8._6.

Table No. 3. Revenue for the Year ended 31st March, 1939, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1938.

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Year ende d Yea r ended ; 31st March, j 31st Mareh, Increase. ' Decrease 1939. | 1938. I Taxation — £ £ £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. 10,650,428! 10,758,733 .. 108,305 Beer duty .. .. .. .. 1,076,796: 978,437 98,359 Sales tax .. .. .. .. 3,555,696 3,499,131 56,565 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. 85,882 82,377 3,505 Gold-export duty .. .. .. 100,012 105,412 .. 5,400 Highways .. .. .. .. 3,059,989 2,838,711 221,278 .' Stamp and death duties .. .. .. 3,409,440 3,240,139 169,301 Land-tax .. .. .. .. 1,058,499 1,038,034 2o',465 Income-tax .. .. .. 9,303,495 9,078,763 224,732 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5,535 44,693 .. 39 158 Total—Taxation .. .. .. 32,305,772 31.664,430 794,205 152,863 Interest —- On capital liability— Working railways .. .. .. 701,064 632,797 68,267 Postal and telegraph .. .. .. 588,000 590,000 2,000 On Public Debt Redemption Fund .. 392,486 463,866 .. 71 380 On other public moneys .. .. . . 445,896 454,702 .. 8^806 Total—Interest .. .. .. 2,127,446 2,141,365 68,267 82,186 Other receipts— Registration and other fees .. . 290,104 271,941 18,163 National-endowment revenue .. .. 147,394 154,319 .. 6 925 Territorial revenue .. . . .. 319,244 290,964 28,280 External affairs .. .. .. .. 196,503 238,575 .' 42 072 Justice .. .. .. .. .. 164,117 167,921 .. 3^804 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 167,850 163,578 4,272 .! Native .. .. .. .. .. 5,748 5,839 .. 91 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 344,402 278,719 65,683 Profits of Trading Institutions .. .. 202,294 378,372 .' 176 j 078 Stamp duties .. .. .. .. 66,798 68.700 .. 1^902 Tourist and Health Resorts .. .. 126,229 117!945 8,284 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 113,094 14,583 Recoveries on account of expenditure of 4,844 18,151 .. 13,307 previous years Recoveries on account of unauthorized expendi- 206 113 j 93 ture of previous years Total—Other receipts .. .. 2,148,827 2,253,648 139,358 244,179 1,001,830 479,228 479,228 Totals .. .. 36,582,045 36,059,443 522,602