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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

CUSTOMS, STAMPS, LAND AND PROPERTY TAX, BEER DUTY, AND TERRITORIAL REVENUE (RETURN OF, CONTRIBUTED BY EACH PROVINCIAL DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st MARCH, 1881).

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated sth September, 1881. " That a return be ordered to be laid before this House, showing under distinct headings the respective amounts contributed by each provincial district to the colonial revenue from Customs, stamps, land and property-tax, beev-tax, and territorial revenue for the financial year ending 31st March, 1881."— (Mr. Macandrew.)

Return showing, under distinct headings, the respective amounts contributed by each Provincial District to the Colonial Revenue from Customs, Stamps, Land and Property-Tax, Beer-Tax, and Territorial Revenue, for the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1881.

James C. Gavin, Treasury, 21st September, 1881. Secretary to the Treasury.

Return of the Amount contributed to the Revenue from Customs and Beer Duty by each Provincial District during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1881.

"William Seed, Customs Department, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 7th September, 1881.

Provincial Districts. Customs. Stamps. Land- and PropertyTax. Beer-Tai. Territorial Revenue. Total. Auckland Faranaki Wellington ETawke's Bay ... Nelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Westland £ 259,102 11,389 197,684 37,536 52.505 7.736 233,730 57,620 452,546 £ a. d. 20,876 11 4 2,116 9 1 25,472 1 2 6,325 1 4 4,074 10 0 1,011 1 6 40,703 10 10 1,898 1 7 39,882 7 2 £ 36,139 4,430 42,194 15,644 9,309 5,455 78,693 922 83,577 £ 9,353 887 6,059 1,401 1,716 723 12,265 1,247 12,365 £ s. d. 20,365 4 4 99,699 4 6 17,939 13 3 21,466 19 0 13,352 7 7 6,567 4 9 89,346 13 2 2,925 18 8 157,667 12 10 £ a. 345,835 15 118,521 13 289,348 14 82,373 0 80,956 17 21,492 6 454,738 10 04,613 0 746,038 0 d. 8 7 5 4 7 3 0 3 0 Otago Totals ... 1,309,848 142,360 0 0 276,363 46,010 429,330 18 1 2,203,917 18 1

Provincial Districts. Customs Revenue. Beer Duty. Total. Auckland raranaki Kawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson Marlborough ... Westland Canterbury Otago £ 259,102 11,389 37,536 197,684 52,505 7,736 57,620 233,730 452,546 £ 9,353 887 1,401 6,059 1,716 723 1,247 12,265 12,365 £ 268,455 12,276 38,937 203,743 54.221 8,459 58,867 245,995 461,911 Totals 1,309,848 46,016 1,355,864