B.—l [Pγ. ll].

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1937-1938.

STATEMENT of the REVENUE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1938.

2

Receipts. Refunds. Net Revenue. TAXATION :— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,841,294 8 4 82,561 8 10 10,758,732 19 6 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. 978,527 11 9 90 6 6 978,437 5 3 Sales Tax .. .. .. .. .. 3,517,807 18 6 18,677 7 4 3,499,130 11 2 i ._ Film-hire Tax .. .. .. .. .. 82,377 3 5 .. 82,377 3 5 Gold-export Duty .. .. .. .. 105,416 6 6 3 17 11 105,412 8 7 Highways,— Tire-tax.. .. .. .. .. .. 159,934 18 8 1 7 17 159,927 17 1 Fees and Fines (Section 24, Motor-vehicles Act, 1924).. 563,989 7 2 631 8 9 563,357 18 5 Petrol-tax .. .. .. .. .. |2,297,559 0 11 188,831 13 7*2,108,727 7 4 Mileage-tax and Penalties (Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35, Section 4 (6) )—- Electrically-propelled Motor-vehicles .. .. 855 17 5 .. 855 17 5 Other Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 9,735 19 3 3,894 7 8 5,841 11 7 3,032,075 3 5 193,364 11 7 2,838,710 11 10f Stamp and Death Duties, — Adhesive Stamps.. .. .. .. .. 410,273 15 10 270,327 5 10 139,946 10 0 Duty on Instruments .. .. .. .. 396,946 3 9 4,117 6 5 392,828 17 4 Estate Duty .. .. .. .. .. 1,253,423 16 4 32,839 7 1 jl,220,584 9 3 Succession Duty .. .. .. .. .. 363,616 7 4 7,717 7 2 355,899 0 2 Gift Duty .. .. .. .. .. 103,208 3 9 92 5 0 103,115 18 9 Fines and Penalties .. .. .. .. 1,966 15 2 42 18 3 1,923 16 11 Impressed Stamps .. .. .. .. 228,089 3 7 762 19 6 227,326 4 1 Stamp Duty on Interest Licenses to Companies .. .. .. .. 89,530 18 126 4 9 89,403 16 11 Sharebrokers , Licenses .. .. .. .. 2,092 5 0 0 4 61 2,092 0 6 Bank Composition Duties payable by Racing Clubs .. .. .. 581,780 1 1 22,906 5 2 ! 558,873 15 11 Amusements-tax .. .. .. .. 98,790 6 11 144 1 3 98,646 5 8 Lottery Duty .. .. .. .. .. 20,883 10 .. 20,883 1 0 Overseas Passenger Duty .. .. .. .. 26,681 12 2 8 10 0 26,673 2 2 Miscellaneous .. ' .. .. .. .. 18 15 0 15 0 17 10 0 Receipts under Section 4, Mortgagees' Indemnity (Workers'Charges) Act, 1927 .. .. .. 1,925 16 0 0 15 0 1,925 1 0 3,579,226 4 7 339,086 14 11 3,240,139 9 8 i Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 1,041,643 10 4 3,609 16 6 jl, 038,033 13 10 i ' ' Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 9,122,636 15 8 43,873 19 10 19,078,762 15 10 Miscellaneous, — Interest-tax (Finance Act, 1932-33, Section 5) .. 449 15 8 . . 449 15 8 Interest-tax (Finance Act, 1932-33, Section 6) .. ; 40,348 15 0 .. 40,348 15 0 Residue, Mileage - tax and Penalties under Motorvehicles Amendment Act, 1934-35, Section 4 (6) (6) 3,894 7 8 .. 3,894 7 8 44,692 18 4 .. 44,692 18 4 I , Total, Taxation .. .. .. i32,345,698 0 10 681,268 3 5 31,664,429 17 5 J Carried forward .. .. .. 32,345,698 0 10 681,268 3 5 31,664,429 17 5 £ s. d. * Refunds by Customs Department of Revenue incorrectly received or credited Rebates by Post Office in respect of motor-spirits used otherwise than as fuel for motor-vehicles, in terms of section 8 of the Motor-spirits Taxation Act, 1927. . 188,831 13 7 £188,831 13 7 "f £563,357 18s. 5d. of this amount consists of fees, fines, &c, which are not taxation,