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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1936-193 7.

STATEMENT of the REVENUE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1937.

£ s. d. * Refunds by Customs Department of Revenue incorrectly received or credited .. 10 5 6 Rebates by Post Office in respect of motor-spirits used otherwise than as fuel for motor-vehicles, in terms of section Bof the Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927.. 166,425 18 4 £166,436 3 10 t £493,626 ss. 4d. of this amount consists of fees, fines, &c., which are not taxation.

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Receipts. Refunds. Net Revenue. TAXATION £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs .. .. .. .. .. 9,583,180 7 0 83,926 1 7 9,499,254 5 5 BEER Duty .. .. .. .. 841,641 17 2 57 7 5 841,584 9 9 SALES TAX .. .. .. .. 3,051,249 14 2 6,637 3 8 3,044,612 10 6 FILM-hire Tax .. .. .. .. 72,208 16 8 .. 72,208 16 8 GOLD-EXPORT DUTY .. .. .. .. 108,796 11 0 3 4 10 108,793 6 2 Highways,— Tire-tax .. .. .. .. .. 139,774 8 1 51 9 7 139,722 18 6 Fees and Fines (Section 24, Motor-vehicles Act, 1924).. 494,187 5 10 561 0 6 493,626 5 4 Petrol-tax .. .. .. .. .. 2,032,621 16 5 166,436 3 10* 1,866,185 12 7 Mileage-tax and Penalties (Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35, Section 4 (6)) — Electrically-propelled Motor-vehicles .. .. 2,701 13 5 .. 2,701 13 5 Other Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 1,458 14 9 584 1 0 874 13 9 2,670,743 18 6 167,632 14 11 2,503,111 3 ?t Stamp and Death Duties,— Adhesive Stamps.. .. .. .. .. 390,777 5 11 236,250 13 5 154,526 12 6 Duty on Instruments .. .. .. .. 351,009 9 9 3,271 5 3 347,738 4 6 EstateDuty .. .. .. .. .. 1,301,096 13 2 31,006 18 9 1,270,089 14 5 Succession Duty .. .. .. .. .. 357,419 12 4 11,262 4 0 346,157 8 4 Gift Duty .. .. .. ... .. 109,481 17 7 594 5 3 108,887 12 4 Fines and Penalties .. .. .. .. 1,558 11 9 51 17 8 1,506 14 1 Impressed Stamps .. .. .. .. 211,733 11 10 583 7 6 211,150 4 4 Stamp Duty on Interest .. .. .. .. 0 14 6 98 15 0 Dr. 98 0 6 Licenses to Companies .. .. .. .. 87,846 5 10 75 7 0 87,770 18 10 Sliarebrokers'Licenses .. .. .. .. 2,073 5 6 5 0 6 2,068 5 0 Bank Composition .. .. .. .. 14,287 11 8 .. 14,287 11 8 Duties payable by Racing Clubs .. .. .. 511,227 14 6 7,572 17 1 503,654 17 5 Amusements-tax .. .. 70,614 5 1 50 11 3 70,563 13 10 Lottery Duty .. .. .. .. .. 20,152 12 6 .. 20,152 12 6 Overseas Passenger Duty .. .. .. .. 22,148 10 10 0 10 9 22,148 0 1 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 23 1 0 10 10 0 12 11 0 Receipts under Section 4, Mortgagees' Indemnity (Workers'Charges) Act, 1927 .. .. .. 1,885 4 6 0 4 0 1,885 0 6 3,453,336 8 3 290,834 7 5 3,162,502 0 10 Land-TAX .. .. .. .. .. 1,051,669 2 2 3,792 2 2 1,047,877 0 0 INCOME-TAX .. .. .. .. .. 6,662,815 11 11 44,099 19 8 6,618,715 12 3 Miscellaneous, — Interest-tax (Finance Act, 1932-33, Section 5) .. 1,418 7 8 .. 1,418 7 8 Interest-tax (Finance Act, 1932-33, Section 6) .. 40,183 15 0 .. 15 0 Residue, Mileage-tax and Penalties under Motorvehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35, Section 4 (6) (b) 583 2 4 .. 583 2 4 42,185 5 0 .. 42,185 5 0 TOTAL, Taxation .. .. .. 27,537,827 11 10 596,983 1 8 26,940,844 10 2 Carried forward .. .. .. 27,537,827 11 10 596,983 1 8 26,940,844 10 2