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Table No. 5. Estimated Revenue of the Consolidated Fund (Ordinary Revenue Account) for the Year ending 31st March, 1938, compared with the Actual Revenue received for the Year ended 31st March, 1937.

Table No. 6. Stamp and Death Duty Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1937, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1936.

IV

Estimate Actual Differences. • for lor — 1937-38. 1936-37. , _ Increase. Decrease. Taxation— £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,500,000 9,499,254 1,000,746 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 950,000 841,585 108,415 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,650,000 3,044,613 605,387 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. .. 80,000 72,209 7,791 Gold-export duty .. .. .. .. .. 105,000 108,793 .. 3,793 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 3,058,000 2,503,111 554,889 Stamp and death duties .. .. .. .. 3,450,000 3,162,502 287,498 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 1,047,877 .. 47,877 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 7,500,000 6,618,716 881,284 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 45,000 42,185 2,815 Total—Taxation .. .. 30,338,000 26,940,845 3,448,825 51,670 Interest— On capital liability— Working Railways .. .. .. .. 700,000 903,858 .. 203,858 Postal and Telegraph .. .. .. 590,000 566,000 24,000 On the Public Debt Redemption Fund .. .. 500,000 385,855 114,145 On other public moneys .. .. .. .. 495,000 531,405 ..' 36,405 Total—Interest .. .. 2,285,000 2,387,118 138,145 240,263 Other receiptsRegistration and other fees.. .. .. .. 255,000 251,390 3,610 National-endowment revenue .. .. .. 155,000 152,632 2,368 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 305,000 298,812 6,188 External Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 220,000 154,127 65,873 Justice .. .. .. .. .. .. 170,000 141,729 28,271 Marine .. .. .. .. .. .. 150,000 147,480 2,520 Native .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 6,237 3,763 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 245,000 231,331 13,669 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. .. 65,000 64,253 747 Tourist and Health Resorts.. .. .. .. 110,000 101,809 8,191 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. .. 360,000 149,020 210,980 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 110,150 .. 10,150 Recoveries on account of expenditure of previous years.. 10,000 10,001 .. I Recoveries on account of unauthorized expenditure . . .. 254 .. 254 Total—Other receipts .. 2,155,000 1,819,225 346,180 10,405 3,933,150 302,338 302,338 Totals .. .. .. .. 34,778,000 31,147,188 3,630,812

Year Ended 31st March, « Item. Increase. Decrease. 1937. 1936. £ £ £ , £ Adhesive stamps .. .. 154,527 149,575 4,952 Duty on instruments.. .t 347,738 277,441 70,297 Estate and succession duty .. 1,616,247 1,510,873 105,374 Gift duty .. .. .. 108,887 104,606 4,281 Impressed stamps, and duty on 211,150 197,637 13,513 cheques Stamp duty on interest .. Dr. 98 53 .. 151 Company licenses .. .. 87,771 87,781 .. 10 Sharebrokers'licenses .. 2,068 1,980 88 Bank-note duty .. .. 14,288 34,389 .. 20,101 Totalizator revenue .. .. 503,655 378,851 124,804 Amusements-tax .. .. 70,564 56,507 14,057 Lottery duty .. .. 20,153 17,762 2,391 Overseas-passenger duty .. 22,148 20,685 1,463 Rates, fines, and miscellaneous 3,404 3,626 .. 222 341,220 20,484 20,484 Totals .. .. 3,162,502 2,841,766 320,736