128,308 15 3 82,968 4 10 52,465 13 1 40,628 11 4 27,973 5 8 24,269 0 3 64,766 14 9 209,008 10 9 14,950 6 5 10,607 3 3 5,668 2 6 4,050 7 7 370 5 0 4,777 8 11 22,692 10 9 Totals, Ordinary Revenue 2,328,752 15 7 2,682,084 18 8 353,332 3 1 Increase 353,332 3 1 Territorial Revenue :— Land Sales „ on Deferred Payments ... Depasturing Licenses, &c. ... ) Miscellaneous ... ... ... j 1,440,824 4 5 729,079 3 3 8,015 3 6 8,615 3 6 711,745 1 2 145,738 15 0 132,035 5 4 13,703 9 8 Totals, Territorial Revenue 1,586,562 19 5 869,729 12 1 725,448 10 10 8,615 3 6 Net Decrease ... 716,833 7 4 Ordinary Revenue (as above) Territorial Revenue „ 2,328,752 15 7 1,586,562 19 5 2,682,084 18 8 869,729 12 1 353,332 3 1 716,833" 7 4 3,915,315 15 0 3,551,814 10 9 716,833 7 4 Total Net Decrease of Ordinary and Territorial Revenue ... 353,332 3 1 363,501 4 3 Revenues op Local Bodies :— Fees, &c. From Lands handed over... Gold Fields Revenue Gold Duty 56,045 16 10 95,320 16 3 21,424 0 5 36,823 5 8 51,926 4 4 24,864 3 2 17,374 13 3 28,362 8 11 4,119 12 6 70,456 13 1 4,049 7 2 8,410 16 9 Totals 209,613 19 2 122,527 9 8 87,086 9 6

Financial Year. Consolidated Revenue. Land Revenue. Total. 1869-70 1870-71 1871-72 1872-73 1873-74 1874-75 1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 £ b. d. 1,048,175 0 7 936,188 5 10 1,031,082 18 7 1,119,904 3 4 1,420,216 17 3 1,605,002 16 5 1,703,190 3 11 1,904,834 1 0 2,328,752 15 7 2,682,084 18 8 £ s. d. 209,623 3 6 208,091 5 0 336,311 0 6 889,642 14 1 1,060,744 7 3 773,265 17 9 857,990 18 1 1,005,855 13 1 1,586,562 19 5 869,729 12 1 £ s. d. 1,257,798 4 1 1,144,279 10 13 1,367,393 19 1 2,009,546 17 5 2,486,961 4 6 2,378,268 14 2 2,561,181 2 0 2,910,689 14 1 3,915,315 15 0 3,551,814 10 9