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STATEMENT showing the Contributions to Revenue (exclusive of Land Sales) from each Provincial District during tho Financial Year 1878-79 ; also the Proportion of Loan Expenditure to which each District would be entitled on the basis of such Revenue, as compared with the Actual Expenditure in each District. The contributions to revenue are those actually collected in each provincial district, except in the case of Customs Duties and Stamps, which are allocated to the several districts on the basis of their population.

Loan Expenditure. Provincial District. Population on 30th September, 1879. Revenue on Basis as above. In Excess of Proportion. Under Proportion. In Proportion to Revenue. Actual Expenditure and liabilities to 30th September, 1879. Vuckland... raranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Selson Marlborough -anterbury IVestlnnd... 88,450 10,119 58,183 16,303 . 26,587 8,028 101.215 • 17,210 127,258 £ 369,730 42,131 277,611 83,580 122,209 36,985 543,020 79,882 668,320 £ 2,439,648 278,000 1,831,800 551,199 806,391 244,044 8,583,095 527,098 4,409,883 £ 2,295,530 435,509 2,369,699 771,817 807,676 249,789 2,737,248 736,273 4,267,917 £ 157,509 637,899 220.318 1,285 5,715 £ 144,118 209,175 845,847 )tugo 111.966 451,353 2,223,468 14,671,458 14,671 ,458 1,131,931 1,131,931 Treasury, lltlr December, 1879 J AS. B. Heywood, Accountant to the Treasur