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Table No. 3. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1928, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

Table No. 4. Comparative Statement of the Estimated and Actual Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1928.

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, , Inorease. Decrease. 1928. 1927. £ £ j £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 7,942,589 8,252,575 .. 309,986 Motor-vehicles —Duties, licenses, &c. .. .. 369,118 .. J 369,118 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 609,624 621,813 .. 12,189 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,504,367 3,379,016 125,351 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 3,323,260 3,226,558 96,702 Land-tax .. .. .. . . .. 1,154,479 1,229,067 .. 74,588 Income-tax .. .. .. .. 3,273,729 3,422,216 .. 148,487 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 200,259 : 199,144 1,115 Marine .. .. . . . . . . 112,502 110,834 1,668 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 698,057 | 601,220 96,837 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 878,408 863,942 14,466 Interest on Railway capital liability .. .. 2,130,867 2,043,433 87,434 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. 10,158 13,939 .. 3,781 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 32,178 26,816 5,362 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. . . 66,964 63,102 3,862 Miscellaneous .. .. .. ... 41,939 58,121 .. 16,182 Territorial.. .. .. .. .. 200,915 202,187 .. 1,272 Departmental and other receipts .. .. 574,567 629,124 .. 54,557 801,915 621,042 621,042 Totals.. .. .. .. 25,123,980 24,943,107 j 180,873

Difference. Estimate for Actual for 1927-28. 1927-28. Morc . Less . £ £ * £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. 7,775,000 7,942,589 167,589! Motor-vehicles —Duties, licenses, &c. .. .. .. 369,118 369,118 i Beer duty .. .. .. • • 610,000 609,624 I .. \ 376 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,403,100 3,504,367 101,267 Postal and telegraph .. . • .. 3,254,000 3,323,260 69,260 ! Land-tax .. .. .. . • • • 1,205,000 1.154,479 .. 50,521 Income-tax 3,425,000 3,273,729 .. 151,271 Registration and other fees .. .. .. 206,000 200,259 j .. 5,741 Marine .. .. .. •• •• 115,800 IJ2,502 .. 3,298 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. 640,000 698,057 ! 58,057 j Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 870,000 878,408 8,408 Interest on Railway capital liability .. .. 2,180,000 2,130,867 .. 49,133 Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1908, sec. 76 .. 17,000 10,158 .. 6,842 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. 30,000 32,178 2,178 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. 62,000 66,964 4,964 Miscellaneous 1. .. .. .. 60,000 41,939 .. 18,061 Territorial .. .. 204,000 200.915 .. 3^085 Departmental and other receipts .. .. 620,000 574,567 .. 45,433 780,841 333,761 . 333,761 Totals.. .. .. .. 24,676,900 25,123,980 447,080