8.—6.

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Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for 1929-30, compared with the Actual Revenue received for 1928-29.

Table No. 6. Comparative Statement of Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for 1927-28 and 1928-29.

Estimate Actual Differences. for for 1929-30. 1928-29. Increase. Decrease. Ordinary Revenue Account. £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,400,000 7,954,252 445,748 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. 600,000 611,484 .. 11,484 Motor-vehicles—Duties, licenses, &e. .. .. .. 1,442,000 1,243,577 198,423 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. .. 3,614,000 3,575,720 38,280 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,493,000 1,140,324 352,676 Income-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,400,000 3,310,877 89,123 Registration and other fees .. .. .. .. 220,000 198,267 21,733 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 120,000 118,250 1,750 Interest on public moneys .. .. .. .. 820,000 760,035 59,965 Interest on Public Debt Redemption Fund .. ., 995,000 995,202 .. 202 Interest on capital liability—Working Railways .. .. 2,450,000 2,331,335 118,665 Interest on capital liability—Post and Telegraph .. 480,000 428,000 52,000 Rents of buildings .. .. .. .. .. 25,000 25,284 .. 284 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. .. .. 77,000 72,895 4,105 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 239,000 99,222 139,778 Territorial .. .. .. .. .. .. 198,000 198,803 .. 803 Departmental receipts .. .. .. .. 539,000 525,063 13,937 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years .. 60,000 11,086 48,914 1,585,097 12,773 12,773 Totals .. .. .. .. 25,172,000 23,599,676 j 1,572,324

Item. 1927-28. 1928-29. Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 85,254 124,406 39,152 Duty on instruments .. 428,805 439,452 10,647 Death duty (estate and sue- 1,847,714 1,865,171 17,457 cession duty) Gift duty .. .. ' 51,656 79,342 27,686 Impressed stamps, and duty 187,875 197,834 9,959 on cheques Company licenses .. 70,881 72,327 1,446 Bank-note duty .. .. 195,301 191,221 .. 4,080 Duties payable by racing clubs 567,890 541,179 .. 26,711 Amusements-tax .. .. 63,165 60,586 .. 2,579 Rates, fines, and miscellaneous 5,826 4,202 .. 1,624 106,347 34,994 34,994 Totals .. .. 3,504,367 3,575,720 71,353