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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1943-1944

STATEMENT of the REVENUE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND (ORDINARY REVENUE ACCOUNT) for the FINANCIAL YEAR ended 31st March, 1944

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TAXATION : Year Ended 31at March, 1944. £ s. d. £ s. d. Customs .. ' 7,672,083 9 3 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,041,760 6 i SALES TAX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,762,406 6 9 FILM-HIRE TAX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 137,148 12 10 Highways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,692,325 9 0*f Stamp Duties, — Adhesive Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 203,645 12 3 Duty on Instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 508,909 13 5 Fines and Penalties .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,758 4 8 Impressed Stamps .. .. .. .. .. .. 214,983 14 7 Licenses to Companies .. .. .. .. .. .. 93,141 8 4 Sharebrokers' Licenses .. .. .. .. . ■ .. 1,382 0 0 Duties payable by Racing Clubs .. .. .. .. .. 908,116 15 6 Amusements-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 148,225 2 10 Lottery Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,295 3 9 Overseas Passenger Duty .. .. .. .. .. 6,897 11 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 2,542 4 8 Receipts under Section 4, Mortgagees' Indemnity (Workers' Charges) Act, 1927 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,546 1 0 2,118,443 12 5 LAND-TAX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 987,706 10 9 INCOME-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,498,850 11 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,894 10 3 TOTAL, TAXATION .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,017,619 9 2 Carried forward .. .. .. .. .. . • 42,017,619 9 2 * Rebates in respect of motor-spirits used otherwise than as fuel for motor-vehicles in terms of section 6 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1939, amounted to £170,332 4s. 9d. t £474,026 6s. 4d. of this amount consists of fees, fines, &c., which are not taxation.