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STATEMENT of the Receipts and Expenditure of the ORDINARY REVENUE

RECEIPTS. FINANCIAL PERIOD 1879-80. Balance on 31st March, 1880,— Cash in the Public Account Advances in the hands of Officers of the Government... £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 94,892 16 3 197,171 7 6 292,064 3 9 Assets realized, — Eevenue, — Land-Tax Postal Telegraphic ... Miscellaneous 56,428 5 9 55 0 0 27 10 0 254 9 2 Miscellaneous Eecoveries Bills Eeceivable, — Instalments on account of Sale of Eeclaimed Land and Supreme Court Site, Welllington ... 56,765 4 11 15,146 6 2 15,097 12 0 87,009 3 1 FINANCIAL YEAR 1880-81. £379,073 6 10 Balance from the Financial Period 1879-80 Ordinary Eevenue, — Eaised by Taxation, — 'Customs ... ... ...£1,307,634 19 3 Stamps ... ... ... 142,803 8 4 Beer Duty ... ... ... 45,986 19 8 Property-Tax ... ... 219,716 1 0 38,555 12 6 1,716,141 8 3 Receipts for Services rendered, — Railways ... ... ... £838,622 10 8 Postal ... ... ... 149,042 12 7 Telegraphic ... ... ... 67,437 18 8 Judicial ... ... ... 56,222 2 11 Land Transfer and Deeds Registry 40,082 19 7 Registration and other Fees ... 32,205 11 3 Marine ... ... ... 14,220 5 3 Miscellaneous ... ... 69,320 9 6 Territorial Eevenue, — Depasturing Licenses, Bents, &c. ... Miscellaneous ... 1,267,154 10 5 2,983,295 18 8 126,083 10 5 4,080 8 8 Miscellaneous Eecoveries 130,163 19 1 10,500 19 9 *Eeceipts in Aid, — Deficiency Bills issued under "The Public Eevenues Act, 1878" ... 3,123,950 17 6 94,200 0 0 Total £3,256,716 10 0 LAND FUND Land Sales, — Ordinary ... ... ... ..* On Deferred Payments ,.. 275,135 4 5 24,031 14 7 299,166 19 O Total :. £299,166 19 0 'During the year Bills to the amount of £500,000 were issued in aid of '. £91,200 outstanding on 3. Revenue; but of the; 1st March, 1881, :e, £105,800 were redi seined in cash, leavin